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John M. Shaheen (1915 in Lee County, Illinois - 1 November 1985, in New York) was an American financier and businessman. He had been involved in oil and life insurance.〔''New York Times'', 4 November 1985, (John M. Shaheen, 70; Chief of Oil Company )〕 ==Career== Prior to World War II Shaheen worked in publicity in Chicago.〔 During World War II Shaheen was at the Office of Strategic Services, and was awarded the Silver Star and Legion of Merit.〔Sun-Sentinel, 4 November 1984, (John Shaheen, Oil Refiner, 70 )〕 At OSS he was "chief of OSS Special Projects"〔http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/world_order/worldch05.htm〕 and head of the Reports Declassification Section,〔Roger Hall, (You're Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger ), Naval Institute Press, 2004. p216〕 and an advisor on the 1946 film ''O.S.S.''.〔http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/movies/title/0,,1848927,00.html〕 His friendship with William Casey, CIA Director under Ronald Reagan, derived from this period.〔(Chapter 15 William J. Casey )〕〔Robert Parry, (October Surprise X-Files (Part 3): Bill Casey's Iranian )〕 Under President Richard Nixon Shaheen was also "a special ambassador to Colombia".〔 Shaheen founded a life insurance business, selling life insurance from airport vending machines, before moving into the oil business.〔〔The Windsor Star, 8 May 1974, (It looks like John Shaheen has finally hit paydirt )〕 This included the Come By Chance Refinery in Newfoundland, Canada, which went bankrupt in 1976 owing around $500m, and was "one of the single largest bankruptcies in Canadian history to that date".〔heritage.nf.ca, (The Come By Chance Oil Refinery )〕 In 1973 it was rumoured that Shaheen was going to found a newspaper,〔''New York'', (What Are the Odds on a Newspaper Strike? ), Mar 26, 1973 issue of New York〕 to be called the "New York Press".〔(Oilman Betting New Paper Will Succeed in New York City - The Tuscaloosa News, Tuesday, October 16, 1973 )〕 At the time his company, Shaheen Natural Resources, owned three radio stations and part of a television station, but had no experience in print media.〔 It was reported in 1973 that he had made over $200m since World War II.〔UPI, The Montreal Gazette, 3 Aug 1973, (John Shaheen - quiet multi-millionaire and one of the world's biggest borrowers )〕 Shaheen was one of the principal contributors to Richard Nixon's campaign in 1968, and in the top 100 Republican donors in 1972, giving $100,000.〔 In 1981 Shaheen founded the Hong Kong Deposit and Guaranty Bank.〔Robert Parry, (October Surprise X-Files (Part 4): The Money Trail )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Shaheen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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