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The relationship between John Huang, the Riady Family, and the Clintons, goes back to the late 1970s in Little Rock, Arkansas. The patriarch of the family, Mochtar Riady, is an [[Indonesia]]n of [[Chinese]] descent who built up the Lippo Group empire. In the mid-1970s, Mochtar Riady planned to expand his business into the United States and began looking for partners. He met the Stephens family of Arkansas and entered into various joint ventures with Stephens Inc.

The relationship between John Huang, the Riady Family, and the Clintons, goes back to the late 1970s in Little Rock, Arkansas. The patriarch of the family, Mochtar Riady, is an [[Indonesia]]n of [[Chinese]] descent who built up the Lippo Group empire. In the mid-1970s, Mochtar Riady planned to expand his business into the United States and began looking for partners. He met the Stephens family of Arkansas and entered into various joint ventures with Stephens Inc.

In Little Rock the Riadys met then-Governor Bill Clinton and financially supported Clinton’s gubernatorial campaigns throughout the 1980s.

In Little Rock the Riadys met then-Governor Bill Clinton and financially supported Clinton's gubernatorial campaigns throughout the 1980s.

After Riady pledged $1 million in support of then-Governor Clinton's campaign for the presidency 1992, contributions made by Huang had been reimbursed with funds wired from a foreign Lippo Group entity into an account Riady maintained at Lippo Bank and then distributed to Huang in cash. Also, contributions made by Lippo Group entities operating in the United States were reimbursed with wire transfers from foreign Lippo Group entities.<ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2001/January/017crm.htm "James Riady Pleads Guilty"], Department of Justice, press release, January 11, 2001.</ref><ref>[https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/08/12/huang.sentence/ "Former Democratic fund-raiser John Huang pleads guilty"], ''CNN.com'', Aug. 12, 1999.</ref>

After Riady pledged $1 million in support of then-Governor Clinton's campaign for the presidency 1992, contributions made by Huang had been reimbursed with funds wired from a foreign Lippo Group entity into an account Riady maintained at Lippo Bank and then distributed to Huang in cash. Also, contributions made by Lippo Group entities operating in the United States were reimbursed with wire transfers from foreign Lippo Group entities.<ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2001/January/017crm.htm "James Riady Pleads Guilty"], Department of Justice, press release, January 11, 2001.</ref><ref>[https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/08/12/huang.sentence/ "Former Democratic fund-raiser John Huang pleads guilty"], ''CNN.com'', Aug. 12, 1999.</ref>

In "Resetting" relations with [[Russia]], Secretary Clinton gave approval to a deal that allowed a Russian 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 Uranium One, a Utah [[uranium]] mining company owned by a [[Canadian]] firm run by [[Frank Giustra]] (pron. ''Ju-stra''). Giustra is a Friend of Bill (FOB) and member of the Clinton Foundation Board. The transaction required Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's approval.Giustra then donated over $130 million to the Clinton family non-profit foundation.<ref>[https://www.clintonfoundation.org/about/board-directors Board of Directors | Clinton Foundation],  www.clintonfoundation.org</ref><ref>http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2015/04/23/more-clinton-foundation-cronyism-the-deal-to-sell-uranium-interests-to-russia-while-hillary-was-secretary-of-state/</ref>

In "Resetting" relations with [[Russia]], Secretary Clinton gave approval to a deal that allowed a Russian 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 Uranium One, a Utah [[uranium]] mining company owned by a [[Canadian]] firm run by [[Frank Giustra]] (pron. ''Ju-stra''). Giustra is a Friend of Bill (FOB) and member of the Clinton Foundation Board. The transaction required Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's approval.Giustra then donated over $130 million to the Clinton family non-profit foundation.<ref>[https://www.clintonfoundation.org/about/board-directors Board of Directors | Clinton Foundation],  www.clintonfoundation.org</ref><ref>http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2015/04/23/more-clinton-foundation-cronyism-the-deal-to-sell-uranium-interests-to-russia-while-hillary-was-secretary-of-state/</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 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 uranium exploration rights in [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], and [[Utah]].<ref>http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/moscows-american-uranium/</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>https://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>https://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511</ref>

