NEW: MYANMAR’s brutal military junta is funded by $ from a gas operation.

There are mounting calls on BIDEN to sanction the operation.

But @CHEVRON is quietly lobbying against the sanctions.

* Chevron reaps $100M-$150M/yr from its stake in the operation https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/us/politics/chevron-myanmar-sanctions.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/2...
THE REVOLVING DOOR KEEPS SPINNING: Last month, CRAIG HALL left the @StateDept as a high-ranking career official covering Asia, & joined @Chevron as a lobbyist covering Asia.

He& #39;s now lobbying ex-colleagues against MYANMAR sanctions that could hurt CHEVRON https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/us/politics/chevron-myanmar-sanctions.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/2...
CHEVRON has gotten its way in MYANMAR over human rights concerns before:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">In 2007, it successfully lobbied against Myanmar gas sanctions.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">In 2012, @Chevron (a $500k-$1M @ClintonFdn donor) backed @HillaryClinton& #39;s move to allow US investment in Myanmar. https://www.thedailybeast.com/hillary-clinton-went-to-bat-for-chevron">https://www.thedailybeast.com/hillary-c...
Of course, Myanmar has not been a top concern for Americans, as ex-Obama aide @tvietor08 argued in 2014:

“...not a single voter will make their decision based on ( @HillaryClinton’s) policy towards Burma. You’ll be lucky if they know where the fuck it is.” https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/03/27/hillarys-burma-problem/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/03/2...
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