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Donald Trump achievements: Military, national security, and anti-terrorism

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:''Main article: [[Donald Trump achievements]]''
This article is a non-exhaustive list of achievements by [[President of the United States of America|U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], [[Trump Administration|his administration]], and [[United States Congress|Congress]] related to the military, United States national security, and anti-terrorism actions.

==2017==
It was observed relatively early in his presidency that President Trump had developed a strong position on fighting terrorism, making good on his campaign promises.<ref>Wong, Kristina (April 24, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/24/trump-takes-on-terrorism-in-his-first-hundred-days/ Trump Takes on Terrorism in His First Hundred Days]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 24, 2017.</ref> It was reported in June 2017 that public trust in the Trump Administration in protecting the nation from terrorism increased to 70%, up from 55% in 2015.<ref>Multiple references:
*McCarthy, Justin (June 19, 2017). [http://www.gallup.com/poll/212558/seven-trust-government-protect-against-terrorism.aspx?g_source=Politics&g_medium=lead&g_campaign=tiles Seven in 10 Trust US Government to Protect Against Terrorism]. ''Gallup''. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
*Harper, Jennifer (June 19, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/19/seventy-percent-of-americans-trust-government-to-p/ ‘Recovery of confidence’: 70% of Americans trust government to protect them from terrorism]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 19, 2017.</ref> Due to the policies of President Trump and Secretary of Defense [[James Mattis]], the U.S. had made major gains against ISIS in Iraq, Syria,<ref>McKay, Hollie (December 8, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/08/trump-mattis-turn-military-loose-on-isis-leaving-terror-caliphate-in-tatters.html Trump, Mattis turn military loose on ISIS, leaving terror caliphate in tatters]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 8, 2017.</ref> and Afghanistan by the first year of Trump's presidency, and it oversaw the first steps of military expansion.<ref>Wong, Kristina (July 19, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/07/19/winning-five-pentagon-successes-under-president-trump/ WINNING: Five Pentagon Successes Under President Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 20, 2017.</ref> President Trump's strategy on defeating ISIS differed from that of Obama's,<ref>Wong, Kristina (July 24, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/24/defense-secretary-jim-mattis-explains-how-trumps-isis-strategy-is-different-from-obamas/ Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Explains How Trump’s ISIS Strategy Is Different from Obama’s]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.</ref> and gains against ISIS increased during the Trump Administration.<ref>Multiple references:
*McIntyre, Jamie (December 23, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/heres-how-much-ground-isis-has-lost-since-trump-took-over/article/2644137 Here's how much ground ISIS has lost since Trump took over]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
*DeYoung, Karen (August 4, 2017). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/under-trump-gains-against-isis-have-dramatically-accelerated/2017/08/04/8ad29d40-7958-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html Under Trump, gains against ISIS have ‘dramatically accelerated’]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
''The Washington Post'' article also published by ''Stars and Stripes'':
*DeYoung, Karen (August 5, 2017). [https://www.stripes.com/news/us/official-under-trump-gains-against-isis-have-accelerated-1.481599#.WYjaTIjytPZ Official: Under Trump, gains against ISIS have ‘accelerated’]. ''Stars and Stripes''. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
Other sources:
*Mora, Edwin (August 7, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/08/07/winning-islamic-state-losses-have-dramatically-accelerated-under-trump-watch/ Winning: Islamic State Losses Have ‘Dramatically Accelerated’ Under Trump’s Watch]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
*Wilkinson, James (August 6, 2017). [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4765588/Under-Trump-ISIS-losses-dramatically-accelerated.html Under Trump, gains against ISIS have 'dramatically accelerated' with nearly a THIRD of all territory taken from ISIS in Iraq and Syria since 2014 having come in the past six months]. ''Daily Mail''. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
*Racke, Will (August 5, 2017). [http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/05/us-envoy-trumps-policies-have-dramatically-accelerated-progress-against-isis/ US Envoy: Trump’s Policies Have ‘Dramatically Accelerated Progress’ Against ISIS]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved August 7, 2017.</ref> By the end of 2017, ISIS lost 98% of the terrirtory it once held, and most of its losses occurred during the Trump Administration.<ref>Multiple references:
*Tomlinson, Lucas (December 26, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/26/isis-has-lost-98-percent-its-territory-mostly-since-trump-took-office-officials-say.html ISIS has lost 98 percent of its territory -- mostly since Trump took office, officials say]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
*Riehl, Dan (December 27, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/12/27/isis-lost-most-caliphate-bulk-trump-took-gloves-off-military/ Islamic State Has Lost Most of Its ‘Caliphate,’ Bulk of It Since Trump Took Gloves Off Military]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
See also:
