To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (551 ) 11/5/2004 1:51:16 AM From: DavesM Respond to of 362920 Karen, you should know that by 1942, Prescott Bush had founded and been running the USO for over a year. The "nazi companies" to which you are referring, were owned by Fritz Thyssen - a man who publicly came out against Hitler in 1938. After which, Hitler considered Thyssen an enemy. This was well before America's entry into WWII, and infact pre dates Germany's joint invasion of Poland - with the Soviets. By 1942, Thyssen was a prisoner of the Nazi's (and soon to be shipped off to a Nazi death camp). Prescott Bush's boss (the man who in fact was responsible for the creation of Thyssen's American holding company) was an Icon of the Democratic Party. Mr. Harriman was in charge of FDR's Lend Lease Program, and was responsible for keeping the British and Soviet War efforts afloat. Harriman played a major role in every Democratic Presidental Administration from FDR to Johnson. He was a Governor of New York, and lost the Democratic nomination for President in 1956. His widow, was very important to President Clinton's run for the Presidency, and was appointed as the American Ambassador to France (by President Clinton). You should also know, that one of the most important weapon system (designed by defense company - owned by Carlyle) was canceled by the Secretary Defense Rumsfeld (which was a cause of considerable friction between the Army and the Secretary). re: "Who are the Bushes? Apparently, the “quiet dynasty” of modern America. But in reality a “dynasty” whose inconceivable family secrets are painstakingly concealed. The grandfather of the current President, Prescott Bush, made his fortune by managing Nazi companies after Hitler seized power. In 1942, his companies were confiscated for collaboration with the enemy"