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| | Secretary Hillary Clinton gave approval to a deal that allowed a [[Russia]]n government enterprise | | Secretary Hillary Clinton gave approval to a deal that allowed a [[Russia]]n government enterprise |
| − | to control one-fifth of all [[uranium]] producing capacity in the [[United States]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150509041803/http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund Charity watchdog: Clinton Foundation a ‘slush fund’], Isabel Vincent, ''New York Post'', 26 April 2015</ref> Rosatom, the Russian company, acquired a Canadian firm controlled by [[Frank Giustra]] (pron. ''Ju-stra''), a Friend of Bill (FOB) Clinton’s and member of the Clinton Foundation Board, who pledged over $130 million to the Clinton family non-profit enterprise.<ref>[https://www.clintonfoundation.org/about/board-directors Board of Directors | Clinton Foundation], www.clintonfoundation.org</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/cash-flowed-to-clinton-foundation-as-russians-pressed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0 </ref> | + | to control one-fifth of all [[uranium]] producing capacity in the [[United States]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150509041803/http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund Charity watchdog: Clinton Foundation a ‘slush fund’], Isabel Vincent, ''New York Post'', 26 April 2015</ref> Rosatom, the Russian company, acquired a Canadian firm controlled by [[Frank Giustra]] (pron. ''Ju-stra''), a Friend of Bill (FOB) Clinton’s and member of the Clinton Foundation Board, who pledged over $130 million to the Clinton family non-profit enterprise.<ref>[https://www.clintonfoundation.org/about/board-directors Board of Directors | Clinton Foundation], www.clintonfoundation.org</ref> |
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| | Rosatom, the world’s leading builder of [[nuclear power plant]]s, built [[Iran]]’s [[nuclear reactor]] in Bushehr. With the purchase of Uranium One, Rosatom also bought the with uranium exploration rights in [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], and Utah. <ref>http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/moscows-american-uranium/ </ref> | | Rosatom, the world’s leading builder of [[nuclear power plant]]s, built [[Iran]]’s [[nuclear reactor]] in Bushehr. With the purchase of Uranium One, Rosatom also bought the with uranium exploration rights in [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], and Utah. <ref>http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/moscows-american-uranium/ </ref> |
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| | Syrian president [[Bashar al-Assad]] in May 2010 discussed with Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] the possibility of Rosatom building nuclear power plants in [[Syria]].<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511 </ref> | | Syrian president [[Bashar al-Assad]] in May 2010 discussed with Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] the possibility of Rosatom building nuclear power plants in [[Syria]].<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511 </ref> |
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| | + | {{quotebox|Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation. Uranium One’s chairman used his family foundation to make four donations totaling $2.35 million. Those contributions were not publicly disclosed by the Clintons, despite an agreement Mrs. Clinton had struck with the [[Obama]] [[White House]] to publicly identify all donors. Other people with ties to the company made donations as well.<br><br> |
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| | + | And shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One, Mr. Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech from a Russian investment bank with links to the [[Kremlin]] that was promoting Uranium One stock.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/cash-flowed-to-clinton-foundation-as-russians-pressed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0 </ref> }} |
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| | ==Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States== | | ==Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States== |