James R. Bath

The immensely rich bin Laden family, intimately connected with the innermost circles of the Saudi royal family was thrown into prominence through the activities of Osama bin Laden. The bin Laden family own and operate a global corporation annually grossing 5 billion U.S. dollars, based upon the largest construction firm in the Islamic world, with offices in London and Geneva. [1] The family traces its origins in Saudi Arabia to Sheikh Mohammed bin Laden (died 1967), a native of the Chafeite (Sunni) Hadramaut coast in Yemen, who ...

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• Bin Laden family - The Mecca event
• Bin Laden family - bin Ladens and King Fahd
• Bin Laden family - Business connections of the Bush and bin Laden families
• Bin Laden family - After September 11 2001

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The film discusses the causes and aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. In the film, Moore also describes the links between the Bush family and associated persons, such as prominent Saudi Arabian families, including the Saudi royal family and the family of Osama bin Laden. The links form a relationship spanning three decades, supposedly worth $1.4 billion to the Bush family and their friends and associate ...

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Fahrenheit 9/11, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Content, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Flint Michigan, Fahrenheit 9/11 - At the Cannes Film Festival, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Film release and box office, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Other countries, Fahrenheit 9/11 - DVD release, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Post-release award competition, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Criticism, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Initial television presentations, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Piracy, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Trivia

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Khalid bin Mahfouz is the eldest son of Salim Ahmed bin Mahfouz, a Saudi entrepreneur who rose from being an illiterate moneychanger to the founder of the first bank in his country, the National Commercial Bank of Saudi Arabia (NCB). Salim Ahmed then became the personal banker of the Saudi royal family. He handed management of NCB, the largest bank in the country, to Khalid sometime in the 1980s.[1] In 1990 Khalid bin Mahfouz acquired Irish citizenship through inward-investment procedures. The practices of the Haughey and Reynolds adm ...

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Khalid bin Mahfouz, Khalid bin Mahfouz - Personal information, Khalid bin Mahfouz - Controversies, Khalid bin Mahfouz - BCCI, Khalid bin Mahfouz - Donations to Osama bin Laden in 1988, Khalid bin Mahfouz - Alleged familial relationship with Osama bin Laden, Khalid bin Mahfouz - Alleged NCB funding of al-Qaeda, Khalid bin Mahfouz - Controversies regarding Muwaffaq, Khalid bin Mahfouz - Alleged ties to George W. Bush, Khalid bin Mahfouz - UN Designation

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The film discusses the causes and aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. In the film, Moore also describes the links between the Bush family and associated persons, such as prominent Saudi Arabian families, including the Saudi royal family and the family of Osama bin Laden. The links form a relationship spanning three decades, supposedly worth $1.4 billion to the Bush family and their friends and associate ...

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Fahrenheit 9/11, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Content, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Flint Michigan, Fahrenheit 9/11 - At the Cannes Film Festival, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Film release and box office, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Other countries, Fahrenheit 9/11 - DVD release, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Post-release award competition, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Initial television presentations, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Piracy, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Trivia

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During 2004, various people, including Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe, accused Bush of being absent without leave (AWOL) from the National Guard in 1972-73. Initially, these charges were based on gaps in the documentation of Bush's service. As records were released (see separate section, below) during 2004, the accusations were based on actual gaps in service (one exceeding six months) and the number of drills performed. White House communications director Dan Bartlett and others, who called the charge election ...

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George W. Bush military service controversy, George W. Bush military service controversy - Background, George W. Bush military service controversy - Acceptance into the National Guard, George W. Bush military service controversy - Flight performance and flight status in 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Drill attendance in 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Six-year service obligation, George W. Bush military service controversy - Missed drills during 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Early release from military obligations, George W. Bush military service controversy - Release of military records, George W. Bush military service controversy - Memos allegedly from Jerry Killian, George W. Bush military service controversy - Rewards offered for information

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Bush family conspiracy theory - Oil dealings and the Middle East. The Bushes support the oil industry to enhance their own financial interests in the industry. Ayatollah Khomeini dealt with George H.W. Bush and/or his operatives to arrange the Iran-Contra deal and allegedly the October Surprise, on behalf of U.S. Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan. While Vice President, George H.W. Bush was responsible for Saddam Hussein's acquisition of weapons and funding during the Iran-Iraq War. ...

