WALL STREET JOURNAL: BUSH SR. IN BUSINESS WITH BIN LADEN FAMILY CONGLOMERATE THROUGH CARLYLE GROUP

Judicial Watch ^ | September 30, 2001 | staff

[liberallarry]

WALL STREET JOURNAL: BUSH SR. IN BUSINESS WITH BIN LADEN FAMILY CONGLOMERATE THROUGH CARLYLE GROUP

FAMILY HAD RENOUNCED TIES TO TERRORIST SON BUT FAMILY STILL UNDER FBI INVESTIGATION

FATHER OF PRESIDENT SHOULD PULL OUT OF INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING FIRM

(Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government corruption and abuse, reacted with disbelief to The Wall Street Journal report of yesterday that George H.W. Bush, the father of President Bush, works for the bin Laden family business in Saudi Arabia through the Carlyle Group, an international consulting firm. The senior Bush had met with the bin Laden family at least twice. (Other top Republicans are also associated with the Carlyle group, such as former Secretary of State James A. Baker.) The terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had supposedly been “disowned” by his family, which runs a multi-billion dollar business in Saudi Arabia and is a major investor in the senior Bush’s firm. Other reports have questioned, though, whether members of his Saudi family have truly cut off Osama bin Laden. Indeed, the Journal also reported yesterday that the FBI has subpoenaed the bin Laden family business’s bank records.

Judicial Watch earlier this year had strongly criticized President Bush’s father’s association with the Carlyle Group, pointing out in a March 5 statement that it was a “conflict of interest (which) could cause problems for America’s foreign policy in Middle East and Asia.” Judicial Watch called for the senior Bush to resign from the firm then.

“This conflict of interest has now turned into a scandal. The idea of the President’s father, an ex-president himself, doing business with a company under investigation by the FBI in the terror attacks of September 11 is horrible. President Bush should not ask, but demand, that his father pull out of the Carlyle Group,” stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman.

“This has the potential of making ‘Billygate’ (Jimmy Carter’s brother’s dealings with Libya) look like small potatoes,” added Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

See "Bin Laden Family Could Profit From a Jump In Defense Spending Due to Ties to U.S. Bank," by Daniel Golden, James Bandler, and Marcus Walker, The Wall Street Journal, 9/28/01 (www.wsj.com, subscription required).

[liberallarry]

I don't understand the implications of your post to Howlin. Can you explain?

[spectre]

This just in off the wires:

It is being reported that the Bush family AND Bin Laden all have American Express Cards

Judicial Watch is furiously at work connecting the dots.

Film at eleven.

[liberallarry]

"A trial two-week subscription is free; if you had wanted to access it, you could have. For nothing. You didn't actually want to see the real thing, though, did you? You'd be perfectly content to take Klayman's word for it. That's the impression I get, anyway. If it's a false one, my apologies."

It is, as you'll see from my private reply. Apology accepted.

[woofie]

Your # 57 is very revealing

[dalebert]

Maybe you should talk to old Larry about telling the truth.

[dalebert]

Also maybe someone should ask Judicial Watch why they are attacking Bush Sr. Could it be they have certain donors to keep happy?

[deport]

Yep..... ol' larr has a revolving door of cash in - cash out and has to run to keep it going..... I'm about convinced that the tax exempts should all be eliminated and let them stand on their on merits. Then we would see who really supports them.

[Beep]

ROFLMAO!! Unbelievable, isn't it?! They all eat at least once a day too. Must be a radical Islamic thing. Oy vay!!

[Howlin]

He's racked up 60 recent victories, most of them against the Clinkton Administration.

Name ONE case he has won in court. Not a RULING, but an actual case.

[Howlin]

Judicial Watch says former President Bush works for the bin Laden family

Because I at one time foolishly sent money to Judicial Watch, would you say that HE works for ME?

[Howlin]

What do you want to bet that Larry's next press release will be about JW suing Clinton because he's tearing down that house in Arkansas?

[deport]

… He's racked up 60 recent victories, ….

Would you like to link us to where they are listed or documented? Or, did you misunderstand the fluff on ol’ larr’s web site where he says he’s involved in over 60 cases against the Clinton Administration?….

Judicial Watch is currently involved in over 60 cases against the Clinton Administration and other corrupt government officials.

Now come on and tell us

[spectre]

No bet.

:>)

[rdavis84]

"I don't understand the implications of your post to Howlin. Can you explain?

I'm not sure which one you're referring to. If you mean the ties between Carlucci, Soros, Carlyle Group and the Bush Family, you'll need to become versed in info on Carlucci and Soros. The best method is to use the terms 'carlucci freerepublic' and then 'soros freerepublic' and read the info that was developed, some of it years ago. Wallaby, NDCORUP, Uncle Bill, Boyd, and several others posted a lot about them.

As far as those ties, as well as the bin Laden, and the Bush family ties to the Carlyle group, no one is contending that they're illegal. But just as the Carlyle VIP said --

From the WSJ Article----
"The Carlyle executive added that he would think twice before accepting any future investments by the bin Ladens. "The situation's changed now," he said. "I don't want to spend my life talking to reporters."The only point to all of this information is to show that all of the High Rollers are essentially in Business Together. Simple.

[liberallarry]

"BTW, why DID you try to change to explicit CONTENT of the headline to appear to mean Jr. Bush?"

This reply. Sorry.

[rdavis84]

"BTW, why DID you try to change to the explicit CONTENT of the headline to appear to mean Jr. Bush?"

Typo above, sorry. But Howlin took the article right from a clear reference to Sr. Bush and started getting it into a perceived indictment of criminality of jr. Bush.

[lelio]

Name ONE case he has won in court. Not a RULING, but an actual case.
He doesn't have to get court victories -- bringing injustices to light and causing some pain to those that cause them is a "win" in my book.

[spectre]

"...causing some pain..."

Didn't he sue his mom?

Did he win?

Did donors to his "cause" fund his "crusade" against mom?

[liberallarry]

"The only point to all of this information is to show that all of the High Rollers are essentially in Business Together."

That's the nub of it. The right sees nothing wrong with that. The left everything. I'm not sure where I stand. My feeling is it's too broad.
It's easier to see what I'm talking about if we consider all the business dealings that went on before, during, and after WWII.
I'm sure you're familiar with it; this company or that company traded with, or had subsidiaries in, countries who were our enemy.
I never see a clear-cut ideological resolution of such issues. It seems that they have to be handled on a case-by-case basis.