Hillary Clinton,  Politics

Hillary Clinton Watch: Unaware of Husband Bill’s Dubai Ties

March 5, 2006 /

US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) at a press conference on US Port Security, 01 March 2006. Former president Bill Clinton has privately advised Dubai officials how to address US political concerns over a controversial ports deal, as his wife, Senator Clinton, publicly attacks the deal.

MSNBC/FT: Hillary Clinton ‘unaware’ of Bill’s Dubai ties

Hillary Clinton, a leading opponent of DP World’s takeover of some US port operations, was this week forced to admit that she did not know her husband had advised Dubai leaders on how to handle the growing dispute.

But former President Bill Clinton’s ties to Dubai and the United Arab Emirates should not have come as a surprise to his New York senator wife.

So, Bill takes the Arab’s money and Hillary appeases her Jewish constituency in New York.

Don’t you love it!

Mrs Clinton’s own senatorial financial disclosure forms reveal that her husband earned $450,000 giving speeches in Dubai in 2002.

Officials from the UAE also donated between $500,000 and $1m to fund Mr Clinton’s presidential library in Arkansas.

It was part of an effort by the emirates, said a person close to UAE officials, to forge a close relationship with a former US president who is influential and highly regarded in the region.

Mr Clinton’s admiration for the UAE was last on display in November, when he made his fourth visit to the American University in Dubai and met students participating in the Clinton scholarship programme.

The UAE has also contributed $100m to Hurricane Katrina relief funds – which Mr Clinton had a leading role in raising.

So, Hillary tell us how you really feel about the UAE.

Mrs Clinton told the New York Post on Thursday that she did not know her husband had been contacted by Dubai officials two weeks ago and offered them advice on the deal. Although both Hillary and Bill Clinton say he stands behind her on the issue and there is no direct conflict, his relationship to the UAE has complicated her political stance on the transaction.

And voters are going to TRUST the Clinton’s again?

No way……….

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