Sept. 30: Negroponte donates $2000 to *

[President Jesus]

Weeks later, he is named future ambassador to Iraq.

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?last=Negroponte&first=John

[anarchy1999]

1. I think there was probably more there than the $2000 donation

Everything you ever wished you didn't know about our new ambassador.

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=John_Negroponte

John Negroponte

John Dimitri Negroponte has served as the United States Representative to the United Nations since September 2001. On April 19, 2004, President George W. Bush nominated Negroponte to become U.S. Ambassador to Iraq following the projected June 30, 2004, handover of sovereignty to as yet undetermined Iraqi authorities. <1> <2>

go to the link above for all the rest.

just a teaser or two:

Upon learning of Negroponte's nomination, Reed Brody of Human Rights Watch in New York commented: “When John Negroponte was ambassador (to Honduras from 1981 to 1985) he looked the other way when serious atrocities were committed. One would have to wonder what kind of message the Bush administration is sending about human rights by this appointment”.

Negroponte faced contention over U.S. intentions during the U.N. debate leading up to the war in Iraq. In March 2003, Negroponte "walked out ... after Iraq's ambassador accused the United States of trying to exterminate the Iraqi people. ... Iraq's U.N. envoy Mohammed Al-Douri charged that the United States had arranged for contracts to rebuild Iraq in 1997, six years before the U.S.-led war began had even planned the carving up of Iraq before Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990." <20> See war profiteering for current information.




And this is our new man in Iraq. I could not believe it when he was appointed ambassador for the US to the UN, but this appointment is over the tin foil hat top for me. Negroponte to IRAQ. It's like Bush, INC. just saying "Bring It On" to the world while saying nothing or we "as Americans" enjoy hitting the hornet's nest, just to see what will happen.

[President Jesus]

2. thanks!

[anarchy1999]

3. Thanks for what?

n/t

[Karenina]

4. THAT'S ALL IT COST???

Chickenfeed!!!! Road Apples!!!! Cow Patties!!!

[anarchy1999]

5. I'm still lost, I guess you mean just $2000. What a deal. My ass.

n/t Whoops, so sorry, I was supposed to make a "Cheney" reference.

[legin]

6. Might want to keep a beady eye on Negroponte's wife too

Found her at Freedom House board of Trustees. Could be british. Father an ex-chairman of British Steel (?) (the Villiers bit of the name). It's the connection with the british Conservative Party that is interesting although a long time ago probably when she was young and just left university.
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Diana Villiers Negroponte, Associate, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University

Ms. Negroponte is an Associate at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University She is also an attorney at the Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker firm in Washington, D.C. In 1982, Ms. Negroponte was Administrator for World Relief Inc. where she managed major relief efforts for the Nicaraguan and Salvadoran refugees in Honduras. From 1975 to 1976, she was Executive Director of the International Office of the Conservative Party of Great Britain. From 1974 to 1975, Ms. Negroponte was member of the research department and a regular public speaker for "Britain in Europe." She is currently a Doctoral Candidate, ABD at Georgetown University. Ms. Negroponte was a Visiting Fellow at the Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas at the Universidad Nacional et Autonoma in Mexico from 1990 to 1991. She received a J.D. at the Washington College of Law at American University in 1981 and a B.Sc. degree at the London School of Economics & Political Science in 1972.

http://www.freedomhouse.org/aboutfh/bios.htm#negropon

[anarchy1999]

8. I think now I may get really, seriously ill.

And I did. Thanks Negroponte. I will live through your "reign". I swear it. I won't let you and your cronies from IRAN/CONTRA take my country from me AGAIN! Where are our CONGRESSMEN? SENATORS AND REPS, WHERE ARE YOU!?? A CRIMINAL FROM IRAN CONTRA IS NOW OUR US AMBASSADOR to IRAQ? HAVE YOU ALL LOST YOUR COLLECTIVE MINDS???

[jackstraw45]

9. She gave $2000 to Dubya too...NT

NT

[jackstraw45]

7. Jon Huntsman (& his family) donated $294,500 to GOP in 2000

And he was appointed Duputy US Trade Representative (a helpful position to have for future overseas business dealings).

Ronald Rosenfeld donated $109,625 in the last election cycle and was appointed President ofg the Government National Mortgage Association (another Senate confirmed position).

Gaddi Vasquez, a former county supervisor in California, who had NEVER donated a penny to a political campaign prior to 2000, gave $105,716 to the GOP in 2000 and was appointed director of the Peace Corps, an agency he's never spent a minute with before.

Our good friend, Donald Rumsfeld, donated $68,500 in 2000.

And Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor, donated $67,700 to GOP & Bush in 2000.

NONE of these folks were Ambassadors (who often give 6 figures). Amazing, isn't it....

[jackstraw45]

10. Some Ambassador donations of note: $$$$$$$$$$$$

Mercer Reynolds III – Ambassador to Switzerland
$456,173 to GOP in 2000

Richard Egan – Ambassador to Ireland
$480,100 to GOP in 2000

Howard Leach – Ambassador to France
$399,359 to GOP in 2000

John Price – Ambassador to Mauritius
$367,181 to GOP in 2000

Clifford Sobel – Ambassador to Netherlands
$299,700 to GOP in 2000

Stephen Brauer – Ambassador to Belgium
$413,830 to GOP in 2000