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2004-11-18 International-UN-NGOs

Oil-for-Fraud Investigator Finds Evidence of Kickbacks From French Mafioso toChirac

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Posted by lex 2004-11-18 7:25:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

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"We donât reveal our sources and methods," he said, noting that the company has had agents in Iraq since the early 1990s, including former Iraqi intelligence and oil ministry officials.

Noted.
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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-11-18 10:07:29 AM|| 2004-11-18 10:07:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Given enough time, I would imagine one of the many money trails will head toward Chiraq. Senator Coleman will not let go of the Oil for Palaces scandal. The longer it is stonewalled, the bigger it will get. Barbara, please pass the popcorn!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-11-18 11:26:38 AM|| 2004-11-18 11:26:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I caught the opening of the Senate inquiry yesterday on FOX but was disappointed that they couldn't stay with it and that CSPAN wasn't covering this. Not cool!

Posted by Lucky 2004-11-18 12:20:11 PM|| 2004-11-18 12:20:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I would imagine one of the many money trails will head toward Chiraq

Agreed. Pretty easy to connect the dots here. What majority state-owned French company for nearly thirty years has been used by French politicians of both parties as a slush fund? TotalFinaElf, formerly Elf Aquitaine.

How did the kickbacks work? By French officials intervening in Elf's negotiations with third world governments and paying kickbacks to those nations' politicians. Having won lucrative contracts, Elf would then kick back money to the RPR or the Socialists' election funds. Of course, money would be siphoned off by corrupt senior officials at Elf and probably by corrupt French pols.

Who's the most corrupt politician in France? The man who successfully ran for president several years ago in order to avoid criminal prosecution, our very own Jacky ChIraki.

Which company won what is almost certainly the most lucrative overseas government contract awarded during the last twenty years? TotalFinaElf, recipient of a sweetheart deal with Saddam in Nov 2002 for exclusive rights to develop one-third of Iraq's oil reserves, reportedly at a ridiculously high guaranteed profit margin.

Still have yer doubts, Mike S?

Posted by lex 2004-11-18 12:25:04 PM|| 2004-11-18 12:25:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I would imagine one of the many money trails will head toward Chiraq

Agreed. Pretty easy to connect the dots here. What majority state-owned French company for nearly thirty years has been used by French politicians of both parties as a slush fund? TotalFinaElf, formerly Elf Aquitaine.

How did the kickbacks work? By French officials intervening in Elf's negotiations with third world governments and paying kickbacks to those nations' politicians. Having won lucrative contracts, Elf would then kick back money to the RPR or the Socialists' election funds. Of course, money would be siphoned off by corrupt senior officials at Elf and probably by corrupt French pols.

Who's the most corrupt politician in France? The man who successfully ran for president several years ago in order to avoid criminal prosecution, our very own Jacky ChIraki.

Which company won what is almost certainly the most lucrative overseas government contract awarded during the last twenty years? TotalFinaElf, recipient of a sweetheart deal with Saddam in Nov 2002 for exclusive rights to develop one-third of Iraq's oil reserves, reportedly at a ridiculously high guaranteed profit margin.

Still have yer doubts, Mike S?

Posted by lex 2004-11-18 12:25:05 PM|| 2004-11-18 12:25:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Lex, maybe you should post it one more time so he does not overlook it. :-)

Posted by CornÃ®liÃ«s 2004-11-18 12:30:22 PM|| 2004-11-18 12:30:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Connections between the U.N. program and a French organized crime figure who U.S. officials said was a conduit for oil-for-food-related payments to French President Jacques Chirac.

FRED! Where's the Surprise Meter at zero picture?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Posted by BigEd 2004-11-18 1:30:21 PM|| 2004-11-18 1:30:21 PM|| Front Page Top

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Re #5 (lex): Still have yer doubts, Mike S?

I still have my doubts about IBIS Risk Management Services Inc.

I have no doubt that Saddam Hussein bribed lots of people with oil vouchers. There's lots of evidence about that.

There's no evidence that any of the money went to Cotecna.
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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-11-18 9:21:59 PM|| 2004-11-18 9:21:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 No - a contract did - because they hired Kojo - that's patronage, Mike - corruption - Kofi and Kojo, whether you're in denial or not. Or, more likely, maybe your morals and ethics are the same as theirs?

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-18 9:26:11 PM|| 2004-11-18 9:26:11 PM|| Front Page Top

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