The smoking gun.

AuthorFang, Lee
PositionNorm Coleman became a lobbyist for the Saudi Arabian government

We obtained a document which reveals that former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, Republican of Minnesota, became a lobbyist for the Saudi Arabian government on July 15, 2014, from the Department of Justice Foreign Agent Registration Act database. http://www. fara.gov/docs/2244-Short-Form-20140715-30.pdf.

The Saudi Kingdom's biggest policy priorities relate to ousting Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad and maintaining Sunni power in the region. To accomplish this, the Saudis quickly became the largest financiers of Sunni militant groups opposing Assad's regime over the last two years. In doing so, the Saudis have unleashed a problem that has spread across the region as Saudi-backed militias have coalesced around radical organizations tied to A1 Qaeda and the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, which now threaten to destabilize much of the Middle East, including the Persian Gulf monarchies and Saudi Arabia itself.

1. Name

Norman B. Coleman, Jr.

Norm Colman who lost to Al Franken in 2.00O, has failed to publicly disclose his lucrative relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, even as he has given foreign policy speeches. Shortly After registering to represent the Saudis, Coleman gave a speech on Capitol Hill claiming that Israeli interests are aligned closely with Saudi interests, and that the US. should do more to follow the lead of both countries. "We should be hand in glove with our allies in the region," he declared.

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