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The mullahs rolled in cash as a result of rolling Obama and his gullible team over the deal, knowing that Obama was desperate for some sort of legacy.
MONICA SHOWALTER
Dems Kill Bills To Stop Taxpayer Funds From Reaching Iran
Measures to make regime pay US terror victims shot down
Congressional Democrats killed a handful of measures that would have stopped the Biden administration from providing U.S. taxpayer funds to the hardline Iranian regime and increased economic sanctions on the country.
Democrats running the House Rules Committee last week shot down seven Republican-led measures targeting Iran. Republican foreign policy leaders were pushing for the measures to be included in the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the sprawling annual funding bill for national security priorities.
Congressional sources who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon said House Democrats rejected the measures to help the Biden administration in its push to secure a revamped version of the 2015 nuclear accord. Those negotiations are ongoing, and the White House is pushing its allies in Congress to avoid passing any measures that may upset the hardline regime and erode progress in talks.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) "opposed the original JCPOA, and I hoped congressional Democrats might come to their senses and oppose Biden's disastrous Iran reboot," Rep. Jim Banks (R., Ind.) told the Free Beacon, referring to the nuclear deal by its official acronym.
Banks said he expected at least some Democrats who have been critical of the Iran nuclear deal to back measures that would stop the Biden administration from awarding Tehran with taxpayer funds.
"But Democrats' foreign policy is even weaker now than it was during the Obama years," Banks said. "House Democrats voted to pave the way towards a JCPOA 2.0 that will enrich terrorists and bring Iran even closer to obtaining a nuclear weapon. It's not just Joe Biden—the whole party is to blame."
Banks and his Republican colleagues attempted to pass what they described as a common-sense measure to block the Pentagon from sending any taxpayer dollars to the Iranian regime. The measure would have stopped any funds allocated in the fiscal year 2023 NDAA from going to "the government of Iran," "any person owned or controlled by the government of Iran," and "any person identified on the list of specially designated nationals," according to a copy of the rejected amendment.
Another measure the Republicans expected to receive Democratic support would have terminated the president's authority to waive sanctions on Russians who work on Iran's contested nuclear program. Even with a bipartisan opposition to Russia's unprovoked war in Ukraine, Democrats rejected this provision.
Other measures would have sanctioned the Iranian supreme leader's office for human rights abuses and required the Biden administration to submit a report to Congress on Iranians who could be targeted with additional sanctions.
Democrats also rejected a measure that expressed support for forcing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the paramilitary fighting force that has killed hundreds of Americans, to pay compensation to its victims. The resolution also expressed support for keeping the IRGC on the U.S. terrorist lists. The Biden administration was rumored to be considering dropping the designation as part of a concessions package to Tehran in nuclear talks. Biden during his first visit to the Middle East last week said dropping the designation is no longer under consideration.
One measure that was killed would have stopped funds from being allocated to any effort aimed at removing Iran from terrorist financing watchlists, and another would have mandated congressional reports on Iran's illicit oil trade, which has skyrocketed since the Biden administration relaxed sanctions.
Meanwhile, Iranian leaders announced over the weekend that the country officially has the technical know-how to produce an atomic bomb, a disclosure that has increased calls for the Biden administration to cease diplomacy and begin sanctioning Iran's nuclear and missile programs.
At times the citizen is baffled why Washington has spent over $54 billion on the defense and welfare of Ukraine while they claim to have no fund for a border wall across the US-Mexico border that would protect the US.
Why are U.S. leaders more focused on Ukraine than the U.S.? This is because a great deal of the funds meant for Ukraine will go to crony corporations who then send anything from modern weaponry to food aid to Ukraine. The corporations then find creative ways to repay all those who voted for aid to Ukraine.
Biden Admin Ignores Activist Calls To Redesignate Iran-Backed Houthis as Terrorist Group
The State Department says it is not considering a redesignation of the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels as a terrorist group, even after a delegation of human rights activists launched a pressure campaign against the Biden administration.
A redesignation of the Houthis is not a top priority, according to the State Department. "We are currently focused on securing, extending, and building on the [United Nations] truce in Yemen, which is having a tangible impact on millions of Yemenis and provides a credible opportunity for peace in Yemen," a spokesman told the Washington Free Beacon.
