Arabs lavish jewels on US Secretary of State Rice (Saudis Generous with "Condi Candy")

Jerusalem Post/AP ^ | 12/22/2008 | Unattributed

[mojito]

No one ever told the Saudis that you cant buy real friends.

[IbJensen]

It’s enough to make you sick.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Just wait until the payoffs start rolling in for Hillary! when she’s SOS.

Of course, that’ll all be kept hush-hush. *Rolleyes*

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Jewel-encrusted pants suits for Her Thighness? ;)

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

Why would it bother you if it’s the American taxpayer who is going to gain from this? (the recepients can’t keep the gifts per law).

[paul51]

what happens with the gifts?

[dennisw]

Condi will be working for the Saudis in some way shape or form in the near future. You can bet on that.....That’s when the Saudis pay her in real bling for past services rendered

[Antoninus]

There used to be a word for someone who took treasure from foreign leaders in exchange for “past or future considerations” that may or may not be to the benefit of their home country. I can’t come up with it at the moment, though.

[villagerjoel]

So what happens to all that stuff I wonder.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Jewel-encrusted pants suits for Her Thighness? ;)

Like they aren't crusty enough?

[rightwingintelligentsia]

That was my question. Do they get returned, or do they disappear into a bureaucratic black hole?

[gieriscm]

IIRC the recipients can’t keep the gifts. I don’t know if they go to a museum, or to charity, or sold and the money given to the US government.

[DPMD]

“While Bush himself didn’t fare nearly as well...”

Didn’t he get a nice pair of shoes?

[agere_contra]

LOL, nice!

[Frank_2001]

” I can’t come up with it at the moment, though.”

Democrat?;)

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

Duplicate post from yesterday

[Blue Highway]

Cool name, nice car.

[montag813]

I have always said Rice acts like an agent of the Saudis. Now we see the proof. they can’t pay her outright, so they pay her in jewels.

[Allegra]

LOL!

[stuartcr]

That’s prety much how it has been in that part of the country for a long time. Not really suprising, just business as usual for a large part of the world, it’s done in some form or another everywhere.