I read this article last night in the local free weekly here in Silicon Valley.
I\'m in an industry that is subject to strict export controls and I support their broad and fair application.
But let me ask you all a question - how much money would it take for you to whore for Saddam? If his agents propositioned any of us to do something that was not strictly illegal but otherwise in bad odor, we would usually have a price. Things that are definitely and clearly illegal - like sell state secrets - are easier to say no to. Still, there are grey areas.
Some of the companies in the article sold things that only look bad in hindsight. Others should have known better.
I think it was Lenin who once said that if he wanted to hang a capitalist, he would have no problem finding a capitalist to sell him the rope.
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