Epstein Secrets

nd ethical dilemma for lawyers at the White House and the State Department. The administration lawyers — many of whom had been outspoken critics of George W. Bush's policies against terrorists — spent months figuring out how to justify the killing of a U.S. citizen. By the summer of 2010, two attorneys in the J

"It's democratized information on the battlefield," says Daniel Goure, a national security expert who served in the Defense Department during both Bush administrations. "It's like a reconnaissance version of Twitter." Drones have also radically altered the CIA, turning a civilian intelligence-gathe

overt drone strikes, five times the total George W. Bush ordered during his eight years in office. Al

years. "They are close friends to those in the administration — and it's hard to criticize your friends." Says another lawyer who knows Koh well: "Harold turned out to be someone who put his personal relationships with Clinton and Obama ahead of the law. That has been a surprise to us." Rizzo, the CI

u of actions that was offered to President George W. Bush in 2008, when Russia went to war with Georg

ent, kicking Moscow out of the Group of 8 or moving American warships to the region. That is the same menu of actions that was offered to President George W. Bush in 2008, when Russia went to war with Georgia, another balky former Soviet republic. Yet the costs imposed at that time proved only marginally eff

ve ourselves into a frenzy. And he'll stand back and just watch it. He just knows that none of the rest of us want a war." James F. Jeffrey was Mr. Bush's deputy national security adviser in August 2008, the first to inform him that Russian troops were moving into Georgia in response to what the Kre

y involving itself in Israeli oil speculation. Vinegar knew the Israeli official was on a fool's errand. One night the official came to dinner with Harold and his wife, Robin, and pressed Vinegar again and again. "Are you sure you can't get Shell to come to Israel?" Vinegar had to keep repeating, no t

by “Jim” Jiminez, an upbeat guy I liked. | don’t think he took the red-ink problems home with him as Cap Balfour had. He reported to my half-brother George at corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, and George reported to my father in London. George had earned his job as president by outstanding performan

erence”; we value satisfactions now over foreseen ones later. This is not quite the same as the difference between birds in the hand and birds in the bush. That says that we value certainties over probabilities. Time preference also values Chapter 3: Foundations 1/11/16 3 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_010974 pres

om Colorado, had become CEO (chief executive officer) and chairman after George died. Sid Petersen, an accountant, was COO (chief operating officer). Harold was a warmer and more approachable personality. That’s what you'd expect in an oilfield guy. Sid was reserved and analytical. That’s what you might e

oard too were top people. But trouble was brewing. The trust, meaning Lansing and I, owned about 43% of the shares. The Getty Museum, also chaired by Harold, owned another 11%. Boards and managers prefer scattered ownership, so that they can operate more freely. Second-best would be concentration in doci

mmediately thereafter; on the other hand, the victim testified that she had had intercourse with the defendant be- fore—and not after—reaching Ram- bush's house. There is no inconsistency between these two statements. The day after her arrival in Calumet City, Monroe left and went to Chicago, only

her request, a social worker removed W from Fettig's residence and put him on a plane to Louisiana. Later in the fall, Goetzke began tele- phoning W. He left messages calling W "little brother" and saying that he missed him. AG permitted Goetzke to speak to W one time while she listened on anoth

orm of written memoranda; this accounts for much of In July of 1957, Anne Sapperstein and the delay in the rendition of this opinion her husband, Harold, came to Baltimore. and verdict. Shortly after their arrival in this city, they met one of the alleged victims, Dora Heathcote, to whom they offe

ren. Child Development. 63, 774-786. Burgess, A. W. and Grant. C. A. (1988). Children traumatized in

approximately weekly for many months. Another, Derek (63 years old), had been sexual with her on several occasions. With each of the other two men, Harold (73 years old) and Michael (27 years old), she and Anne had participated in sexual acts on one occasion. Anne met John when she was 12 years old. S

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njuk and subsequently consulted with the Israeli government about that case. Later in my career, I was a lawyer in the Bill Clinton impeachment, the Bush v. Gore election case, the efforts to free Nelson Mandela, Natan Sharansky and other political prisoners. I participated in the Senate censure of Cal

my friend Harold Ramis, who knows more than 15,000 Jewish jokes! Sometimes Larry David, Ted Danson, Seth Myers or Tony Shalub drop by. I never “top” Harold, but I hold my own. I learned many of my jokes in the Catskill Mountains where I worked as a busboy over the Jewish holidays. The only hotel that wo