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Bush family conspiracy theory, Bush family conspiracy theory - Background, Bush family conspiracy theory - Various allegations and conspiracy theories, Bush family conspiracy theory - Oil dealings and the Middle East, Bush family conspiracy theory - Drug dealings, Bush family conspiracy theory - Consolidation of political power, Bush family conspiracy theory - Other, Bush family conspiracy theory - Known history, Bush family conspiracy theory - Response to allegations, Bush family conspiracy theory - Documentaries

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Michael Moore's highly critical documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 alleges strong business connections between the Bush political family and the bin Laden family. Moore based most of his claims on Craig Unger's House of Bush, House of Saud which relates how Salem bin Laden invested through James R. Bath, the sole U.S. business representative for Salem bin Laden, some money in Arbusto Energy, a company run by Geo ...

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Bin Laden family, Bin Laden family - The Mecca event, Bin Laden family - bin Ladens and King Fahd, Bin Laden family - Business connections of the Bush and bin Laden families, Bin Laden family - After September 11 2001

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The film discusses the causes and aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, with the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and with the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. In the film, Moore also describes the links between the Bush family and associated persons, such as prominent Saudi Arabian families, including the Saudi royal family, and the family of Osama bin Laden. The links form a relationship spanning three decades, supposedly worth $1.4 billion to the Bush f ...

See also:

Fahrenheit 9/11, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Content, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Flint Michigan, Fahrenheit 9/11 - At the Cannes Film Festival, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Film release and box office, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Other countries, Fahrenheit 9/11 - DVD release, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Post-release award competition, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Initial television presentations, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Piracy

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Bush began his oil industry career in 1979 when he established Arbusto Energy, an oil and gas exploration company he financed with his education trust fund surplus and money from other investors, including Dorothy Bush, Lewis Lehrman, William Henry Draper III, Bill Gammell, and James R. Bath, the last of whom represented Salem bin Ladin, a half-brother and cousin of Osama bin Laden. In 1984, Bush sold the company, hurt in the wake of the 1979 energy crisis and renamed Bush Exploration Co., to Spectrum 7, another Texas oil and gas exploration ...

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Professional life of George W. Bush, Professional life of George W. Bush - Business, Professional life of George W. Bush - Political career

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BCCI's founder, Agha Hasan Abedi, started the bank in Pakistan in 1972. Abedi had previously set up the United Bank of Pakistan in 1959. Following the nationalization of United Bank in 1971 he sought to create a new supranational banking entity. BCCI was created with capital from Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan, emir of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the Bank of America (25%) and, allegedly, the CIA. It is claimed that the CIA were seeking a funding route for the mujahideen, similar to the Investors Overseas Service and the Nugen Hand Bank in the 1960s. Howev ...

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Bank of Credit and Commerce International, Bank of Credit and Commerce International - History, Bank of Credit and Commerce International - Philanthropic Contributions, Bank of Credit and Commerce International - Sandstorm report, Bank of Credit and Commerce International - Support of terrorism, Bank of Credit and Commerce International - Closure of the bank?, Bank of Credit and Commerce International - Former directors

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Flight logs released by the White House in September, 2004 in response to a lawsuit (see below) showed that Bush had been flying the F-102A Delta Dagger, an interceptor until February and March of 1972, when he was assigned to a T-33, a two-seat trainer. He also resumed conducting practice sessions on a flight simulator. Both changes are unusual; they are signs of flight performance problems. Janet Linke, the widow of the pilot who replaced Bush in the Texas unit, said in a recent interview that she (and her husband) had been privy to ...

