McCain's Kremlin Ties - Montenegro, Moscow by the Mediterranean
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Originally Posted by John McCain, Rick Davis, and Oleg Deripaska
Indeed, in 2006, John McCain himself was introduced to a Russian by the name of Oleg Deripaska.
Deripaska is filthy rich(billions..) and widely thought to have had links to organized crime. He's also infamous for shady business practices which are "legal" in Russia. Much like Yanukovych, another figure connected to Paul Manafort and Rick Davis. The two are also similar in their loyalty to Vladimir Putin of Russia. Yet unlike Yanukovych, Deripaska was given the honor of meeting Senator McCain. Despite having a revoked visa, despite having pending lawsuits both here in the U.S. and the U.K., he met with a United States Senator.
( Since the posting of this diary, the New York Times has noticed McCain/Davis/Deripaska )
Deripaska is not someone to brush aside as "a low ally of Putin's." He's on track to becoming the richest man in the world.The title of the Washington Post article that broke the story was "Aide Helped Controversial Russian Meet McCain." The aide is, of course, Rick Davis. Oleg Deripaska is described as being "so controversial that the U.S. government revoked his visa." That takes a lot of controversy!
Last edited by Tennis702; 10-04-2008 at 11:19 PM..
Deripaska has attracted the attention of U.S. law enforcement and he has been the subject of several civil law suits filed against him because of his business practices. However, no federal criminal charges have been brought against Deripaska. That is because Yeltsin's son-in-law counts, in addition to McCain, former GOP Senator and 1996 GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole among his most ardent supporters. In 2005, Deripaska paid Dole $500,000 in lobbying fees and was granted a visa to enter the United States. However, in 2006, the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. government refused to grant Deripaska another visa because the FBI discovered he made "inaccurate statements" to the bureau.
The nexus of McCain with Russian oligarchs like Deripaska, as well as Munk, Rothschild, and Rich signifies that McCain is owned and operated by the very same entrenched global interests who have held sway in Washington during the seven-plus years of the George W. Bush administration.
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In lawsuits in the U.S. and Great Britain, business rivals have accused Deripaska of bribery, extortion and other unsavory business practices. None of the claims have been substantiated, and no successful suit against Deripaska has been reported.
According to the German publication Der Spiegel, law enforcement officials in Germany have suspected the oligarch of having ties to organized crime, though they have not brought any charges against him. The U.S. State Department revoked Deripaska'a entry visa because of questions concerning the alleged ties to organized crime ... according to the Wall Street Journal.
The allegations add a layer of irony to the possible purchase, as the Hummer has been popular with the would-be outlaw set in the United States.
Oleg Deripaska became the first Russian oligarch to be publicly hit by the global financial crisis yesterday after he was forced to divest his 20 per cent stake in Magna International, the Canadian car parts maker, to creditors.
Mr Deripaska had faced margin calls on the $1bn loan that helped fund the $1.4bn investment as the value of the stake in Magna he had offered as collateral plummeted, two people familiar with the situation said.
Well considering that most anti-intellectual americans probably think that Montenegro is a brand of car, nothing will come of this. B
heh
I've been to Montenegro (summer of '06, about six weeks before McCain), the coastline is gorgeous, Budva is a lovely little town.
What was McCain thinking? It was entirely social, hmm.
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I've been to Montenegro (summer of '06, about six weeks before McCain), the coastline is gorgeous, Budva is a lovely little town.
What was McCain thinking? It was entirely social, hmm.
wow keep up the research, the more that comes out the better informed the electorate can become.
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