Peter1469
05-16-2015, 02:29 PM
This is part of a Politico investigation (http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/clintons-morocco-117979.html?hp=t2_r#.VVeYqiOZupq) into the Clinton Foundation, Arab money, and possible corruption at the State Department and perhaps higher up.
This article deals with the King of Morocco.
LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara—A day after Bill Clinton feted donors and dignitaries at an extravagant Moroccan feast (http://images.politico.com/global/2015/05/10/merged_document.html) under a warm Marrakech night sky, a group of local Sahrawi Arabs gathered for tea in a far more humble setting here to share their outrage that Clinton’s family foundation had accepted millions of dollars from a company owned by a government accused of repressing their people.
The miners—and human rights activists interviewed in Laayoune—put real faces on abstract criticisms swirling half a world away around Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. The runaway favorite for the Democratic nomination, Clinton has found herself scrambling to answer suggestions that donations to the family’s sprawling $2 billion global charity influenced her actions (http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/clinton-cash-book-india-nuclear-stance-secretary-state-117492.html)as secretary of state and could compromise her objectivity if elected as president.
There is no evidence that she tailored her official positions to suit Morocco’s preferences because of personal or financial relationships. But the overlap between her diplomatic portfolio and the funding for her family’s philanthropy illustrates the way nearly any foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation can be viewed through the prism of U.S. policy. And it highlights why countries, companies and individuals that could benefit from her past and possibly future public service might be inclined to support the foundation.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/clintons-morocco-117979.html#ixzz3aKbmw4pu
This article deals with the King of Morocco.
LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara—A day after Bill Clinton feted donors and dignitaries at an extravagant Moroccan feast (http://images.politico.com/global/2015/05/10/merged_document.html) under a warm Marrakech night sky, a group of local Sahrawi Arabs gathered for tea in a far more humble setting here to share their outrage that Clinton’s family foundation had accepted millions of dollars from a company owned by a government accused of repressing their people.
The miners—and human rights activists interviewed in Laayoune—put real faces on abstract criticisms swirling half a world away around Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. The runaway favorite for the Democratic nomination, Clinton has found herself scrambling to answer suggestions that donations to the family’s sprawling $2 billion global charity influenced her actions (http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/clinton-cash-book-india-nuclear-stance-secretary-state-117492.html)as secretary of state and could compromise her objectivity if elected as president.
There is no evidence that she tailored her official positions to suit Morocco’s preferences because of personal or financial relationships. But the overlap between her diplomatic portfolio and the funding for her family’s philanthropy illustrates the way nearly any foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation can be viewed through the prism of U.S. policy. And it highlights why countries, companies and individuals that could benefit from her past and possibly future public service might be inclined to support the foundation.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/clintons-morocco-117979.html#ixzz3aKbmw4pu