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To: TobagoJack who wrote (188584)	6/8/2022 7:29:09 PM
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Re <<Navarro>> ... am agnostic on everything, naturally, but making a passing note to self to watch & brief, adding a name to the listing that Navarro and Bannon might be on. My guess is that the below mentioned General is of the same persuasion that in some minds require purgation as they believe Navarro is currently undergoing My other guess is that there might be a payback day, and a payback-payback day, and nights, never forget the nights, for that knock on the door, like in the good old nights of USSR zerohedge.com FBI Investigates Retired 4-Star & Brookings President At Center Of Illegal Qatar Lobbying Scandal A rare FBI investigation into a powerful and influential think tank has put a retire four-star general in hot water. Marine Gen. John R. Allen, who previously led US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, is being accused by the US government of making false statements related to a foreign lobbying campaign investigation centered on the wealthy gulf country of Qatar. The retired four-star was tapped to lead Brookings Institution starting in 2017 fresh off overseeing the Afghan war. Brookings is widely considered to be among the most influential foreign policy think tanks in the world. Based in D.C., its other most visible international headquarters is in Doha, Qatar. The Qatari government has further long been among Brookings' biggest financial backers. Gen. John R. Allen (ret.). Image: Brookings InstitutionOil and gas rich Qatar, though a tiny nation by size, has had an outsized influence over much of the past decade, given its extensive D.C. lobbying efforts and recent involvement in places like Syria, where it played a lead partner nation role in CIA and Pentagon programs to train and equip anti-Assad militant groups. Allen in his lead role at Brookings is accused of a cover-up regarding Qatar's efforts to exert influence over the US government: The FBI has seized the electronic data of a retired four-star general who authorities say made false statements and withheld "incriminating" documents about his role in an illegal foreign lobbying campaign on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. Further the AP reports: "It’s part of an expanding investigation that has ensnared Richard G. Olson, a former ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan who pleaded guilty to federal charges last week, and Imaad Zuberi, a prolific political donor now serving a 12-year prison sentence on corruption charges." The steep prison sentence for Olson suggests that Allen could be facing significant jail time, given the serious nature of the charges. The time period that is focus of the investigation covers the prior years of a severe Saudi-Qatar spat, which involved an outright economic and diplomatic war which threatened to unravel the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The rift endured from 2017 to 2020, and included tit-for-tat accusations of fueling Islamic militancy, also with Doha charged by the Saudis with being soft on Iran. A court 77-page court filing which the AP obtained details the following: The court filings detail Allen’s behind-the scenes efforts to help Qatar influence U.S. policy in 2017 when a diplomatic crisis erupted between the gas-rich Persian Gulf monarchy and its neighbors. “There is substantial evidence that these FARA violations were willful,” FBI agent Babak Adib wrote in a search warrant application, referring to the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Allen also misrepresented his role in the lobbying campaign to U.S. officials, Adib wrote, and failed to disclose "that he was simultaneously pursuing multimillion-dollar business deals with the government of Qatar." The FBI has said Allen gave a "false version of events" during a 2020 interview and that he concealed related emails he was ordered to hand over by a grand jury subpoena. John Allen, former commander of US forces in Afghanistan and the current head of Brookings, being investigated for undisclosed lobbying on behalf of Qatar and lying about it to the FBI. This is the top of the food chain. https://t.co/EeciEocVl0 — Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) June 8, 2022 Importantly, it's believed that Allen's lobbying efforts proved successful on Qatar's behalf, given that in 2017 then President Trump sided firmly with the Saudis against the Qataris at the height of the feud. The AP reviews that "Shortly after the blockade was announced, then-President Donald Trump appear to side against Qatar." And now, "The court papers say Allen played an important role in shifting the U.S.’s response. Specifically, authorities say Allen lobbied then National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster to have the Trump administration adopt more Qatar-friendly tone."