Cheney and Bush drug empire

[Carl Brennan]

Cheney and Bush drug empire:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=4785&forum=DCForumID70#3



<http://www.nexusmagazine.com/bushcheney.html>
FROM MEDELLIN TO MOSCOW WITH BROWN & ROOT
Halliburton Corporation's Brown & Root is one of the major components of the Bush-Cheney Drug Empire. The success of Bush Vice-Presidential running mate Richard Cheney at leading Halliburton, Inc. to a five-year, US$3.8 billion "pig-out" on federal contracts and taxpayer-insured loans is only a partial indicator of what may happen, now that the Bush ticket has won the US presidential election.
A closer look at available research, including an August 2, 2000 report by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) (www.public-i.org <http://www.public-i.org>), suggests that drug money has played a role in the successes achieved by Halliburton under Cheney's tenure as CEO from 1995 to 2000. This is especially true for Halliburton's most famous subsidiary, heavy construction and oil giant Brown & Root. A deeper look into history reveals that Brown & Root's past - as well as the past of Dick Cheney himself - connects to the international drug trade on more than one occasion and in more than one way.



Ruppert says Center for Public Integrity lists Halliburton involvement in drugs. This could, understandably, be linked to the increase in heroin production in Afghanistan since US has been there, if one pre-supposes that Halliburton/Cheney is involved:

http://puffinsoft.cihost.com/galleries/filthylucre/brown_root.html
FTW October 24, 2000 - The success of Bush Vice Presidential running mate Richard Cheney at leading Halliburton, Inc. to a five year $3.8 billion "pig-out" on federal contracts and taxpayer-insured loans is only a partial indicator of what may happen if the Bush ticket wins in two weeks. A closer look at available research, including an August 2, 2000 report by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) at www.public-i.org, suggests that drug money has played a role in the successes achieved by Halliburton under Cheney's tenure as CEO from 1995 to 2000.This is especially true for Halliburton's most famous subsidiary, heavy construction and oil giant, Brown and Root. A deeper look into history reveals that Brown and Root's past as well as the past of Dick Cheney himself, connect to the international drug trade on more than one occasion and in more than one way.


This is the link to Cheney CPI article:
Cheney Led Halliburton
To Feast at Federal Trough
State Department Questioned Deal
With Firm Linked to Russian Mob
By Knut Royce and Nathaniel Heller <http://www.publicintegrity.org/staff.html>
<http://www.public-i.org/story_01_080200.htm>
Washington, August 2) Under the guidance of Richard Cheney, a get-the-government-out-of-my-face conservative, Halliburton Company over the past five years has emerged as a corporate welfare hog, benefiting from at least $3.8 billion in federal contracts and taxpayer-insured loans.


One of these loans was approved in April by the U.S. Export-Import Bank. It guaranteed $489 million in credits to a Russian oil company whose roots are imbedded in a legacy of KGB and Communist Party corruption, as well as drug trafficking and organized crime funds, according to Russian and U.S. sources and documents.
Those claims are hotly disputed by the Russian oil firm’s holding company.
Halliburton, which lobbied for the Ex-Im loan after the State Department initially asserted that the deal would run counter to the "national interest,” will receive $292 million of those funds to refurbish a massive Siberian oil field owned by the Russian company, the Tyumen Oil Co., which is controlled by a conglomerate called the Alfa Group.

[DenverDem]

1. These guys are the dirtiest criminals in the history of the world.

Mass murder, drug running, billions of $'s of fraud at a clip, and the fundigellicals voted for them because they represent "morality".

Head exploding.

[Beam Me Up]

3. "Head Exploding"

The TRUTH of our situation is so insane as to be unbelievable. The picture of reality our education (schooling, media) has given us is so at odds with what is actually going on, we can't "wrap our heads around" it.

Can we bring the whole charade to a halt? Or must the world once again consume itself in a global conflagration, the outcome of which--especially for us--is far from certain?

[acmavm]

2. And not one bit of this, not one bit, will ever make any difference to the

whackos that support this bunch. bush* is always talking about the 'evil doers'. Like they say, it takes one to know one.

[Carl Brennan]

4. UN: worldwide opium production increasing sharply--Afghanistan

6/25/04: UN says worldwide opium production increasing sharply, much due to Afghanistan crop increase:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x646109

[Carl Brennan]

5. Poppy undermined money laundering laws.

The Bush Administrations connection to drugs is a study in itself. US House Rep Henry Gonzalez stated repeatedly in his investigation of BNL that the best, indeed the only effective way to fight the drug war was to control the banking industry to prevent laundering money.
Does anybody among my colleagues think the kind of crime we have in this country, particularly the $1 trillion drug money laundering, would be possible without the deficiencies {in banking regulation] and if not witting or unwitting collaboration, of banks, regulators, government officials, low- and high-level State, local and Federal? Of course not.. (Cong. Record House 9/14/92 pp.8354)

What does the above have to do with the fact that as drug czar in the early 1980's George Bush only did one thing in the 'war' : he terminated the only federal program that was going after the banks (Chomsky, Cronicles of Dissent, pp.225-26).

