"Lawsuits and controversy seem to follow this airframe wherever it goes."
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Why Gadhafi's private jet is gathering dust on a French airfield cnn.com/travel/articleโฆ
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"It was first delivered, in 1996, to Prince Jefri Bolkiah, the playboy brother of the Sultan of Brunei. The prince is said to have spent $250 million customizing it before selling it less than 4 years later..."
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"The plaintiff, Prince Jefri Bolkiah, Bruneiโs notorious royal playboy, has probably gone through more cash than any other human being on earth..."
"...the sultan gravitated to the gambling clubs of London & began transforming men into moguls: bankrolling the early exploits of Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, allegedly financing the purchase of Harrods department store, for the Egyptian entrepreneur Mohamed Al Fayed."
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"However, the sultan's brother Prince Jefri once allegedly kept a paid harem of up to 40 women, and was accused of embezzling $14.8 billion."
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"The aircraft was then snapped up by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, a prominent billionaire businessman and member of the Saudi Arabia royal family..."
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October 11, 2001
"The prince attended a memorial service at the site today, where he handed the mayor a check for $10 million for the Twin Towers Fund...Giuliani initially accepted the check."
"The parent company of Fox News shares a financial backer with the imam who is at the center of the firestorm. The 2nd-largest holder of voting stock in News Corp. is Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal..."
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"But, soon after, the A340 was back on the market and it is at this point that Gadhafi enters the picture. The Libyan leader finally acquired it in 2006 for $120 million."
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2011:
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"...the innermost chambers of Libya's presidential plane -- by that point occupied by Kalashnikov-toting rebel militiamen -- revealed their secrets: a hot tub, a private cinema, a mirror-lined master bedroom and more."
"Gadhafi's very own flying palace."
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2013:
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"Gaddafi sent the plane to pick up *Lockerbie bomber* Abdel Basset al-Megrahi when he was freed from a Scottish jail in 2009..."
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"Donald Trump tried to raise money from the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi two years before a 2011 revolution toppled the brutal leader..."
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"As the Myanmar Times can now reveal, much of that real estate was acquired in a partnership with another righteous man, one name Donald Trump, who will soon be sworn in as president of the United States."
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โI bought a boat from Adnan Khashoggi,โ said Trump. โI hate to admit it, it was from the Sultan of Brunei because it was security for a loan or something.โ
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"The Plaza Hotel, the crown jewel in Trump's shaky business empire, is being sold to 2 of the world's richest men: a Saudi Arabian Prince & one of Singapore's leading entrepreneurs."
"Unfortunately for Prince Alwaleed, the Ritz-Carlton is where he has been holed up, under house arrest, as part of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanโs sweeping power grab."๐ค
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"Why is Donald Trump so eager to buy Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salmanโs cover story about a โrogue operationโ to murder Jamal Khashoggi, [WaPo] columnist and dissident critic?
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"Aldrich Hazen Ames was arrested by the FBI in Arlington, Virginia on espionage charges on February 21, 1994. Arrested with him was his wife, Rosario Ames, who had aided and abetted his espionage activities."
"Ames was a CIA case officer, who spoke Russian and specialized in the Russian intelligence services, including the KGB, the USSRโs foreign intelligence service."
"The Lady Ghislaine, Maxwell's pride and joy which he christened after his daughter, has fallen into the hands of the Murdoch family after changing hands several times down the years."
How Murdoch sailed off with Robert Maxwell's superyacht Lady Ghislaine mol.im/a/9255321
Sometimes I wonder how much of a "rivalry" they really had.
"Maxwell controlled the Labour-supporting Mirror group newspapers while Murdoch had the Sun, the tabloid that backed the Conservative Margaret Thatcher."
"...on May 28, 2020, FELAN maliciously damaged and destroyed by means of fire the Goodwill retail store, the Gordon Parks High School, and the 7 Mile Sportswear store..."
Carrizo Springs Man Arrested for Assisting Arsonists in Evading Capture in Connection with Demonstrations after George Floyd Death in Minneapolis justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/cโฆ
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Judge rebukes preeminent [Manhattan] US attorney's office and urges DOJ review of sanctions case given 'systemic nature' of errors and misconduct cnn.com/2021/02/17/polโฆ
September 16, 2020
"The decision is a black eye for the Manhattan U.S. Attorneyโs office, long known for the quality of its lawyers, its independence...and prosecution of high-profile cases."
NY judge blasts prosecutors' conduct in Iran sanctions case reut.rs/35MPhm3
July 17, 2020
Judge Dismisses Troubled Sanctions Case, Could Probe Prosecutors' Credibility npr.org/2020/07/17/892โฆ