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133 According to Gonzalez, one of Crecent’s U.S. attorneys [...] went to school
with the Secretary and/or her husband and served as a senior advisor during both
their presidential campaigns. Taking advantage of this connection, Driver suppos-
edly contacted Secretary Clinton’s Chief of Staff and provided information on Cres-
cent’s investment dispute. Gonzalez said the company is now preparing an informa-
tion dossier about the case to share with Secretary Clinton
134 Gonzalez explained that one of Crescent’s shareholders [...] contacted mem-
bers of the U.S. Congress to ask them to block any attempt to give Paraguay trade
preferences via the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) proposed by Representa-
tive [...]. According to Gonzalez, Andrews contacted Representative Engel and asked
for Paraguay’s removal from the ATPA bill. Andrews also contacted congressional
members from Texas serving on the Western Hemisphere SubCommitte, including
Representatives [...] warned the Ambassador that she would be receiving a call from
the Representatives about the case.
135 [...] Knowing that Paraguay’s President Fernando Lugo has used University
of Columbia Professor [...] Stiglitz as an advisor, Gonzalez said Crescent contacted
Stiglitz to brief him on the investment dispute so he can write negatively about Par-
aguay or help them in any way. [...]
136 Gonzalez said Crescent’s attorneys recommend filing a case against Presi-
dent Lugo in the International Human Rights Court based on human rights viola-
tions related to property rights. Crescent is also considering filing a suit in the U.S.
to freeze the Paraguayan government’s assets in U.S. banks.
137 Crescent launched [...] an aggressive press campaign in Paraguay with a se-
ries of six consecutive articles in Paraguay’s most influential newspapers. The arti-
cles profiled Crescent as a serious U.S. oil company, described the company’s trun-
cated plans to explore its Chaco and Alto Parana concessions, detailed the Ministry
of Public Works (MOPC) irregular and arbitrary handling of the case, and discussed
the negative consequences the dispute has for Paraguay’s investment climate. The
articles also discussed the role of the now confirmed involvement of the Ecuadorian
Equipetrol Group through Lan Oil, the firm which Crescent argued from the start
was behind the MOPC sudden change of the “rules of the game” [,,,] Gonzalez also
appeared August 26 on two local popular talk-show television programs in Asun-
cion. In the most dramatic of the two appearances, Gonzalez and his legal team en-
gaged in a heated discussion with MOPC Vice Minister of Energy [...] and Director
of Hydrocarbons [...]. By most accounts, the televised exchange exposed the bias of
the MOPC towards Lan Oil, negatively impacting the MOPC’s credibility.
138 [...] Despite Post’s vigorous commercial advocacy efforts [...], the Govern-
ment of Paraguay and Crescent are engaged in an escalating and public legal battle.
Crescent’s case has the potential to negatively impact future U.S. investment and our
commercial bilateral relations.
139 “Rumors persist that discredited General and UNACE party leader Lino
Oviedo and ex-president Nicanor Duarte Frutos are now working together to as-
sume power via (mostly) legal means should President Lugo stumble in coming
months. Their goal: Capitalize on any Lugo mis-steps to break the political deadlock
in Congress, impeach Lugo and assure their own political supremacy. While many
predicted political shenanigans in March during the traditional social protest sea-
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