Those “Damned” Emails 8-26-2016

26, August 2016                    Those “Damned” Emails

Disturbing questions have once again arisen over the close ties between Clinton’s emails and her Foundation. It took three years of persistent effort by the Associated Press, using the Freedom of Information Act, to pry her fingers from the closely guarded data.

The released emails only cover half of her four-year tenure. Blaming Colin Powell as a defensible precedent doesn’t cut mustard when it has been shown that her private server was created 12 months before Powell’s created his private server. Furthermore, Powell always used the State Department’s server for classified work.

According to the AP investigation, more than half of the private citizens Clinton met while serving as Secretary of State donated huge sums of money to the Clinton Foundation. The analysis shows that at least 85 of 154 people Clinton had scheduled phone or face-to-face meetings were foundation donors. This does not include meetings Clinton held with U.S. or foreign governments. As Secretary of State she approved huge increases in arms sales to some of the most brutal regimes in the world including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and UAE who rewarded her efforts with huge donations. None of these Gulf nations can ever be accused of having stellar reputations for their philanthropic work.

Criticism of Algeria’s human rights abuses were abruptly soft-pedalled following a generous donation.

UBS, embroiled in huge tax problems, abruptly received special dispensation after they made a generous donation. The quid pro quo may be difficult to prove but the odor is strong and lingering.

Disturbing questions have once again arisen over the close ties between Clinton’s emails and her Foundation. It took three years of persistent effort by the Associated Press, using the Freedom of Information Act, to pry her fingers from the closely guarded data.

The released emails only cover half of her four-year tenure. Blaming Colin Powell as a defensible precedent doesn’t cut mustard when it has been shown that her private server was created 12 months before Powell’s created his private server. Furthermore, Powell always used the State Department’s server for classified work.

According to the AP investigation, more than half of the private citizens Clinton met while serving as Secretary of State donated huge sums of money to the Clinton Foundation. The analysis shows that at least 85 of 154 people Clinton had scheduled phone or face-to-face meetings were foundation donors. This does not include meetings Clinton held with U.S. or foreign governments. As Secretary of State she approved huge increases in arms sales to some of the most brutal regimes in the world including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and UAE who rewarded her efforts with huge donations. None of these Gulf nations can ever be accused of having stellar reputations for their philanthropic work.

Criticism of Algeria’s human rights abuses were abruptly soft-pedalled following a generous donation.

UBS, embroiled in huge tax problems, abruptly received special dispensation after they made a generous donation. The quid pro quo may be difficult to prove but the odor is strong and lingering.