August 1, 2002



HERE, YOU OPEN IT, UNCA DICK
Reps. John Conyers (D-MI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA), and Melvin L. Watt (D-NC) sent a letter to Bunnypants with 9 pages documenting scandals involving Bush/Harken, Cheney/Halliburton, and White/Enron. Some highlights:

"[T]here are concerns that, as the son of the President of the United States at a time when the White House, but not the general public, was well aware of the aggressive intentions of Saddam Hussein in the lead up to the Persian Gulf conflict, you may have been privy to this information. It was also well known that such a conflict would cause substantial disruptions in the oil industry."

"Contrary to ypur assertion that "[t]his was fully looked into by the SEC, and there's nothing there," there are concerns that the SEC investigation of Harken can be characterized as cursory, charitably speaking. You were never interviewed, nor were other prominent Harken officers, the Chairman of the SEC was appointed by your father and the General Counsel, James A. Doty, was your attorney in your purchase of the Texas Rangers baseball team. It is, therefore, alleged that a fair, impartial and complete investigation has yet to occur."

"[I]t is now uncontroverted that, while the Vice President was CEO of Halliburton, the company signed contracts with Iraq worth $73 million. During the 2000 campaign, the VP claimed that Halliburton had a "firm policy" of not doing business with Iraq. However, this contention has been adamantly denied by Halliburton officials. Given this Administration's stated intention of invading Iraq in the near future, it is important to set the record straight so that Congress can appropriately evaluate and place into context any request to commit troops to this endeavor."

"It is now well recognized that the lack of credibility of this Administration caused by these unanswered allegations has seriously hampered your ability to calm recent market upheavals. Indeed, much of the malaise in the economy has been attributed to suspicion among American investors that, like the CEOs of Enron and WorldCom, you and other officials in your Administration fell far short of the highest ethical standards and may have violated criminal laws in your business dealings. There is only one way to put these suspicions behinds us: full disclosure." - Snipped from the letter, which came via democrats.com.


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