Unknown to most, UNOCAL's partner in the Cent-Gas trans-Afghan pipeline consortium, the Saudi Company Delta Oil is owned by the bin Mahfouz and Al-Amoudi clans which allegedly have ties to bin Laden’s Al Qaeda.
According to a 1998 Senate testimony of former CIA director James Woolsey, powerful financier Khalid bin Mahfouz’ younger sister is married to Osama bin Laden,. (US Senate, Senate Judiciary Committee, Federal News Service, 3 Sept. 1998, See also Wayne Madsen, Questionable Ties, In These Times,12 Nov. 2001 )
Bin Mahfouz is suspected to have funnelled millions of dollars to the Al Qaeda network.(See Tom Flocco, Scoop.co.nz 28 Aug. 2002)
Now, "by sheer coincidence", former New Jersey governor Thomas Kean, the man chosen by President Bush to lead the 9/11 commission also has business ties with bin Mahfouz and Al-Amoudi.
Thomas Kean is a director (and shareholder) of Amerada Hess Corporation , which is involved in the Hess-Delta joint venture with Delta Oil of Saudi Arabia (owned by the bin Mahfouz and Al-Amoudi clans).
Delta-Hess "was established in 1998 for the development and exploration of oil fields in the Caspian region...In Azerbaijan Delta Hess is involved in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli PSA (2.72%) and the Garabaghli-Kursangi PSA (20%). It is also an equity holder in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline":
"An air of mystery hangs over Delta- Hess, which... is registered in the Cayman Islands. Hess is in no hurry to reveal the terms of the alliance, which it says are subject to confidentiality clauses. 'There's no reason why this should be public information,' a Hess spokesman says." (Energy Compass, 15 Nov. 2002)
Coincidentally, the former Governor of New Jersey is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, together with another prominent member of the board of directors of Amerada Hess, former Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas Brady.
In other words, Delta Oil Ltd. of Saudi Arabia --which is a partner in the Hess-Delta Alliance--is in part controlled by Khalid bin Mafhouz, Osama's brother in law.
And former Governor Thomas Kean not only sits on the board of directors of a company which has business dealings with Khalid bin Mahfouz, he also heads the 9/11 Commission, which has a mandate to investigate Khalid's brother in law, Osama bin Laden.
Terrorists had a friend in Clinton White House called Robin
Rep. ROHRABACHER (1999) -- How the Clinton Administration brought the Taliban to power
Politicians who are Cashing in on the Caspian
Also, the complete version of this article doesn't appear to be up anymore, but in my archives I have a version of this article which mentions Unocal being connected to Warren Christopher's diplomacy in Indonesia:
The Corruption of Warren Christopher
The version I have archived includes this information:
Not all of the information is coming from the files of John Huang. A declassified November 1998 State Dept. cable dedicated an entire section on "DEALING WITH UNWANTED PARTNERS." According to the State Dept. cable, U.S. electric power manufacturer El Paso International entered into the Sengkang power project with Suharto's second daughter, "Tutut." "Tutut holds two and one half percent in PT Triahsra Sarana, which has a 5 percent share in PT Energi Sengkang. According to Sengkang, Tutut does not intend to divest from the project at this time." The "Unwanted Partners" section also reveals yet another kickback, this time for a well-known Suharto "crony" instead of a relative. "Unocal executives told resources officer that the firm is close to reaching a deal with its partner, PT Nusamba (controlled by former President Soeharto crony Bob Hasan) to sever ties in two production sharing contracts (PSC) in east Kalmantan and East Java."
Lo and behold, after typing this I just turned on CSPAN and "Robin Raphael", Coordinator of the State Department Iraq Reconstruction, is testifying!
ROBIN LYNN RAPHEL: ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS
Upon returning to Washington in 1978, Ms. Raphel worked in the State Department in several capacities -- Economist in the Office of Investment Affairs, Economic Officer on the Israel Desk, Staff Aide for the Assistant Secretary for the Near East and South Asian Affairs, and Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs. In 1984 she was posted to London where she served in the U.S. Embassy as a Political Officer covering Middle East, South Asia, African and East Asian issues. She moved to South Africa in 1988 as Counselor for Political-Affairs at the U.S. Embassy. From August 1991 until August 1993, Ms. Raphel was the Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India.
This is also interesting:
Deciding Who Rebuilds Iraq Is Fraught With Infighting
ORHA experienced bureaucratic intrigue even before the end of the Iraq war. Rumsfeld initially blocked eight individuals nominated by the State Department, reportedly because he considered them "too low-profile and bureaucratic" for the work envisioned. The Pentagon subsequently withdrew its objections, and a number of senior positions are now occupied by former State Department officials. Barbara K. Bodine, who was ambassador to Yemen when terrorists bombed the destroyer USS Cole at a Yemeni port in October 2000, has been named coordinator for central Iraq. Former ambassadors Robin Raphel and Timothy Carney are in charge of trade and industry, respectively. Garner's deputies for reconstruction and humanitarian assistance are both retired from the State Department.
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