Files found in Baghdad describe deals violating UN sanctions and offer a glimpse into the murky world of weapons smuggling and the ties between 'rogue states.' ... Lee Dae Young, the chairman of Armitel, a 1998 spinoff from Samsung, said: "We sold Iraq an optical cable system. Actually, now that this is over, I can tell you. We sold it to Syrians and they took it to Iraq." This article is the first of a two-part series entitled "The Weapons Files" that is the product of an extensive review of documents seized in Iraq. |