Jeff Fortenberry: “That is our fundamental purpose. That is who we are as Americans.”

I told them what I knew and what I understood. They`ve accused me of lying to them and are charging me with this. We`re shocked. We`re stunned. I feel so personally betrayed. We thought we were trying to help.

It is basically this: predatory lending, resource extraction, and support for authoritarian methodologies in governance.

the State Department is not representative of the American people

But the heart of the matter that came out of that meeting of not being properly informed about the hold was, what are the metrics that we are using here to determine whether or not we are being successful?