*Martel, Frances (January 30, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/live/state-union-fact-check-analysis-livewire/fact-check-yes-islamic-state-lost-almost-100-percent-territory-iraq-syria/ Fact-Check: Yes, the Islamic State Has Lost Almost 100 Percent of Its Territory in Iraq and Syria]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
*Michaels, Jim (January 30, 2018). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/30/state-union-fact-check-u-s-led-coalition-has-liberated-most-territory-held-isis/1081181001/ State of the Union fact check: The U.S.-led coalition has liberated most territory held by ISIS]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved January 31, 2018.</ref> On December 9, 2017, [[Iraq]] declared final victory over ISIS.<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/09/iraq-declares-victory-in-war-against-isis.html Iraq declares victory in war against ISIS]. ''Fox News''. December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
*Chmaytelli, Maher; Aboulenein, Ahmed (December 9, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-islamicstate/iraq-declares-final-victory-over-islamic-state-idUSKBN1E30B9 Iraq declares final victory over Islamic State]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/iraq-celebrates-victory-over-islamic-state-with-parade/4157231.html Iraq Celebrates Victory Over Islamic State With Parade]. ''Voice of America''. December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
*Wong, Kristina (December 9, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/10/winning-u-s-led-military-coalition-congratulates-iraq/ WINNING: U.S.-Led Military Coalition Congratulates Iraq on Liberation from the Islamic State]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 10, 2017.</ref>

President Trump had several former military generals in his administration and relied on them substantially for advice.<ref>Antle III, W. James (August 2, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-turns-to-his-generals-in-times-of-trouble/article/2630369 Trump turns to his generals in times of trouble]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 2, 2017.</ref> The [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] gained influence during Trump's presidency.<ref>Multiple references:
*Chalfant, Morgan (October 19, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/356131-homeland-security-sees-power-grow-under-trump Homeland Security sees power grow under Trump]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
*Chenery, Ellysa (October 19, 2017). [https://www.westernjournalism.com/trumps-dhs-moves-to-increase-border-protection-and-crack-down-on-illegal-immigrants/ Trump’s DHS Moves to Increase Border Protection and Crack Down on Illegal Immigrants]. ''Western Journalism''. Retrieved October 24, 2017.</ref> Secretary Mattis also put his effort into increasing and maintaining military effectiveness and fiscal responsibility.<ref>Wong, Kristina (December 31, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/31/why-defense-secretary-jim-mattis-doesnt-carry-challenge-coins-im-saving-money-for-bombs/ Why Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Doesn’t Carry Challenge Coins: ‘I’m Saving Money for Bombs’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 31, 2017.</ref> National security was one of the areas that President Trump prioritized when making political appointments, as seen by the fact that by December 2017, he was ahead of the Obama Administration in filling Defense Department positions despite being behind overall.<ref>Boyer, Dave (December 26, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/26/donald-trump-slow-fill-administration-posts/ Trump having trouble appointing swamp-drainers]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved December 26, 2017.</ref>

===Legislation signed, 2017===
*H.R. 244, which was signed into law by President Trump on May 5, 2017, and funded the government through September 30, 2017, expanded military spending by about $21 billion without an identical increase in domestic spending and fulfilled several of the military's requests.<ref>Multiple references:
* Fabian, Jordan (May 5, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/finance/332114-trump-signs-spending-bill-to-avoid-shutdown Trump signs spending bill to avoid shutdown]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
* Wong, Kristina (May 1, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/05/01/congress-unveils-bill-includes-boost-defense-spending/ Congress Unveils Bill That Includes Boost in Defense Spending]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
*Judson, Jen (May 5, 2017). [http://www.defensenews.com/articles/how-did-the-armys-wish-lists-fare-in-final-budget-deal How did the Army’s wish lists fare in final budget deal?] ''Defense News''. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
*Davis, Jack (May 2, 2017). [http://www.westernjournalism.com/pence-21b-answer-limbaugh-asks-vote-republican/ Pence Has $21 Billion Answer When Limbaugh Asks ‘Why Vote Republican?’]. ''Western Journalism''. Retrieved May 6, 2017.</ref>

===Executive actions, 2017===
The Trump Administration made several achievements related to the U.S. military:
[[File:James Mattis official portrait.jpg|thumb|200px|Secretary of Defense [[James Mattis]]]]
[[File:USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) on April 8, 2017.JPG|thumb|200px|The USS Gerald R. Ford<ref>Multiple references:
*Ciaccia, Chris (July 19, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/07/19/take-look-at-uss-gerald-r-ford-americas-new-13b-aircraft-carrier.html Take a look at the USS Gerald R. Ford, America's new $13B aircraft carrier]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
*Wong, Kristina (July 11, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/11/trump-closer-12-carrier-navy-goal-uss-gerald-ford/ President Trump Closer to 12-Carrier Navy Goal with USS Gerald R. Ford’s Commissioning]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
