tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670676522246461644.post3573833101045415450..comments2023-10-31T06:02:51.392-07:00Comments on CMC Interest Groups Course: Businesses plot strategy to protect wealth fundsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670676522246461644.post-48284878605829707802008-03-07T11:04:00.000-08:002008-03-07T11:04:00.000-08:00The story mentions that the meeting was set up by ...The story mentions that the meeting was set up by the Carlyle group. Here is some more info on them: <BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle_Group<BR/><BR/>"Connections between the Carlyle and the Bush family have inspired controversy, particularly in relation to the War on Terror and the Iraq War. George H. W. Bush and his Secretary of State James A. Baker III have at times been advisors to the group. One writer claimed that Saudi Arabian interests have given $1.4 billion to firms connected to the Bush family. Of this figure, $1.18 billion comes from contracts awarded to defense contractor Braddock, Dunn & McDonald, which Carlyle sold before George H. W. Bush became an advisor. A Carlyle spokesman noted in 2003 that its 7 percent interest in defense industries was far less than several other venture capital groups."Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671022909932521715noreply@blogger.com