How the Clintons worked Haiti

powerlineblog.com ^ | May 14, 2015 | Scott Johnson

[TangoLimaSierra]

[I]n the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake, while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, the Obama administration and Congress gave Bill Clinton carte blanche in handling hundreds of millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars flowing to Haiti for recovery and reconstruction. This translated into enormous political power for the former president in the poorest country in the hemisphere, making him a de facto cacique.

Mr. Clinton loves to paint himself as a third-world redeemer, as he did in an interview in Africa with an NBC reporter that aired last week. The reporter asked about charges that the Clinton Foundation’s practice of pulling in big money from governments and wealthy donors during Hillary’s tenure as secretary of state was a conflict of interest. Mr. Clinton countered that he’s helping the poor.

[TangoLimaSierra]

More info on our favorite crooks.

[TBP]

They line their pockets on the backs of the desperately poor.

[SES1066]

Bush got the fault, Clintons got the CASH!

[NormsRevenge]

What does Sean Penn have to say?

Polease no Ruby Ridgemont High pics. Thxx!

[Repeal The 17th]

A grifter’s gotta grift.

[Louis Foxwell]

Haitians have hated the Clinton’s since the embargo that ended their economic recovery. It is clearly understood by the average Haitian that Clinton has become wealthy on the backs of the poor. Thus it has always been in Haiti.

[NormsRevenge]

Amazing how organized crime has moved so easily into the political realm “unnoticed”..

And reaps heaps of donor dough .. All in the name of advancing the betterment of mankind

Yet.. We ought not forget those who have sacrificed themselves
Along the way..

Ron Brown, Vince Foster. Mena residents, Arkansas, Canada recipients of bad blood, blue dress manufacturers and ice machines..

[hoosiermama]

Anything new here?

[Liz]

Thanks for the heads-up. The Clintons buckraking in Haiti are a whole nother book. ==============================================================

At the end of his book, Schweizer writes the following: "The Clintons are perhaps the most politically sophisticated public figures of their generation. They know how things work in the corridors of power and around the world; they know that foreign governments are trying to influence American foreign policy; and they know that bribery is rampant around the world. They have numerous avenues for making money. Some of those avenues might not be as lucrative as giving a $700,000 speech in Nigeria, but they would be much cleaner." (p. 183)

CLINTON FOUNDATION MOTTO: "Doing-good and making a dam good buck on it."

Waiting for the next windfall.

[Liz]

TWO HUMANITARIANS: Bill and Canadian mining
tycoon Frank Giustra, in poverty-stricken, Haiti June 2014.

That day, the "Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership"
launched the Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corp (named
after Giustra). (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images)

REALITY CHECK Then-Secy Hillary supposedly gave Haiti $3.1 billion tax dollars for Earthquake Relief.

But Haitian-American protesters claim that American aid to Haiti was a cover-for foreign governments to funnel kickbacks of hundreds of millions of dollars to The Clinton Foundation.

POINTS TO PONDER:

<><> As Secretary of State, Hillary devoted much of her time in 2010 to the Haiti recovery.

<><> The Clinon Family Foundation accepted Algeria’s $500,000 donation for Haitian earthquake relief in 2010, during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secy of State (at the same time Algeria rec'd millions in US foreign aid).

<><> Bill Clinton got his hands on hundreds of million of dollars while Hillary controlled the State Dept checkbook..... monies earmarked for Haiti.

<><> the newlywed Clintons spent their honeymoon in Haiti.

<><> listed as a Clinton Foundation donor: Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund---organized at the behest of Obama: GHWB-WJC principles (recently disbanded).

After the earthquake in Haiti, the Clinton Foundation raised around $36 million for disaster relief, while the Obama Administration kicked in $3.6 billion.

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Haitian protesters gathered outside the Clinton Foundation to complain about "missing money" from the US State Dept's recovery effort for the 2010 Haitian earthquake:

They protested the Clinton Foundation b/c it helped lead the reconstruction fund. They claimed that the US State Dept's $10 billion meant to help rebuild Haiti did little to help the country and that much of the US money went to non-Haitian companies.

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While Haitians were reeling from disaster, Hillary’s brother got a rare gold mining permit; the last permit Haiti issued was over fifty years before.

The Clinton Foundation said it was not aware of Mr. Rodham’s Haiti project and that Mr Clinton had not been involved in any of Mr. Rodham’s pursuits in Haiti.

NOTE: "Humanitarian" Frank Giustra is considered an expert of gold issues---and is frequently solicited for quotes by the business media.

[BenLurkin]

Clinton’s affinity for cronyism after he used the Marines to restore deposed Haitian strongman Jean Bertrand Aristide to power in 1994. ...“friends of Bill” subsequently were awarded, in secret, a sweetheart deal from the state-owned monopoly phone company, Haiti Teleco, that gave them a substantial edge over the prevailing, mandated long-distance rates set by the Federal Communications Commission.

[RobinOfKingston]

There are two groups of people on welfare. It will be so as long as there is welfare. There are the recipients and there are those who hand it out.

[Lurch Addams]

Ten years from now, there will be a sequel to “Clinton Cash” called “Obama Cash”. Details about Barry & Michelle making a fortune helping impoverished nations.

[ronnie raygun]

They line their pockets on the backs of the desperately poor who they profess to save

[SunkenCiv]

Haitian-American protesters claim that American aid to Haiti was a cover-for foreign governments to funnel kickbacks of hundreds of millions of dollars to The Clinton Foundation.

Thanks Liz.

[GOPJ]

Thanks Civ

[SunkenCiv]

My pleasure.