However, the aircraft carrier was the first Navy ship to have gender-neutral bathrooms:
*Wong, Kristina (July 26, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/26/navys-newest-aircraft-carrier-is-first-to-have-gender-neutral-bathrooms/ Navy’s Newest Aircraft Carrier is First to Have Gender-Neutral Bathrooms]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.</ref> in April 2017. The aircraft carrier was commissioned in July 2017.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-uss-ford-commissioning/3954809.html Trump Helps Commission New Warship, Says Vessel Sends ‘Message to the World’]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
*Boyer, Dave (July 22, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/22/trump-commissions-uss-gerald-r-ford-aircraft-carri/ Trump commissions USS Gerald R. Ford, calls on Congress to boost defense spending]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
*Manchester, Julia (July 22, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343287-trump-promises-change-from-very-very-bad-time-for-our-military Trump promises change from 'very, very bad' time for military]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.</ref>]]
*January 27, 2017—President Trump signed a memorandum to begin the expansion and rebuilding of the U.S. military.<ref>Herb, Jeremy (January 27, 2017). [http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-rebuild-military-executive-action-234288 Trump order sets military buildup in motion]. ''Politico''. Retrieved January 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Hagen, Lisa (January 27, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/316591-trump-signs-order-to-grow-military-modernize-nuke-arsenal Trump signs directive spurring 'great rebuilding' of armed forces]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 27, 2017.</ref>
*February 3, 2017—The Trump Administration and Lockheed Martin reached a tentative deal that would purchase 90 F-35 jets at the lowest price in the program's history.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/03/pentagon-strikes-new-f-35-deal-with-lockheed-after-trump-involvement.html Pentagon strikes new F-35 deal with Lockheed after Trump involvement]. ''Fox News''. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/news/lockheed-trims-costs-for-f-35-most-expensive-plane-ever/ Lockheed trims costs for F-35, most expensive plane ever]. ''Breitbart News''. February 3, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.</ref> The first 90 planes were about $725 million below budget, with billions of more dollars of savings expected, and it saved at least one U.S. ally, [[Japan]], $100 million.<ref>Davis, Jack (April 25, 2017). [http://www.westernjournalism.com/trump-f-35-cost-reductions-helped-american-ally-save-money/ Trump: F-35 Cost Reductions Helped An American Ally Save Money]. ''Western Journalism''. Retrieved May 1, 2017.</ref><ref>Mitchell, Ellen (April 21, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/325021-lockheed-ceo-trump-absolutely-contributed-to-f-35-savings Lockheed CEO: Trump 'absolutely' contributed to F-35 savings]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved May 1, 2017.</ref>
*June 30, 2017—The Department of Defense announced it would delay an Obama Administration plan to have the military recruit [[transgender]] people for six months in order to ensure the military's readiness would not be affected by the change.<ref name="TransMilDelay">Multiple references:
*Munro, Neil (June 30, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/30/transgender-military-voters-support-delaying-recruitment/ Pentagon Halts Obama’s Transgender Endorsement Plan]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
*[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/07/30/pentagon-delays-enlistment-transgender-recruits.html Pentagon delays enlistment of transgender recruits]. ''Fox News''. July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
*Siegel, Josh (June 30, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jim-mattis-delays-plan-for-transgender-enlistment-in-military/article/2627614 Jim Mattis delays plan for transgender enlistment in military]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
*Scarborough, Rowan (July 1, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/1/james-mattis-delays-transgender-military-services-/ Mattis delays allowing transgender in military, services to review ‘impact’ on readiness]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 1, 2017.</ref> On July 26, 2017, President Trump announced he would reverse Obama's policy and disallow transgender people from serving in the military.<ref>Multiple references:
*Wong, Kristina (July 26, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/26/trump-announces-ban-on-transgender-people-in-the-u-s-military/ Trump Announces Ban on Transgender People in the U.S. Military]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
*Persons, Sally; Miller, S.A. (July 26, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/26/donald-trump-says-transgender-troops-will-not-serv/ Trump issues edict: Transgender troops will not serve in U.S. military]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
*Kheel, Rebecca; Savransky, Rebecca (July 26, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343847-trump-calls-for-ban-on-transgender-individuals-in-military Trump to ban transgender people from all military service]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
*Chakraborty, Barnini (July 26, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/26/trump-announces-ban-on-transgender-individuals-serving-in-military.html Trump announces ban on transgender individuals serving in military]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
