Hear No Evil See No Evil Speak No Evil The Modern Ministry of Truth

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Hear No Evil See No Evil Speak No Evil The Modern Ministry of Truth

When Eric Blair, writing as " George Orwell " wrote " 1984 in 1948 he

described the propaganda ministry of Oceania, one of the major

powers of his mythical world, as " The Ministry of Truth " , whose

function was to create lies.

What if the Modern Ministry of Truth has the same function as that

foreseen by Blair, writing as Orwell?

The scene was Warsaw, the date October 17th, 2000, the speaker:

Bennett Freeman, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for

democracy, human rights and labor, the comments he made then ended

as follows:

" Let us commit ourselves to allow our citizens to express their

will, confident that it will be respected. Let us further ensure

that the political environment is open and fair, so as to ensure an

informed electorate that will choose wisely. "

source: http://www.usembassy.it/file2000_10/alia/a0101913.htm

Clearly key American media outlets, both broadcast and cable, as

well as

print media, are parts of " U.S. infrastructure critical to national

security " . Allowing such key assets to be influenced by persons or

nations or others hostile to America is unwise, to put it mildly.

Should they be so controlled how could there be an " informed

electorate " ? An electorate lied to by the Modern Ministry of Truth

could not " choose wisely " .

" US lawmaker plans foreign divestiture bill

By Susan Cornwell Thursday March 2nd 2006

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House of

Representatives Armed Services Committee said on Thursday he would

introduce legislation requiring foreign companies to divest any

holdings of U.S. infrastructure critical to national security.

Duncan Hunter, an influential Republican from California, also vowed

to " kill " with legislation a pending deal to allow a state-owned

Arab company to take over terminals in major U.S. ports.

He said infrastructure such as ports, electric grids and power

plants should not be owned by foreign companies. Under his

legislation, " Any foreign companies that own critical infrastructure

would be required to divest so it's owned by Americans, " Hunter told

reporters.

Hunter's bill would direct the

 

Department of Defense and the Department of

Homeland Security to define and identify critical infrastructure, he

said.

Earlier on Thursday on the other side of the Capitol, there was

testimony from Bush administration officials that foreign companies

already dominate operations in many American ports. When he was

asked about this, Hunter said: " In this era of terrorism, we don't

think that's good. "

As for state-owned Dubai Ports World's plan to buy P & O, acquiring

management of six U.S. ports, Hunter said the deal should not go

forward. But if it does, the acquisition should be " rolled back "

with legislation.

Hunter expressed confidence other Republicans would agree with him

once more facts were known.

" I think the Republican leadership in both houses will come to the

conclusion that these aren't the folks you want to operate your

ports, " he said.

There is legislation already in both the House and the Senate to

review DP World's $6.85 billion deal and give Congress the right to

disapprove it.

Dubai Ports World officials told Hunter's Armed Services Committee

the deal should be completed as soon as next Monday or Tuesday,

pending the outcome of any court appeals in Britain.

The Bush administration in January approved the DP World deal, but

agreed over the weekend to give it a 45-day review after lawmakers

from both political parties said they were worried it could

undermine security.

Hunter was scathing about the DP World contract, saying United Arab

Emirates officials had been " instrumental " in the transshipment of

nuclear materials and weapons of mass destruction components.

" Dubai can't be trusted with our critical infrastructure, " he added.

(Additional reporting by John Crawley) "

source:

http://news./s/nm/20060302/ts_nm/security_ports_divestiture_

dc_2

 

Clearly control of American media cannot be entrusted to those

hostile to America. We were horrified to see important Fox News

people turn on a dime,

and go from exposing the Dubai Ports Deals, to supporting them.

What was behind the sudden turnaround at Fox? Was it support for

President Bush? Or, frighteningly, was it directed by something else

entirely?

How could Fox's Bill O'Reilly, for example, go from someone who had

been talking for show after show about border security, to someone

who endorsed the Dubai Ports Deals? What did that endorsement do to

O'Reilly's credibility? What sort of spin was that?

" Roger Eugene Ailes (born May 15, 1940) is Chairman of the

Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President, of FOX News… Ailes

met Richard Nixon when Nixon appeared as a guest on the Mike Douglas

Show. " Ailes also served as: " media consultant for the George H. W.

Bush campaign,… Property Assistant, The Mike Douglas Show, 1962-1965

Producer, The Mike Douglas Show, 1965-1967

Executive Producer, The Mike Douglas Show, 1967-1968

Media adviser to Richard M. Nixon Presidential Campaign in

1968

Consultant in 1984 to President Ronald Reagan

Media Consultant for Vice President George H. W. Bush's 1988

Presidential campaign

Chief Executive Officer, Fox News Channel; 1996-present

Chairman, Fox Television Stations; 2005-present "

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ailes

 

(Mr. Roger Ailes Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Fox News 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York, 10036)

It might seem from glancing at the situation that Ailes'

relationship to the Bush Family and the support of important Fox

people for President Bush motivated important Fox people to support

the Dubai Ports Deal. But what if it was something else entirely?

We are quite concerned about

the situation at Fox, which sees the embattled Rupert

Murdoch fighting off what may be a takeover attempt by tycoon John

Malone

with the assistance, (at what price???), of Saudi Prince Alwaleed

bin Talal.

Fox is critical in a media dominated by appeasers of arab

terrorists. If Murdoch ends up paying the price of sacrificing Fox's

support for the war against terror, in order to keep Talal's

support, who will be left to bring the anti-appeasement message to

the American people?

" Saudi prince always ready to help Rupert

By Brian Sullivan and James Cordahi in Paris

November 8, 2005

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the world's fifth-richest man, has

declared he

is ready at any time to raise his stake in Rupert Murdoch's News

Corp to protect

existing management from any takeover attempt by Murdoch rival John

Malone.

Prince Alwaleed was commenting on his holdings in News Corp,

Citigroup and Time

Warner during an interview on Sunday at the Hotel George V in Paris "

(Note not

part of article being quoted

the hotel is owned by the prince.)

 

" On efforts by Mr Malone's Liberty Media to take control of News

Corp and Mr

Murdoch's controversial poison pill defence, he said: " Eventually

this thing

will just have to go away. It's not worth the fight with the

shareholders or the media. There's no need for it.

" If we need to raise our stake in News Corp, it's something we're

willing to do very swiftly.

" We are always fully mobilised to come to the defence of the existing

management. We'll spend whatever is needed to keep this company

independent.

" I am not anti-Malone. I am pro-Murdoch and pro-News Corp. "

The prince owns 5.46 per cent of News Corp, which is controlled by

chairman

Rupert Murdoch, 74, and his family. Prince Alwaleed's stake is

valued at $US2.6 billion ($3.5 billion).

The prince made his last big bet on western companies in 2000 as the

internet

bubble began to deflate. That year he invested $US2 billion in 19 US

stocks,

including $US50 million each in internet companies Amazon,

DoubleClick and

Priceline. He also put $US200 million into WorldCom, which went

bankrupt in 2002.

Prince Alwaleed called the investments his " Millennium Bug " in his

authorised

biography, Alwaleed: Businessman, Billionaire, Prince, written by

former Cable

News Network host Riz Khan and published last month by William

Morrow.

On Citigroup's share price and performance he said: " Citigroup for

the last

three years has stagnated from a price point of view; clearly there

were so many clouds over what was going on at Citigroup.

" The performance of the company itself is incredible. The company

last quarter

flushed almost $US8 billion of profits. The company is doing good. "

On the significance of his ventures with Deutsche Bank and HSBC

Holdings plc:

" My alliance with HSBC is very much Africa continent-based. With

Deutsche Bank,

it only covers Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

" I go where my interests are. There's no doubt that HSBC helps us a

lot in the

African continent and Deutsche Bank will help us a lot in Saudi

Arabia and the Gulf region.

" But this will never, ever take away from my international alliance

and global link with Citigroup.

" Once we get involved in a major holding, as in Citigroup, the

likelihood of us

getting involved internationally and globally in another

international bank is remote. "

On reports that he may start an investment fund with Citigroup

chairman Sandy Weill:

" Whatever Sandy gives me I will look at very seriously. "

On the outlook for Apple Computer: " Our holding was around 5 per

cent. We are

keeping Apple as one of our core investments. We are not adding at

this stage.

" The benefit of the iPod and all that Steve Jobs has done have

already been put in the price. "

Bloomberg "

Talal has been called " The Red Prince " , he has long been groomed by

Syria to take over Lebanon.

" William Conway Jr., former chief financial officer of MCI

Communications, hooked up at New York's Carlyle hotel in 1987 to form

the company, the Carlyle Group spent two lost years investing in a

hodgepodge of companies. It wasn't until 1989, when the company

brought in Mr. Carlucci, fresh off his two-year stint as U.S.

secretary of defense, that Carlyle got serious in government. In 1991

the company made a name for itself by facilitating a $590 million

purchase of Citicorp stock for Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. " " Last

October,after New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani returned a $10

million gift to

the city from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal after the prince

criticized Israel in published comments, McKinney issued a public

letter supporting the prince "

Alwaleed bin Talal reportedly believes AOL is the `anchor' of

the Internet. Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said Thursday

that

he intends to double his investment in America Online (NYSE: AOL),

bringing his stake to a whopping $2.05 billion (US$)

According to Reuters, PLO spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi was advised of

the Disney

decision by Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, a

large

share holder in Paris-based Euro Disney. Walt Disney Co. is

controlling

shareholder of Euro Disney with a 39 percent stake. " There will be

no

reference or presentation at the exhibit that Jerusalem is the

capital of

Israel, " Hanan Ashrawi told Reuters.

 

Tuesday, September 14, 1999 9:52

 

(IsraelWire-9/14) According to a report by the Reuters News Agency,

Saudi

billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has been assured that the

planned

Jerusalem exhibit at the Millennium Village of Florida's Epcot Center

would not depict Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as originally

planned.

