Investigating Marc Rich and his deals with Nigeria's Oil

USAfricaonline.com ^ | not given | Choda Nwangwu

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Without a doubt, Marc Rich remains one of the most controversial businessmen in the U.S. He made waves here in the U.S. following insinuations by conservative activists and other Clinton critics that Rich, through some sleek ways, "bought" his January 2001 presidential pardon via his former wife, Denise Rich. Denise has made donations to the President Bill Clinton Library in Arkansas and more than $600,000 to Democratic Party causes in recent years. Clinton also attended numerous fundraisers hosted by Denise. Another issue which reflects the audacious resolve and strategic ways of the 66-years old Mr. Rich is that he hired, shall I simply say, "the best attorney for the job" of getting the Clinton pardon, Washington D.C.-based attorney Jack Quinn (who recently served as President Clinton's lawyer). Quinn delivered. As they say, the rest is history. As an unfolding drama, those form the core of the American citizens' concerns about Rich (in this 1998 photo) and his methods.

Having stated those basic facts, let's proceed to tackle the Marc Rich issue as it pertains our community. Why is Marc Rich, former President Bill Clinton's January 2001 pardonee and fugitive from the laws of the United States of any significant interest to Nigerians, continental Africans and African-Americans and other Americans who do business with Africans?

[dgallo51]

I don't believe in any one source, I just like to get outside the box every now and again.

[MizSterious]

In case you haven't already seen this...

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Rich and Soros can form a club. Democrats for Crooked International Trade.