Bradley Roberts
08-23-04, - 01:39 PM
RESPONSE TO MOHAMMED HARAJCHI
& THE CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE NEWSPAPER
AUGUST 23, 2004
While on vacation in the Mediterranean, I was informed that the latest alert on possible terror attacks was downgraded from imminent and severe to insignificant and fraudulent. It has now become clear that Mr. Mohammed Harajchi and the Confidential Source’s claim of having political weapons of mass destruction, has turned out to only be delusional and deceitful firecrackers, as they attempted to again scandalize The Bahamian Government, and The Progressive Liberal Party, inclusive of myself at an August 11, 2004 Press Conference and in the Source on August 16, 2004.
It appears that Mr. Harajchi has reverted to what would come natural and that is to string together a few proverbial missiles and toss them into a crowd, this time being The Cabinet of The Bahamas and the oldest Political Party in the nation, The Progressive Liberal Party. But this should not be a surprise to the Bahamian people, for it seems that Mr. Harajchi’s behavior is the order of the day, not only in this country, but also around the world. Mr. Harajchi and The Confidential Source Newspaper is the personification of an axis of evil.
However, what is a surprise to me are the amount of verbal assaults based on lies and innuendo that Mr. Harajchi and The Confidential Source stooped to during their verbal and written words of the past two weeks. In that regard, I wish to respond to a few of the delusional and fraudulent remarks.
1.On August 11, 2004, during Mr. Harajchi’s delusional and fraudulent assault on The Government of the Bahamas, he was quoted as having said that he ‘provided school fees for one of my relatives.’ This statement again shows the mindset of Mr. Harajchi and his ilk, for he launched a verbal missile on the innocent, my entire family inclusive of myself. For the record I wish to state that I have never and would never ask Mr. Harajchi or anyone of his radical character to assist any of my relatives. Why should I? There is nothing that Mr. Harajchi could do for any of my relatives that my relatives or myself cannot do.
2.What did happen in fact is that a Prison Overseer in December of 2001 sought financial assistance to attend law school in England and while I did assist her myself; she also asked for names of other possible contributors and I named several persons that may be able to assist and she mentioned Mr. Harajchi and requested that I make a request on her behalf of Mr. Harajchi, as he even claimed himself to be a goodwill benefactor of the average Bahamian. I am now able to confirm that the single-parent mother did not receive one single penny from Mr. Harajchi. But I suspect that if she had received assistance, Mr. Harajchi would have gladly paraded her name with the cheque before the public in order to gain self-praise, which is really no recommendation of goodwill at all. I am pleased to announce that the single-parent mother has completed her LLB studies.
3.In the Confidential Source Newspaper of August 16, 2004, a story appeared under the byline of ‘Harajchi tightens the rope around the PLP.’ As persons of Mr. Harajchi’s ilk usually do, the story attempted to justify the previous lying assault on me, claiming that he gave one of my relatives money for school fees, by insinuating that it is my daughter, who happens to be concluding her studies for a Masters Degree in International Law and living in England along with her three children. I have stated previously the facts of that situation.
4. However, for the record, my daughter and grand daughter’s school fees have never been financed by Mr. Harajchi. Mr. Harajchi would wish that he could have Bahamians believe that only he has money to spend. But Mr. Harajchi must be made aware that Bahamians, inclusive of myself do have and spend our own money. But we don’t do it to reserve the right to throw lowness or to blackmail persons after the fact. Most Bahamians, inclusive of myself can accurately and truthfully document how we made our money. It remains to be seen whether Mr. Harajchi can say the same. At least his record in the Bahamas shows that every enterprise that he has undertaken has proven him to be a serial failure.
5.The Confidential Source story of August 16, 2004 also suggested that I have been to Mr. Harajchi’s home, but yet I still deemed him a present day undesirable, as many of his ilk are deemed worldwide. There is no contradiction in these two facts. Yes I have been in the presence of Mr. Harajchi at his home on two occasions as an Opposition Member. Never as a Government Official. On the first occasion it was at the request of my Leader, who was the Leader of the Official Opposition at the time. It was at that time that a second invitation was extended to me to attend a New Years Party, of which my wife and I attended and stayed for 20 minutes. But on both occasions it was in the capacity as a PLP Member attending events of what was thought to be an invitation from a goodwill and genuine Permanent Resident.
