{"id":27737,"date":"2011-12-01T03:59:14","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T07:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=27737"},"modified":"2011-12-01T04:12:49","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T08:12:49","slug":"baes-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=27737","title":{"rendered":"BAE’s past"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seems that the BAE has some previous issues in the past besides the current fiasco with Dakota Meyer<\/a>. Thanks to DC for the link.<\/a> <\/p>\n

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I really like the Defense Articles and Services Brokering Violations to start off with and this was this year too. <\/p>\n

\n BAE Systems plc and its business units and subsidiaries \u2013 except its U.S. subsidiary, BAE Systems<\/strong>, Inc. \u2013 entered into a civil settlement with the U.S. Department of State for alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). The State Department alleged BAE committed 2,591 violations of the ITAR in connection with unauthorized brokering of U.S. defense articles and services, and that the violations were \u201csystemic, wide-spread, and sustained for more than ten years.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Or how about Foreign Corruption Global Settlement?<\/p>\n

\n In June 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice launched a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation into allegations that BAE Systems, using American banks, made up to $2 billion in secret payments to the former Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, in the years after securing a multi-billion dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia (the al-Yamamah deal). In February 2010, BAE entered into a settlement with the Department of Justice and the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which launched an investigation in 2004 of alleged bribery by BAE in Saudi Arabia and other countries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yea lots of fun stuff. So the claim that they want to sell gear to Pakistan seems to have some substance.
\nOh I wonder if the contract for the scopes <\/a>fell out due to projected budget cuts that they would go looking for another bidder. Here is a screen cap <\/a>that talk about what I think are the optics in question. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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