Romney links to Death Squads, Hughes and Nixon Corruption

Despite the religious, pro-family and pristine image Mitt Romney attempts to give this nation, the truth is he is none of these things. “A criminal syndicate boss” may be a more fitting description of Mitt Romney.  “Worse than Nixon” is also a fitting statement for Mitt. For Mormon true believers, Mitt fulfills the words of the Book of Mormon - a Gadianton robber.  Gadianton robbers, according to the Book of Mormon were a secret society of men bound by secret oaths and covenants. They were men who appeared religious, were judges and leaders over the alleged ancient American people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadianton_robbers

In 2007 Mitt said during  a speech in Florida,   “I owe a great deal to Americans of Latin American descent. When I was starting my business, I came to Miami to find partners that would believe in me, and that would finance my enterprise. My partners were Ricardo Poma, Miguel Duenas, Pancho Soler, Frank Kardonski, and Diego Ribandinarea.”  Mitt failed to tell the American public these South American investors are linked to death squads in El Salvador, and ties to corruption in the Nixon White House.

Who are these men, Romney thanked? Who are the men that  became the seed money for Bain Capital, Partners in Bain, some even running Bain Capital companies?

According to Spitfire, an online blog,  Miguel Duenas "is the scion of El Salvador’s 14 families”, Ponacho Soler, is tied to the “Howard Hughes milieu”, and tied to the “El Salvador’s elite”. Diego-Ribadeneira, Frank Kardonski Panama natives “bought the Key Biscayne Bank from Nixon crony Bebe Rebozo”.  Allegations were made during Nixon’s turbulent presidency; the bank was used in money laundering, as well as a go-between in giving Nixon political contributions.

Another name enters into Romney and Bain Capital and that is Frank Morse who served as an attorney for Howard Hughes. Morse was also on the board of directors of Summa Corporation, a company William Gay controlled. Later, Morse had as his client Saudi Arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi  “In the 1980s and 1990s, as a partner in the law firm Sandler, Rolnick & Morse, Morse served as Chief Legal Advisor for Adnan Khashoggi in the United States and Europe. Morse was responsible for complex litigation and business transactions for Khashoggi, personally, and for Khashoggi's Triad Group of Companies”  Wikipedia

Traid Group worked with high ranking members of the Mormon Church in building a complex in Salt Lake City. Khashoggi sold a Venice, Florida Airfield to Mormon Bishop Wally Hilliard.  Hilliard  trained two of the 9/11 pilots at the Venice air field.

Adnan Khashoggi was one of the arms dealers tied to Iran Contra.  Timothy Noah in his 2001 Slate article wrote about an “unnamed U.S. intelligence officials alleging that Khashoggi has made "protection payments" to Osama Bin Laden.”  One may wonder how much Morse knew,or was involved in these 'business' transactions. 

Many of the names of  Romney's original founders of Bain Capital,  are also tied back to the former Nixon White House and the takeover of the Hughes Corporation by William Gay and a group that became dubbed the “Mormon Mafia”.    Robert Gay, the son of William Gay, and a  Romney’s former Bain Capital, and fellow Mormon, business partner is only one of many people Romney brought in to partner, invest in and run Bain Capital that link back to Hughes Corporation and the Nixon White House.  With billions of dollars missing from Hughes Medical that the Gay's were over, a question may loom was Romney's Bain Capital laundering Hughes stolen money through Bain?

During the 2012 election cycle it would be best for Americans to keep a stack of history books on their living room end tables because it seems  Romney feels Americans have forgotten the history of the past forty to fifty years.

References given in comments section.

Howard Hughes, John H. Meier, Mitt Romney, Bill Gay and Bain Capital

John H. Meier and I have had several communications since his initial comment on my blog piece on Robert Gay and Mitt Romney.  Link to post below –

http://michiganmisconduct.blogspot.com/2012/03/who-is-robert-gay-and-why-romney.html

Mr. Meier has recently been contacted by the Canadian Government informing him U.S. Officials have requested an interview with Mr. Meier regarding his knowledge of the Gay’s, Howard Hughes and Hughes Medical in regards to Bain Capital.

Robert Gay is the son of William Gay. William Gay was part of a coup that took control of the Hughes Corporation.  Robert’s uncle is, Dr. Wilbur Thain the brother-in-law of William Gay, one of Howard Hughes last physicians who kept Howard Hughes drugged the last years of Howard Hughes life. Thain was from Logan, Utah and brought in to supply drugs to Hughes, which he did until Hughes' death.  Thain was later indicted by a federal grand jury on federal drug conspiracy charges

Robert Gay is a former Bain Capital partner of Mitt Romney’s. It has been reported that the Gay’s stole billions of dollars from Hughes Medical and some of the stolen funds were pumped into Bain Capital in the form of derivatives.

