| Saudi Diplomatic Smackdown
The Saudi government is has made threats to suspend diplomatic relations with Britain and end intelligence cooperation on al-Queda. Also at risk is the latest round of weapons buying, a contract for 72 Typhoon aircraft, worth about $20 billion and 10,000 British jobs. They want British investigators to stop looking into a "slush fund" amounting to nearly $120 million set up by BAE for Saudi royal family members. |
