Russian fighter jets sold off for $5


	Russian fighter jets sold off for $5

dl211

8-8-2009 7:28 PM

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russia, jets, good, deal, i'll, take, a, dozen

dl211 says:

Government is always the better choice!
Corruption is rife across Russia - Here too!

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Russian investigators are probing the illegal sale of four fuselages of MiG-31 <SPAN id="lw_1249581453_0" class="yshortcuts">interceptor fighter jets</SPAN> that were sold off for as little as $5 (2.98 pounds), although worth $3.7 million each, RIA news agency said on Thursday.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090806/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_russia_jet"><P>
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