Merry Xmas chaps.
It's over - done, dusted, and AY will proceed. As, like it or not, will BAES US business; do try and appreciate that BAe no longer exists (if you can really grasp the meaning of that). No doubt, however, the more self-indulgent elements of the UK media will continue to pursue their 'campaign'. From all quarters of industrial competition (not just Western), gifts will still be given (albeit perhaps with greater introspection), treats will still be offered, and 'bribes', as ever, will not be made by the more civilised. To all those out there that still imagine that these multi-billion contracts are won through bribery - dream on! Long may the West do business with Arab trading partners; it serves to prosper our all economies, in spades. If, in so doing, you are not able to come to terms with the customs of those countries, tough (IMHO). Let's be altruistic, but let's also be realstic.
Last edited by jindabyne; 24th Dec 2006 at 11:11.