*Bredemeier, Ken (July 26, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-bans-transgender-people-from-military/3959644.html Trump: Transgender People Barred From US Military]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
The announced ban was popular with social conservatives:
*Scarborough, Rowan (July 30, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/30/donald-trumps-transgender-troop-ban-cheers-social-/ Despite reservations of others, social conservatives cheer Trump’s transgender troop ban]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 30, 2017.</ref> President Trump formally signed an order banning transgenders from joining the military on August 25, 2017.<ref>Multiple references:
*Munro, Neil (August 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/25/donald-trump-formally-erases-obamas-pro-transgender-military-rules/ Donald Trump Formally Erases Obama’s Pro-Transgender Military Rules]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
*[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/25/trump-issues-guidance-on-transgender-military-ban.html Trump issues guidance on transgender military ban]. ''Fox News''. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
*Boyer, Dave (August 25, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/25/donald-trump-signs-ban-transgenders-serving-milita/ Donald Trump signs ban on transgenders serving in military]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-tells-mattis-in-indefinitely-ban-transgender-rescuits/4001356.html Trump Tells Mattis to Indefinitely Ban Transgender Recruits]. ''Voice of America''. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
*Mason, Jeff (August 25, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-transgender-idUSKCN1B52T8 Trump signs memo directing Pentagon to implement transgender ban]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
However, the ban would not go into effect until a study on the order was completed:
*Chamberlain, Samuel (August 29, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/29/mattis-freezes-trump-ban-on-transgender-troops-pending-review.html Mattis freezes Trump ban on transgender troops pending review]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/mattis-says-transgender-members-in-us-military-may-serve-until-study-completed-/4006416.html Mattis: Transgender Members in US Military May Serve Until Study Completed]. ''Voice of America'' (from ''Reuters''). August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
*Kew, Ben (August 29, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/29/general-mattis-freezes-trump-transgender-policy-pending-further-review/ Mattis: Transgender Soldiers Stay Pending March Decision]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 30, 2017.</ref>
*The Trump Administration gave wider powers to the Department of Defense than it had under Obama.<ref>Multiple references:
*Griffin, Jennifer; Tomlinson, Lucas (April 14, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/14/moab-drop-ordered-by-us-general-trump-approval-not-needed-officials-say.html MOAB drop ordered by US general, Trump approval not needed, officials say]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
*Mitchell, Ellen (June 20, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/338508-mattis-gaining-power-in-trumps-cabinet Mattis gaining power in Trump’s Cabinet]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
*Muñoz, Carlo (June 25, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/25/donald-trumps-pentagon-freedom-comes-with-blame/ Pentagon welcomes greater freedom under Trump but is wary of blame]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref> In April 2017, President Trump gave Mattis authority to set troop levels in Iraq and Syria for the fight against ISIS,<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-gives-mattis-authority-over-troop-numbers-for-isis-fight/article/2621421 Trump gives Mattis authority over troop numbers for ISIS fight]. ''Washington Examiner'' (from the ''Associated Press''). April 27, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
*Sisk, Richard (April 27, 2017). [http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/04/27/trump-gives-mattis-authority-set-troop-levels-iraq-syria.html Trump Gives Mattis Authority to Set Troop Levels in Iraq, Syria]. ''Military.com''. Retrieved June 20, 2017.</ref> and it gave military commanders authority to perform military actions without approval from Washington.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pawlyk, Oriana (May 19, 2017). [http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/05/19/mattis-trump-empowered-commanders-annihilate-isis.html Mattis: Trump Empowered Commanders to 'Annihilate ISIS']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
*Brook, Tom Vanden (May 19, 2017). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/19/defense-secretary-jim-mattis-president-trump-isis-gen-joseph-dunford-north-korea/101885396/ Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says President Trump's orders will annihilate ISIS]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 20, 2017.</ref> The U.S. military made large advances against ISIS under their autonomy.<ref>Scarborough, Rowan (July 2, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/2/donald-trumps-isis-annihilation-strategy-quickly-l/ Trump’s war of annihilation strategy against Islamic State frees military to quickly seize territory]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 3, 2017.</ref> In June 2017, the Trump Administration authorized the Defense Department to set troop levels in Afghanistan,<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/14/mattis-trump-has-delegated-decisions-on-afghan-troop-levels.html Mattis: Trump has delegated decisions on Afghan troop levels]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). Retrieved June 19, 2017.
