"Give the kooky stuff to World Nut Daily. We'll save the best leaks for after he's nominated."
Posted on 02/20/2008 4:10:21 AM PST by Man50D
Sen. John McCain has asserted his opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin a number of times, going so far as joining with Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., in 2005 to introduce legislation calling on President Bush to suspend Russian's membership in the Group of Eight.
That opposition, however, is being called into question by links that have been established in various reports between McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, and Ukrainian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, who is suspected of having ties to organized Russian crime.
Davis even arranged for McCain to meet Deripaska at a time when Davis' lobbying firm was working under contract with Ukrainian political leaders supported by Putin's regime in Moscow.
Moreover, Davis' decision to retain his position in his lobbying firm while serving as McCain's 2008 presidential campaign manager raises questions about McCain's sincerity in his self-avowed campaign to eliminate influence peddling from U.S. politics.
It was in 2006 when Davis arranged an introduction between McCain and Deripaska, a billionaire Russian aluminum magnate, during an international economic conference in Davos, Switzerland, according to a report published this January in the Washington Post.
Davis, at the time of the meeting, was president of the George Soros-funded Reform Institute and managing partner in his Washington, D.C., lobbying firm, Davis, Manafort & Freeman.
Deripaska, whose net worth is estimated to exceed $13 billion, is widely reported to be a close ally of Putin.
At the time of the meeting, Paul Manafort, Davis' partner in the lobbying firm bearing their names, had a contract to advise Ukrainian politician and former prime minister Victor Yanukovych, the Putin-supported leader of the Party of Regions who in 2006 was then vying with Victor Yushchenko in the parliamentary elections in a bid to form a pro-Moscow government.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
He also “The Manchurian Candidate” in the mode of “A Hundred Days of the Dragon”.
This like the stuff that FBI files are made of.
Glencore Enters Fight for Russneft Assets
Don't know what happened with that, but y'all might want to check it out :)
This is why I don’t trust McCain and will not be voting for him.
BTTT
In fact, APEC itself is important to Russia's emergence as a player on the world economic stage. People often forget that Russia is a Pacific as a well as a European country. Russia has been a part of APEC since 1997 when then US President Bill Clinton lobbied for Russia's entry into APEC to help then Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who was in the midst of economic difficulties that culminated in the Russian financial crisis of 1998.
Ukraine, Russia, hey what’s the difference. Eyes rolling.
The Clintons proved that China money can flow through this country with being stopped. Why wouldn’t others try?
FYI
McCain’s organization is a dirty bunch. I haven’t seen a single article about any of them that showed me something to like.
An LaRaza advocate, a guy who thinks tax cuts are expensive, now this?
From this link....
Lobbyist for Pakistan Maxed Out Donations to Clinton
...The Pakistan example is not isolated. Foreign influence from around the globe is present behind the curtains in our electoral process, as lobbyists and lawyers for Russian oligarchs, African dictators, and Middle Eastern sheiks donate heavily to the Presidential campaigns. DLA Piper, a massive campaign contributor, represents the President of the Cote D’ivoire, the Prime Minister of the UAE, the Government of Ethiopia, and the Government of Turkey. Oleg Deripaska, the powerful Russian oligarch, has hired Alston & Bird–the employees of which have already donated over $100,000 to Presidential campaigns.
Appreciate it- thank you.
FWIW, Hillie's on the list, among others. McQueeg ain't.
The Clintons have ties to the Communist Chinese, McCain has ties to organized Russian crime...
Sounds like business as usual in Washington. The sale of our country to the globalists is truly upon us.
Bob Dole: Indonesia's Man in Washington
...Dole, who has lobbied for foreign clients in the past, including Oleg Deripaska, Russia's youngest billionaire, soon accepted Indonesia's offer to lobby for Pertamina.
Jeez louise...
Not just McQueeg...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.