Tag: Conflicts of Interest

Senator Warren accuses Pentagon appointees of using position for “personal profit”

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the Pentagon Wednesday with ethics concerns with the office dedicated to private funding defense technology.

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The OSC’s two special government employees work at WestExec Advisors* and New Vista Capital — two firms that work on defense and technology consulting.

Senator Warren accuses Pentagon appointees of using position for “personal profit”

Related:

WestExec Advisors LLC is a consulting firm founded in 2017 by Antony Blinken [State Department], Michèle Flournoy, Sergio Aguirre, and Nitin Chadda, all former Obama administration officials. Lisa Monaco, Robert O. Work, Avril Haines [DNI], David S. Cohen [CIA], and Jen Psaki have also been WestExec employees.

Wikipedia

How Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Got Rich

WSJ conceals Saudi funding of pro-Saudi nuke deal source

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that “Israeli officials are quietly working with the Biden administration on a polarizing proposal to set up a U.S.-run uranium-enrichment operation in Saudi Arabia as part of a complex three-way deal to establish official diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern countries,” according to U.S. and Israeli officials.

WSJ conceals Saudi funding of pro-Saudi nuke deal source

New York Times Helps Marco Rubio Push Persecution Of Antiwar Leftists + More

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Citing a recent McCarthyite smear piece by The New York Times, Senator Marco Rubio published a letter on Wednesday that he’d sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the investigation of American leftist antiwar groups, claiming they are “tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and operating with impunity in the United States.”

New York Times Helps Marco Rubio Push Persecution Of Antiwar Leftists

Time to troll Rubio, with Bible verses, on Twitter/X again!

Previously:

McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It

Chinese-American worker and activist arrested for advocating for peace between US and China

Did Marco Rubio Bite Off More Than He Can Chew?

Alexander Ionov—Uhuru case

Report Shows How Military Industrial Complex Sets Media Narrative on Ukraine

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Wealthy donors have long funded think tanks with official-sounding names that produce research that reflects the interests of those funders (Extra!, 7/13). The weapons industry is a major contributor to these idea factories; a recent report from the Quincy Institute (6/1/23) demonstrates just how much influence war profiteers have on the national discourse.

Report Shows How Military Industrial Complex Sets Media Narrative on Ukraine

‘Why are we tempting nuclear annihilation?’ — Transcript of Max Blumenthal’s address UN Security Council

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal addressed the UN Security Council on the role of US military aid to Ukraine in escalating the conflict with Russia and the real motives behind Washington’s support for Kiev’s proxy war.

‘Why are we tempting nuclear annihilation?’ Watch Max Blumenthal address UN Security Council

Previously:

All aboard the gravy train: an independent audit of US funding for Ukraine

Cornel West Moves to Green Party in 2024 Presidential Run

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Cornel West has switched party affiliation and is now running to be the Green Party’s 2024 presidential nominee. The author, civil rights activist and professor of philosophy announced earlier this month he would run as a candidate with the People’s Party. West confirmed the news on “The Katie Halper Show.”

Cornel West Moves to Green Party in 2024 Presidential Run

Considering that Hawkins has registered to run in the 2024 Presidential election, this should be interesting. Hopefully, they don’t rig their primaries or the Democrats purge the ballots of GP candidates.

Biden Is Letting Think Tanks and Dodgy Foreign Funders Get Cozy Again

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

At some point over the past few years, the Biden administration revoked one of the few progressive policies that Trump-era officials implemented in the effort to bring greater transparency to foreign influence in Washington. The New Republic has learned that with little fanfare, and with even less explanation, the White House has stopped requesting that American think tanks disclose funding from foreign governments. “This is not the policy of the U.S. State Department,” an agency spokesperson said last month.

Biden Is Letting Think Tanks and Dodgy Foreign Funders Get Cozy Again (archived)