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Fifth Column |
Questions Raised About Obama's Nominee for El Sal Ambo |
2009-12-15 |
Today, the Obama White House announced the nomination of Mari Del Carmen Aponte as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador. It is not Ms. Aponte's first brush with an ambassadorship. In 1998, President Clinton nominated her to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. She was forced to withdraw her name from consideration over allegations of ties to the Cuban spy agency. From Washington Times, January 25, 1999: Miss Aponte's withdrawal from consideration for the Dominican Republic post came after she was questioned by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about her contacts with Cuban government employees or agents. From Insight on the News, February 22, 1999: According to a confidential intelligence memo delivered to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jesse Helms of North Carolina, first published by Insight several months ago, Aponte allegedly cohabited with an agent of the Cuban intelligence service, known as DGI. The man, who was not named in the memo, later was identified in followup press reports as Roberto Tamayo. Ms. Aponte was later cleared by the FBI. In spite of this, the Clinton Administration declined to nominate Aponte to any other federal appointments Nice to see the US State Department continues to maintain its high recruitment standards. Per Breitbart....."Yes, she "cohabitated" with an agent of the Cuban spy service, DGI. Worse, DGI tried to recruit Aponte as an asset, and yet when the FBI came around to do a background check, Aponte refused to cooperate, "saying that since she was not seeking a permanent White House position she was not subject to a background check." I am sure Aponte will have no trouble at all with the current DOJ and Bureau. |
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