(There is no truth to the rumour that the deal was brokered by Cherie Blair and Peter Foster ... damn!)
("15 Scud missiles, 15 conventional warheads, 23 tanks of nitric acid rocket propellant and 85 drums of unidentified chemicals (!?) had been found hidden under cement bags." - REUTERS.)
(The official Saba news agency quoted the official protest handed to Mr. Hull. "The weapons contained in the shipment were to be used for defensive purposes as Yemen has no aggressive intentions toward any country, and owning such weapons would not harm the international peace and security," Yemeni officials had refused further details about the deal, including from what threat the Scud missiles were designed as a defence.)
I guess such flexiblity is not surprising from a President who spends all his waking hours with his head firmly inserted up his own sphincter. (Presumably looking for the tongues of John Howard and Tony "I did not have business relations with that woman" Blair.)