Remember how criminal the Clinton's were

[Sallow]

Anyone know why he got us involved in Somalia?

January 18, 1993

THE OIL FACTOR IN SOMALIA

FOUR AMERICAN PETROLEUM GIANTS HAD AGREEMENTS WITH THE AFRICAN NATION BEFORE ITS CIVIL WAR BEGAN. THEY COULD REAP BIG REWARDS IF PEACE IS RESTORED

By MARK FINEMAN
DATELINE: MOGADISHU, Somalia

Far beneath the surface of the tragic drama of Somalia, four major U.S. oil companies are quietly sitting on a prospective fortune in exclusive concessions to explore and exploit tens of millions of acres of the Somali countryside.

That land, in the opinion of geologists and industry sources, could yield significant amounts of oil and natural gas if the U.S.-led military mission can restore peace to the impoverished East African nation.

According to documents obtained by The Times, nearly two-thirds of Somalia was allocated to the American oil giants Conoco, Amoco, Chevron and Phillips in the final years before Somalia's pro-U.S. President Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown and the nation plunged into chaos in January, 1991. Industry sources said the companies holding the rights to the most promising concessions are hoping that the Bush Administration's decision to send U.S. troops to safeguard aid shipments to Somalia will also help protect their multimillion-dollar investments there.

US interests in Somalia

So Clinton went to war for oil?

Clinton didn't start Somalia.

 

[Sallow]

How about when they left the WH and they stole all that property that wasn't theirs? They were crooks from the get go.

You know that never happened, right?

Hey..if they keep posting it..maybe it will become "true" one day.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

January 18, 1993

THE OIL FACTOR IN SOMALIA

FOUR AMERICAN PETROLEUM GIANTS HAD AGREEMENTS WITH THE AFRICAN NATION BEFORE ITS CIVIL WAR BEGAN. THEY COULD REAP BIG REWARDS IF PEACE IS RESTORED

By MARK FINEMAN
DATELINE: MOGADISHU, Somalia

Far beneath the surface of the tragic drama of Somalia, four major U.S. oil companies are quietly sitting on a prospective fortune in exclusive concessions to explore and exploit tens of millions of acres of the Somali countryside.

That land, in the opinion of geologists and industry sources, could yield significant amounts of oil and natural gas if the U.S.-led military mission can restore peace to the impoverished East African nation.

According to documents obtained by The Times, nearly two-thirds of Somalia was allocated to the American oil giants Conoco, Amoco, Chevron and Phillips in the final years before Somalia's pro-U.S. President Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown and the nation plunged into chaos in January, 1991. Industry sources said the companies holding the rights to the most promising concessions are hoping that the Bush Administration's decision to send U.S. troops to safeguard aid shipments to Somalia will also help protect their multimillion-dollar investments there.

US interests in Somalia

So Clinton went to war for oil?

Clinton didn't start Somalia.

Huh?

 

[Mr. Shaman]

So Clinton went to war for oil?

Clinton didn't start Somalia.

Huh?

ooooooooooooooooooooooo......another outstanding 'Bagger-query!!!!!! ​

"Bush Senior went into Somalia with 20 thousand US troops in December, 1992 when he had been defeated in his re-election bid by Bill Clinton and was a lame-duck President. Why such a major overseas undertaking by an outgoing president was a question that perplexed many. His excuse was that US was in Somalia on a humanitarian mission to beef up the UN effort to stave off a bloodbath from civil war and anarchy. The real mission for Bush Senior was something else. He went in there to save the interest of US oil giants from his native Texas. After all, he had made his fortunes in the oil industry before making a mark in politics. The powerful and influence-peddling oil cartel had bankrolled him into politics, and he was anxious to pay back in kind. He might have lost his own bid for re-election but he had sons waiting in the wings to inherit his mantle. He had to lubricate their passage into high-stakes politics by obliging his powerful friends."

 

[Two Thumbs]

Criminals....yeah. That's why they're in jail....those millions of dollars for Ken Starr's investigations sure paid off.

Do you know how much was spent investigating Bush?

B/c by your reasoning, since he was not put in jail, he committed no crimes.

No, tell us. How much was spent investigating Bush?

And by law...if someone investigated extensively and HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED....looks to me, buckaroo, he's not committed crimes....but I'm sure that won't stop you.