*Gould, Joe (June 14, 2017). [http://www.defensenews.com/articles/mattis-trump-authorized-military-to-set-troop-levels-in-afghanistan Mattis: Trump authorized military to set troop levels in Afghanistan]. ''Defense News''. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
*Chaitin, Daniel (June 13, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-gives-mattis-authority-over-troop-levels-in-afghanistan-report/article/2625894 Trump gives Mattis authority over troop levels in Afghanistan]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
*[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/theres-method-in-jim-mattis/article/2626127 There's method in Jim Mattis]. ''Washington Examiner''. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
President Trump, however, was not uninvolved or detached from decision making regarding the Afghan War:
*Muñoz, Carlo (July 20, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/20/donald-trump-remains-mum-on-next-step-of-middle-ea/ Trump remains mum on next step of Middle East war plan]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 20, 2017.</ref> and in October 2017, it relaxed the rules of engagement for its troops in the country by ending a requirement for soldiers to be in contact with the enemy before opening fire.<ref>Multiple references:
*Mikelionis, Lukas (October 4, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/04/us-relaxes-rules-engagement-troops-in-afghanistan-to-defeat-taliban.html US relaxes rules of engagement to help troops in Afghanistan defeat Taliban]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
*Mehta, Aaron (October 3, 2017). [https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2017/10/03/mattis-reveals-new-rules-of-engagement/ Mattis reveals new rules of engagement]. ''MilitaryTimes''. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
*Bennett, Jonah (October 4, 2017). [http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/04/mattis-changes-rules-of-engagement-in-afghanistan-unleashes-troops-on-taliban/ Mattis Changes Rules Of Engagement In Afghanistan, Unleashes Troops On Taliban]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
See also:
*Riehl, Dan (December 29, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/12/29/former-navy-seal-gilliam-discusses-rules-engagement-afghanistan/ Former Navy SEAL Jonathan Gilliam Discusses New Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 2, 2018.</ref> The expanded authority given to the military could also be seen in U.S. operations in [[Somalia]].<ref>Multiple references:
*Kheel, Rebecca (July 3, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/340521-us-forces-conduct-second-somalia-strike-under-expanded-authorities US conducts second strike on al-Shabaab after Trump transfers authority]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
*Tritten, Travis J. (July 3, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/us-strikes-terror-group-in-somalia-under-new-authorities/article/2627693 US strikes terror group in Somalia under new authorities]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
*Brown, David (July 31, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/us-airstrike-kills-somalia-fighter-under-new-trump-authority/article/2630157 US airstrike kills Somalia fighter under new Trump authority]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 31, 2017.</ref>
*July 2017—Defense Secretary [[James Mattis]] took a strong stance on reducing waste in the military when he criticized a program that spent tens of millions of dollars on camouflage uniforms that turned out to be ineffective.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/mattis-afghan-army-uniforms/3957982.html Mattis: Overspending on Afghan Army Uniforms Exposes Waste]. ''Voice of America''. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
*Mitchell, Ellen (July 24, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/343522-mattis-rips-pentagon-officials-for-28m-wasted-on-afghan-camouflage Mattis rips Pentagon officials for $28M wasted on Afghanistan camouflage]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
*Wong, Kristina (July 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/07/25/mattis-blasts-pentagon-93m-unusable-camo-afghan-desert/ Mattis Blasts Pentagon for Spending $93M on Unusable Camouflage for Afghan Desert]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 25, 2017.</ref>
*President Trump elevated the Department of Defense's Cyber Command to the status of Unified Combatant Command, showing the Trump Administration's increased focus on cyber security.<ref>Multiple references:
*Mora, Edwin (August 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/08/18/trump-elevates-status-of-pentagons-cyber-command/ Trump Elevates Status of Pentagon’s Cyber Command]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
*Heretik, Jack (August 18, 2017). [http://freebeacon.com/national-security/trump-elevates-cyber-command-unified-combatant-command-status/ Trump Elevates Cyber Command to Unified Combatant Command Status]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
*Baldor, Lolita C. (August 18, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/18/trump-approves-plan-to-create-independent-cyber-command.html Trump approves plan to create independent cyber command]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). Retrieved August 19, 2017.
