Washington Post: Through Acceso, Peanut Farming “Improvements Are Vastly Increasing Yields, Quality And Farmers’ Profits… [And Half Of Sales] Have Gone To Two Large Haitian Factories That Produce A Peanut-Based Paste That Is Given To Malnourished Children. “Robert Johnson, an American who runs the program, said the improvements are vastly increasing yields, quality and farmers’ profits. He said Acceso worked with about 1,000 farmers last year and bought about 120 metric tons of peanuts. This year, it expects to triple the number of farmers and buy almost five times as much peanut tonnage. At least half of Acceso’s sales have gone to two large Haitian factories that produce a peanut-based paste that is given to malnourished children. Most of the rest goes to local peanut-butter producers, he said. The program’s success, Johnson said, comes from its market-driven approach: It’s not a charity, it’s a business with a charitable purpose.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15] WALL STREET JOURNAL COLUMNIST MARY O’GRADY CITED A CONTRACT BETWEEN TWO CLINTON DONORS FOR HAITI AID AS EVIDENCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR THE CLINTONS Wall Street Journal: Both The InterAmerican Development Bank And “The Brazilian Construction Firm OAS” Have Given the Clinton Foundation Between $1 Million And $5 Million. “The Clinton Foundation lists the Brazilian construction firm OAS and the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) as donors that have given it between $1 million and $5 million. Those relationships are worth learning more about.” [Mary O’Grady column, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15] Wall Street Journal: “The 2013 OAS Donation To The Clinton Foundation Deserves Attention Because Of The Power That Bill Clinton Has In Haiti, Where OAS Has Been Awarded IDB Contracts.” “OAS has been in the news because it is caught up in a corruption scandal centered on Brazil’s state-owned oil company, Petrobras. In November Brazilian police arrested three top OAS executives for their alleged roles in a bribery scheme involving inflated contracts and kickbacks. OAS denies the allegations. Closer to home the 2013 OAS donation to the Clinton Foundation deserves attention because of the power that Bill Clinton has in Haiti, where OAS has been awarded IDB contracts.” [Mary O’Grady column, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15] Wall Street Journal: “Development Banks Are The Butt Of Jokes Among Economists Because While They Claim To Fight Poverty They Are Mostly Good At Empire Building…The Same Might Be Said Of The Clintons In Haiti.” [Mary O’Grady column, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15] Wall Street Journal: Secretary Clinton’s Tenure At The State Department As Well As Bill Clinton’s Appointment As U.N. Special Envoy To Haiti “Gave The Clintons A Lot Of Power Of U.S. Foreign-Aid Decisions” There. “A few months after Hillary Clinton became secretary of state in 2009, Bill Clinton was named the U.N. special envoy to Haiti. That gave the Clintons a lot of power over U.S. foreign-aid decisions in the small country.” [Mary O’Grady column, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15] Wall Street Journal: After Bill Clinton “Was Named Co-Chair Of The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission” Following The 2010 Earthquake, “The State Department began directing parties interested in competing for Haiti contracts to the Clinton Foundation.” “They accumulated more influence after the 2010 earthquake, when Bill was named co-chair of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission. The State Department began directing parties interested in competing for Haiti contracts to the Clinton Foundation. Being on the right side of Bill matters if you want to benefit from U.S. foreign aid destined for Haiti.” [Mary O’Grady column, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15] Wall Street Journal: IDB Finance Specialist Mariela Antiga Was Fired From Her Work In Haiti After She “Had Objected To An April 2009 OAS Road Contract.” “Mariela Antiga arrived in Haiti a few months before Mrs. Clinton became secretary of state. She had signed a three-year contract with the IDB as an in-country finance specialist whose job it was to ensure the integrity of the bidding process and the validity of the contracts. But in March 2010 the IDB told her to pack her bags and leave Haiti… Ms. Antiga had objected to an April 2009 OAS road contract. Her concerns were echoed, according to the tribunal report, by two other employees.” [Mary O’Grady column, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15]