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Who Did Saddam Bribe?
The Omega Letter / MEMRI ^ | 2-9-04 | Jack Kinsella

Posted on 02/09/2004 5:34:08 PM PST by hope

Omega Letter Christian Intelligence Digest

Who Did Saddam Bribe?

List Names Top Officials in France, Russia

Terror - Islam Monday, February 09, 2004 MEMRI

On January 25, 2004, a daily newspaper in Iraq called al Mada published a list of individuals and organizations who it says received oil from the now-deposed regime. Among those listed is Shakir al Khafaji, an Iraqi-American from Detroit, who ran "Expatriate Conferences" for the regime in Baghdad. Al Khafaji also contributed $400,000 to the production of Scott Ritter's film "In Shifting Sands." Finally, al Khafaji arranged travel and financing for the "Baghdad Democrats"--Jim McDermott, Mike Thompson and David Bonior--last fall. Following the trip, al Khafaji contributed $5,000 to McDermott's Legal Defense Fund.

Source: Memri

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alkhafaji; baghdadjim; bonior; bribery; iraqiamericans; iraqioil; mcdermott; mikethompson; oilforfood; ritter; saddam; scottritter

1 posted on 02/09/2004 5:34:09 PM PST by hope
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To: hope
treason.
2 posted on 02/09/2004 5:48:52 PM PST by MonroeDNA (Soros is the enemy.)
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To: MonroeDNA
"treason"

The platform of the Democrat Party.

3 posted on 02/09/2004 5:52:27 PM PST by hope (John French Kerry: International global elite's choice.)
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To: hope
Well, I heard that Saddam bribed a French priest at the Vatican. Can anyone confirm this?
4 posted on 02/09/2004 5:54:40 PM PST by conserv13
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To: hope

5 posted on 02/09/2004 5:54:55 PM PST by Solamente
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To: hope
Scott Ridder. That figures. I wonder if they ever procured underage "entertainment" for him too. Just saying.
6 posted on 02/09/2004 5:56:59 PM PST by fhayek
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To: hope
Al Khafaji contributed $400,000 to the production of Scott Ritter's film .... al Khafaji arranged travel and financing for the "Baghdad Democrats"--Jim McDermott, Mike Thompson and David Bonior ....al Khafaji contributed $5,000 to McDermott's Legal Defense Fund.

Are we really surprised? And to think I was just about to blame Halliburton for all this.


7 posted on 02/09/2004 5:57:08 PM PST by Coyote (the opposite of RIGHT is NOT left....it's WRONG!)
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To: Solamente
What is that on his chin? Kinda looks like Clinton's nose disease.
8 posted on 02/09/2004 6:00:19 PM PST by BARLF
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To: hope
Mike Thompson represents my District 1 here in North West Calif. With redistricting we are screwed...
9 posted on 02/09/2004 6:00:37 PM PST by tubebender (Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see...)
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To: Solamente
What the hell is that red thing on his chin?
10 posted on 02/09/2004 6:03:24 PM PST by Godfollow
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To: BARLF
That is his chin? I thought is was his nose.
11 posted on 02/09/2004 6:04:27 PM PST by Richard Axtell
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To: Richard Axtell; Godfollow
LOL

Walla Walla or Wine-sap

12 posted on 02/09/2004 6:09:10 PM PST by BARLF
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To: Richard Axtell; JohnHuang2
Folks, I truly think this is the story of the year... we have got to make it absolutely plain and clear just who got this money, and why. And, resulting from that, we will end all the idiotic nonsense about "Bush alienating the entire World". The world the liberals think is alienated, is in actuality, corrupt. They were bribed to do the things they did, and we shouldn't either be surprised, or worry about what they think, ever again. Somewhere in there is a Kerry connection, mark my words!
13 posted on 02/09/2004 6:09:16 PM PST by Richard Axtell
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To: conserv13
I have not heard of anything.
14 posted on 02/09/2004 6:15:04 PM PST by hope (John French Kerry: International global elite's choice.)
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To: Godfollow
What the hell is that red thing on his chin?

The red chin and other areas of the face as in that photo are a sign of heavy alcohol use (actually, abuse). Alcoholic dementia could explain some of his past behavior. Or it could simply be that he an unreconstructed Marxist. I beleive it is BOTH. Har!

15 posted on 02/09/2004 6:25:43 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Any day you wake up is a good day.)
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To: hope
Who Did Saddam Bribe?

Whom

16 posted on 02/09/2004 6:55:59 PM PST by LimitedPowers (Citizenship is not a Hate Crime!)
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To: MonroeDNA
It's treason and corruption.

It's time that the corruption laws need changing. Right now, the corrupt baseturds avoid prosecution by claiming their help and the cash are purely coincidental occurrences. The only way you can get them is a setup like Abscam. That needs changing.

You're right though the treasonous part should be prosecuted.

17 posted on 02/09/2004 7:02:32 PM PST by expatpat
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To: hope
"Who Did Saddam Bribe?"

Can't be sure of that, but,
can be sure the author must have bribed his English teacher.

18 posted on 02/09/2004 7:13:58 PM PST by John Beresford Tipton
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To: hope
One can expect to see the Clintons on that list.
19 posted on 02/09/2004 8:25:52 PM PST by g35x
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To: hope
"Shakir al Khafaji,...

WOW! Wasn't # 48, captured Thursday, a Major General Al-Khafaji? Are they brothers? Maybe we're picking up some leverage for these interrogations.

20 posted on 02/09/2004 8:26:19 PM PST by cookcounty (Army Vet, Army Dad.)
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