Carlyle Group
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Carlyle Group
The creepy John Grisham-style Washington firm called the Carlyle Group, suffused with Arab connections and money, and seeded with Saudi money, even gave some thought to investing in the ports, before backing off. One minute they're scaring Americans into supporting their power grabs. The next minute, the Persian Gulf is still the great nexus for capitalist deals by the likes of Treasury Secretary John Snow, Dick Cheney, Halliburton and the Carlyle Group.