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For Sale To The Highest Bidder – How Middle Eastern Governments Are Buying Off The US Political Process
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
The quaint notion that the U.S. political system remotely resembles either a Republic or a Democracy should have been abandoned long ago. Any lingering illusions were surely extinguished last year, when an academic study empirically proved that the USA is nothing more than a corrupt oligarchy. I highlighted this groundbreaking piece of research in the post: New Report from Princeton and Northwestern Proves It: The U.S. is an Oligarchy. Here’s an excerpt from the study itself:
Despite the seemingly strong empirical support in previous studies for theories of majoritarian democracy, our analyses suggest that majorities of the American public actually have little influence over the policies our government adopts. Americans do enjoy many features central to democratic governance, such as regular elections, freedom of speech and association, and a widespread (if still contested) franchise. But we believe that if policymaking is dominated by powerful business organizations and a small number of affluent Americans, then America’s claims to being a democratic society are seriously threatened.
While having super rich and powerful American oligarchs running the show is one thing, the reality of the situation is actually far worse. Thanks to a recent article in Vice, we now know that foreign governments are aggressively employing their extraordinary wealth to advance their interests here on American soil. In many cases, these are autocratic regimes, which not only do not care about the best interests of the nation, they are often caught actively funding ISIS and even perpetuating 9/11 itself. Here are some excerpts from the piece:
For ex-congressman and GOP strategist Vin Weber, Christmas came a few days early and from an unlikely source: the Qatari government. In December, three days before the holiday, the former Minnesota lawmaker and his lobbying firm, Mercury LLC, signed a lucrative lobbying contract with theGulf State,receiving a $465,000 advance for the first few months of work.
Weber isn’t alone. Over the past year and a half, regimes throughout the Middle East, from Turkey to the United Arab Emirates, have gone on what appears to be a shopping spree for former members of Congress. Compared to the rest of the world, Middle East governments have accounted for more than fifty percent of the latest revolving door hires for former lawmakers during this time period, according to a review of disclosures by VICE.
What’s also striking about the latest surge in foreign lobbying is that many of these former lawmakers maintain influence that extends well beyond the halls of Congress. Former Michigan Representative Pete Hoekstra, who used to chair the House Intelligence Committee, appears regularly in the media to demand that the US increase its arms assistance to the Kurds in northern Iraq. Writing for the conservative news outlet National Review, Hoekstra argued that, “the United States needs to immediately provide [the Peshmerga] with more than light arms and artillery to tip the scales in their favor and overcome the firepower of the Islamists.” In that instance and in others, Hoekstra has often not disclosed that since August 12th, he has worked as a paid representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government, which relies on the beleaguered Peshmerga militia for safety against ISIS.
The same goes for former US Senator Norm Coleman, a lobbyist who serves on the board of the influential Republican Jewish Coalition, and whose Super PAC, American Action Network, spent over $12.3 million to help elect Republicans last year. Since July, Coleman has been a registered lobbyist for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, hired in part to work on sanctions against Iran, a key priority of Saudi Arabia’s ruling family. Shortly after signing up as a lobbyist for the Saudis, Coleman, introduced only as a former Senator, gave a speech on Capitol Hill imploring his congressional allies to realize that Israel and Saudi Arabia have many shared policy priorities, and that the United States “should be hand in glove with our allies in the region.” And in a Twitter message greeting the new Congress last week, Coleman wrote that a “nuclear Iran” is the biggest threat and linked to an article calling for Congress to prioritize a new round of Iran sanctions.
It’s not always clear what these lawmaker-lobbyists say or do on behalf of their foreign supervisors, but what is clear is that many of these politicians are willing to renege on their past commitments to human rights. Delahunt, for example, led inquiries in Congress to cast a light into the brutal abuses of Azerbaijan. If anything, Azerbaijan has gotten worse, according to international observers, who note that since last year, the country has gone on an unprecedented crackdown of activists, journalists, and other perceived opponents of the regime. But instead of pushing back against such crimes, Delahunt now works to put a positive spin on the developments.
The influx of foreign influence into Washington is a growing phenomenon. As the New York Times reported late last year, major think tanks, including the Brookings Institute and the Atlantic Council, have allowed foreign donors to call the shots on their policy prescriptions. Major trade groups that can now play an unlimited role in influencing elections, thanks to the Citizens United ruling, receive direct funds from corporations headquartered in foreign lands. The American Petroleum Institute, for instance, is run by a board of directors that includes an executive from ARAMCO, the Saudi state-owned oil company that takes its orders from the Saudi ruling family.
Remember that next time you read a report from a “think tank,” or hear one of their “expert” analysts on some mainstream media propaganda show. You’ll probably hear as much truth from them as you received from Fox News’ recently shamed “terrorism expert,” Steve Emerson.
