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A highly anticipated court case, in which a diverse cast of characters is implicated in decades-old, arms-for-oil deals with Angola, is now grabbing the attention of France. In the much publicized French case, 42 people have been brought to trial for a number of charges involving the sale of arms for oil with Angola. After seven years of investigation, the case finally made its way to court on Monday. The main suspects are charged with dodging a French prohibition on arms sales to Angola during its civil war from 1993 to 1998, sending about $791 million worth of arms to President Eduardo dos Santos and his Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola. The Marxist president allegedly rewarded the multinational companies with oil, a plentiful resource in his country, in exchange for money and arms to help him battle the Unita... [read full story]
