From: Counting the Cost
A big deal
We look at the $60bn arms deal beween the US and Saudi Arabia, plus the collapse of Lehman Brothers two years on.
23 Sep 2010
We look at the $60bn arms deal beween the US and Saudi Arabia, plus the collapse of Lehman Brothers two years on.
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