The shadow world inside the global arms trade
Reveals the corruption behind BAE's controversial transactions in South Africa, Tanzania and eastern Europe and the relationships that characterise the US Congressional-Military-Industrial Complex. This title exposes both the formal government-backed trade in arms as well as the illicit deals a...
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Sec.I. The second-oldest profession -- Sins of commission -- The Nazi connection -- Sec.II. Nice work if you can get it -- The Saudi connection -- In defence of humanity -- The ultimate deal or the ultimate crime? -- Diamonds and arms -- Buckling to Bandar -- And justice for none? -- Sec.III. Business as usual -- Things fall apart - with help from BAE -- After the Wall : capitalism, BAE-style -- The ultimate cop-out -- Sec.IV. The arms superpower -- Legal bribery -- In the name of Uncle Sam -- Taking the mickey, the toilet seat, and the hammer - in a galaxy far, far away -- Illegal bribery -- Beyond Utopia, hope? -- America's shop window -- Making a killing : Iraq and Afghanistan -- Sec.V. The killing fields -- Cry, the beloved continent -- Sec.Vi. End game. Bringing peace to the world -- Future imperfect | |
| 520 | |a Reveals the corruption behind BAE's controversial transactions in South Africa, Tanzania and eastern Europe and the relationships that characterise the US Congressional-Military-Industrial Complex. This title exposes both the formal government-backed trade in arms as well as the illicit deals and lays bare the shocking links between the two. | ||
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