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To: JohnM who wrote (13734)	3/2/2006 2:53:45 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 541761

According to the FTimes, a spokesman for Bill Clinton has admitted Clinton's involvement in personally giving advice to the Dubai entity. How much more clear can it be? BClinton advised the Dubai company to pursue the idea of a 45 day freeze while the issue is investigated, i.e., blows over. Let's not forget the $300,000 speaker's fee he got to address a summit. I saw a video of his chat, and it was a good one, but the fee, a third of a million, was totally out of proportion to the value received. If you don't think whoever paid it was not in a backdoor way trying to buy influence with Hillary, then there is a bridge in Brooklyn....you know the rest of the story. But this is a lot more serious than simply the Clinton family lining its pockets with buckets of petrobucks. How can Hillary be credible in her alleged turn to the right on security issues when her hubby makes a killing hobnobbing and offering advice to Arabs on how to take over our ports while she pursues a different tactic? Have they gained our trust after their many ethtical foibles so that whatever she says is accepted without a proverbial grain of salt? Oh, they stepped into it alright, their well-documented greed has gotten the best of them again, and the repercussions have just begun. breitbart.com Former president Bill Clinton has privately advised Dubai officials how to address US political concerns over a controversial ports deal, as his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, publicly attacks the deal. Dubai Ports World bid to takeover Britain's P and O, which runs terminal operations at six major US ports, has triggered a political firestorm in the United States. Senator Clinton has voiced vigorous opposition to the 5.7-billion-euro (6.8-billion-dollar) takeover, saying it threatens US national security. She is attempting to push legislation through Congress that seeks to block the deal, partly on the grounds that DP World is foreign-government owned. Meanwhile, the Financial Times reported Thursday her husband -- who it said was paid 300,000 dollars in 2002 to address a summit in Dubai -- has advised Dubai officials how to soothe US concerns over the deal. "Mr. Clinton, who this week called the United Arab Emirates a 'good ally to America,' advised Dubai's leaders to propose a 45-day delay to allow for an intensive investigation of the acquisition," the FT said, citing a spokesman for the ex president. DP World has agreed with the White House to undertake a more lengthy review process of the deal, despite already received government approval for it to proceed. The takeover would see DP World run ports at Baltimore, Miami, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York and Philadelphia. A court in London was due to give a ruling on Wednesday on the legality of DP World's takeover of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.