Sad news.
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A bit harsh, don't you think, cortez?
I cannot find anything to indicate any sort of "fascist tendencies" on the past of Mr. Weinberger.
I cannot find anything to indicate any sort of "fascist tendencies" on the past of Mr. Weinberger.
Jeepers, cortez - there's a suspiciously distinct resemblance between this post and one celebrating the death of Ronnie. . . .
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BUSH PARDONS WEINBERGER, FIVE OTHERS TIED TO IRAN-CONTRA
(Calls Weinberger "true American patriot") (650) By Dian McDonald USIA White House Correspondent Washington -- President Bush December 24 granted pardons to former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and five other individuals for their conduct related to the Iran-Contra affair.
Bush said Weinberger -- who had been scheduled to go on trial in Washington January 5 on charges related to Iran-Contra -- was a "true American patriot," who had served with "distinction" in a series of public positions since the late 1960s.
"I am pardoning him not just out of compassion or to spare a 75-year-old patriot the torment of lengthy and costly legal proceedings, but to make it possible for him to receive the honor he deserves for his extraordinary service to our country," Bush said in a proclamation granting executive clemency.
The president also pardoned five other persons who already had pleaded guilty or had been indicted or convicted in connection with the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages investigation. They were Elliott Abrams, a former assistant secretary of state for Inter-American affairs; former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane; and Duane Clarridge, Alan Fiers, and Clair George, all former employees of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Explaining those pardons, Bush said the "common denominator of their motivation -- whether their actions were right or wrong -- was patriotism." They did not profit or seek to profit from their conduct,
Bush said, adding that all five "have already paid a price -- in depleted savings, lost careers, anguished families -- grossly disproportionate to any misdeeds or errors of judgment they may have committed."
How many innocent people did these jerks cause the death of? Killing innocent people and pardoning criminals. Fits Bush like a glove.
BUSH PARDONS WEINBERGER, FIVE OTHERS TIED TO IRAN-CONTRA
(Calls Weinberger "true American patriot") (650) By Dian McDonald USIA White House Correspondent Washington -- President Bush December 24 granted pardons to former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and five other individuals for their conduct related to the Iran-Contra affair.
Bush said Weinberger -- who had been scheduled to go on trial in Washington January 5 on charges related to Iran-Contra -- was a "true American patriot," who had served with "distinction" in a series of public positions since the late 1960s.
"I am pardoning him not just out of compassion or to spare a 75-year-old patriot the torment of lengthy and costly legal proceedings, but to make it possible for him to receive the honor he deserves for his extraordinary service to our country," Bush said in a proclamation granting executive clemency.
The president also pardoned five other persons who already had pleaded guilty or had been indicted or convicted in connection with the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages investigation. They were Elliott Abrams, a former assistant secretary of state for Inter-American affairs; former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane; and Duane Clarridge, Alan Fiers, and Clair George, all former employees of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Explaining those pardons, Bush said the "common denominator of their motivation -- whether their actions were right or wrong -- was patriotism." They did not profit or seek to profit from their conduct,
Bush said, adding that all five "have already paid a price -- in depleted savings, lost careers, anguished families -- grossly disproportionate to any misdeeds or errors of judgment they may have committed."
How many innocent people did these jerks cause the death of? Killing innocent people and pardoning criminals. Fits Bush like a glove.
#juan said:
List of pardons granted by President Clinton on January 20, 2001
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pardonchartlst.htm
Jay
I loved the blanks on the list for Clinton....especially Marc Rich....who is hiding in Europe..wanted for criminal acts in the U.S. - he donated millions to the Clintons after they were finished in the White House - through his wife's "special pleas to Bubba"....
http://www.fas.org/news/iran/1992/921224-260039.htm
Quotation lifted from the Link above
I guess bargaining for hostages is the devil's work according to some - while Clinton (see link above) should have paid rapt attention to his words on that fateful day!
I know very little about Weinberger's work in the government, but it seems to me that upon his death respect might have been shown and personal vendetta withheld.
I loved the blanks on the list for Clinton....especially Marc Rich....who is hiding in Europe..wanted for criminal acts in the U.S. - he donated millions to the Clintons after they were finished in the White House - through his wife's "special pleas to Bubba"....
http://www.fas.org/news/iran/1992/921224-260039.htm
Quotation lifted from the Link above
I guess bargaining for hostages is the devil's work according to some - while Clinton (see link above) should have paid rapt attention to his words on that fateful day!
I know very little about Weinberger's work in the government, but it seems to me that upon his death respect might have been shown and personal vendetta withheld.
My favorite?
Roger Clinton, the former president's younger half-brother, was pardoned for a 1985 cocaine-related offence. Roger Clinton pleaded guilty to the charge and served more than a year in prison. The presidential pardon erases his criminal record - but he was arrested and charged with drink driving in California a month after the pardon. He also faces a charge of disturbing the peace for allegedly challenging a nightclub doorman to a fight.
But Bill Clinton didn't do coke.....
Roger Clinton, the former president's younger half-brother, was pardoned for a 1985 cocaine-related offence. Roger Clinton pleaded guilty to the charge and served more than a year in prison. The presidential pardon erases his criminal record - but he was arrested and charged with drink driving in California a month after the pardon. He also faces a charge of disturbing the peace for allegedly challenging a nightclub doorman to a fight.
But Bill Clinton didn't do coke.....
karra said:
:lol: :lol:
Not possible. Cortez has a sense of humour and a touch of magnanimity.
Though, Cortez, that's in poor taste.