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...object of an international arms-sales boycott, asked local companies to fill the gap. Though arms manufacture has been Cardoen's main business ever since, he also deals in industrial explosives, real estate, cattle, rental cars and aircraft. He owns a small publishing house and a large kiwifruit orchard. He is nothing if not flexible in his dealings: Saddam paid for some of his weapons with oil, which Cardoen sold on the spot market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Cluster Bombs and Kiwis | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

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