Posted on 03/26/2008 3:07:47 PM PDT by bad company
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors say Saddam Hussein's intelligence agency secretly financed a trip to Iraq for three U.S. lawmakers during the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion.
An indictment in Detroit accuses Muthanna Al-Hanooti of arranging for three members of Congress to travel to Iraq in October 2002 at the behest of Saddam's regime. Prosecutors say Iraqi intelligence officials paid for the trip through an intermediary.
In exchange, Al-Hanooti allegedly received 2 million barrels of Iraqi oil.
The lawmakers are not mentioned but the dates correspond to a trip by Democratic Reps. Jim McDermott of Washington, David Bonior of Michigan and Mike Thompson of California. There was no indication the three lawmakers knew the trip was underwritten by Saddam.
This sure hasn’t been a very good month for the democrats has it? Anybody keeping track of this “Culture of Corruption”? Let’s hope April is even better!
Well, lookey here.
Seems to me this makes these three congresscritters traitors, and they ought to be treated accordingly.
Tell Pelosi.... Cricket...cricket.
So is this Muthanna Al-Hanooti living in Detroit today?
When I tried to get the link up the second time it didn’t work.
Here’s the Google link to page and the listing.
The Seattle Times: Local News: Aide says McDermott wasn’t aware of ...Shakir al-Khafaji, a Detroit-area businessman who had been active in the ... DeCesare said McDermott decided to return the contribution immediately upon ...
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001905911_mcdermott17m.html - 38k - Cached - Similar pages
There was no indication the three lawmakers knew the trip was underwritten by Saddam.
Who did they think was paying?!?!
Charge them NOW!!!
Too bad the President seems to have lost his testicles somewhere in the last four years. Otherwise these treasonous pieces of sh!t would be in the prison cells they so richly deserve.
Nah, oil was in the $60s back then.
Bonior retired from Congress several years ago; McDermott is a commie America-hater, so I’m sure his Seattle district is safe for him. Don’t know about Thompson.
The term “useful idiot” was invented and spurned with people like McDermott in mind. He’s not very bright and a flaming jackass, thus an easy mark, even for a heinous, murderous criminal such as Saddam.
No blood for oil, right? I think I heard that once.
Though, this story frosts my butt also, it's pretty hard to bring up these three ass clowns on treason charges since they didn't know who funded the trip.
Congress certainly can have an investigation since the "seriousness of the charges" warrant it.
Hey why not, it's the standard they use for pubbies
Democrat hampered FBI
terror probe in Detroit
Ex-Congressman Bonior pressured
agents to stop Arab interviews
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31497
There should be an investigation into how they reported this trip on their office accounts. I'd be interested to know if they submitted vouchers for reimbursement for a trip paid for by Saddam. How do you take a trip overseas, supposedly on official US Congressional business, and not know how it is being paid for? Lying sacks of $hit!
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