Thursday, October 16, 2008

McCain Transition Chief Aided Saddam In Lobbying Effort

I don't care too much about this except in that maybe it can be used to get him to shut up about Ayers (which I also don't care about), oh and it shows poor vetting skills on McCains part just like his Sarah Palin pick. McCain Transition Chief Aided Saddam In Lobbying Effort.

"William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team, aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime.

The two lobbyists who Timmons worked closely with over a five year period on the lobbying campaign later either pleaded guilty to or were convicted of federal criminal charges that they had acted as unregistered agents of Saddam Hussein's government.

During the same period beginning in 1992, Timmons worked closely with the two lobbyists, Samir Vincent and Tongsun Park, on a previously unreported prospective deal with the Iraqis in which they hoped to be awarded a contract to purchase and resell Iraqi oil. Timmons, Vincent, and Park stood to share at least $45 million if the business deal went through."

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