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To: blam; F15Eagle; MeekOneGOP; dennisw; SJackson; Salem
Hmmmm.... interesting.

From the book review link you gave:

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As reporters for Time magazine, Beaty and Gwynne were at the forefront of uncovering the scandals surrounding the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) in 1991. Here they authoritatively examine that global institution and the $20-billion-plus fraud its agents committed in 73 countries over a nearly 20-year period. They begin by describing their own "wild ride" as investigative journalists; their dramatic story includes highly placed pseudonymous sources a la Deep Throat and veiled threats from various BCCI power brokers, among them Clark Clifford.

A second section flashes back to trace the rise of BCCI in Pakistan, where it was nourished by petrodeposits; BCCI's manipulations of such Americans as former President Jimmy Carter; and its depredations in such places as Panama and Nigeria.

Returning to their personal tale, the authors go on to probe the cover-up of BCCI crimes and the negligence of "governments all over the world." The implications are chilling: BCCI was protected by U.S. intelligence agencies--"certainly" by William Casey's CIA and "probably" by the National Security Council. Moreover, international banking rules remain unchanged. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc."

40 posted on 11/29/2004 6:12:49 AM PST by Happy2BMe (It's not quite time to rest - John Kerry is still out there (and so is Hillary))
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To: Happy2BMe
"A second section flashes back to trace the rise of BCCI in Pakistan, where it was nourished by petrodeposits; BCCI's manipulations of such Americans as former President Jimmy Carter; and its depredations in such places as Panama and Nigeria."

Jimmy Carter accepted $13 Million for his foundation as well as Jesse Jackson and Andrew Young. I will add also that James Baker is suspected of benefiting through a Houston bank that was bailed out by BCCI.

45 posted on 11/29/2004 6:40:21 AM PST by blam
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