1/ "At the start of the Trump administration, IP3 [International Peace Power & Prosperity] found an ally in Tom Barrack" who "wasn’t familiar w/nuclear power as an option for the Middle East until he heard from Bud McFarlane." (more)
Nov 29, 2017:
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📷Bud McFarlane & Flynn in Trump Tower lobby on Dec 5, 2016 (Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images)
"Flynn was one of many retired military officers whom ACU [Strategic Partners] recruited [in 2014/15-not sure of the date]. ACU’s chief was a man named Alex Copson, who is most often described in press accounts as a 'colorful British-American dealmaker.' (con't)
"IP3 — whose sole project to date is the Saudi nuclear plan — never went through... normal channels. Instead, the company went straight to the top." Despite concerns raised by NSC lawyers, "Derek Harvey, then the NSC’s senior director for the Middle East, (con't)