U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi flying in to Lebanon
Interesting list.
Syrian getaway list
* Congressman, Democrat Keith Ellison from Minnesota- US 's first Muslim congressman.* Congressman, Democrat Nick Rahall from West Virginia, is of Lebanese descent
* Congressman , Democrat Tom Lantos from California who is Jewish is chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
* Congressman , Democrat Henry Waxman from California who is also Jewish
* Congressman , Republican David Hobson from Ohio
NICK RAHALL
POSITION: Democrat Congressman from West Virginia
DONOR: Abdurahman Alamoudi
AMMOUNT: $500 on June 28, 1996
* Nick Rahall :
While [Joe] Wilson was pursuing his foreign investment ventures, he also served as a foreign policy advisor to the 2000 Presidential campaign of Al Gore. A company the Gore family had a long-term relationship with, Occidental Petroleum, shared business interests with Alamoudi-affiliated companies in Africa and the Middle East, and employed as Vice President for Middle East business Odeh Aburdene,24 who shared a complex network of relationships with Rock Creek’s Elias Aburdene and Joseph Wilson--notably, all three contributed to Arab-American Congressional Caucus leader Nick Rahall,25 who supported Muslim lobbying groups linked to terrorists and opposed military action in Iraq.26 Abdurahman Alamoudi also contributed to Rahall, and sat on the steering committee of Arab Americans for Clinton/Gore '96 along with his associate James Zogby, who later advised Gore’s 2000 Presidential campaign.27 Wilson had worked as an aide to Gore from 1985 to 1986 and had developed a friendly relationship with him. Wilson says Gore was the first person outside the State Department to contact him expressing support when he was caught in Iraq in the middle of the diplomatic crisis leading up to the Gulf War. -- "What Wilson Didn’t Say About Africa: Joseph Wilson's Silent Partners ," via 112 posted on 04/24/2006 2:25:40 PM PDT by Fedora | To 111
Rene Moawad Foundation:
The Rene Moawad Foundation was founded in Lebanon in 1990, to further the life-long dedication of the former President of Lebanon, The late Rene Moawad, to the principles of dialogue, social justice, peace and tolerance. His wife, Nayla Moawad, a member of the Lebanese parliament, heads the foundation in Lebanon and serves as its Honorary President in the United States where it was incorporated in 1993. The bulk of the financing for the Foundation’s projects are made possible through private donations, while the remainder through the support of other foundations and international organizations, such as the European community, the French Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation, the national Endowment for Democracy, (USA), United States Agency for International Development, as well as through some official state aid.
As Lebanon copes with the enormous task of rebuilding a nation devastated by sixteen years of civil war, the Lebanese people are struggling to survive amidst great economic hardships and inadequate public services. The Moawad Foundation is a non-profit, humanitarian and developmental organization devoted to the improvement of the quality of life of the individual in Lebanon and to the building of an cohesive and democratic society. Toward this end, the foundation strives for social justice and socio-economic development. Through its humanitarian assistance programs and its socio-economic development projects, the Foundation aspires to contribute to the building of a peaceful and prosperous Lebanon.
Through the civic education programs undertaken by its subdivision, the Center for Research and Education on Democracy, CRED, the Foundation aspires to promote social justice and the democratic process in Lebanon. The Foundation promotes the social well-being and economic independence of the Lebanese people by ministering to their basic needs for health care and social services while providing them with tools for educational and economic development. It encourages their effective participation as citizens through the civic education programs provided by a subdivision of the Foundation, the Center for Research and Education on Democracy, CRED.
. Health and Social Services
. Educational and Cultural
. Economic Development
. Civic Education
Executive Committee: Nayla Moawad: Honorary President, Lebanon Edward D. Soma, M.D., President Judge James Kaddo, Vice President Nadia Abourizk-Assad, Executive Director
National Advisory Board: Dr. Clovis Maksood, Mr. Albert Joseph, the Congressman Nick Rahall, Former Congressman Toby Moffet, Dr. Ezzedin Shamseddine, Dr. Michael Hudson.
The Rene Moawad Foundation 2121 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., # 320. Washington D.C. 20007 Tel (202)338-3535/ Fax (202)338-3534
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