According to the report, the Disney officials assured Saudi

officials that

the planned exhibit which was to show the accomplishments of the

Jewish

State and the Jewish People was to depict Jerusalem as the capital of

Israel. The planned move was met with threats of an international

boycott

by the Arab League and officials in the United Arab Emirates.

The prince is a nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd and has a high-

profile

international portfolio of investments in banks, hotels,

broadcasting, airlines, computers, cars and real estate.

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal reportedly believes AOL is the `anchor'

of the

Internet. Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said Thursday that he

intends to double his investment in America Online (NYSE: AOL),

bringing his stake to a whopping $2.05 billion (US$) " The prince

decided to invest more heavily in AOL because he reportedly believes

the company is the " anchor of the industry " and will flourish even

though other high-tech companies are " collapsing and going under left

and right. "

" America Online is the No. 1 Internet company in the world and has a

solid foundation and is making profit, " the prince said in published

reports. " When the dust settles on the dot-com industry, America

Online will be around. "

" SAUDI PRINCE ALWALEED WILL INVEST ANOTHER $1B IN AOL "

Charles Molineaux, Patricia Sabga

11/20/2000

CNNfn; Capital Ideas

CNN is owned by AOL Time Warner.

" ADL Praises Mayor Giuliani for Taking a Principled Stand Against

Saudi's

Remarks on Trade Center Disaster

New York, NY, October 12, 2001 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

today

commended New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for his unequivocal

rejection of

statements by Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal criticizing U.S.

policy in the

Middle East as a cause for the attacks on September 11. The mayor

also refused

to accept the prince's donation of funds to the relief effort.

 

" We commend Mayor Giuliani for standing up to Prince Alwaleed and

rejecting his

tainted and forced rationalizations on terrorism and U.S. foreign

policy, " said

Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. " We thank the mayor for

sending a

strong message to those who continue to degrade the memory of the

victims of the

World Trade Center attack with inappropriate and opportunistic

comparisons to

suffering in other parts of the world. There can be no moral

equivalency for

terrorism, and Mayor Giuliani, in rejecting the prince's offer, has

made that

completely clear. The mayor's wise leadership in the aftermath of

the terrorist

attacks continues to provide reassurance to New Yorkers and all

Americans. "

Prince Alwaleed, after agreeing to commit $10 million to a relief

fund for

relatives of the victims of the September 11 attacks, issued a

statement

criticizing U.S. policy in the Middle East, particularly toward

Israel. " Our

Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of

Israelis while

the world turns the other cheek, " the statement said, in part.

Mayor Giuliani categorically rejected the statement and indicated

that the city

would not accept the donation. " The people who did it (the terrorist

attacks)

lost any right to ask for justification for it when they slaughtered

4,000 or

5,000 innocent people. And to suggest that there's a justification

for it only

invites this happening in the future. It is highly irresponsible and

very, very dangerous, " the mayor said.

The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading

organization

fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract

hatred, prejudice and bigotry. "

 

What no anthrax for the late Peter Jennings? Ever wonder why DISNEY'S

Peter Jennings was NOT sent anthrax?

http://dailynews./h/nm/19990929/wl/mideast_disney_2.html

speaking of Disney which owns ABC TV look at the profiles they

present

at

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/israel116_players.html

notably lacking in the profile of arafat's hench-woman, Hanan

Ashrawi, is any mention of her relationship with key Disney asset

Peter Jennings " Anchor and Senior Editor World News Tonight "

http://abcnews.go.com/onair/WorldNewsTonight/jennings_peter_bio.html

http://www.deja.com/[sT_cam=rate.alta.none.didit]/rate/item.xp?

CID=115

61andPDID159andQRY=jennings+AND+ashwari

http://www.fair.org/whats-new/mranchorman.html Ashrawi allegedly had

a romantic relationship with ABC anchorman Peter Jennings

http://www.mediaresearch.org/news/mediawatch/1992/mw19920101nbites.ht

m

( " PETER'S PALESTINIAN PALS. How well Peter Jennings knows

Palestinian leaders might surprise you. According to the December

30/January 6 issue of U.S. News and World Report, Jennings dated

Palestinian leader Hanan Ashrawi in the early 1970s. He served as

ABC's Beirut bureau chief when she was a graduate student. Jennings

told U.S. News: " Anyone who has known Hanan as long as I have is not

surprised to see her emerge as a persuasive spokesperson for the

Palestinians. " This might help explain ABC's Middle East reporting. A

new study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs found that World

News Tonight coverage in the eight months since the end of the Gulf

War had a distinctive, pro-Arab, anti-Israeli tilt. While all three

networks were highly critical of Israel, " opinions expressed on ABC

were seven to one negative compared with five to one negative at the

other networks....By contrast, nearly three out of five ABC

assessments (58%) supported the various Arab proposals, compared to a

minority (45%) at the other networks. " )with vehemently anti-Israel

former Beirut correspondent ABC anchor person Peter Jennings who also

" covered " Ashrawi http://www.beloitdailynews.com/1299/pale2.htm

Reference may well be made to the film " Jerusalem Stories: Reported

by

Peter Jennings, " ABC is a Disney holding.

" Revolt spurs Disney shake-up

 

Thursday 04 March 2004, 2:22 Makka Time, 23:22 GMT …

Walt Disney Company has relieved Michael Eisner as its chairman…

Former US

senator George Mitchell has been elected by the board to succeed as

the new

chairman. … "

source:

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8E0BD4B3-C6D5-480A-A731-

40C167DE9BDB.htm

" National Association of Arab Americans executive director Khalil

Jahshan and

political analyst Neil Lendenman met Nov. 15 with members of the

Washington, DC

press corps to discuss the significance to Arab Americans of 1994

congressional

elections results. Jahshan noted that NAAA had always had good

relations with

retiring Democratic Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, an Arab

American… "

source: http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0195/9501061.htm

item below is excerpted from:

CNN LARRY KING WEEKEND Aired April 14, 2002 - 21:00 ET

which included a conversation between Larry King, and former Senate

Majority

Leader George Mitchell, author of the so-called " Mitchell Plan "

and Hasan

Abdel Rahman, the chief representative in the United States of

arafat's gang.

" LARRY KING: Mr. Rahman, we have George Mitchell right here. Does

Arafat like

the Mitchell Plan?

HASAN ABEL RAHMAN: We endorsed it and we accept it and we are

willing to

implement it… "

SOURCE: http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0204/14/lklw.00.html

 

below is excerpted from

 

" LOU DOBBS TONIGHT

Aired March 10, 2006 - 18:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0603/10/ldt.01.html

Note- we corrected the spelling of the word Carlyle in " The Carlyle

Group " which appeared at the cnn transcript page and added a link

to the web site of The Carlyle Group "

http://www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/index.html

DOBBS: And we should point out, as we reported on Istithmar, the

Emirates company, is also a 2 percent—excuse me, has a $2 billion

investment in the stock of Time Warner, the parent of CNN. A recent

investment. We're delighted to have them as stockholders, I'm sure.

 

It's fascinating. It looks like this is just absolutely the

beginning….ROMANS: You're welcome. DOBBS: For those who keep track

of Halliburton and The Carlyle Group "

http://www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/index.html

" by the way, today " The Wall Street Journal " in its editorial pages

noted it would like to see Halliburton buy the U.S. port operations

from Dubai, a sense, if you will, of perverse humor.

 

The Carlyle Group, " http://www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/index.html

 

" by the way, today, if you do follow things like The Carlyle Group "

http://www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/index.html

" and Halliburton, said it plans to raise a billion-dollar fund to

buy, guess what, U.S. infrastructure, including ports. Dubai has

already put some capital into Carlyle's previous $8 billion

investment fund…. "

Speaking of The Carlyle Group:

Perhaps the following may explain how Saddam knew where former

President Bush might be spending the night of September 10th-11th

2001.:

" Like everyone else in the United States, the group stood transfixed

as the events of September 11 unfolded. Present were former secretary

of defense Frank Carlucci, former secretary of state James Baker III,

and representatives of the bin Laden family. This was not some

underground presidential bunker or Central Intelligence Agency

interrogation room. It was the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C., the

plush setting for the annual investor conference of one of the most

powerful, well-connected, and secretive companies in the world: the

Carlyle Group. And since September 11, this little-known company has

become unexpectedly important. That the Carlyle Group had its

conference on America's darkest day was mere coincidence, but there

is nothing accidental about the cast of characters that this

private-equity powerhouse has assembled in the 14 years since its

founding. Among those associated with Carlyle are former U.S.

President George Bush Sr., former U.K. Prime Minister John Major, and

former President of the Philippines Fidel Ramos. And Carlyle has

counted, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud of Saudi

Arabia, and Osama bin Laden's family among its high-profile

clientele. "

http://www.redherring.com/vc/2002/0111/947.html

" CNN LARRY KING LIVE America's New War: Laura Bush Discusses the

Impact of September 11 Aired October 2, 2001 - 21:00 LARRY KING: A

couple of other things:

Have you spoken to your father- in-law? (Not in transcript, but the

father in law in question is one George Herbert Walker Bush !!!)

LAURA

BUSH: I've spoken to my father-in-law. They were-they had actually

spent that Monday night here. (not in transcript but " here " means at

the White House !!!) LARRY KING: Really? LAURA BUSH: I had just seen

them off that morning when I got in the-got in the car and found out

about the first plane. LARRY KING: Didn't know that. LAURA BUSH: They

were-they were on their way to St. Paul, Minnesota to give a speech,

and they were in a private plane, and their plane was diverted to

Minneapolis. " http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0110/02/lkl.00.html

" September 11th, 2001 - The White House is

evacuated. White House Sealed "

http://www.september11news.com/AAWhiteHouseEvacReuters.jpg

" try to avoid having the principal

travel by commercial airline on terrorist anniversaries " from " The

Art

of Executive Protection "

http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/000450.html "

 

Below Ari Fleischer, then White House Press Secretary to President

George W. Bush is quoted:

" MR. FLEISCHER: John, we have real and credible information that the

airplane that landed at the Pentagon was originally intended to hit

the White House.

