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Sibel Edmonds Case: Dennis Hastert to receive payoffs for 'services rendered'

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Dickstein Shapiro, Hastert's new employers, were deeply involved with Turkey and the Central Asian region during the time that Hastert was caught taking these bribes - 1996 to 2001. For example, It was Dickstein Shapiro, in conjunction with the Baker Botts law firm, who put together the 'contract of the century' - the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (or BTC) pipeline which was to carry oil from Azerbaijan to the West, via Georgia and Turkey.

Some of Dickstein Shapiro's other claims to fame include:
1) Defending "former Assistant Secretary of State Elliott Abrams in connection with the Iran-Contra investigations."
2) "(S)uccessfully defended and represented prominent clients in a number of other high-profile cases such as...BCCI Bank"
3) Employing convicted felon Lewis Scooter Libby (and his wife), who was a partner at the firm from 1986 to 1989.

If there's any justice in the world, Dickstein Shapiro will soon be adding Dennis Hastert to their 'Ex-employees who are now convicted felons' Hall of Fame.

Crossposted at Let Sibel Edmonds Speak

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Thanks for keeping the Sibel Edmonds story in view by Laurence A. Toenjes on Monday, Jun 2, 2008 at 7:22:50 AM
thanks by Better World Order on Monday, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:29:00 PM
sybil and seigelman, et al, WHOOSH! by Wolfie on Monday, Jun 2, 2008 at 9:08:33 PM
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