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In reply to the discussion: Some of the Clinton Foundation's Recent Foreign Connections [View all]Scuba
(53,475 posts)18. Here's some more ...
Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/04/06/262201/arab-nations-donations-to-clinton.html
Since 2001, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates gave as much as $40 million to the Clinton Foundation.
Saudi Arabia -
By AFP2:33PM GMT 16 Mar 2015
Steep rise in Saudi Arabia executions as 2015 tally reaches 45
The Gulf kingdom has executed 80 people annually since 2011, with 87 recorded in 2014
Steep rise in Saudi Arabia executions as 2015 tally reaches 45
The Gulf kingdom has executed 80 people annually since 2011, with 87 recorded in 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/11475267/Steep-rise-in-Saudi-Arabia-executions-as-2015-tally-reaches-45.html
Oman
Women continue to be discriminated against in the Personal Status Law that governs family law in matters of divorce, inheritance, child custody, and legal guardianship, granting men privileged status in these matters.
http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/oman?page=3
Qatar
Workers typically pay exorbitant recruitment fees and employers regularly take control of their passports when they arrive in Qatar. The kafala (sponsorship) system ties a migrant workers legal residence to his or her employer, or sponsor. Migrant workers commonly complain that employers fail to pay their wages on time if at all, but are barred from changing jobs without their sponsoring employers consent other than in exceptional cases and with express permission of the Interior Ministry. Adding to their vulnerability, they must obtain an exit visa from their sponsor in order to leave Qatar. Migrant workers are prohibited from unionizing or engaging in strikes, although they make up 99 percent of the private sector workforce.
http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/qatar
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to crack down on freedom of expression and association. The authorities are arbitrarily detaining scores of individuals they suspect of links to domestic and international Islamist groups. A court convicted 69 dissidents in July after a manifestly unfair trial, in which evidence emerged of systematic torture at state security facilities. The UAE made no reforms to a system that facilitates the forced labor of migrant workers. Plans to ameliorate conditions for female domestic workers fall short of the standards outlined in the convention on domestic workers that the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted in 2012.
http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/united-arab-emirates
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Agree, I think the Sanders supporters attacking other Dem's that support Hillary!
lewebley3
May 2015
#12
I am a Bernie supporter and in answer to all three replies so far: this is a beautiful reply.
jwirr
May 2015
#5
Truly wonderful work. You know, I didn't even think of how significant a hearing aid would be
okaawhatever
May 2015
#6
Bill was one of the coolest politicians I've ever had the opportunity to meet.
NotoriousRBG
May 2015
#9
These are some pictures of really good programs to help those who needs help
Thinkingabout
May 2015
#10
Did you note the part about how much dough these countries give to other charities?
Scuba
May 2015
#39
It's not idolization to recognize Swiftboating when we see it. By the same logic you use....
Hekate
May 2015
#70
You still pretend to not get it. It's not about taking the money, it's about the quid pro quo.
Scuba
May 2015
#71
I get it all right: yet another book smearing the Clintons has proven to be utterly false. ....
Hekate
May 2015
#72
Why would I do that? It's good that the Foundation has money. It's you who are claiming ...
Hekate
May 2015
#80
I did not say there was a quid pro quo. There certainly is the appearance of one though.
Scuba
May 2015
#81
Reading comprehension must not be your strong suit. I did not make such an accusation.
Scuba
May 2015
#89
What a shame to fall back on insult when you cannot prove your point with facts. nt
Hekate
May 2015
#90
I'd be more impressed if a larger percentage went to the hungry and the sick
OnlinePoker
May 2015
#78
Answer.. "no, they can't".. they've done it for 7 years with President Obama and will continue
Cha
May 2015
#34
Did you note the part about how much dough these countries give to other charities?
Scuba
May 2015
#42
Great news they were willing to give the foundation that much to do good with.
NCTraveler
May 2015
#55
Senator Sanders accepted contributions to his Senate campaign from the PAC of his friend of 25 years
MADem
May 2015
#64
I think the Clinton Foundation, and Bill Clinton himself, are doing a lot of good...
kentuck
May 2015
#22
Great work! Hillary and Bill could do a lot of good with their foundation if they stuck
JDPriestly
May 2015
#24
And that is wonderful, but it is also a challenge to our democratic government, when
JDPriestly
May 2015
#46
That aspect is commendable. But did you read about my experience in fundraising?
JDPriestly
May 2015
#40
It's a DU conundrum that some here believe pure-souled Democrats should live in sackcloth & ashes
Hekate
May 2015
#87
K&R. It's utterly insane that 95% of the posts on DU about the Clinton foundation are negative.
DanTex
May 2015
#36
Charity is wonderful. But we need these wealthy people to pay living wages around the
JDPriestly
May 2015
#49
That's pretty much a foregone conclusion. It's such a ham-handed effort that even the GOP
MADem
May 2015
#65
please. it's a total bullshit overkill photo op thread that doesn't prove anything.
m-lekktor
May 2015
#100