Posted on 10/23/2019 5:43:58 PM PDT by Openurmind
Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor, who provided key testimony to the Democrats controversial impeachment inquiry yesterday, has evidenced a close relationship with the Atlantic Council think tank, even writing Ukraine policy pieces with the organizations director and analysis articles published by the Council.
The Atlantic Council is funded by and works in partnership with Burisma, the natural gas company at the center of allegations regarding Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.
In addition to a direct relationship with the Atlantic Council, Taylor for the last nine years also served as a senior adviser to the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), which has co-hosted events with the Atlantic Council and has participated in events co-hosted jointly by the Atlantic Council and Burisma.
Another senior adviser to the USUBC is David J. Kramer, a long-time adviser to late Senator John McCain. Kramer played a central role in disseminating the anti-Trump dossier to the news media and Obama administration. Taylor participated in events and initiatives organized by Kramer.
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Wonder why Pompeo recruited him for the job...
Another RAT on the take. Pardon me while I show my shocked face.
Did Schiff think these facts were mot going to emerge?
This is not only a biased witness with a lot to lose if he can’t shut down investigations into Ukrainian connections & Biden corruption but Schiff went to prep him & work out their scheme beforehand.
Whenever I think I have understood the depths of the Lefts depravity they take the elevator of corruption down a few more levels.
He was a retired former Ukraine Ambassador. That was the first problem right there.
If it wasn’t for ‘incest’ these democrats would have no ‘cest’ at all.
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zerohedge.com/political/dcs-atlantic-council-raked-funding-hunter-bidens-corruption-stained -ukrainian-employer
With its relentless focus on corruption in Russia and Ukraine, the Atlantic Council has distinguished itself from other top-flight think tanks in Washington. Over the past several years, it has held innumerable conferences and panel discussions, issued a string of reports, and published literally hundreds of essays on Russias kleptocracy and the scourge of Kremlin disinformation.
At the same time, this institution has posed as a faithful partner to Ukraines imperiled democracy, organizing countless programs on the urgency of economic reforms to tamp down on corruption in the country. But behind the curtain, the Atlantic Council has initiated a lucrative relationship with a corruption-tainted Ukrainian gas company, the Burisma Group, that is worth as much as $250,000 a year. The partnership has paid for lavish conferences in Monaco and helped bring Burismas oligarchic founder out of the cold.
This alliance has remained stable even as official Washington goes to war over allegations by President Donald Trump and his allies that former Vice President Joseph Biden fired a Ukrainian prosecutor to defend his sons handsomely compensated position on Burismas board.
As Biden parries Trumps accusations, some of the former vice presidents most ardent defenders are emerging from the halls of the Atlantic Council, which featured Biden as a star speaker at its awards ceremonies over the years. These advocates include Michael Carpenter, Bidens longtime foreign policy advisor and specialist on Ukraine, who has taken to the national media to support his embattled boss.
Even as Burismas trail of influence-buying finds its way into front page headlines, the Atlantic Councils partnership with the company is scarcely mentioned. Homing in on the partisan theater of Ukrainegate and tuning out the wider landscape of corruption, the Beltway press routinely runs quotes from Atlantic Council experts on the scandal without acknowledging their employers relationship with Hunter Bidens former employer.
This case of obvious cronyism has not been overlooked because the Atlantic Council is a big player, but because of its success in leveraging millions from foreign governments, the arms and energy industries, and Western-friendly oligarchs to bring its influence to bear in the nations capital.
NATOs Think Tank in Washington---The Atlantic Council functions as the semi-official think tank of NATO in Washington. As such, it cultivates relationships with well-established policymakers who take a hard line against Russia and support the treaty organizations perpetual expansion. Biden has been among the think tanks most enthusiastic and well-placed allies.
In 2011, then-Vice President Biden delivered the keynote address at the Atlantic Councils distinguished leadership awards. He returned to the think tank again in 2014 for another keynote at its Toward A Europe Whole and Free conference, which was dedicated to expanding NATOs influence and countering Russian aggression.
In his own comments, Biden emphasized the need to power Europe with non-Russian sources of natural gas. This provided a prime opportunity to Ukrainian suppliers like Burisma and U.S. energy titans. Many of these energy companies, from Chevron to Noble Energy, also happen to be top donors to the Atlantic Council. This would be a game-changer for Europe, in my view, and were ready to do everything in our power to help it happen, Biden promised his audience.
In his address, Biden emphasized the need to power Europe with non-Russian sources of natural gas.
This provided a prime opportunity to Ukrainian suppliers like Burisma and U.S. energy titans.
VP Biden at Atlantic Council 2011 Leadership Award ceremony.
Are you confusing this guy with the whistleblower?
Also demonstrably a perjured himself.
VNobody Pushed Me.’ Ukrainian President Denies Trump Pressured Him to Investigate Biden’s Son
https://time.com/5686305/zelensky-ukraine-denies-trump-pressure/
He did not, He is a hold over. Plus he is West Point so Pompeo, wrongly, assumed he had some honor
It was and will always continue to be follow the money. People will sell their soul,their country,and even their family for the digits in the bank account.
He’s an enemy of the American people. He should be investigated regarding his prior knowledge on the use of snipers in Kiev to allow the Porky government clan to shoot its way into power.
The Atlantic Council is NeoCon central. McCain/Kristol endless war types. He’s an enemy of the people.
He did.
He was in the private sector and then:
"On May 28 of this year, I met with Secretary Mike Pompeo who asked me to return to Kyiv to lead our embassy in Ukraine."
Taylor may be one of the many who have stepped forward thinking they are the ones chosen by fate and destiny to bring down Trump.
Perpetual historical fame, an everlasting star, a name emblazoned for all time, matching divinity.
Did you read the article? This witness, Taylor who testified today that there was a quid pro quo is involved in Burisma.
Document: Adam Schiff Staffer Met with Impeachment Witness on Ukraine Trip
As Breitbart News reported, Thomas Eager, a staffer on Schiffs House Intelligence Committee, took a trip to Ukraine in August billed as a bipartisan Ukraine Study Trip in which ten Congressional staffers participated.
From the article:
Eager is also currently a fellow at the Atlantic Councils Eurasia Congressional Fellowship, a bipartisan program that says it educates congressional staff on current events in the Eurasia region. The pre-planned Ukraine trip was part of the fellowship program.
A closer look at the itinerary for the August 24 to August 31 trip shows that the delegations first meeting upon arrival in Ukraine was with Taylor.
Burisma is a middling contributor to The Atlantic Council, contributing at the same level as the US DOD and the US Air Force Academy.
Why do you think Pompeo recruited Taylor?
Makes sense that a bipartisan US delegation to Ukraine would meet with the chargé d'affaires.
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