Ted Stevens accused of extortion involving Pakistan

[ProSense]

Ted Stevens bribed Pakistan.

In 1999, Pakistan was desperately trying to remove its U.S. military and economic sanctions. Rep. Ted Stevens (R-AK) “was the chairman of the conference committee that was considering allowing that change.” Stevens “made it clear that he wanted Pakistan to resolve a multimillion-dollar dispute with an Alaskan construction and engineering company, VECO, owned by his close friend Bill Allen”:

Stevens raised the issue of a contract dispute VECO was having with Pakistan over payment for VECO’s participation in construction of a pipeline. He wanted Pakistan to resolve it.

Some of the people involved maintain that Stevens said he would not pass the provision until VECO was taken care of, while others said his intervention was more benign.

:wow:

No wonder the Repubs are http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6557107&mesg_id=6557107">jumping ship as fast as they can.

[librechik]

1. This is getting good...

:popcorn:

[Muttocracy]

5. yep! ya can't make this stuff up! :-D

[napi21]

2. I expect this case will expand rather quickly. I'm POSITIVE that the IRS

already has a case st least started. Once the IRS jumps in, others will jump on the wagon. This Pakistan/VECO connection could prove to be the QPQ the reporters were asking about in yesterday's presser. The old geezer is already over 80! I'm afraid he might not make it through such rough times that are coming.

[Coexist]

3. knr

[JaneQPublic]

4. Glad they're finally pursuing Ted, but sure wish they'd reel in Rove, too. (nt)

[roguevalley]

6. Part of this is Abramoff too. This doesn't even count the business

in the Mariannas with slavery and prostitution that they supported, Ted Stevens, Don Young, Tom DeLay and others. This is only beginning.

[ProSense]

7. The Stevens fallout begins (actually continues)

The Stevens fallout begins

Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 3:49 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC's Ken Strickland
The political fallout over Sen. Ted Stevens' (R-AK) indictment started today on Capitol Hill. His Republican colleagues weren't exactly throwing him under the bus, but they didn't push him out of its way either as Stevens faces a tough reelection in November.

Sen. John Ensign, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, declined to endorse Stevens' campaign for reelection. The NRSC describes itself on it's Web site as "the only political committee solely dedicated to electing Republicans to the U.S. Senate."

Ensign, instead of endorsing the longest serving Senate Republican in history, said he wanted to wait for the results of Alaska's Republican primary on August 26th. Stevens faces six opponents.

"The candidates are on the ballot right now, and we're going to wait to see how that whole thing plays out," Ensign said.

"Do you still endorse Sen. Stevens?" a reporter asked Ensign.

"I've said exactly what I was going to say," Ensign responded. "We'll wait and see how the process plays out."

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Ensign in full CYA mode