A new BCCI scandal brewing?

[Old and In the Way]

From TPM today......why are Republicans so tied to rich Saudi's who are tied to terror? Hmmmmm


You know how Jack Abramoff was hired to protect sweatshop owners in Saipan from having to comply with American labor laws. And you remember how he helped Indian gambling interests get out of paying taxes. But did you know that right after 9/11 he was hired by a Saudi petro-billionaire to help him deal with US government claims that his banks handled money for and funded various terrorist groups including al Qaida?





http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_08_14.php#006300

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. Come on Jackie baby

I hope he starts blubbering all over the place. Come on Jackie, the gig is up.

[KoKo]

2. Good Gawd! He's a one manned Crime Syndicate.

How did he find the time to do all this? Or, maybe he had lots of help from folks in the "right places." :evilgrin:

[Carla in Ca]

13. Don't forget to throw a murder in there

Gus Boulis, 3 shots in the chest.
Will cafepress have t-shirts with DeLay's mug shot on it?


snip...


But Abramoff's dealings with SunCruz were intertwined with his relationships with powerful members of Congress and their staffs. As the negotiations warmed up, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's office -- he was the House minority whip then -- gave Boulis a flag that had flown over the Capitol. And as the SunCruz deal was closing, Abramoff brought his lead financier to a DeLay fundraiser in the lobbyist's box at FedEx Field during a Monday Night Football game between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys.

To help land the deal, an Abramoff associate, Michael Scanlon, persuaded Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) to officially criticize Boulis in the Congressional Record; later, Ney praised Kidan in the official publication of Congress.

Abramoff listed Tony Rudy, a top DeLay aide at the time, and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) as personal references on his loan papers. And he flew key members of DeLay's staff -- including his current chief of staff -- on a SunCruz jet and took them for a night of gambling on a SunCruz boat at the 2001 Super Bowl in Tampa. The Super Bowl trip came just days before Boulis's slaying.

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<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/11/AR2005081101108_pf.html>

[seemslikeadream]

3. Is Riggs Bank mentioned?

That would be nice, going to read the rest now.

Thanks

:hi:

[Old and In the Way]

4. kick for the evening crew...

[KittyWampus]

5. Josh points out that much $ means it was a slush fund...but for whom?

[Old and In the Way]

6. Looks to me like Abramoff and DeLay were racketeering.

DeLay handles the legislation and the Republican candidates selection, Abramoff makes big $ in lobbying and funnels the money from corporate special interests to campaigns to get more Republicans elected. Obviously some liberal skimming going on to keep everyone happy.

[KittyWampus]

8. Well then RICO should apply. If only Delay could be implicated

[Old and In the Way]

9. DeLay is the muscle, Abramoff is the bagman.

nt

[Independent_Liberal]

7. Cool! Thanks for posting this!

Very interesting.

[blm]

10. We can never rest, Old....there is too much THERE, there.

.

[Karenina]

11. There certainly is...

:kick:

[hang a left]

12. Could this be part of

Sibel Edmond's story?

[Dynasty_At_Passes]

14. Jack Abramoff a player in Sibel Edmonds case?

Edmonds claims that the State Department, US Department of State is the most corrupt in the country.

This evidence below pretty much solidifies her claims, who is really digging underneath it anyway....

August 18, 2005 -- The New York Times is reporting that the anonymous U.S. government source identified as "USGO-2" in the Franklin/Rosen/Weismann AIPAC national security indictment is David Satterfield, former US ambassador to Lebanon and now Deputy Chief of Mission in Baghdad under Zalmay Khalilzad.

The revelations about Satterfield came after the August 16 arraignment of former AIPAC officials Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman at the US District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Franklin was arraigned the same day on additional charges. The indictment states that USGO-2 (Satterfield) discussed classified national security information with Rosen during two meetings, Jan. 18 and Mar. 12, 2002.

Two other people identified in the indictment, USGO-1, a senior government official, and DOD-B, a Department of Defense official, remain unidentified.

Satterfield worked for Martin Indyk in the Clinton State Department and National Security Council. Satterfield also liaised during his stint at State with Clinton Middle East envoy Dennis Ross who now heads the pro-Likud Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP).

After the recent allegations, both Indyk and Ross have come to Satterfield's defense. On September 21, 2000, Martin Indyk, the then-US ambassador to Israel, had his security clearance suspended by the State Department. Indyk was invstigated for violating State Department security regulations.

At a September 25 State Department press conference, Richard Boucher, the Department spokesman, said, "We have not suspended security clearances for an Ambassador previously, prior to this. This is the first time this has happened to an Ambassador."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/18/politics/18inquire.html?ex=1124942400&en=0e659a03a38b1410&ei=5070&emc=eta1

[Old and In the Way]

15. Howza about 1 more nomination to get this on greatest?

C'mon....a little thread on the RNC/Petro$/AQ ties should be of interest to the general population.

[seemslikeadream]

16. I tried Old but ya can't nominate after 24 hrs.

and ya need 5 votes now

[Old and In the Way]

17. Oh well....they'll be more scandals involving $, Repubs, and terror

Not like they'll be drying up anytime soon!

Thanks and a big :hi: back at yeah!

[Hotler]

18. Another good read!!! Kick, kick...n/t