-Caveat Lector- Sydney Morning Herald <http://www.smh.com.au/news/0101/29/world/world12.html> Hillary denies using presidential pardon to buy votes New York: Hillary Rodham Clinton was forced to lie low at the weekend amid a growing storm over allegations her campaign "bought" Jewish votes in exchange for a White House pardon for four Hasidic men convicted of fraud. The former first lady, now a US senator, abruptly cancelled a series of public appearances as details emerged of the deal struck on the last day of her husband's presidency. She has denied she played a role in any of the pardons. Senator Clinton captured virtually 100 per cent of the votes in the Hasidic community of New Square, 30 kilometres outside New York, even though neighbouring areas went strongly for Rick Lazio, her Republican opponent. Mrs Clinton was given an enthusiastic reception at New Square during the Senate race last summer, with promises that a street would be named in her honour. Republican campaigning in the village stopped after it became clear she had the 1,500 votes locked up. It emerged last week that representatives for the four men, convicted in 1998 of a $US40million ($73million) fraud in which government funds were channelled into a non-existent religious school, met the Clintons in Washington only weeks before the inauguration of George W. Bush as president. Their names were subsequently added to a list of nearly 200 pardons and sentence commutations released by Bill Clinton in his last hours as president. The four Hasidic men, who are serving prison sentences from 30 months to seven years, had their jail terms cut by up to two-thirds. They claimed that the money was used to fund other community projects. The Mayor of New York, Rudi Giuliani, has hinted he may push for an investigation into the lobbying. It is claimed he had also been approached for help in exchange for political support. It is known that the district attorney's office became very concerned that the White House would free the men. On January 16, a member of the prosecution team wrote to then president Clinton, saying a pardon would "send a message to the worldwide community that its pursuit of its own religious customs justified fraud against the government". Meanwhile, Mr Clinton is offering to repay the cost of "vandalism" by his staff when they left their offices, once he is given a full reckoning from the Bush White House of the damage allegedly done. Mr Clinton's offer follows reports, initially confirmed by a spokesman for Mr Bush, that officials vandalised the White House before they departed, then stripped the Air Force One presidential aircraft of anything that would serve as a souvenir. Mr Bush has ordered no action be taken against former administration officials in an attempt to calm an unprecedented row over reported theft and damage that was beginning to overshadow the opening days of his administration and sour relations with his predecessor. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