I have appreciated the time Mr. Meier has spent in communication with me.  I understand my former husband, Samuel Skousen,  is sending out disparaging e-mails and making negative statements about me in an attempt to discredit.  This has been a difficult and painful journey for me, not only with the intense force used in attempts to discredit, but the abuses suffered as attempts were made to cover-up. Some people came into our lives feeling ‘victims’ was emblazed on us and took full advantage of our plight,  often adding further harassment, in their efforts to exploit our family’s  peril for themselves. Mr. Meier understands the type of harassment we have faced.  

                                             Photo of Howard Hughes

John H. Meier’s background courtesy of Wikipedia.

Meier has been an advisor to several U.S. Senators including Senators Hubert Humphrey and Robert F. Kennedy. He has acted as a consultant to President Joaquín Balaguer of the Dominican Republic and was a credentialed diplomat of Tonga.[citation needed]

He was a former Governor of the Bank of the South Pacific and has had managerial and executive positions with the New York Life Insurance Company, Remington Rand, Hughes Aircraft Company, Hughes Tool Company, and has served as Chairman of Satellite Geophysics Ltd.

Meier served on Nevada's gaming Industry Task Force, has been VP of the Nevada Taxpayers Association, and was a Special Assistant to Governor Paul Laxalt. He has also served as a Director for the International Eye Foundation, and was a member of the Board of Advisors for the New York Manhattan Tribune Newspaper.

He launched a motion picture production company, Meier-Murray Productions, with fellow Hughes consultant Thomas E. Murray, Jr.,[21] which produced two films in the early 1970s.[22]

Meier was a Member of the Child Welfare Advisory Committee (which Hughes and Governor Laxalt set up), a Member of the Impact Priority Committee, Member of the Las Vegas Council for American Society for Public Administration, Member of the Las Vegas Rotary International Rotary Club, Member-at-large of the Board of Directors for the Frontier Council Girl Scouts of America, Member of the League of Women Voters of the United States’ Men's Finance Advisory Committee, resided on the Board of Directors of the International Eye Foundation, Member of the American Industrial Development Council, was a Vice Chairman of the March of Dimes, and was on the Board of Directors of the California Educational Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to the training of emotionally disturbed and brain-damaged children, whose President was Robert Sweeney and which the board of advisors included Andy Griffith, Jim Nabors, and Dick Van Dyke.

Meier was also Vice President of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.

A former American Legion Chaplain and U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Meier has also served in the US Marine Corps Reserve.

Mitt retroactively retired from Bain

Mitt has demanded an apology from Obama. Mitt earlier demanded a retraction from Washington Post … even if Romney said himself he believes in ‘No Apology”.   Mitt must have adapted the slogan, “Love means you never have to say you’re sorry from “Love Story” back in Mitt’s youngest hay-day.   Of course, I am not sure how long love can last without there ever being an apology.  The Romney family however, has steadfastly stood behind this motto of no apology, well… even since before “Love Story” and NEVER believed in an apology, acknowledging a wrong-doing, or letting a victim of theirs off the hook.  No, there is never any mercy shown by the Romney’s, it is always total destruction.

Romney spins, and back-pedaling are now taking on new heights, this one having to do with Mitt’s SEC filings and the date Romney claimed he left Bain Capital for the blue skies of Utah and corruption in the Salt Lake City Olympics.  If one remembers, there were a lot of lies told and underhanded dealings that brought about a corruption probe into the Mormon Salt Lake City Olympics.   I say Mormon, because the Mormon Church had its hands in the corruption hot and heavy, with scholarship to Mormon Church owned Brigham Young University and insurance policies to Mormon Church owned insurance companies.

Mitt was brought in by Gordon B. Hinckley, a Mormon General Church authority in Salt Lake City.   Mitt Romney’s sister was married to Hinckley’s nephew – nothing like family connections getting one appointed to a position.

Today Mitt’s apologist stated regarding the discrepancy of the date Mitt claimed he left Bain and a recently surfaced SEC filing -

“He (Romney) took a leave of absence and, in fact, Candy, he ended up not going back at all and retired retroactively to February of 1999 as a result,” Gillespie said.

“The timing of Romney’s departure from Bain has emerged as an issue for the former Massachusetts governor because he says he had no involvement in the private-equity firm’s investments after he left in 1999. The Obama campaign has hammered Romney in ads over layoffs that took place after 1999 at companies controlled by Bain.”

Retroactively retired?  What is that?

Mitt’s filing with the SEC in 2001 ------

Mitt Romney is listed as sole shareholder, sole director, Chief Executive Officer and

President of Bain Investors VI and thus is the controlling person of Bain Investors VI.  The executive officers of Bain Investors VI are set forth on Schedule A hereto.

