{"id":69004,"date":"2007-07-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.dedefensa.org\/index.php\/2007\/07\/13\/kerry-et-raytheon-contre-les-spasmes-du-times-de-londres-au-nom-du-mod-agissant-au-nom-de-bae\/"},"modified":"2007-07-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-13T00:00:00","slug":"kerry-et-raytheon-contre-les-spasmes-du-times-de-londres-au-nom-du-mod-agissant-au-nom-de-bae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.dedefensa.org\/index.php\/2007\/07\/13\/kerry-et-raytheon-contre-les-spasmes-du-times-de-londres-au-nom-du-mod-agissant-au-nom-de-bae\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerry et Raytheon contre les \u201cspasmes du Times<\/em> de Londres\u201d au nom du MoD agissant au nom de BAE"},"content":{"rendered":"

La guerre transatlantique a bien lieu. On peut m\u00eame dire qu’elle fait rage, signe indubitable de la fureur britannique devant les initiatives US \u00e0 l’encontre de BAE. Derni\u00e8re cible britannique: le s\u00e9nateur Kerry<\/a>, qui avait envoy\u00e9 une lettre au DoJ demandant l’ouverture d’une enqu\u00eate contre BAE (ce qui est fait); indirectement mais non accessoirement, une autre cible \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 de Kerry est la firme Raytheon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\t Premi\u00e8re s\u00e9quence: un article du Times<\/em> de Londres, du 11 juillet<\/a>, accusant Kerry d’\u00eatre intervenu \u00e0 l’incitation de Raytheon, n\u00b04 de l’industrie de d\u00e9fense US, avec des sites importants dans le Massachussets (Etat de Kerry) et des contributions r\u00e9guli\u00e8res pour les d\u00e9mocrates, voire pour Kerry lui-m\u00eame. (Tout cela est de la politique US as usual<\/em> aux USA, o\u00f9 les grandes entreprises (de d\u00e9fense notamment) contribuent pour les d\u00e9mocrates et les r\u00e9publicains parall\u00e8lement.)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\t\u00abMr Kerry has also been a long-term beneficiary of defence industry backing, most notably from Raytheon, which donated $1 million to help to fund the 2004 Democratic convention in Boston when he was running for president. At the same time three Raytheon lobbyists John Merrigan, Mac Bernstein and Charlie Baker from Piper Rudnick, the law firm, were key fundraisers in the campaign, generating at least $250,000.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\t\u00bbRaytheon employees, including executives, made direct contributions of $68,438 to Mr Kerry’s campaigns since 1997, according to the Centre for Responsive Politics.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\t\u00bbOne prominent British defence source, said: The US defence industry is pretty cut-throat and it is not a secret that they are unhappy about the expansion of BAE into one of the Pentagon’s biggest contractors.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\t\u00bbMr Kerry did not respond to requests for an interview, but his staff were dismissive of suggestions that such links had triggered the senator’s intervention. John Kerry has a 30-year record of cracking down on organised crime and corruption one aide said. A spokeswoman added that the senator had not received a reply to the letter. We are concerned that the subsidiary of a foreign company, reportedly under investigation by US authorities, has been granted permission to purchase a defence-related American company, she said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\t\u00bbLoren Thompson, a defence analyst with the Lexington Institute in Washington, said: It is very common for the big contractors to use their links with the local senator or congressman to undermine their competitors.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\t\u00bbI find it hard to believe that Kerry’s office would not have at least talked to Raytheon before sending the letter. Massachusetts senators and congressmen have a reputation of being very liberal and possibly hostile to defence interests, but when it comes to looking after the interests of the big defence contractors in their states, they are usually onside.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\t Deuxi\u00e8me s\u00e9quence : Kerry riposte aussit\u00f4t et des articles dans divers journaux, dont l’International Herald Tribune<\/em> le m\u00eame 11 juillet<\/a> que le Times<\/em> publiait son information, publient son d\u00e9menti et ses explications. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\t\u00abAt no time did Sen. Kerry’s office contact Raytheon about this, at no time did Raytheon contact our office about it, and no irresponsible spasm from the London Times changes the fact that they just got it wrong, said Amy Brundage, Kerry’s press secretary.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\t\u00bbDavid Albritton, a Raytheon spokesman, said Wednesday that the company has had no involvement in the U.S. Department of Justice investigation of BAE, and we have never had any conversations with Sen. Kerry, the U.S. Department of Justice or any other legislators regarding this matter.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\t\u00bbAny assertions otherwise are \u00a0\u00bbpatently false,\u00a0\u00bb he added.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\tD’accord, l’attaque est de bonne guerre mais plut\u00f4t de guerre lasse. Les insinuations contre Kerry n’insinuent rien du tout, les d\u00e9tails des donations n’ayant rien que de tr\u00e8s courant aux USA. Les $68.438 des employ\u00e9s de Raytheon \u00e0 Kerry directement depuis 1997 font m\u00eame comit\u00e9 de patronage ou campagne de donation de dedefensa.org<\/em>, un peu ridicule par rapport \u00e0 l’enjeu et \u00e0 l’esprit des accusations. Quand bien m\u00eame Raytheon aurait averti Kerry de l’affaire BAE, ce qu’il semble d\u00e9nier, il n’y aurait pas de quoi fouetter un chat.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\tL’int\u00e9r\u00eat dans cette affaire est d’abord que le Times<\/em> de Londres reste sur ses accusations (dans le texte de l’IHT : \u00abWe stand by our story, said Tom Baldwin of the Times of London. We accurately reported the suspicions of (British) ministry of defense officials and we gave John Kerry’s office an opportunity over several days to respond in detail to the allegations.<\/em>\u00bb), et, surtout, qu’il r\u00e9it\u00e8re que ces accusations viennent du MoD et non de BAE. Certains diront : c’est la m\u00eame chose, ce qui n’est pas loin d’\u00eatre faux stricto sensu<\/em>. Il n’emp\u00eache, l’impression n’est pas des meilleures, de voir un minist\u00e8re prendre fait et cause pour un groupe (BAE) plong\u00e9 dans une si vilaine affaire d’hyper-corruption o\u00f9 Washington fonce t\u00eate baiss\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\tEnsuite, il faut remarquer la rapidit\u00e9 et la vigueur de l’\u00e9change en m\u00eame temps que la faiblesse des accusations. Tout cela montre que tout le monde a les nerfs \u00e0 vif dans cette affaire, que les Britanniques frappent par tous les moyens, y compris les plus contre-productifs; que Kerry est sur le pont, pr\u00eat \u00e0 riposter; que l’implication (vraie ou fausse) de toute l’industrie US, ou dans tous les cas son int\u00e9r\u00eat pour la querelle, ne va cesser de grandir.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\tMis en ligne le 13 juillet 2007 \u00e0 14H08<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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