Weapons Money Intended For Economic Development Being Secretly Diverted to Lobbying - The Intercept

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp., taxi on the tarmac during the Max Thunder Air Exercise, a bilateral training exercise between the South Korean and U.S. Air Force, at a U.S. air base in Gunsan, South Korea, on Thursday, April 20, 2017. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence issued a fresh warning to North Korea from the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier in Japan, hours after reports emerged that the approaching "armada" that President Donald Trump touted last week was still thousands of miles away. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Weapons Money Intended For Economic Development Being Secretly Diverted to Lobbying

The UAE is funneling money meant for development projects to a think tank known to support arms sales.