Number of bomb threats (not a complete picture):
36 in San Diego
30+ in New York City
About 20 in San Francisco
About 20 in Dallas
19 in Colorado Springs
16 in Charlotte, NC
13 in Washington, D.C.
11 in Suffolk County, NY
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1073377579393056768
Mueller to outline Middle Eastern countries’ efforts to influence US politics: report
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/421176-mueller-to-outline-middle-eastern-countries-efforts-to-influence-us
Ambani intervened with Clinton in 2000 to save Sharif's life, claims Gadkari
Last updated on: May 20, 2013 12:26 IST
Former BJP president makes the startling claim at a function to release Marathi translation of MJ Akbar's book on Sunday
As Nawaz Sharif prepares to take over as Pakistan's prime minister for the third time, here is a revelation from former Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari.
When he was ousted in a military coup in 1999 by then army chief, General Pervez Musharraf, it was the intervention of Reliance Industries’ chairman Dhirubhai Ambani that saved his life, claims Gadkari. The latter requested then United States president Bill Clinton to save Sharif’s life as "he was an important friend".
This claim was made by Nitin Gadkari at a book release function in Nagpur on Sunday, and is the first such claim by a senior politician.
Gadkari said Ambani made the request at a meeting in Mumbai during Clinton’s visit to India in March 2000, when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the prime minister. Clinton and his delegation also had a formal event at the Mumbai Stock Exchange, at which Gadkari was present as the leader of opposition in the Maharashtra legislative council.
"Before that programme, Dhirubhai met Clinton and requested him to use his good relations with Musharraf to save Sharif's life, for it was feared that Musharraf would get rid of Sharif like how Zia-ul-Haq got rid of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Dhirubhai said Sharif was his friend and that he should be allowed to live. He also told Clinton that Sharif was as good as his own countrymen because India and Pakistan were one before partition. Both his sons, Mukesh and Anil, were present then,” Gadkari said at a book release function on Sunday.
The book, Talwarinchya Chhayet, a translation of senior journalist MJ Akbar's book The Shade of Swords, is published by Pune's Sarhad Research Centre.
After his visit to India, Clinton went to Pakistan where apparently he secured a pardon for Sharif's life after discussions with Musharraf. "He even conveyed this to Dhirubhai," said Gadkari. Thereafter, Sharif was exiled from Pakistan and offered asylum in Saudi Arabia.
Sanjay Nahar, founder of the Sarhad Research Centre, was present at the event along with Girish Gandhi of Vanrai, as were Akbar and member of Parliament Vijay Darda, when Gadkari made the statement.
Nahar said, "Gadkari made this statement twice in the course of the day. First, he made the statement in informal discussions in the afternoon and then at the evening function. Coming from a former president of the BJP, this statement assumes importance as it shows his concern for stability in Pakistan."
https://www.rediff.com/news/report/ambani-intervened-with-clinton-in-2000-to-save-sharifs-life/20130520.htm
Amabni Saved Nawaz Sharif’s Life In 2000
It is reported in media that Paistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif was saved by rich Indian industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani . Dhirubhai appealedto US President Bill Clinton at that time to help Nawaz Sharif and save him. Nawaz Sharif government was toppled by military dictator Pervez Musharraf at that time.
According to Indian media former Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari has claimed that Ambani met Bill Clinton and appealed to US President that he must use his good relations with Pervez Musharraf in saving Nawaz Sharif. Dhirubhai told Clinton that Nawaz is a frined of mine and he is true Pakistani and wants peace in the region.
Dhirubhai Ambani Ambani feared that Musharraf will do the same with Nawaz Sharif that General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq did with the founder of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. After Clinton visit to India he went to Pakistan where he discussed the situation with Musharraf and secured a pardon for Nawaz Sharif’s life.
Dhirubhai Ambani was Indian business tycoon, who died on 6th July, 2012. His two sons Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani and Anil Dhirubhai Ambani are successfully running businesses in India.
https://www.awamipolitics.com/amabni-saved-nawaz-sharifs-life-in-2000-13325.html
The Do-Gooders’ Billion Dollar Club
How would you like to hobnob with the ever charismatic, ever friendly President Bill Clinton at a gathering of power people? Meet First Daughter Chelsea Clinton on board the battleship Intrepid? Perhaps rub shoulders with Indian-American business superstars Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo and Ajay Banga of Mastercard? Chat with superstars like Mira Nair, Shabana Azmi or Jhumpa Lahiri? Pose for a picture with Miss America?
If you’re on the gala fundraiser circuit in the US, you would have met them all – and helped raise millions of dollars too. While most elite private clubs exist to further networking, the remarkable thing about these Indian-American gatherings is that they don’t monitor the graphs of big business or mergers but the potential of the human heart – the possibility of creating success for millions of under-privileged people.
ou could call these initiatives the Do-Gooders’ Billion Dollar Club which through high profile events get high net worth individuals and corporations to write substantive checks for initiating change in the lives of the neediest in India. Several nonprofit organizations like AIF, Pratham USA and Aksha Patra exist in big cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago and help channel the wealth from Silicon Valley and Wall Street moguls to the villages and slums of India. While in India people generally tend to give individually to places of worship or personal causes, but once they come to the US they often adapt to this American way of raising money for charitable causes.
After all, America has a reputation for being the most generous nation in the world: according to Giving USA, Americans gave a whopping $298.3 billion in 2011 – the largest source of charitable giving came from individuals at $217.79 billion, or 73% of total giving; followed by foundations ($41.67 billion/14%), bequests ($24.41 billion/8%), and corporations ($14.55 billion/5%).
In fact, according to a study conducted by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, it is estimated that charitable contributions will total between $21.2 to $55.4 trillion between 1998-2052. The figures of charitable giving in the US is equivalent to the GDP of some nations! We all recall Warren Buffett’s gift of $43.5 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock to charities, including $31 billion to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest single charitable gift in history…..
http://www.lassiwithlavina.com/thebuzz/the-do-gooders-billion-dollar-club/html
u see that Fareed Zakaria nugget there…