McCain Adviser's Work As Lobbyist Criticized

Source: Washington Post

Longtime uber-lobbyist Charles R. Black Jr. is John McCain's man in Washington, a political maestro who is hoping to guide his friend, the senator from Arizona, to the presidency this November.

But for half a decade in the 1980s, Black was also Jonas Savimbi's man in the capital city. His lobbying firm received millions from the brutal Angolan guerrilla leader and took advantage of Black's contacts in Congress and the White House.

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In addition to Savimbi, Black and his partners were at times registered foreign agents for a remarkable collection of U.S.-backed foreign leaders whose human rights records were sometimes harshly criticized, even as their opposition to communism was embraced by American conservatives. They included Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, Nigerian Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre, and the countries of Kenya and Equatorial Guinea, among others.

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In addition to introducing Savimbi to powerful politicians, Black's team booked him on "60 Minutes" and "Nightline," as part of a media campaign aimed at emphasizing to the public UNITA's desire for freedom from Angola's Marxist government.


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/21/AR2008052103006_pf.html

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In case people have forgotten, or never knew, Mr. Savimbi was imfamous for the atracities committed by his organization, UNITA. From PeaceWatch:

UNITA attacks condemned - PeaceWatch: Angola - National Union for the Total Independence of Angola; attacks on civilians - Brief Article

On 16 August 2001, the Council strongly condemned the terrorist attack four days earlier on a civilian train. Secretary-General Kofi Annan also condemned the massacre, noting that UNITA had claimed responsibility for the attack, in which more than 150 civilians were killed. The train was travelling to Dondo, 115 miles southeast of the capital Luanda, when it struck a mine, causing a huge explosion. Others who were able to flee the inferno were gunned down by the rebels. In May, the rebels had raided Caxito, 35 miles from Luanda, killing at least 80 people.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1309/is_4_38/ai_87425121

Sounds like terrorism to me.

... which qualifies Black for a top Repub hitman job, I guess. Don't forget that good 'ol Charlie was one of the ringleaders in the '90s of the Clinton witchhunt. The scumbag was on the cable news shows daily spewing the meanest, filthiest lies of all of 'em.
There is a special place in hell for Mr. Black... right between Cheney and Bush, with Rove in his normal place before them on his knees.