Shady Dealings Helped Qaddafi Build Fortune and Regime - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

cmac2012 · #1 03-24-2011, 04:26 AM

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/world/africa/24qaddafi.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2

WASHINGTON — In 2009, top aides to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi called together 15 executives from global energy companies operating in Libya’s oil fields and issued an extraordinary demand: Shell out the money for his country’s $1.5 billion bill for its role in the downing of Pan Am Flight 103 and other terrorist attacks.

If the companies did not comply, the Libyan officials warned, there would be “serious consequences” for their oil leases, according to a State Department summary of the meeting.

Many of those businesses balked, saying that covering Libya’s legal settlement with victims’ families for acts of terrorism was unthinkable. But some companies, including several based in the United States, appeared willing to give in to Libya’s coercion and make what amounted to payoffs to keep doing business, according to industry executives, American officials and State Department documents.

chilcutt · #2 03-24-2011, 05:01 AM

Hmm....it appears that Qaddafi isnt the only crazy guy out there.

Those that complied with his demands are even crazier.

Botnst · #3 03-24-2011, 07:37 AM

The State Department summary of the meeting.

How did State get information to write a summary?

MTI · #4 03-24-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

The State Department summary of the meeting.

How did State get information to write a summary?

Likely hearsay . . . or Wikileaks.

frankengrant · #5 03-24-2011, 04:05 PM

And this my friends, is one if the reasons I run my car on biodiesel.

Crooks

chilcutt · #6 03-24-2011, 11:19 PM

Why shouldnt people like Gaddafi exploit two of America's weaknesses- Oil /drug dependancy.

JohnM. · #7 03-24-2011, 11:20 PM

Did you hear that Donald Trump was so overjoyed about "screwing" Gaddafi out of a few thousand dollars? Like it mattered.

cmac2012 · #8 03-25-2011, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

The State Department summary of the meeting.

How did State get information to write a summary?

Beats the hell outta me.

My best guess is that one or several of the participants of that meeting were agog, bemused, and shocked - at the same time - by Qaddafi's cheek and shared the info with State.

cmac2012 · #9 03-25-2011, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnM.

Did you hear that Donald Trump was so overjoyed about "screwing" Gaddafi out of a few thousand dollars? Like it mattered.

Louis Black used the footage of the FOX hosts listening to Trump talking on the phone about that.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-22-2011/back-in-black---trump-2012

A legend in his own mind.

engatwork · #10 04-01-2011, 07:02 PM

Check this out:

idiotic Fed Reserve

Or it could have been some US funding of the rebels

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Our public servants at work. Based on this kind of crap it sounds to me like the best thing that happens for the American peoples is when the Federal Government shuts down.

LaRondo · #11 04-07-2011, 03:07 AM

I had to bring this back from the bottom of page 2. It's really amazing how nobody pays attention or is otherwise just not diggin' it.

It's herein where the problem lies ... but shame on me to say how America is appeasing those Arab nations.

chilcutt · #12 04-07-2011, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by LaRondo

I had to bring this back from the bottom of page 2. It's really amazing how nobody pays attention or is otherwise just not diggin' it.

It's herein where the problem lies ... but shame on me to say how America is appeasing those Arab nations.

There is really not much an average guy can do about the situation- maybee the Arabs are supplying belly dancers at all of the meetings, to further entice the deal makers.