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How to Understand Joe Biden’s Ukrainian Connection
American Thinker ^ | 12 Oct, 2020 | Alexander G. Markovsky

Posted on 10/12/2020 5:13:57 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Joe Biden’s shenanigans in Ukraine need to be understood in the context of the business and political culture of Ukraine and the former Soviet bloc. We must not be naïve -- the Ukrainian company Burisma Holding Limited did not hire a druggie like Hunter Biden, the son of the Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, for his expertise or business acumen. It did not hire obscure Devon Archer, a managing partner of Rosemont Seneca Partners, a $2.4 billion private equity firm co-owned by the stepson of John Kerry Christopher Heinz, for his administrative genius, either.

Burisma expected it was hiring the principals, Joe Biden and John Kerry. Hunter Biden and Devon Archer were just bagmen.

The arrangement is called “крыша,” which translates as “roof” in Russian. It means patronage and protection in exchange for an agreed monthly payment, often payable to a third party to ensure deniability. It is important to point out that “roof” is not just criminal jargon, it is a contract. But unlike a legal document secured by a written text, criminals operate outside the law and leave no paper trail.

“Roof” has been prevalent in the post-Soviet era in the territories of the former Soviet Union, where various entities offer protection -- organized crime, police, high ranking government officials, and a few other powerful entities. The necessity for “roof” is often part of business planning. Burisma is not an exception.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: corruption

1 posted on 10/12/2020 5:13:57 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

These corrupt countries operate just like the power hungry democRATs want to operate.


2 posted on 10/12/2020 5:14:09 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

The difference between Government and Organized Crime is negligible.


3 posted on 10/12/2020 5:16:40 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: MtnClimber

4 posted on 10/12/2020 5:19:15 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: MtnClimber
From “The Italian Job”

Skinny Pete:
If there's one thing I know, it's never to mess with mother nature, mother in-laws and, mother freaking Ukrainians.

5 posted on 10/12/2020 5:52:34 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (In this circus called the Democrat Party, Biden is the monkey and Harris is the organ grinder...)
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To: MtnClimber

What’s to understand.
The man and his entire family are crooks.


6 posted on 10/12/2020 5:54:02 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (Neither safety nor security exists in nature. Everything is dangerous and has risk.)
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To: MtnClimber

Joe Biden clearly sells out our country to bribe Poroshenko and protect Burisma, the President is impeached for even asking Ukraine to investigate it, the Democrat party rigs the primaries to anoint Biden as their candidate, and the press dutifully covers up yet another historic crime for the leftist party.

Who has this kind of power to pervert justice? What crimes will they aspire to next if they get away with this subversion of the rule of law?


7 posted on 10/12/2020 6:24:16 AM PDT by Dave Wright
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WATCH: Joe Biden Brags About Rigging The Ukranian Political System

WATCH: Joe Biden Brags About Rigging The Ukranian Political System

8 posted on 10/12/2020 7:17:00 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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