*Dickstein, Corey (August 18, 2017). [https://www.stripes.com/white-house-to-elevate-cyber-to-full-combatant-command-1.483535#.WZjCQiiGNPY White House to elevate cyber to full combatant command]. ''Stars and Stripes''. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
*[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-military-idUSKCN1AY1MR Trump lifts Cyber Command status to boost cyber defense]. ''Reuters''. August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.</ref>
*It was reported in October 2017 that the Department of Defense had stopped using resources from the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]], a left-wing organization, for training on extremism.<ref>Multiple references:
*Mason, Ian (October 3, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/03/dod-removes-all-references-splc-manual/ Defense Department Removes ‘All References’ to SPLC from Training Manual]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
*Chretien, Claire (October 4, 2017). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pentagon-stops-using-anti-christian-leftist-group-as-training-resource Pentagon cuts ties with liberal law center that demonized Christian orgs as ‘hate groups’]. ''LifeSite News''. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
*Bennett, Jonah (October 2, 2017). [http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/02/exclusive-dod-drops-splc-from-extremism-training-materials/ EXCLUSIVE: DOD Drops SPLC From Extremism Training Materials]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved October 4, 2017.</ref>

The Trump Administration made several achievements related to U.S. national security:
*March 21, 2017—The DHS instituted an electronics ban on 10 foreign airports for flights into the U.S.<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/03/21/electronics-ban-on-flights-to-us-is-indefinite-applies-to-8-muslim-majority-nations.html Electronics ban on flights to US is indefinite, applies to 8 Muslim-majority nations]. ''Fox News''. March 21, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
*Bryan, Victoria (July 22, 2017). [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-airlines-electronics-demand-idUSKBN16T28G Laptop ban hits Gulf airlines in battle for business travelers]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
The DHS later revealed it instituted the ban after a similar explosive destroyed an airplane in a test:
*Delk, Josh (July 20, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/342990-dhs-chief-laptop-ban-put-in-place-after DHS: Laptop ban put in place after explosive test destroyed airplane]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
*[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/laptop-ban-prompted-after-explosive-test-destroyed-airplane-dhs-chief-says/ Laptop ban prompted after explosive test destroyed airplane, DHS chief says]. ''CBS News''. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.</ref> Due to this ban, many of the affected airports<ref>Dinan, Stephen (July 11, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/11/six-foreign-airports-earn-their-way-dhs-laptop-ban/ Six foreign airports earn their way off DHS’s laptop ban]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 11, 2017.</ref> and airlines<ref>Multiple references:
*Zanona, Melanie (July 11, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/341526-airlines-make-progress-in-getting-flight-laptop-ban-lifted Airlines making progress in getting flight laptop ban lifted, DHS says]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
*Aratani, Lori (July 10, 2017). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/07/10/more-international-carriers-win-reprieve-from-laptop-ban/?utm_term=.d82f776871cd More international carriers win reprieve from laptop ban]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
*Wall, Robert (July 5, 2017). [http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/07/05/u-s-lifts-laptop-ban-on-emirates-airline-turkish-airlines.html U.S. Lifts Laptop Ban on Emirates Airline, Turkish Airlines]. ''Fox Business''. Retrieved July 11, 2017.</ref> improved their screening methods enough to remove them from the list. The laptop ban was lifted from all ten airports by July 20, 2017, when all the airports met the DHS's first phase of new security measures.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/us-lifts-ban-on-laptop-computers-on-incoming-foreign-flights/3952766.html US Lifts Ban on Laptop Computers on Incoming Foreign Flights]. ''Voice of America''. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
*Newman, Katelyn (July 20, 2017). [https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-07-20/us-lifts-laptop-ban-for-flights-from-middle-east-north-africa DHS Lifts Laptop Ban]. ''U.S. News & World Report''. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
*DePiero, Leah (July 17, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/us-lifts-laptop-ban-on-flights-to-the-us-from-saudi-arabia/article/2628870 US lifts laptop ban on flights to the US from Saudi Arabia]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
*[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/laptop-ban-lifted-airplane-cabins-homeland-security-john-kelly/ Ban on laptops in airplane cabins lifted, federal officials say]. ''CBS News''. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.</ref>
