Al Yamamah: Conservatives silent, again

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Al Yamamah: Conservatives silent, again

By Mark Pack | Wed 20th December 2006 - 11:00 am

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Another burst of stories in the media about the Al Yamamah Saudi Arabian arms deal and Labour’s axing of investigations into corruption (about which you can sign a petition here).

As a Lib Dem it’s gratifying to see the frequent coverage of the party’s views on the issue (yet again), but (yet again) there is nothing from Her Majesty’s Official Opposition (as in this BBC report). Silence from David Cameron and co seems to be the order of the day.

Is it too cynical to ask if all this could be because the arms deal (and any initial bribes) all happened under a Conservative government?

Read more by Mark Pack or more about al yamamah, david cameron or saudi arabia.
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One Comment

James 20th Dec '06 - 5:29pm

Interestingly, the Saudi middle man involved in the dodgy deal is a big Dave Cameron donor, so the waters aren’t just lapping at the door of long departed PMs and the present government:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2104544_1,00.html

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