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RED DAVE · 04-20-2003, 08:03 PM

Just what you would have expected:

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Subject: Bush Clan Profits after the War...of course

US Arms Group Heads for Lisbon
The Portugal News

Friday 4 April 2003

Directors of one of the world's largest armament companies are
planning on meeting in Lisbon in three weeks time. The American
based Carlyle Group is heavily involved in supplying arms to the
Coalition forces fighting in the Iraqi war.

It also holds a majority of shares in the Seven Up company and
Federal Data Corporation, supplier of air traffic control surveillance systems to the US Federal Aviation Authority. The 12
billion dollar company has recently signed contracts with United
Defence Industries to equip the Turkish and Saudi Arabian armies
with aviation defence systems.

Top of the meeting's agenda is expected to be the company's
involvement in the rebuilding of Baghdad's infrastructure after the
cessation of current hostilities. Along with several other US
companies, the Carlyle Group is expected to be awarded a billion
dollar contract by the US Government to help in the redevelopment of airfields and urban areas destroyed by Coalition aerial bombardments.

The Group is managed by a team of former US Government personnel including its president Frank Carlucci, former deputy director of the CIA before becoming Defence Secretary. His deputy is James Baker II, who was Secretary of State under George Bush senior. Several high profile former politicians are employed to represent the company overseas, among them John Major, former British Prime Minister, along with George Bush senior, one time CIA director before becoming US President.

The financial assets of the Saudi Binladen Corporation (SBC) are
also managed by the Carlyle Group. The SBC is headed up by members of Osama bin Laden's family, who played a principle role in helping George W. Bush win petroleum concessions from Bahrain when he was head of the Texan oil company, Harken Energy Corporation - a deal that was to make the Bush family millions of dollars. Salem, Osama bin Laden's brother, was represented on Harken's board of directors by his American agent, James R. Bath.

The connection between the Bush and bin Laden families can also betraced to the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce
International (BCCI) in the 1990s. Members of the Anglo Pakistani
bank's board of directors included Richard Helmes and William Casey, business partners of George Bush senior and former CIA agents. During their time at BCCI both Helmes and Casey worked alongside fellow director, Adnan Khasshoggi, who also represented the bin Laden family's interests in the US.

The Portugal News has been told by a reliable source that the
Carlyle Group meeting in Lisbon will discuss the relationship
between the Saudi Binladen Corporation (SBC) and Osama bin Laden. Many US officials claim that the SBC continues to finance his political activities, and has done so for many years. If true, this
would place George Bush senior and his colleagues at the Carlyle
Group in an embarrassing position. As managers of SBC's financial
investments they might well be accused of indirectly aiding and
abetting the United States' number one enemy.

Marxists like me just couldn't make this stuff up. Comments?

RED DAVE

RED DAVE · 04-21-2003, 02:17 AM

Doesn't anyone want to comment?

RED DAVE

Jutsuka · 04-21-2003, 02:31 AM

What? Are you suprised?

YHWH666 · 04-21-2003, 10:39 AM

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Zar · 04-22-2003, 12:09 AM

I haven't responded because this leaves me speechless.

No, really none of it comes as a surprise to me, and I'm sure it does not come as a surprise to many other critics of the Bush Administration. This all reminds me of old Prescott Bush's dealings with the Nazis before having his connections shut down by the government well into WW II, shortly after the U.S. became involved.

That the extreme right (neo-right?) on this board doesn't respond is probably also out of speechlessness. Perhaps they hope that ignoring this is the best policy.

EarlFlynn · 04-22-2003, 01:40 PM

Disgusting. I wish I had a more substantial comment, but thanks for posting the information, Red Dave.

Zar · 04-22-2003, 07:32 PM

I think to preserve a formal sense of appropriate distance, the article seems to be couched in the form of saying that -- Gosh! Golly! Gee! -- the Bushes have "happened upon" an embarassing situation. Left unexplored and unmentioned is the idea that the Bush Crime Family (tm), as I will now call them, knows very well who they are in bed with. Get used to that concept.

paul30 · 04-23-2003, 05:51 AM

Free Enterprise at its best.

Free Enterprise means: making free with other people's stuff.

Already, Bechtel, Halliburton, and the Carlyle Group --that is, Rumsfeld, Cheney, and Bush Sr.--have HUGE contracts to rebuild Iraq--the very people who rammed through this idiot war which destroyed Iraq.

So they profit from both ends.

Your tax dollars at work.

Right now, about half of taxes go the US military. This military exists NOT for purposes of defense, but to invade or threaten countries abroad in order to obtain materials and markets for large US companies, like those named above.

By the way, remember the fatuous "go buy duct tape and plastic sheeting" campaign? Bush Jr. owns major shares in duct tape manufacturers.

Do not ever underestimate the greed and pettiness and thievery of Republicans.

Unbeliever · 04-23-2003, 03:52 PM

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Originally posted by RED DAVE
Doesn't anyone want to comment?

RED DAVE

Y'all might be interested in reading The Greatest Sedition is Silence: Four Years in America, by William Rivers Pitt.

Tigermilk · 04-24-2003, 08:03 AM

It's been so long since I was so moved to comment, but...

HOLY SHIT!!!

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04-21-2003, 02:17 AM	#2
RED DAVE Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 10,532	Doesn't anyone want to comment? RED DAVE

04-21-2003, 02:31 AM	#3
Jutsuka Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 144	What? Are you suprised?

04-21-2003, 10:39 AM	#4
YHWH666 Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North America Posts: 457	comment

04-22-2003, 12:09 AM	#5
Zar Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 3,477	I haven't responded because this leaves me speechless. No, really none of it comes as a surprise to me, and I'm sure it does not come as a surprise to many other critics of the Bush Administration. This all reminds me of old Prescott Bush's dealings with the Nazis before having his connections shut down by the government well into WW II, shortly after the U.S. became involved. That the extreme right (neo-right?) on this board doesn't respond is probably also out of speechlessness. Perhaps they hope that ignoring this is the best policy.

04-22-2003, 01:40 PM	#6
EarlFlynn Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 1,806	Disgusting. I wish I had a more substantial comment, but thanks for posting the information, Red Dave.

04-22-2003, 07:32 PM	#7
Zar Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 3,477	I think to preserve a formal sense of appropriate distance, the article seems to be couched in the form of saying that -- Gosh! Golly! Gee! -- the Bushes have "happened upon" an embarassing situation. Left unexplored and unmentioned is the idea that the Bush Crime Family (tm), as I will now call them, knows very well who they are in bed with. Get used to that concept.

04-23-2003, 05:51 AM	#8
paul30 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA USA Posts: 870	Free Enterprise at its best. Free Enterprise means: making free with other people's stuff. Already, Bechtel, Halliburton, and the Carlyle Group --that is, Rumsfeld, Cheney, and Bush Sr.--have HUGE contracts to rebuild Iraq--the very people who rammed through this idiot war which destroyed Iraq. So they profit from both ends. Your tax dollars at work. Right now, about half of taxes go the US military. This military exists NOT for purposes of defense, but to invade or threaten countries abroad in order to obtain materials and markets for large US companies, like those named above. By the way, remember the fatuous "go buy duct tape and plastic sheeting" campaign? Bush Jr. owns major shares in duct tape manufacturers. Do not ever underestimate the greed and pettiness and thievery of Republicans.

04-24-2003, 08:03 AM	#10
Tigermilk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jorja, USA Posts: 920	It's been so long since I was so moved to comment, but... HOLY SHIT!!!

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