December 18, 2008

Here's the list of countries and conmen that tried to buy President Hillary Clinton (if she would have won)


This, folks, is freaking sick.

Bill and Hillary Clinton should be in jail.

And America is a corrupt third-world country, sold to the highest bidder, now paying the price.


Donors who have contributed between $10 million–$25 million:

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: The royal family wants to remain a loyal U.S. ally, and keep their image clean. The Saudis give to every former president’s library or foundation, so this is a regular part of doing business for them.

Donors who have contributed between $1 million–$5 million:

Sheikh Mohammed H. Al-Amoudi: An Ethiopian-born Saudi businessman whose businesses extend from oil and gas to gold. He made his first fortune in construction and real estate before branching out into buying oil refineries in Sweden and Morocco. Today he is reportedly one the largest foreign investors in both Sweden, where he was honoured with the Royal Swedish Order of the North Star by King Carl XVI — and his native Ethiopia, where he bankrolls the national soccer team.

Nasser Al-Rashid: A 69 year old Saudi businessman. Chairman of Rashid Engineering, he is described in a biography listed at University of Texas, his alma mater, as an engineering consultant to Saudi King Fahd and the Saudi royal court. He received a Ph.D. from UT in engineering, and has built the Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid Strength and Training Center there. According to the UT Web site, Rashid Engineering was grossing over $2 billion a year by 1980, and had become the kingdom’s largest engineering firm, designing more than 100 major projects. Rashid’s corporate Web site says that the firm designed the Riyadh-Dammam highway, the road that leads from the Saudi capital to the oil-rich region in the eastern half of the kingdom; the governorate and administrative offices in Saudi’s oil rich Eastern Province and the King Fahd Holy Koran Printing Complex, the major Saudi religious text book publisher.

Gilbert R. Chagoury: A Lebanese Christian businessman with an industrial fortune in Nigeria. The Chagoury Group has become one of the leading Africa based corporations in Nigeria, with manufacturing, construction, industrial, hotels and high technology companies

Dubai Foundation: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, set up this $10 billion foundation in May 2007 to improve the standard of education and research and to stimulate job creation in the Middle East. It is unclear how donations to the Clinton foundation help spur those objectives. But Sheikh Mohammed is also the majority owner of most of the major Dubai companies, like Dubai Ports World, the port manager that became embroiled in the congressional battle and ultimately was prevented from taking over management of various US ports in 2005. DP World’s parent company Dubai World owns significant stakes in gambling and hospitality industries as well as real estate projects in Los Vegas and Los Angeles. Clinton has business interests with Dubai together with Ron Burkle.


Mr. Issam M. Fares & The Wedge Foundation: He is the deputy prime minister of Lebanon and an international financier. Fares heads a broad collection of banks, factories, and companies in the Middle East, Europe and the United States through the Wedge Group, an investment firm based in the United States. This is all according to his personal Web site. Among his Wedge Group holdings: the Food Corporation International, an American exporter of staples such as rice; and Ballast-Nedam, the largest Dutch construction company.

Friends of Saudi Arabia: This is a U.S. based non-profit. The group is made up of former diplomats and U.S. businessmen with interests in Saudi Arabia. Officially, they say that they work to address cultural and educational links between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Their major objective is to massage the image of the Kingdom and the portrayal of Muslims and Islam within the U.S. and its media outlets. Funding comes from the Saudi royal family.

State of Kuwait: The Kuwait royal family. Eternal gratitude for saving their country is a big enough reason to give to every former president. No outstanding foreign policy issues that butt up against U.S. interests or goals. The Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund has massive U.S. investments, in the financial sector and elsewhere.

State of Qatar: The Qatari royal family. Qatar is host to two U.S. military bases, and the country is a very close Gulf ally.

The Sultanate of Oman: The Omani ruler is the big defense client of the U.S. It also has a free trade agreement with the U.S that was signed during the Bush administration. Oman is not a big player in regional or foreign policy issues, so unclear what direct issue they would be gunning for in exchange for the donation. In the Gulf, if one royal family gets wind that another is giving a gift, they have to match to save face. That’s one reason why we could have Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and the U.A.E all in the same monetary bracket.

The Zayed Family: This is the ruling family of Abu Dhabi and the U.A.E. Abu Dhabi is the real power of the country, the silent, deep-pocketed rulers to Dubai’s nouveau riche brashness. Dubai can form its own trade policies, but Abu Dhabi controls national policy. The U.A.E is currently negotiating to buy a reported $9 billion in U.S. missile defense technology. The Pentagon is on board, but it is possibly contentious from Israel’s point of view. Additionally, the U.A.E is looking to sign a nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S., something that members of Congress are already looking to spoil due to concerns about the U.A.E’s close trade relationship– and lax banking and trade regulations–with Iran. Additionally, the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds have major investment interests in the U.S., including in Citigroup and General Electric.

37 comments:

Jasen said...

I think it's pretty impressive. American politicians are usually so cheap. Here's Bill bringing in like $50 mil, for nothing!!

I'm sure it hasn't all gone for hookers and blow. He probably wasted some in African countries doing god knows what.

