R & D................research and development...........................the American SI has a ton of donors..........may of which are not American..............the kingdom of Saudi Arabia..................the USA used Saudi Arabia to oust Iraq from Kuwait.............during a skull and bonesman presidential reign here in Dc.............George H. W. Bush...........in the early 1990s........................but during the 1980s.............Iran - Iraq war..........................George Bush was vice pres. then.............and before that........the director of the Cia............................the USA helped Iraq.........................trained and supplied Saddam Hussein...............then during George H. W. Bush's son's reign here in DC...........W......................another bonesman from Yale U..............the USA outright invaded Iraq under the most bogus reasons possible................the stupid and naive American public bought it..........the reasons.........................................later.............they hung former Iraqi pres.........Saddam Hussein...............they even had his trial in NYC, NY...........odd that the world courts let that bs happen in the country, the USA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,that had invaded his...........yes, Saddam was not a good man............but how in the world could he have gotten a fair trial in NYC..........during Pres. W. admin............here in Dc...................................then they hung him with a rope..........like this is the 1700s or something............

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Jan 24, 2012 - The Smithsonian reported an increase in private giving in 2011, surpassing its own goal of $175 million with a $182 million total. The donations ...