Dated: February 20, 2001

Listed on both schedule A & B

Name/Title                  Business Address             Principal Occupation

----------                  ----------------             --------------------

W. Mitt Romney,             Two Copley Place             Managing Director of

Chief Executive Officer,    Boston, MA 02116             Bain Capital, Inc.

President and Managing

Director

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1054290/000092701601001009/0000927016-01-001009-0001.txt

 Carter Eskew wrote in an article regarding Romney sifts:

“This is the pattern with Romney: seismic shifts in his political core — on abortion, global warming, health care. But Romney's moral flexibility extends to other aspects of his life.  A current Vanity Fair article contains a small, but meaningful anecdote about Romney’s days at Bain, where he advised a first-year employee to obtain information about the firm's competitors by lying.”

It is obvious Mitt has taken the advice of his long time mentor Gordon B.  Hinckley when Hinckley responded in an interview on 60 minutes regarding blacks not being able to become priests in the Mormon Church, “don’t worry about those little fits of history.”  When if one repeats a lie enough they can always hope people will begin to believe the lie.  Soon Mitt will be saying “You presume to criticize the great Oz?   –  Keep hoping Romney.    And we are not done yet with the reasons behind the Mother’s Day protest outside the Mormon Church Northville Ward either. 

Who is Robert Gay, and why Romney shouldn't boast

Update: Mr. Meier has kindly commented in the comment section: “I was advisor to Howard Hughes for many years. I know the entire story on how Howard Hughes was destroyed by certain individuals. My family and I suffered for many years since 1970. You could view my site at Johnhmeier.com, Regards. John Meier”.

Mr. Meier’s website is an interesting read. Thank you Mr. Meier for taking the time to comment and share your experience. The link to John H. Meier's site is located in the comments section by clicking on his name.

Robert Gay, a partner of Mitt Romney’s from Bain Capital, has an ad out for Mitt Romney regarding how Mitt stopped work at Bain Capital and had fellow Bain executives take the day off to go looking for Gay’s daughter, Melissa Gay, in New York. Melissa had skipped out on mom and dad and taken off to New York City to a rave party.

Bain Capital is a company formed by Mitt Romney.

Robert Gay is a fellow Mormon Church member. What is not being told in the ad, nor does the press tell, Robert Gay is the son of Frank William Gay, aka Bill Gay. Bill Gay, is better known for his role as Howard Hughes primary care-taker who controlled Howard Hughes and the Hughes Corporation. Bill Gay became the Vizier for Summa Corp., a Hughes corporation. Bill Gay was dubbed the head of the Mormon Mafia, the name given the six Mormon men who surrounded Howard Hughes and kept Hughes in isolation and out of public view. It has been claimed William Gay helped his son Robert take over four billion dollars illegally from Howard Hughes Medical Institute through the use of his company, Bain Capital, and derivatives contracts. .

Gay's control over Hughes was extensive. Howard Hughes: The Untold Story By Peter Harry Brown, Pat H. Broeske write, Dr. Wilbur Thain, Bill Gay’s brother-in-law, and a Mormon physician was the man who supplied Howard Hughes drugs the last two years of Hughes life. And Dr. Norman Crane” illegally supplied drugs to Howard Hughes for twenty years”. Crane testified against Thain when Crane was indicted by a Federal Grand.

Gay controlled Howard Hughes and Hughes companies during a turbulent time in American history, the time of the Pentagon Papers and Gemstone, the planned break-in of Hank Greenspun safe. Greenspun was the editor of the Las Vegas Sun and was said to have had incrementing documents on Hughes. Hughes was supplying the plane for whisking away of the men out of country after the break-in. This was all planned on Bill Gay’s watch.

Gay’s control over Hughes was lock and key, which no one could break.
“Some Hughes outside loyalists jokingly claimed the newly named SUMMA Corporation, which Bill Gay controlled, was a synonym for Southern Utah Mormon Missionary Association, others, Stall Until More Money Arrives.”

Now William Gay's son works for Mitt Romney. Does this make Mitt Romney Don Vito Corleone?

As a note, Romney has shown little concern for the children who were victims of childhood sexual abuse the Romney family covered up for decades in the Mormon Church, in regions the Romney family controlled. Children lives were destroyed as the Romney's covered-up their assaults. Mothers who rebelled against being silent about the sexual abuses done to their children, were threatened by Mormon leaders under the control of the Romney family that 'the church' would see they lost everything. Which meant the Romney's would see to it. Other parents, due to over loyalty to the church leadership stayed silent after being told by area leaders 'God's work would be hurt' if reports were made to the police.

