BAE/Saudi Corruption case dropped - for our security!

Lord Goldsmith said the SFO had advised in a statement that its decision was taken after representations made "both to the Attorney General and the Director (of the SFO) concerning the need to safeguard national and international security."

The statement continued: "It has been necessary to balance the need to maintain the rule of law against the wider public interest.

"No weight has been given to commercial interests or to the national economic interest."

They have expressed the clear view that continuation of the investigation would cause serious damage to UK/Saudi security, intelligence and diplomatic cooperation, which is likely to have seriously negative consequences for the UK public interest in terms of both national security and our highest priority foreign policy objectives in the Middle East," he added Read more

db: And this stinky one comes the same day the PM of the UK - Blair - was interviewed by the cops.