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Senate inquiry to State about foreign aid to Soros organizations.

Posted on 3/16/17 at 8:41 am
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 3/16/17 at 8:41 am
Here is the letter:

Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 3/16/17 at 8:42 am to
didn't know we were giving him money to destroy us.
Posted by Decatur
Member since Mar 2007
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Posted on 3/16/17 at 8:51 am to
Letter is kinda vague.

What specific activities performed by the Open Society Foundation with USAID funds are there a problem with?
Posted by Hoodatt
Member since Feb 2005
2599 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:01 am to
George soros orgs are getting US dollars to promote his open society agenda, mainly left leaning prof stuff. Letter asks tillerson to investigate to make sure us funds aren't used to push a one-sided agenda.
Posted by Decatur
Member since Mar 2007
28719 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:06 am to
quote:

open society agenda


What's wrong with this?

Would we rather want to support closed societies?
Posted by NC_Tigah
Carolinas
Member since Sep 2003
123896 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:08 am to
quote:

open society agenda


What's wrong with this?

Would we rather want to support closed societies?

because the name says it all.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
98745 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:11 am to
quote:

What's wrong with this?

Would we rather want to support closed societies?


Not even you are this dense.
Posted by Zephyrius
Wharton, La.
Member since Dec 2004
7938 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:14 am to
quote:

quote:
open society agenda



What's wrong with this?

Would we rather want to support closed societies?

Do you ever regret hitting the "submit" button...
Posted by Decatur
Member since Mar 2007
28719 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:15 am to
quote:

because the name says it all.


Then it should all be easy enough for you to explain. Proceed.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
118761 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:17 am to
quote:

What specific activities performed by the Open Society Foundation with USAID funds are there a problem with?


I'm pretty sure this is one the questions the Senate would like more information.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
118761 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:21 am to
quote:

open society agenda


quote:

What's wrong with this?

Would we rather want to support closed societies?



It's spelled "Open Society" not "open society".

You know the difference, right? One is proper noun and the other is a combo of an adjective and noun. It makes a big difference.
Posted by NC_Tigah
Carolinas
Member since Sep 2003
123896 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:22 am to
quote:

Then it should all be easy enough for you to explain. Proceed.
It's Latin for let's kill some police and burn our cities down.
quote:



Leaked Soros foundation docs reveal Machiavellian agenda
By Rachel Marsden
August 16, 2016

Open Society Foundations, the international political funding network founded by billionaire financier George Soros. Those claims appear valid, since the OSF reported the leak to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It seems that Soros, long a supporter of liberal candidates and causes, is an even more ambitious political manipulator than many of us had imagined. The leaked docs, along with recent tax filings, suggest that protest movements not only in urban centers across America but in other parts of the world might be less organic than would appear.

Publicly available tax filings reveal that Soros' Open Society Institute gives tens of millions of dollars to domestic activist groups in America involved in mobilizing local citizens for such protests. The Washington Times reported last year that Soros gave at least $33 million in one year to activist groups that were behind the protests that took place in Ferguson, Missouri, following the fatal 2014 shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer.

LINK
Posted by UFMatt
Gator Nation - Everywhere
Member since Oct 2010
11445 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:24 am to
Time to cut him off and reduce his influence in our political system.
Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:38 am to
Posted by Bamatab
Member since Jan 2013
15109 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:40 am to
I posted a thread about this yesterday. Here's a link to that thread: LINK

quote:

What specific activities performed by the Open Society Foundation with USAID funds are there a problem with?

In the thread from yesterday, I posted a link to an article that went into some detail about it. Here is a link to that article: LINK

Here is one example from that article that in an answer to your question:

quote:

In particular, USAID funding to Soro’s Open Society Foundations in Macedonia sparked concern that the U.S. Embassy has been taking sides in the country’s fiery political fights. The group's stated goal is “to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens” but critics claim it's a front for Soros’ political maneuverings.

The USAID website shows that between 2012 and 2016, USAID gave almost $5 million in taxpayer cash to FOSM for “The Civil Society Project,” which “aims to empower Macedonian citizens to hold government accountable.” USAID’s website links to www.soros.org.mk, and says the project trained hundreds of young Macedonians “in youth activism and the use of new media instruments.”

The State Department told lawmakers that in addition to that project, USAID has recently funded a new Civic Engagement Project which partners with four organizations, including FOSM. The cost is believed to be around $9.5 million.


Posted by Decatur
Member since Mar 2007
28719 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:55 am to
The first sentence in the article you linked should tip you off as to what this is really all about.

quote:

A website called DCLeaks.com recently published a tranche of documents that it claims to have obtained from the Open Society Foundations, the international political funding network founded by billionaire financier George Soros.


DCLeaks is widely believed to be an attribution front for a Kremlin denial and deception campaign tied to Russian hacking. There is evidence that the same people behind DCLeaks are also behind the Guccifer 2.0 attribution front. It's probably safe to assume Russia had Soros hacked in the same way they hacked American politicians that they oppose.

quote:

A leaked proposal for $500,000 in funding to counter Russian influence in Europe accuses Russia of supporting political parties in Europe that champion -- gasp! -- traditional values.

At least there's some self-awareness among the Soros crew, which seems to understand the hypocrisy of its campaign against Russia.

"The big challenge is what can be done a part (sic) from tracking the money and exposing Russia's meddling in internal politics of EU and its Member States," the proposal says. "Naming and shaming from us is problematic: we also are in the business of channeling money into other countries for political purposes."


If this is what Soros wants to accomplish in Macedonia then am all for it. No wonder Russia hates Soros so much. Which makes the US Right's hatred of Soros very odd to say the least.
This post was edited on 3/16/17 at 10:00 am
Posted by Quidam65
Q Continuum
Member since Jun 2010
19307 posts
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:56 am to
Not only do we need to drain the swamp we need to rid it of invasive species like Soros.

Question: Does Soros resemble kudzu, zebra mussels, or giant salvinia?
This post was edited on 3/16/17 at 9:57 am
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