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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (3414)3/25/2002 10:46:51 PM
From: Mephisto  Respond to of 15516
 
You can trace the beginning of the Bush-family connections back to the Saudi Gravy Train
Message 16921834

"Nowhere is the revolving U.S.-Saudi money wheel more evident than within
President Bush's own coterie of foreign policy advisers, starting with the
president's father, George H.W. Bush.


At the same time that the elder Bush counsels his son on the ongoing war on
terrorism, the former president remains a senior adviser to the Washington
D.C.-based Carlyle Group.
That influential investment bank has deep
connections to the Saudi royal family as well as financial interests in U.S.
defense firms hired by the kingdom to equip and train the Saudi military.

Last year, former President Bush visited Saudi Arabia's King Fahd bin Abdul
Aziz Al-Saud, but a Carlyle spokesman said the two did not discuss Carlyle
business as previously reported. The elder Bush is reportedly paid between
$80,000 and $100,000 for each Carlyle speech he makes. The company
declined comment on the former president's pay."