The statement comes on the heels of a visit last week by Yemeni human rights activists, who were in Washington, D.C., to press the Biden administration and Congress to consider redesignating the Houthi rebels in Yemen as terrorists. The designation was first approved by the Trump administration during its push to isolate Iranian-backed terror fronts but reversed by President Joe Biden when he took office last year.
Biden administration officials who met with the activists said they view a redesignation of the Houthis as an obstacle to securing a permanent ceasefire between the Iran-armed militants and Yemeni government, according to sources familiar with the meetings. The activist pressure campaign was launched to coincide with Biden’s first trip to the Middle East last week, in which he met with Saudi Arabian leaders to discuss Houthi attacks on the country, among other issues.
The D.C. visit by the Yemeni human rights advocates was accompanied by a letter to the White House criticizing its decision to delist the Houthis and warning about the dire humanitarian crisis in Yemen that has developed. The July 11 letter, a copy of which was obtained by the Free Beacon, was signed by 35 organizations advocating for Yemeni human rights. The Biden administration removed the group from the terror list as part of a bid to help bolster U.S.-backed peace talks between the Iranian-armed rebels and the Yemeni government. Though a tenuous cease-fire is in place and expected to be renewed in August with U.S.-backing, the human rights leaders maintain the Houthis must be held accountable for their attacks on civilians.
"Unfortunately, the administration seems more focused on renewing a failed truce than on actually resolving the conflict and aiding the Yemeni people," Dr. Wesam Basindawa, a human rights activist who participated in the meetings, told the Free Beacon. Basindawa’s delegation was organized by the Yemeni Coalition of Independent Women, a human rights organization that seeks to draw attention to Houthi atrocities and their repeated violation of the cease-fire agreement. The activists met with officials representing the U.S. special envoy for Yemen, as well as a bipartisan group of lawmakers.
Asked about the situation, a State Department spokesman indicated to the Free Beacon that a redesignation of the Houthis is not being considered.
"Humanitarian considerations continue to be an important factor in any decision regarding a Foreign Terrorist Designation of Ansarallah," the official name of the rebel group, according to a State Department official.
Human rights activists disagree. They say the Houthis continue to conduct terror attacks and violate the cease fire agreement.
"In the year and a half since that action was taken, the Houthis have not moderated their actions or engaged in a productive dialogue," the activists wrote in their letter to the White House. "Furthermore, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen has not been relieved."
Since the Biden administration delisted the terror group, "the number of Houthi militia violations against Yemeni people and attacks against civilian targets in Saudi Arabia had doubled," the group notes. "In the past period, the Houthis conducted … drone or missile attacks on Saudi airports and airfields."
At home in Yemen, "the violence of the Houthi group increased after it was removed from the list of terrorist organizations," committing crimes that include the "siege of cities, bombing civilians, booby trapp[ed] roads and schools, sniping civilians, child recruitment, displacement of civilians from their homes, humanitarian aid theft," and other atrocities. "Nearly half of these incidents affected women and children," the group says.
"The Houthis have responded to your administration’s offer of compassion and conciliation with disdain. They have refused to take advantage of the opportunity that your administration provided and allow for the alleviation of the pain and suffering of the Yemeni people," they write. "It is therefore time to reconsider the Houthi designation as a" foreign terrorist organization.
Biden Poised To Give Iran More Than $100 Billion, Haley Warns
The Biden administration is poised to give Iran "more than a hundred billion dollars" in cash windfalls if it signs a new nuclear deal, according to former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who also hinted to a group of pro-Israel activists on Monday that she will run for president in 2024.
With negotiations over a revamped nuclear deal ongoing, Haley warned an audience of pro-Israel activists that the Biden administration is preparing to unload billions of dollars to Tehran—money that "will fund terrorist attacks on Israel and America."
Biden has "made clear that he’ll do almost anything to get the ayatollahs to sign on the dotted line," Haley said in a speech before the Christians United for Israel organization during its annual gathering in Washington, D.C. "And do you know who Biden allowed our lead negotiator on the Iran deal to be? Russia." An advanced transcript of her remarks was obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Haley said that with Moscow’s help, the Biden administration is laying the groundwork for Iran to obtain "missiles and nukes to destroy both Israel and America."
