Comments on: DOD Contract Goes to Known Money-Launderer http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:07:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: darclay http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/comment-page-1/#comment-74703 darclay Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:51:25 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/#comment-74703 <p>thanks!</p> thanks!

]]> By: Nell http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/comment-page-1/#comment-74656 Nell Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:15:44 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/#comment-74656 <p>EW: <i>BAE was funneling bribe money into Soviet covert ops</i></p> <p>That’s ‘anti-Soviet covert ops’, surely? or ‘Saudi covert ops’?</p> EW: BAE was funneling bribe money into Soviet covert ops

That’s ‘anti-Soviet covert ops’, surely? or ‘Saudi covert ops’?

]]> By: phred http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/comment-page-1/#comment-74651 phred Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:56:08 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/#comment-74651 <p>You’re welcome : )</p> You’re welcome : )

]]> By: Ishmael http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/comment-page-1/#comment-74650 Ishmael Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:51:12 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/#comment-74650 <p>Very doubtful, IMO. Aiding and abetting requires both a knowledge and intention of the underlying illegal act of the principal wrongdoer, and overt assistance in the act. I don’t think that a fettering of prosecutorial discretion could be proved to a sufficient criminal degree - for example, in the Enron cases, some banks were charged with aiding and abetting because they took steps to facilitate Enron’s fraud and actively altered their own record keeping to make it possible for Enron to do so. Perhaps a conspiracy charge to obstruct justice could stick, but there would likely be some good faith constitutional defence that the AG could plausibly use. I think that there are enough crimes that could be proved against Buscho in any event! </p> Very doubtful, IMO. Aiding and abetting requires both a knowledge and intention of the underlying illegal act of the principal wrongdoer, and overt assistance in the act. I don’t think that a fettering of prosecutorial discretion could be proved to a sufficient criminal degree – for example, in the Enron cases, some banks were charged with aiding and abetting because they took steps to facilitate Enron’s fraud and actively altered their own record keeping to make it possible for Enron to do so. Perhaps a conspiracy charge to obstruct justice could stick, but there would likely be some good faith constitutional defence that the AG could plausibly use. I think that there are enough crimes that could be proved against Buscho in any event!

]]> By: MarieRoget http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/comment-page-1/#comment-74649 MarieRoget Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:41:05 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/#comment-74649 <p>Very welcome, Leen. Somewhere to land when the FDL/ew lights go off (which happens not often, I might add).</p> Very welcome, Leen. Somewhere to land when the FDL/ew lights go off (which happens not often, I might add).

]]> By: BayStateLibrul http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/comment-page-1/#comment-74648 BayStateLibrul Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:40:19 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/#comment-74648 <p>Also, Tommy Thompson, the ex-HHS has formed a health company and<br /> has a lucrative contract with HHS<br /> You see why they “want a smaller government” to rake off profits for<br /> their capitalist selves… capitalist tools.</p> Also, Tommy Thompson, the ex-HHS has formed a health company and
has a lucrative contract with HHS
You see why they “want a smaller government” to rake off profits for
their capitalist selves… capitalist tools.

]]> By: darclay http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/comment-page-1/#comment-74647 darclay Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:40:18 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/#comment-74647 <p>thanks phred!</p> thanks phred!

]]> By: emptywheel http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/comment-page-1/#comment-74646 emptywheel Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:38:21 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/#comment-74646 <p>Yes, he was. He did a great job until it came time to quesion Clark Clifford, one of the Democrats whom Pharoan had schmoozed into serving as covers for BCCI. Kerry ultimately backed off of pushing Clifford because he was so old (or, if you’re skeptical, because he knew it would hurt his career in Democratic politics).</p> Yes, he was. He did a great job until it came time to quesion Clark Clifford, one of the Democrats whom Pharoan had schmoozed into serving as covers for BCCI. Kerry ultimately backed off of pushing Clifford because he was so old (or, if you’re skeptical, because he knew it would hurt his career in Democratic politics).

]]> By: Leen http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/comment-page-1/#comment-74645 Leen Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:35:21 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/#comment-74645 <p>this is good news</p> this is good news

]]> By: Leen http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/comment-page-1/#comment-74644 Leen Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:34:58 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/04/dod-contract-goes-to-known-money-launderer/#comment-74644 <p>Thanks for bringing our attention to that. A second thanks!</p> Thanks for bringing our attention to that. A second thanks!

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