[seemslikeadream]

6. Haiti: Drugs, Thugs, the CIA, and the Deterrence of Democracy

There's a reason the BFEE wants Aristide out of Haiti:
He interferes with the Bushco Division of Drug-running.

HAITI: DRUGS,THUGS, THE C.I.A., AND THE DETERRENCE OF DEMOCRACY

SNIP...

After the October 30, 1993 deadline to restore duly-elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide passed unrealized, observers reported an increasing sense of fear and despair. More than 4,000 civilians have been killed since the 1991 bloody military coup which ousted Aristide. Few Americans are aware of our secret involvement in Haitian politics, nor the impact those policies have had on the US.

Some of the high military officials involved in the coup have been on the CIA's payroll from "the mid-1980s at least until the 1991 coup..." According to one government official, "Several of the principal players of the current situation were compensated by the US government."

Further, the CIA "tried to intervene in Haiti's election with a covert- action program that would have undercut the political strength" of Aristide. The aborted attempt to influence the 1988 election was authorized by then-President Ronald Reagan and the National Security Council. The program was blocked by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in a rare move.

Next, a confidential Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) report revealed that Haiti is "a major transshipment point for cocaine traffickers" who are funneling drugs from Colombia and the Dominican Republic into the United States. The DEA report also revealed that the drug trafficking, which is bringing one to four tons of cocaine per month into the US, worth $300-$500 million annually, is taking place with "the knowledge and active involvement of high military officials and business elites."

CONTINUED...

http://www.netti.fi/~makako/mind/haiti1.htm



Thanks Octafish, you always posts the best stuff!

[seemslikeadream]

7. Carl your DU link is not working

Will you check it please?

Thanks
SLaD

[Carl Brennan]

8. It just worked for me. nt

[superconnected]

9. Oh, I shouldn't even get started....

We don't have Labels on Genetically modified food in America. Not required. Monsanto is the biggest offender of this Franken Foods movement.

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Here is the Bush's cabinet with Monsanto(leading company of genetically modified food) links, yes some just resigned:

John Ashcroft Attorney General, in charge of environmental enforcement. Got $1.7 million from oil, chemical and paper companies for his Senate campaign, because they were grateful for Ashcroft's opposition to funding environmental enforcement, voting to rollback clean water protections and letting mining companies dump cyanide and other wastes on public land. One of his major donors was Monsanto (the maker of PCBs.) His recent policies violate American principles of privacy, free speech, civil liberties, etc

Ann Veneman Secretary of Agriculture. Formerly a lawyer with a firm specializing in representing agribusiness giants and biotech corporations. In California, she encouraged policies helping giant corporate farms squeeze out family-owned farms --- so that now, for example, only four companies process 80% of American produced beef. Served on Calgene Inc. Board of Directors, a subsidiary of Monsanto (which gave us PCBs, bovine growth hormone, Terminator seeds, genetic manipulation of our food, etc.) Participated in International Policy Council of Agriculture, Food and Trade, funded by Monsanto, Cargill, Archer-Daniels Midland, Kraft, and Nestle (Perrier).

Tommy Thompson Secretary of Health, was a supporter of Monsanto in Wisconsin. He received $50,000 from biotech firms in his election run, and used state funds to set up a $317 million dollar biotech zone in Wisconsin. He was one of 13 state governors who launched a campaign, funded by Monsanto, to persuade Americans that genetically modified crops were safe. As Governor of Wisconsin, Thompson was always a friend of the paper industry and obstructed Fox River cleanup and compensation for many years. Between 1990 and 1997, Thompson received $155,553 from the paper industry for his re-election campaigns, and much more from the insurance industry and lawfirms representing the paper industry. (see Thompson Defends Fox River Polluters)

Larry Thompson --- Appointed as Deputy Attorney General, under Ashcroft. Had served as Monsanto's in-house counsel.

