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TREASURY PROBES
SADDAM'S OIL PALS
New York Post ^
| 1/31/04
| NILES LATHEM
Posted on 01/31/2004 2:56:20 AM PST by kattracks
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:19:21 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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January 31, 2004 -- WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department yesterday opened an investigation into Iraq's growing oil bribery scandal, in which 270 prominent politicians and organizations around the world are accused of receiving sweetheart oil deals from Saddam Hussein. The probe was launched after an Iraqi State Oil Ministry list of beneficiaries of the lucrative contracts - that included the president of Indonesia, a controversial anti-war British politician, two French officials and even the Russian Orthodox Church - was published in a Baghdad newspaper this week and confirmed to be authentic by officials of the new Iraqi government.
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bribery; iraqioil; treasury
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To: Dog
The Treasury Department yesterday opened an investigation into Iraq's growing oil bribery scandal, in which 270 prominent politicians and organizations around the world are accused of receiving sweetheart oil deals from Saddam HusseinPING
To: kattracks
Money talks - bullcrap walks.
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posted on
01/31/2004 8:18:13 AM PST
by
sandydipper
(Never quit - never surrender!)
To: mickie
This oil scandal was designed to skirt the oil-for-food regime.
Since Kofi was dipping in those "legal" coffers, it wasn't necessary for him to participate in this one.
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posted on
01/31/2004 8:25:01 AM PST
by
Guillermo
(Hypocrites, all around here)
To: Shermy; Miss Marple; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BOBTHENAILER; nopardons
I doubt if the Treasury Dept would be investingating many foriegn devils unless they are looking at donations the foriegn devils may have made or just plain bribes to Americans in politics and power.
This could become very interesting.
If we see a batch of left wing senators and congressits resigning in 2004 to spend more time with their families. They probably had a closed door session with someone like James Baker.
Lets hope that any traitors for money get their names published.
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posted on
01/31/2004 9:22:07 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(GW is driving every rat in America into a deeper insanity, 24/7/365!)
To: cyncooper
Well ...well....well.
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posted on
01/31/2004 9:22:18 AM PST
by
Dog
To: kattracks
Well, this story seems to be bubbling slowly to the top. First it was in the Iraqi paper, then there was the English paper, now it's arrived here in the New York Post. Hopefully it'll find its way into the Washington Post soon.
To: Dog
You said it yesterday...
legs...
To: cyncooper
Did you see the complete list yet?
Galloway is in a heap of trouble...
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posted on
01/31/2004 9:32:36 AM PST
by
Dog
To: Yardstick
ABC.....even did a piece on this story.
This story has legs my friend.
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posted on
01/31/2004 9:33:52 AM PST
by
Dog
To: Dog
...has legs...I sure hope so. This story is good because its meaning is so easy to grasp. It has plot elements that people are familiar with. It reduces easily into the soundbite, "Saddam bribed the opponents of the war". So it's perfectly formatted to be persuasive even with folks who don't follow the news closely. I hope this story really takes off.
To: Grampa Dave; Ragtime Cowgirl
I doubt if the Treasury Dept would be investingating many foriegn devils unless they are looking at donations the foriegn devils may have made or just plain bribes to Americans in politics and power. Encouraging !!!
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posted on
01/31/2004 10:51:24 AM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
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