From Wiki: Paula Corbin Jones (born Paula Rosalee Corbin on September 17, 1966, in Lonoke, Arkansas) is a former Arkansas state employee who sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment and eschewal. Eventually, the court dismissed the lawsuit, before trial, on the grounds that Jones failed to demonstrate any damages. However, while the dismissal was on appeal, Clinton entered into an out-of-court settlement by agreeing to pay Jones $850,000. Many believe that Jones's lawsuit contributed to the Monica Lewinsky scandal, leading to the eventual impeachment of Bill Clinton.

He was also disbarred: from Wiki: Disbarment
In a separate case, Clinton was disbarred from his Arkansas law license for five years and ordered to pay $25,000 in fines to that state's bar officials.[124] The agreement came on the condition that Whitewater prosecutors would not pursue federal perjury charges against him.[125] In October 2001, Clinton was suspended by the Supreme Court and, facing disbarment from the high court as well, Clinton resigned from the Supreme Court bar in November.[126]
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_clinto…


And thanks for all but admitting that Bush and his admin are innocent of the war crimes the left keeps claiming.

 

[Two Thumbs]

So Clinton went to war for oil?

Clinton didn't start Somalia.

Huh?

As Somalia lapsed into sectarian and ethnic warfare, regional warlords drew upon clan loyalty to establish independent power bases. This situation led to a struggle over food supplies with each clan raiding the storehouses and depots of the others. Coupled with a drought, these actions brought famine to hundreds of thousands of the nation's poor. Although private and volunteer relief organizations established refugee camps to try to prevent widespread deaths from starvation, they could not handle the massive amounts of aid and the requisite security structure that were needed. International relief organizations paid protection money to the warlords as they tried to distribute what donated food supplies did arrive. More often than not, such supplies never reached the hands of those who needed them but instead were confiscated by the warlords who distributed or sold them to enhance their own power and prestige. The general misery was only compounded by the brutality of the Somali clans toward their rivals and the sporadic outbreaks of actual fighting. The most visible elements of the suffering-pictures of starving, fly-covered children-appeared nightly on American television screens. Fresh from its triumph in Operation DESERT STORM, the administration of President George H. W. Bush felt it could not ignore the situation, despite the obvious risks of intervening in a country still at war with itself.[/COLOR]

The United States Army in Somalia, 1992-1994

Yep Bush Sr. did get us involved. Seems he got guilted/overconfidented [that a word?] into it.

At least it wasn't for oil.

 

[LibocalypseNow]

"Were?" They still are. The Clintons are the most corrupt politicians in America. Don't buy into the Liberal MSM's hype over them. The Liberal MSM is as corrupt as they are. They've been licking Clinton boots for years. It's all just propaganda hype. The Clintons are degenerates.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

"Were?" They still are. The Clintons are the most corrupt politicians in America. Don't buy into the Liberal MSM's hype over them. The Liberal MSM is as corrupt as they are. They've been licking Clinton boots for years. It's all just propaganda hype. The Clintons are degenerates.

oooooooooooooooooooooooooo....great detail-free rhetoric!!!!

 

[DiamondDave]

"Were?" They still are. The Clintons are the most corrupt politicians in America. Don't buy into the Liberal MSM's hype over them. The Liberal MSM is as corrupt as they are. They've been licking Clinton boots for years. It's all just propaganda hype. The Clintons are degenerates.

oooooooooooooooooooooooooo....great detail-free rhetoric!!!!

Many would rather have someone else's 'detail free' thoughts... rather than your huffy puffy, thinkprogress, or other winger site opinion pieces copy and pasted all over the place...

YOU of all people calling someone else on rhetoric?? LMAO... fucking priceless

 

[Wicked Jester]

"Were?" They still are. The Clintons are the most corrupt politicians in America. Don't buy into the Liberal MSM's hype over them. The Liberal MSM is as corrupt as they are. They've been licking Clinton boots for years. It's all just propaganda hype. The Clintons are degenerates.

oooooooooooooooooooooooooo....great detail-free rhetoric!!!!

Many would rather have someone else's 'detail free' thoughts... rather than your huffy puffy, thinkprogress, or other winger site opinion pieces copy and pasted all over the place...

YOU of all people calling someone else on rhetoric?? LMAO... fucking priceless

Yep, he's a liberal Clinton lovin' douchebag to be sure!

 

[The T]

Do you know how much was spent investigating Bush?

B/c by your reasoning, since he was not put in jail, he committed no crimes.

No, tell us. How much was spent investigating Bush?

