The Abramoff/Reed Emails (obtained by Time magazine)

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http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1121969,00.html

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The Abramoff/Reed Emails

Selected email correspondence between former lobbyist Jack Abramoff
and Ralph Reed obtained by TIME

Posted Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005


On September 21, 2001— 10 days after the terrorist attacks of 9/11—Jack Abramoff was considering an idea for a business venture: Leasing cruise ships to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to house rescue workers off New York City. He had asked Ralph Reed to find out who at the agency he should contact to make the proposal. But the idea ran into a hitch, the nature of which is not clear from their e-mail exchange. Whatever it was, Abramoff was anxious to stop Reed from making any contacts on his behalf:



Subject: RE: hold on the fema thing

From Abramoff to Reed, Thursday, September 20, 2001, 10:49 p.m.

Have you called anyone yet? If so, can you let me know who? We have to reconfigure in a big way first. Please hold. Let me know. Thanks...

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1. Reed

Is'nt Ralph Reed head of the religious right in some capacity? Might not look so good if he's seen as being close to Abramov, being a man of God and all.

[Uncle Roy]

2. Reed and Abramoff have been partners for some time now.

If you want to shake down a gambling casino, it can be very useful to have available a bunch of "Christians" who are ready and willing to get all excited and make a lot of noise about "the evils of gambling". Or not, depending on what fees you can negotiate with the casino.

Reed has long provided this service to Abramoff in his dealings with Indian tribal casinos. It has been VERY profitable for them both. DU's "search" function will find you lots of interesting reading on this holy man and his convenient Christianity.