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| WikiLeaks Reveals a Smoking Gun: U.S. Encouraged Iraq to Invade Kuwait in 1990 and Start Gulf War Written by April Glaspie Wednesday, 05 January 2011 00:11 |  |  |  |
| Viewing [State Department] cable 90BAGHDAD4237, SADDAM'S MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP TO PRESIDENT BUSH If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs [see WikiLeaks for futher information] Reference ID 90BAGHDAD4237 Created 1990-07-25 12:12 Released 2011-01-01 21:09 Classification SECRET Origin Embassy Baghdad 251246Z JUL 90 FM AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4627 INFO AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY CAIRO IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY KUWAIT IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY RIYADH IMMEDIATE ARABLEAGUE COLLECTIVE |
| WikiLeaks Reveals a Smoking Gun: U.S. Encouraged Iraq to Invade Kuwait in 1990 and Start Gulf War Written by April Glaspie Wednesday, 05 January 2011 00:11 | | | |
| Viewing [State Department] cable 90BAGHDAD4237, SADDAM'S MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP TO PRESIDENT BUSH If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs [see WikiLeaks for futher information] Reference ID 90BAGHDAD4237 Created 1990-07-25 12:12 Released 2011-01-01 21:09 Classification SECRET Origin Embassy Baghdad 251246Z JUL 90 FM AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4627 INFO AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY CAIRO IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY KUWAIT IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY RIYADH IMMEDIATE ARABLEAGUE COLLECTIVE |
http://tvnewslies.org/html/stop_ignoring_9_11___pnac.html
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FACT: We have an administration built around a group of people that has drawn members from previous administrations, many of whom were involved in crimes, lies, dirty tricks and warmongering. From the dirty tricks camp of Nixon to the crop of Iran-Contra felons, our administration is comprised of people who have treated our government and military as tools for their personal use. Add to that former members of the George H. W. Bush's administration and his and circle of friends. Remember that Daddy Bush hired a PR firm to create lies that would coerce Congress into attacking Iraq even after he had given Saddam a tacit nod to invade Kuwait. (That, by the way, was an impeachable offense). All these people were assembled and ready for action before they ever invited George W. Bush to run as their front man.
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In June 1993, the U.S. involvement in Somalia turned from a "humanitarian" mission to one that was attempting to capture the newly-demonized Mohammed Aidid. There was much bloodshed. Shortly before the public demonizing of Aidid, Glaspie had been re-assigned to Somalia. She wrote the new script.
Soon after the Somalia debacle, Glaspie again disappeared, only to turn up in the Rwanda area, where the slaughtering of over a million people was just getting underway. Prior to her stint in Iraq, Glaspie was stationed in Syria during the Lebanese bitter and bloody civil war. Is the fact that Glaspie happens to appear in areas in which there is violence shortly after her debut a matter of chance, or, possibly the prelude to destruction? Theoretically, she retired from government service in 2002. But, I wouldn’t bet on it.
Soon after the Somalia debacle, Glaspie again disappeared, only to turn up in the Rwanda area, where the slaughtering of over a million people was just getting underway. Prior to her stint in Iraq, Glaspie was stationed in Syria during the Lebanese bitter and bloody civil war. Is the fact that Glaspie happens to appear in areas in which there is violence shortly after her debut a matter of chance, or, possibly the prelude to destruction? Theoretically, she retired from government service in 2002. But, I wouldn’t bet on it.
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Divestment
On September 3rd 2009, the Norwegian Pension Fund's ethical council decided to sell the fund's stocks in Elbit due to the corporations supply of surveillance systems for the Israeli West Bank barrier.[5] At a press conference to announce the decision, Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen said "We do not wish to fund companies that so directly contribute to violations of international humanitarian law". The Norwegian Ambassador to Israel was called to a meeting at the Israeli Foreign Ministry where the decision was protested.[6]
In January 2010, Danske Bank added Elbit to the list of companies that fail its Socially Responsible Investment policy; a bank spokesman noted that it was acting in the interests of its customers by not 'placing their money in companies that violate international standards'[7][8]. The Danish financial watchdog Danwatch has also placed Elbit on its ethical blacklist[9], and one of Denmark's largest pension fund administrators PKA Ltd announced it will no longer consider investing in Elbit, stating "The ICJ [International Court of Justice, the Hague] stated that the barrier only serves military purposes and violates Palestinian human rights. Therefore we have looked at whether companies produce custom-designed products to the wall and thus has a particular involvement in repressive activities."[8]
In March 2010, a Swedish pension fund not wanting to be associated with companies violating international treaties, boycotted Elbit Systems for being involved in constructing the Israeli West Bank barrier.[10]
[edit] Major subsidiaries
Elbit's major subsidiaries and affiliated companies include Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Industries Elop (Elop), Cyclone Aviation Products (Cyclone), Tadiran Communications, Silver Arrow, Ortek, and Elisra. Among products manufactured by Elbit are the Enhanced Tactical Computer and the Elbit Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicle.