6.While a guest at his home, never have I participated in or witnessed any discussion of a ‘quid pro quo’ nature concerning Suisse Security Bank & Trust with the PLP or a potential PLP Government. However, as when anyone invites someone to their house, subsequently into their private lives, a person would learn a number of things about the homeowner that upon further deliberation and consideration would cause a different opinion, whether good or bad to emerge.
7.I never took any money from the likes of a Mr. Harajchi and I determined that Mr. Harajchi was bad news 17 months after the constant, unwarranted and fallacious attacks on the PLP Government in the Confidential Source.
8.As is customary of person’s of Mr. Harajchi’s ilk, they seek to distort fundamental and democratic facts in order to frame and justify their radical views. Hence, on another note, the radical views are clearly shown by Mr. Harajchi in his introduction of a letter from The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) claiming that his Suisse Security Bank & Trust is in good standing. I would assume that Mr. Harajchi introduced this letter at his Press Conference to, in his radical and irrational view, validate his assertion that his bank license should not have been revoked.
9.But if one were to examine the letter closely, one would see that Special Agent In Charge (SAC) Gerard Forrester is the signature supporting the contents of the letter. Who is Gerard Forrester? Yes he is a retired Special Agent of the FBI. But he likewise is a personal friend and has been a personal aide of Mohammed Harajchi’s for many years. Years that I assume also included when he was an FBI Special Agent. In fact during the last hearing for the case of SSBT in the Bahamian courts, I am advised that Gerard Forrester was in the company of Mr. Harajchi during the court hearing.
I conclude by saying this, I expect that the Bahamian people would accept that the facts to date and the spirit behind Mr. Harajchi’s radical attempt to destabilize the Bahamian Government is proof positive of what I labeled him on two occasions in the Parliament. On previous occasions when he was angry with the FNM Government, he threatened to take his cause to the Wall Street Journal Publication, The BBC, and CNN. Since the change of Administrations he has also threatened to do the same to the present PLP Government, but this time he’s decided that he wants to expand his promotional tour and go on the Larry King Live Show also. What is he waiting for? And what will he tell the world? Will he tell them that his heart’s desire is to attempt to control and influence governments?
Clearly this man is beyond rationality because in an affidavit sworn on December 12, 2001 by his own lawyer, Derek Ryan in the presence of Chris Lunn, the former Chief Executive Officer of Suisse Security Bank & Trust Limited, Mr. Harajchi had two meetings with a former FNM Cabinet Minister and 90% of the two conversations were about Mr. Harajchi wanting his bank license restored. Mr. Harajchi’s claim of being a heart-warming philanthropist wanting to save the Bahamas, if not the world, had very little involvement in his two meetings with the former Cabinet Minister. In fact the tone and tenor of his remarks shows him as more of a desperate and dangerous man, who used his minor concern for the country as only a prelude to what he was really after, a bank license restored.
He claims that he contributed to the PLP’s campaign of 2002 and he claims he expected nothing in return. So he got nothing in return, but yet he still complains. So what did he really want? A person of Mr. Harajchi’s statue who it is said has four passports and is now desirous of becoming the President of The Islamic Republic of Iran, may be better off if he seeks election in his homeland in order to help the millions of poverty-stricken Iranians who would know exactly what to do with him if he ever tries to approach them as a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
It is the sign of a dishonest man to expect that because he gave financing to a Political Party, he therefore inherits the right to malign individuals of that Political Party and avoid being called a terrorist. No one has a license to do harm after he’s done what he considers to be good deeds. Mr. Harajchi is nothing more than a destabilized man at the end of his rope who believes that threatening and insulting words will enable him to destabilize governments.
No one should be allowed to terrorize a nation through deceit, trickery, half-truths and outright lies and not avoid being labeled what they are; an undesirable person who is not worthy of calling the Bahamas their home. It is an unforgivable insult to every Bahamian for their duly elected government members to be called rats. And if we truly want to make a serious thrust to deal with rats, as Mr. Harajchi suggests, we would be well on our way if
we start with him.