Q Can you tell us about the nature of that evidence?

MR. FLEISCHER: No, of course I cannot. Any questions relating to how

we have obtained any of this information, sources and methods, I

will, of course, not answer.

Q—why it changed course, Ari? Why it went to the Pentagon and not

the White House?

MR. FLEISCHER: We really do not know the answer to that. But we are

aware of what we have. "

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010912-

 

" Last Updated: Friday, 10 March 2006, 11:53 GMT

Second Dubai firm in US port link

A Dubai-owned firm is already providing shipping services in the

United States, it has emerged.

Inchcape Shipping Services, " note, not part of article being quoted,

we added the link to that firm:

http://www.iss-shipping.com/

and added a quote from that firm's website here:

" In January 2006 Istithmar PJSC, a major investment house based in

the UAE acquired Inchcape Shipping Services from Electra Investment

Trust Plc. ISS is the worlds leading Marine Services provider

managing over 50,000 port calls each year through 2,300 staff

located in 210 ports in over 50 countries. With over 2,500 clients

across the oil, cruise, navy, container and commodity sectors we

have developed, in partnership with some of the world's leading

operators, an innovative menu of tailored services. These range from

local trouble shooting to our global voyage management package. The

day-to-day operations, sales and product development are managed by

a Group Executive. "

now to return to article being quoted:

 

" Second Dubai firm in US port link …

whose clients include the US Navy, has been owned since January by

the United Arab Emirates investment firm Istithmar.

Fellow Dubai firm Dubai Ports World has agreed to cede control of US

ports acquired in its takeover of P & O to a " US entity " after a

political outcry.

The US Congress threatened to block the takeover on security

grounds.

`Rigorous security'

Republican and Democrat politicians both claimed that the deal would

make key US assets more vulnerable to terrorist attack.

However, as Dubai Ports World conceded the deal would not go ahead

as planned, it emerged that Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has had

extensive interests in the US for many years.

ISS arranges pilots, tugs and dock workers for shipping companies

and works with the US Customs to ensure the smooth arrival and

departure of vessels at ports such as New York, New Jersey and San

Francisco.

ISS was bought by Istithmar, an investment firm ultimately owned by

the Dubai royal family, for $285m in January.

Following the takeover, ISS maintained its global headquarters in

London, where the firm's management is based.

In a statement, ISS said all its staff working at US ports were

fully vetted and cleared before being employed.

" As a company, ISS has undergone rigorous external security checks,

as well as having comprehensive internal policies on security, " it

said.

Dubai Ports World has not explicitly said it will sell the

subsidiaries responsible for US ports although the White House has

suggested that this will be the end result.

Despite this apparent concession, leading US politicians have called

for a comprehensive review of ownership of key transport assets…. "

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4792788.stm

 

" Mideast Investment Up in U.S.

…Ports Deal … Just Part of Flood of Oil Wealth Spilling Ashore

By Paul Blustein

Washington Post Staff Writer

Tuesday, March 7, 2006; Page A01

…

Spearheading the trend is Dubai's Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktum

(popularly known as " Sheik Mo " ), ruler of the freewheeling city-

state, which is part of the United Arab Emirates. The ports deal is

just one of a series of recent purchases by companies he controls.

Other acquisitions include a $1 billion portfolio of 21,000

apartments in U.S. Sun Belt cities; a 2.2 percent stake in the

automotive giant Daimler Chrysler AG that cost another $1 billion; "

Note: Not part of article being quoted, but interesting, to say the

least:

" Chrysler was bought some years ago, it is now part of a

bigger, non-U.S. firm which describes itself as:

" A Truly Global Company…passenger car brands include Maybach,

Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Jeep Dodge and smart. Commercial vehicle

brands include Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star,

Setra and Mitsubishi Fuso. It offers financial and other automotive

services through Daimler Chrysler Financial Services.

…

Daimler Chrysler has a global workforce and a global shareholder

base. With 384,723 employees, Daimler Chrysler achieved revenues of

EUR 142.1 billion (USD 192.3 billion) in 2004….

…The Corporate History/Corporate Archives department of

DaimlerChrysler AG has its origins in the historical archives

founded in 1936 by the former Daimler-Benz AG; it has one of the

largest industrial archives in Europe. "

And it is quite a history, another source on that history states:

" It is no historical secret that all of Adolf Hitler's favorite cars

were manufactured by Mercedes-Benz. Germany's 23rd Chancellor and

Führer of the Nazi Party owned Mercedes-Benz cars long before he was

even well-known in Germany. Hitler was a personal friend of Jakob

Werlin, the Mercedes Benz representative in München (Munich),

Germany and one of the directors of Daimler-Benz in Stuttgart-

Untertürkenheim. When Hitler became Chancellor he purchased or

caused to be purchased, enormous quantities of Mercedes-Benz built

machinery. With Hitler's benevolence both Mercedes-Benz and his

friend Werlin prospered greatly. Mercedes-Benz in aller Welt "

begins with photos of Chancellor Hitler, Reichsmarschall Hermann

Göring, Werlin (in a SS uniform), Hühnlein and other Nazis examining

cars in the Daimler-Benz display at the Internationale Automobil und

Motorrad Ausstellung (International Car and Motorcycle Exhibition)

in Berlin in March of 1939. "

" According to the article excerpted from below:

" Other Companies in which Saddam holds major stock in : Matra 10%

and Daimler Benz 15% to name a couple more. "

" This article originally appeared in The Washington Times

on March 29, 1998 Targeting Saddam's personal fortune

by Frank Cilluffo and Michael Palaschak

…Saddam Hussein and his inner circle control and manipulate nearly

all economic activity in Iraq. The Iraqi leadership skims money from

oil sales permitted by the United Nations for the purchase of

humanitarian supplies and makes a healthy " commission " from both the

legitimate Iraqi economy and the ever-increasing black market of

smuggled goods…. Saddam Hussein has large cash reserves hidden in

the global

electronic financial network and invested in legitimate corporations

from which he can afford the luxury of maintaining a loyal military

and security apparatus and which he can use to continue developing

chemical, and biological weapons, along with the means to deliver

them. Much like other despots, these hidden reserves are also Saddam

Hussein's " golden parachute, " …

Before the Gulf war, estimates of Saddam's personal wealth were as

high as $20 billion….

Following the Gulf war, Kuwait retained Kroll Associates (a

leading " white collar " private investigations firm) to track and

identify Saddam Hussein's financial infrastructure with the hope of

receiving compensation incurred during the Iraqi occupation.

The investigation determined that much of his fortune is hidden in

private numbered accounts in the Middle East and Europe. Kroll also

was able to identify and ultimately publicized Saddam's investments

in large European companies such as Hachette 10%, which owns such

publications as: American Photo, Boating, Car and Driver, Elle, Elle

Décor, Ellegirl, Flying, Home Magazine, Metropolitan Home, Woman's

Day plus many others to name a few. Also, Hachette owns several news

publishing features such as; Guardian Newspapers LTD., The Eagle, El

Diario, Le Bien Public to name a few. Other Companies in which

Saddam holds major stock in is: Matra 10% and Daimler Benz 15% to

name a couple more.

But since Kroll is a private organization and had little support

from the international community, it could only scratch at the

surface….

More from the Transnational Threats Resource

Center /tnt/threatsrc.ht CSIS

1800 K St., NW

Washington, DC 20006

ph: 202.887.0200

fax: 202.775.3199 "

now to return to the article being quoted:

 

" Mideast Investment Up in U.S.

" and a Manhattan landmark building, 230 Park Ave. The emirate also

made major purchases in other countries over the past year, notably

a $1.5 billion takeover of Britain's Tussauds Group, which owns the

famous waxworks, along with theme parks, roller coasters and other

entertainment-oriented businesses.

On Thursday came news that yet another Dubai acquisition is drawing

Bush administration scrutiny because of the national security risks—

this time of plants in Georgia and Connecticut that make precision

components used in engines for military aircraft and tanks.

…Dubai Investment Group …acquired the Essex House hotel in Manhattan

and promised to sink $50 million into renovating it….

Already, the list of U.S. businesses owned by Arab investors—not

just from Dubai—includes some well-known names. Among them are

Caribou Coffee Co., the fast-growing rival to Starbucks Corp.;

Church's Chicken, a fast-food concern; Loehmann's, a specialty

retailer; TLC Health Care Services Inc., a provider of home nursing

and hospice care; and even several financial publications, including

the American Banker….Mideast Investment Up in U.S.

…worries about a drying-up of Arab investment are overblown,

according to others, including C. MacLaine Kenan, an executive in

the Atlanta office of Arcapita Inc., one of the biggest firms

serving as a conduit for foreign Arab investors in U.S. businesses.

Arcapita has raised billions of dollars from investors in the UAE,

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and neighboring countries and has invested the

majority of it in the United States, where it owns Caribou Coffee,

Church's Chicken and other companies, as well as real estate. The

investments have to conform with sharia, or Islamic law, which means

that they cannot involve businesses that traffic in alcohol, pork,

pornography or gambling and that they have to use special types of

financing to avoid violating Muslim rules against charging interest….

