The inspector general also found the State Department avoided congressional review by dividing sales of controversial arms into smaller packages.
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State Dept. Says Report Defends Pompeo on Arms Sales. But It Finds Fault Over Mass Deaths.
The agency gave its interpretation of an inspector general’s report on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushing arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E., but declined to release the findings.
Pompeo Declined Interview Request From Inspector General About Saudi Arms Sales
The secretary of state instead offered written answers. He was aware of the inquiry and the specific lines of questioning about his decision to resume the sales.
State Dept. Investigator Fired by Trump Had Examined Weapons Sales to Saudis and Emiratis
A Democratic House committee chairman said the investigation into arms sales might have been “another reason” for the firing of the inspector general, Steve A. Linick.
As Pandemic Rages, Sri Lanka’s President Pardons a War Criminal
Rights groups accused President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of taking advantage of the global chaos to free a soldier convicted of killing civilians.
U.S. Cuts $100 Million in Aid to Afghanistan, Citing Government Corruption
The funding cut was announced a week before Afghanistan holds national elections, and in the wake of failed peace talks with the Taliban.