Does this article re: voting fraud,have ANY validity? Got it in an email.

[NoSheep]

Special Report More on the buying of electoral fraud by the Bush campaign
By Wayne Madsen
Online Journal Contributing
November 26, 2004—Additional information on the buying of vote riggers with Saudi and former Enron funds has been obtained. The epicenter for the vote rigging operation is Dallas, Texas, and the operation may involve retired FBI agents who used a well-established "good ole boy" network to arrange for access to polling precincts by electronic voting machine technicians who took advantage of various November 2 security "lockdowns" to illegally alter the tabulation of votes in favor of Bush. Some of the retired agents may have used courtesy credentials issued upon retirement to fool unsuspecting polling place workers.The cost of the operation was estimated at $29 million with the money sent via a circuitous network of offshore trust companies and shell activities. This reporter has obtained a copy of a bank check for $29,600,000 that was allegedly sent to cover the cost of the Texas-based vote rigging operation. The check is dated October 22, 2004, and was made payable to "Five Star Investment Ltd.," a trust said to have long connections to Saudi-funded operations in Texas and around the world. The payer is identified as "Equity Financial Trust," a Houston-based "brass plate" and post office box entity tied to offshore Cook Islands "folding tent" accounts used to hide away profits amassed by the former Enron as well as Saudi financiers.On October 6, 2004, some two weeks before Equity Financial Trust transferred the money to Five Star Investment Ltd., the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions for Canada listed Equity Financial Trust, along with Bankers Financial and Security Trust, Falcon Financial and Trust, and Unity Virtual Trust Group as "unauthorized financial institutions." In fact, the check for $29.6 million, which is marked "Not to exceed fifty million dollars," is drawn on the Laurentian Bank of Canada's Toronto branch. Its serial number is 317675450 3 and the bank number is 23-97/1020. The bank instrument is issued by Integrated Payment Systems, Inc. of Englewood, Colorado, and Bank One, NA, Denver, Colorado.It is noteworthy that a number of companies operated by past Bush campaign contributor Pierre Falcone, under criminal investigation in France for weapons smuggling in Angola, are called "Falcon." Several non-governmental organizations, including Global Witness, have tied Falcone to questionable Halliburton activities when Vice President Dick Cheney headed the firm.Some of the vote riggers who were guaranteed a minimum payment for their services have started talking about the operation because they did not receive the money they were promised.This is a followup to Saudis, Enron money helped pay for US rigged election. Wayne Madsen is a Washington, DC-based investigative journalist, author and syndicated columnist who previously served in the National Security Agency during the Reagan administration. He concentrates on national security and intelligence issues.

[EFerrari]

1. Looks liks a red herring to me

This looks like an attempt to shift blame to the Saudis for the vote rigging that BushCo hasn't even admitted. Walks like Rove, quacks like Rove.

I'm no expert, but honestly, if you were the Saudis, who would you rather deal with? And, why not get us all upset about the Saudis?

"These aren't the droids your're looking for. They can go." -- Star Wars

[NoSheep]

2. It makes me crazy that this is the stuff we have to weed out in order to

present credible evidence to the media. We all have to be investigative reporters. If we don't know who to believe, how can we expect the media to pay attention and give heed to the good work that goes on outside the mainstream?:shrug:

[EFerrari]

3. It is crazymaking and

BushCo excells at that. Our job is not to take the bait.

(Right, the Saudis rigged the election -- with Saddam, Bin Laden and the Hulk!)

[fleabert]

4. there's lots in other areas about this article...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=86907

this one is a discussion with the author, over 600 messages, but interesting.

[NoSheep]

5. Thanks for that. I guess you find that stuff with the search feature.

I'm too poor to use search:nopity:

[Moderator]

6. Please take this discussion to 2004 Election Results and Discussion

Thank you.