[penelopesire]

Where does Wilson fit in that matrix? He's gotta be there somewhere.

[Quilla]

Oh he fits in there alright. Please see: Joseph Wilson IV: The French Connection

[ClaireSolt]

After Wilson left the state department he opened a business to exploit his international contacts and officed near someone who was up to his neck in all of this. His exwife was French intel.

But then, what ab out the Clinton/ Marc Rich connections? Scooter Libby was Rich's lawyer. Go figure.

[Frank T]

"Where does Wilson fit in that matrix? He's gotta be there somewhere."

And where does Paddy Buchanan and his ilk fit into here, too? Where exactly does their loyalties lie? Old Europe?

[ravingnutter]

Wilson (as Ambassador to Gabon) had/has connections to the Gabon Chief of State, Omar Bongo, who was the chief African ally of the French oil company TotalFinaElf, a major beneficiary of the Oil-for-Food bribes. Prior to the Iraq War, they had a contract with Saddam's regime worth an estimated 12.5 to 27.0 billion barrels of oil reserves. Also he had connections via the Middle East Institute and Rock Creek, both of which are Saudi controlled.

Wilson's wife Jacqueline was also apparently a lobbyist for Bongo and it seems Wilson was pretty chummy with Saddam's weapons buyer, having dinner with him on the eve that Kuwait was invaded in 1990. She is now an advisor to Bongo, her picture from a 2005 conference can be found here That makes it very clear that there are connections to oil-for-food. No wonder Wilson can afford his lifestyle.

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