Mitt Romney’s "power alley" — the economy and his business background.”

Glen Johnson article yesterday noted a “rare moment” for Mitt. Johnson is the journalist who, during Romney’s last presidential race, won broad applause when he challenged Romney.

Romney Caught in Lie by Glen Johnson


Johnson in his article wrote:

“Republican Mitt Romney, in a rare moment of reflection about his losing 2008 presidential campaign, said Wednesday he would have been better served by keeping the focus on his "power alley" — the economy and his business background.”

After giving serious reflection to Romney’s “power alley”, it was not difficult to conjure up Mitt’s business background, but it was a stretch to see where Romney has an economic background – but then maybe it is only me who is unaware of Mitt’s vast expertise in economics and the economy.

Reflecting on Romney’s business background -

Romney did well at Bain, amassing a fortune for himself and his Bain partners. Mitt Romney typically, purchased companies thorough leveraged buyouts, often at the peril of other people’s jobs and companies. Mitt would sell off companies, pocketing a large profit, or shut companies’ doors after mortgaging the business to the hilt.

On the human side, not to make Mitt Romney out as a complete Scrooge, Romney’s business experience threw Mitt into suffering internal conflict, putting Romney in the throws of moral dilemmas. Jonathan Darman and Lisa Miller in their article for Newsweek relate one of Romney's conflicts.

“Romney struggled internally. R-rated movies are frowned upon in the Mormon faith, but the deal looked good for Bain. Romney's solution: make the deal happen, but skip his usual practice of putting some of his own money into it as well.”

Alas! Mitt found a loophole around the issue of moral conscience and the greed making a dollar. Romney’s perspective, by not “putting his own money in” he made money for Bain, not for himself. But wait! Romney would have made money. Romney certainly drew a salary at both Bain and Bain Capital, or did Mitt through the wizardry of accounting; deduct the tainted profits from his pay-check?

According to David D. Kirkpatrick 2006 article: “Mitt Romney owes his nearly $350 million fortune and his political career to a delicate negotiation with his boss (at Bain) in the summer of 1983.”

As for Mitt Romney’s internal struggles, Romney had voted as a board member of Marriott Corp., to offer porn in the hotel chain. Marriott is Mormon and an early fore-runner in introducing porn into the hotel industry.

Mitt the business private equity man -

“The amounts of money are so vast that it is truly a matter of time before the taxation of private equity is front and center of the public agenda,” said James E. Post, a Boston University professor who teaches business-government relations. “Increasingly, this world of private equity looks like a world of robber barons, and Romney comes out of that world.”

Romney’s type of business background was causing some issues in Washington:

“In Washington, Congress is considering ending a legal quirk that lets fund managers escape much of the income tax on their earnings.”

Searching for Romney’s economic background came up with few examples, except for excessive campaign spending. Whitman, a former Bain partner, is not to be undone by Romney on pouring in dollars into her campaign in California. Meg and Romney must feel unbridled spending during campaigns strengthens the nations economy.

Romney believes in keeping money among friends and family. Romney’s former Bain buddy, Meg Whitman has received strong criticism for her over the top spending, during her Romney backed, run for Governor in California. Whitman is spending a reported, $358,439.00 a day, $14,935.00 an hour, $249.00 a minute as reported by Michael Rothfeld and Jack Dolan of the L.A. Times.

According to Dan Morain of the Sacramento Bee, Meg is enjoying –

“ACM Aviation, which boasts on its Web site that it "has been offering white-glove, on-demand, premium jet charter services for more then 28 years”, spending $371,125.00 for air travel."

Meg has also:

“… paid $96,000 last year to Solamere Capital, a Massachusetts-based firm who’s Web site says it "was founded to serve as a multifamily office focusing on superior private equity opportunities."

“Solamere's principals include Romney's son Tagg Romney and Spencer J. Zwick, who was prominent in Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. Zwick is her finance chair; she has paid his firm, SJZ Inc., $842,000.”

What the article failed to mention, Meg’s son Griff's listed in his LinkenIn profile the private equity firm of Solamere. Clink on the reference link ‘gawker.com below, for a read on Meg’s sons. It is not understood what Solamere has done for the Whitman campaign.

The only economic experience Romney appears to have is improving his families and former Bain partners’ lavish life-style, and an attempt at political control.

References:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWSdl8-sh9izAmBN1Z8vtDUQGfgD9ELCL1O0
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/04/us/politics/04bain.html
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/24/2629104/meg-whitman-flies-far-above-the.html#ixzz0j5nx9GNV
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-money24-2010mar24,0,7372116.story
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/04/us/politics/04bain.html
http://gawker.com/5429465/it-gets-worse-meg-whitmans-sons-racism-and-entitlement-