And by law...if someone investigated extensively and HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED....looks to me, buckaroo, he's not committed crimes....but I'm sure that won't stop you.

From Wiki: Paula Corbin Jones (born Paula Rosalee Corbin on September 17, 1966, in Lonoke, Arkansas) is a former Arkansas state employee who sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment and eschewal. Eventually, the court dismissed the lawsuit, before trial, on the grounds that Jones failed to demonstrate any damages. However, while the dismissal was on appeal, Clinton entered into an out-of-court settlement by agreeing to pay Jones $850,000. Many believe that Jones's lawsuit contributed to the Monica Lewinsky scandal, leading to the eventual impeachment of Bill Clinton.

He was also disbarred: from Wiki: Disbarment
In a separate case, Clinton was disbarred from his Arkansas law license for five years and ordered to pay $25,000 in fines to that state's bar officials.[124] The agreement came on the condition that Whitewater prosecutors would not pursue federal perjury charges against him.[125] In October 2001, Clinton was suspended by the Supreme Court and, facing disbarment from the high court as well, Clinton resigned from the Supreme Court bar in November.[126]
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_clinto…


And thanks for all but admitting that Bush and his admin are innocent of the war crimes the left keeps claiming.

These idiots will defend degenerates til the bitter end...which means they too are degenerates.

 

[editec]

Yeah and don't forget that they killed people to cover up how they changed the buttons on the typewriters.

And didn't they frame the messboy to cover up that they'd stolem the Captains Strawberry jam, too?

 

[bodecea]

I wonder why the latest talking points are about the Clintons.....what's up?

 

[Old Rocks]

Remember how criminal the Clinton's were and are, it began with travelgate, firing long term employees of White House travel agency, the Clintons then sent the FBI to investigate the employees trying to find a crime.

Now we have wikileaks exposing the same type of behavior by Hillary Clinton. Human nature repeats itself one again

Travelgate

Report Summary:
Travelgate is a story about the failure of the Clinton White House to live up to the ethical standards expected of the highest office in the land. The wrongdoing of this administration lies not in the firings of the seven Travel Office employees. They served at the pleasure of the President. If the President chose to fire them to reward political cronies, that was his prerogative.

Rather, the wrongdoing occurred after the firings. It resulted from a desire to hide the truth about who actually fired them and why. The committee spent 3 1/2 years investigating not just who fired them and why, but the wrongdoing that followed. The resulting mosaic pieced together from the facts uncovered reveals the answers the White House refused to disclose. In the end, the actions of the Clinton administration following the firings may have a lasting and damaging impact on the Office of the Presidency.

The committee has found that the motive for the firings was political cronyism: the President sought to reward his friend, Harry Thomason, with the spoils of the White House travel business. A pretext for the firings was created, and the trigger was pulled.

When the public reacted to the firing with outrage, the roles of the President, First Lady and Thomason were minimized as the White House staff engaged in a colossal damage-control effort. First, it had to portray the victims of the firings as the wrongdoers. This was achieved by White House officials unleashing the full powers of the Federal Government against the seven former workers. The extraordinary might of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice- not to mention the prestige of the White House itself -all were brought to bear. These actions constitute a gross abuse of the rights of seven American citizens and their families.

Second, an enormous and elaborate cover-up operation, housed in the White House Counsel's Office, sought to prevent numerous investigations from discovering not only the roles of who fired the workers and why, but also their efforts to persecute the victims. In the process…it obstructed and frustrated all investigations; it turned the Office of the White House Counsel into a political damage-control operation; it made frivolous claims of executive privilege; it abused its powers to smear innocent citizens; and most important, it failed to level with the American people.

Hillary's involvement:
… a long-hidden memo by a key figure in the Travel Office affair, David Watkins, disclosed that Hillary Clinton, based upon information provided by Harry Thomason, pressured senior White House aides for the firings. Despite President Clinton's misleading press accounts that he knew little about the firings, …Bill Clinton actually was briefed on the firings 2 days before they occurred. And then-Assistant to President Clinton for Management and Administration, David Watkins reluctantly became the designated fall guy for the firings in order to protect the higher-ups who had directed his actions.

…the long-hidden notebook kept by Vincent Foster had been in the office of White House Counsel Bernard Nussbaum following Mr. Foster's death. The notebook chronicled Mr. Foster's anguish over Hillary Clinton's role in the firings, Harry Thomason's potential criminal liability, and whether the White House scandal containment strategy could be maintained to stop at the level of David Watkins.

