James A. Baker Key to Dubai Ports Mess

[kpete]

Baker Key to Dubai Ports Mess
by Anacher Forester
Thu Feb 23, 2006 at 12:09:34 PM PDT

Former Reagan Chief-of-Staff, ex-Treasury Secretary, ex-Secretary of State, ex-NSC Council Member, ex-GWB chief legal advisor, etc, and recent US Special Envoy for Iraq debt is the invisible man in the middle of this mess.

James A. Baker is Senior Partner of Baker Botts, a legal firm very active in Middle East affairs perhaps never more visibly then as legal representation for the Saudi Royal family in the lawsuits brought by the families of 9/11 victims. Baker Botts happens to include Halliburton among its many clients and is active in Egypt, Kuwait and Dubai, too.

Tons more info:
at:http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/2/23/14935/2494

[sabra]

1. his sister is also married to Harry Whittington :-)

[FreedomAngel82]

Maybe this is why Cheney went "hunting" with him??

[DemoTex]

5. Katherine Armstrong was a paid lobbyist for Baker-Botts.

Armstrong owned the ranch where Cheney shot Whittington. With that James Baker connection, I wonder if Katherine Armstrong ever lobbied for UAE.

[fooj]

2. So, THE JANITOR is what has this country in a snit?

Not to mention that he's Whittington's bro-in-law. What a reach this rat bastard has, huh?

Peace.

[FreedomAngel82]

3. It all makes sense now

This really is about money. At first I thought it was for the republicans to use a security deal and get Haliburton or some other Bush friendly company but now I'm wondering.

[Stephanie]

4. Was Baker on the hunting weekend?

Was he at the Armstrong ranch? I know someone said Baker's sister is married to Whittington - did we verify that? We do know that Armstrong lobbies for Baker Botts.

[Peace Patriot]

6. Boy, he sure keeps turning up like a bad penny whenever the American

people are getting !@#$%ed!

[Hardrada]

7. He needs badly to be locked up with the rest of tha cabal.

Or caretl or whatever you call it.

[adriennui]

8. look under every rock

and james baker slithers out. this man is evil.

[burythehatchet]

9. Man's gotta get paid

[kentuck]

10. And if James Baker is involved, then Poppy is not far away....

The greedy bastards ...

[TomInTib]

12. Other way around- Baker owns Poppy. nt

[physioex]

14. Ohhhh.....

I knew that. There was definetly some shady dealings going on. I was just never aware of how, where, and when.....

[zulchzulu]

11. Gee, so his involvement with Carlyle Group might have something to do...

...with it?

Wow...what a surprise.

[thereismore]

13. the architect of the 2000 bush* "victory". nt

[Sydnie]

15. My mouth is hanging open - great summary there!

thanks.