Look at the Lobbyists Clinton and Wasserman Schultz Picked to Write the Democratic Party’s Platform

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12. And how does that relate to her current work at AGS?

Coalition For Fiscal And National Security Boasts Deep Financial Ties To Military Complex

By Christina Wilkie & Paul Blumenthal - 12/07/2012 12:01 am ET | Updated Dec 07, 2012

WASHINGTON — The multi-million dollar lobbying campaign to fix the national debt opened a new front this week, when a group of retired foreign policy experts — many with longstanding ties to private equity billionaire Peter G. Peterson — launched an effort to influence the debate over defense spending and debt reduction.

The Coalition for Fiscal and National Security is chaired by retired Adm. Michael Mullen, and includes 14 other former high-ranking government officials. Four former secretaries of state — Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright, George Shultz, and James A. Baker — are in the group, with three former defense secretaries and three former secretaries of the treasury.

The coalition is funded by Peterson’s family foundation and boasts a lineup of recognizable luminaries well out of the prime of their careers (the average age of coalition members is 79). All but one of the 15 coalition members has a personal financial stake in companies that stand to be affected by the group’s advocacy, raising the possibility of conflicts of interest.

The coalition is the latest Peterson-funded group advocating cuts to retirement and health care benefits. Peterson, a longtime proponent of cutting Social Security and Medicare in order to finance deficit reduction and low corporate tax rates, has spent nearly a half-billion dollars in the past five years spreading his austerity agenda by funding groups that include the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, the Campaign To Fix the Debt, the Moment of Truth, and the Concord Coalition.

The Coalition for Fiscal and National Security advocates increasing government spending on cutting-edge military technology, boosting funding of non-military diplomatic outreach projects and lowering overall defense spending. Although short on specifics, the group identified potential sources of spending cuts as Defense Department employee health care and retirement benefits, and the military procurement process.

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Kissinger and Albright each founded large international advisory firms — Kissinger Associates and Albright Stonebridge Group — after they left government. Meanwhile, former Secretary of State James A. Baker is listed as an expert in “cross-border transactions” at lobbying and law firm Baker Botts...

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/06/coalition-for-fiscal-and-national-security_n_2248011.html

Albright Stonebridge Group

"ASG is the premier global strategic advisory and commercial diplomacy firm. We offer perspectives honed at the highest levels of government and business, and insights informed by an unparalleled worldwide network."

The Albright Group, LLC now Albright Stonebridge Group, based in Washington, DC and headed by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, is "a global strategy firm that works with businesses and organizations to achieve their objectives, improve their returns, and enhance relationships with key stakeholders." The Group states that it meets the needs of its clients "with insight, innovation and integrity" and helps clients to

Broker agreements with governments and businesses
Find and build business relationships
Secure capital
Develop public-private partnerships
Identify and address political and regulatory risks
Enhance corporate responsibility and citizenship
Manage crises
Build strategic relationships with opinion leaders
Analyze privatization opportunities and offer strategic counsel for foreign investments[1]

Source:
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Albright_Stonebridge_Group

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