Saddam invested one million dollars in Paul Martin-owned Cordex

Canadafreepress ^ | 04/22/05 | Judi McLeod

[Pikamax]

Saddam invested one million dollars in Paul Martin-owned Cordex by Judi McLeod, Canadafreepress.com Friday, April 22, 2005

The Canadian company that Saddam Hussein invested a million dollars in belonged to the Prime Minister of Canada, canadafreepress.com has discovered.

Cordex Petroleum Inc., launched with Saddam’s million by Prime Minister Paul Martin’s mentor Maurice Strong’s son Fred Strong, is listed among Martin’s assets to the Federal Ethics committee on November 4, 2003.

Among Martin’s Public Declaration of Declarable Assets are: "The Canada Steamship Lines Group Inc. (Montreal, Canada) 100 percent owned"; "Canada Steamship Lines Inc. (Montreal, Canada) 100 percent owned"–Cordex Petroleums Inc. (Alberta, Canada) 4.6 percent owned by the CSL Group Inc."

[Redbob]

Hmmmmm...

[pierrem15]

"Now accepting 'bids' for the post of Prime Minister of Canada..."

"Going once..."

"Going twice..."

"Sold! to Mr. Saddam Hussein of Iraq..."

"Please remember, all sales are 'AS IS', with no warranty of any kind, implicit or explicit..."

[don'tbedenied]

Ruh Roh

[pierrem15]

Same link:

According to the today’s New York Sun, "the next chapter in the United Nations crisis may erupt over U.N. investigator Paul Volcker’s membership on the board of one of Canada’s biggest companies, Power Corporation, since a past president of the firm, Canadian tycoon Maurice Strong, is now tied to the oil-for-food scandal."

The missing facts are: Not only are Volcker and Strong hooked with the ties that bind to Power Corporation Inc., a company under investigation in the oil-for-food scandal, Prime Minister Paul Martin was launched into the business world with Canadian Steamship Lines by Paul Desmarais’s Power Corporation Inc. and his predecessor Jean Chretien’s daughter, France is married to Paul Desmarais’ son, Andre Desmarais.

[Spktyr]

Gee... Guess we have the reason why Martin was so opposed to the war.

[ocr1]

I would love to see a flow chart on this. Would be quite the spider web.

[Odyssey-x]

I can't wait for the south park episode...

[dfwgator]

"Hey, relax guy."

[bubman]

There is always a tide that washes all the filth away. Is GWB such a tide?

[Republican Red]

Canadians are shocked!

[NativeNewYorker]

...& the Ketchup couple owned a chunk of BNP, the oil-for-palaces bank...small world...

[builder]

Wow. This will take years to come out,but we are starting to slowly find out why all these countries opposed us liberating Iraq.

FReepers suspected this all along of course.

[Eva]

Was this mentioned in Martin's speech last night?

[MamaLucci]

Wow. This will take years to come out,but we are starting to slowly find out why all these countries opposed us liberating Iraq.

And why the libs are desperate to keep John Bolton away from the UN......

[TheMole]

From http://www.sino-meetings.com/strong.html, a little bit of Maurice Strong for ya. American readers please note the bolded section.

The Honourable Maurice F. Strong, P.C., C.C., LL.D.

Born in Canada with principal residence in Buckhorn, Ontario, Canada, Mr. Strong has longstanding ties with the private and public sectors.

Current positions:

• Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, and Under Secretary-General, of the United Nations. In this capacity undertakes special private missions for the Secretary-General including monitoring on an informational basis of the humanitarian and development interests of the DPRK.
• President of the Council, University for Peace, affiliated with United Nations.
• Chairman, International Advisory Board, CH2M HILL Companies.

Other and Past appointments include:

Chairman of the Earth Council; Chairman, Strovest Holdings, Inc.; Chairman and Director, Technology Development Corporation; Director, Foundation Board World Economic Forum; Director, Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD); Director, Zenon Environmental, Inc.; Director, The Humane Society of the United States; Member, International Advisory Board, Toyota Motor Corporation; Member, International Advisory Board, Center of International Development at Harvard University; Member, International Advisory Council, Liu Centre for the Study of Global Issues at The University of British Columbia; Senior Advisor to the President of the World Bank, 1996 - 2002; Under-Secretary General and Executive Co-ordinator for United Nations Reform, January - December 1997; Chairman of the World Resources Institute, December 1995 ¨C December 1998; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ontario Hydro, the largest electric power utility in North America, December 1992-December 1995; Chairman E-7, an association of the World¡¯s largest electric power utilities; Chairman of High Level Expert Panel reviewing the Consultative Group on Agricultural Research (CGIAR), 1998-1999; President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Petro Canada, Canada¡¯s national oil company; President of Power Corporation of Canada; Chairman of the Canada Development Investment Corporation, the Canadian government holding company for state enterprises; Secretary-General of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (The Earth Summit) and Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, January 1990 - September 1992; Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Co-ordinator of the United Nations Office for Emergency Operations in Africa, 1985 and 1986; First President of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Canada; Director, Rockefeller Foundation; President, World Federation of United Nations Association; President, National Council of YMCAs of Canada; Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment from November 1970 to December 1972 and subsequently became the first Executive Director of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya, January 1973 - December 1975; Member, World Commission on Environment and Development, 1983 - 1987; Commission on Global Governance, 1992-1996.

Some Other Relevant Activities:

Co-chaired a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, convened in co-operation with United Nations Development Programme in 1997 on DPRK¡¯s food and agriculture situation; also have undertaken special political missions for Government of Canada, particularly at the time of Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau, including a special mission undertaken with Canada's co-operation for the Government of Cuba to advise the Government of Vietnam on its energy situation following its take-over of South Vietnam.

Honours:

2003 University of Ottawa-Distinguished Canadian Leadership Award;2002 Global Environment Leadership Award; 2001 Golden Steering Wheel International Prize, Russia; 2001 Lifetime Achievement Award National Council for Science & Environment; IAIA Global Environment Award; Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada; Companion of the Order of Canada; The Princes's Award Foundation Millennium Award; Brazilian National Order of the Southern Cross, at the Grand Cross Grade; Swedish Royal Order of the Polar Star; Blue Planet Prize of the Asahi Glass Foundation; Tyler Environment Prize; Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding; International Saint Frances Prize for Environment; Alexander Onassis Foundation DELPHI Prize; Pearson Peace Medal; Charles A. Lindbergh Award; Commander of the Order of the Golden Ark (Netherlands); Henri Pittier Order (Venezuela); First United Nations International Environment Prize; National Audubon Society Awards; Fellow of the Royal Society (U.K.); Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; Fellow of the Royal Architectural Society of Canada; Honourary doctorates from 51 Universities.

[Mo1]

Cordex Petroleum Inc., launched with Saddam’s million by Prime Minister Paul Martin’s mentor Maurice Strong’s son Fred Strong, is listed among Martin’s assets to the Federal Ethics committee on November 4, 2003

Gee .. that sounds like an Oil Company name

Hmmmm.... Has Al Frankin discussed this on his radio show yet?

[Timeout]

Heh.

[Allan]

This title is very misleading.

Paul Martin is a loathsome crook
worse than Chretien
because he is smoother and more successful
(and richer)
but Paul Martin did not own Cordex
he owned shares in Cordex.

There is a slight difference
and giving the article such a title
brings discredit to "Canada Free Press"
which has produced some valuable stories.

[Mo1]

And why the libs are desperate to keep John Bolton away from the UN......

I believe they said during the Committee hearing .. it was something about not wanting him to reform and change the UN