Clinton hasn't been the president in more than 6 years. I you are better off now than you were when Clinton left office, they you might be the only person in the US who is.....either that or you are delusional.
2007-01-29 02:31:15
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answered by Anonymous
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Dude...Bush has been in bed with the Saudis for decades. Eight of the twelve 9/11 hijackers were Saudis, but we attacked Afghanistan and Iraq. Clinton wasn't President after 9-11, what control would he have over the military?
2007-01-29 10:31:16
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answered by Anonymous
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It's not hatred, it's anger. Anger for the way we have been treated, anger for the damage you've brought to this great nation.
Clinton has received peanuts compared to Bush, Cheney from the Saudis. Read about the Carlyle Group. Halliburton does business with terrorist countries.
Clinton will get his library, and it will not drain taxpayers like the Bush one. You need to be more objective.
2007-01-29 11:43:27
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answered by Gerry S 4
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I believe you are making some blanket assumptions, the first being that all Democrats are hateful. I have dear friends who are Republicans, and I respect their right to their opinions. We can have a civil conversation about issues, and sometimes I change their minds and sometimes they change mine. The one thing we agree upon is that we both respect the Constitution.
That being said, I am not sure I understand how the donars to Bill Clinton's library has anything to do with what is going on in politics today. Do you believe that foreigners donating to a presidential library are somehow using that to influence the former president? If it is, please make this clear.
I have checked you source and have looked to see if there are other sources, but as of yet have not found any source confirming what was said by The Sun. However, while searching, I found some alligations of ties between the Bush family and the Saudis as well (see citation). To quote:
"In 1979, Bush�s first business, Arbusto Energy, obtained financing from James Bath, a Houstonian and close family friend. One of many investors, Bath gave Bush $50,000 for a 5 percent stake in Arbusto. At the time, Bath was the sole U.S. business representative for Salem bin Laden, head of the wealthy Saudi Arabian family and a brother (one of 17) to Osama bin Laden. It has long been suspected, but never proven, that the Arbusto money came directly from Salem bin Laden. In a statement issued shortly after the September 11 attacks, the White House vehemently denied the connection, insisting that Bath invested his own money, not Salem bin Laden�s, in Arbusto. snip
Bath finally came under investigation by the FBI in 1992 for his Saudi business relationships, accused of funneling Saudi money through Houston in order to influence the foreign policies of the Reagan and first Bush administrations.
"Worst of all, bin Mahfouz allegedly has been financing the bin Laden terrorist network�making Bush a U.S. citizen who has done business with those who finance and support terrorists. According to USA Today, bin Mahfouz and other Saudis attempted to transfer $3 million to various bin Laden front operations in Saudi Arabia in 1999. ABC News reported the same year that Saudi officials stopped bin Mahfouz from contributing money directly to bin Laden. (Bin Mahfouz�s sister is also a wife of Osama bin Laden, a fact that former CIA Director James Woolsey revealed in 1998 Senate testimony.) (bushnews.com)
And another source:
America For Sale/The Saudi Connection from OpEd News.com:
In March, 2004 I posted a brilliant must read synopsis of the ominous Saudi Connection, pre 9/11 to post 9/11, by the Center for American Progress ~ and it still rings true today.
Excerpt: " As the Boston Herald reported, a "revolving U.S.-Saudi money wheel" exists "within President Bush's own coterie of foreign policy advisers." First and foremost, the current President's father "remains a senior adviser to the Carlyle Group" – an investment bank with deep connections to the Saudi royal family, and received $1 million for his Presidential library from the royal family.
George W. Bush "himself is also linked" to the Saudi-backed Carlyle Group: he was a director of a Carlyle subsidiary called called Caterair. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice "is a former longtime member of the board of Chevron which did business in the Saudi desert." And Vice President Cheney's tenure as CEO of oil giant Halliburton was among his dealings with "firms connected to the Saudis that paid big dividends."
2007-01-29 10:50:43
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answered by KCBA 5
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There are plenty of hateful folks in the political arena, Democrats and Republicans both. It's the nature of the beast.
I don't know that I'd call the New York Sun the most reliable of sources though.
2007-01-29 10:42:18
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answered by Chris S 5
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What you say is true to a point. The Saudis donate to ALL presidential libraries not just Clinton's.
2007-01-29 10:55:51
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answered by ? 6
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#1 Clinton is no longer in office. Get over it already!
#2 Your link is dead - no good as a source.
#3 Aren't the Saudis supposed to be our allies?
Your whole argument is a non-starter.
Thank God you didn't claim to be a conservative! I would be very, very embarrassed.
2007-01-29 11:16:17
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answered by Bad M 4
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I don't know the facts of this case & this is the 1st time I have seen the claim. My guess is that most others haven't seen it either. It is an extremely serious charge. You shouldn't be surprised at the anger it provoked. I think there are far more egregious examples of Democratic anger that you could give.
2007-01-29 10:33:18
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answered by yupchagee 7
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Actually, the truth is more harmful to you than it is to any one else. That's apparent in the slanted way you always phrase your so called questions. We're supposed to believe you don't do that out of hatred?
2007-01-29 10:45:04
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answered by Anonymous
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The New York Sun is onlt good for lining the cat box with. I though you didn't believe the "liberal media" anyways, or is just when they report something you agree with.
2007-01-29 10:31:48
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answered by sydb1967 6
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