[edit] Global presence
[edit] USA
Elbit also owns several companies in the United States through its American subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America (ESA):
- EFW in Fort Worth, Texas (the EFW facility also houses ESA's home office)
- EFW manufactures various components for the F-16, V-22, and Bradley Fighting Vehicle, among other programs. It was initally the electronics manufacturing facility for General Dynamics operations in Fort Worth; when GD sold its aviation business to Lockheed Martin the latter was not interested in the facility which was then sold to Elbit.
- IEI in Talladega, Alabama (formerly International Enterprises, Inc.)
- Kollsman in Merrimack, New Hampshire
- Kollsman is a subcontractor to Boeing on SBInet, a high-tech security system for the U.S.-Mexico border in conjunction with the United States Department of Homeland Security.[11]
- Talla-Com in Tallahassee, Florida
- Innovative Concepts, Inc. (ICI) in McLean, Virginia, purchased in November 2008 from Herley Industries[12]
- VSI in San Jose, California (a joint venture with Rockwell Collins, formerly known as Vision Systems International; Elbit and Rockwell Collins each own 50%)
- UAS Dynamics in Fort Mill, South Carolina (a joint venture with General Dynamics; Elbit and GD each own 50%)
- M7 Aerospace in San Antonio, Texas[13]
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Lehman Brothers Scandal Rocks the Fed
By MIKE WHITNEYAfter a year-long investigation, court-appointed bank examiner Anton Valukas has produced a deadly 2,200 page report which details the activities that led to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. The report is a keg of dynamite. The question now is whether anyone in government has the nerve to light the fuse. Valukas provides powerful evidence that Lehman executives were involved in “balance sheet manipulation” by implementing an arcane accounting procedure called “Repo 105” which masked the bank's true financial condition from investors and regulators.
According to Valukas, Lehman was “Unable to find a United States law firm that would provide it with an opinion letter permitting the true sale accounting treatment" using Repo 105. So, Lehman executives went outside of the country in an effort to enlist the support of a London law firm that would approve the procedure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_105
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Repo 105 is a repurchase agreement which results in an accounting maneuver where a short-term loan is classified as a sale. The cash obtained through this "sale" is then used to pay down debt, allowing the company to appear to reduce its leverage by temporarily paying down liabilities—just long enough to reflect on the company's published balance sheet. After the company's financial reports are published, the company borrows cash and repurchases its original assets.
[edit] Use by Lehman Brothers
Repo 105 was used by investment bank Lehman Brothers three times according to a March 2010 report by the bankruptcy court examiner. The report stated that Lehman's auditors, Ernst & Young, were aware of this questionable classification.[1] Law firm Linklaters has received unfavourable press treatment in relation to their issuance of an English law opinion which characterised the arrangements as a true sale as opposed to a transfer by Lehman with a charge back in favour of the transferor.[2]http://www.thetotalcollapse.com/geithner-and-bernankes-possibly-criminal-roles/
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Geithner and Bernanke’s Possibly Criminal Roles
Lehman Brothers Scandal Rocks the Fed
By Mike WhitneyInformation Clearing House” – After a year-long investigation, court-appointed bank examiner Anton Valukas has produced a deadly 2,200 page report which details the activities that led to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. The report is a keg of dynamite. The question now is whether anyone in government has the nerve to light the fuse. Valukas provides powerful evidence that Lehman executives were involved in “balance sheet manipulation” by implementing an arcane accounting procedure called “Repo 105” which masked the bank’s true financial condition from investors and regulators.
By Mike WhitneyInformation Clearing House” – After a year-long investigation, court-appointed bank examiner Anton Valukas has produced a deadly 2,200 page report which details the activities that led to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. The report is a keg of dynamite. The question now is whether anyone in government has the nerve to light the fuse. Valukas provides powerful evidence that Lehman executives were involved in “balance sheet manipulation” by implementing an arcane accounting procedure called “Repo 105” which masked the bank’s true financial condition from investors and regulators.