…German investors held $163 billion. …(E.On AG of Germany, controls

much of the gas and electricity distribution in Kentucky)…. "

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-

dyn/content/article/2006/03/06/AR2006030601817_2.html

" Posted on Thu, Mar. 02, 2006

Bush camp investigating a 2nd Dubai company

JONATHAN WEISMAN SUSAN SCHMIDT

Washington Post

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, stung by the public outcry

over the Dubai port deal, has launched a national security

investigation of another Dubai-owned company that is set to take

over plants in Georgia and Connecticut that make precision

components used in engines for military aircraft and tanks.

The administration notified congressional committees this week that

its secretive Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

is investigating the security implications of Dubai International

Capital's $1.2 billion acquisition of London-based Doncasters Group

Ltd., which has subsidiaries in the United States…. Dubai

International Capital's acquisition of Doncasters could present some

of the same political problems created by Dubai Ports World's

purchase of London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.

Once again, a state-controlled Dubai company with deep pockets is

purchasing a British firm with U.S. holdings. Doncasters has

operations in nine U.S. locations and manufactures precision parts

for defense contractors such as Boeing, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney

and General Electric.

A spokesperson for Doncasters' corporate office in Connecticut said

the company had no comment on the security probe.

The CFIUS met last week and tentatively decided to subject the

Doncaster proposal to a 45-day investigation, and it finalized that

decision in a conference call late Monday. The decision came on the

final day of the regular 30-day review period… "

 

" Dubai Company to Transfer U.S. Ports to American Company

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

and CARL HULSE

Published: March 9, 2006

WASHINGTON, March 9 — DP World, the United Arab Emirates state-owned

company that had agreed to buy several port terminals in the United

States, said today that it will transfer those properties to an

American-owned company, bowing to a political groundswell against

the acquisition.

The decision came just hours after a delegation of Republican

leaders in Congress told President Bush in an Oval Office meeting

that Congress would act within days to block the company's

acquisition of the United States port terminals in the name of

national security, lawmakers present said.

" The House spoke very clearly, " Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, the

Republican leader, said in an interview after the meeting.

Announcing the company's decision on the Senate floor about 1 p.m.,

Senator John W. Warner, Republican of Virginia, read a statement

from the company: " Because of the strong relationship between the

United Arab Emirates and the United States and to preserve that

relationship, DP World has decided to transfer fully the U.S.

operations of P & O North America to a United States entity. "

The announcement did not immediately mollify Democrats, though

Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York, a chief critic of the deal,

called it a promising development. But he added that if the Dubai-

owned company ultimately retained control over the port

operations, " I don't think our goals would be accomplished and

obviously we will need to study this agreement carefully. "

Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, concurred. " We

will have to wait and see what is really going to happen, " Mr. Reid

said.

On Wednesday evening, the House Appropriations Committee voted

overwhelmingly to scuttle the deal giving DP World control of some

major seaport operations without awaiting the outcome of a 45-day

review of potential security risks.

Representative Jerry Lewis, the California Republican who is

chairman of the panel, added an amendment blocking the transaction

to an essential emergency spending measure for the war in Iraq and

for Hurricane Katrina recovery.

The vote was 62 to 2, a signal of the deep opposition to the

takeover on both sides of the aisle.

Mr. Lewis's effort was endorsed by Speaker J. Dennis Hastert of

Illinois, so the vote was not exactly a surprise. But it was a stark

example of Republicans breaking with their president, after years of

working in tandem or quietly settling differences behind closed

doors. "

source:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/09/politics/09cnd-ports.html?

hp & ex=1141966800 & en=692ff24212750d79 & ei=5094 & partner=homepage

 

(March 9th, 2006) " Kolbe defends Bush Dubai ports plan

The Business Journal of Phoenix - 9:43 PM MST Wednesday

by Mike Sunnucks

The Business Journal

Arizona Republican Congressman Jim Kolbe was one of only two

lawmakers to vote against a federal measure Wednesday aimed at

blocking a controversial White House deal involving turning port

operations over to a state-owned company from the United Arab

Emirates.

The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday voted 62-2 in favor

of a measure blocking a plan to let Dubai-based DP Ports World from

taking over control of terminal operations at a number of U.S. ports

including New York and Miami. DP Ports World is acquiring a British

firm that currently handles those port operations.

Kolbe, a Tucson Republican who is not running for re-election this

year, voted against the measure along with U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, D-

Va.

Phoenix Democratic Congressman Ed Pastor also serves on the

Appropriations Committee and voted for the anti-UAE ports measure

which was put forward by committee chairman Jerry Lewis, R-Calif.

Kolbe defended his vote against the port plan.

" I opposed Chairman Lewis' amendment which blocks the Dubai World

Ports deal

because it diverts attention away from the real issue of port

security. Who

manages the ports has nothing to do with safety. Dubai is a proven

ally in the war on terror and blocking the sale sends the wrong

message. We must focus our attention on the issue at hand—providing

our ports with the

technology and resources needed to prevent terrorist attacks, " said

Kolbe in a statement.

Critics of the Dubai ports plan worry about security and letting a

state-owned firm from an Arab nation manage U.S. seaports. The

United Arab Emirates has been an ally of the U.S. but does not

recognize Israel, and two of the 9/11 hijackers were from the UAE.

Scottsdale GOP Congressman J.D. Hayworth has joined rival Senate

Democrats including New York's Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton

in opposing DP World's port takeover. Public opinion polls also show

strong opposition to Bush-approved ports plan.

Kolbe is retiring at the end of the year in a district that includes

parts of Tucson as well as Tombstone and Sierra Vista. "

source:

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2006/03/06/daily40.html?

from_rss=1

 

" ICEJ NEWS - 04/23/2001

US Representative Jim Kolbe, who chairs the House subcommittee that

oversees American foreign aid, led a congressional delegation to the

region last week. On Thursday, Kolbe held a meeting with Arafat in

Ramallah …

Later, in an interview with THE JERUSALEM POST, Kolbe said… " It is

my view that he " (Arafat) " is fairly desperate now to get back to

the negotiating table. " …

Kolbe said that Arafat raised the possibility of simultaneously

starting diplomatic negotiations without preconditions, and issuing

a joint declaration with Israeli Prime Minister Sharon on ending the

violence. Sharon later met with Kolbe and rejected the idea, saying

that Israel wants to see " actions and not declarations. " Officials

in Sharon's office have said that Arafat brought up this idea with

Kolbe to try to come up with something constructive in order to get

an invitation to see President George W. Bush at the White House. A

senior aide to Arafat insisted, however, that the idea of making

simultaneous TV appearances to call for an end to the violence came

from Kolbe, and Arafat simply responded " Why not? "

 

 

http://www.worthynews.com/news-features/inside-mid-east-peace-

330.html

" REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON

APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 1

AND DEC. 31, 2005

Hon. Jim Kolbe......................... 10/10 10/12

Lithuania................ ...........

510.00 ........... ........... ........... ........... .........

... 510.00

10/12 10/14

Ukraine.................. ...........

672.00 ........... ........... ........... ........... .........

... 672.00

10/14 10/17

Austria.................. ...........

1,161.81 ........... ........... ........... ........... .......

..... 1,161.81

Misc. Embassy

Costs................ ........ .......... ........................

.. ........... ........... ........... ........... ...........

2,565.36 ........... 2,565.36

Commercial

Transportation.......... ........ .......... .....................

..... ........... ........... ...........

270.58 ........... ........... ........... 270.58

........ .......... ....

...

.................... ........... ........... ........... (\3

\) ........... ........... ........... ...........

Hon. Jim Kolbe......................... 11/28 11/29

Pakistan................. ...........

536.00 ........... ........... ........... ........... .........

... 536.00

11/29 12/1

Afghanistan.............. ...........

180.00 ........... ........... ........... ........... .........

... 180.00

12/1 12/2

Pakistan................. ...........

268.00 ........... ........... ........... ........... .........

... 268.00

12/2 12/3

United Kingdom........... ...........

440.00 ........... ........... ........... ........... .........

...

440.00 "

Source: http://frwebgate6.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?

WAISdocID=934372107007+1+0+0 & WAISaction=retrieve

 

Jim Kolbe

AKA James Thomas Kolbe

Born: 28-Jun-1942

Birthplace: Evanston, IL

Gender: Male

Religion: Methodist

Ethnicity: White

Sexual orientation: Gay

Occupation: Politician

Nationality: United States

Executive summary: Congressman, Arizona 8th

Military service: US Navy (1965-69); US Navy Reserves (1970-77)

University: BA Political Science, Northwestern University

(1965)

University: MBA, Stanford University (1967)

U.S. Congressman, Arizona 8th, 2003-

U.S. Congressman, Arizona 5th, 1985-2003

State Senate Arizona, 1977-82

International Republican Institute Board of Directors

Log Cabin Republicans National Advisory Board

Ripon Society

World Economic Forum

Official Website:

http://www.house.gov/kolbe/

http://www.nndb.com/people/506/000039389/

 

Sonoran news November 30th - December 6th, 2005

http://www.sonorannews.com

" Say good-by to Jim Kolbe

By Bob Haran, Phoenix

Regarding Congressman Jim Kolbe's decision not to run for

reelection, in a word, " Hallelujah. " When someone retires or passes

away, we try to say something nice about that person; we downplay

his negatives and point out his positives. I would like to do the

same for Congressman Jim Kolbe, but I really don't have the time to

do that much research, other then to say, I wholeheartedly approve

of his decision to leave Congress.

I'm sure Kolbe will be missed by Mexican President Vicente Fox,

he is one of the best members of Congress Mexico has ever had in the

United States.

Kolbe was one of the leading members of Congress responsible

for

the passage of NAFTA and CAFTA. NAFTA has resulted in the loss of

thousands of American jobs to Mexico and CAFTA will help export

American jobs to Central America. Kolbe is also a strong supporter

of FTAA, (Free Trade Area of the America's), which will further

lessen American sovereignty, advance globalism and cause the loss of

even more American jobs.

