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originally posted by: jadedANDcynical
a reply to: Grambler
Don't forget that Hogan Lovells is where Cheryl Mills and Loretta Lynch both worked prior and DLA Piper is where Comey's brother works.
When looking at the Clintons backgrounds, scandals populate every nook and cranny. Is it any wonder that skeletons keep getting tripped over?
While the US categorically denied arming the terrorist organization in order to fight IS, State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters, “there are those – not the US – who back various opposition groups in Syria, who might also seek to arm them,” and that would lead to escalation.
Podesta is not the first person to accuse Saudi Arabia of funding IS. In July, Britain’s Foreign Affairs Sub-committee urged Gulf states to apply pressure and legal barriers to prevent royal family members from sponsoring extremist organizations.
Aiding the Islamic State is a scandalous offense, but in terms of overall geopolitical damage, it’s not even the worst thing Saudi Arabia is doing right now. For years, the Saudis have backed Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, formerly al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria before it declared independence a few months back—no act of moderation, the group remains just as jihad-crazed as ever. In contrast to ISIS’s Tarantino-esque gore, Fatah al-Sham is craftier, winning Syrian hearts and minds by setting up food drives and medical centers. It’s currently the single most powerful faction of the rebellion, with which it’s been coordinating for years. It’s also designated as a terrorist group by the United States.
Fatah al-Sham’s sly burrowing into the Syrian landscape constitutes a far more perilous long-term threat than ISIS’s flash-in-the-pan atrocities. And the Saudis were aiding this group even back when it was still affiliated with al-Qaeda. Our next president needs to apply pressure on Riyadh and put a stop to this. She won’t.
originally posted by: shooterbrody
a reply to: JinMI
Its being discussed on fox. Pence is discusding all the leaks now.
The group is one of a half-dozen or so the Saudis have retained for lobbying services in Washington, D.C. The Podesta Group’s key man working the Saudi account is David Adams, the former assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs under Hillary Clinton during her tenure at the State Department. Other Clinton campaign bundlers have ties to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco.
Recently, Hillary Clinton said on Fox Business News that as president she wouldn’t “stand in the way” of Saudi Arabia, among other Middle Eastern nations, purchasing portions of leading American banks.
originally posted by: JinMI
Found some more great info.
The group is one of a half-dozen or so the Saudis have retained for lobbying services in Washington, D.C. The Podesta Group’s key man working the Saudi account is David Adams, the former assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs under Hillary Clinton during her tenure at the State Department. Other Clinton campaign bundlers have ties to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco.
Recently, Hillary Clinton said on Fox Business News that as president she wouldn’t “stand in the way” of Saudi Arabia, among other Middle Eastern nations, purchasing portions of leading American banks.
www.americanlibertyreport.com...
The whole page is a pretty good source.
originally posted by: xpert11
a reply to: Grambler
The Saudis and Qatar's support for ISIS has been in the public domain for some time and as such is hardly a revelation. The subject is covered in the book War by Other Means by Robert D. Blackwill and Jennifer M. Harris. Perhaps to be more accurate the matter is covered more indirectly in the book . Qatar had or is funding elements involved elements involved in the Syrian Civil War in a effort to a influence the outcome in their favor. These groups joined or in time became a part of ISIS.
originally posted by: ravenshadow13
a reply to: theantediluvian
I just want to take a second to commend your balanced perspective on this new information. I feel the exact same way and when I raised these questions with someone very opposed to the Clintons, I was immediately shut out. I think your posts reflect the contexts of international diplomacy which is really complex, and I don't think painting entire countries as either "good" or "bad" based on varied aspects of their policies is realistic at all.
So long story short, who knows who has the upper hand here, but I do think Hillary could be playing a game of chess and we don't know what all the pieces are.
I also think that if this is the case and there is a longstanding negotiation in place with the ME, there is no way that's going to change regardless of who is president. Even if it's Trump, there would be far too many pieces beyond his control.
originally posted by: Grambler
Three points on this.
1. Even if you are right, do you not agree that this still disqualifies Hillary to be president; selling them arms, accepting money from them, etc.? Doesn't this outweigh anything Trump has done?
2. We now have proof that Hillary knew they were sponsoring ISIS. Before she could deny it, but now we know she knew. This is new.
3. We now know that not only did Hillary sell them arms and take money from them, but we have a timeline that shows her direct connection to covering up for Saudi Arabia.
Its as if they are waiting for someone else to look into it a prove its not true, and then they can parrot that answer.
originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: Grambler
Its as if they are waiting for someone else to look into it a prove its not true, and then they can parrot that answer.
Biggest hope for that IMO was Theantedalluvian, and you seen where he was at. Biased but well read and puts real effort in most posts/threads.
It's as if it doesn't exist. Remarkable.