March 15, 2010 “
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Josef Ackermann agreed at the end of 2009 to continue as chief executive of Deutsche Bank for another three years until 2013.[1]
Ackermann is a graduate of the University of St. Gallen (HSG). He was born in Mels, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Other responsibilities:
- Second Deputy Chairman of Siemens AG
- Non Executive Director of Shell
- Visiting professor of Finance at the London School of Economics
- Visiting professor at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
- President of the Board of Trustees of the St. Gallen Foundation for International Studies
- President of the Board of Patrons of the Institute for Corporate Culture Affairs
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute of International Finance
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Economic News of the Year 2009
Benny Steinmetz is an international business personality who has made it big in the world of business and economy. He is now ranked at No. 583 in the Forbes List of Richest People and is worth at least USD 1.7 billion. In spite of all the economic downtime last year, Benny Steinmetz Group, also known as BSG Investments, had a wonderful year in terms of turnover and income.
Benny Steinmetz Group started off with diamonds. Later on, as the business expanded, the group got into other areas like natural resources, engineering, real estate and finance and asset management.
BSG – diamonds
The Steinmetz Diamond Group was founded by Ruben Steinmetz (Benny Steinmetz’s father) in 1940. Since Benny Steinmetz joined the group in 1978, he expanded this business to places like Mumbai, Namibia, Antwerp, Tel-Aviv, New York, Geneva, Chicago and Johannesburg. The Steinmetz Diamond Group, or SDG is one of the leading players in the world in the area of rough and large polished diamonds. The group exceeds USD 1.5 billion a year in turnover. The motto of the group is to reach out to the customer directly from the mine.
BSG – natural resources
The natural resources wing of Benny Steinmetz Group is called BSGR and for more than 10 years now, this group has been actively involved in the area of natural resources, with special emphasis on Africa. Among the many natural resources plants that the group operates, some of the most notable are
• It is the world’s largest Nickel producer through its Ferro-Nickel plant and mines in the Balkans.
• Iron ore mine in Guinea.
• Steel mill in Azerbaijan.
• Copper-Cobalt mines and smelting in Zambia.
• Diamond mine in Sierra Leone.
Benny Steinmetz Group also has another arm, the BSGE and through this arm, it plays in the energy sector. This group operates a phosphate project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, oil and gas exploration permit in the Komi Republic and the Niger Delta and a petrochemical project in Russia.
BSG – engineering
Benny Steinmetz Group holds majority shares in two major players in the field of engineering – Bateman Engineering N. V. and Bateman Litwin N. V. Through these two companies, the group is involved in minerals, metals, environmental treatment systems, bulk materials handling, solutions to oil, power, gas and chemical companies and so on.
BSG – real estate
Benny Steinmetz Group has its presence in the real estate arena through Five Mounts Properties. North America and Western Europe has been a significant focus area of the group for the past 15 years.
BSG– finance and asset management
Benny Steinmetz Group is an active player in portfolio and trading management. Benny Steinmetz himself was the founder of Hermitage Fund in Russia. This fund is a lead investor in the Russian equity market.
Benny Steinmetz Group started off with diamonds. Later on, as the business expanded, the group got into other areas like natural resources, engineering, real estate and finance and asset management.
BSG – diamonds
The Steinmetz Diamond Group was founded by Ruben Steinmetz (Benny Steinmetz’s father) in 1940. Since Benny Steinmetz joined the group in 1978, he expanded this business to places like Mumbai, Namibia, Antwerp, Tel-Aviv, New York, Geneva, Chicago and Johannesburg. The Steinmetz Diamond Group, or SDG is one of the leading players in the world in the area of rough and large polished diamonds. The group exceeds USD 1.5 billion a year in turnover. The motto of the group is to reach out to the customer directly from the mine.
BSG – natural resources
The natural resources wing of Benny Steinmetz Group is called BSGR and for more than 10 years now, this group has been actively involved in the area of natural resources, with special emphasis on Africa. Among the many natural resources plants that the group operates, some of the most notable are
• It is the world’s largest Nickel producer through its Ferro-Nickel plant and mines in the Balkans.
• Iron ore mine in Guinea.
