Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Huang who wrote (61827)	12/15/2002 11:52:19 AM
From: PartyTime	Respond to of 281500

Message 18338641

To: Ed Huang who wrote (61827)	12/15/2002 12:38:40 PM
From: Ed Huang	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Democrats Push for Kissinger Disclosures-N.Y. Times Thu Dec 12, 3:49 AM ET Add Top Stories - Reuters to My Yahoo! NEW YORK (Reuters) - The White House said Henry Kissinger, who has been tapped by President Bush (news - web sites) to lead an independent probe of the Sept. 11 attacks, does not need to disclose his client list for potential conflicts of interest, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The Bush administration has told the Senate Ethics Committee that Kissinger is not required to disclose clients of his consulting firm, Kissinger Associates Inc., because he is an executive branch appointee in a part-time and unpaid position, the newspaper said in its online edition. President Bush's choice of Kissinger to lead the inquiry sparked a storm of controversy because of Kissinger's policy-making role during the Vietnam war and the bombing of Cambodia, as well as his current work as a high-priced private international consultant. Senate Democratic aides, however, say that since the commission was created by Congress, all panelists must comply with Congressional rules on financial disclosure and conflict of interest, the newspaper said. The commission is being created to investigate possible intelligence, aviation security, immigration, or other policy lapses related to the attacks on New York and Washington last year. The White House counsel's office has obtained an opinion from the Justice Department (news - web sites)'s Office of Legal Counsel supporting the White House position, a White House official told the newspaper. "It is our hope this will be resolved through continued discussion not political grandstanding," the newspaper quoted the White House official as saying. story.news.yahoo.com