Word: nsc
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Committee buried the money trail, handing out lists of needy state parties so donors could funnel their money where it would be harder to find. In return, D.N.C. chairman Don Fowler and his staff made sure that assorted Chinese businessmen and now oil financiers got a hearing from the NSC, a photo with the First Lady, or a spot on the President's schedule...
...quid and deliver a quo. Tamraz wanted to build his billion-dollar oil pipeline through the warring nations of Armenia and Azerbaijan. He sought U.S. blessing for the project to help secure financing, and with the aid of some State Department officials, arranged a meeting in June 1995 with NSC Central Asia specialist Sheila Heslin. She was not impressed with his pitch and didn't think the pipeline would ever be built. She told Tamraz that no U.S. approval would be granted, and was alarmed to hear later that he had portrayed himself to potential investors as having some sort...
Such objections were becoming a nuisance to fund raisers. Lake had built a wall around the NSC to prevent political concerns from compromising policy judgments. During the campaign, some White House officials believed, as one put it, that Lake wasn't concerned about politics at all. "Tony's incredibly obstinate," the official said at the time. "It's like he doesn't care if the President's re-elected...
...Group, is believed to be the largest single foreign investor in China and an economic adviser to Beijing. When an aide to campaign czar Harold Ickes asked "if it would be problematic if this individual met briefly W/ POTUS," the green light came quickly from the NSC: "O.K. by Asia Affairs." Among the 11 NSC officials informed of the meeting: Rand Beers...
...small wonder that the NSC, the FBI and the White House got into a memorable shouting match last week over who had been told what and when about the alleged Chinese attempt to throw some money around. But on the eve of Vice President Al Gore's trip to Beijing, what really had the capital buzzing was whether the emerging picture of China's role represented a new obsession or just confirmed an old habit. Traditionally China has relied on commercial allies, like U.S. multinationals, to promote its interests. What investigators want to know now is whether it also tried...