Bradley B.Roberts, MP
Bain and Grants Town,
Minister of Works and Utilities
& THE CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE NEWSPAPER
AUGUST 23, 2004
While on vacation in the Mediterranean, I was informed that the latest alert on possible terror attacks was downgraded from imminent and severe to insignificant and fraudulent. It has now become clear that Mr. Mohammed Harajchi and the Confidential Source’s claim of having political weapons of mass destruction, has turned out to only be delusional and deceitful firecrackers, as they attempted to again scandalize The Bahamian Government, and The Progressive Liberal Party, inclusive of myself at an August 11, 2004 Press Conference and in the Source on August 16, 2004.
It appears that Mr. Harajchi has reverted to what would come natural and that is to string together a few proverbial missiles and toss them into a crowd, this time being The Cabinet of The Bahamas and the oldest Political Party in the nation, The Progressive Liberal Party. But this should not be a surprise to the Bahamian people, for it seems that Mr. Harajchi’s behavior is the order of the day, not only in this country, but also around the world. Mr. Harajchi and The Confidential Source Newspaper is the personification of an axis of evil.
However, what is a surprise to me are the amount of verbal assaults based on lies and innuendo that Mr. Harajchi and The Confidential Source stooped to during their verbal and written words of the past two weeks. In that regard, I wish to respond to a few of the delusional and fraudulent remarks.
1.On August 11, 2004, during Mr. Harajchi’s delusional and fraudulent assault on The Government of the Bahamas, he was quoted as having said that he ‘provided school fees for one of my relatives.’ This statement again shows the mindset of Mr. Harajchi and his ilk, for he launched a verbal missile on the innocent, my entire family inclusive of myself. For the record I wish to state that I have never and would never ask Mr. Harajchi or anyone of his radical character to assist any of my relatives. Why should I? There is nothing that Mr. Harajchi could do for any of my relatives that my relatives or myself cannot do.
2.What did happen in fact is that a Prison Overseer in December of 2001 sought financial assistance to attend law school in England and while I did assist her myself; she also asked for names of other possible contributors and I named several persons that may be able to assist and she mentioned Mr. Harajchi and requested that I make a request on her behalf of Mr. Harajchi, as he even claimed himself to be a goodwill benefactor of the average Bahamian. I am now able to confirm that the single-parent mother did not receive one single penny from Mr. Harajchi. But I suspect that if she had received assistance, Mr. Harajchi would have gladly paraded her name with the cheque before the public in order to gain self-praise, which is really no recommendation of goodwill at all. I am pleased to announce that the single-parent mother has completed her LLB studies.
3.In the Confidential Source Newspaper of August 16, 2004, a story appeared under the byline of ‘Harajchi tightens the rope around the PLP.’ As persons of Mr. Harajchi’s ilk usually do, the story attempted to justify the previous lying assault on me, claiming that he gave one of my relatives money for school fees, by insinuating that it is my daughter, who happens to be concluding her studies for a Masters Degree in International Law and living in England along with her three children. I have stated previously the facts of that situation.
4. However, for the record, my daughter and grand daughter’s school fees have never been financed by Mr. Harajchi. Mr. Harajchi would wish that he could have Bahamians believe that only he has money to spend. But Mr. Harajchi must be made aware that Bahamians, inclusive of myself do have and spend our own money. But we don’t do it to reserve the right to throw lowness or to blackmail persons after the fact. Most Bahamians, inclusive of myself can accurately and truthfully document how we made our money. It remains to be seen whether Mr. Harajchi can say the same. At least his record in the Bahamas shows that every enterprise that he has undertaken has proven him to be a serial failure.
5.The Confidential Source story of August 16, 2004 also suggested that I have been to Mr. Harajchi’s home, but yet I still deemed him a present day undesirable, as many of his ilk are deemed worldwide. There is no contradiction in these two facts. Yes I have been in the presence of Mr. Harajchi at his home on two occasions as an Opposition Member. Never as a Government Official. On the first occasion it was at the request of my Leader, who was the Leader of the Official Opposition at the time. It was at that time that a second invitation was extended to me to attend a New Years Party, of which my wife and I attended and stayed for 20 minutes. But on both occasions it was in the capacity as a PLP Member attending events of what was thought to be an invitation from a goodwill and genuine Permanent Resident.
