What do you get when you cross John McCain, Vicki Iseman, Christian fundamentalist broadcaster Lowell "Bud" Paxson, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Andrew "Dice" Clay, Adnan Khashoggi, Jack Abramoff, murdered Florida casino boat mogul Gus Boulis and the "mystery flights" of escaping Saudi Royals "leaving Las Vegas" just days after the 9/11 attacks?
Why another must read investigative report by Daniel Hopsicker, of course!
According to the MadCowMorningNews,
The lavishly-furnished custom Boeing 727 airliner (727PX) which ferried Senator John McCain on four occasions during his Presidential run in 2000 also flew Saudi Royals out of the U.S. right after 9/11, carrying an entourage of Saudi Royals from Las Vegas to London six days after the 9/11 attack in a controversial operation later scrutinized by the 9/11 Commission.Hopsicker does us all proud with this piece and brings to the table some rather interesting background material on Iseman's dodgy employer, Alcalde & Fay.
The 727 figures in the current tempest over his relationship with female lobbyist Vicki Iseman, who provided and flew with McCain on the plane.
With hundreds of air charter companies and airliners to choose from, the Saudis chose a company that owns "Worship Ministries" and Christian Network, Inc., turning to Paxson Communications, a "Christian broadcaster" which owned the plane, to make its corporate jet available to spirit the Saudi princes and their entourage out of the U.S. six days after 9/11.
The Saudi Royal party made good their escape from Las Vegas on an airliner sporting a Christian symbol of peace, a dove, on it's tail, an intriguing detail and compelling human interest story--Muslims flying Air Jesus--that has to date been reported nowhere but in the MadCowMorningNews.
Go figure.
Were there hidden connections between the companies on the client list of comely blond lobbyist Vicki Iseman's client list?
Companies secretly allied in some non-SEC-approved way?
But don't take my word, check it out. It's well worth the read.
3 comments:
Is it okay to link to some stuff I dug out about Alcalde & Fay and posted at Democratic Underground?
The quick version is that A&F is joined at the hip with the International Council of Cruise Lines -- whose members are all businesses registered outside of the US -- and was a major force pushing for the cruises-to-nowhere legislation in the 90's. That's the bill that made SunCruz possible. McCain supported that legislation in 1995, as well as other pro-gambling initiatives before and since.
Details and quotes at the link.
There's also the fact that A&F's current client list and roots in the Miami Cuban community are oddly reminiscent of Greenberg, Traurig's.
Altogether, I think we've barely scratched the surface on this particular can of worms.
Starroute--
I'd love to see you elaborate on Greenberg Traurig's client list and roots in the Miami Cuban community. Tell us more.:)
Mindful
Okay Star route...I see you have reviewed some of the records available online, but if you dig a bit deeper and examine that all these gambling cruise ships off of Florida function tax free....money laundering is not hard to deduce. Now-why is it that they are exempt from US law--because lobbyists -namely Alcalde & Fay worked their connections to maneuver this for their clients.
I could explain more - but hopefully you will read Hopsicker's article again and think a bit outside of the document box.
I mean, why in the hell would a so-called Christian broadcasting network jettison the Saudis out of the US after we had been "attacked by terrorists"???
You don't think that it's a mere coincidence that Khashoggi's brother has been a client of Alcalde & Fay as far back as the wayback machine will reveal-1997...and so has Paxson. That much historical association does lead to more than a few cocktail party network meetups.
Incidentally, the founder lived in Florida before moving onto DC. Make of that what you wish....
kc
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