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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat's really driving opposition to an Iran nuclear deal? Billionaire mega-donors with lots of cash.
A few billionaires are trying to drive US foreign policy and drag us into a war.
Republicans And Iran Deal Opponents Are Funded By The Same Mega-Donors
WASHINGTON -- As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress last week, making his case against the deal the U.S. and partner nations are negotiating over Iran's nuclear program, Miriam Adelson -- the wife of billionaire casino operator Sheldon Adelson -- dropped her purple Hermes purse from the gallery onto the floor of the House, hitting the foot of a congressman.
The incident, a humorous side note to the speech, was also a helpful reminder of the not-so-subtle role some in the audience have played in promoting Netanyahu's opposition to the current U.S.-Iran negotiations.
In the past four years, Sheldon and Miriam Adelson have emerged as the preeminent funders of the Republican Party through a network of super PACs and nonprofit groups. At the same time, they have been among the biggest funders of groups that oppose any deal with Iran over that countrys nuclear program.
Along with Adelson, there are three other donors who fund both anti-Iran groups and the Republican Partys super PAC infrastructure: hedge fund directors Paul Singer and Seth Klarman, and Home Depot founder Bernard Marcus. These four right-wing, pro-Israel donors gave a combined $11.5 million to some of the biggest opponents of the Iran negotiations from 2011 through 2013, and pumped $115 million into Republican Party super PACs in the 2012 and 2014 elections.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/10/iran-deal-republicans_n_6841976.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
CanonRay
(14,113 posts)will be the first to volunteer when the war starts.
I'm sure they've already honorably served.....not
bananas
(27,509 posts)There would've been a deal already if it wasn't for them. They make our right-wingers look like Bernie Sanders.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)And who else?
Along with Adelson, there are three other donors who fund both anti-Iran groups and the Republican Partys super PAC infrastructure: hedge fund directors Paul Singer and Seth Klarman, and Home Depot founder Bernard Marcus. These four right-wing, pro-Israel donors gave a combined $11.5 million to some of the biggest opponents of the Iran negotiations from 2011 through 2013, and pumped $115 million into Republican Party super PACs in the 2012 and 2014 elections.