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Money transferred between the governments of two countries as part of cooperation on other issues is not really a gift in any sense of the word, but rather just
by falcor84 3y ago
Money transferred between the governments of two countries as part of cooperation on other issues is not really a gift in any sense of the word, but rather just diplomatic relations.
In your metaphor, it's as if you're working to negotiate a deal on behalf of your parents for the family business.
- refurb 3y agoIt's diplomatic relations in isolation. But if someone agrees to it in exchange for staying silent, that's still a bribe.
- falcor84 3y agoI'm not quite following. As I read it, the head of the government had information that enabled him to essentially conjure $3.3M of foreign aid for his country out of thin air, and you're saying that it would have been better for his country if he instead just publicly released that information? Taking this to the extreme, should "the public's right to know" preclude having any non-public diplomatic conversations whatsoever?