It appears that this trend of former powerful politicians getting revolving door payouts via shady, human rights abusing regimes represents the wave of the future. After all, why attract all that publicity by joining JP Morgan, when you can just as easily start your own consulting or lobbying firm and earn millions from the likes of say, Kazakhstan. This is precisely what former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has done. Recall: Letter Reveals Tony Blair Advised Kazakhstan’s President on How to Spin Massacre of Innocent, Unarmed Protesters.
Even more troubling, is the fact that several of the governments mentioned in the Vice piece, specifically Qatar and Saudi Arabia, were instrumental in funding the emergence of ISIS, the latest existential terrorist threat du jour. Remember the post, America’s Disastrous Foreign Policy – My Thoughts on Iraq, in which it was noted that:
But in the years they were getting started, a key component of ISIS’s support came from wealthy individuals in the Arab Gulf States of Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Sometimes the support came with the tacit nod of approval from those regimes; often, it took advantage of poor money laundering protections in those states, according to officials, experts, and leaders of the Syrian opposition, which is fighting ISIS as well as the regime.
So these individuals are funding ISIS with one hand, and feeding former U.S. politicians with the other. It’s basically oligarchy on steroids. And it’s not just ISIS either. Bear in mind the increasingly clear connection between Saudi Arabia and the 9/11 attacks highlighted in the piece: Two Congressmen Push for Release of 28-Page Document Showing Saudi Involvement in 9/11.
Are we simply being played as fools by a bunch of authoritarian desert monarchs? Certainly appears that way.
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Wait, so is it the Tribe or the Saudi's who control us? I'm so confused.
Boston.com on Boehner poison plot: 'perhaps his pickled liver could have filtered out the toxins':
http://tinyurl.com/o8gse84
"...Hoyt [the toxic bartender] claimed to be Jesus Christ and said he targeted Boehner because the Speaker was mean to him at the country club and is responsible for Ebola..."
Well, there ya go. Who does Boehner think he is?
one in the same according to admittedly biased internet sources.
House of Saud was started ca 900AD by a failed semetic messiah turned merchant from iraq named mordecai who stole some land and changed his name.
of course money and power have no need for external attachments. they are an end and motivation unto themselves. if tacitly working with the tribe is good for the kingdom, so be it.
So our "elected representatives" are actually the Whores Of Damocles, then?
Very nice!
Whore of Damocles, promising a Land of Cockaigne
"the USA is nothing more than a corrupt oligarchy"
au contraire
it is an *efficient* oligarchy
hugs,
the rogenfelders
Yes we are being played for fools.
SOON will be the day these "oligarchs" are dragged out in the street and justice meted out.
You, Sir, are an extremist.
Opajamas wouldn't like that. Nope, not a bit.
God I hope so. Chemical burns all around for the Banksters...on their junk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfDVLsBXYcM
SOON will be the day these "oligarchs" are dragged out in the street and justice meted out.
By who, sheep so deep in denial that they happily accept abuse?
Abuse ?? You call the thousands of dollars of FREE STUFF abuse?
Has anyone even been to Wal-Mart recently? I don't think there's a single American left who could drag out any of these motherfuckers. At least, not without a motorized scooter.
Somebody just burn it all down already.
Americans are due some SUNLIGHT to shine on the cockroaches so they will scatter back into the walls and under the floors. Then we call the exterminator and have him tent the place. Kill them all.
blackchips, the exterminator is one of them.
"A man must be able to shoot his own dog." -- Robert A Heinlein
Bow to your Saudi King and hold his hand. Sad to call myself an American sometimes when looking at that POS of a President.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WlqW6UCeaY
President is just a voice box with wires, just like previous ones. The only way this will end is when people stop playing the money games we've become accustomed to. We are helpless debt serfs to the money changers.
The only way this will end is when people stop...
Obeying. When they stop OBEYING.
And not until.
Even more reason to release those 28 pages of classified pages of the 9/11 commision outcome
I'm not even going to read this crap. Everyone here should know EXACTLY who controls this shit government.
He who controls the money......... and it AIN'T an Arab.
PTI,
That's true...these newbies are just wasting their money...
Although everyone on here knows about the City of London, Zionism, AIPAC, the Irgun, British Israelism, the neocons, the banking system, Hollywood and the media, Las Vegas casinos, Bolshevism, Kabbalistic rituals, etc. etc. etc. but it is also important to know the Arab angle too.
Too often, people aware of the conspiracy just get fixated on one head of the hydra and blame the whole agenda on it alone, instead looking at all of the various orgs running the shows.
Again...... he who controls the money...... all the rest are subjects at best.
