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January 21, 2005 - Inside the Bush- Carlyle Empire

"Manufacturing missiles and a lightly armored coffin called the Bradley troop carrier vehicle, United Defense is one of the Pentagon's main suppliers. Its main shareholder is Carlyle.
Manages some $18 billion dollars in weapons, biotech, space, security, nanotech and telecommunications contracts, the company's specialty is picking up failed weapons makers for pennies on the dollar – just before those companies receive huge contracts from the White House.
It's not hard to see their secret. After serving as America's first war president since Vietnam, George Bush senior served as a consultant to Carlyle for ten years – before bailing out in October 2003 as questions mounted on Capitol Hill. As the French note, “It was the first time in US history that a former president worked for a Pentagon supplier.”
"It's not possible to get closer to the administration than Carlyle is," Charles Lewis, Director of the Center for Public Integrity, a non-partisan organization in Washington told the French press. "George Bush senior earned money from private interests that worked for the government of which his son was president. You could even say that the president could one day profit financially, through his father's investments, from the political decisions he himself took."
According to Le Monde, “The collection of influential characters who now work, have worked, or have invested in the Carlyle group would make the most convinced conspiracy theorists incredulous. They include among others, John Major, former British Prime Minister; Fidel Ramos, former Philippines President; Park Tae Joon, former South Korean Prime Minister; Saudi Prince Al-Walid; Colin Powell, the present Secretary of State; James Baker III, former Secretary of State; Caspar Weinberger, former Defense Secretary; Richard Darman, former White House Budget Director; the billionaire George Soros, and even some bin Laden family members.”
Frank Carlucci's brought capital to Carlyle. In October 1990, the group took over “Star Wars” supplier BDM International, along with its profitable links to the CIA. Two years later, Congress blocked their attempted take over of LTV's aerospace division. Renamed Vought Aircraft, the manufacture of B1 and B2 bombers worth more than their weight in gold became a Carlyle holding.
Companies specializing in radar imagery and cruise missile electronic relief maps followed these Carlyle acquisitions – along with firms providing nuclear, chemical, and biological decontamination, Carlyle also bought Vinnell, one of the first companies to supply the American army and its allies with “private contractors”. Vinnell's mercenaries fought in Desert Storm alongside the Saudi forces they'd trained. They now protect King Fahd. [Le Monde April29/04]"
From: William Thomas.net edited by M. Shane David Titan

posted by Unknown @ 1/21/2005 09:37:00 p.m.