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| − | The '''Bush League''' or '''Bush Buddies''' or '''Texas Taliban''' is a name used by opponents of President [[George Walker Bush]] (GWB) to emphasize his family's long history of association with unscrupulous foreign dictators including [[Nazis]], the oil industry, the [[CIA]] and corporate executives linked to any of these. | + | The '''Bush League''' or '''Bush Buddies''' or '''Texas Taliban''' are names used by opponents of President [[George Walker Bush]] (GWB). |
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| − | It refers simultaneously to the Bush family (including GWB's brothers: Florida Governor [[Jeb Bush]] and [[Neil Mallon Bush]]; father [[George Herbert Walker Bush]]; and grandfather [[Prescott Sheldon Bush]]) and a baseball "bush league" - rank amateurs unfit to play in the [[major league baseball|major leagues]]. It also exploits resonance with the phrase "[[in league with the Devil]]", and the meaning of "league" as a [[conspiracy]] or [[secret society]]. | + | It refers to the [[Bush Dynasty|Bush family dynasty]] including: |
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| − | Note: the oil industry is so central to world politics, and the CIA involved in so many global intrigues during the [[Cold War]], that it is necessary to note that anyone involved in US foreign policy or Mideast oil might appear to have a long history of questionable associations.
| + | *[[Jeb Bush]] Florida Governor |
| | + | *[[Neil Mallon Bush]]; |
| | + | *[[George Herbert Walker Bush]] |
| | + | *[[Prescott Sheldon Bush]] |
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| − | Accordingly this characterization may appear unduly damning. Even to list those purported to be involved may be inflammatory - the use of the term "League" is intended to deliberately trigger such suspicions. The wikipedia does not intend to imply connections other than those admitted by the individuals involved, and will refer to accusations as "reputed":
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| − | *[[Prescott Sheldon Bush]] had businesses confiscated during [[World War II]] for dealing useful war materiel to [[Nazi Germany]] - and was investigated for treason.
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| − | *[[George Herbert Walker Bush]] was head of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] in [[1976]]-[[1977|77]], an agency reputed to still include at that time [[Cold War]] era operatives recruited from the Nazis in order to oppose the [[Soviet Union]] - in which the Nazis had an extensive spy network.
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| − | *[[Ayatollah Khomeini]], who [[Republican Party]] operatives dealt with to establish the [[Iran-Contra]] dealings and [[October Surprise]], on behalf of U.S. Presidential candidate [[Ronald Reagan]].
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| − | *[[Oliver North]], who admitted arranging the deal on his own account, lying to the [[US Congress]] and later ran for Senator from Virginia on the Republican ticket.
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| − | *[[Ronald Reagan]] himself, who was first opposed by Bush Sr. (who called his program "voodoo economics") but then named him his Vice-Presidential candidate in [[1980]], triggering suspicions that Bush had proven his usefulness in some way.
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| − | *[[William J. Casey]], head of the CIA under Reagan, a secretive man who flew all over the world and had many meetings with the USSR's opponents including:
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| − | *[[John Paul II]], who played a key role in the fall of the [[Warsaw Pact]] nations and the [[USSR]].
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| − | *[[Saddam Hussein]], who was provided with weapons and funding during the [[First Gulf War]] between [[Iran]] and [[Iraq]] in the 1980s, during the [[Reagan administration]], and was at that time considered a US ally.
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| − | *[[Osama bin Laden]], then a minor [[Mujahedeen]] leader in [[Afghanistan]], who is reputed to have been a CIA agent there, and certainly exploited the CIA resources and US-funded propaganda sent to bolster the morale of [[radical Islamist]]s after the [[Soviet invasion of Afghanistan]].
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| − | *[[Richard Cheney]], Bush Sr.'s Defense Secretary, and Bush Jr's. Vice-President, former President of [[Halliburton Company]], involved in several oil development projects in Mideast countries.
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| − | *The [[Carlyle Group]], an investment group including members of both the [[Bush family]] and [[bin Laden family]] (one of the richest in [[Saudi Arabia]] and a major player in construction).
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| − | *[[Afghanistan]] [[Taliban]] figures who came to Texas to discuss an oil pipeline in [[1997]].
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| − | With such figures documented to have had military and economic dealings in the past, it is quite difficult to refute any claims of a conspiracy.
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| − | In particular, given the secret nature of their prior dealings, and the proven violent capacities of most of the individuals, it is quite clear that the capacity to plan almost any heinous act, and carry it out in secret, exists in this group. This would include acts of [[treason]], [[terrorism]] and [[assassination]], well-documented as taking place as part of [[CIA covert operation]]s, particularly before [[1976]] when such actions were banned by US Presidential order, necessitating the use of proxies for such actions.
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| − | The variety and nature of the claims of conspiracy made against the above figures makes it difficult or impossible to discuss them in the context of a neutral encyclopedia article, without appearing to give them credence. As noted above, even the implication of association seems to be damning. However, this article reports only well known associations and circumstantial accusations that have never been clearly refuted by the individuals involved.
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| − | Only one conspiracy claim has been widely discussed in the press, that being that "Bush knew" about the [[September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack]] and may have been involved in planning them directly. The [[New York Post]] and Georgia Representative [[Cynthia McKinney]] have both called for a full investigation of the ties of the Bush family to the various figures involved, and those who stand to benefit from the U.S. control of Afghanistan and Iraq, both major oil producing basins.
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| | == Other Related SourceWatch Resources == | | == Other Related SourceWatch Resources == |
| | + | *[[Bush administration]] |
| | + | *[[Bush Dynasty]] |
| | + | *[[Bush regime]] |
| | *[[Dubya Dubya Three]] | | *[[Dubya Dubya Three]] |
| | *[[October Surprise]] | | *[[October Surprise]] |
| | + | *[[Patrick Henry College]] |
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| − | == External Links == | + | == External links == |
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| | *[http://www.bushwatch.com/ www.BushWatch.com]. | | *[http://www.bushwatch.com/ www.BushWatch.com]. |
| | *[http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/articlesbush.html Articles Related to the Bush Family]. | | *[http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/articlesbush.html Articles Related to the Bush Family]. |
| | + | *[http://www.consortiumnews.com/archive/bush.html Imperial Bush Archives] -- The Consortium for Independent Journalism |
| | + | *[http://bush-league.blogspot.com/ Bush League weblog - tracking hypocrisy and malfeasance in the corporate White House]. |