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George W. Bush military service controversy, George W. Bush military service controversy - Background, George W. Bush military service controversy - Acceptance into the National Guard, George W. Bush military service controversy - Flight performance and flight status in 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Drill attendance in 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Six-year service obligation, George W. Bush military service controversy - Missed drills during 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Early release from military obligations, George W. Bush military service controversy - Release of military records, George W. Bush military service controversy - Memos allegedly from Jerry Killian, George W. Bush military service controversy - Rewards offered for information

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On May 27, 1968, Bush signed a six year obligation to complete "48 scheduled inactive-duty training periods" each fiscal year (typically consisting of four four-hour periods during one weekend each month), plus a minimum of 15 days of Annual Active Duty Training (for Bush, as a pilot, typically split into periods of duty of a few days each during the year). Exceptions can made in this obligation, for hardship, the needs of the service, or other reasons. Some critics have claimed (1) that disciplinary action should have been taken agai ...

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George W. Bush military service controversy, George W. Bush military service controversy - Background, George W. Bush military service controversy - Acceptance into the National Guard, George W. Bush military service controversy - Flight performance and flight status in 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Drill attendance in 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Six-year service obligation, George W. Bush military service controversy - Missed drills during 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Early release from military obligations, George W. Bush military service controversy - Release of military records, George W. Bush military service controversy - Memos allegedly from Jerry Killian, George W. Bush military service controversy - Rewards offered for information

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During the 2000 presidential campaign, various military records of Bush were made public by the Bush campaign. On February 13, 2004, more than 700 additional pages of documents on Bush's service were released, including those from the National Personnel Records Center, under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. This release is claimed by some to contradict the February 8, 2004, statement by Bush to Meet the Press interviewer Tim Russert that "We did [authorize the release of everything] in 2000, by the way." In res ...

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George W. Bush military service controversy, George W. Bush military service controversy - Background, George W. Bush military service controversy - Acceptance into the National Guard, George W. Bush military service controversy - Flight performance and flight status in 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Drill attendance in 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Six-year service obligation, George W. Bush military service controversy - Missed drills during 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Early release from military obligations, George W. Bush military service controversy - Release of military records, George W. Bush military service controversy - Memos allegedly from Jerry Killian, George W. Bush military service controversy - Rewards offered for information

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On October 14, 2000, the Birmingham (Alabama) News reported that a group of Alabama veterans offered $1,000 to "anyone with proof that Texas Gov. George W. Bush actually served in the Alabama National Guard." It went unclaimed. (The original Birmingham News article is now archived. An abstract can be located by searching the Birmingham News October 2000 archives for "bush veterans vietnam $1000" [21].) On February 23, 2004, cartoonist Garry Trudeau, creator of Doonesbury, personally offered a highly-publicized $10,000 reward (in the f ...

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George W. Bush military service controversy, George W. Bush military service controversy - Background, George W. Bush military service controversy - Acceptance into the National Guard, George W. Bush military service controversy - Flight performance and flight status in 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Drill attendance in 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Six-year service obligation, George W. Bush military service controversy - Missed drills during 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Early release from military obligations, George W. Bush military service controversy - Release of military records, George W. Bush military service controversy - Memos allegedly from Jerry Killian, George W. Bush military service controversy - Rewards offered for information

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On its opening weekend of June 25–June 27, this film generated box-office revenue of $23.9 million in the U.S. and Canada, making it the weekend's top-grossing film, despite having been screened in only 868 theaters (many of the weekend's other top movies played on over 2,500 screens). Its opening weekend earned more than the entire U.S. theatrical run of any other feature-length documentary (including Moore's previous film, Bowling for Columbine). The film was re ...

