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Did HRC negotiate borders in Kosovo?
During the debate in Austin, Texas HRC slipped in a comment about how she had negotiated in Kosovo.
CNN transcript:
CLINTON: What I mean is that, you know, for more than 15 years, I've been honored to represent our country in more than 80 countries to negotiate on matters such as opening borders for refugees during the war in Kosovo, to stand up for women's rights as human rights around the world. I've served on the Senate...
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Her foreign policy advisor Richard Holbrooke was in charge of that effort for the Clinton Administration, but I have never read that HRC was involved as part of an official negotiating team.
Does anyone know?
I wonder. Given the recent news about Kosovo claiming independence I am curious whether she is trying to associate herself with real-time, unfolding international events by taking more credit than she could possibly deserve for the results of the negotiating team. Holbrooke was the negotiator back then.
February 23, 2008 8:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
She did not
February 23, 2008 8:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
You are misreading what she said. She's referring to encouraging other countries (presumably, European) to take in refugees from the Kosovo conflict, not negotiating Kosovo borders. This was a major problem at the time. Frankly it is plausible that she did just that.
February 23, 2008 8:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Uh, no...do you not understand her comment? When she says she "negotiated matters such as opening borders for refugees..." she means negotiating with other countries to take in refugees FROM the war torn country of Kosovo. She negotiated for neighboring countries to receive refugees, especially women and children who had been victimized by rape as a weapon of war and then she herself visited those refugee centers.
This is exactly the same shit they pulled on Al Gore - pretend he said something he didn't say and then ridicule it.
February 23, 2008 8:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
OK, where is this negotiation documented? Surely it must have been reported on at the time.
February 23, 2008 11:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
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