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Dear Miriam,
Urge your reps to press the FBI to investigate MEI's funding from the UAE.
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A key driver of Saudi Arabia's famine-inducing war in Yemen has been the
government of the United Arab Emirates. A key advocate on Capitol Hill for the
Saudi-UAE war in Yemen has been Gerald Feierstein of the Middle East Institute,
which gets money from Saudi Arabia and the UAE as well as major U.S. arms
manufacturers. In March, Feierstein advocated to the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee on behalf of the Saudi arms deal. [1] Feierstein also advocated in
favor of a Saudi-UAE plan to attack the Yemeni port of Hodeida, which the UN,
aid groups, and former U.S. officials warned would almost certainly push Yemen
into famine. [2]
The Intercept has now reported based on a leaked document that the Middle East
Institute is receiving $20 million from the UAE over 2016-2017, which the UAE
hoped to conceal, with the first payment coming in 2016. According to the
agreement, the contribution would allow the MEI to "inform U.S. government
policy makers." [3]
On June 13, 2017, Feierstein testified before the House Foreign Affairs
Committee about the U.S.-Saudi relationship. [4] In his required disclosure
form, Feierstein claimed that his organization had not received any payment or
contract from any foreign government related to the matter of the hearing since
2013. [5] According to The Intercept's reporting, that statement was false.
Making false statements to Congress is a violation of federal law. [6]
Ask your representatives in Congress to press the FBI to investigate the Middle
East Institute's funding from the United Arab Emirates, whether MEI is
violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and whether Gerald Feierstein
lied to Congress about MEI's funding from the UAE by signing our petition at
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References:
1.
https://www.justsecurity.org/41712/defense-industry-campaign-contributions-threaten-influence-senate-vote-saudi-arms-deal/
2.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/en/originals/2017/03/yemen-operation-uae-saudi-famine-port-trump-criticism.html
3.
https://theintercept.com/2017/08/09/gulf-government-gave-secret-20-million-gift-to-d-c-think-tank/
4.
http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA13/20170613/106108/HHRG-115-FA13-Wstate-FeiersteinG-20170613.pdf
5.
http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA13/20170613/106108/HHRG-115-FA13-TTF-FeiersteinG-20170613.pdf
6.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/politics/penalty-for-lying-to-congress/index.html
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