Anonymous said...

That's some Change I Can Believe In.

Anonymous said...

Come on Keith your boy appointed her Sec of State? Don't be mad.

Anonymous said...

How much from AIPAC???? And what about the Chinese???? Singleing out the Arabs shows your racism Keith.

blogger said...

I copied and pasted the article from the top you f*cking arab idiot anon

Go read the list yourself - I'm sure everyone is on there - arabs, jews, gentiles, athiests, christians, union bosses, CEO's... everyone

Bill Clinton is a money whore. And his wife - who came very close to being President of the United States - is bought and paid for.

Yeah, I only picked out the arabs.

Man, some days....

Anonymous said...

This is so frickin entertaining.

First, just because she is not President does not mean that money and donations did not help her get to where she is today.

Two of Obama's new admin are so deep in scandal. These idiots haven't even gotten started yet. And the amount of this that is tied to Bill? Rahm has been bumping elbows with Bill for how long. Hell Rahm was probably boning Hillary, bumping elbows with Bill, when Bill was on top of Monica. If that was on tomorrows headlines I wouldn't be surprised.

Anonymous said...

What is wrong with wealthy people trying to fight malaria and AIDS?
Governments haven't been very forthcoming in recent decades. We always complain the wealthy have all the money, then we complain when they donate it. Clinton wasn't President anymore.

I'm not wealthy, but if I were, I'd like to have an effect on the problems of the world.

During a recent crop failure in Kenya, about 4-5 years ago, there was an article saying about 70 million dollars was needed to buy wheat. I thought, there are a lot of people who have that kind of money. I thought you could save an entire country. Your name would be remembered for centuries if you saved an entire nation. Any of your family would be welcome for generations. That's the GOOD that wealth can do. You either believe people are capable of good, or you vilify them. There's a lot of that going around. What about Oscar Schindler? He was a terrible womanizer, but all in all, wasn't he a good man? That's how I see Bill Clinton. And I would have voted for Hillary Clinton for Pres, though I am impressed with Barack Obama as well.

Grandma PKK

Anonymous said...

"I copied and pasted the article from the top you f*cking arab idiot anon"

This statement is not going to help if you are arguing that you are not racist.

Keith do this blog a favor and admit Obama is a peice of shit. You really think that Obama is in the dark about everything? And you are still worried about a little waterboarding.

blogger said...

Yeah, you're right, I shouldn't have called that f*cking arab anon a f*cking idiot for calling me a racist.

Maybe he/she is just your standard issue idiot white guy. Or standard issue idiot black guy.

So I retract the arab part.

Idiot anon.

Anonymous said...

That was nice, now can you admit that Obama is a fu*kin idiot anon as well please.

blogger said...

Yeah, the editor of the Harvard Law Review, a former law professor, one of the best and brightest the US has produced, yup, he's an idiot. A moron. A "D" student. An intellectual lightweight.

Yup. That dog will hunt.

Anonymous said...

well, that was a start.

Anonymous said...

Give me a break - your idol - Obama has much deeper fundraising contacts with shady middleastern fugitives, conmen and convicted corruption peddlers. That's not to mention the $600 million he raised during the general election campaign from "anonymous" donors using pre-paid cards to give him thousands of "small" donations.

Your embrace of a conman like Obama while you rail against everyone else is pathetically crushlike at best and hypocritical and inconsistent at worst.

Wait until Obama enthusiastically debases the $ even further, bails out everyone with their hand out and then takes us into another war somewhere to keep people distracted once his approval rating tanks. Wonder whether you'll give him the same gimlet eyed appraisal you give to the other "monkeys" in government.

Anonymous said...

Oh - and, by the way - knowing a bit about Ivy League law schools and their law reviews, it is UNPRECEDENTED for someone who hasn't published an article themselves to get to become president of the law review. And, I've known a number of African-Americans (including one of my best friends) who have been president's of elite law reviews who certainly had to prove their writing chops before being eligible for election.

For Obama - the rules were waived at Harvard. So, no - his winning a popularity contest for the HLR which you keep parrotting over and over is no indication of his so-called brilliance.

Also - he wasn't a "law professor," he was a "visiting lecturer" and at law schools that's a huge difference. law schools often throw bones of "visiting lecturer" to people for any number of reasons - they are connected; they have some kind of celebrity, and sometimes because they are just good teachers. But, they are NEVER seen as the equivalent of a law professor. You just don't know much about Obama's background do you, quite like a number of his most ardent supporters.

If he was such a braniac, why do we not know what his grades were at any of the schools he attended. Why did he get into a cozy land deal with a crook which even he said was "boneheaded" if he's such a genius??

You may have eyes wide open about the economy, Keith, but you have a mile-wide blind spot when it comes to BHO.

Anonymous said...

I really like it here today! Keith, if you could just admit Obama is a bad idea we could really get going here at Soot and Ashes.

Anonymous said...

The company you keep...

Anonymous said...

I was just in UAE and Oman in last month. The wealth of these nations is staggaring while we dig deeper in debt. Thanks for this info keith.

Re: B.O. as much as he is trying to distance himself from the "mob" in Chicago, he was one of the boys down there.