• Steel mill in Azerbaijan.
• Copper-Cobalt mines and smelting in Zambia.
• Diamond mine in Sierra Leone.
Benny Steinmetz Group also has another arm, the BSGE and through this arm, it plays in the energy sector. This group operates a phosphate project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, oil and gas exploration permit in the Komi Republic and the Niger Delta and a petrochemical project in Russia.
BSG – engineering
Benny Steinmetz Group holds majority shares in two major players in the field of engineering – Bateman Engineering N. V. and Bateman Litwin N. V. Through these two companies, the group is involved in minerals, metals, environmental treatment systems, bulk materials handling, solutions to oil, power, gas and chemical companies and so on.
BSG – real estate
Benny Steinmetz Group has its presence in the real estate arena through Five Mounts Properties. North America and Western Europe has been a significant focus area of the group for the past 15 years.
BSG– finance and asset management
Benny Steinmetz Group is an active player in portfolio and trading management. Benny Steinmetz himself was the founder of Hermitage Fund in Russia. This fund is a lead investor in the Russian equity market.
Monday, August 10, 2009
BSG Investments
Benny Steinmetz
BSG Investments (Benny Steinmetz Group)
Israel
Date of Birth: 02/04/1956
Place of Birth: Israel
Married + 4 Children
Benny Steinmetz is a prominent international businessman with activities in over 25 countries.
Through family trusts and foundations, the BSG Group http://www.bsginvestments.com/ focuses on four major sectors: Natural Resources, Real Estate, Capital Markets and Diamonds.
Natural Resources:
http://www.bsgresources.com
BSGR: Activities in natural resources, mining, oil and gas, engineering and metallurgy.
Real Estate:
Five Mounts Properties: Real estate investments in North America and Europe.
Scorpio Real Estate: Development projects in Central and Eastern Europe.
Capital Markets:
BSGMS: Capital and financial investments in capital markets.
Diamonds:
http://www.steinmetzdiamonds.com
Steinmetz Diamond Group: World leaders in rough and large diamonds.
Benny Steinmetz is the Chairman of: Agnes & Beny Steinmetz Foundation, which specializes, in supporting education and welfare to children from early age until youth as well as being dedicated to supporting the Arts.
Benny Steinmetz is a Director of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and is one of its pillar supporters.
BSG Investments (Benny Steinmetz Group)
Israel
Date of Birth: 02/04/1956
Place of Birth: Israel
Married + 4 Children
Benny Steinmetz is a prominent international businessman with activities in over 25 countries.
Through family trusts and foundations, the BSG Group http://www.bsginvestments.com/ focuses on four major sectors: Natural Resources, Real Estate, Capital Markets and Diamonds.
Natural Resources:
http://www.bsgresources.com
BSGR: Activities in natural resources, mining, oil and gas, engineering and metallurgy.
Real Estate:
Five Mounts Properties: Real estate investments in North America and Europe.
Scorpio Real Estate: Development projects in Central and Eastern Europe.
Capital Markets:
BSGMS: Capital and financial investments in capital markets.
Diamonds:
http://www.steinmetzdiamonds.com
Steinmetz Diamond Group: World leaders in rough and large diamonds.
Benny Steinmetz is the Chairman of: Agnes & Beny Steinmetz Foundation, which specializes, in supporting education and welfare to children from early age until youth as well as being dedicated to supporting the Arts.
Benny Steinmetz is a Director of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and is one of its pillar supporters.
http://guineaoye.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/guinea-entrepreneurs-china-fund-and-mining/
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The Sydney Morning Telegraph — March 17, 2010
Wherever the starting point, it seems all roads to Africa’s largest iron ore tenement must first pass through Beijing. One of three investors to have stopped in Beijing on the way to Guinea is Rio Tinto, the world’s third-biggest miner.
A second is BSG Resources, controlled by a billionaire Israeli diamond miner called Benny Steinmetz, who was handed Rio’s rights to the northern half of the Simandou iron ore tenement in 2008.
The Guinea government has not renounced Mr Steinmetz’s claim but Rio has not accepted it either.
Mr Steinmetz has recently been seen in Beijing flanked by senior retired politicians from Israel and China, seeking joint-venture partners to develop the vast iron ore field.
But his connections are straightforward when set against the third big investor on the Beijing-Guinea investment highway.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x413926
Obama's silence and Israei's ownershp of General Dynamics
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By Brenda Norrell
Why is President-elect Obama silent on Israel's massacre of Palestinians?