6.While a guest at his home, never have I participated in or witnessed any discussion of a ‘quid pro quo’ nature concerning Suisse Security Bank & Trust with the PLP or a potential PLP Government. However, as when anyone invites someone to their house, subsequently into their private lives, a person would learn a number of things about the homeowner that upon further deliberation and consideration would cause a different opinion, whether good or bad to emerge.
7.I never took any money from the likes of a Mr. Harajchi and I determined that Mr. Harajchi was bad news 17 months after the constant, unwarranted and fallacious attacks on the PLP Government in the Confidential Source.
8.As is customary of person’s of Mr. Harajchi’s ilk, they seek to distort fundamental and democratic facts in order to frame and justify their radical views. Hence, on another note, the radical views are clearly shown by Mr. Harajchi in his introduction of a letter from The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) claiming that his Suisse Security Bank & Trust is in good standing. I would assume that Mr. Harajchi introduced this letter at his Press Conference to, in his radical and irrational view, validate his assertion that his bank license should not have been revoked.
9.But if one were to examine the letter closely, one would see that Special Agent In Charge (SAC) Gerard Forrester is the signature supporting the contents of the letter. Who is Gerard Forrester? Yes he is a retired Special Agent of the FBI. But he likewise is a personal friend and has been a personal aide of Mohammed Harajchi’s for many years. Years that I assume also included when he was an FBI Special Agent. In fact during the last hearing for the case of SSBT in the Bahamian courts, I am advised that Gerard Forrester was in the company of Mr. Harajchi during the court hearing.
I conclude by saying this, I expect that the Bahamian people would accept that the facts to date and the spirit behind Mr. Harajchi’s radical attempt to destabilize the Bahamian Government is proof positive of what I labeled him on two occasions in the Parliament. On previous occasions when he was angry with the FNM Government, he threatened to take his cause to the Wall Street Journal Publication, The BBC, and CNN. Since the change of Administrations he has also threatened to do the same to the present PLP Government, but this time he’s decided that he wants to expand his promotional tour and go on the Larry King Live Show also. What is he waiting for? And what will he tell the world? Will he tell them that his heart’s desire is to attempt to control and influence governments?
Clearly this man is beyond rationality because in an affidavit sworn on December 12, 2001 by his own lawyer, Derek Ryan in the presence of Chris Lunn, the former Chief Executive Officer of Suisse Security Bank & Trust Limited, Mr. Harajchi had two meetings with a former FNM Cabinet Minister and 90% of the two conversations were about Mr. Harajchi wanting his bank license restored. Mr. Harajchi’s claim of being a heart-warming philanthropist wanting to save the Bahamas, if not the world, had very little involvement in his two meetings with the former Cabinet Minister. In fact the tone and tenor of his remarks shows him as more of a desperate and dangerous man, who used his minor concern for the country as only a prelude to what he was really after, a bank license restored.
He claims that he contributed to the PLP’s campaign of 2002 and he claims he expected nothing in return. So he got nothing in return, but yet he still complains. So what did he really want? A person of Mr. Harajchi’s statue who it is said has four passports and is now desirous of becoming the President of The Islamic Republic of Iran, may be better off if he seeks election in his homeland in order to help the millions of poverty-stricken Iranians who would know exactly what to do with him if he ever tries to approach them as a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
It is the sign of a dishonest man to expect that because he gave financing to a Political Party, he therefore inherits the right to malign individuals of that Political Party and avoid being called a terrorist. No one has a license to do harm after he’s done what he considers to be good deeds. Mr. Harajchi is nothing more than a destabilized man at the end of his rope who believes that threatening and insulting words will enable him to destabilize governments.
No one should be allowed to terrorize a nation through deceit, trickery, half-truths and outright lies and not avoid being labeled what they are; an undesirable person who is not worthy of calling the Bahamas their home. It is an unforgivable insult to every Bahamian for their duly elected government members to be called rats. And if we truly want to make a serious thrust to deal with rats, as Mr. Harajchi suggests, we would be well on our way if
we start with him.
Bradley B.Roberts, MP
Bain and Grants Town,
Minister of Works and Utilities