Sibel Edmonds, Bandar Bush and BAE - Similar But Different

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http://letsibeledmondsspeak.blogspot.com/2007/06/sibel-edmonds-bandar-bush-and-bae.html

Sibel Edmonds, Bandar Bush and BAe - similar but different.

It's been nearly impossible to get any attention to the case of former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds. We can't even get Waxman to even comment on whether he'll hold hearings on the case as he has promised. So, whenever I can, I try to piggy-back on other relevant stories that are getting attention - in this case, the bribery scandal involving Bandar Bush, the UK government, the Saudis and defense contractor BAe.

In this post, I'll highlight the similarities and the differences between the two cases (hint: Sibel's case is much worse).

Call Waxman. Demand public open hearings:
DC phone: [phone]
LA phone: [phone]
fax: [phone]
Capitol switchboard phone: [phone]

As I mentioned upstairs, it's been very difficult to bring any attention to Sibel's story, so I try to find a new angle where I can. I've tried emailing Dan Froomkin (who I really like) a few times to no avail. He was LiveOnline at WaPo so I asked him the following:

Australia: Hi Dan. Thanks for the column. Given the latest revelations about the payments to Bandar Bush in the BAE scandal, do you think Henry Waxman might hold hearings to see whether these payments may have influenced the foreign policy of Bush's White House?
He replied:

Dan Froomkin: A good question. There's been remarkably little in the coverage of this story about just how close and influential Bandar was with the Bushes for a long time.

My question was a little loaded.

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I've put together a YouTube, 9 mins, called "Sibel Edmonds. Investigations Thwarted" which highlights some of the investigations that were blocked in her case.

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