I know that Kolbe's announcement will sadden cheap labor

advocates, drug smugglers and traffickers in human beings.

What Congressman Tom Tancredo is to securing America's borders

and controlling illegal immigration, Kolbe is to open borders and

uncontrolled illegal immigration.

The departure of Kolbe from Congress signifies the beginning of

the removal from office of Members of Congress that are obstructing

the securing of our borders and the enforcement of our immigration

laws. Kolbe may be responsible for exporting American jobs but he

has also helped to import; cheap labor, along with crime and poverty

and the resulting cost to the taxpayer.

Republican social conservatives may be singing, " Happy days are

here again,' on learning of his retirement.

Jim Kolbe is the, only, openly, homosexual Republican in

Congress. Kolbe is not only pro-abortion, he is one of the few

Republicans to vote against the partial birth abortion ban. He will

be surely missed by the gay community and Planned Parenthood.

In Kolbe's announcement, he states that he is, " Confident that

he would win reelection if he chose to run. " That statement would be

true if he had no opponent in the Republican primary, but Kolbe did

have a challenger for the GOP nomination for Congress from Southern

Arizona.

Randy Graf, a former member of the Arizona House, had decided

to

challenge Mr. Kolbe for the GOP nomination. Graf's candidacy may

have been the deciding factor in Kolbe's surprise decision, not to

run for reelection, along with the passage of Proposition 200, which

Kolbe had opposed.

Graf is everything Kolbe is not. Where Kolbe has become the

poster boy for illegal immigration, Graf has become the poster boy

for securing America's borders and was a leader behind the passage

of Proposition 200.

Where Kolbe is a pro-abortion liberal, Graf is a solid, pro-

life, social conservative.

It seems that Jim Kolbe was reading the writing on the wall and

figured that he is out of step with Republican voters in Southern

Arizona and that this would be a good time to call it quits. "

November 30 - December 6, 2005 • Vol. 11 No. 48 • sonorannews.com

http://www.sonorannews.com/archives/2005/2005-

11/051130/LettersToEd.html#Letter4

 

Congressman Jim Kolbe 8TH DISTRICT ARIZONA PRESS RELEASE

 

March 8, 2006

 

 

KOLBE HAILS FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH MALAYSIA

 

 

(Washington, DC) -- Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), a leader in

free trade, today praised United States Trade Representative Rob

Portman for launching formal negotiations aimed at a free trade

agreement between the United States and Malaysia. A free trade

agreement between the two countries will have significant economic

impact in the US. Malaysia is the United States 10th largest

trading partner and the largest US export market among the

Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The elimination of

barriers will keep the US competitive with other countries such as

China, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, which are already

negotiating preferential agreements with Malaysia. In particular,

Arizona will benefit significantly from this agreement. " Arizona

ranks as the fourth largest state exporter to Malaysia with $750

million in exports in 2005, " said Rep. Kolbe. " This agreement will

allow us to create more jobs at home and bring US products – many of

which are made in southern Arizona – to other parts of the world. "

Malaysia has been a key ally and partner in the war against

terrorism and is an important part of the Islamic world. Malaysia

is also a leader in promoting regional defense cooperation with the

United States in Southeast Asia. " A free trade agreement with

Malaysia is about more than economics. By opening the markets, we

will build on our already strong bilateral relationship with

Malaysia, " added Kolbe

 

source:

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/az08_kolbe/Malaysia_FTA_030806.h

tml

 

" Ex-intel officer pleads guilty in exports

By Seth Hettena, Associated Press Writer | October 18, 2005

SAN DIEGO—A former Navy intelligence officer pleaded guilty Tuesday

to illegally exporting military aircraft parts overseas, saying he

acted on behalf of a convicted Pakistani arms dealer.

·

George Charles Budenz II, a retired commander, said he shipped

engine parts for F-5 fighters, T-38 military trainers and Chinook

helicopters to Malaysia and Belgium without a U.S. State Department

permit.

Investigators said the F-5 parts may have wound up in Iran, a

country that Budenz has visited.

Budenz, 57, had faced a 30-year prison term, but prosecutors said

they would recommend up to 6 ½ years under a plea agreement when he

is sentenced in January. Budenz surrendered his passport and was

freed on $35,000 bond.

In court, Budenz admitted he made the air freight shipments in

December 2004 and January 2005 at the direction of Arif Ali Durrani.

Last month, Durrani pleaded not guilty to conspiring to illegally

export military aircraft engine parts to the United Arab Emirates,

Malaysia and Belgium.

Prosecutor William Cole, speaking to reporters, declined to say

whether Budenz had agreed to cooperate with the Durrani

investigation.

" Mr. Durrani was the mastermind of this conspiracy and Mr. Budenz,

he was the lieutenant or the facilitator in getting these products

out of the United States, " said Serge Duarte, the agent in charge of

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's San Diego office.

While investigators have yet to determine what happened to the

parts, Duarte said, " it's conceivable these parts could have gone to

Iran or other parts of the world. "

Investigators have not recovered the parts that Budenz shipped

overseas.

Defense attorney Thomas P. Matthews said his client had a stamp in

his passport showing he had visited Iran, but the attorney was not

sure when the trip took place and said no evidence has been

presented showing Budenz had sold weapons there.

Durrani's attorney, Moe Nadim, has said Budenz did not sell aircraft

parts in Iran at his client's instruction.

Budenz served in the U.S. Navy for more than 25 years, most of the

time as a reserve intelligence officer with postings all over the

world.

A third man, Richard Tobey, pleaded guilty in August to conspiring

to violate U.S. arms export control laws and said Durrani instructed

him to send a T-38 cockpit canopy to the United Arab Emirates. "

source:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/10/18/ex_intel_office

r_pleads_guilty_in_exports/

" Posted 10/16/2003 8:19 AM Updated 10/16/2003 10:41 AM

Malaysian PM urges Muslims to unite against `Jewish domination'

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

on Thursday told a summit of Islamic leaders that " Jews rule the

world by proxy " and the world's 1.3 billion Muslims should unite,

using nonviolent means for a " final victory. "

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad delivers his speech as

chairman of the 10th Session of the Organization of the Islamic

Conference.

By B.K.Bangash, AP

His speech at the Organization of the Islamic Conference summit,

which he was hosting, drew criticism from Jewish leaders, who warned

it could spark more violence against Jews.

Mahathir — known for his outspoken, anti-Western rhetoric —

criticized what he described as Jewish domination of the world and

Muslim nations' inability to adequately respond to it.

" The Europeans killed 6 million Jews out of 12 million, but today

the Jews rule the world by proxy, " Mahathir said, opening the

meeting of Islamic leaders from 57 nations. " They get others to

fight and die for them. "

Malaysia, a democratic nation which has a large non-Muslim

population and does not enforce strict Islamic law, has long been a

critic of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and of U.S.

policy in the Middle East, including the war in Iraq and

Washington's strong backing of the Jewish state.

Mahathir, 77, who is retiring on Oct. 31, has used almost every

international podium to lambaste the West for two decades, winning a

reputation as an outspoken champion of Third World causes.

" For well over half a century we have fought over Palestine. What

have we achieved? Nothing. We are worse off than before, " he

said. " If we had paused to think, then we could have devised a plan,

a strategy that can win us final victory. "

The prime minister, who has turned his country into the world's 17th-

ranked trading nation during his 22 years in power, said

Jews " invented socialism, communism, human rights and democracy " to

avoid persecution and gain control of the most powerful countries.

Mahathir added that " 1.3 billion Muslims cannot be defeated by a few

million Jews, " but he suggested using political and economic tactics

instead of violence.

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Jonathan Peled expressed

disappointment in the remarks but said he wasn't surprised.

" It is not new that in such forums there is always an attempt to

reach the lowest common denominator, which is Israel bashing, " he

said in Jerusalem. " But obviously we'd like to see more moderate and

responsible kind of declarations coming out of such summits. "

Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center

in Los Angeles, said Mahathir has used anti-Israel statements in the

past to prove he's tough on the West. But, he said, Thursday's

speech was still worrisome.

" What is profoundly shocking and worrying is the venue of the

speech, the audience and coming in the time we're living in, " Cooper

said during a visit to Jerusalem. " Mahathir's speech today is an

absolute invitation for more hate crimes and terrorism against Jews.

That's serious. "

U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia Marie Huhtala declined to comment on

Mahathir's speech. Washington was angered over a speech he made in

February, as host of the Non-Aligned Movement of 117 countries, in

which he described the looming war against Iraq as racist.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he supported Mahathir's analysis,

which also included steps for how Muslim nations can develop

economically and socially.

" It is great to hear Prime Minister Mahathir speak so eloquently on

the problems of the ummah (Muslim world) and ways to remedy them, "

Karzai said. " His speech was an eye-opener to a lot of us and that

is what the Islamic world should do. "

The summit is the first since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks

reshaped global politics and comes at a time when many Muslims —

even U.S. allies — feel the war on terrorism has become a war

against them.

" It is well known that the Islamic community is being targeted today

more than at any other time before in its creed, culture and social

and political orientation, " said Qatar's ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin

Khalifa al-Thani, who hosted the U.S. headquarters in the Iraq war.

The status of Iraq also proved a divisive issue. Malaysia resisted

inviting the U.S.-picked Iraqi Governing Council, describing it as a

puppet of American occupation. But Arab countries that have

recognized the interim body prevailed and council representatives

were attending the summit.

Leaders attending the summit included Jordan's King Abullah, Syrian

President Bashar Assad, Morocco's King Mohammed VI, Pakistani

President Pervez Musharraf and Indonesian President Megawati

Sukarnoputri.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Philippine President Gloria

Macapagal Arroyo are attending as special observers because of their

large Muslim minorities.

