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March 8, 2011 03:55 pm PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/3j2ehRAFv_Y/american-prison-labo.html
American prison labor used to build Patriot missiles for UAE arms deal
"This spring, the United Arab Emirates is expected to close a deal for $7 billion dollars' worth of American arms. Nearly half of the cash will be spent on Patriot missiles, which cost as much as $5.9 million apiece," reports Noah Shachtman. And some of the workers manufacturing parts for those Patriot missiles are prisoners, who earn as little as 23 cents an hour....
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