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"Charles Farley" |
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06 Mar 2006 07:34:39 AM |
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Clinton Caught in UAE Corruption |
The Financial Times
March 4, 2006
Hillary Clinton 'unaware' of Bill's Dubai ties
By Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Hillary Clinton, a leading opponent of DP World's takeover of some US
port operations, was this week forced to admit that she did not know
her husband had advised Dubai leaders on how to handle the growing
dispute.
But former President Bill Clinton's ties to Dubai and the United Arab
Emirates should not have come as a surprise to his New York senator
wife.
Mrs Clinton's own senatorial financial disclosure forms reveal that her
husband earned $450,000 giving speeches in Dubai in 2002.
Officials from the UAE also donated between $500,000 and $1m to fund Mr
Clinton's presidential library in Arkansas.
It was part of an effort by the emirates, said a person close to UAE
officials, to forge a close relationship with a former US president who
is influential and highly regarded in the region.
Mr Clinton's admiration for the UAE was last on display in November,
when he made his fourth visit to the American University in Dubai and
met students participating in the Clinton scholarship programme.
The UAE has also contributed $100m to Hurricane Katrina relief funds
-- which Mr Clinton had a leading role in raising.
Mrs Clinton's tough stance that the deal represented an "unacceptable
risk" to national security has caused UAE officials some consternation.
Regarded as the leading Democratic candidate for the 2008 presidential
elections, she has used the deal -- which polls show is disliked by
most Americans -- and the anti-Arab sentiment it sparked to attack
the Bush administration on national security, an issue that has been
seen as a weak point for Democrats.
Although Mrs Clinton has been careful not to criticise the UAE
directly, her stance has put her in the same camp as legislators who
openly accuse Dubai of helping to finance the September 11 terrorist
attacks and deem the UAE untrustworthy.
Privately, some Democrats see the revelations about his ties to the UAE
as a classic Clinton dilemma. Mrs Clinton told the New York Post on
Thursday that she did not know her husband had been contacted by Dubai
officials two weeks ago and offered them advice on the deal. Although
both Hillary and Bill Clinton say he stands behind her on the issue and
there is no direct conflict, his relationship to the UAE has
complicated her political stance on the transaction.
Meanwhile, the UAE has sought to quell the backlash against the
takeover by hiring some Clinton officials -- and Republicans -- to
lobby on Dubai's behalf.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11657573/
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| User: "Joe S." |
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| Title: Re: Clinton Caught in UAE Corruption |
06 Mar 2006 08:09:40 AM |
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"Charles Farley" <CircularErrorZero@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1141652079.766850.172280@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Interesting title you selected, Charlie Boy.
"Clinton Caught in UAE Corruption."
So, let's follow this to its logical conclusion.
1. The UAE deal is corrupt.
2. GWBush has said he will veto any Congressional attempt to interfere with
the UAE deal.
3. Therefore, GWBush is corrupt.
Thanks for clearing up that question.
Not exactly what you wanted to hear.
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| User: "Charles Farley" |
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| Title: Re: Clinton Caught in UAE Corruption |
08 Mar 2006 08:20:25 PM |
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Joe S wrote:
So, let's follow this to its logical conclusion.
1. The UAE deal is corrupt.
Your first mistake was trying to use logic.
Hillary Clinton claims a port deal with Arabs is a
grave mistake, yet these same Arabs have given
her family millions of dollars. Ergo, corruption.
It's also interesting that Democrats all of a sudden
don't like Arabs. Will Democrats next propose racial
profiling of Arabs for airline flights?
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| User: "Adam Russell" |
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| Title: Re: Clinton Caught in UAE Corruption |
07 Mar 2006 12:20:28 PM |
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Clinton advised UAE to accept the delay so the deal could go through it's
investigation. Does that sound like corruption to you? Or do you have cite
to something more sinister?
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| User: "Scotius" |
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| Title: Re: Clinton Caught in UAE Corruption |
07 Mar 2006 02:14:23 AM |
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On 6 Mar 2006 05:34:39 -0800, "Charles Farley"
<CircularErrorZero@yahoo.com> wrote:
The Financial Times
March 4, 2006
Hillary Clinton 'unaware' of Bill's Dubai ties
By Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Hillary Clinton, a leading opponent of DP World's takeover of some US
port operations, was this week forced to admit that she did not know
her husband had advised Dubai leaders on how to handle the growing
dispute.
But former President Bill Clinton's ties to Dubai and the United Arab
Emirates should not have come as a surprise to his New York senator
wife.
Mrs Clinton's own senatorial financial disclosure forms reveal that her
husband earned $450,000 giving speeches in Dubai in 2002.
Officials from the UAE also donated between $500,000 and $1m to fund Mr
Clinton's presidential library in Arkansas.
