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The al Yamamah arms deals

The controversial Anglo-Saudi deal, the Sri Lankan journalist who predicted his own murder, plus South Africa's historic election, when NATO bombed Serb TV, the first "Vegan"

The huge but controversial Anglo-Saudi deal, the Sri Lankan journalist who predicted his own murder, plus remembering South Africa's historic election 25 years ago, the day NATO bombed Serbian TV, and the origin of modern Veganism.
Photo: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and King Fahd in London in 1987. Credit: Tim Graham/Getty Images.

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Mon 29 Apr 201923:06GMT
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