Posted on 07/09/2002 4:44:40 PM PDT by Paul_E_Ester
(Washington, D.C.) Judicial Watch, the group that investigates and prosecutes corruption by government officials, announced today that it is filing a shareholders suit in Dallas, Texas, against Vice President Dick Cheney and the other involved directors of Halliburton, as well as Halliburton itself, for alleged fraudulent accounting practices which resulted in the overvaluation of the company’s shares, thereby deceiving investors and others.
The suit comes one day after President George W. Bush, who himself is enmeshed in allegations of insider trading when he was an executive, who sat on the audit committee of Harken Energy Company, announced a “plan” to crack down on corporate fraud. Ironically, it would appear that the President’s rush to propose more regulation of private industry is intended to deflect attention away from his and his Vice President’s own alleged improper business practices. President Bush has maintained that he was cleared by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Others have countered that the head of the agency was then an appointee of his father, President George H.W.Bush.
President Clinton and the Democratic Party used a similar gambit when they were caught taking money illegally from foreign donors, including the Communist Chinese. Instead of prosecuting vigorously the Clintons and other guilty politicians, new campaign finance laws were proposed to deflect attention away from alleged crimes.
“Whether it is the Enron, Arthur Andersen, Global Crossing, or now the Halliburton and Harken scandals, there is a dangerous intersection between politicians of all stripes, Democrat and Republican, attempting to feed at the trough of business greed. As is true of the Clinton scandals, the American people cannot look the other way just because the President and Vice President are allegedly involved. Indeed, Judicial Watch has already sued Democrat and Republican officials in the Enron and Global Crossing scandals. To look the other way for the Vice President would be to set a precedent that the Washington elite are above the law. This cannot be permitted if our democracy is to survive,” stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman.
In 1995 Halliburton was prosecuted and forced to plead guilty to trading with Libya, a terrorist state on the U.S. watch list.
A press conference will be held in Miami at 9:00 A.M. at the Sheraton Hotel at 495 Brickell Avenue to announce and detail this suit.
Then who, praytell, were you talking about. You and Howlin have said crap like this to me before.
So we don't express ourselves like you want us to, is that what you're saying?
Or do you object to the things we're saying? For instance, I have the "idea" that Larry Klayman took in 26 million dollars in 2000 and spent less than 2 million on legal fees.
And, btw, I can back that up with the 990 Larry Klayman himself signed.
What part of that do you objec to?
How about just staying out of it. Just a suggestion of course.
Ohhhhh, why don't you ask Larry that probing question tomorrow? I am sure that he would love to answer any questions you may have.
Specifics, please.
All: Ok kiddies, play fair or we'll have to get out the knuckle rappers.
The timing looks bad.. It looks real bad.
It looks bad for Larry Klayman.
Good gracious. Is THAT what's worrying you? That somebody might not think you were good looking?
*Rolling my eyes*
that is so obnoxious, rude, judgmental, and condescending that i cannot even believe that it was posted!!
As a matter of fact, I do have a link:
Right here -- see if you can find ANYTHING citing any "corruption" concerning the Democrats
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