Haley’s speech, which focused heavily on Israel and the threats posed by both Iran and Russia, comes amid speculation that she will throw her hat into the ring for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination—rumors that she appeared to confirm in her speech. It also laid the groundwork for a foreign policy approach that would refocus America on countering Iran and its growing alliance with Russia.
"Anything Joe Biden signs [with Iran] will all but guarantee that Iran gets the bomb. No deal is better than a bad deal," she said. "And if this president signs any sort of deal, I’ll make you a promise. … The next president will shred it—on her first day in office."
In addition to advocating for increased U.S. military aid to Israel to help it confront Iran, Haley discussed the war in Ukraine and blamed the Biden administration’s failures in Afghanistan for fueling Russian president Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
"If America hadn’t failed so miserably in Afghanistan, there never would have been a war in Ukraine," she said. "Putin saw the strongest country in history leave Bagram Air Force Base in the middle of the night—without even telling our allies who stood shoulder to shoulder with us for decades."
The bungled U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is why "Putin made his move. It’s the price we pay for American weakness. And now countless Ukrainians are paying for our mistake with their lives," Haley said.
Other world dictators learned a similar lesson when the United States ran out of Afghanistan, according to Haley.
"Putin wasn’t the only one who saw a green light in Afghanistan. So did Kim Jong Un in North Korea. So did Xi Jinping in Communist China,"
she said. "And last but not least, our surrender in Afghanistan was the gift that keeps on giving for Iran. When Kabul fell, the ayatollahs celebrated."
Haley also criticized Biden’s recent trip to the Middle East, including Israel, where he announced a $300 million cash infusion to the Palestinian government. The Free Beacon exclusively reported last week that a large portion of this cash is funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, known as UNRWA, which has a history of inciting violence against Jews.
"The money has no conditions, no strings, nothing. The Palestinians can keep stoking hatred of Israel," Haley said of the renewed funding. "They can keep paying the families of terrorists, which encourages more suicide bombings. Basically, the Palestinians can use America’s money to attack America’s ally. It’s a disgrace."
Records show more Democrat politicians using campaign funds to pay family members
Foremost among the numerous catastrophes that Joe Biden has presided over is inflation which has risen to a 40-year high.
This has caused prices of fuel, energy, food, and all everyday commodities to skyrocket, wreaking irreparable havoc on the budgets of regular people. Most citizens have no option but to postpone or even cancel purchases they can avoid.
However, these hassles seldom apply to the denizens of Washington D.C.
The Daily Caller reported that Democrats such as House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina, and Connecticut Rep. Jahana Hayes, are using their campaign fund to enrich family members.
Federal Election Commission(FEC) filings revealed Clyburn paid his grandson Walter A.C. Reed a sum of $21,000 in campaign funds since April 1.
Reed describes himself as Clyburn’s campaign manager on his Twitter account and is a salaried employee of the Clyburn campaign. He has been paid $58,500 by the 'Friends of Jim Clyburn' campaign committee since October 2021.
The campaign committee also paid $7,500 in rent on April 29 to 49 Magnolia Blossom LLC, controlled by Clyburn’s daughter Jennifer Clyburn Reed as well as Walter Reed. The Clyburn campaign has paid the Magnolia Blossom more than $70,000 since March 2020.
Democrat billionaire Tom Steyer’s failed 2020 presidential campaign also paid Magnolia Blossom more than $45,000 for office space.
FEC records also revealed that Clyburn has paid over $260,000 to family members since 2010 via the ‘Friends of Jim Clyburn’ campaign committee.
He's not the only one.
Next is Democratic Connecticut Rep. Jahana Hayes.
During Q2 2022, Hayes paid her son David Crenshaw $1,245 from her campaign fund and since entering Congress, has paid David $18,283.
During Q4 2021, Hayes’s campaign committee “Friends of Jahana Hayes” paid her son $15,118 since entering Congress.
During Q4 2021, FEC records reveal that Hayes paid over $15,000 in increments of $282 each to “David Crenshaw” under the category of “Payroll.”
During Q4 2021, “Friends of Jahana Hayes” paid Hayes’ daughter, Asia Clermont, $2,551 from her campaign fund in increments of $359 each, and since entering Congress, has paid Asia $21,299.
