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2022-10-19 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Judge forces US military to reveal that 500 vets are secretly taking jobs of up to $260,000 with foreign governments: 15 generals and admirals are being employed by Saudi Arabia - but DoD won't say how much they are being paid

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-10-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Typical beltway reaction. Anyone associated with the KSA now has cooties.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-10-19 04:05|| 2022-10-19 04:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Did you know this boys and girls?

Foreign Employment
SIMPLIFIED RULE: Unless you receive prior authorization from your Service Secretary and the Secretary of State, you may forfeit your military retired pay during the time you perform services for a foreign government.
RULE: The Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution prohibits retired military personnel and reservists from receiving pay from Foreign Governments without Congressional authorization. This may extend to receipt of pay from a U.S. contractor or subcontractor for providing services to a Foreign Government and profit sharing at any commercial firm or business. In 37 U.S.C. § 908, Congress authorizes the Secretary of State and Secretary of the appropriate Military Department to approve such receipt of pay. Each Military Service has implementing procedures for the approval process. The penalty for violating the Emoluments Clause is suspension of retired military pay during the period of the violation. Foreign Governments may include educational and commercial entities that are substantially owned or controlled by foreign governments.

Hard to beat the job this one got.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-10-19 07:25|| 2022-10-19 07:25|| Front Page Top

#3 You can see all this happening in real time in the lobby of the Fours Seasons DC when the Saudis are in town.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2022-10-19 09:08|| 2022-10-19 09:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Could be worse

Posted by Mercutio 2022-10-19 09:14|| 2022-10-19 09:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Well between this and those Yuan loving RAF buggers, I'd say there's a troubling transfer of skills and know-how taking place.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-10-19 09:17|| 2022-10-19 09:17|| Front Page Top

#6 I thought KSA hiring out their military was standard practice, especially at the high skill jobs like pilot?

Say, is this about the oil production?

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-10-19 13:29|| 2022-10-19 13:29|| Front Page Top

#7 That’s my understanding, too, swksvolFF. The Daily Mail isn’t good at historical perspective — I was under the impression that this kind of thing has been going on since the Cold War. Are these numbers higher than usual?

Posted by trailing wife 2022-10-19 13:39|| 2022-10-19 13:39|| Front Page Top

#8 Building a command structure for the Iranian war as the brother/cousin matrix isn't working.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-10-19 17:37|| 2022-10-19 17:37|| Front Page Top

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