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While reading the articles and comments about the Gates incident in the Harvard University Crimson newspaper, I came across this information about his trips to China:
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Whenever one reads or hears the description "distinguished" by a newsy, it is always crucial to dig a little deeper.
Just prior to this unfortunate incident, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., had returned from China. While I am ignorant of the frequency of these trips, I am aware of some of the organizations Dr. Gates belongs to and affixes his name to.
One of these is the Bretton Woods Committee, the American-based, international lobby for the ultra-rich. In a recent letter to the US Congress (dated February 11, 2009) which listed Dr. Gates' name, the Bretton Woods Committee successfully pressured the US Congress to remove the "Buy American" clause from the federal stimulus package.
This acts to promote the next colossal wave of American jobs offshored to China, as well as elsewhere. Should Dr. Gates have received any payment from the Chinese government (or any other Chinese organization as almost everything there is PLA-owned [People's Liberation Army]), he is required by federal law to be a registered foreign agent (FARA, Department of Justice).
Along with Dr. Gates' name, the other names on this letter included the owners and senior-most executives of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, National Association of Manufacturers, Citigroup, AIG, JPMorgan Chase, Blackstone Group, KKR, Burson-Marsteller, etc.
If this is indeed true, I find it very disappointing that such a great scholar felt the need to support an un-American act such as this. We need MORE manufacturing jobs in America, not less.
My source is the first reader comment below this article:
While reading the articles and comments about the Gates incident in the Harvard University Crimson newspaper, I came across this information about his trips to China:
If this is indeed true, I find it very disappointing that such a great scholar felt the need to support an un-American act such as this. We need MORE manufacturing jobs in America, not less.
My source is the first reader comment below this article:
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