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Retired US general resigns as head of prominent think tank amid Qatar lobbying probe
[IsraelTimes] John Allen says he’s leaving Brookings Institution with a ’heavy heart’ as FBI ...Formerly one of the world's premier criminal investigation organizations, something for a nation to be proud of. Now it's a political arm of the Deep State oligarchy that is willing to trump up charges, suppress evidence, or take out insurance policies come election time...investigates whether he illegally lobbied for the Gulf state The president of the Brookings Institution resigned Sunday amid a federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi... Retired Gen. John Allen wrote in a letter to the think tank that he was leaving with a "heavy heart" but did not offer a direct explanation. "I know it is best for all concerned in this moment," Allen’s letter said. A retired four-star Marine general who led US and NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... forces in Afghanistan, Allen’s announcement came less than a week after the News Agency that Dare Not be Named was first to report on new court filings that showed the FBI had seized Allen’s electronic data as part of the lobbying probe. Allen has not been charged with any crimes and, through a front man, has denied any wrongdoing. The new court filings detail Allen’s behind-the scenes efforts to help Qatar influence US policy in June 2017 when a diplomatic crisis erupted between the gas-rich Persian Gulf monarchy and its neighbors. An FBI agent said in an affidavit in support of a search warrant there was "substantial evidence" that Allen had knowingly broken a foreign lobbying law, and had made false statements and withheld "incriminating" documents. Allen’s alleged lobbying work involved traveling to Qatar and meeting with the country’s brass hats to offer them advice on how to influence US policy, as well as promoting Qatar’s point of view to top White House officials and members of Congress, the FBI’s affidavit says. Related: John Allen: 2022-06-11 Head of the Leftwing Foreign Policy Influence Shop ‘The Brookings Institution’ Is an Illegal Agent of Qatar, Court Records Allege John Allen: 2022-06-09 Iraqi forces kill two terrorists in Al-Anbar John Allen: 2022-06-08 General John Allen turns out to be a Qatari asset. Posted by: trailing wife 2022-06-13 |
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