The May 7th testimony was interesting in terms of linkages between the
“privatization” efforts of Enron in California that showed remarkable similarities with other “privatization and deregulation” activities of Enron and other companies of which Mr. Winokur and his partners are investors or board members.
While listening to Mr. Winokur “yah-yah” his way through his second round of Congressional testimony, it seemed like a good time for another round of questions. Congress asked softball questions designed to help Mr. Winokur persuade the TV audience that he was the victim.
“privatization” efforts of Enron in California that showed remarkable similarities with other “privatization and deregulation” activities of Enron and other companies of which Mr. Winokur and his partners are investors or board members.
While listening to Mr. Winokur “yah-yah” his way through his second round of Congressional testimony, it seemed like a good time for another round of questions. Congress asked softball questions designed to help Mr. Winokur persuade the TV audience that he was the victim.
That is quite a show given that Mr. Winokur as the Chairman of the Finance Committee was the man responsible for the mess and is legally liable for gross negligence at best and intentional fraud (and more) at worst.
Ordinary men and women and the members of the free press can hold Mr. Winokur and our Congressional representatives feet to the fire. The first round of questions got the ball rolling. Here is the next round to help us continue to exercise our powers and responsibilities.
After many years of cleaning up Iran Contra fraud, both as an Assistant Secretary in the Bush
Ordinary men and women and the members of the free press can hold Mr. Winokur and our Congressional representatives feet to the fire. The first round of questions got the ball rolling. Here is the next round to help us continue to exercise our powers and responsibilities.
After many years of cleaning up Iran Contra fraud, both as an Assistant Secretary in the Bush
Administration, and as an investment banker with my own highly successful company, I developed a different way of looking at BCCI money laundering, the S&L crisis and various HUD scandals.
If you looked at “how the money worked” by place, a group of folks in Houston and their international investment syndicate got together with the NY Fed banks, the Wall Street firms and some of the various government contractors and intelligence and enforcement agencies that run the government and simply stole about $500 billion.
If you looked at “how the money worked” by place, a group of folks in Houston and their international investment syndicate got together with the NY Fed banks, the Wall Street firms and some of the various government contractors and intelligence and enforcement agencies that run the government and simply stole about $500 billion.