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bishop · Jul 17, 2005, 02:26 pm

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President Bush's top independent intelligence adviser met last winter with investment bankers in China to help secure his law firm's role in lobbying for a state-run Chinese energy firm and its bid for the U.S. oil company Unocal Corp., according to his law firm, Akin Gump.

The involvement of James C. Langdon Jr., chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and a major Bush fundraiser, underscores the tangled Washington connections beneath CNOOC Ltd.'s bid. Both CNOOC and its rival for Unocal, Chevron Corp., have enlisted lobbyists and public relations professionals with deep ties to the Bush White House and Republican leaders in Congress. Wayne L. Berman, a principal lobbyist for Chevron, is a Bush "Ranger," having raised at least $200,000 for the president's campaign. His wife, Lea, is the White House social secretary.

Langdon's involvement, given his dual role as Bush intelligence adviser and energy lawyer at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, may prove politically problematic, some security experts said. Members of the intelligence board, known as PFIAB, are granted the highest security clearance and develop top-secret advisories and reports for the president, most of which are not even available to members of Congress.

talk about a conflict of interest, eh? for all the lip service bush pays connecting oil to national security, this revelation about langdon speaks volumes about where his loyalties really lie.

tman_ndsu08 · Jul 17, 2005, 04:46 pm

Or, simply, that the president realized that the Chinese were willing to pay for this company no matter what the costs. He knows a good deal when he sees one, which is just the kind of many we need in the white house.

bishop · Jul 17, 2005, 11:52 pm

a good deal that just so happens to be illegal....

you seem to think that laws and treaties are meaningless.

tman_ndsu08 · Jul 18, 2005, 09:23 am

Stupid, uneconomical "laws" (you see, the WTO has no authority in China...or anywhere...so to call it a "law" is laughable) and treaties are meaningless. Good for toliet paper and not much else.

bishop · Jul 18, 2005, 07:06 pm

i'll debate the issue based on the facts, not your opinions.

Osborn F Enready · Jul 18, 2005, 07:17 pm

I personally, think it shows why Bush is a prime canidate to be investigated for treason.

tman_ndsu08 · Jul 19, 2005, 11:14 am

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Quote by: bishop

i'll debate the issue based on the facts, not your opinions.

FACT: the WTO has no authority to stop China.

Jul 17, 2005, 11:52 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
bishop moderat-e/o-r Location: boston Posts: 11,184	a good deal that just so happens to be illegal.... you seem to think that laws and treaties are meaningless. hope for america... http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

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bishop moderat-e/o-r Location: boston Posts: 11,184	i'll debate the issue based on the facts, not your opinions. hope for america... http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

Jul 18, 2005, 07:17 pm	#6 (permalink) (top)
Osborn F Enready Principled Observer Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 13,873	I personally, think it shows why Bush is a prime canidate to be investigated for treason. Petition of Redress of Grievances: http://www.givemeliberty.org/default.htm Canadian Lawsuit Against Their National Banks: http://www.freewebs.com/classaction/ Osborn F. Enready

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tman_ndsu08 BANNED Posts: 5,021	Or, simply, that the president realized that the Chinese were willing to pay for this company no matter what the costs. He knows a good deal when he sees one, which is just the kind of many we need in the white house.

Jul 18, 2005, 09:23 am	#4 (permalink) (top)
tman_ndsu08 BANNED Posts: 5,021	Stupid, uneconomical "laws" (you see, the WTO has no authority in China...or anywhere...so to call it a "law" is laughable) and treaties are meaningless. Good for toliet paper and not much else.