JustMissed
10-07-2004, 12:17 PM
Let's see. These are the guys John Kerry wants to be our alies in our fright against terrorism.
Are these the same guys that did not support Bush's plan to invade Iraq.humm...Very interesting.
Notice in the article I snipped from drudgereport.com that some of those paid-off by SH were journalist....After memogate, I just wonder how deep the corruption goes....
"Saddam paid off French leaders
By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Saddam Hussein used a U.N. humanitarian program to pay $1.78 billion to French government officials, businessmen and journalists in a bid to have sanctions removed and U.S. policies opposed, according to a CIA report made public yesterday.
The cash was part of $10.9 billion secretly skimmed from the U.N. oil-for-food program, which was used by Iraq to buy military goods, according to a 1,000-page report by the CIA-led Iraqi Survey Group.
According to a section of the report on Iraqi weapons procurement, the survey group identified long-standing ties between Saddam and the French government. One 1992 Iraqi intelligence service report revealed that Iraq's ambassador to France paid $1 million to the French Socialist Party in 1988."
Hey, Maybe that is what Kerry meant by a "Global test". How can he and his DemLib buddies get kickbacks from foreign countries as well as at home.
JM
Are these the same guys that did not support Bush's plan to invade Iraq.humm...Very interesting.
Notice in the article I snipped from drudgereport.com that some of those paid-off by SH were journalist....After memogate, I just wonder how deep the corruption goes....
"Saddam paid off French leaders
By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Saddam Hussein used a U.N. humanitarian program to pay $1.78 billion to French government officials, businessmen and journalists in a bid to have sanctions removed and U.S. policies opposed, according to a CIA report made public yesterday.
The cash was part of $10.9 billion secretly skimmed from the U.N. oil-for-food program, which was used by Iraq to buy military goods, according to a 1,000-page report by the CIA-led Iraqi Survey Group.
According to a section of the report on Iraqi weapons procurement, the survey group identified long-standing ties between Saddam and the French government. One 1992 Iraqi intelligence service report revealed that Iraq's ambassador to France paid $1 million to the French Socialist Party in 1988."
Hey, Maybe that is what Kerry meant by a "Global test". How can he and his DemLib buddies get kickbacks from foreign countries as well as at home.
JM