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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (369368)	3/10/2003 6:32:14 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Respond to of 769670

AS....I heard the interview, thanks for posting it... What's the link????

To: American Spirit who wrote (369368)	3/10/2003 6:37:40 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Hehehe... anyone who calls attention to his conflicts of interest must be a 'terrorist', right? ------------------------------------------- "It was normal for us to see Perle," Khashoggi told Hersh. "We in the Middle East are accustomed to politicians who use their offices for whatever business they want." Less sanguine about the meeting was Prince Bandar, the Saudi ambassador, who accused Perle of seeking a payoff from his government. "Here he is, on the one hand, trying to make a hundred-million-dollar deal, and, on the other hand, there were elements of the appearance of blackmail -- 'If we get in business, he'll back off on Saudi Arabia' -- as I have been informed by participants in the meeting," Bandar, a close friend of the Bush family, told Hersh. Now Perle already has done much to embarrass the United States in his privileged role at the Pentagon, where he wields great influence with little accountability. By popping off at various times, he has instigated diplomatic incidents with the Saudis, the Germans and the French. In the past, his financial entanglements with the Government of Turkey and Israeli defense contractors have raised questions about his role in American policy-making, a history that Hersh reviews in the New Yorker. A business relationship between him and Boeing would be unethical on its face and a possible violation of federal rules. ----------------------------------------- Any word on if the DoJ has mounted an investigation?