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Mark Shields, Blood Money and Special Privilege
Political analyst Mark Shields criticized the "special privilege" shown to the Utah Jazz basketball team, who received immediate testing while frontline healthcare workers were denied. He characterized the profits made by senators from timely stock sales as "blood money" that must be prosecuted.
Bosnia Sniper Fire, "Blood Money" Claims, and Democracy Now
Donald Trump revisits Hillary Clinton's 1996 claim of landing under sniper fire in Bosnia, which was later debunked. Trump accuses Clinton of raising "blood money" from special interests and foreign governments. *Democracy Now!* is criticized for inadvertently spreading Trump's "world-class liar" meme while attempting to report on his economic policies.
CIA contractor Raymond Davis was released from Pakistani custody following the payment of "blood money" to the families of men he killed in Lahore. The hosts suggest Davis was actually a Blackwater (Xe) employee and that the US government is using contractors as proxies to avoid direct accountability for intelligence operations.
Musician Sting is criticized for accepting a $2 million fee to perform a private concert for Islam Karimov, the dictator of Uzbekistan. The hosts label the payment "blood money" and mock Sting's public persona as a human rights and environmental activist.
