The Sins of Clinton Strike Again

Sigh. I suppose I shouldn't be shocked...

Former American fugitive Marc Rich was a middleman for several of Iraq's suspect oil deals in February 2001, just one month after his pardon from President Clinton, according to oil industry shipping records obtained by ABC News.

And a U.S. criminal investigation is looking into whether Rich, as well as several other prominent oil traders, made illegal payments to Iraq in order to obtain the lucrative oil contracts.

"Without that kind of middleman, the system would not work because the major oil companies did not want to deal with Iraq because there was a mandated kickback," said human rights investigator John Fawcett.

I suppose Clinton's pardon doesn't apply to future crimes, so maybe we can get Rich for his latest round of misdeeds. That is, unless we elect another Clinton someday.