Fidel Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Rumsfeld was the only American to sit on the board of a company which six years ago sold two light water reactors to North Korea. The Guardian reported in May 2003: Rumsfeld was a non-executive director of ABB, a European engineering giant based in Zurich, when it won a $200m contract to provide the design and key components for the reactors. The current defense secretary sat on the board from 1990 to 2001, earning $190,000 a year. Rumsfeld has never acknowledged that he knew the company was competing for the nuclear contract. In response to questions about his role in the reactor deal, former Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke told Newsweek in February 2003 that â??there was no vote on thisâ? and that her boss â??does not recall it being brought before the board at any time.â? But an investigation by Fortune magazine revealed that Rumsfeld probably did know. Read on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 ...and what were the names of the other directors on the board? So ABB, a Swiss/Swedish large corp did the sale. Where is the outrage in Europe? Doesn't matter, France and Germany sell whatever the hell they want to Iran, Iraq, etc. Where is the outrage in Europe? ...ohhhh, this is just to burn Americans, pardon me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidel Posted October 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Obviously others have to answer for this but we're talking about the IMPERIAL SECRETARY OF DEFENCE for God's sake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF16 Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 ...and what were the names of the other directors on the board? So ABB, a Swiss/Swedish large corp did the sale. Where is the outrage in Europe? Doesn't matter, France and Germany sell whatever the hell they want to Iran, Iraq, etc. Where is the outrage in Europe? ...ohhhh, this is just to burn Americans, pardon me. It's Rummy that is on a holly crucade against the axis of evil. It's like a priest fucking a prostitute. A bit worse than the average Joe me think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 OK, where's evidence of wrong doing? Likely Rummie never even sat in on an actual board meeting. Personally, I am not a fan of the man, but until solid evidence is presented, the guy is innocent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 yes and what about thgose gas guzzling merc, volvo, bmw etc SUV's.....wheres the outrage in europe on them.....off topic a bit..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe american cars are much more polluting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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