Excerpts from speech

 

Excerpts from Malaysian prime minister's speech at Islamic leaders'

summit: " Our only reaction is to become more and more angry. Angry

people cannot think properly. And so we find some of our people

acting irrationally. They launch their own attacks, killing just

about everybody including fellow Muslims to vent their anger and

frustration. " " There is a feeling of hopelessness among the Muslim

countries and their people. They feel they can do nothing right.

They believe that things can only get worse. " " But is it true that we

should do and can do nothing for ourselves? Is it true that 1.3

billion people can exert no power to save themselves from the

humiliation and oppression inflicted on them by a much smaller

enemy? Is there no other way than to ask our young people to blow

themselves up and kill people and invite the massacre of more of our

own people? " " We are actually very strong. 1.3 billion people cannot

be simply wiped out. The Europeans killed 6 million Jews out of 12

million, but today the Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others

to fight and die for them. "

 

 

source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-10-16-malaysia-

summit_x.htm

 

" Dubai threat to hit back By Roxana Tiron

Dubai is threatening retaliation against American strategic and

commercial interests if Washington blocks its $6.8 billion takeover

of operations at several U.S. ports.As the House Appropriations

Committee yesterday marked up legislation to kill Dubai Ports

World's acquisition of Britain's Peninsular and Oriental Steam

Navigation (P & O), the emirate let it be known that it is preparing

to hit back hard if necessary.A source close to the deal said

members of Dubai's royal family are furious at the hostility both

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill have shown toward the

deal. " They're saying, `All we've done for you guys, all our

purchases, we'll stop it, we'll just yank it,' " the source

said.Retaliation from the emirate could come against lucrative deals

with aircraft maker Boeing and by curtailing the docking of hundreds

of American ships, including U.S. Navy ships, each year at its port

in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the source added.It is not clear

how much of Dubai's behind-the-scenes anger would be followed up by

action, but Boeing has been made aware of the threat and is already

reportedly lobbying to save the ports deal.The Emirates Group

airline will decide later this year whether it will buy Boeing's new

787 Dreamliner or its competitor, Airbus A350. The airline last fall

placed an order worth $9.7 billion for 42 Boeing 777 aircraft,

making Dubai Boeing's largest 777 customer.Dubai in mid-February

also established the Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, a $15 billion

investment to create a company that will lease planes, develop

airports and make aircraft parts to tap into growing demand for air

travel in the Middle East and Asia.The family-ruled sheikhdom may

buy as many as 50 wide-body aircraft from Boeing and Airbus during

the next four years, according to Aerospace Enterprise officials.The

UAE military also bought Boeing's Apache helicopters. Meanwhile,

Boeing has been in talks with the emirates to try to sell its AWACS

planes.An industry official with knowledge of Boeing's contracts

with Dubai said that the company has been involved in the emirate

and that it would take a lot " to knock " those relationships. " Nothing

about the [ports] controversy diminishes our commitment to the

region, " said John Dern, Boeing's corporate spokesman. He added that

at this point the company has no indication that there is or will be

an impact on the company.Any repercussion to Boeing could put House

Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) in a delicate position. Boeing's

decision to move its headquarters to Chicago has been seen as

calculated to facilitate a close relationship with Hastert. He is

against the ports deal, and his office did not return calls by press

time.Several businesses have expressed concern that the controversy

over the $6.8 billion ports deal could damage trade with the UAE.

Dubai is one of the seven emirates. The United States and the UAE

are meeting next week for a fourth round of talks to sign a free-

trade agreement. The American Business Group of Abu Dhabi, which has

no affiliation with the U.S. government, said that Arabs may

hesitate to invest into the United States, according to a report by

Reuters.A Republican trade lobbyist said that because the ports deal

is a national-security issue blocking it would not be in violation

of World Trade Agreement rules. " In terms of them retaliating legally

against the U.S. … I don't think there are many options there, " the

lobbyist said.But when it comes to the emirates' cooperation in the

war on terrorism and in intelligence gathering, there is concern

that some help may be pulled. " If we reject the company in terms of

doing the [ports] work, they are going to lose a lot of face. In the

Arab culture, losing face is a big deal, " a former government

official said. " We risk losing that help. It is not an empty

threat. " Dubai is a critical logistics hub for the U.S. Navy and a

popular relaxation destination for troops fighting in the Middle

East. On many occasions since the ports story erupted, the Pentagon

has stressed the importance of the U.S-UAE relationship.Last year,

the U.S. Navy docked 590 supply vessels in Dubai, plus 56 warships,

Gordon England, deputy secretary of defense, said in a Senate

hearing last month. About 77,000 military personnel went on leave in

the UAE last year, he added.During the hearing, he warned about the

implications of a negative decision on the ports deal: " So obviously

it would have some effect on us, and I'd not care to quantify that,

because I don't have the facts to quantify it. It would certainly

have an effect on us. " Although owned by the Dubai government, the

company at the heart of this controversy, Dubai Ports World, is

trying to distance itself from any kinds of threats, said a lobbyist

closely tracking the deal.Another lobbyist monitoring the

controversy said K Street still believes there will be a compromise

that allows the Dubai deal to go through while meeting congressional

security concerns, even though a bill aimed at that result, put

forward by House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-

N.Y.), was widely repudiated amongst lawmakers Tuesday.Senate

leaders have indicated that they would wait to take action until the

new 45-day Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

(CFIUS) review is completed.Meanwhile, in London, DP World cleared

the last hurdle for its take over of P & O. The Court of Appeal in

London refused Miami-based Eller & Co., which opposed the deal,

permission to appeal against clearances for the legal and financial

measures necessary to implement the takeover.P & O said it expects to

file the requisite court orders, making the takeover terms binding

on DP World, according to the Financial Times.Elana Schor

contributed to this report. "

source:

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/030906/n

ews1.html

 

List of U.S. Ports Affected by Dubai Deal

By The Associated PressMon Mar 6, 7:24 PM ET

Here is a list of all U.S. ports affected by the pending sale of

London-based Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation

_Baltimore: DP World would manage and operate two of the port's 14

terminals,

 

Homeland Security says.

_Baton Rouge, La.: DP World would run some stevedoring operations at

the port's general cargo dock, a port spokeswoman said.

_Beamont, Texas: DP World would run one of about six stevedoring

operations, the port's manager said.

_Boston: DP World would operate the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal

with the Massachusetts Port Authority, and would run stevedoring

operations at the Moran Automobile Terminal, according to Peninsular

& Oriental.

_Camden, N.J.: DP World would run some stevedoring operations as

part owners of Delaware River Stevedores, according to Peninsular &

Oriental.

_Corpus Christi, Texas: DP World would operate some stevedoring

operations as part of a joint venture, Dix-Fairway, according to a

port spokesman and Peninsular & Oriental.

_Davisville, R.I.: DP World would run some stevedoring operations, a

spokesman for Peninsular & Oriental's local office said.

_Freeport, Texas: DP World would run some stevedoring operations, a

port spokesman said.

_Galveston, Texas: DP World would run some stevedoring operations at

one terminal, a port spokeswoman said.

_Gulfport, Miss.: DP World would become one of two stevedoring

companies, a port spokesman said.

_Houston: DP World would work with other stevedoring contractors at

three of the port's 12 terminals, Homeland Security said.

_Lake Charles, La.: DP World would operate some stevedoring

operations, a spokeswoman said.

_Miami: DP World would operate and manage with another firm, Eller &

Company Inc., one of the port's three terminals, not including

Miami's seven cruise ship terminals, Homeland Security said. It also

would operate some stevedoring services.

_Newark: DP World would operate and manage one of the port's four

terminals, Homeland Security said.

_New Orleans: DP World would manage and operate two of the port's

five terminals, not including chemical-plant terminals along the

Mississippi River, Homeland Security said.

_New York: DP World would manage and operate the New York Cruise

Terminal, Homeland Security said.

_Norfolk, Va.: DP World would be involved with stevedoring

activities at all five of the port's terminals but would not manage

any terminal, Homeland Security said.

_Philadelphia: DP World would operate one of the port's five

terminals, not including the port's single cruise ship terminal,

Homeland Security said.

_Port Arthur, Texas: DP World would operate as one of three

stevedoring companies, the director said.

_Portland, Maine: DP World would operate as one of the stevedoring

companies that serves Portland's terminals, and it would take over

crane maintenance at one terminal, according to Portland's director,

Capt. Jeffrey W. Monroe.

_Tampa, Fla.: DP World would operate and manage some terminals under

a pending contract Tampa's port authority negotiated Feb. 21, but

the port authority said it will reconsider the deal if DP World's

purchase of Peninsular & Oriental is finalized. DP World also would

provide some stevedoring services.

_Wilmington, Del.: DP World would run some stevedoring operations as

part owners of Delaware River Stevedores, one of two stevedoring

companies at the port.

source:

http://news./s/ap/20060307/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/ports_security_

list_1

 

" March 14, 2003

WASHINGTON - … Rep. Eric I. Cantor of the 7th District, who belongs

to the House GOP leadership and is the chamber's lone Jewish

Republican. Cantor quickly heightened his political profile in

Washington this week as he condemned Moran's recent remarks and went

further.

Cantor immediately called on the Democratic Party to " clean up its

own house " and pointed to the Senate Republicans' deposing of then-

leader Trent Lott in December….Cantor, meanwhile, has become the

chief focus of an effort to let American Jews know that they can

find a home in the Republican Party, one GOP strategist said.

The Moran episode elevated Cantor's visibility to Jewish

organizations nationally and put him in a position to point out

Democrats' remarks, said the strategist, who added that he would not

be surprised to see Cantor active in President Bush's re-election

campaign.

On Wednesday, Cantor urged the House Democratic leadership to remove

Moran from seats on the influential Appropriations and Budget

committees.

He said in a statement that he found the premise of Moran's

thinking " frighteningly similar " to the " Protocols of the Elders of

Zion, " which he called " hate-filled czarist tomes " from Russia

centuries ago.

