Civililty

11 November 2009

The FCPA insures that market opportunities are left to those countries that consider gratuities to benevolent dictators, or their husbands, tax deductible. The French have long appreciated the civility of lubricating the process of supplying armaments to those countries unable to afford rice.

The Zardari of 2002 was husband to the late Benazir Bhutto and his act of civil obedience coupled with more criminal complaints than criminal statutes in Pakistan has elevated him to the highest elected office in the land

Paris, Islamabad

Citing documents acquired by it, the daily 'Liberation' in Tuesday's edition claimed Zardari received $4.3 million in kickbacks from the sale of three Agosta-90 submarines for 825 million euros (currently $1.23 billion). In addition, the daily said investigators believed that the non-payment of the full amount of the agreed kickbacks may have led to the deaths of 11 French nationals in a 2002 terror attack in the port city of Karachi.