"Goran Larsson" wrote:
In article ,
Kevin Brooks wrote:

All I can say is that this is the exact wording from Saab's press
release on
Dec 1, 2003:

"Sweden is offering to loan the Czech Republic 14 new Gripen fighter
aircraft for five or 10 years...If the Czech Republic chooses the Gripen
the
Swedish state will fully cover any costs associated with the loan."

Source: http://www.saab.se/node3299.asp?id=2003120101310

This text:
If the Czech Republic chooses the Gripen the Swedish state will fully
cover any costs associated with the loan.
can be interpreted in several incompatible ways. The Swedish version of
the text, available from http://www.saab.se/node3299.asp?id=2003120101300,
is much more clear if you understand Swedish.

Om Tjeckien väljer Gripen har den Svenska staten full kostnadstäckning
för de kostnader som uppstår med anledning av utlåningen.

The Swedish text says that the Swedish state will be fully covered for
any costs associated with the loan.

What version of the "story" did the Czech Republic get told?