New Emails Suggest US Chamber Was Aware Of Private Security Firms’ Espionage Work

[Joanne98]

On Friday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — the big business lobby representing Exxon Mobil, Goldman Sachs, AIG, and other major corporations — released its second denial in the ongoing ChamberLeaks controversy. In it, they claimed that HBGary’s proposal “was never discussed with anyone at the Chamber” and that “the Chamber was not aware of these proposals until HBGary’s e-mails leaked.” However, at least six separate leaked HBGary emails suggest that, contrary to their denials, the Chamber was repeatedly made aware of the activities of HBGary and two other private security firms.

As ThinkProgress laid out last week, the lobbying law firm Hunton & Williams (H&W) served as the go-between for the Chamber and three private security firms — HBGary, Palantir, and Berico Technologies — who were collectively known as “Team Themis.” Emails indicate that three top lawyers at Hunton & Williams — John Woods, Bob Quackenboss, and Richard Wyatt — met on multiple occasions with the Chamber in order to brief them on Team Themis’s proposals.

First, emails clearly indicate that the “client” whom Team Themis was assisting was indeed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce:

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/02/14/chamberleaks-briefed/

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. If only. Oh, if only.

If only we had a Department of Justice that was not studiously avoiding anything that might smell the least bit controversial when it touches on big bizniz, or the war crimes of W's administration.


But we don't.

[formercia]

3. The Justice Department is a co-conspirator

The DoJ is who recommended these actors in the first place.

[midnight]

2. I wonder if this bunch was using satellite tech. to track

Presidential candidate Edwards and use the dirt they found to oust him? Team Themis is really slimy....