====Arms sales====

====Arms sales====

As weapons transfers were being approved, both the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and [[Boeing]] aircraft made donations to the Clinton Foundation. The ''[[Washington Post]]'' revealed that a Boeing [[lobbyist]] helped with fundraising in the early stages of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-hillary-clinton-and-boeing-a-beneficial-relationship/2014/04/13/21fe84ec-bc09-11e3-96ae-f2c36d2b1245_story.html For Hillary Clinton and Boeing, a beneficial relationship], By Rosalind S. Helderman, ''Washington Post'', April 13, 2014.</ref>

As weapons transfers were being approved, both the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and [[Boeing]] aircraft made donations to the Clinton Foundation. The ''[[Washington Post]]'' revealed that a Boeing [[lobbyist]] helped with fundraising in the early stages of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-hillary-clinton-and-boeing-a-beneficial-relationship/2014/04/13/21fe84ec-bc09-11e3-96ae-f2c36d2b1245_story.html For Hillary Clinton and Boeing, a beneficial relationship], By Rosalind S. Helderman, ''Washington Post'', April 13, 2014.</ref>

====Fighter aircraft====

====Fighter aircraft====

The Clinton State Department intervened at the behest of its [[Wall Street]] interests to oppose a minimum wage increase from 24 cents an hour to 61 cents, or about $5 a day.<ref>[http://www.thenation.com/article/wikileaks-haiti-let-them-live-3-day/ WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day], By Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives, ''[[Nation magazine]]'', June 1, 2011.</ref>  Multinational [[corporation]]s such as Hanes, Fruit of the Loom, Polo, and Levi's have been running sweat shops in [[Haiti]] and paying "[[slave]]" wages, according to the ''Columbia Journalism Review''.<ref>[http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/a_pulled_scoop_shows_us_booste.php A Pulled Scoop Shows U.S. Fought to Keep Haitian Wages Down (UPDATED)], By Ryan Chittum, ''Columbian Journalism Review'', June 3, 2011.</ref> The Clinton State Department got involved o behalf of its corporate interests and argued that the minimum wage increase “did not take economic reality into account” but was a [[populist]] measure aimed at appealing to “the [[unemployed]] and underpaid masses.”

The Clinton State Department intervened at the behest of its [[Wall Street]] interests to oppose a minimum wage increase from 24 cents an hour to 61 cents, or about $5 a day.<ref>[http://www.thenation.com/article/wikileaks-haiti-let-them-live-3-day/ WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day], By Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives, ''[[Nation magazine]]'', June 1, 2011.</ref>  Multinational [[corporation]]s such as Hanes, Fruit of the Loom, Polo, and Levi's have been running sweat shops in [[Haiti]] and paying "[[slave]]" wages, according to the ''Columbia Journalism Review''.<ref>[http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/a_pulled_scoop_shows_us_booste.php A Pulled Scoop Shows U.S. Fought to Keep Haitian Wages Down (UPDATED)], By Ryan Chittum, ''Columbian Journalism Review'', June 3, 2011.</ref> The Clinton State Department got involved o behalf of its corporate interests and argued that the minimum wage increase “did not take economic reality into account” but was a [[populist]] measure aimed at appealing to “the [[unemployed]] and underpaid masses.”

Responding to the Clinton State Department plea, Haiti’s president reduced the raise to 31 cents an hour or $3 a day minimum wage for Haiti's 25,000 workers in textile companies.

Responding to the Clinton State Department plea, Haiti's president reduced the raise to 31 cents an hour or $3 a day minimum wage for Haiti's 25,000 workers in textile companies.

==Trans Pacific Partnership==

==Trans Pacific Partnership==