Right. Only one group control large amounts of money. You are smart.
its not the amount in your pocket, its who controls the flow. with the push of a button, they can inflate it away in an instant, or
strangle it under regulations fees fines and taxes
The politicians are only renting themselves out for a little cash on the side. They know who they work for and answer to.
The Saudi's control the rate of flow for oil, oil is paid for in dollars and the Fed controls the rate of flow for dollars (FRN). The Fed controls both the House of Saud and the politicians (and Wall Street and The City and everything else); the level of control depends on the person’s dependence on FRN.
Note:
For the global currency system it is the rate of flow of currency that is important. The rate of flow must always increase in order for the system to remain stable. At the moment it is in negative territory, i.e. deflation.
Broadly
Rate of Flow = Velocity (work done by each dollar) x volume of currency.
We need more saudi influence I say - beheadings for lobbyists.
Anybody watch "Putin's Way" tonight on Frontline? The paralals are amazing though not quite so openly stated. Putin probably watched the USSA pass Citizens United and laughed his ass off...
What a complete crock. The "Kingdon of Saud" would be gone in a flash if not for American support. All they need the Saudis for is to keep the the uppity Shias is Bahrain in line. A little beheading goes a long way. And the American government only serves at the pleasure of AIPAC. The lines of control are quite clear.
As the empire fades, this kind of influence will increase.
Let's take a brief romp through some of the tribes history. The Apiru are wandering donkey caravans living on the edge of civilization at beginning of metal money. They take rents on the difference between silver and gold exchange between east and west. They take rents on the intangible clay ledger, which grows with usury vs the more fixed metal volume in money supply. They then take slaves when the ledger cannot be paid, as not enough silver in money supply. We are talking about families ripped apart without any conscience. They then usurp governments as part of modus operandi. Goverments that don't go along soon find themselves at war with distant empires who are directed to make military goods. Millions of people die.
Some governments work with them as tax collectors, but the usury mechanism puts house to house, this in direct contravention to Mosaic law. Ooops that bible is not really followed, it is the oral tradition of the sages and before that there is their mystery religion passed down while in Babylon. (Zohar). People worked their lives and are dispossessed by the tribes usury mechanism.
We start world government wtih King Solomon - the later years and his breaking of covenants, then onward to Sabati Sevi which supercharges crypto behavior. Crypto behavior is precursor to Mossads "war by deception" doctrine. In the meantime, rent taking on Mediterranean Hellenic civilization almost crushes Greece and starts war after war. The DEBTS must be paid to those who create them, and to then maneuver the exchanges to take rents. Not any different than today really.
Rome intervenes and creates legal fiat money. This rational money system grows Rome till after second punic war, at which time they devolve to metalism of the orient (middle east). Ooops, Phoenicians are any Oligarchy of guess what? Semites from the tribal regions.
Rome then moves toward Byzantium and is in constant conflict with the "stiff necks", hence the sacking of the Temple in 79AD.
East West mechanism breaks down with Vasco DeGama's southern route around africa. East West exchange mechanism falls to Portuguese. Sephardics follow Portuguese to Amsterdamn. Yes I skipped a lot of negative history of the tribe.
Then Ashkenazi follow. The east west mechanism now being operated by Portuguese creates a crises, so in Amersterdamn, Capital Markets along with Debt Instruments and Credit Money is invented. This is done by unlicensed, mostly Sephardic brokers (about 700 individuals). To fund this, they cheat the trusting Dutch people. Corporations with a military arm are also invented.
Shipping power is now understood as necessary, so England is attacked. First the attacks come with Calvanism and printed Bibles. Yes, Jews printed Bibles to give to English, to then make it easier to return to England - funding for Calvanism also came via usury flows from debt spreading. ( Our tribal friends were Formerly kicked out of England due to usury mechanisms, which pissed the people off and led to the Magna Carta. They needed to get back in.)
Then comes Cromwell and the Orange Kings. This is the jump of the parasite to England. And yes, this underhanded tactic also funded by the tribe.
The Parasite then breeds into the Aristocracy of England, and ultimately codifies its control in 1694 when the first debt spreading bank owns a country. They spread debt immediately making all of the country indebted.
Then they attack the U.S., causing the Revolutionary War. Continentals cannot use script, they must use BOE banknotes, and also pay trade imbalance in Gold.
First U.S. Bank is a debt spreading bank, and when disbanded is shown to be a BOE owned creation. War of 1812 soon after this as promised by Rothschilds. Then the second bank is created, also with British influence. Then the Civil War, which had strong fingerprints of the banksters. Then finally 1913 the final usurpation, where the U.S. became like England with its own debt spreading bank - the Federal Reserve. Other machinery, like 16'th and 17'th ammendment added on to make money power reign supreme.