… Mrs. Clinton directed President Clinton's Chief of Staff, Mack McLarty not to tell President Clinton about the torn up "suicide" note found in Vincent Foster's briefcase on July 26th, 6 days after his death. Mrs. Clinton instructed the President's senior aides to wait until a "coherent position" was developed before informing the President. The note was essentially an outline of a defense of the Travel Office firings. When it took more than a day to turn the note over to the proper law enforcement authorities, both the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General were so concerned that the Deputy Attorney General immediately initiated an FBI investigation into the delay in turning over the note. In the investigation of the delay, no one mentioned Mrs. Clinton's involvement in reviewing the note or recommending a delay in turning it over.

…a letter long withheld from all investigators which David Watkins wrote to "Hillary." In that letter, Watkins lamented that the GAO revealed conversations that Watkins had with Mrs. Clinton. Mr. Watkins assured Mrs. Clinton that he knew who his "client" was and regretted revealing that Mrs. Clinton told him she wanted "those people out" and "our people in.

What a dumb ass you are in all areas. The Republicans investigated Clinton for the eight years that he was in office. And all they ever got him on was lying about a blowjob.

In the meantime, during Clinton's tenure, we had the longest sustained economic boom in our history. We had no failed wars, and employment was so high that they made it law that you could work full time and still get your SS, just to get retirees back into the work force.

Contrast that to Bush's tenure. Two failed wars, one that we started on the basis of lies. Job statistics so bad that the jobs did not even keep up with the number of people graduating from high school and college. A terrorist attack that killed 3000 Americans on American soil, and then Bush let the mastermind of that attack go unpunished. And at the end of his terms, descent into a recession that may still turn into the Second Great Republican Depression.

Oh yes, and did I mention the fiscal insanity of tax cuts as we were going to war? With the whole of the Republican Party jumping up and down with glee about that fiscal insanity. Keeping the cost of the wars off of the books, and borrowing to cover the cost of those wars. Fiscal Insanity, thy name is the Republican Party.

 

[Old Rocks]

I wonder why the latest talking points are about the Clintons.....what's up?

They are afraid that the Democrats may draft Hillary for 2012. Could happen.

 

[Old Rocks]

Yeah and don't forget that they killed people to cover up how they changed the buttons on the typewriters.

And didn't they frame the messboy to cover up that they'd stolem the Captains Strawberry jam, too?

But worst of all, they had a successful Presidency. Closest thing to a balanced budget this nation has seen in many, many decades, a rise in the working classes wages, and an economy that worked for all, rather than just the rich.

 

[Old Rocks]

No, tell us. How much was spent investigating Bush?

And by law...if someone investigated extensively and HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED....looks to me, buckaroo, he's not committed crimes....but I'm sure that won't stop you.

From Wiki: Paula Corbin Jones (born Paula Rosalee Corbin on September 17, 1966, in Lonoke, Arkansas) is a former Arkansas state employee who sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment and eschewal. Eventually, the court dismissed the lawsuit, before trial, on the grounds that Jones failed to demonstrate any damages. However, while the dismissal was on appeal, Clinton entered into an out-of-court settlement by agreeing to pay Jones $850,000. Many believe that Jones's lawsuit contributed to the Monica Lewinsky scandal, leading to the eventual impeachment of Bill Clinton.

He was also disbarred: from Wiki: Disbarment
In a separate case, Clinton was disbarred from his Arkansas law license for five years and ordered to pay $25,000 in fines to that state's bar officials.[124] The agreement came on the condition that Whitewater prosecutors would not pursue federal perjury charges against him.[125] In October 2001, Clinton was suspended by the Supreme Court and, facing disbarment from the high court as well, Clinton resigned from the Supreme Court bar in November.[126]
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_clinto…


And thanks for all but admitting that Bush and his admin are innocent of the war crimes the left keeps claiming.

These idiots will defend degenerates til the bitter end...which means they too are degenerates.

GOP. Grand Old Perverts. Wide stance on the toilet.

SEXUAL PERVERSION

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Remember how criminal the Clinton's were and are, it began with travelgate, firing long term employees of White House travel agency, the Clintons then sent the FBI to investigate the employees trying to find a crime.

