is anyone familiar with the Clinton-George The First corruption story?

[leftofthedial]

I've read tha Clinton discovered enormous corruption, missing money, etc. when he took office and chose not to prosecute the first bush's gang (Cheney's gang) because it would have undermined the public's faith in their government.

Has anyone else heard of this?

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. I've never heard of it - but it wouldn't surprise me at all.

I would not be surprised that there were major discrepancies in money; and it wouldn't surprise that if Clinton found them, he wouldn't pursue it, for just the reason you gave.

I hae no idea, though.

[dchill]

2. It wasn't just Clinton - it was Kerry...

The BCCI scandal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Credit_and_Commerce_International

Just more Bushes + Arabs.

[leftofthedial]

3. I know a good bit about the BCCI scandal

But I remember reading about Clinton having discovered accounting irregularities of staggering amounts, but giving it up about the same time he abandoned the American people on the health care and other issues ('93?).

[kerrygoddess]

4. That would be around the same time as JK's BCCI investigation

The BCCI Affair
A Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations
United States Senate
by
Senator John Kerry and Senator Hank Brown
December 1992
102d Congress 2d Session Senate Print 102-140

http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1992_rpt/bcci/

[leftofthedial]

5. how BCCI did not result in most of the bush cabal going to prison

is a mystery

it's one of the most egregiously foul scandals in history IMHO