tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post1887887931335756635..comments2023-09-01T09:38:54.262-04:00Comments on Dumb Looks Still Free: Sen. Obama and early campaign fundingA Jacksonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post-10298251466166679352008-06-11T21:07:00.000-04:002008-06-11T21:07:00.000-04:00My searching pattern does have a pattern to it: th...My searching pattern does have a pattern to it: the names of each of the Red Mafia, terrorists, and various other individuals who have shown up on the radar screen. Each of those has a sphere of operations (by type although there is also geography, but transport makes that less operational these days) and preferred set of contacts.<BR/><BR/>Like in my supernote article, by looking at the known spheres you can start to ask serious 'dot connecting' questions and then look for evidence of them. Like in this instance between Iraq, Auchi, Alsammarae, insurgents, Syria and Rezko there is the one name that fits with this group and yet I can find no evidence of his direct connection to them: Monzer al-Kassar, most wanted man in Iraq for his arming of the insurgencies via Syria. Because of that role he *must* have some connectivity, most likely via Auchi and OFF... I have spent hours traipsing through Globalsecurity, FAS and other sites looking for that link, but I can't come up with a trace of it. They are, however, two of the most experienced individuals in that shadow-realm of organized crime, money laundering, arms trafficking and terrorism - I come to respect their professional ability to keep such things from showing up.<BR/><BR/>Those pieces *fit*.<BR/><BR/>Just like the Rezko meetings with Auchi, Alsammarae, Blagojevich and land deals fit in the Chicago scene with Rezko exercising Syrian contacts (most likely al-Kassar while he was in London as he had dealings there in the late '80s for drugs and arms deals) to get in contact with Auchi. Saddam would also be looking for a way to start infiltrating US politics and have entree to the US market for purchases, so his cousin would serve well in doing that. There the keen eye of Rezko with a nudge of experienced help starts the ball rolling in the late '80s to get involved in politics and pick up promising individuals to influence.<BR/><BR/>As a confluence of needs and skills, along with resources, that *fits*. Purely suppositional, yes, but as a working interplay amongst individuals it is too strong a system to pass up examining.<BR/><BR/>Of course I spend much time weeding out the good things that *fit* that just aren't so... and that usually turns up more individuals with their own backgrounds and resources, and so things adjust from there.<BR/><BR/>At present I don't have time nor luxury to think I will be able to look back on things... so I give it over pretty raw and as best finished as I can make it. There are times when I know I am just pointing out the basics... and that we have become too enamoured of complexity to understand that a 'nuanced' approach of dancing around a subject can end up with a blunt fist to the face. Or a knife in the back.<BR/><BR/>We appear to be heading towards an era of 'back to basics' in survival of society and civility: we either learn that or perish. Ask the Roman Empire about how well it did in that decision, and you can see the mute testament to their enslavement towards frivolity and nuance... until the barbarians ran in the streets, of course. They forgot the basics.<BR/><BR/>I don't write for today.<BR/><BR/>I write for those who need it tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>That is what the compact in my Nation has for me: secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. I secure what I can to pass it on, and clean just a bit of tarnish off of it, because of the neglect my fellow citizens have given to our blessings.A Jacksonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post-80827294391865430422008-06-11T20:27:00.000-04:002008-06-11T20:27:00.000-04:00And yet if you truly knew what you were looking fo...And yet if you truly knew what you were looking for, your mind might possibly have subconsciously compelled you to spot information that only supported your stance and eventually bias the entire research outcome, no? So I think what you're doing is wonderful, and it's the only way to begin research.<BR/><BR/>One day, you'll look back at this and write about it. We humans don't have the luxury of living beyond centuries to find out how truly significant our discoveries were. In the future, perhaps people will look back at the legacy we left behind.Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17688001023588334672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post-80056253004418881792008-06-11T07:50:00.000-04:002008-06-11T07:50:00.000-04:00Harrison - My thanks!I have the dubious honor of h...Harrison - My thanks!<BR/><BR/>I have the dubious honor of having looked in plain sight at open records... I know so many want to look at things out of the way and hard to get, but that assumes you know what you are looking for.<BR/><BR/>I don't... actually assume I'm ignorant on the facts and so find those out. I am ashamed that while it takes a few hours to compile the records, weed them, edit them and post them in readable format, it is *that* process which took the longest time.<BR/><BR/>That is true of all basic research: if it isn't taking up time then you aren't doing research. I rather wish so much of what I write wasn't just basic research...A Jacksonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post-19144991867312916552008-06-10T23:32:00.000-04:002008-06-10T23:32:00.000-04:00kurt,I'm left astonished at this. Brilliant resear...<B>kurt</B>,<BR/><BR/>I'm left astonished at this. Brilliant research as always!Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17688001023588334672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post-70503956075884861122008-06-10T07:18:00.000-04:002008-06-10T07:18:00.000-04:00Bill - You are very welcome!Why no one has looked ...Bill - You are very welcome!<BR/><BR/>Why no one has looked into Sen. Obama's career *before* the Senate and its records with a finetooth comb is beyond me.A Jacksonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post-88139809205980559232008-06-10T07:05:00.000-04:002008-06-10T07:05:00.000-04:00Thanks much... very much needed work...Thanks much... very much needed work...Bill Baarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095486926836836714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post-1331656582058690142008-06-09T09:09:00.000-04:002008-06-09T09:09:00.000-04:00John - My thanks!Currently on short time to do thi...John - My thanks!<BR/><BR/>Currently on short time to do things, and its not a pretty post format-wise. But its decent information where folks aren't looking, so well worth doing.A Jacksonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post-48475452177596329492008-06-09T08:46:00.000-04:002008-06-09T08:46:00.000-04:00Hi -As always, outstanding research. I've linked t...Hi -<BR/><BR/>As always, outstanding research. I've linked to you as well over at 21st century...John F. Opiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445399643146235960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post-6648142237079771252008-06-08T19:29:00.000-04:002008-06-08T19:29:00.000-04:00My thanks! That State of Ill. Board of Elections ...My thanks! That State of Ill. Board of Elections look-up is a good one... while he definitely had sub-$150 contributions, the big payer ones tell a story. Not a pretty story, either.A Jacksonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20372724.post-46003858770463705572008-06-08T18:44:00.000-04:002008-06-08T18:44:00.000-04:00I linked to this at Big Dog's WeblogI linked to this at <A HREF="http://www.onebigdog.net/pac-man-obama-and-the-dnc/" REL="nofollow">Big Dog's Weblog</A>Big Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303168209649938758noreply@blogger.com