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< BACK TO Fresh Intelligence The Return of Bandar
The UK tempest started with allegations that British defense behemoth BAE Systems secretly funneled nearly $2 billion to Bandar's Washington, D.C., bank accounts in return for the highly profitable privilege of catering to the Saudi's weapons needs. British Prime Minister Tony Blair tried to halt the probe last year, but British investigators have since unsheathed their calabash pipes and oversize magnifying glasses, tracking the trail of money in a shadowy, Syriana-esque world of international intrigue and ugly global realities. Now investigators from both the U.S. Justice Department and Congress may join in the hunt. One can almost hear the nervous gulps coming from Washington, where leaders are intimately familiar with Bandar's outsize antics. The former ambassador has a dazzling D.C. highlight reel of brokering secret arms deals, barging into secret meetings with bags of hamburgers, and even buying a Jaguar for Colin Powell. Advertisement |
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