U.S. Federalism was attacked in the beginning, suffered continual attacks, and was usurped completely in 1913. And yes, it was money powers, the same groups that go all the way back to the Apiru. The roaming tribes of outcasts who later came to be called Hebrew.
Money is a bearer instrument, and it has the power of a God. The power to destroy civilization and replace it with the mind construct of the money creators.
Revoke this power from the "international" private creditors and real civilization can begin to assert itself again.
Most rational humans do not desire going around killing their fellows. Is is an ancient psychopathic mind construct that causes our parasitized "leaders" to act insane.
The Saudis have to put their petrodollars in western markets and western banks.
This is the most important part of the 1973 Kissinger Agreement. Why would Salafi Saudis broker a deal with a CFR Jew like Kissinger. Makes one wonder.
Petrodollars fund western banks. Western Banks are directly in the currency path of recycled petrodollars.
Seen in this light, it is easier to understand why Saudi's are actually subservient to the real "world government." The U.S. is not the world government - it existed long before the U.S.
We first got a real glimpse of this shadowy government during the French Revolution...they proclaimed themselves as the 300. They proclaimed themselves again when they declared war on Germany in 1933. Yes, most of what we know about WW2, as taught in our government schools, is false.
And, Yes...once again it is our tribal Friends who funded and usurped the French, causing the revolution.
Then the killing fields of the Bolsheveiks, including the Holodomor. This constant usurpation and wreaking havoc on civilization is required to return their Messiah as proclaimed by Kaballah.
so what drives these sociopathic misfits>power and money for the rewards of their superiority. simple, they are all around us. 1 of a hundred awaiting their opportunity to fuck you for an advance. we let these fucks step on us. they are connected. they are the enemy and everyone here knows exactly who they are. they are the enemy!
time to say you mother fucker are not going to fuck me over. they hold over our head our very financial future, most likely a job...
understand and get even. make their life miserable.
it can be done and has rewards. be smart. leave no audit trail.
enjoy...
When the only thing that is valued is money and wealth.
The only aim is to get as much as possible.
Corruption becomes endemic.
How do you restore some sense of common purpose and common good?
We goyims cannot beat the tribe . End of Story . :/
USA
Proud to be a division of The Saudi Group of Companies.
You people all talk like your the only living things in the Universe and not only that but that you are so much different than other humans that you should kill the ones not like you. How the hell did I get here.
This article aligns perfectly with my sentiment from earlier today, reprinted here...
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-13/record-crowd-german-anti-islam-rally-forces-merkel-urge-tolerance?page=2#comment-5656112
Tue, 01/13/2015 - 13:24 | 5656112 new noben
As an observation... It seems to me that the only ideologies and agendas that are allowed to flourish and spread globally are Zionism and Wahhabi-Islam.
These two are allowed to be intolerant, extremist, apartheid, and imperialist. I look to events, laws and policies going on in Israel and Saudi Arabia as examples.
Everyone else in the world seems to have to be the opposite: wide open to cultural and military invasion, and political and physical rape.
I won't accuse Krieger of leveraging other people's ideas, but it's encouraging to see such consensus building of what the Big Picture is that's being played out.
I guess this is only to be expected in a laissez-faire capitalist society. He who has most money has most power and can therefore buy most members of congress.
The problem is precisely that it is NOT a "laissez faire, capitalist society". To claim that the present socio-economic system of the United States is a "laissez faire" system is utterly absurd. You might as well charaterize the Soviet Union as laissez faire.
Well, think about those soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghan. Are they fighting for the House of Sauds, oligarchs in US running fiat money empire, or huge subsidty of petrols back home? I guess the petrodollar term sums it all.
The new patriotism is like faith in religions.
No they are fighting for the global implimentation of the gay agenda and radical feminism.
Well that and the enrichment of the USA oligarchy and the impoverishment of everyone else.
Nothing can stop the flow in the greasy oil money pipeline between Washington and Riyadh.
To my knowledge, the Tea Party never saw a war funding package it wasn't down with.
What a joke.
You can bribe anyone in political office if you soak them in enough oil or riddle them with enough spies.
Yeah,
Especially that Ron Paul guy. A real killer.
I raise you a $Dollar now leave me the phukalone.
"It’s basically oligarchy on steroids. And it’s not just ISIS either. Bear in mind the increasingly clear connection between Saudi Arabia and the 9/11 attacks highlighted in the piece"...
You forgot to mention the maestro in Tel-Aviv that controls the brain(s) of Curly, Larry, Moe and Shemp?!!!
If Saudi Arabia was involved in 9/11 they didn't have their hands on the cockpit of those two airplanes or the nanothermite in those 3 buildings that's for sure!
obama = saudi's shoe shine boy
snap that rag .......
"Are we simply being played as fools by a bunch of authoritarian ... monarchs? ..."
Why yes, Yes we are.