Tag: Department of State
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Bacardi partners with billionaire Russian oligarch and member of Putin’s ‘inner circle’ for its bottling needs near Moscow
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Since 2022, the world has watched in horror as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and targeting of civilians have left hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians dead or wounded, forced 5.6 million Ukrainians to seek refuge abroad and displaced millions more inside the country. Through it all, Bacardi, the privately held spirits giant with substantial U.S. operations headquartered in Coral Gables, has continued to do business in Russia… -
9/11 Commission failed to ask Saudi intelligence chief key questions, long-secret interview reveals
By Robbyn Swan
FloridaBulldog.org
Release of the long-hidden notes of the 9/11 Commission’s interview of Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki bin Faisal points to a curious failure of the staff to ask the Prince key questions about possible links among the 9/11 plotters, members of the Saudi royal family and the intelligence service he ran. -
In big win for defense industry, Obama rolls back limits on arms exports
By Cora Currier
ProPublica
The United States is loosening controls over military exports, in a shift that former U.S. officials and human rights advocates say could increase the flow of American-made military parts to the world’s conflicts and make it harder to enforce arms sanctions.
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