Posted on 10/13/2009 3:48:23 PM PDT by Fawn
Just once when one leaves for the private sector I want to hear them admit “I need some more money”. Of course his public comments make it out to be an idealistic crusade for Middle East, which he would have more influence over not being in Congress? Whatever Rob. ;p
I didn’t know that! That was nine years ago. I never thought I’d see the day when we would literally outsource corruption to a South Asian country!
Hmmmmmmm........
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Speaking of Ghana:
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan unsealed narcotics and terrorism charges on Friday against three West Africans they identified as associates of Al Qaeda and a related terrorist group. While the United States Drug Enforcement Administration has long maintained that Al Qaeda has been involved in drug trafficking, officials at the agency said the case represented the first time such charges had been brought against people linked with the group.
The three men — identified as Oumar Issa, Harouna Touré and Idriss Abelrahman — were arrested on Wednesday in Ghana and flown to the United States on Thursday night, law enforcement officials said. They were charged with narcotics terrorism conspiracy, the officials said, as well as conspiracy to provide material support to terrorist groups — Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
The case grew out of sting operation, officials said. Two Drug Enforcement Administration informants posing as members of FARC, the Colombian terrorist group, approached the men, seeking their help to move large quantities of cocaine from West Africa, through North Africa and the desert and into Spain, the officials said.
The three men, who identified themselves to the informants as either associates of Al Qaeda, or of a related group, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, told the informants that they had provided similar transportation and security services to members of Al Qaeda, the officials said.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...------U.S. Charges 3 (West Africans) in Drug Case With Helping Al Qaeda New York Times ^ | December 18, 2009 | William K. Rashbaum
AUGUST 14, 2005 : (REPORT : UN SEC GEN KOFI ANNAN’S BROTHER KOBINA ANNAN, WHO IS ALSO GHANA’S AMBASSADOR TO MOROCCO, IS CONNECTED TO AFRICAN BUSINESSMAN MICHAEL WILSON, WHO IS AT THE CENTER OF THE UN OIL FOR FOOD SCANDAL) LONDON — The $21.3 billion United Nations oil-for-food scandal has now widened to include the brother of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Kobina Annan, the Ghanaian ambassador to Morocco, is said by investigators to be “connected” to an African businessman at the center of the scandal. The probe into Kobina’s dealings are at an early stage and he has not been interviewed.
However, investigators are understood to suspect that Michael Wilson, an African businessman, and Kobina had a business relationship at the time of the scandal.
A source close to the investigation said: “We believe Kobina Annan may be involved with Michael Wilson and Kojo Annan. We know there is a connection between Kobina and Wilson.”
Kobina is the second member of Annan’s family — after Annan’s son Kojo — to be drawn into the scandal, which has led to the resignation of several senior U.N. officials.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...————ANOTHER ANNAN IN U.N. OIL SCANDAL
NY Post ^ | Aug 14, 2005 | Anon
Veeery interesting dots.
I wonder if this extortion scheme was through TD Bank?Wexler’s got some connection to this bank, as does Fusion GPS
Wexler was stupid enough to hire the Pakistani IT guys - the Awan brothers... who were working with the Dems on the Intel Committee
A blast from the past...from way back in 2009!
Maybe his hooker was a black guy from Ghana/Baltimore
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