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Mitchell’s Firm Lobbied for Dubai’s Ruler in Camel Jockey ...
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by tikun | January 27, 2009 at 05:30 am
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Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- George Mitchell, President Barack Obama’s special Middle East troubleshooter, was chairman of a law firm that was paid about $8 million representing Dubai’s ruler in connection with a child-trafficking lawsuit.
Mitchell’s firm had extensive lobbying clients and offices in the Middle East ranging from the leader of Dubai to a Kuwait construction firm contracting in Iraq. The firm also has offices in Egypt, Oman, Qatar and Abu Dhabi and has an affiliation with a law firm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mitchell traveled to Dubai and spoke to the press there about the issue.
Suit Thrown Out
The camel-jockey suit was thrown out after the U.S. Justice Department notified a Miami federal judge that it planned to intervene and argue that al-Maktoum was immune from the suit as a foreign leader.
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at 15:34 on January 30th, 2009
Heck, all those rich a-rabs are immune from child or human trafficking charges, at least in their own countries.
And in the US too, I see.
this is too much slime for me.
But, see, Mitchell does have experience dealing with Middle Eastern countries.