*May 11, 2017—President Trump signed an executive order to review U.S. cyber security and hold the various federal departments accountable for ensuring the protection of valuable information.<ref>Multiple references:
* Miller, S.A. (May 11, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/11/donald-trump-launches-cyber-security-effort/ Trump bolsters cybersecurity effort, says he’s keeping campaign promise to Americans]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
* Singman, Brooke (May 11, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/11/president-trumps-cybersecurity-executive-order-to-hold-federal-agencies-accountable.html President Trump's cybersecurity executive order to hold federal agencies accountable]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 11, 2017.</ref>
*May 11, 2017—President Trump signed an executive order creating a commission, chaired by Vice President [[Mike Pence]] and vice-chaired by Kansas Secretary of State [[Kris Kobach]], to review the extent of voter fraud and suppression in the United States.<ref>Multiple references:
*Singman, Brooke (May 11, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/11/trump-signs-executive-order-launching-voter-fraud-commission.html Trump signs executive order launching voter fraud commission]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
*Dinan, Stephen; Boyer, Dave (May 11, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/11/donald-trump-sign-order-creating-voter-fraud-panel/ As Trump creates commission to study voter fraud and suppression, liberals cry foul]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
President Trump later appointed conservative J. Christian Adams to the commission:
*Master, Cyra (July 10, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341378-trump-adds-two-to-election-integrity-commission Trump adds two to election integrity commission]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
*Mason, Ian (July 11, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/11/j-christian-adams-serve-presidential-advisory-commission-election-integrity/ J. Christian Adams to Serve on Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity]. ''Breitbart News''. July 11, 2017.
The commission's first meeting was held on July 19, 2017:
*[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/19/trump-warns-states-withholding-voter-info-full-truth-will-be-exposed.html Trump warns states withholding voter info: 'Full truth' will be 'exposed']. ''Fox News''. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
*Swoyer, Alex (July 19, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/19/donald-trump-touts-election-integrity-commission/ Trump touts bipartisan election integrity commission, 30 states willing to comply]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
*Kamisar, Ben; Wheeler, Lydia (July 20, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/342829-voter-fraud-commission-starts-amid-controversy Voter fraud commission starts amid controversy]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-voter-fraud-commission/3950747.html Trump: Voter Fraud Commission Will Be ‘Very Transparent’]. ''Voice of America''. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.</ref> On January 3, 2018, President Trump dissolved the commission due to its work being slowed down by many Democrat lawsuits, and he ordered the DHS to conduct the investigation into voter fraud instead.<ref>Multiple references:
*Kew, Ben (January 3, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/03/donald-trump-dissolves-voter-fraud-commission-despite-substantial-evidence/ Donald Trump Dissolves Voter Fraud Commission Despite ‘Substantial Evidence’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
*Chamberlain, Samuel (January 3, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/03/trump-dissolves-voter-fraud-commission-after-states-balk-at-data-requests.html Trump dissolves voter fraud commission after states balk at data requests]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-dissolves-election-fraud-commission/4191670.html Trump Dissolves Election Fraud Commission]. ''Voice of America''. January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
*Dinan, Stephen (January 3, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/3/donald-trump-dissolves-voter-fraud-commission/ Trump cancels voter fraud commission, says cost of legal battles was too much]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
See also:
*Binder, John (January 3, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/03/exclusive-kris-kobach-voter-fraud-commission-being-handed-off-to-dhs-will-no-longer-be-stonewalled-by-dems/ Exclusive–Kris Kobach: Voter Fraud Commission ‘Being Handed Off’ to DHS, Will No Longer Be ‘Stonewalled’ by Dems]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
*Dinan, Stephen (January 3, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/3/kris-kobach-canceling-voter-panel-will-speed-probe/ Kobach says canceling Trump voter panel will actually speed up investigation]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
*Schallhorn, Kaitlyn (January 4, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/04/trump-dismantles-voter-fraud-commission-heres-what-controversial-group-did.html Trump dismantles voter fraud commission: Here's what the controversial group did]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.</ref> Despite this, the DHS announced it would not be taking up the investigation.<ref>Dinan, Stephen (January 16, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/16/dhs-wont-do-voter-fraud-investigation/ DHS won’t do voter-fraud investigation after Trump commission shut down]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 16, 2018.</ref>