It was part of an effort by the emirates, said a person close to UAE
officials, to forge a close relationship with a former US president who
is influential and highly regarded in the region.
Mr Clinton's admiration for the UAE was last on display in November,
when he made his fourth visit to the American University in Dubai and
met students participating in the Clinton scholarship programme.
The UAE has also contributed $100m to Hurricane Katrina relief funds
-- which Mr Clinton had a leading role in raising.
Mrs Clinton's tough stance that the deal represented an "unacceptable
risk" to national security has caused UAE officials some consternation.
Regarded as the leading Democratic candidate for the 2008 presidential
elections, she has used the deal -- which polls show is disliked by
most Americans -- and the anti-Arab sentiment it sparked to attack
the Bush administration on national security, an issue that has been
seen as a weak point for Democrats.
Although Mrs Clinton has been careful not to criticise the UAE
directly, her stance has put her in the same camp as legislators who
openly accuse Dubai of helping to finance the September 11 terrorist
attacks and deem the UAE untrustworthy.
Privately, some Democrats see the revelations about his ties to the UAE
as a classic Clinton dilemma. Mrs Clinton told the New York Post on
Thursday that she did not know her husband had been contacted by Dubai
officials two weeks ago and offered them advice on the deal. Although
both Hillary and Bill Clinton say he stands behind her on the issue and
there is no direct conflict, his relationship to the UAE has
complicated her political stance on the transaction.
Meanwhile, the UAE has sought to quell the backlash against the
takeover by hiring some Clinton officials -- and Republicans -- to
lobby on Dubai's behalf.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11657573/
I'm just trying to figure out what kind of unbiased newsman
you'd make.
Let's see, you first defended Bush's championing of the ports
deal, and then when it doesn't look like this is a charge the
teflon-don-president will be able to shake, you decide that the news
to post is "Clinton caught in UAE corruption".
I think that's really interesting. Don't you think just maybe
that there was some wrongdoing by Bush in it? I'm tempted to threaten
to harrass you all around Usenet wherever you post after a *****-off of
this magnitude, but I have some other things to do.
Anyway, for now I'll let it suffice to remind you that a party
is made better not by it's gadflies, but by it's critics. I'll also
remind you that unless you're being paid to put such messages out on
Usenet and elsewhere, you are doubly stupid for defending Bush on
this.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Clinton Caught in UAE Corruption |
09 Mar 2006 12:40:40 PM |
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The corruption is that UAE has promised a large purchase of Clinton
condoms in
return for his services.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/22/content_480042.htm
Bill is eager to protect as many pricks as possible.
Charles Farley wrote:
The Financial Times
March 4, 2006
Hillary Clinton 'unaware' of Bill's Dubai ties
By Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Hillary Clinton, a leading opponent of DP World's takeover of some US
port operations, was this week forced to admit that she did not know
her husband had advised Dubai leaders on how to handle the growing
dispute.
But former President Bill Clinton's ties to Dubai and the United Arab
Emirates should not have come as a surprise to his New York senator
wife.
Mrs Clinton's own senatorial financial disclosure forms reveal that her
husband earned $450,000 giving speeches in Dubai in 2002.
Officials from the UAE also donated between $500,000 and $1m to fund Mr
Clinton's presidential library in Arkansas.
It was part of an effort by the emirates, said a person close to UAE
officials, to forge a close relationship with a former US president who
is influential and highly regarded in the region.
Mr Clinton's admiration for the UAE was last on display in November,
when he made his fourth visit to the American University in Dubai and
met students participating in the Clinton scholarship programme.
The UAE has also contributed $100m to Hurricane Katrina relief funds
-- which Mr Clinton had a leading role in raising.
Mrs Clinton's tough stance that the deal represented an "unacceptable
risk" to national security has caused UAE officials some consternation.
Regarded as the leading Democratic candidate for the 2008 presidential
elections, she has used the deal -- which polls show is disliked by
most Americans -- and the anti-Arab sentiment it sparked to attack
the Bush administration on national security, an issue that has been
seen as a weak point for Democrats.
Although Mrs Clinton has been careful not to criticise the UAE
directly, her stance has put her in the same camp as legislators who
openly accuse Dubai of helping to finance the September 11 terrorist
attacks and deem the UAE untrustworthy.
Privately, some Democrats see the revelations about his ties to the UAE
as a classic Clinton dilemma. Mrs Clinton told the New York Post on
Thursday that she did not know her husband had been contacted by Dubai
officials two weeks ago and offered them advice on the deal. Although
both Hillary and Bill Clinton say he stands behind her on the issue and
there is no direct conflict, his relationship to the UAE has
complicated her political stance on the transaction.
Meanwhile, the UAE has sought to quell the backlash against the
takeover by hiring some Clinton officials -- and Republicans -- to
lobby on Dubai's behalf.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11657573/
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