Bosnia, Northern Ireland, NAFTA … multiple false claims. “Misspeaks” or disregard for the truth? Watch this compilation (or read excerpts below) and decide for yourself.
- Foreign Policy: 7 seconds into the video
- Bosnia: 53 seconds into the video
- Northern Ireland at the 2:20 minute mark
- NAFTA at 4 minutes
FOREIGN POLICY
Hillary Clinton claims great foreign policy, but when her advisers were asked to provide examples in an interview with Slate, there was a long silence. They failed to provide any.
BOSNIA
Hillary said she was under sniper fire in Bosnia, and the greeting ceremony had to be canceled. News footage shows no sniper fire and the greeting ceremony went on as planned.
NORTHERN IRELAND
In New Hampshire, January 2008, Hillary said:
“I went to [Northern Ireland] more than my husband did. I was working to help change the atmosphere among people because leaders alone rarely make peace. I remember a meeting that I pulled together in Belfast, in the town hall there, bringing together Catholics and Protestants…”
There is no record of any such meeting. Hillary did however attend a ceremony in 1995 where Bill Clinton turned on some Christmas lights. After the meeting, Hillary met with some women at the Lamp Lighter Cafe. Hillary was given a tea pot as a gift.
On March 2008, Hillary told CNN,
“I helped to bring peace to Northern Ireland.”
The Daily Telegraph reported in 1998 that Hillary Clinton played no part in political talks over the years. The former first Minister of Northern Ireland, Lord Trimble of Lisnagarvey, called her claims “a wee bit silly”. (more…)
