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SleeplessinSoCal

(8,998 posts)
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 04:12 PM Sep 2018

Betsy Woodruff: Erik Prince in the Seychelles details


Revealed: What Erik Prince and Moscow’s Money Man Discussed in That Infamous Seychelles Meeting

"Joint U.S.-Russian raids to kill top terrorists. Teamwork between an American government agency and a sanctioned Russian fund. Moscow pouring money into the Midwest.

These are just a few of the ideas the head of a Russian sovereign wealth fund touched on during his meeting with former Blackwater head Erik Prince in the Seychelles, just weeks before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to a memo exclusively reviewed by The Daily Beast.

The meeting between Prince, an influential Trump ally, and Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the sanctioned fund, took place on Jan. 11, 2017, at the Four Seasons Hotel in a bar overlooking the Indian Ocean. George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman who advises the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates, was also present...."


https://www.thedailybeast.com/revealed-what-erik-prince-and-moscows-money-man-discussed-in-that-infamous-seychelles-meeting?ref=home
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Betsy Woodruff: Erik Prince in the Seychelles details (Original Post) SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2018 OP
Prince wants to replace our military saidsimplesimon Sep 2018 #1
Or use military resources to find them, then take credit for what comes after. Blue_true Sep 2018 #5
Related to the stuff Seth has been pushing unc70 Sep 2018 #2
"Pouring money into the Midwest"? Is he talking campaign cash in US Midwest or mistake for Mideast? Midnight Writer Sep 2018 #3
Our midwest. SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2018 #6
Before Trump was sworn into office ? kentuck Sep 2018 #4

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
5. Or use military resources to find them, then take credit for what comes after.
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 04:59 PM
Sep 2018

How can truly dedicated military people support Trump? He is screwing them in every origice.

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