https://freerepublic.com/tag/syrianarmsdealer/ en-us Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:11:04 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2858422/posts One of the advantages of living in Washington, DC is that a lot of interesting people pass through this town. And thanks to the sheer number of organizations and events that this town attracts if you keep your eyes open you can see some of these interesting people in person. So when a few nights ago I noticed that Jack Abramoff was going to be speaking at the National Press Club, for the price of going to the movies Sister Babe and I got to hear a talk from one of the most fascinating criminals of modern times. The subject... Flopping Aces https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2858422/posts#comment Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:11:04 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995548/posts The Iranian Web of Influence in the United States   By Hassan Daioleslam FrontPageMagazine.com | Wednesday, April 02, 2008 On March 21, 2008, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced its decision to penalize three Iranian-connected companies as "they knowingly exported three U.S. origin aircraft to Iran in violation of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) and are preparing to re-export three additional U.S. origin aircraft to Iran in further violation of the EAR."1The principal firm among these is Balli Group PLC based in London. Iranian brothers Vahid and Hassan Alaghband own the company. Balli owns... FrontPage Magazine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995548/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:46:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1818052/posts Iran's Oil Mafia April 16, 2007 Frontpagemagazine.com Hassan Daioleslam Robert William (Bob) Ney is a current federal prisoner and a former Ohio Congressman from 1995 until November 3, 2006. Ney pled guilty to charges of conspiracy and making false statements in relation to the Jack Abramoff lobbying and bribery scandal. Ney reportedly received bribes from Abramoff, other lobbyists, and two foreign businessmen - a felon and an arms dealer - in exchange for using his position to advance their interests. Conspicuously missing from this dossier of disservice to the country was Ney’s assistance in the creation of a Washington-based lobbying... Frontpagemagazine.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1818052/posts#comment Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:08:26 GMT