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Jimmy Carter linked to oil-for-food scam
2005-01-20
Former President Jimmy Carter has been linked with a key figure in the U.N.'s oil-for-food scandal by the group leading the nationwide effort to evict the United Nations from American soil and halt U.S. funding of the U.N. Move America Forward today will call upon Carter to provide a full accounting of his meetings and conversations with Samir Vincent, who yesterday pleaded guilty to participating in numerous illegal activities as part of the U.N. scandal. "One of two things happened," suggests Morgan. "Either President Carter was totally duped, and allowed himself to be conned into working as an indirect agent of Saddam Hussein, or President Carter knowingly associated himself with a foreign agent who was seeking to undermine American foreign policy."
"No more working for peanuts! Let's get some liquidity going on!"
Yes, Jimmah is rather old, so some degree of senility and gullibility is to be expected. Perhaps that is exactly what he was counting on. It may be about oil, after all...
Posted by:Sobiesky

#13  Traitors on this board are monitored by Jew Watch USA.
Posted by: Javiling Hupereper9596   2005-01-20 10:03:22 AM  

#12  Traitors on this board are monitored by Jew Watch USA.
Posted by: Javiling Hupereper9596   2005-01-20 10:03:22 AM  

#11  That would be Rev. Franklin Graham, Billy Graham' son's. I would be deeply surprised if Billy Graham was taking money for anything unscrupulous. He is a man who took his religion seriously and, as far as I know, lived what he preached.
Posted by: amyw   2005-01-20 5:22:23 PM  

#10  2b - Have you got a link about those mansions & lilmos for the Rev. Graham?

I've always understood that he lived modestly.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-01-20 2:50:00 PM  

#9  Are you sure that's not Jr? Growler - I won't stand in judgement of the good Rev - but I'm always leary of preachers who compensate themselves with mansions, limos and fine living from the offerings of those whose lives are far more humble ..as Rev Billy Graham has done.
Posted by: 2b   2005-01-20 1:35:32 PM  

#8  Oh, please. Billy Graham is possibly the only famous preacher alive who has any kind of scruples. I don't recall any scandals attached to him, esp. of the "taking donated money for himself" type.

Meanwhile, today's NY Post says Jack Kemp was in touch with this Samir guy. There's lots of stuff on him over at silflayhraka.com. The guy has a very shady past, and I don't know that I'd trust him with any of his accusations. Not without corroborating evidence.
Posted by: growler   2005-01-20 12:15:16 PM  

#7  It's all about the peanut oil!

I think Rev. Billy's dead now.

I'm sure he's very disappointed to hear that, seeing as he's leading the inaugural prayer tomorrow.
Posted by: Angie Schultz   2005-01-20 11:09:07 AM  

#6  I'll take "Totally duped, and allowed himself to be conned" for $500, Alex.
It's not like it would be hard to do. It's been happening to him for years all over the world.
Posted by: tu3031   2005-01-20 11:03:42 AM  

#5  from tom's link:

From Tom's link

Samir Vincent,, calls action on the embargo a “political dead end.” He and Dr. Joseph Ritchie, also a private citizen, decided to go down a different road—away from politics and politicians, toward the world of religious belief and influence. The two businessmen prevailed upon Dr. Billy Graham to invite the Iraqi religious leaders to visit several sites in the United States—and later, London, England.

I think Rev. Billy's dead now. But as I said yesterday, this wouldn't surprise me, personally. The man has a huge house, limos and all the finer things in life, all paid for with money taken by little people who thought it was going to better causes, like charity or spreading the good word. So, seems like a logical step to steal money from the UN - money taken from the little people (us), intended for charity.

I have no idea who Joseph Ritchie is.
Posted by: 2b   2005-01-20 8:55:42 AM  

#4  More on Samir...
http://tim.2wgroup.com/blog/archives/000494.html
Posted by: Tom   2005-01-20 8:47:51 AM  

#3  Jimmy wasn't the only one associated with Samir...

Start in the third paragraph under the "Influential People" heading here:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Feb2000/feature2.asp

The question is what happened after those meetings?
Posted by: Tom   2005-01-20 8:31:42 AM  

#2  Ditto!!!

What the SOB did in my country, Venezuela, is unforgivable!
Posted by: Gruck Snetle5118   2005-01-20 7:55:08 AM  

#1  ...Oh please, PLEASE...

Nothing could get my year off to a better start than finding out that sanctimonious son-of-a-bitch had his fingers in the till or facilitated the work of those who did.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2005-01-20 7:44:41 AM  

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