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Lawmaker Moves To Block Sale of JDAMs To Saudi Arabia

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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

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By Jen DiMascio Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y. ) said yesterday he is moving to block the president's proposed sale of precision-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia. The president on Jan. 14 formally notified Congress about its intent to sell up to 900 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) worth as much as $123 million to the Middle Eastern country, according to a statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Lt. Gen. Gary North, commander of Central Command's Air Forces, yesterday discussed the…

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