Hillary Clinton, the Clinton Foundation, and Business in Iraq

International Business Times via Non-Profit Quarterly ^ | October 2, 2015 | By Rick Cohen

[Brad from Tennessee]

David Sirota and Andrew Perez write for the International Business Times that in the years between her 2002 Senate vote to authorize the U.S. invasion of Iraq and her statement this year, as a presidential candidate, that her vote was a “mistake,” Hillary Clinton was plumping Iraq as a “business opportunity” for U.S. corporations.

According to a 2013 email just released by the State Department, Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides in 2011 hosted an “engaging roundtable discussion on investing in Iraq with senior executives from 30 U.S. companies and senior representatives from the U.S. and Iraqi governments.” The email quotes then-Secretary Clinton, apparently one of the senior government representatives in the session, as having said, “It’s time for the United States to start thinking of Iraq as a business opportunity.”

Sirota and Perez note that the email specifically mentioned JPMorgan Chase and ExxonMobil, both of which signed deals with the U.S. government—JPMorgan to run an export-import bank in Iraq and ExxonMobil to redevelop Iraqi oil fields. It is doubtful that too many people will be surprised to learn that there were business interests competing with the U.S. government’s much more loudly touted security and humanitarian motivations in the decision to invade Iraq. . .

[Brad from Tennessee]

As Secretary of State Clinton had a similar perspective on regime change in Libya. Her operative Sidney Blumenthal--who kept Clinton apprised of developments inside Libya--represented a shadowy business group poised to exploit removal of Muammar Gaddafi, officially an ally of the U.S.

[laplata]

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[Cololeo]

The Clintons??? Less than lily white innocent??? I’m shocked!!!

Good grief, report something new.

[Libloather]

I wonder if Chelsea’s hedge fund could be sprinkled in there...

[Liz]

Then-Sen Hillary was plumping for business opportunities in Iraq..... could the hedge fund run by Chelsea’s husband .... (w/ a boost from Goldman Sachs) be sprinkled in the mix?...

REALITY CHECK---The Hillary-Goldman Sachs connection.

Then-US Sens Clinton and Corzine. Corzine was fresh out of Goldman Sachs executive suite, buying his NJ Senate seat office for $65 million; then buying the NJ governorship. Out of office, Corzine ran a hedge fund where $1.5 B went missing.

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Chelsea's husband runs a hedge fund that is propped-up by Goldman Sachs---and gained access to bigtime Wall Street investors w/ ties to the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation.

Back in 2011, Mezvinsky, now 37, and two former Goldman Sachs colleagues — Bennett Grau and Mark Mallon — began raising money for Mezvinsky's Eaglevale Partners LP hedge fund.

Some of Hillary's SIL's investors included Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. Blankfein, a slavish Democrat supporter, said he had "always been a fan of Hillary Clinton."

The WSJ reports extensively on Eaglevale's underperformance since its inception and Mezvinsky's mediocre investing and strategizing.

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Chelsea and hubby Marc Mezvinsky's $10 million condo
w/ pricey furnishings, and monthly upkeep in the stratosphere. Luckily the two are propped up w/ CGI income...and Goldman Sachs.

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Wall Street continues to support the Clinton Foundation. Goldman Sachs had given before, either directly or through their own foundations — and made new contributions.

Yet, Hillary's hypocrisy knows no bounds. This "champion of the middle class continues her phony jihad against Wall Street.....even calling for prosecuting executives and companies for financial crimes.

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Hillary's hypocrisy knows no bounds. This "champion of the middle class continues her phony jihad against Wall Street.....even calling for prosecuting executives and companies for financial crimes.

Nonetheless, Wall Street continues to support the Clinton Foundation. Goldman Sachs had given before, either directly or through their own foundations — and made new contributions.

[ballplayer]

HALLIBURTON,HALLIBURTON,Dick Chenny worked for HALLIBURTON!

[Brad from Tennessee]

So true.

Bill Clinton awarded Halliburton the first no-bid contract for logistical services in the Balkans war. Cheney was CEO of Halliburton at the time.

The Clinton's are crooks first and politicians second. After the collapse of the Soviet Union Clinton aided George Soros and others in the pillage of Russian mining and manufacturing assets, purchased at fire sale prices.

The Clinton's often get credit for being “pro-business” but it comes at a price.