WikiLeaks cables: Tanzania official investigating BAE 'fears for his life'

[sabra]

Source: Guardian UK

Prosecutor Edward Hoseah voiced safety fears over inquiry into 'dirty deal' involving sale of radar system to government

The Tanzanian prosecutor investigating worldwide misconduct by BAE, Britain's biggest arms company, confided to US diplomats that "his life may be in danger" and senior politicians in his small African country were "untouchable".

A leaked account of what the head of Tanzania's anti-corruption bureau, Edward Hoseah, termed the "dirty deal" by BAE to sell Tanzania an overpriced radar system, is revealed in the US embassy cables.

BAE is to appear in court in London tomorrow, when their system of making secret payments to secure arms contracts, exposed by the Guardian, will be officially detailed for the first time.

Every individual involved in the BAE scandal in Britain and Tanzania has escaped prosecution.

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Hoseah met a US diplomat, Purnell Delly, in Dar es Salaam in July 2007, and claimed (unrealistically it turned out) he would be able to prosecute guilty individuals in the BAE case. The US cable reports: "He called the deal 'dirty' and said it involved officials from the Ministry of Defence and at least one or two senior level military officers."

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/19/wikileaks-cables-tanzania-bae-fears

[Grinchie]

1. For More Info, See PBS' Frontline episode - "Black Money"

This show was online about a year ago, and details this huge fund, paid for by the Saudi's, that is somehow involved in this massive BAE conspiracy.

Truly an eye opening expose on how shadow banking systems exist, how they are used, and how they are able to direct economies without any oversight whatsoever.

[Kaleko]

2. Senior politicians in the US and Britain are equally untouchable.

Systemic corruption worldwide -- think about this.
The only question is how much longer can the profiteering class fool the populace. Months? Maybe a year...?

[leveymg]

3. "Al-Yamamah", the Saudi-BAE mega slushfund, has owned US and UK gov'ts for 2 decades.

At this point, it's a permanent fixture in both countries, feeding political parties and top politicians to see things the Saudi way. It's a font of corruption, and the BFEE, the Abramoff scandal, Rove's rogue dealing, and related dirty-tricks are just part of it. See, http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6212624&mesg_id=6212648