Posted on 10/09/2004 2:57:06 AM PDT by snopercod
Scandal: A great debate has raged over why so many of the world's major countries suddenly went all weak in the knees when the U.S. went after Saddam Hussein. A new CIA report makes the reason clear, and it isn't pretty.
The report by Charles Duelfer, chief weapons inspector of the Iraq Survey Group, sketches out in plain language what could be the biggest bribery scandal of the last century — one that reaches into the highest political circles. It makes for shocking reading.
It shows how Saddam evaded U.N. sanctions from 1997 to 2003 by illicitly selling oil through other countries and bribing world leaders, up-and-coming politicians, journalists, businesses, even the U.N. itself. In the process he cleared $11 billion in illegal profits.
The report names names. Anyone who could help him regain weapons of mass destruction was a target. He settled on Russia, France and China — three of the five U.N. Security Council members that, with the stroke of a veto pen, could stop the U.N. from going to war or end economic sanctions against his country.
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And I'm doubting that this information is any surprise to those of us not relying on that media. *sigh*
It goes without saying that the legacy media is ignoring this.
Yes, it's pathetic- I have trouble accepting the idea that any group of so-called "professionals" can be so blinded by their agendas. How do they face themselves in the mirror each morning?
The story about ABC's memo has been all over the place since last night, to drive home the point about these characters being hopelessly biased.
I haven't watched network "news" for over years now. If more people would do the same, they would have to change or die.
The article mentioned journalists being bribed. CNN?
Oops, make that "over ten years".
heh, Wouldn't surprise any of us. Sure would like to get the proof out there in front of the American folks.
I gotcha- I quit the MSM during the Lewinsky/impeachment circus, although I had borne a grudge against them since Goldwater & that Daisy slander, err, I mean "ad."
Running-dog lackeys, nearly every one of them.
Reckon anyone named "Kerry" got a voucher? Curious
...Reckon anyone named "Kerry" got a voucher?....
Think Marc Rich.
The money to Clinton/Gore would have been transmitted through some one like Rich. He has corporations with corporations with corporations that are at somepoint owned by a corporation that pays the American politicos.
Marc Rich plundered the Russian aluminum industry and Hillary is living in the proceeds.
Did Claudia Rosset have an article yesterday in some on-line publication? If so, do you know what it was?
Thanks for that link.
Not all Media. Acouple of weeks ago FOX had a special on the UN Oil for Food.
It seems IBD has complained to Jim_Rob and so now we have to only post small excerpts from their online site. It's a real shame, but I guess we have no choice but to live with it.
The good news is that they are allowing the public to view their editorials for 24 hours.
Great article.
LIGAF; an excerpted post is about f'n worthless!
I don't blame him - I would have done the same no doubt.
Recently I discovered that several news outlets will not even allow excerpts to be posted here on FR. Florida Today and Army Times for two. That's probably illegal, but WTFDIK?
It's been a great run, but FR will be nothing but a chat room in a few years if that keeps up.
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