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney risked her life on the Free Gaza ship that was rammed and destroyed by Israel. McKinney said Martin Luther King, Jr., would not have been afraid.
While researching Israel's Apartheid contractor Elbit Systems, subcontracted by Boeing to build the Apartheid US/Mexico border wall, I discovered that Elbit, this Israeli Apartheid spy contractor, owned most of General Dynamics.
Elbit supplied spy technology for the dysfunctional border spy towers and was among the first to supply unmanned aerial vehicles to patrol the US/Mexico border. Elbit is Israel's leading non-governmental military contractor. ( http://www.elbitsystems.com/Aboutus.asp?id=370 )
It was news to me that Elbit owned most of General Dynamics.
Elbit states, "We conduct most of our business in the United States through our wholly-owned subsidiary, EFW Inc. (EFW) and EFW's subsidiaries http://www.efw.com/ EFW was incorporated in Delaware in 1992 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1993, EFW acquired most of the assets of General Dynamics Corporations Electronics Manufacturing Center in Fort Worth, which mainly manufactured and supplied electronic components for F-16 aircraft."
Since then, EFW has expanded its activities to include the V-22 Osprey tilt rotorcraft and various helicopters and war machinery. Its customers include Lockheed Martin Corporation, the Boeing Company, United Defense LP, the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, the Israel Ministry of Defense, Gulfstream Aircraft Corporation and Bayer Pharmaceutical Company.
Bayer?
As already documented, one of Obama's top supporters, James S. Crown, a member of Obama's national finance committee, serves on the board of General Dynamics.
Few Americans are even aware of the cozy military contracts between the US and Israel. Fewer Americans are aware of the multi-billion dollar aid packages from the US to Israel, while Americans go hungry and homeless, with crumbling schools for their children. Even fewer Americans are aware of how the US trains, and provides weapons, for the most brutal killers in the world. Among these are the Zetas, trained to become US Special Forces, and now responsible for the bloodbath in Mexico.
The US dollars to Israel are seldom exposed in the US media.
Glenn Greenwald, writing in Salon, said, "It's the American taxpayer, with their incredibly consequential yet never-debated multi-billion-dollar aid packages to Israel, who are vital in funding this costly Israeli assault on Gaza. Just as was true for Israel's bombing of Lebanon, it's American bombs that -- with the whole world watching -- are blowing up children and mosques, along with Hamas militants, in Gaza. And it's the American veto power that, time and again, blocks any U.N. action to stop these wars."
In honor of the dying and starving Palestinians, especially the children, Obama must condemn the slaughter of civilians by Israel and show the world that he will not be influenced by the Crown family, General Dynamics, Elbit or Israel's state sponsored terrorism.
The United Nations must rise above US imperialism.
http://www.carlyle.com/media%20room/news%20archive/2009/item10612.html
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GUINEA: Entrepreneurs, China Fund, and Mining
March 26, 2010
Entrepreneurs wrap themselves in red flag. Who’s behind China fund?
“Relationships that were once useful are being revived for other purposes,” writes John Garnaut in Beijing.The Sydney Morning Telegraph — March 17, 2010
Wherever the starting point, it seems all roads to Africa’s largest iron ore tenement must first pass through Beijing. One of three investors to have stopped in Beijing on the way to Guinea is Rio Tinto, the world’s third-biggest miner.
A second is BSG Resources, controlled by a billionaire Israeli diamond miner called Benny Steinmetz, who was handed Rio’s rights to the northern half of the Simandou iron ore tenement in 2008.
The Guinea government has not renounced Mr Steinmetz’s claim but Rio has not accepted it either.
Mr Steinmetz has recently been seen in Beijing flanked by senior retired politicians from Israel and China, seeking joint-venture partners to develop the vast iron ore field.
But his connections are straightforward when set against the third big investor on the Beijing-Guinea investment highway.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x413926
Obama's silence and Israei's ownershp of General Dynamics
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By Brenda Norrell
Why is President-elect Obama silent on Israel's massacre of Palestinians?
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney risked her life on the Free Gaza ship that was rammed and destroyed by Israel. McKinney said Martin Luther King, Jr., would not have been afraid.
While researching Israel's Apartheid contractor Elbit Systems, subcontracted by Boeing to build the Apartheid US/Mexico border wall, I discovered that Elbit, this Israeli Apartheid spy contractor, owned most of General Dynamics.
