Donald Trump Claims He Donated $150K from Qaddafi in 2009, But Tax Returns Only Show $23K to Charity

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  1. struth

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    He was on all the major networks prior to the debate
     
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    How refreshing ... an informative post from someone who did his homework.

    Thank you.
     
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    Thank you for the kind comments.

    As much as our Western economic network is corrupted, the alternatives right now are a slave labour nation-China or a bunch of Russian cannibals. Not much of a choice. So I prefer to try work with our Western network and try help reform it. The alternatives are not exactly worth mentioning.

    Youdon't see any in depth discussions on foreign policy in this US election. Trump limited it poly to a personal attack on Biden's son in Ukraine.

    From a purely Canadian perspective we would have as many trade issues with Biden as we would with Trump. Its nothing personal its just the inherent way our financial interests compete.

    I will say this- the US and NATO seem to be just fine in spite of chilly relations between Trump and Western leaders. As well aAustralia and Britain have no problems working side by side in the South China seas with the US Navy in the lead and even Canada sent one of our ships there and believe me we have very few.

    I personally think China is on the verge of an economic implosion which could cause unpredictable impact on its behaviour. Whether it turns inwords off the world stage or engages in an external conflict to dettract from a civil war remains to be seen but China is due for a melt down any quarter now. Whether its Biden or Trump, the entire world will be depending on the Yanks if China has its economic implosion.

    Unstable countries to watch melt down alongside China: Russia,Turkey, Iran, Brazil.

    Countries to watch for growth: Cyprus, Israel, Greece (from off shore oil deposits 1/2 way between Cyprus and Israel) and Palestine (Gaza-West Bank) if it created a stable not terrorist government and entered into an offshore economic alliance with Israel and Cyprus.

    India, Britain, Germany, France and the US would indirectly benefit from that oil and it would directly weaken Iran and Russian oil prices which is why Putin is so anxious to sabotage any major oil drilling and is threatening with Turkey to finance terrorists to blow it up. Its why Russia wants a naval presence in Syria.
     
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    Brazil? Really? I'm not up on my South American politics, I'm afraid.

    Turkey should be kicked out of NATO in my opinion. Under Erdogan, they are no longer a democratic nation. They are certainly not our allies.

    As for peaceful trade relations in the Middle East, Trump can claim credit for recent treaties if he likes, but those treaties were going to happen regardless of who sits in the Oval Office. It was inevitable. Always follow the money.
     
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    WTF, did you effing forget about Lockerbie let alone the bombing of the bar in Germany !!!!
     
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    Ah, well, at least this time you wrote a sentence that made sense in Engish! We're making progress....

    No, I didn't forget about anything. The thread topic is about Trump's donations to charity in 2009.

    "Effing" Lockerbie and the 'disco bombing' in Berlin occurred in 1988 and 1986 respectively -- decades before 2009 (use a calculator if you can't do the math in your head). Gadhaffi was appropriately bombed and punished for Libya's roles in both of these events and afterwards, he 'cleaned up his act', disavowed terrorism and any pursuit of WMD's, and, became a 'good little boy' who supplied oil on very agreeable terms throughout the Mediterranean and Southern Europe.

    But in 2009, along came Obama, who was given the Nobel Peace Prize for doing absolutely NOTHING but being "blackish". The French had begun to hate Gadhaffi again by 2011 because he wasn't doing their bidding in Africa, so, good old Obama -- always eager to kiss French ass -- sent in the superior air power of the United States and effectively made it impossible for the legitimate government of Libya to defend itself from Muslim terrorist armies. And that was the end of Gadhaffi... and the beginning of terrorist factionalism in Libya that continues TO THIS DAY!

    Anyway, back on topic, what you, or I, or Donald Trump gives to 'charity' is your, my, and Trump's business -- and NOBODY else's....
     
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    3rd time, Gadhaffi was a sponsor of Muslim terrorism, or does historical facts evade your conscience.
     
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    Gadhaffi was a brutally cruel monster and tyrant -- but, after he was severely punished for the Berlin disco bombing and for Libya's role in the Lockerbie bombing back in the 1980's, he totally disavowed Muslim terrorism -- mostly to protect his own ass, and to consolidate his own power and wealth. There was nothing 'egalitarian' about Gadhaffi. He was the kind of 'tin-pot' dictator that the United States has bought-and-sold in quantity ever since the Spanish-American War in 1898. My grasp of "historical facts" is intact.... Is yours...?

    But, NOW, what has Libya turned into now that Gadhaffi is gone? Things are so dangerous for Americans there after what Obama pulled that we had to CLOSE our American Embassy in Tripoli in July 2014 -- and we've never reopened it since! Do you understand "shades-of-gray"...?

    [​IMG]. "Yeah, but the French LOVED me for it...!" :banana:
     
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    Is that why he welcomed the bomber to a heroes parade when he was released.
     

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