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Atrios/Eschaton
February 20, 2006

Heritage and the anti-Semite

So why's the Heritage Foundation interested in having a famous anti-Semitic leader meet with and influence Bush?

Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Monday that disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was paid $1.2 million to organize his 2002 meeting with President Bush...He [Mohamad] said he had been persuaded by the U.S. think tank Heritage Foundation to meet with Bush at the time."...Mahathir said the Heritage Foundation believed he could help "influence (Bush) in some way regarding U.S. policies."

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