Elbit supplied spy technology for the dysfunctional border spy towers and was among the first to supply unmanned aerial vehicles to patrol the US/Mexico border. Elbit is Israel's leading non-governmental military contractor. ( http://www.elbitsystems.com/Aboutus.asp?id=370 )
It was news to me that Elbit owned most of General Dynamics.
Elbit states, "We conduct most of our business in the United States through our wholly-owned subsidiary, EFW Inc. (EFW) and EFW's subsidiaries http://www.efw.com/ EFW was incorporated in Delaware in 1992 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1993, EFW acquired most of the assets of General Dynamics Corporations Electronics Manufacturing Center in Fort Worth, which mainly manufactured and supplied electronic components for F-16 aircraft."
Since then, EFW has expanded its activities to include the V-22 Osprey tilt rotorcraft and various helicopters and war machinery. Its customers include Lockheed Martin Corporation, the Boeing Company, United Defense LP, the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, the Israel Ministry of Defense, Gulfstream Aircraft Corporation and Bayer Pharmaceutical Company.
Bayer?
As already documented, one of Obama's top supporters, James S. Crown, a member of Obama's national finance committee, serves on the board of General Dynamics.
Few Americans are even aware of the cozy military contracts between the US and Israel. Fewer Americans are aware of the multi-billion dollar aid packages from the US to Israel, while Americans go hungry and homeless, with crumbling schools for their children. Even fewer Americans are aware of how the US trains, and provides weapons, for the most brutal killers in the world. Among these are the Zetas, trained to become US Special Forces, and now responsible for the bloodbath in Mexico.
The US dollars to Israel are seldom exposed in the US media.
Glenn Greenwald, writing in Salon, said, "It's the American taxpayer, with their incredibly consequential yet never-debated multi-billion-dollar aid packages to Israel, who are vital in funding this costly Israeli assault on Gaza. Just as was true for Israel's bombing of Lebanon, it's American bombs that -- with the whole world watching -- are blowing up children and mosques, along with Hamas militants, in Gaza. And it's the American veto power that, time and again, blocks any U.N. action to stop these wars."
In honor of the dying and starving Palestinians, especially the children, Obama must condemn the slaughter of civilians by Israel and show the world that he will not be influenced by the Crown family, General Dynamics, Elbit or Israel's state sponsored terrorism.
The United Nations must rise above US imperialism.
http://www.carlyle.com/media%20room/news%20archive/2009/item10612.html
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| January 05, 2009 #2009-001 General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of AxleTech International; Global Manufacturer of Heavy Duty Vehicle Components Expands General Dynamics’ Product Offerings, Customer Base | |
Falls Church, VA – General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) announced today that it completed the acquisition of AxleTech International from The Carlyle Group, a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm, in late December. The companies announced plans for the acquisition in November 2008. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed; the acquisition is immediately accretive to General Dynamics. http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20100208/FREE/100209871/axletech-international-begins-operations-at-rochester-road-center# Excerpt: February 08, 2010 5:10 PM AxleTech International begins operations at Rochester Road centerBy Chad Halcom Troy-based defense and automotive supplier AxleTech International L.L.C. today began operations in the Rochester Road building where it plans to relocate its global headquarters by September. The maker of axles, brake systems and aftermarket parts today opened an aftermarket processing, packing and shipping center for commercial and military orders, with 40 employees at the new building it recently leased on Rochester near Maple Road. AxleTech last month obtained $1 million in tax credits from the Michigan Economic Growth Authority, for its $5.4 million investment to consolidate four operations from Michigan and Illinois in the new building. That includes the company’s current headquarters on Big Beaver near Coolidge Road, which will relocate. “We are proud of the success achieved by AxleTech's aftermarket business, which has grown to more than ten times the size it was when we initiated the business in 2002,” AxleTech President Mary Petrovich said in a statement. “Since then, we have added over 100 technical and professional employees to our team from the talented workforce available here in Michigan.” Other operations moving to the 135,000 square foot location are AxleTech's truck-trailer-transit brake operations, in Detroit, and the aftermarket operations of its U.S. Gear division, in Chicago. AxleTech is a business unit of Charlotte, N.C.-based General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, after parent company General Dynamics Corp. acquired the company from private equity firm The Carlyle Group in late 2008. |
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