> Maybe the Carlisle Group (W's dad's outfit with a whole bunch of
> dubious connections to various tinpot dictators around the world) will
> pony up some venture capital for you!
>
> A



Jon Cloke wrote:

> Actually, I liked this so much I forwarded it straight to the White
> House...
>
> So if it is actionable, we're soon going to find out, aren't we?
>
> Jon Cloke
>
>
>
>
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Important Business Proposal
> Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:21:39 -0000
>
> Is this a joke?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Frances Peck [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 31 January 2003 21:21
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Important Business Proposal
> >
> > I recognize that this is supposed to be funny, and I really don't
> mean to
> > be a wet blanket here. However, I think this is in extremely poor taste
> > and may even border on unlawful (impersonating the President for the
> > purposes of fraud is what comes to mind). It is certainly beneath the
> > level of professionalism I would expect from anyone on a professional
> list
> > such as this.
> > Fran
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: George W. Bush [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 12:37 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Important Business Proposal
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear Sir / Madam,
> >
> > I am George Walker Bush, son of the former president of the
> United
> > States of America George Herbert Walker Bush, and currently serving as
> > president of the United States of America. This letter might
> surprise you
> > because we have not met neither in person nor by correspondence. I came
> to
> > know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to
> handle a
> > very confidential business transaction, which involves the transfer
> of a
> > huge sum of money to an account requiring maximum confidence.
> >
> > I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your
> > assistance in acquiring oil funds that are presently trapped in the
> > republic of Iraq. My partners and I solicit your assistance in
> completing
> > a transaction begun by my father, who has long been actively engaged in
> > the extraction of petroleum in the United States of America, and
> bravely
> > served his country as director of the United States Central
> Intelligence
> > Agency.
> >
> > In the decade of the nineteen-eighties, my father, then
> > vice-president of the United States of America, sought to work with the
> > good offices of the president of the republic of Iraq to regain lost
> oil
> > revenue sources in the neighboring Islamic republic of Iran. This
> > unsuccessful venture was soon followed by a falling out with his Iraqi
> > partner, who sought to acquire additional oil revenue sources in the
> > neighboring emirate of Kuwait, a wholly-owned U.S.-British subsidiary.
> >
> > My father re-secured the petroleum assets of Kuwait in 1991 at a
> > cost of sixty-one billion U.S. dollars ($61,000,000,000). Out of that
> > cost, thirty-six billion dollars ($36,000,000,000) were supplied by his
> > partners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf
> monarchies,
> > and sixteen billion dollars ($16,000,000,000) by German and Japanese
> > partners. But my father's former Iraqi business partner remained in
> > control of the republic of Iraq and its petroleum reserves.
> >
> > My family is calling for your urgent assistance in funding the
> > removal of the president of the republic of Iraq and acquiring the
> > petroleum assets of his country. Unfortunately, our partners from 1991
> are
> > not willing to shoulder the burden of this new venture, which in its
> > upcoming phase may cost the sum of 200 billion dollars
> ($200,000,000,000).
> > The costs of the long-term management of the country will be higher,
> but
> > covered by the sale of the petroleum assets, which will then be
> under our
> > control.
> >
> > Without the funds from our 1991 partners, we would not be able to
> > acquire the oil revenue trapped within Iraq. That is why my family and
> our
> > colleagues are urgently seeking your gracious assistance. Our
> > distinguished colleagues in this business transaction include the
> sitting
> > vice-president of the United States of America, Richard Cheney, who
> is an
> > original partner in the Iraq venture and former head of the Halliburton
> > oil company, and Condoleeza Rice, whose professional dedication to the
> > venture was demonstrated in the naming of a Chevron oil tanker after
> her.
> >
> > I would beseech you to transfer a sum equaling ten to twenty-five
> > percent (10-25 %) of your yearly income to our account to aid in this
> > important venture. The internal revenue service of the United States of
> > America will function as our trusted intermediary. I propose that you
> make
> > this transfer before the fifteenth (15th) of the month of April.
> >
> > I know that a transaction of this magnitude would make anyone
> > apprehensive and worried. But I am assuring you that all will be
> well at
> > the end of the day. A bold step taken shall not be regretted, I assure
> > you. Please do be informed that this business transaction is 100% legal
> > and extremely profitable. The Republic of Iraq is known to have the
> > largest oil reserves in the world, and all those who have made the
> > transfer by the 15 of April will share in the petrol revenue for the
> > following fifty (50) years. So far it seems that only the government of
> > the United States of America and that of its 51st province are
> willing to
> > take this bold step and share the revenue. Do not let yourself escape
> this
> > golden opportunity.
> >
> > I pray that you understand our plight. My family and our
> colleagues
> > will be forever grateful. If you wish to participate in this
> transaction,
> > please reply in strict confidence to the contact numbers below, or
> simply
> > do nothing. If you do not, please make it very clear in the loudest
> > possible way.
> >
> > Sincerely with warm regards,
> >
> > George Walker Bush
> >
> > Switchboard: 202.456.1414
> > Comments: 202.456.1111
> > Fax: 202.456.2461
> > E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
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