E-Mails Cited in Lobbyist, Bush Aide Ties

[Eugene]

E-Mails Cited in Lobbyist, Bush Aide Ties


Saturday April 15, 2006 12:46 AM

By MARK SHERMAN

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - A batch of 278 e-mails between lobbyist Jack Abramoff
and a Bush administration official show a highly inappropriate relationship
where gifts and business interests mixed freely and frequently, federal
prosecutors said Friday.

The prosecutors hope to use the e-mails in the criminal case against David Safavian,
who is accused of lying and obstruction of justice in connection with investigations
of an Abramoff-sponsored golf outing to Scotland in August 2002.

The e-mails show that Abramoff and Safavian, then chief of staff at the General Services
Administration, were in frequent contact, played golf often and traded workplace gossip.
Abramoff showered Safavian with offers of meals, invitations to parties as well as the trip
to the fabled St. Andrew's golf course in Scotland.

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At the same time, Abramoff is peppering Safavian with questions and requests for his help
on a variety of projects, including obtaining parcels of federal land that were managed
by GSA for Abramoff's charitable groups.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5756543,00.html

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. Ah, the Friday night news dump

kick

[kainah]

2. so now we get the AP via Guardian?

I guess that explains the time date stamp -- Saturday, 12:46 AM, still several hours away.

Hopefully this will also be making its way into America's local newspapers.

[nashville_brook]

3. 278 emails! that's enough to show a long-standing relationship!

friday night :kick:

[sabra]

4. kick

:kick:

[troubleinwinter]

5. "a Bush administration official"

I am sick of this phrase. I read this crap 20 times a day. SPIT IT OUT. We deserve better. We deserve to know what the fuck is going on.

[understandinglife]

6. NYT: E - Mails Link Abramoff, Bush Official

E - Mails Link Abramoff, Bush Official

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 12:25 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A batch of 278 e-mails between lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a Bush administration official show a highly inappropriate relationship where gifts and business interests mixed freely and frequently, federal prosecutors said Friday.

The prosecutors hope to use the e-mails in the criminal case against David Safavian, who is accused of lying and obstruction of justice in connection with investigations of an Abramoff-sponsored golf outing to Scotland in August 2002.

The e-mails show that Abramoff and Safavian, then chief of staff at the General Services Administration, were in frequent contact, played golf often and traded workplace gossip. Abramoff showered Safavian with offers of meals, invitations to parties as well as the trip to the fabled St. Andrew's golf course in Scotland.

One message from Abramoff, sent July 23, 2002, asks Safavian, ''golf Friday? golf Sunday? golf Monday? golf, golf, golf!!''

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Lobbyist-Probe.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print

Prison, prison, prison, ... !!!


Never Forget: George W. Bush willfully violated National Security to cover-up his willful launch of a war of aggression and illegal occupation of Iraq.

[faithnotgreed]

7. keep it coming ul -

thanks so much for posting all this great stuff

[badgervan]

8. Another Link

Along with 'ol Scooter, this Safavian dude is a prime link between the slimeball Abramoff and the nr. one architect of dishonest war in the mideast, the Big Dick. Hopefully, Fitz is putting all the two plus twos together. Our country will be in so much better shape after some serious housecleaning - beginning at the top.

[faithnotgreed]

11. thank you too badgervan nt

[fooj]

9. It's neverending, isn't it?

Jeez............

[autorank]

10. One more of many reasons to oppose * 24/7...fraud a gogo!!! n/t

[understandinglife]

13. 'fraud a gogo" ... ain't it so!

Peace.

[DemReadingDU]

14. Fraud a gogo!!

K&R

[lovuian]

12. Almost all of them are slowly being put in jail one by one

Its only a matter of time for Bush & Cheney...