Curiouser and curiouser..., similarly, Rep. Henry Gonzales, former Banking Committee chair, was accused by administration officials of JEOPARDIZING NATIONAL SECURITY for going public with the BNL scandal; he said: "The president (Bush Sr.) misled Congress and the public about the role US firms played in arming Iraq."
In his astounding '92 speech to the House, Gonzales laid bare how Bush Sr. paved the way for Iraq to purchase millions of dollars worth of weapons and dangerous dual-use technology from US corps., "The Bush administartion deliberately, not inadvertently, helped to arm Iraq by allowing US technology to be shipped to Iraqi military and Iraqi defense factories."
In fact, the CIA reported in Nov. '89 that Iraq "is interested in acquiring a nuclear explosive capability" and to this end "is ordering substantial quanties of dual-use equipment."
Documents gathered by Gonzales and independant investigators show that despite the fact that US intelligence reports dating back to '93 document Saddam's mass gassing of Kurds, Bush Sr. pressed for support of the Iraqis.
In a letter to Bush Sr., Gonzales wrote: "The committee's investigation has uncovered the fact that Henry Kissenger was on the International Advisory Board of BNL and that BNL was a client of Kissinger Associates. Kissinger Assoc. represents many large multinational companies involved in various aspects of international trade, including THE ARMS BUSINESS. I am deeply concerned over the potential influence Mr. Kissinger may exert over the decisions and actions of Mr. Snowcroft and Mr. Eagleburger, and I am especially troubled by a potential conflict of interest involving Mr. Snowcroft. Mr. Snowcroft's stock holding, particularly in corps. that are clients of Kissinger Assoc., present the potential for serious conflicts of interest (brings to mind VP Cheney) and causes one to question whether or not his decisions as National security Advisor are completely disassociated from the interests of his former boss and longtime colleague."
And then there's the Bank of Credit and Commerce International ("BCCI"), which became the focus in '91 of the world's worst financial scandal. It was found by regulators to be involved in MONEY LAUNDERING, support of terrorism, arms trafficing, the sale of nuclear technologies, smuggling, bribery, ect., ect., ect.
The Abu Nidal terrorist group had held accounts at BCCI, where the "link man" for the accounts was one Samir Najmeddin. Throughout the '80s, BCCI issued millions of dollars worth of credit for Najmeddin, largely for arms deals with Iraq.
In its report, the Senate sub-committee stated: "BCCI and BNL had an extensive relationship in the US. Given the criminality of both institutions, and their interlocking activities, further investigation of the relationship could produce further understanding of Saddam Hussein's international network for acquiring weapons, and HOW IRAQ EVADED GOVERNMENTAL RESTRICTIONS on such weapons acquisitions."
Well, isn't it a small world...

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