Mike Benz
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Yeah. And although that may be the 2020 election, actually, that I'm referring to with those numbers, because I think those were the numbers in 2024 pre-election. So that may have been the 2020 election cycle, but I'm sure it's comparable for 2024. But- So the other part of it though, is that the Soros Foundation, so it drafts off of those policies. And I can give you some crazy examples of this.
Yeah. And although that may be the 2020 election, actually, that I'm referring to with those numbers, because I think those were the numbers in 2024 pre-election. So that may have been the 2020 election cycle, but I'm sure it's comparable for 2024. But- So the other part of it though, is that the Soros Foundation, so it drafts off of those policies. And I can give you some crazy examples of this.
In Mongolia is a particularly perfect example of this, but we'll come back to that in a sec. So it's not just that Soros donates to the political candidates who's running for president, who's running for attorney general, or who's running for district attorney. It's that the Soros Foundation is also a co-investor and a co-sponsor in government initiatives and government projects.
In Mongolia is a particularly perfect example of this, but we'll come back to that in a sec. So it's not just that Soros donates to the political candidates who's running for president, who's running for attorney general, or who's running for district attorney. It's that the Soros Foundation is also a co-investor and a co-sponsor in government initiatives and government projects.
In Mongolia is a particularly perfect example of this, but we'll come back to that in a sec. So it's not just that Soros donates to the political candidates who's running for president, who's running for attorney general, or who's running for district attorney. It's that the Soros Foundation is also a co-investor and a co-sponsor in government initiatives and government projects.
At USAID, you will frequently find, almost constantly find, that the Open Society Foundation is a donor into USAID initiatives, a donor into State Department initiatives. And this is what you frequently see when a government agency cannot get sufficient funds allocated from Congress.
At USAID, you will frequently find, almost constantly find, that the Open Society Foundation is a donor into USAID initiatives, a donor into State Department initiatives. And this is what you frequently see when a government agency cannot get sufficient funds allocated from Congress.
At USAID, you will frequently find, almost constantly find, that the Open Society Foundation is a donor into USAID initiatives, a donor into State Department initiatives. And this is what you frequently see when a government agency cannot get sufficient funds allocated from Congress.
They need to reach into the NGO sphere or into the private sector with multinational companies to effectively co-sponsor and provide the top-up capital to get the amount of money they need to run this operation. That's legal?
They need to reach into the NGO sphere or into the private sector with multinational companies to effectively co-sponsor and provide the top-up capital to get the amount of money they need to run this operation. That's legal?
They need to reach into the NGO sphere or into the private sector with multinational companies to effectively co-sponsor and provide the top-up capital to get the amount of money they need to run this operation. That's legal?
Yeah, we've had it since the banana wars. We've had this relationship for... In Honduras. Yeah, Honduras, Guatemala. This has been a constant feature of American statecraft.
Yeah, we've had it since the banana wars. We've had this relationship for... In Honduras. Yeah, Honduras, Guatemala. This has been a constant feature of American statecraft.
Yeah, we've had it since the banana wars. We've had this relationship for... In Honduras. Yeah, Honduras, Guatemala. This has been a constant feature of American statecraft.
You know, almost since the beginning, which is that you have a government national security interest or a government commercial national interest, but then you also have the profiteers of that government action in the private sector, in the for-profit space, and also at the NGO layer to the extent that they're getting funded to do this work or it satisfies the wants of the sponsors of the NGOs.
You know, almost since the beginning, which is that you have a government national security interest or a government commercial national interest, but then you also have the profiteers of that government action in the private sector, in the for-profit space, and also at the NGO layer to the extent that they're getting funded to do this work or it satisfies the wants of the sponsors of the NGOs.
You know, almost since the beginning, which is that you have a government national security interest or a government commercial national interest, but then you also have the profiteers of that government action in the private sector, in the for-profit space, and also at the NGO layer to the extent that they're getting funded to do this work or it satisfies the wants of the sponsors of the NGOs.
So, I mean, this is what War is a Racket was about. If, you know, the Smedley Butler 1936, you know, book about how, you know, all of the major multinational corporations were on the take for World War I. All of them were on the take for, you know, when he's talking about how he toppled governments in South America for, you know, what was it? The City National Bank. Yeah.
So, I mean, this is what War is a Racket was about. If, you know, the Smedley Butler 1936, you know, book about how, you know, all of the major multinational corporations were on the take for World War I. All of them were on the take for, you know, when he's talking about how he toppled governments in South America for, you know, what was it? The City National Bank. Yeah.
So, I mean, this is what War is a Racket was about. If, you know, the Smedley Butler 1936, you know, book about how, you know, all of the major multinational corporations were on the take for World War I. All of them were on the take for, you know, when he's talking about how he toppled governments in South America for, you know, what was it? The City National Bank. Yeah.