oʊkˈɑːnɚɹ ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðæt ðˈɛn pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ tˈoʊni blˈɛɹ hæd ɚɹˈeɪndʒd fɚɹə lˈoʊn ʌv mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɪkwˈɪpmənt ænd tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tɹˈuːps tə spˈiːlbɜːɡz pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv bˈænd ʌv bɹˈʌðɚz tˌiːvˈiː mˈɪnɪsˌɛɹiz, wˌɪtʃ ˈɛɹd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ˌɔn ˌeɪtʃbˌiːˈoʊ, ænd ðæt spˈiːlbɜːɡ ɡˈeɪv blˈɛɹz sˈʌn jˈuːən ɐ dʒˈɑːb ɪnðə pɹədˈʌkʃən, ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾɪŋ ɐ kwˈɪd pɹˈoʊ kwˈoʊ.
O'Connor argued that then Prime Minister Tony Blair had arranged for a loan of military equipment and 2,000 troops to Spielberg's production of Band of Brothers (TV miniseries), which aired in 2001 on HBO, and that Spielberg gave Blair's son Euan a job in the production, indicating a quid pro quo.