If you do business with terrorists, if you support or sponsor them, you will not do business with the United States of America.
--George W. Bush, 24 September 2001
Through this investment [in the Carlyle Group, "a well-connected Washington merchant bank specializing in buyouts of defense and aerospace companies"] and its ties to Saudi royalty, the bin Laden family has become acquainted with some of the biggest names in the Republican Party. In recent years, former President Bush, ex-Secretary of State James Baker and ex-Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci have made the pilgrimage to the bin Laden family's headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Bush makes speeches on behalf of Carlyle Group and is senior adviser to its Asian Partners fund, while Mr. Baker is its senior counselor. Mr. Carlucci is the group's chairman....the Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued subpoenas to banks used by the bin Laden family seeking records of family dealings, a person familiar with the matter said.
--Wall Street Journal, 27 September 2001