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Agh, and he probably thought he was just so clever with that email too. Ex-military officials should stick to joining the boards of defense conglomerates that t
by atlasunshrugged 4y ago
Agh, and he probably thought he was just so clever with that email too. Ex-military officials should stick to joining the boards of defense conglomerates that their former friends and colleagues are going to spend billions of dollars with.
- adolph 4y agoMy guess is that the military is only the tip of the State iceberg. Shortly after Olson left the State Department, several Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, launched a blockade against Qatar that sparked a massive spending spree in Washington on lobbying and other efforts to influence the US policy. Olson, Zuberi and retired Marine four-star Gen John Allen traveled to Doha early in the diplomatic crisis to meet with top Qatari officials and discuss ways of resolving the issue, according to court records and a statement Allen’s spokesman provided to the wire service last year. https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/954208-ex-us-ambassador-to-pakistan-richard-olson-to-plead-guilty-for-helping-qatar https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/954208-ex-us-ambassador-to-...