Before a group of Orthodox Jewish leaders from around the nation

Wednesday, Cantor used similar language. He introduced House

Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, to the group. DeLay said the

Democratic Party " appears to countenance remarks like those made by

Representative Moran in the past few weeks. "

Cantor, a second-term congressman and chief deputy majority whip,

said yesterday he was just speaking " from the heart " in responding

to Moran's remarks.

He noted that the meeting with the Union of Orthodox Jewish

Congregations of America had been scheduled well in advance.

" There's no particular political strategy, " said Cantor political

adviser Ray Allen Jr. Allen said " everybody in the world " telephoned

for Cantor's reaction to Moran's remarks, and Cantor " spoke out in a

responsible manner. That's about the size of it. "

Moran …has said he plans to fight for re-election. That is despite a

letter Wednesday by six Jewish Democrats in the House saying Moran

should not run again.

…

Moran told Roll Call newspaper, a Capitol Hill publication,

that " I'm not going to be intimidated. . . . It's unhealthy for the

American political process for any group within our society to be

able to decide who should and shouldn't represent a constituency. "

David Bernstein, Washington director for the American Jewish

Committee, said Moran again raised " the canard of Jewish control "

in suggesting that " one group - the Jewish community - will decide

who represents his district. "

Rep. Thomas M. Davis III, R-11th, who has worked closely with the

Northern Virginia Democrat, declined to answer directly yesterday

when asked whether Moran's effectiveness has been diminished.

" I'm still returning his calls, " Davis said. " We honor the voters'

choice in this. I think whatever political fallout there is, we'll

find out over the next few months. "

In a separate development, Secretary of State Colin Powell rejected

any suggestion that the Bush administration's confrontation with

Iraq was driven by Israel or American Jews.

The drive to disarm Iraq dates back to the end of the Persian Gulf

War and covers two administrations and 12 years of U.N. resolutions,

he told a House Appropriations subcommittee.

" It is driven by our own national interest, " Powell said in response

to a question by the subcommittee chairman, Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz.

Kolbe mentioned recent media commentary and asked Powell to

state " the actual origins of our Iraq policy. "

source: http://www.cantorforcongress.com/news/2003/morans_stumble.htm

Murtha and Moran both voted against the ARMING PILOTS AGAINST

TERRORISM ACT

 

H. Res. 472

source:

http://frwebgate6.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?

WAISdocID=936986112385+25+0+0 & WAISaction=retrieve

" [Congressional Record: October 15, 2001 (Senate)]

[Page S10676-S10679]

From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access

[wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:cr15oc01-21]

 

 

PROHIBITING UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS

Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, today I rise to say the national

antiterrorism legislation passed by this body is in grave danger of

being rendered useless. The bill passed by this body corrected an

immediate and severe impediment to the undercover investigations

that

must be employed to shut down terrorism in our Nation. The

antiterrorism bill passed by this body included legislation

introduced

by Senator Leahy, Senator Hatch, and myself that would untie the

hands

of Federal prosecutors in my home State of Oregon and remove the

roadblocks that currently all but prohibit undercover investigations

there.

Unfortunately, the antiterrorism legislation passed by the House

strips that provision and rips back open the enormous loophole that

potentially makes Oregon a safe haven for dangerous criminals and

terrorists everywhere.

For

more than a year now, State and Federal prosecuting attorneys in

Oregon have been legally prohibited from advising or participating

in

law enforcement undercover investigations. Without advice of

counsel,

law enforcement operatives cannot conduct wiretaps, sting

operations,

or infiltrate dangerous criminal operations. Covert investigations

in

my State have been shut down for more than a year. If the Senate

does

not insist on antiterrorism language to restart these investigations

in

Oregon, the national antiterrorism legislation will not be national

at

all; it will cover 49 States and it will give dangerous criminals,

including terrorists, not just a license but practically an engraved

invitation to set up shop in Oregon with little fear of detection or

apprehension through undercover or covert methods. It would

endanger,

not just the people of my State but all Americans.

I wish to explain briefly how this situation came about. It started

here in Washington in 1998. An amendment to the omnibus

appropriations

bill started the ball rolling in Washington, DC. A McDade-Murtha

amendment required Federal prosecutors to abide by the State ethics

laws and rules in the State in which they work. In Oregon, the State

bar association enacted a disciplinary rule making it unethical for

attorneys to take part in any practice involving " deceit or

misrepresentation of any

kind. "

When an Oregon attorney misrepresented his identity to investigate a

claim, the State supreme court found him guilty of an ethics

violation.

The McDade-Murtha amendment backed that up. It became very clear no

matter how vital the investigation, no matter how great the need, no

matter how dangerous the criminals, attorneys—including Federal,

State, and

[[Page S10677]]

local prosecutors—are simply absolutely not allowed to take a single

step, not even to give advice, to help in an undercover

investigation.

If an undercover investigator cannot get advice from a Federal,

State,

or local prosecutor, that undercover investigator cannot go forward.

It

is that simple: no wiretaps, no sting operations, no infiltrating or

gathering information on any criminal group no matter how dangerous

their bent or how dastardly their plans… The terrorists

made their homes in Florida and New Jersey before

striking Americans in New York and Virginia. I don't want to find 6

months from now that the terrorists made their homes in Oregon

because

this body failed in its resolve to shut them down in every State in

our

country. Leaving one State vulnerable makes each State in this

country

vulnerable.

I implore the conferees, and indeed the Congress, to act swiftly and

judicially to guarantee that our

Federal prosecutors and investigators

have these essential tools that they have asked us to support on a

bipartisan basis so they can conduct covert operations that are that

are

necessary to prevent and prosecute criminals in terrorist acts. "

source: http://frwebgate6.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?

WAISdocID=937180114579+23+0+0 & WAISaction=retrieve

" Congressional Record: November 12,

1998 (House)]

[Page H11711-H11719]

From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access

[wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:cr12no98-82]

 

 

 

EXPENDITURE REPORTS CONCERNING OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL

Hon. John P. Murtha.................... 8/17 8/18 Saudi

Arabia............. ........... 123.00 ........... (\3

\) ........... ........... ........... 123.00

8/18 8/19

Bahrain.................. ...........

123.00 ........... (\3

\) ........... ........... ...........

123.00

8/19 8/20

Kuwait................... ...........

123.00 ........... (\3\) ........... ...........

............ 123.00

8/20 8/21

Germany.................. ...........

123.00 ........... (\3

\) ........... ........... ........... 123.00 "

source: http://frwebgate5.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?

WAISdocID=938377456927+1+0+0 & WAISaction=retrieve

 

" March 2, 2006

 

UAE served as transfer point for nuclear weapons, Hunter charges By

Roxana Tiron

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) isn't buying repeated assurances from

President Bush and Pentagon officials that the United Arab Emirates

is a key ally of the United States, and therefore the deal giving a

UAE-owned company control of six U.S. ports poses no threat.Numerous

lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are fuming over the

administration's approval of a $6.8 billion deal to allow Dubai

Ports World to take over significant operations at six U.S. ports

without a thorough investigation and without consulting Congress.

Administration officials from the Pentagon to the Department of

Homeland Security have insisted on numerous occasions that the deal

did not pose any national security threats.But Hunter, chairman of

the House Armed Services Committee, during a hearing on Thursday

insisted otherwise, calling the United Arab

Emirates " accommodators. " " They accommodate people who come

with lots of money, " Hunter said, adding that UAE has not been a

consistent supporter of the United States. According to Hunter,

Dubai, one of the emirates, played a key role as a transfer point in

the trade of nuclear weapons.In 2003, over U.S. protests, Hunter

said UAE customs officials allowed 66 American high-speed electrical

switches, which are ideal for detonating nuclear weapons, to be sent

to a Pakistani businessman with longstanding ties to the Pakistani

military.In another incident, he said 70 tons of heavy water, a

component for nuclear reactors, was sent from China to Dubai. The

shipping labels were then changed to mask the transaction, and 60

tons of the heavy water was forwarded to India, where it enabled the

government to use its energy-producing reactors to create plutonium

for its atomic weapons program, Hunter charged. Two containers of

gas centrifuge parts from the Pakistani head of a weapons-of-mass-

destruction ring, A. Q. Khan's, were shipped through Dubai to Iran

for about $3 million worth of UAE. currency, Hunter added. " They [the

U.A.E] is not interested in who it is, as long as they get to be the

bazaar, " Hunter said. " They are an international player who can't be

ignored because of their size, money and strategic location. [but]

those are people you do not want close to the security

apparatus. " During the same hearing, Edward Bilkey, the CEO of Dubai

Ports World, attempted to make an impassioned appeal to lawmakers

about his U.S. roots.Bilkey grew up in New Jersey and boasts ties to

former Sen. Joseph Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), who was the chairman of

the committee on coast defenses and was a cousin of Rep. Rodney

Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.). " In every generation from the founding of the

United States to today, members of my family have served in the

Senate, House of Representatives or as Secretary of State, " Bilkey

said in prepared remarks.A former officer in the U.S. Navy, Bilkey

said he personally " set in motion " the arrangements for the first

aircraft carrier to enter the port of Jebel Ali in Dubai " solving a

major logistics problem for the Navy " during the first Gulf War.He

also said that DP World's senior management is from the United

States, Britain, India, Netherlands and Dubai. " Our board chairman, a

citizen of Dubai, went to Temple University. Our Chief Executive

Officer also a citizen of Dubai, is a graduate of the University of

Arizona, " Bilkey said. "

source:

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/030206/u

ae.html

" Overflow Crowd Hears Murtha, Moran Speak on War

Friday January 06, 2006

 

 

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Emotions ran high at a public forum on the war

in Iraq hosted by northern Virginia Congressman Jim Moran.

