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Published Date: 18 July 2009
MOLDOVA'S former defence minister was acquitted on Thursday of illegally selling 21 fighter jets and rocket launchers to the United States.
Valeriu Pasat was accused of influencing the sale of the MiG planes to the US for $40 million (£24m) rather than to Iran, which had offered $90m.


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  • Last Updated: 17 July 2009 10:27 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

2dogs in D.C.,

18/07/2009 01:25:00
First of all,Ministers,like all other politicos are usually acquitted.However,his financial judgement is questionable. $40 mil instead of $90 mil.? Now,I never quite understood that "new math"stuff,but.......
2

Gage,

18/07/2009 02:38:08
Sounds like a load of rubbish to me.
3

2dogs in D.C.,

18/07/2009 02:53:42
Well Gage,$40 million is still quite the load.
4

2dogs in D.C.,

18/07/2009 04:16:05
"Now I don't know,but I've been told,it's hard to run with the weight of gold.Other hand,I've heard it said,it's just as hard with the weight of lead." New Speedway Boogie-Grateful Dead
5

Nocturnal Bark,

18/07/2009 05:59:03
What was this minister thinking of and why are the Americans buying all these Russian jets in the first place? It sounds rather fishy to me.
6

Jim A,

18/07/2009 07:13:53
#5 Nocturnal Bark, the yanks use them for training their fighter pilots as Migs is the most likely aircraft they will come up against. It's used by a lot a lot of Air Forces.

If I remember correctly, during the cold war the Americans had an Aggressor Squadron that flew copies of Soviet aircraft against US aircraft. Is that Squadron still around?
7

Jude,

18/07/2009 15:46:15
#6 Jim
I imagine those Russian Migs would be antique models by now.
8

at the office,

HQ 18/07/2009 20:03:03
Jim A is correct the Americans use them for training their pilots in the aggressor squadrons in the Nevada desert I think it was at the Nellis AFB.
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Flash Gordon,

19/07/2009 06:22:08
One would imagine that there was a clause in the agreement that these jets are not to be resold to anyone else especially the US. What about spare parts? Where do they come from?

 

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