An Italian probe into arms trafficking has uncovered a $40 million black market arms deal between Iraqi and Italian partners to send hundreds of automatic weapons to Iraq. The Associated Press has also discovered that these deals have also involved Iraqi government officials, who most likely circumvented U.S. approval to acquire weapons. Via War and Piece. (AP)
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