Some 500 packed the auditorium in Arlington, as well as an overflow

room, spilling onto the street.

Moran has been an outspoken critic of the war. His guest speaker was

fellow Democratic Congressman John Murtha of Pennsylvania who

renewed his call for an immediate pullout.

Pentagon officials have criticized Murtha, accusing him of sending

the wrong message to troops and hurting recruiting efforts. "

So who is Jim Moran?

" Moran steps down from leadership post

Lawmaker under fire for saying Jews push war with Iraq

Friday, March 14, 2003

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Harshly criticized for saying pressure from the

Jewish community was driving the push toward a possible war against

Iraq, Rep. James Moran stepped down Friday as a House Democratic

regional whip.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California issued a

statement indicating she left Moran, D-Virginia, with little choice

but to give up his leadership post.

" I have taken this action because Congressman Moran's irresponsible

remarks were a serious mistake, " Pelosi said in a statement. " As I

said earlier this week, his comments were not only inappropriate,

they were offensive and have no place in the Democratic Party. "

Moran has been under fire since March 3, when he said at an antiwar

forum that Jewish leaders were pushing a war with Iraq.

" If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for

this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this, " he said at the

forum in Reston, Virginia. " The leaders of the Jewish community are

influential enough that they could change the direction of where

this is going and I think they should. "

The comments drew condemnation from the White House, Jewish leaders,

and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle….The controversy over

Moran's remarks

has been compared by some to

the firestorm generated when Sen. Trent Lott, R-Mississippi appeared

to express nostalgia for segregation during a December birthday

party for former Sen. Strom Thurmond. Under pressure, Lott stepped

down as Senate majority leader, but he remains in the Senate.

On Wednesday, a number of Jewish House Democrats urged Moran not to

seek re-election in the wake of his comments. In Virginia, several

local Democrats have already expressed interest in challenging Moran

for re-election.

The leader of the Jewish Community Council of Washington said Moran

should consider resigning. Moran, 57, has said he will not give up

his seat.

The Anti-Defamation League was also among those that condemned

Moran's comments.

" This is one voice in the chorus spreading a new lie, the age-old

anti-Semitic canard that when our country faces danger, Jews are

responsible, " it said.

" As we move closer to an invasion with Iraq, the drumbeat of `blame

the Jews'—meaning Jews in the administration, the `Jewish lobby' and

the Jewish community—is intensifying and multiplying.

" Congressman Moran's remarks are symptomatic of a more serious

problem—that in times of crisis and anxiety, Jews continue to be a

convenient and tempting option for scapegoating. "

SOURCE: http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/14/moran.remarks/

" If any one of these groups—the British, the Jewish, or the

administration—stops agitating for war, I believe there will be

little danger of our involvement. "

Charles Lindbergh- September 11, 1941-Des Moines, Iowa

In 1936, Charles Lindbergh " inspected " Germany's military aviation

program…

In August of 1936 Charles Lindbergh attended the Summer Olympic

Games in Berlin as a guests of Nazi Hermann Goering, the head of the

Luftwaffe. Impressed by German industry and society under Adolf

Hitler, the Lindberghs considered moving to Berlin.

In 1938, Goering presented Lindbergh with the Service Cross of the

German Eagle for his contributions to aviation. Returning to America

in 1939, Lindbergh became an advocate of American isolationism, but

was criticized for his Nazi sympathies and anti-Semitic beliefs.

Charles Lindbergh with ReichsmarshallHerman Goering in Berlin, 1938.

Goering decorated Lindbergh at a state dinner with the

Verdienstkreuz der Deutscher Alder(Service Cross Of The German

Eagle), one of the highest Nazi civilian medals, by order of Adolph

Hitler. This event signalled the beginning of the end of Lindbergh's

huge international popularity.

Lindbergh (at Goering's invitation) visited Nazi Germany four times

since 1936. He openly admired the discipline, intellect,

organization, and strength of the Nazis, and their views on the

traditional role of women. Lindbergh despised the " degeneracy of

Swing Era America " he had nothing good to say about " African Jazz " ,

or even of dancing. In a Reader's Digest article, he warned

against " the infiltration of inferior blood " into the American

racial makeup. He criticized the American ideal of " universal

equality. " Hitler gave his architect Albert Speer carte blanche to

build a permanent residence for the Lindbergh family in Berlin…..

Charles Lindbergh urged America to shun aid to Europe. He suggested

that America ally with Hitler. He was " convinced that Adolph

Hitler... held the future of Europe in his hands, and maybe of

civilization, too. " The final straw for Americans was Charles

Lindbergh's 1941 speech in Des Moines, accusing Jews of pushing

America towards war.

A tidal wave of rebuke immediately followed. The Lafayette

Restaurant in NYC removed their large " Lindbergh Flag " from its

wall. TWA's " Lindbergh Line " of commercial aircraft (which Lindbergh

helped create) had his name painted out on all the planes. Little

Falls, Minnesota (his birthplace) took down its " Home Of Charles

Lindbergh " billboard. Pamphlets and articles appeared: " Is Lindbergh

a Nazi? " and " Lindbergh And The Jews. " Amidst the anti-Lindbergh

fervor from virtually every previous supporter, Lindbergh resigned

his Air Force commission…. "

" Lindbergh's Public Statements Were More Troubling Than His Private

Affairs

by Dr. Rafael Medoff

 

The revelation that famed aviator Charles Lindbergh had a German

mistress and fathered three children with her has attracted much

media attention in recent days. The public is always fascinated by

the discovery of celebrities' moral indiscretions. But Lindbergh's

public activities were far more troubling than his private affairs….

after Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany… Charles Lindbergh..

was becoming an apologist for the Nazi regime. Lindbergh declared in

1936 that Hitler had " done much for the German people, " and he

attended that year's Olympic games in Berlin as the personal guest

of Hitler's air force chief, Field Marshal Hermann Goering. At an

official state dinner in October 1938, Goering, acting " by order of

the Furrier, " presented Lindbergh with a prestigious medal, the

Service Cross of the German Eagle.

Even after the Nazis' Kristallnacht pogrom, and even after Hitler's

dismemberment of Czechoslovakia and annexation of Austria, Lindbergh

continued to make excuses for the Nazis. " Germany has pursued the

only consistent policy in Europe in recent years, " he wrote in an

April 1939 diary entry, refusing to acknowledge the evil nature of

the Hitler regime. " The question of right and wrong is one thing by

law and another thing by history. "

During 1939-1941, Lindbergh emerged as the most prominent public

spokesman for America First, the extreme isolationist group that

opposed any U.S. action against Hitler.

In a radio address on October 13, 1939, barely six weeks after

Hitler's armies had devastated Poland, triggering World War II,

Lindbergh blamed the British and French for the war…. Despite the

German conquest of Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, and France in

1940, Lindbergh refused to reconsider his perspective. " Nothing is

to be gained by shouting names and pointing the finger of blame

across the ocean, " … Perhaps the most infamous of Lindbergh's

speeches was the one he delivered at an America First rally in Des

Moines, Iowa, on September 11, 1941. He accused " the Jews "

of " pressing this country toward war, " and complained about what he

called " their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures,

our press, our radio and our government. " He also implicitly

threatened American Jews, declaring: " Instead of agitating for war,

the Jewish groups in this country should be opposing it in every

possible way for they will be among the first to feel its

consequences…. Criticism of Lindbergh's Nazi apologetics was

widespread. Interior Secretary Harold Ickes called him " the number

one fellow-traveler of the Nazis in the United States. " Time

magazine reported that with Lindbergh's speech, " the America First

Committee had touched the pitch of anti-Semitism and its fingers

were tarred. " Residents of Lindbergh's hometown, Little Falls,

Minnesota, removed his name from their water tower… "

 

 

 

 

" The most recent complaint about Mr. Moran among many Democrats

concerns a remark he made last year blaming Jewish Americans for the

war in Iraq.

" If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community

for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this, " he said at a

gathering of antiwar activists in Reston a year ago. " The leaders of

the Jewish community are influential enough that they could change

the direction of where this is going, and I think they should. "

The remark brought a stinging rebuke from reliable Democratic

organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League, which called the

comment " pure, unadulterated anti-Semitism. "

" That's only the latest in a string of inappropriate statements

and actions the congressman has made, " Mr. Rosenberg said

yesterday. " The people of Northern Virginia are aware of his

background. They know, as a member of Congress, he has repeatedly

displayed bad judgment and that has undercut his effectiveness. "

Past scandals involving Mr. Moran include a questionable loan by

a bank that had pending legislation before Congress. He also has a

penchant for fistfights, including a famous 1995 tussle on the floor

of the House with Rep. Randy " Duke " Cunningham, California

Republican.

After his remark blaming Jews for the war, Mr. Moran was

stripped of his post as regional whip for members of Mid-Atlantic

states and asked by several Democratic House members not to run for

re-election in the fall. "

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040326-121704-3581r.htm

" On the eve of World War II, " (Hitler) " publicly threatened the Jews

of Europe during a speech in Berlin: " In the course of my life I

have very often been a prophet, and have usually been ridiculed for

it. During the time of my struggle for power it was in the first

instance only the Jewish race that received my prophecies with

laughter when I said that I would one day take over the leadership

of the State, and with it that of the whole nation, and that I would

then among other things settle the Jewish problem. Their laughter

was uproarious, but I think that for some time now they have been

laughing on the other side of their face. Today I will once more be

a prophet: if the international Jewish financiers in and outside

Europe should succeed in plunging the nations once more into a world

war, then the result will not be the Bolshevizing of the earth, and

thus the victory of Jewry, but the annihilation of the Jewish race

in Europe! "

Hitler intended to blame the Jews for the new world war he was soon

to provoke. That war began in September 1939… "

source:

http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/holocaust.htm