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THE BOLTON “SCANDAL”
NRO ^ | 04/20/05 | Rich Lowry

Posted on 04/20/2005 2:06:31 PM PDT by Pikamax

THE BOLTON “SCANDAL” [Rich Lowry] The head of the firm, IBTCI, that was involved in the Moscow incident, when Bolton allegedly chased and threw things at Melody Townsel, has written a letter to the foreign relations committee about the controversy. We’ve posted the whole thing (it’s roughly written), so you can judge for yourself.

Here is a key passage: To the best of my knowledge, Ms. Townsel had limited contact with Mr. Bolton, who at the time she claims was hostile to her, was working on another project for IBTCI in Moscow (Healthy Russia 2000). Ms. Townsel's recollection of what transpired, ten years later, is impossible to square with the fact Mr. Bolton was not engaged by our firm to have any contact with her on any issue related to her activities in Kyrgyzstan. In fact, later Mr. Bolton became our legal counsel to represent our interests before the U.S. Government in response to Ms. Townsel's efforts to try to grab our contract. Her claims against Mr. Bolton make no sense but are consistent with her belligerent attitudes towards others.

In fact, Ms. Townsel's professional performance is central to understanding her behavior and her extreme hostility to anyone associated with our company. As a Team Leader, she attempted unsuccessfully to charge the U.S. government for disallowable costs. She became enraged and abusive when our Business Manager, Auditor, and Executive Vice President each questioned these activities/costs, The situation was so serious that we had to post an expatriate from Head Office to our project office in Kyrgyzstan to ensure that proper accounts were maintained as we bad lost confidence in her business and billing practices.

Her poor performance, treatment of other employees and attempt to take over our contract became issues; and thus I was required to step in and remove her from her position. Mr. Bolton's role with IBTCI was unrelated. to her activities at the time. At no time did we ask, or seek Mr. Bolton's intervention with her. I certainly did .not hear, contemporaneously; from any other employee in Moscow that anything occurred between Mr. Bolton and Ms Townsel in Moscow, Consequently, it is difficult to understand how Ms. Townsel could make such accusations with any veracity.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bolton; lowry; scandal; ussenate
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To: Pikamax; Mo1

The RATS dug up a woman with no business scruples and/or a personality disorder to try to smear Bolton.

So, this woman was FIRED from her position. And disciplined by 3 superiors. Yup, typical RAT.


81 posted on 04/21/2005 5:52:36 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (Blogs have a strangle hold on the MSM. The MSM is kicking out the windshield.)
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To: Pikamax

...later read.


82 posted on 04/21/2005 5:58:55 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: OXENinFLA

Thanks for the ping on this. Sent it out to email list.


83 posted on 04/21/2005 6:01:23 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (Blogs have a strangle hold on the MSM. The MSM is kicking out the windshield.)
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To: Kozak
When the Rats ran the House for 40 years there was an entire WING that NO REPUBLICAN was allowed in. The day they took over after the 94 election they were shocked to find suites and offices, corridors no REPUBLICAN had been in since Eisenhower.

In light of all this it is beyond me why they allow the Democrats to con them time after time. Can we say Lucy and the football, and good old trusting Republican Charlie Brown?

84 posted on 04/21/2005 6:48:53 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all things that need to be done need to be done by the government.)
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To: ErnBatavia
The Courts are the BIG ENCHILADA, Ern.........
the GOP MUST pull the trigger.
The rats do whatever they want, ANYWAY.
They just get away with it because the MSM covers their a$$es,
and the GOP has ZERO PR skills.
85 posted on 04/21/2005 7:18:18 AM PDT by MamaLucci (Mutually assured destruction STILL keeps the Clinton administration criminals out of jail.)
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To: Kokojmudd

He should appoint a nice fellow like Terry McAuliffe, or Hillary...they really are nice, you know?


86 posted on 04/21/2005 7:43:45 AM PDT by Loud Mime (Liberals believe in their good; a good that is void of honesty and character)
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To: FreedomSurge

Here's one for ya "former mayor of Cleveland"...


87 posted on 04/21/2005 8:11:01 AM PDT by Edgerunner (Proud to be an infidel) (Scientology must be stopped from murdering disabled people)
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To: Peach
I think she made the entire story up out of whole cloth. It didn't make sense when we first heard it and it makes less sense now

I think so too

88 posted on 04/21/2005 9:05:57 AM PDT by Mo1 (Hey GOP ---- Not one Dime till Republicans grow a Spine !!)
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To: GatorPaul

Sometimes I think we don't know we've got something good until the liberals fight so hard against it - a real indicator that it must be good.

Regarding GOP failure to stand up in this fight - where else do we turn? There's the independent Constitution Party, but they're such a minority.


89 posted on 04/21/2005 10:16:45 AM PDT by Jim W N
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