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When the British government dropped a bribery probe of BAE Systems, Europe's largest military defense contractor had a major management shake-up, including the hiring of new GC Philip Bramwell who is leading the company's reform efforts. So why have the Americans jumped into the fray? The Justice Department won't comment -- indeed, a wall of silence has come down across the department about the BAE case. And Bramwell says he can't talk about the probe. But sources and court records suggest several reasons.