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In reply to the discussion: Maybe I miss it, but seems to me that one of the big elephants in the room is Booz-Allen. [View all]think
(11,641 posts)17. Nothing wrong with good old fashion capitalism
The Carlyle Group
C for capitalism
Jun 26th 2003
ON the day Osama bin Laden's men attacked America, Shafiq bin Laden, described as an estranged brother of the terrorist, was at an investment conference in Washington, DC, along with two people who are close to President George Bush: his father, the first President Bush, and James Baker, the former secretary of state who masterminded the legal campaign that secured Dubya's move to the White House. The conference was hosted by the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm that manages billions of dollars, including, at the time, some bin Laden family wealth. It also employs Messrs Bush and Baker....
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Perhaps there would be less reason to worry about Carlyle if there were rival clubs of ex-political heavyweights competing within the iron triangle. Alas, this firm seems to be an aspiring monopolist, hoovering up former public officials from across the political divide and, increasingly, from across the world. It is becoming more ambitious in Europe, and keenly eyeing China. Perhaps there would be less reason to worry if Carlyle's activities were more openbut as a private equity firm, it has largely escaped America's recent efforts to improve the governance and transparency of companies, which is unfortunate. ...
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Full article:
http://www.economist.com/node/1875084
C for capitalism
Jun 26th 2003
ON the day Osama bin Laden's men attacked America, Shafiq bin Laden, described as an estranged brother of the terrorist, was at an investment conference in Washington, DC, along with two people who are close to President George Bush: his father, the first President Bush, and James Baker, the former secretary of state who masterminded the legal campaign that secured Dubya's move to the White House. The conference was hosted by the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm that manages billions of dollars, including, at the time, some bin Laden family wealth. It also employs Messrs Bush and Baker....
~Snip~
Perhaps there would be less reason to worry about Carlyle if there were rival clubs of ex-political heavyweights competing within the iron triangle. Alas, this firm seems to be an aspiring monopolist, hoovering up former public officials from across the political divide and, increasingly, from across the world. It is becoming more ambitious in Europe, and keenly eyeing China. Perhaps there would be less reason to worry if Carlyle's activities were more openbut as a private equity firm, it has largely escaped America's recent efforts to improve the governance and transparency of companies, which is unfortunate. ...
~Snip~
Full article:
http://www.economist.com/node/1875084
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Maybe I miss it, but seems to me that one of the big elephants in the room is Booz-Allen. [View all]
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
OP
Precisely. Abramoff was an amateur compared to what was happening at Booz Allen is my GUESS.
JDPriestly
Jul 2013
#52
This is the important article: 2 DNIs were Booz Allen Hamilton VPs before the govt job
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#61
I'd call it a huge elephant turd from our chewed up tax dollars. Yeah, you'd think Congress
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#11
This is why so many have the agenda of making it all about Snowden and Greenwald
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#15
LOL! Snowden made it about himself when he decided to leak info to foreign countries. He could have
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#50
Where did you get the info that he actually gave data to foreign countries? nm
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#66
Unless I missed it, I don't think you can mention The Carlyle Group w/o naming the Bush clan.
byeya
Jul 2013
#23
This is from the Center for Global Research from 2003...can't vouch for them but I remember
byeya
Jul 2013
#42
Just because you have TS security doent mean you are allowed to access a ton of data.
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#69
Because their employees are screened by a hedge fund, that's why. It would create all kinds of
silvershadow
Jul 2013
#26
How can anyone be surprised that "lower level employees had access . . . . [to] a very large amount
JDPriestly
Jul 2013
#49
That makes me feel so much better knowing he was intended to have that kind of access.
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#53
No. It really isn't intended to defend anything just to make an observation.
JDPriestly
Jul 2013
#54
I've had the highest level access to companies assets for many years now
Cronus Protagonist
Jul 2013
#57