Linda Fisher Deputy Admin. of EPA despite prior position as a Monsanto Corporation executive. Fisher was one of Monsanto's top Washington D.C. lobbyists between 1995 and 2000. As Monsanto's Vice President for Government and Public Affairs, she represented Monsanto's interest in agriculture, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, environment, finance and trade issues, and managed the company's political action committee and political contribution funds. Monsanto spent $4 million on Washington DC lobbying in 1998, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Mitch Daniels Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Daniels was the vice-president of corporate strategy at Eli Lilly Pharmeceutical company. Eli Lilly and Monsanto developed the genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (BGH), which now contaminates our nation's milk supply.

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And then of course the Supreme Court:

Clarence Thomas Supreme Court Justice. Was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George Bush, Senior. Not surprisingly, the deciding swing vote giving the Presidential Election to George, Jr. was made by this former lawyer for Monsanto Corporation.

[superconnected]

10. and this... note the administrations involvement

A wonderful site:
http://community-2.webtv.net/essentialhealth/BIOTECHNOLOGY/


A few excerpts:

"Over 70% of all processed supermarket foods contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Biotech companies have changed our food supply over the last 7 years basically without our permission."


"They can splice fish genes into a strawberry or human genes into corn. Genetic engineering produces highly unstable living organisms that have the ability to reproduce and mutate and cross with other species. What this means is that five generations down the line, a GMO may have characteristics very different than the parent GMO."

"Unlike past technologies, biotechnology produces living organisms, which, by definition, reproduce and evolve, guaranteeing eventual unpredictable & unintended consequences. Unlike an oil spill, genetic pollution may never be able to be cleaned up. Scientists around the world agree that GMOs are imprecise, unstable, and unpredictable."

"Another problem is that every time a GMO is produced, new proteins, or potential allergens are also produced. GMOs frequently contain allergens, for example those allergic to fish may go into anaphylactic shock when fish genes are placed in potato products. oops…"


"In May, 2000, Professor Hans-Hinrich Katz, a leading German zoologist, released research that shows that genes used to modify crops can jump to other species and cause bacteria to mutate. Katz found that the gene used to modify oilseed !$%* had transferred to bacteria living in the guts of honey bees."


"Salmon fish farms are employing "trojan genes," or genes that make a species grow to full size four to six times as quickly as wild varieties. The problem is that during storms, farmed salmon inevitably escape into the wild. Due to their gargantuan size, when these GM fish escape into the wild, they have a mating advantage over non-GM fish. However, due to their genetic tweaking, their offspring are far less likely to live to reproductive age. Through this process, the entire species is wiped out in about 40 generations. This has the potential to cause irreparable damage to fish populations, forever. "

"Consumers in Europe, Japan, and China have told their leaders they don't want GMOs. These countries have strict labeling laws and many have moratoriums on GMOs. Famine stricken Zambia and Zimbabwe are refusing GMO food-aid. Most other governments have required mandatory labeling of GMOs and have only allowed a few GM products to be released after rigorous safety testing."

"Meanwhile, in the U.S. while over 85% of U.S. consumers polled want labeling of GMO products, our government refuses to require labeling or long term testing and considers GMOs "substantially equivalent" to conventional food. However, they do consider GMOs unique enough to grant utility patents to biotech corporations and universities."

"While polls consistently show that over 80% of Americans want GMO products to be labeled, the FDA does not require labeling of genetically modified foods. This is based on the landmark decision by the Bush administration in 1992 that GM products are "substantially equivalent" to non-GM products despite the fact that genetic engineering often changes the nutritional and allergenic properties of a product. This decision is not based in science and runs counter to Europe, Japan, China, and many leaders of the scientific community."

To put this in perspective, the FDA maintains strict labeling laws for other food modifications. For example, juice must be labeled if it is from concentrate, milk cartons must indicate if they contain skim milk, rice packages must indicate if they have been vitamin enriched."

"Why, then does the FDA not require labeling for genetically engineered food? The Guardian reports that the Bush administration's ties to Monsanto are even greater than the Clinton Administration's. "The secretaries of defense, health and agriculture, the attorney general and the chairman of the House agriculture committee all have links with the firm or the wider industry."

"However, most GMOs are not being designed to increase nutrition or yield, which would indicate that the seed companies are trying to help world hunger. Rather, most GMOs have a yield lag of 5-10% and many GMOs have reduced nutritional content. Contrary to bio-tech PR, studies consistently show that GMOs yield less than conventional crops. Most GMOs are actually designed to benefit the seed companies. In reality, the majority of the large seed companies that produce GMOs are the same chemical companies that produce the majority of the world's pesticides and herbicides. Many GMOs are designed to be herbicide resistant plants that help the seed/chemical companies sell greater quantities of herbicides"

"Because GMOs are owned by corporations, farmers who grow GMO crops are forbidden to save seed, so that seed companies can make money year after year. Purchasing seed every year is not a viable financial option for the several billion farmers who get seeds for free by saving their own from the previous year's harvest. "

[superconnected]

11. and to tie in with bush and drug companies - Pharma Crops

"What are pharmcrops?

