Sunday, June 17, 2007

BAE Systems Funded Saudi Prince's Daughter's Honeymoon

Via Middle East Times -

LONDON -- British defense firm BAE Systems secretly paid £250,000 (about $500,000) for the daughter of a Saudi prince at the center of bribery allegations to go on a luxury honeymoon, The Sunday Times newspaper today reported.

The weekly said a senior BAE executive authorized the payment to Prince Bandar Bin Sultan's daughter and her husband to enjoy a six-week break in Singapore, Malaysia, Bali, Australia, and Hawaii.

It quoted Peter Gardiner, the managing director of the travel firm that arranged the trip, as saying: "BAE instructed me to give Bandar's daughter and her husband the honeymoon of a lifetime at BAE's expense.

"Who says that big business doesn't have a heart?"

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Don't forget, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan is still trying to sell his vacation home in Aspen, CO. It is quite a sell for 135 million dollars. Perched on a mountaintop of 95 acres, and includes 15 bedrooms along with 16 bathrooms featuring 24-karat gold fixtures.

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