McCain and the International Republican Institute

Though Arizona Senator John McCain seldom talks about it, he has gotten much of his foreign policy experience working with a cloak and dagger operation called the International Republican Institute (IRI). Since 1993, McCain has served as Chair of the outfit, which is funded by the U.S. government and private money. The group, which receives tens of millions of taxpayer dollars each year, claims to promote democracy world-wide. On the surface at least, ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Mark Adams - Jun 9, 2008 - 1:50 PM PDT
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by Jeff Clark - Oct. 1, 2008

Another article about the well-named International Republican Institute, a govt-funded operation closely connected with covert operations, which McCain has chaired for 15 years. This article sheds new light by focusing on IRI's links with Iraq, Big Oil, and military-industrial behemoths like Lockheed Martin. It's a partial article in many respects; just reading this you can't know what IRI has done, even in Iraq. One thing does strike home: "McOld" and "McNew" may not be as different ... More »

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by Mark Siet - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a great story well researched with lots of examples. This really gives the big picture. It describes something that cannot be overly iterated which is the John McCain is in bed with these oil companies ala George Bush and Company and that we will only have more of the same should he get elected.

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by Mark Adams - Oct. 1, 2008

More of McCain needs to be exposed.

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by Randy Parson - Oct. 1, 2008
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