Chertoff, nominee for Homeland Security has ties to 9/11 financier

[Democrat 4 Ever]

Sounds like second verse, same as the first - Bush couldn't find an "ethcial" official for his administration if his life depended upon it - seems Judge Michael Chertoff, nominee for Homeland Security head has a few problems in his past.

Security Risk? --Federal Appeals Court Judge Michael Chertoff's ties to the financiers of the Sept. 11 attacks may prevent his confirmation as Homeland Security Chief. --by Melissa Johnson and Sander Hicks

"According to a June 20, 2000 article in The Record of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chertoff defended accused terrorist financier Dr. Magdy Elamir. Elamir’s HMO was sued by the State of New Jersey to recoup $16.7 million in losses. At least $5.7 million went 'to unknown parties... by means of wire transfers to bank accounts where the beneficial owner of the account is unknown,' according to the article. Foreign intelligence reports given to then chairman of the House International Relations Committee Ben Gilman, R-New York, in 1998 accused Magdy Elamir of having 'had financial ties with Osama bin Laden for years,' according to an Aug. 2, 2002 Dateline NBC broadcast."

News Update from Citizens for Legitimate Government
January 21, 2005
http://www.legitgov.org/
http://legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news

[John_H]

1. Any takers for $1,000 bet?

Not a single MSM reporter or DEM senator possesses the stones to bring this up.

[zbdent]

2. See if he had any "put" options on

American Airlines on 9/10/2001 . . .

[leesa]

3. Gee. What a surprise. Anyone STILL believe Bush and his cronies

had nothing to do with 9-11? It was a magnificent coup!

[noamnety]

4. This is classic

Chertoff made the decision not to prosecute him for earlier arms buying crimes (caught on tape) before Sept 11.

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... the reason Magdy Elamir was never convicted was because he was never charged with a crime.

By the time Operation Diamondback culminated in arrests in the summer of 2001, Michael Chertoff was the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the criminal division and Operation Diamondback would have fallen under his prevue since it was a criminal case and not a counterterrorism case,” Duncan said.

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http://www.universitystar.com/main/article.php?aid=1236