Despite scrutiny for paying her adult children tens of thousands of dollars merely to store passwords on her campaign, Q1 FEC records show Hayes is still paying her daughter Asia upwards of $700 per month.
Recent FEC records revealed Hayes is still paying her son David around $300 per month.
Hayes’s children weren't the only beneficiaries of her charity, Hayes reimbursed herself $250 dollars for “petty cash” despite the FEC having strict rules about petty cash reimbursements.
These revelations come on top of better-known ones about Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters also paying her daughter from campaign funds for questionable services, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paying her boyfriend inflated amounts for "services" from her campaign cash, as well as engaging in deceptive fundraising oddities.
So what do we make of this?
Clyburn and Hayes provide a perfect illustration of the workings of the Washington Democrat Establishment which is a self-serving, self-promoting, self-preserving, corrupt, and nepotistic cabal.
Members of the establishment include elected officials, government officials, the leadership of the armed forces, investigative and intelligence agencies, corporate houses, big tech, think tanks, foundations, academia, members of the legacy media, etc.
For elected officials, the Establishment facilitates the funding of political campaigns.
Every politician, irrespective of whether they are running for office or if they are already elected always runs a campaign. This campaign is usually a multimillion-dollar organization whose primary goal is to fundraise.
Transferring campaign funds directly to the accounts of close relatives would obviously be problematic and perhaps a blatant violation of the law. Hence they innovate and hire their close relatives assigning them important designations such as Campaign Manager or Communications Director or Chief Information Technology Officer. This justifies paying them salaries.
There are other methods of enriching close relatives. Perhaps campaign functions are held in hotels run by children. Perhaps rallies are organized by firms run by children. Perhaps the food and beverages are bought from restaurants owned by close relatives. This could apply to every activity that the campaign conducts. It is likely that these firms are set up in the names of relatives solely to feed off campaigns like parasites.
Beyond campaign jobs, the establishment also helps family members secure lucrative employment in the private sector or even business deals in hostile foreign nations. This relationship is always symbiotic. In exchange for favors, laws are passed that benefit the entities. Perhaps government subsidies or lucrative government contracts are handed out. Perhaps there are other private understandings. Hunter Biden is the prime example of this arrangement.
Establishment members often help each other out in times of need. It has to be remembered that Clyburn's endorsement of Biden helped pave the way for his victory in South Carolina, in the Super Tuesday states a few days later. This helped Biden clinch the nomination. In exchange, Clyburn’s misuse of his campaign funds will be overlooked.
If any establishment member were to lose an election or retire, the establishment ensures that the members are hired as lobbyists or media pundits or serve on the board of big corporations. They are given rewarding book contracts, handsome speaking fees, and other hugely profitable deals.
Few or perhaps none in the corporate media care to expose these cases of corruption by Clyburn or Hayes not only because of fears of being called 'racist' but because everybody is profiting from it in their own way. Perhaps close relatives of media people are hired by campaigns in exchange for favorable coverage.
The establishment specializes in legalizing corruption. Laws have been purposefully authored in such a manner that they are easy to circumvent. If laws are tough they are simply not enforced on establishment members.
In the end, nobody wants to topple the gravy train that feeds them.
The same establishment threw into a conniption whenever President Trump invited conducted meetings with political leaders at his properties. The establishment also used the might of the government to hound President Trump and look through all his finances desperate to find issues.
While regular people are suffering due to Biden’s misgovernance, the Establishment remains insulated, this is why they exhibit Mary Antoinette-like behavior while addressing regular people such as boasting about driving expensive electric cars while the price of fuel rises.
At times the citizen is baffled why Washington has spent over $54 billion on the defense and welfare of Ukraine while they claim to have no fund for a border wall across the US-Mexico border that would protect the US.
Why are U.S. leaders more focused on Ukraine than the U.S.? This is because a great deal of the funds meant for Ukraine will go to crony corporations who then send anything from modern weaponry to food aid to Ukraine. The corporations then find creative ways to repay all those who voted for aid to Ukraine.
President Trump rightly referred to this very establishment as the swamp.
If the nation has to thrive, the swamp has to be drained.
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