tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212152.post-40422731957688612172007-11-26T12:07:00.000Z2007-11-26T12:07:00.000ZThere are places in the world in which it is not p...There are places in the world in which it is not possible to win contracts in any industry without incentives. A significant proportion of the world's governments are riddled with and/or driven by bribery.<BR/><BR/>Most countries accept that their companies will pursue this means of acquiring business and be glad that their industry is generating work and profit for them.<BR/>Recently in the UK, we have made it a crime in this country to be involved in bribery in others... I believe that these alledged incidents predate that change in the law: hence while unethical by our standards (though not the bribee's) they aren't actually illegal.<BR/><BR/>And it all comes back to defence companies being bad people because war is wrong.Athoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05730391074360427819noreply@blogger.com