Fingerprints of Libby and Cheney on the Marc Rich Pardon

[babsbunny]

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4787

Who Benefited the Most? Did Cheney Facilitate Libby? And Whatever Came of the 'Outrage'?...
Guest Blogged by BRAD BLOG D.C. Correspondent, Margie Burns

Looking into the combination high-level and shadowy backstory of Marc Rich, pardoned unpardonably by former President Clinton on the latter’s last day of office, will throw further light on the longterm Libby-Cheney relationship.

While this little item below went rapidly down the memory hole, back in early 2001 (very early) the incoming Bush administration made little noise (very little, very quickly ceased) about revoking Rich’s pardon. No public emphasis by the admin that Libby, the new chief of staff for Cheney and Special Assistant to Bush had recently been Marc Rich's attorney for twelve years.

The following short 2001 article was published in Globes Publisher Itonut, ‘Israel’s Business Arena’ ...

[fooj]

1. Olmert, too.

What business is it of his? Oh. Nevermind.

[Old and In the Way]

2. I've gotten a chuckle out of the Right's manufactured outrage of Rich.

Do they really want to go there? I can think of a couple of people named Bush that might want to have everyone forget the whole thing....

[ljm2002]

3. Sure they want to go there...

...and they have gone there, and they've gotten the best coverage they could have hoped for: 99% of reports talk about how outrageous it was for Clinton to pardon Mr. Rich, and 1% or less ever mention the Libby / Cheney connection.

Funny how that works.