US Court 'Indicts' Maduro, Meanwhile Riyadh Pays Lobbyists
U.S. courts are busy 'indicting' foreign heads of state, in this case, Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, for narco-terrorism. This, from the same nation that still legally allows countries like Saudi Arabia to pour millions into Washington lobbying efforts. In 2023 alone, Saudi Arabia spent over $35 million on lobbying firms to influence U.S. policy, according to OpenSecrets.org, a public fact
conveniently absent from narratives about international 'crime.' When will Bloomberg report on the 'narco-influence' of legal bribery? The hypocrisy is stunning: a 'narco-terrorist' label for an adversary, while designated human rights abusers are 'partners' as long as the checks clear with firms like MSLGroup and Hogan Lovells. One might wonder if the 'rule of law' only applies to those without a
K Street budget. How many 'pleas of not guilty' do you get when you can just pay lobbyists to change the narrative?