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Fahrenheit 9/11, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Content, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Flint Michigan, Fahrenheit 9/11 - At the Cannes Film Festival, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Film release and box office, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Other countries, Fahrenheit 9/11 - DVD release, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Post-release award competition, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Criticism, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Initial television presentations, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Piracy, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Trivia

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Due to the highly political nature of the film, criticism was inevitable. Moore has been criticized by conservatives and even liberals (such as Christopher Hitchens) for both the content and conclusions of his film. Accusations leveled against Moore using deception, propaganda, and even employing outright falsehoods and fabrications to make his point. Others even contend that Moore's premises and evidence contradict his conclusions. Perhaps the most blantant and oft-cited example of Moore manipulating his audience is the use of a lett ...

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Fahrenheit 9/11, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Content, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Flint Michigan, Fahrenheit 9/11 - At the Cannes Film Festival, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Film release and box office, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Other countries, Fahrenheit 9/11 - DVD release, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Post-release award competition, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Criticism, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Initial television presentations, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Piracy, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Trivia

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The two-hour film was planned to be shown as part of the three-hour "The Michael Moore Pre-Election Special" on iN DEMAND, but iN DEMAND backed out in mid-October for "legitimate business and legal concerns." In a statement Michael Moore said he believes iN DEMAND decided not to air the film because of pressure from "top Republican people". Moore later on arranged for simultaneous broadcasts on November 1 ...

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Fahrenheit 9/11, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Content, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Flint Michigan, Fahrenheit 9/11 - At the Cannes Film Festival, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Film release and box office, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Other countries, Fahrenheit 9/11 - DVD release, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Post-release award competition, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Criticism, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Initial television presentations, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Piracy, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Trivia

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On September 6, 2004, Moore announced that, because he was seeking a television airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 prior to the November presidential election, the film would not be submitted for consideration for a Best Documentary Oscar (from which a broadcast within nine months of release would disqualify the film under Oscar rules). Moore planned instead to submit and promote his film for the Best Picture Oscar, commenting: "For me the real Oscar would be Bush's defeat on Nov. 2." Moore had previously won a Best Documentary Oscar for Bo ...

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Fahrenheit 9/11, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Content, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Flint Michigan, Fahrenheit 9/11 - At the Cannes Film Festival, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Film release and box office, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Other countries, Fahrenheit 9/11 - DVD release, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Post-release award competition, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Criticism, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Initial television presentations, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Piracy, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Trivia

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Fahrenheit 9/11 was released to DVD and VHS on October 5, 2004, an unusually short turnaround time after theatrical release. Moore stated that he wanted to release the movie for home viewing prior to the 2004 U.S. presidential election, in order to maximize its political impact. In the first days of the release, the documentary broke records for the best-sold documentary ever. About 2 ...

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Fahrenheit 9/11, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Content, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Flint Michigan, Fahrenheit 9/11 - At the Cannes Film Festival, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Film release and box office, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Other countries, Fahrenheit 9/11 - DVD release, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Post-release award competition, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Criticism, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Initial television presentations, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Piracy, Fahrenheit 9/11 - Trivia

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Prominent American liberal political figures--most notably Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe and documentary filmmaker Michael Moore--have questioned whether Bush's father used his political influence to keep him out of the Vietnam War. During the 1968-1974 period, Presidents Johnson and Nixon decided against calling up National Guard units for service in Vietnam. As a result, National Guard service was widely seen as a way to avoid combat. The waiting list for the Guard at that time was extremely long, and there have been charges th ...

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George W. Bush military service controversy, George W. Bush military service controversy - Background, George W. Bush military service controversy - Acceptance into the National Guard, George W. Bush military service controversy - Flight performance and flight status in 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Drill attendance in 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Six-year service obligation, George W. Bush military service controversy - Missed drills during 1972 and 1973, George W. Bush military service controversy - Early release from military obligations, George W. Bush military service controversy - Release of military records, George W. Bush military service controversy - Memos allegedly from Jerry Killian, George W. Bush military service controversy - Rewards offered for information

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