No law left unbroken

Taking a page from Bush's book, Tony Blair has cancelled a fraud investigation into one of Britain's major arms manufacturers on the grounds of national security after being ordered to do so by the Saudis:

A major criminal investigation into alleged corruption by the arms company BAE Systems and its executives was stopped in its tracks yesterday when the prime minister claimed it would endanger Britain's security if the inquiry was allowed to continue.

... In recent weeks, BAE and the Saudi embassy had frantically lobbied the government for the long-running investigation to be discontinued, with the company insisting it was poised to lose another lucrative Saudi contract if it was allowed to go on. This came at a time when the SFO appeared to have made a significant breakthrough, with investigators on the brink of accessing key Swiss bank accounts.

We certainly can't allow the law to stop crooked businessmen from making a buck, can we?