ApleAnee said...

This is the best reality show ever. Just pure entertainment. Screw MOABO, it is Orville Redenbacher Time.

So get that popcorn and buckle up. The show is just getting started.

The implosion of the USA has begun. I expect to see panties and ties and underwear flying in the air on CSpan shortly, as Congress turns into Fight Club USA.

Let er rip.

Anonymous said...

Orville Redenbacher. I love Orville Redenbacher. So many choices and they are all so good. It is ok to eat it with us Keith, you can have some of mine, just admit Obama is a tool.

Anonymous said...

Big distinction between individual contributors who want to support a cause they believe in, and ‘Arab enemy countries’ who fight us with the oil money they get from us. (This war against us is not only fought with homicidal maniacs but with bribery as well)

Anonymous said...

What screams out here, is how evil these Arab rulers are, while keeping their populations poor and uneducated, they waste Billions of dollars on stupid presidential libraries.

When will the Arab people realize that neither we nor Israel are their enemy but their leaders are.

They do not support anything that benefits their citizens and use all their countries resources to maintain their lush and gory lifestyle.

Keith, you are right on this one..

I actually supported Hillary before because I respected her for staying with her man after being humiliated by the Religious right.

But I have a hard time now that they accepted bribes from the most evil Arab tyrants.

Anonymous said...

Well, what you listed is only a minor number of donors on the list. Nice spin, though.

http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/st_clintondonor_20081218.html

Anonymous said...

Dear king Abdul, I will write nice things about your queendom on the Internet for a fraction of the cost you currently spend on ex presidents.
I understand your financial constraints given that the liquid gold underground may never reach those 2008 highs again.
For only a million dollars a day I will protect your image on a daily basis on a high traffic blog such as Casey Serin.

Anonymous said...

Anonpussy said:
‘Singleing out the Arabs shows your racism Keith.’

I would argue that a people that have no respect for their very own lives cannot expect others to acknowledge them any more then they do themselves.

Anonymous said...

P-p-p-politicians?? T-t-t-took mm-mmm-money???? For power?? And favors????? Whatttt???
OMG!! Who could imagine it??

(Barack Obama IS smart though.)

ApleAnee said...

Americano said...

I actually supported Hillary before because I respected her for staying with her man after being humiliated by the Religious right.

This is the reason you cast a vote? Stand By Your Man? What about the issues? What about the country? What about your interests and mine?

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

and the implosion picks up speed.

Anonymous said...

Keith, I am going to disagree with you here...Bill Clinton was better at squeezing money out of people than anyone else. I don't think he was bought by anyone..rather, he was more like Madoff and was able to get people to give him money with the promise of further riches down the road. Another modern day Ponzi...rather than conmen buying Bill C

Anonymous said...

Keith, your comments section reads like that bastion of intellectuality, FreeRepublic.com

Where do you find these morons?

Anonymous said...

I would wade into this but I don't want to loose body parts.

Hey what do you think Stalin.

PS The political class really are being exposed for the shitbags they are including Obammy and Booooooooosh. The Clintons, well just another day at the political beach. They arabs may as well be the Fanny and Freddy crowd.

Lost Cause said...

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: at least $10,000,001...but not more than...$25,000,000.

That's it. Now I know Bill is the antichrist.

Anonymous said...

The implosion of the USA has begun. I expect to see panties and ties and underwear flying in the air on CSpan shortly, as Congress turns into Fight Club USA.

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of the usa? try the world. Japanese government is now going to use something like 250 billion dollars to buy stock in to try to support the stock market.

insanity.

Anonymous said...

What about Obama's foreign money? Obama got $63 million from overseas.

Anonymous said...

didn't you guys ever see the c-span coverage of the Clinton state dinners? for an hour and a half they greeted what seemed like every rich Jewish person in North America with a kind Marine whispering the name in their ear while the name flashed across the lower part of the screen. That was when I knew that the Israeli lobby had a choke hold on our government. After that, when the war started and anyone who pointed this out was called an anti-semite we had to get in a pair of local Jewish peaceniks to explain the attacks of racism to our local community. The Clintons are selling their souls to the highest bidder. Now we get to watch how far the mafia has crept into the Obama presidency...I am tellin' ya fellas, The gangsters rule the world...let's hear it for the Somali Pirates. They are just gangsters without a pedigree.

Anonymous said...

Bill and Hillary do not have a conscience.

Anonymous said...

A guest commentator on CNBC yesterday mentioned Obama was a straight A student at Harvard Law. Can't you tell the man can speak coherent and well thought out English..

Grandma PKK

Anonymous said...

Not the least bit surprised that all the biggest donors are Arab.

They are the ones that are gradually obtaining ALL the wealth of the world.

What do you think the last barrel of oil in the world will cost? And who will pump it?

Enjoy the poverty--WE CHOSE THIS.

Anonymous said...

Keith, check opensecrets.org.

Hillary and Obama's donator lists were virtually indistinguishable up until Dec 2007 (when his image was sold to the public).

Your man talks and spends. The establishment WANTS Obama in there.

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