Did you know George W. Bush's grandfather supported Hitler and the Third Reich by laundering money for them

Question

In 1942 all his assets were siezed by the federal government under trading with the enemy act

Answer 1

That is a half truth.

Harriman Bank was the main Wall Street connection for German companies and the varied U.S. financial interests of Fritz Thyssen, who had been an early financial backer of the Nazi party until 1938, but who by 1939 had fled Germany and was bitterly denouncing Hitler. Dealing with Nazi Germany wasn't illegal when Hitler declared war on the US, but, six days after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt signed the Trading With the Enemy Act. On October 20, 1942, the U.S. government ordered the seizure of Nazi German banking operations in New York City.

The Harriman business interests seized under the act in October and November 1942 included:

* Union Banking Corporation (UBC) (for Thyssen and Brown Brothers Harriman)
* Holland-American Trading Corporation (with Harriman)
* the Seamless Steel Equipment Corporation (with Harriman)
* Silesian-American Corporation (this company was partially owned by German entity; during the war the Germans tried to take the full control of Silesian-American. In response to that, American government seized German owned minority shares in the company, leaving the U.S. partners to carry on the business.)

The assets were held by the government for the duration of the war, then returned afterward. UBC was dissolved in 1951. Bush's interest in UBC consisted of one share. For it, he was reimbursed $1,500,000. These assets were later used to launch Bush family investments in the Texas energy industry. This presupposes that Union Banking Corporation was worth $4 billion, of which almost all would have been paid to the Harrimans. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030214.html by Cecil Adams addresses this claim with some skepticism.

Toby Rogers has claimed that Bush's connections to Silesian businesses (with Thyssen and Flick) make him complicit with the mining operations in Poland which used slave labor out of Oswiecim, where the Auschwitz concentration camp was later constructed. Allegations that Prescott Bush profited from slave labor or the Auschwitz concentration camp remain unsubstantiated.

There are unsubstantiated rumors concerning Prescott Bush's associations with the Nazi party. The Anti-Defamation League has stated, "Rumors about the alleged Nazi 'ties' of the late Prescott Bush, the grandfather of President George W. Bush, have circulated widely through the Internet in recent years. These charges are untenable and politically motivated." [2] The rumors began with extreme right-wing attacks on George H.W. Bush during his 1980 presidential run and were renewed during his 1988 run.

The New York Herald-Tribune referred to the German industrialist, Fritz Thyssen, as "Hitler's Angel" and mentioned Bush only as an employee of the investment banking firm Thyssen used in the USA. The label was ironic, since by the time the Tribune article appeared, Hitler had turned on Thyssen and imprisoned him. Reportedly, however, there has been a determined effort by Canadian bloggers, apparently connected with Lyndon LaRouche, to circulate reports that Bush himself was known as "Hitler's Angel".

Answer 2

Even Churchill supported the Psuedo-Science of Eugenics which was what the holocaust was actually based off of. So I guess that means Churchill was a NAZI LOVER. Bet that will be a surprise to all of England. Someone else already posted the truth that disgraces your arguement but I thought let's stop and look at the REST of the story. Alot of people supported and believed in Eugenics. This is really what the Holocaust was about for the most part, when you come down to it. This is a believe that survived and was practiced in the U.S. until the 70's. Actually some States still have Eugenics boards on the rule of law. They are closed down and not used BUT they are on the books.

Answer 3

No I did not know that. Does that affect how I feel about the man as president no and here is why
1. Come on idiot it was his grandfather not him
2. Anti-semitism and the "values" of the Nazi Party were prevalent through out western society at the time. Henry Ford was a raving anti-Semite does that mean your not going to buy a Ford
3. Just because he traded with them does not mean he had any clue about the Holocaust

Answer 4

Brian you just experienced what I call Bush man love syndrome. You pointed out a little known but true fact about a founding member of the bush clan and you're labled a hate mongerer and told to get a life.

To answer your question yes I knew that. But few people do. And when you tell people about it they don't want to hear it. Most Americans like to believe that every american was an upstanding and virtuous NAZI fighter. They want to hear nothing that disturbs the myth

Answer 5

I have heard that before, and checked various sources on the net ... during searches I also found this gem:

"In 1918, Prescott Bush and two companions crept into the cemetery near Fort Sill and pried open the grave of Geronimo.

The head was taken out, spiffed up and forwarded to New Haven, where it was given pride of place for goofy rituals that have been attended by generations of Bushes and a veritable army of powerful types."

http://www.post-gazette.com/columnists/20000923roddy.asp

Now whether that is true or not is another matter ... if it is, it's sacrilege, and totally gross!

Answer 6

on condition that you contain the actual undeniable actuality that Joe Kennedy Sr. (the daddy of the overdue JFK and Ted Kennedy and grandfather of Patrick Joseph Kennedy II of Rhode Island), also supported Hitler, financially, politically, or perhaps smuggled conflict components to Hitler. What does that say about those who help that very same circle of folk, a circle such as our modern-day President?

Answer 7

No, but I did know that Senator Kennedy's father was dumped as US Ambassador to England during WW11 because he favored the Nazis and wanted the British to cave into Hitler.

Answer 8

USER. Report yourself to the ministry of truth for Re-programming. Big Brother Loves You.

Answer 9

And? Even if that's true, are we supposed to judge people based on what their ancestors did? My ancestors probably had slaves. That doesn't mean I agree with slavery in any way, shape, or form. Hell, the first few presidents had slaves. That doesn't mean that their descendents do.

Answer 10

And because Eve gave Adam an apple to eat, silly gossip is now listened to.