December 1, 2012

Susan Rice - follow the money

From the Washington Free Beacon:
Susan Rice�s Enrichment Program
The portfolio of embattled United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice includes investments of hundreds of thousands of dollars in several energy companies known for doing business with Iran, according to financial disclosure forms.

Rice, a possible nominee to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she steps down, has come under criticism for promulgating erroneous information about the September 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans.

Rice has the highest net worth of executive branch members, with a fortune estimated between $24 to $44 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. A Free Beacon analysis of Rice�s portfolio shows thousands of dollars invested in at least three separate companies cited by lawmakers on Capitol Hill for doing business in Iran�s oil and gas sector.

The revelation of these investments could pose a problem for Rice if she is tapped by President Barack Obama to replace Clinton. Among the responsibilities of the next secretary of state will be a showdown with Iran over its nuclear enrichment program.

�That Susan Rice invested in companies doing business in Iran shows either the Obama administration�s lack of seriousness regarding Iran or Rice�s own immorality,� said Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon adviser on Iran and Iraq. �Either way, her actions undercut her ability to demand our allies unity on Iran.�

The companies in question appear to have conducted business with Tehran well after Western governments began to urge divestment from the rogue nation, which has continued to enrich uranium near levels needed to build a nuclear bomb.
And she stands to become Secretary of State? Posted by DaveH at December 1, 2012 11:49 AM
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