With or without "controlling legal authority"...?
Posted on 02/26/2006 4:59:45 AM PST by JackQuickFrost
HOUSTON -- A sheik from the United Arab Emirates contributed at least $1 million to the Bush Library Foundation, which established the George Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M University in College Station.
The UAE owns Dubai Ports World, which is taking operations from London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., which operates six U.S. ports.
A political uproar has ensued over the deal, which the White House approved without congressional oversight. Dubai Ports World offered Thursday night to delay part of the takeover to give the Bush administration more time to convince lawmakers the deal poses no security risks.
The donations were made in the early 1990s for the library, which houses the papers of former President George Bush, the current president's father.
The list of donors names Sheik Zayed Bin Sultan al Nahyan and the people of the United Arab Emirates as one donor in the $1 million or more category.
The amount of the gift grants them recognition on the engraved donor wall in the library entrance or on the paving bricks that line the library's walkways, according to library documents.
Roman Popaduik, chairman of the Bush Library Foundation that collects donations, said he could not discuss details of the gifts except to say the amount category and whether it was before or after 1997.
The chief executive of the Dubai company, Ahmed bin Sulayem, did not donate individually.
The hundreds of large donors include longtime Bush associates, including Vice President Dick Cheney and other administration officials as well as business titans -- such as Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay -- and big Republican donors.
Other Arab donors include the state of Kuwait, the Bandar bin Sultan family, the Sultanate of Oman, King Hassan II of Morocco and the amir of Qatar. The former Korean prime minister and China also gave tens of thousands of dollars to the library.
Wonder how much research was done on the amount of money the Chicoms and the Arabs have donated to the Clinton library.
Since Feb 26, 2006
Thankfully, the donation did not need to be used for a golden sink in the foyer.
With or without "controlling legal authority"...?
...???
"President Clinton's new $165 million library here was funded in part by gifts of $1 million or more each from the Saudi royal family and three Saudi businessmen.
The governments of Dubai, Kuwait, and Qatar and the deputy prime minister of Lebanon all also appear to have donated $1 million or more for the archive and museum that opened last week."
Saudis, Arabs Funneled Millions to President Clinton's Library
Wow. Early 1990s donation. Donor name over door. This is big information. Perhaps we should all head over to tour the library to see what other highly significant items and information are being kept right out in the open.
How much did the give to Gore for this "Thirty Pieces of Silver" speech? Or to Clinton for his " How to hold on to power when the oil's gone" speech?
The good ol' AP neglects to mention that UAE has donated hundreds of millions to help US causes (disaster relief, etc.), preferring to imply that there is something sinister between them and W.
Agree fully...plus the $ 50 million war chest Hillary is fundraising now for her Senate bid that has no serious opposition.
Take a look at post # 7. Clinton library got a $ 1 million donation from Dubai too.
I already pointed out the hypocrisy on that one, above (#5).
Will George W. Bush's Library have an Illegal immigration wing dedicated to the 20,000,000 or so People breaking our Laws and taking Jobs from Americans that they need and want.
Maybe G.W.B. can do for the USA in the ports deal what he has done for us in Illegal Immigration.
http://www.cartercenter.org/documents/2087.pdf
Check out the donors for the Carter Center, including the UAE ,the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.
AP = Bias and/or Lazy reporting.
I predicted Zotted troll within the hour.
thank you for your # 7.
http://www.nysun.com/article/5137
Saudis, Arabs Funneled Millions to President Clinton's Library
By JOSH GERSTEIN - Staff Reporter of the Sun
November 22, 2004
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. - President Clinton's new $165 million library here was funded in part by gifts of $1 million or more each from the Saudi royal family and three Saudi businessmen.
The governments of Dubai, Kuwait, and Qatar and the deputy prime minister of Lebanon all also appear to have donated $1 million or more for the archive and museum that opened last week.
Democrats spent much of the presidential campaign this year accusing President Bush of improperly close ties to Saudi Arabia. The case was made in Michael Moore's film "Fahrenheit 9/11," in a bestselling book by Craig Unger titled "House of Bush, House of Saud," and by the Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Kerry."This administration delayed pressuring the Saudis," Mr. Kerry said on October 20. "I will insist that the Saudis crack down on charities that funnel funds to terrorists... and on anti-American and anti-Israel hate speech."The Media Fund, a Democratic group whose president is a former Clinton White House aide, Harold Ickes, spent millions airing television commercials in swing states with scripts such as, "The Saudi royal family...wealthy...powerful...corrupt. And close Bush family friends."
Perhaps as a result, the Saudi donations to the Clinton library are raising some eyebrows. Mr. Unger said he suspects that the Saudi support may have something to do with a possible presidential bid by Senator Clinton in 2008.
"They want to keep their options open no matter who's in power and whether that's four years from now or whatever," the author said. "Just a few million is nothing to them to keep their options open."
The chief financial officer for the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation, Andrew Kessel, said that the vast majority of the roughly 113,000 donors to the foundation are ordinary Americans who made small gifts.
"We have 91,000 who gave $100 or less," he said in an interview Friday. "It's not all Saudi princes."
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And why are we still wondering?
Because the Toons have REFUSED to give out the info.
Note to the MSM: But if you all'd like to go here, please do! I'd really, really like some answers. And what's sauce for the goose....
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