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    BrownWings: AirViceMarshall Senior Member Furunculus's Avatar
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    Default Re: Gene pool diluted; the Brits may now get a healthy heir

    he is right on BAE.
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    Default Re: Gene pool diluted; the Brits may now get a healthy heir

    Quote Originally Posted by Furunculus View Post
    he is right on BAE.
    ......you don't believe corruption should be investigated....?
    Still maintain that crying on the pitch should warrant a 3 match ban

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    Default Re: Gene pool diluted; the Brits may now get a healthy heir

    i believe if the foreign country you are doing business with has a culture of 'gifts' and it represents a multi-billion dollar deal that helps support what is considered to be a strategic industry, then we shouldn't ask too many questions.

    do i care that a bunch of saudi princes got millions in kick-backs after an endless round of parties involving coke and hookers? no, i care that we got to sell them hundreds of tornado fighter/bombers and a bunch of warships, along with support contracts that span decades!

    would i start making an embarrassing fuss just before we agree to sell them over a hundred eurofighters, an act that may keep defence-aerospace alive in this country long enough to market UCAV's such as Taranis? hell no!
    Last edited by Furunculus; 12-01-2010 at 15:52.
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