After the strong ties remarks, the only name mentioned is Shiek Mullah Carter's sister. So who were the republican ties?
CLARK CLIFFORD AND ROBERT ALTMAN (What did they know?)
For twelve years, from BCCI's initial attempts to acquire FGB/First American in January, 1978, until their forced resignation in August, 1991 from their positions as the top officials of First American, former Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford and his law partner, Robert Altman, were the central figures in BCCI's acquisitions and management of U.S. banks.
During that time, they met with and represented BCCI's top management, major shareholders, major borrowers, and every figure of consequence who participated in BCCI's frauds in the United States. Their roles included: ** Representing Bert Lance in his sale of National Bank of Georgia (NBG) to BCCI nominee Ghaith Pharaon in 1977 and 1978. ** Representing Lance, BCCI, and all of the Arab shareholders in the Financial General Bankshares (FGB) takeover and all related litigation from late 1977 through late 1990. ** Representing Commerce and Credit American Holdings (CCAH), the new entity created to buy FGB, and several levels of holding companies below CCAH, from 1978 through late 1990. ** Acting as chairman and president, respectively, and directors of First American, from 1981 through August 1991. ** Negotiating First American's purchase of National Bank of Georgia from Pharaon and BCCI in 1985 and 1986. ** Handling legal matters for First American, and selecting First American's other counsel from 1978 through late 1990. ** Representing BCCI before state and federal regulators from 1978 through late 1990. ** Representing BCCI before Congress from 1988 through 1990. ** Purchasing shares of First American and borrowing funds from BCCI for their shares of First American from 1986 through 1989. ** Coordinating the legal defense of BCCI and of all of its officers charged in the Tampa case, including handling the selection of attorneys for all of the individual BCCI officers, following BCCI's October, 1988 indictment.
ANOTHER TIDBIT:
In 1978 Jackson Stephens (diversified Arkansas financial org named in one intelligence-related aviation scandal: the gun-running and cocaine smuggling at Mena, Ark... ) tried to take over Financial General Bankshares (FGB) in Washington, D.C. (FGB was later acquired by BCCI, renamed First American, and run by Robert Altman and Clark Clifford. Robert Altman was later acquitted of misleading regulators, and the case against Clifford was dropped due to his age and infirmity.) In the Stephens' takeover attempt, FGB sued--among others--Systematics. Briefs for Systematics were submitted by C.J. Giroir, Web Hubbell, and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Clifford was Pres Johnson's Secy of Defense, Bert Lance was Pres Carter's chief of staff. Tiy know the rest of the cast of characters - all Democrats. Altman was acquitted. He's the lawyer husband of actress Linda Carter.
Ron Bamieh Runs for Ventura County, CA DA
He lost to Totten 65%-35% in March.