Saudi arms deal poised for smooth US passage
Daniel Dombey in Washington and Jeremy Lemer in New York, Financial Times , 18 Aug 2010One of the largest arms deals in US history, involving the sale of weaponry worth some $60bn to Saudi Arabia, is likely to go through Congress without significant objections, according to people on Capitol Hill.
The deal would include 84 Boeing F-15 fighter aircraft along with Blackhawk and Apache helicopters. ... Read full article