Now we have wikileaks exposing the same type of behavior by Hillary Clinton. Human nature repeats itself one again

Travelgate

Report Summary:
Travelgate is a story about the failure of the Clinton White House to live up to the ethical standards expected of the highest office in the land. The wrongdoing of this administration lies not in the firings of the seven Travel Office employees. They served at the pleasure of the President. If the President chose to fire them to reward political cronies, that was his prerogative.

Rather, the wrongdoing occurred after the firings. It resulted from a desire to hide the truth about who actually fired them and why. The committee spent 3 1/2 years investigating not just who fired them and why, but the wrongdoing that followed. The resulting mosaic pieced together from the facts uncovered reveals the answers the White House refused to disclose. In the end, the actions of the Clinton administration following the firings may have a lasting and damaging impact on the Office of the Presidency.

The committee has found that the motive for the firings was political cronyism: the President sought to reward his friend, Harry Thomason, with the spoils of the White House travel business. A pretext for the firings was created, and the trigger was pulled.

When the public reacted to the firing with outrage, the roles of the President, First Lady and Thomason were minimized as the White House staff engaged in a colossal damage-control effort. First, it had to portray the victims of the firings as the wrongdoers. This was achieved by White House officials unleashing the full powers of the Federal Government against the seven former workers. The extraordinary might of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice- not to mention the prestige of the White House itself -all were brought to bear. These actions constitute a gross abuse of the rights of seven American citizens and their families.

Second, an enormous and elaborate cover-up operation, housed in the White House Counsel's Office, sought to prevent numerous investigations from discovering not only the roles of who fired the workers and why, but also their efforts to persecute the victims. In the process…it obstructed and frustrated all investigations; it turned the Office of the White House Counsel into a political damage-control operation; it made frivolous claims of executive privilege; it abused its powers to smear innocent citizens; and most important, it failed to level with the American people.

Hillary's involvement:
… a long-hidden memo by a key figure in the Travel Office affair, David Watkins, disclosed that Hillary Clinton, based upon information provided by Harry Thomason, pressured senior White House aides for the firings. Despite President Clinton's misleading press accounts that he knew little about the firings, …Bill Clinton actually was briefed on the firings 2 days before they occurred. And then-Assistant to President Clinton for Management and Administration, David Watkins reluctantly became the designated fall guy for the firings in order to protect the higher-ups who had directed his actions.

…the long-hidden notebook kept by Vincent Foster had been in the office of White House Counsel Bernard Nussbaum following Mr. Foster's death. The notebook chronicled Mr. Foster's anguish over Hillary Clinton's role in the firings, Harry Thomason's potential criminal liability, and whether the White House scandal containment strategy could be maintained to stop at the level of David Watkins.

… Mrs. Clinton directed President Clinton's Chief of Staff, Mack McLarty not to tell President Clinton about the torn up "suicide" note found in Vincent Foster's briefcase on July 26th, 6 days after his death. Mrs. Clinton instructed the President's senior aides to wait until a "coherent position" was developed before informing the President. The note was essentially an outline of a defense of the Travel Office firings. When it took more than a day to turn the note over to the proper law enforcement authorities, both the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General were so concerned that the Deputy Attorney General immediately initiated an FBI investigation into the delay in turning over the note. In the investigation of the delay, no one mentioned Mrs. Clinton's involvement in reviewing the note or recommending a delay in turning it over.

…a letter long withheld from all investigators which David Watkins wrote to "Hillary." In that letter, Watkins lamented that the GAO revealed conversations that Watkins had with Mrs. Clinton. Mr. Watkins assured Mrs. Clinton that he knew who his "client" was and regretted revealing that Mrs. Clinton told him she wanted "those people out" and "our people in.

What a dumb ass you are in all areas. The Republicans investigated Clinton for the eight years that he was in office. And all they ever got him on was lying about a blowjob.

In the meantime, during Clinton's tenure, we had the longest sustained economic boom in our history.

....No matter WHERE YOU LOOK!!!!!

PICK a state.....ANY state!!!!!!​

 

[bodecea]

I wonder why the latest talking points are about the Clintons.....what's up?

They are afraid that the Democrats may draft Hillary for 2012. Could happen.

I was wondering...these kinds of concerted efforts don't spawn on their own....they are usually manipulations by someone with ulterior motives.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

I wonder why the latest talking points are about the Clintons.....what's up?

As would be expected...."conservatives" are going-into (early) Distracto-Mode.

They've gotten The House....and, the last thing they need, is for everyone to start watching what they DO!!! ​