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General News 12/27/2010 at 5:18 PM EST

US, merchant of death in Middle East

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American defense and aerospace firms grabbed 54 percent of all arms sales in the Middle East region between 2005 and last year. Saudi Arabia's package, which is to be delivered over 15 to 20 years, includes 84 F-15 jets, 70 Apache gunships, 72 Blackhawk helicopters, 36 light helicopters and thousands of laser-guided smart bombs.

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