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Obama Administration (view source)
Revision as of 21:16, November 20, 2020
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After the Dalai Lama met with President Obama in February, 2010 he was unceremoniously escorted through a side door that trash is regularly carried out to a photo op with awaiting cameras.
After the Dalai Lama met with President Obama in February, 2010 he was unceremoniously escorted through a side door that trash is regularly carried out to a photo op with awaiting cameras.
On Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]]'s first official visit to [[China]], the Secretary told Chinese leaders the [[Obama administration]] considered [[human rights]] concerns secondary to economic survival<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4735087/Hillary-Clinton-Chinese-human-rights-secondary-to-economic-survival.html Hillary Clinton: Chinese human rights secondary to economic survival,] Richard Spencer, ''[[Daily Telegraph]],'' 20 Feb 2009.</ref> and asked the [[CCP]] leaders for help financing [[President Obama]]'s massive $787 economic stimulus plan by buying US Treasury securities.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.42a44b0f5d9cf5c9762e80574e79a3d5.831&show_article=1 Clinton wraps Asia trip by asking China to buy US debt,] [[Breitbart.com]], Feb 22 2009.</ref>
On Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]]'s first official visit to [[China]], the Secretary told Chinese leaders the [[Obama administration]] considered [[human rights]] concerns secondary to economic survival<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4735087/Hillary-Clinton-Chinese-human-rights-secondary-to-economic-survival.html Hillary Clinton: Chinese human rights secondary to economic survival,] Richard Spencer, ''[[Daily Telegraph]],'' 20 Feb 2009.</ref> and asked the [[CCP]] leaders for help financing [[President Obama]]'s massive $787 economic stimulus plan by buying US Treasury securities.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.42a44b0f5d9cf5c9762e80574e79a3d5.831&show_article=1 Clinton wraps Asia trip by asking China to buy US debt,] [[Breitbart.com]], Feb 22 2009.</ref>
====Philippines====
[[Smartmatic]] has been criticized by various entities for its motives and handling of elections in the Philippines.<ref name="IBONsmart">{{cite web|title=Automated Polls: Privatized elections, foreign-controlled democracy (Part 2)|url=http://ibon.org/2016/05/automated-polls-privatized-elections-foreign-controlled-democracy/|website=IBON Foundation|accessdate=}}</ref> Prior to the elections, Filipino-Americans called on [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] to investigate the background of Smartmatic prior to the elections due to its links to the Venezuelan government. Smartmatic described these actions as "trying to rehash a story based on market share".<ref name="PDIobama">{{cite news|url=http://www.pressreader.com/philippines/philippine-daily-inquirer/20100509/283141424974812|title=Obama asked: Investigate Smartmatic|date=9 May 2010|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|accessdate=|quote=Smartmatic has disclosed, he said, that its owners are families in Venezuela}}</ref> Following allegations of fraud, some employees of Smartmatic had their passports temporarily held.<ref name="ABSsons">{{cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/05/20/10/teddy-boy-blows-top-smartmatic-official|title='Teddy Boy' blows top at Smartmatic official|date=20 May 2010|work=ABS-CBN News|accessdate=}}</ref> At a fraud inquiry on May 20, 2010, Heider Garcia of Smartmatic was questioned on the transparency and what he called "unforeseen" occurrences during the election process, with Philippine official Teodoro Locsin Jr. – an automated poll advocate – sharply rebuking Garcia. On June 29, 2010, the Philippine Computer Society (PCS) filed a complaint with the country's Ombudsman against 17 officials of the Commission on Elections and the Smartmatic-TIM Corp. for alleged “incompetence,” graft and unethical conduct.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100721-282412/Graft-raps-filed-vs-Smartmatic-Comelec-execs|title=Inquirer.Net: Graft raps filed vs Smartmatic, Comelec execs|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref>
'''2016 elections'''
Days after the May 2016 elections, Bongbong Marcos alleged that Smartmatic had tampered with the votes which cost him being elected Vice President of the Philippines and criminal proceedings were filed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) against Comelec personnel as well as Smartmatic employees, with Election Commissioner Rowena Guanzon stating that Smartmatic had violated protocols.<ref name="INQUIREphil">{{cite news|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/785566/smartmatic-faces-probe|title=Smartmatic faces probe|last1=Uy|first1=Jocelyn R.|date=14 May 2016|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|accessdate=}}</ref> After a Smartmatic employee fled the country, Bongbong Marcos accused the Comelec for his "escape", though two other Smartmatic personnel, one from Venezuela and the other from Israel, were present for criminal proceedings.<ref name="BONGsmart">{{cite news|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/comelec-hit-for-escape-of-smartmatic-engineer/268793/|title=Comelec hit for escape of Smartmatic engineer - The Manila Times Online|date=19 June 2016|work=The Manila Times|accessdate=}}</ref> In July 2016, it was reported that Smartmatic funneled votes through "unofficial servers". In an October 2016 editorial, ''The Manila Times'' called on all members of Comelec to resign due to the "innumerable controversies since its adoption of the Smartmatic-based Automated Election System".
On June 7, 2017, the Philippine Department of Justice indicted "several Smartmatic and Comelec personnel for changing the script in the election transparency server on election night during the May 2016 national and local polls". Those charged with the tampering include Marlon Garcia, the head of the Smartmatic's Technical Support Team, as well as two other Smartmatic employees, Neil Baniqued and Mauricio Herrera, and Comelec IT employees Rouie Peñalba, Nelson Herrera, and Frances Mae Gonzales. The six were charged with "illegal access, data interference, and system interference" under the Cybercrime Prevention Act.<ref name="ABScbnIND">{{cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/07/17/smartmatic-comelec-personnel-ordered-indicted-for-halalan-2016-script-alteration|title=Smartmatic, Comelec personnel ordered indicted for Halalan 2016 script alteration|last1=News|first1=Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN|date=7 June 2017|work=ABS-CBN Corporation|accessdate=}}</ref>
In August 2017, it was revealed that Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista was allegedly paid commissions by Divina Law while serving as chairman "for assisting the law firm clients with the Comelec". Divina Law, a firm that provides legal advice to Smartmatic. Bautista admitted that he obtained "referral fees", but denied that it was due to his position in Comelec. According to House Deputy Minority Leader Harry Roque, the incident is "a very clear case of bribery" by Smartmatic.<ref name="CNNdivina">{{cite news|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/08/08/Comelec-Andy-Bautista-Smartmatic-unexplained-wealth.html|title=Solon: Bautista's 'receipt of fee for Smartmatic referral' casts doubt on 2016 polls|date=9 August 2017|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=|language=en}}</ref>
===Albania===
===Albania===