Reply #97: Vincent was convicted in the Iraq "oil for food" corruption case. Cheney , Kemp also implicated [View All]

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U.S. v. Samir Vincent

see, indictment, para. 7-10: http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/oil4food/usvincent11805inf.pdf

Also, see, http://www.newshounds.us/2005/01/23/jack_kemp_questioned_by_fbi_in_oilforfood_probe.php

(Prominent GOP figure Jack) Kemp had monthly contact with Vincent over a long period of time whereas Jimmy Carter's involvement was minimal at best. To me, this is another example of FOX News' deliberately omitting crucial exculpatory information in order to "balance" the story to appear less damaging to the Republican, in this case, Jack Kemp.

It has been my contention all along that the voluminous coverage of the Oil-for-Food scandal by the reactionary media, coupled with the Senate hearings headed by by Sen. Norm Coleman, were part of a pre-emptive strike, carefully crafted and timed to soften the impact on conservative voters when it was revealed that prominent American individuals and companies were deeply involved in the Oil-for-Food scheme. Among the U.S. oil companies possibly implicated are ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco, oil refiner Bayoil and oil field equipment supplier. They have been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors, along with the largest U.S. buyer of Iraqi oil, Houston businessman Oscar Wyatt and his former company, Coastal Oil, now owned by El Paso Inc. At one point, while still in contact with Mr. Vincent, Jack Kemp approached Colin Powell and Dick Cheney.