From: alex@engr3.umbc.edu (alex)
Subject: Re: BCCI and Jimmy Carter (again)
Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Campus
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 07:50:07 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.213824.23946@inel.gov> dpe@inel.gov (Don Palmrose) writes:

>> and judging from the newly released diaries of Casper Weinberger, George
>> Bush was discussing the details of the operation at a time that he claims
>> he was "out of the loop".
>
>THEN WHY AFTER HOW MANY YEARS OF INVESTIGATION CAN WALSH NOT BRING ANY
>CHARGES AGAINST BUSH.  IF THE "EVIDENCE" IS THERE, WHERE ARE THE INDICTMENTS?

	Give him time. The diaries have only been out for a few weeks.

>Then let's hear you say that it is equally as wrong for those to say Bush is
>guilty for the "October Surprise" or even for Iran-Contra when no charges nor
>has any investigation shown anything chargable either.  But that would be 
>condemning your fellow Liberals or Democrats (if you fall into any of those
>labels) and I guess that is something you cannot do.

	Ok. It would be wrong for anyone to convict Bush or Reagan in the
October Surprise or Iran Contra scandles, or even presume them guilty at
this point. In Bushs case, the ongoing investigation may yet lead to 
incriminating evidance (re: Weinbergers notes) so I wouldn't go so far 
as to say that he shouldn't be investigated, at least to exaust the current
leads.

>Again, I have never said that Carter was guilty.  What I have said that it is
>fishy and deserves a more detailed investigation than what the Democrats want
>(a Grand Jury would be nice).

	For what purpose? Tarnishing Carter serves no political purpose, and
the justice department looked and left already. Everything is a matter of
public record, go see for yourself.

> If the BCCI investigation is all over and no
>more charges are going to be brought on anyone, Carter is off the hook.  But
>I have not seen anything to indicate that the investigation is over.  So even
>you must admit that new evidence could come up to implicate Carter than
>has come out to date.

	It could, but I seriously doubt it. Most of the investigation seems to
be centered on the mid 80s now, and there haven't been any references to carter
or carters term in over a year. It's more likely that Reagan would be 
implicated, since their is the same lack of evidance spread out over more
years. If your going to talk like this, though, it sounds like a great waste
of time to me: most investigations look at the evidance first and draw 
conclusions later: you want to draw conclusions now and see if the evidance
turns up.

  It is even more 
>puzzling to me that the money given to him could well be from the profits made
>by BCCI from their involvement with the drug trade (money laundering), Carter 
>was "Mr Morality in all government actions", and I have not ever seen anything
>about Carter giving such "tainted" money back as other politicians have done
>when a shady money donation was given to them.

	BCCI was a big bank with billions in assets. A small part of this came
from money laundering, and a small part came from the CIA, and a whole bunch
was the result of legitimate business. They operated internationally for 12
years after Carter recieved the gift without a hint of impropriety. Why should
Carter have suspected that the money was tainted? Since then, the charity 
has probably spent the money, and doesn't have it to return.

	Your grasping at straws to make an analogy, you should probably just
hang it up. There are plenty of democratic scandles with out inventing new
ones. Its worth noting that the republicans, who have the most to gain from
these things, has not tried to push the Carter/BCCI connection, maybe they're
on to something.

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                               Alex Crain::UMBC Academic Computing Services
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witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. - Pat Robertson 1992
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