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Non-Tech : The ENRON Scandal -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (2509)	2/5/2002 9:54:07 PM
From: zonkie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5185

I don't think there is any doubt that Jr is going to have to come down in favor of a special prosecutor in the end. Whoever is instructing him to stonewall on this for now is giving him bad advice. It makes it look like he doesn't want the public to find out the truth. After he finally is forced to name one he will try to make it look like it was his idea in the first place. ___________ Bush Brushes Off Demand for Enron Prosecutor By Randall Mikkelsen Reuters Tuesday, February 5, 2002; 1:49 PM PITTSBURGH –– President Bush Tuesday brushed off an appeal by a key senator to appoint a special prosecutor to lead an investigation into the collapse of Enron, saying his Justice Department could handle it. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ernest Hollings, a South Carolina Democrat, broke the overall bipartisan tone of the Enron investigations Monday with a call for the appointment of a special counsel due to Bush administration links to Enron. Answering questions from reporters as he toured a medical lab, Bush gave no indication that he would name a special counsel, which was a staple of the scandals of the presidency of Bill Clinton. "This is a business problem. And my Justice Department is going to investigate, and if there's wrongdoing, we'll hold them accountable for mistreatment of employees and shareholders," Bush said. Asked whether he did not see a need for a special counsel, Bush said: "I see a need for laws. I see a need for a full investigation, and that's what we're providing." He called on Congress to approve his pension reforms to try to avoid a repeat of what happened in the Enron bankruptcy when thousands of employees saw their retirement accounts wiped out by the company's collapse. The Justice Department said on Monday appointment of a special counsel was not warranted and the Republican National Committee denounced Hollings' comments as "blatant partisanship." Houston-based Enron was a generous political donor to both parties, although it tilted its money toward Republicans and was particularly generous to Bush's 2000 presidential campaign. Hollings said he had no confidence in the Justice Department. He cited Attorney General John Ashcroft's decision to recuse himself from the case because of Enron campaign contributions. "We've got an Enron government," Hollings told a news conference. The White House noted Enron had made campaign donations to both political parties. Bush has denied helping Enron as it fell apart last year. "It was very disappointing because this is a time when Democrats and Republicans need to work together to treat this as a serious issue, as a criminal investigation of wrongdoing, and to act together to protect pensions," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said.

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (2509)	2/10/2002 2:21:50 AM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 5185

Hello, you are up late? Here I am trying to answer Baldur's posts! (LOL) You can't keep up with him. Truly! :)

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (2509)	2/10/2002 2:47:21 AM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 5185

"Then you will fully understand that from October until December 2, the day Enron placed itself into bankruptcy, that there was constant contact between Enron and its counterparties in the OTC derivatives trades. The main counterparties were, apparently, JP Morgan and Citibank. Both also has relationships with Enron as limited partners in the off shore frauds that CFO Andy Fastow created." Will JP Morgan and Citibank have problems with the law?