Reply #33: Courtesy of Stevie D [View All]

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Come on, you guys, get real


Do you guys have any idea who George Soros is and what he stands for?

He is part of the Carlyle Group.

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AN IMPORTANT TENET of journalism is that you should always ask, “Who benefits?”

In the case of a war, the answers to this question become of paramount importance. Suppose, for example, that profits from
military contracting were to go in the pockets of a former U.S. President whose son (and a presumed future heir) is now
President? Suppose further that such profits escalate in times of conflict. Wouldn’t this be of concern to the public? Wouldn’t
you expect the media to be all over such an important ethical (not to mention moral, and maybe legal) angle?

Though described by the Industry Standard as “the world’s largest private equity firm,” with over $12 billion under
management, chances are readers haven’t ever heard of The Carlyle Group. Isn’t that a little odd, considering it is run by
a veritable who's who of former Republican political leaders. Former Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci is Carlyle’s chairman and
managing director (who, by the way, was college roommate of the current Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld). And that
partners in this mammoth venture include former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III, George Soros, Fred
Malek (George H.W. Bush’s campaign manager, forced to resign when it was revealed he was Nixon’s “Jew
counter”), and—presumably—George H.W. Bush?

We say “presumably” because the privately-held Carlyle doesn’t have to reveal information about its partners or
investments to the SEC or to anyone else.

source: (from 2001) http://baltimorechronicle.com/media3_oct01.shtml

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This can't be good. Why do you trust this guy? Why are you all rejoicing because George Soros is willing to work against his
business partner in a struggle for control of Carlyle largesse? This helps how?