November 5, 2007 (LPAC)--The U.S. Justice Department's investigation of BAE is still actively ongoing, despite the Justice Department's policy of silence on the matter, a BAE spokesman confirmed to EIR today.

In an article in the Louisville Courier-Journal about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's earmarks for BAE plants in his state of Kentucky, BAE spokesman Greg Caires was quoted as saying: "We continue to cooperate with the ongoing Department of Justice investigation and it would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this time." EIR then spoke with Caires, who said that he had issued the above statement on Friday, and he also directly confirmed that the Justice Department investigation of BAE is still open and ongoing.

In late June, BAE itself disclosed that the DOJ was investigating it for possible violations of the Foreign Corruption Practices Act. The probe revolves around millions in bribes paid by the British to Dick Cheney's favorite Saudi, Prince Bandar.

Meanwhile, in the British Parliament, the U.K. Home Secretary is still refusing to respond to questions as to why the Home Department hasn't yet complied with the U.S. request for documents and evidence, or when the Home Department expects to begin compliance with the American request. The most recent response was from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Home Office, on October 15, which was that, "The request is receiving careful consideration. It is not appropriate to speculate on a time scale for a decision on its execution." On Oct. 30, the Home Secretary refused to answer further questions, saying there was not enough time to respond before the wrap-up of the current Parliamentary session.