Pharmcrops or biopharmaceuticals are plants or animals gentically altered to grow drugs or industrial chemicals within themselves. These crops have the potential to irreversibly pollute our food supply through pollen drift and seed flow.
"Just one mistake by a biotech company and we'll be eating other people's prescription drugs in our corn flakes", warned Larry Bohlen, director of health and environment programs at Friends of the Earth, in a press release.

Fears of unapproved GM products accidentally entering the human food supply are not unfounded. In late 2000, traces of Starlink, a variety of GM corn not approved for human consumption, were found in supermarket products in the US.
No less than 143 million tons of corn were contaminated with Starlink, according to its creator, the Europe-based Aventis corporation. Seed companies, farmers, processors and food makers spent over $1 billion and six months trying to get rid of this unwanted GM corn.

Critics also point out that GM crops can pollinate wild relatives and non-GM fields, with unforeseeable consequences. The presence of GM corn has already been documented in rural communities in Mexico, even though genetically modified crops are prohibited there.

Here is some information that is simple to use. You can tell if fruit was genetically modified, organically grown or produced with chemical fertilizers, fungicides, or herbicides by reading the little stickers on the produce. For conventionally grown fruit (grown with chemical inputs), the PLU code on the sticker consists of four numbers. Organically grown fruit has a five-numeral PLU prefaced by the number 9. Genetically engineered (GM) fruit has a five-numeral PLU prefaced by the number 8. For example, a conventionally grown banana would be: 4011, an organic banana would be: 94011, a genetically engineered (GE or GMO) banana would be: 84011 The adhesive used to attach the stickers is considered food-grade, but the stickers themselves aren't edible. information scource: http://www.plantea.com

When you look at these facts it seems ridiculous that we would want GMO's in our food chain. It seems an accident waiting to happen and not a sound choice to make if you are wanting to create vibrant health or are thinking about future generations. Nature in her wisdom has orchestrated a far healthier plan for us than those proposed and being put upon us by the irresponsible, profit motivated CEO's and administrators of BIG business. It is your choice, who will you trust?"

toward bottom of page: http://community-2.webtv.net/essentialhealth/BIOTECHNOLOGY/

[seemslikeadream]

12. That's a couple super posts, superconnected!

How 'bout we save some seeds?


Seeds of Diversity is a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to the conservation, documentation and use of public-domain non-hybrid plants of Canadian significance. Our 1700 members from coast to coast are gardeners, farmers, teachers, scientists, agricultural historians, researchers and seed vendors. Together we grow, propagate and distribute over 1500 varieties of vegetables, fruit, grains, flowers and herbs. We are a living gene bank.

Formerly known as the Heritage Seed Program, a project of the Canadian Organic Growers since 1984, Seeds of Diversity Canada is now an independent charitable corporation operated by a volunteer board of directors. Our work is funded mainly by membership fees and private donations.

Members receive our 40-page magazine Seeds of Diversity three times a year, plus our annual Seed Exchange Directory. Through our annual Seed Exchange, members are able to obtain samples of over 1500 varieties of seeds and plants offered by other members in exchange for return postage.
http://www.seeds.ca/info/sod/index.php

[seemslikeadream]

13. Ooops, sorry Carl

It's working for me too.

[alfredo]

14. Remember, Richard Secord and his "air transport" company

was in position before the war in Afghanistan. He was working with the Contras and Ollie North during the Iran Contra scandal, and many were sure he was involved in the Cocaine trade. Some say he was trading arms for cocaine. He was in Vietnam again with Ollie North where it was believed he was trading arms for Opium with the Meo tribesmen.

He's a shady character and I do not trust him one bit.

[Carl Brennan]

15. Secord and Shackley were involved in the CIA drug

trade (1967)in SE ASia. If your interested a book by Douglas Valentine "Strength of the Wolf" gets into this. McCoy's book: "The Politics of Heroin" is also real good. These works really lay out the picture.

[alfredo]

16. McCoy's book was really good. When I was in the service we all knew

that SE Asia was where to go to make big drug money. It was also a place to be if you worked for the State Department and intelligence. You could deliver your brain candy by diplomatic pouch.

[Carl Brennan]

17. McCoy's newest version of "Politics of Heroin" takes you all

the way back to the 1700's and then comes forward. Merck of Vioxx infamy cut its teeth on the dope trade in the early 1800's.

[alfredo]

18. I might have to revisit it.

[Beam Me Up]

19. Friday kick