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Foreign Powers Buy Influence at Washington Think Tanks

07 Sep 14,, 17:10

Foreign Powers Buy Influence at Washington Think Tanks
By ERIC LIPTON, BROOKE WILLIAMS and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE

Prominent think tanks, nonprofits known for their impartiality, have received millions of dollars from foreign governments while pushing U.S. officials to adopt policies that often reflect the donors� priorities, an investigation by The New York Times has found.

Full report: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/us...anks.html?_r=0

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08 Sep 14,, 03:05

Is it because Foreign powers are people too?

"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?" ~ Epicurus

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08 Sep 14,, 14:29

Of all the media outlets the totally unbiased NYT reports this.

Am I the only one seeing the irony?

No such thing as a good tax - Churchill

To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.

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08 Sep 14,, 21:13

*********nonprofits known for their impartiality***********

**COUGH!COUGH!COUGH!COUGH!COUGH!**

�Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.�
Mark Twain

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09 Sep 14,, 01:09

AIPAC paved the way... Our politicans are only loyal to the dollar, not the people.

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09 Sep 14,, 03:03

Foreign Powers Buy Influence at Washington Think Tanks
By ERIC LIPTON, BROOKE WILLIAMS and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE

I believe these three are collectively known as "Captain Obvious"

Did anyone , over the age of 12, believe those think tanks were impartial?

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