*June 28, 2017—The DHS announced new measures to increase security in international airports an to protect flights to the U.S. from terrorist attacks.<ref>Multiple references:
*Mason, Ian (June 28, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/28/dhs-sec-kelly-announces-new-airport-security-measures/ DHS Sec. Kelly Announces New Airport Security Measures]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
*Wong, Kristina (June 28, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/28/homeland-security-secretary-john-kelly-announces-enhanced-security-measures-flights-us/ Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly Orders New Airline Security Measures Amid ‘Renewed’ Terrorist Interest]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
*Shepardson, David; Wise, Alana (June 28, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-airlines-electronics-idUSKBN19J21S U.S. unveils enhanced airline security plan to avoid laptop ban]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
*Dinan, Stephen (June 28, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/28/dhs-warns-airplane-threats-demands-tougher-screeni/ Sounding alarm on terror threats, DHS says new security demands for flights to U.S. are just a start]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
*Giaritelli, Anna (June 28, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/dhs-boosts-security-steps-for-all-international-flights-stops-short-of-global-laptop-ban/article/2627358 DHS boosts security steps for all international flights, stops short of global laptop ban]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
*Feldscher, Kyle (July 2, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/white-house-new-air-travel-safety-measures-are-the-greatest-improvement-opportunity-since-911/article/2627651 White House: New air travel safety measures are the greatest improvement opportunity since 9/11]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 2, 2017.</ref>
*July 11, 2017—The Trump Administration limited the governmental use of [[Kaspersky Lab]] software due to suspicions that the Russian government was using it for cyber espionage.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-administration-limits-government-use-kaspersky-lab-software/3938584.html Trump Administration Limits Government Use of Kaspersky Lab Software]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
*Volz, Dustin (July 11, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-kasperskylab-idUSKBN19W2W2 Trump administration limits government use of Kaspersky Lab software]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
*Read, Russ (July 12, 2017). [http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/12/trump-admin-bans-use-of-russian-cybersecurity-firms-software/ Trump Admin Bans Use Of Russian Cybersecurity Firm’s Software]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.</ref> The Trump Administration ordered the full removal of the software from government computers in September 2017.<ref>Multiple references:
*Eckel, Mike (September 13, 2017). [https://www.rferl.org/a/us-government-agencies-ordered-to-remove-kaspersky-software/28733937.html U.S. Government Agencies Ordered To Remove Kaspersky Software]. ''Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty''. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
*Seldin, Jeff (September 13, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/united-states-orders-federal-agencies-remove-kaspersky-products/4027547.html US Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Products]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
*Volz, Dustin (September 13, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-kaspersky/trump-administration-orders-purge-of-kaspersky-products-from-u-s-government-idUSKCN1BO2CH Trump administration orders purge of Kaspersky products from U.S. government]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
*Dinan, Stephen (September 13, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/13/dhs-tells-feds-delete-russian-companys-software/ DHS tells feds to delete Russian company’s software from U.S. computers]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
*Bennett, Jonah (September 13, 2017). [http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/13/dhs-to-federal-agencies-remove-russian-made-antivirus-software-within-90-days/ DHS To Federal Agencies: Remove Russian-Made Antivirus Software Within 90 Days]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved September 14, 2017.</ref> On December 12, 2017, President Trump signed into law a ban on Kaspersky Lab software in the U.S. government.<ref>Multiple references:
*Volz, Dustin (December 12, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-kaspersky/trump-signs-into-law-u-s-government-ban-on-kaspersky-lab-software-idUSKBN1E62V4 Trump signs into law U.S. government ban on Kaspersky Lab software]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
*Blake, Andrew (December 13, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/13/donald-trump-codifies-kaspersky-lab-ban-ndaa/ Trump puts Kaspersky Lab ban into law with signing of defense-spending bill]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
*[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/14/by-signing-defense-bill-trump-also-bans-kaspersky-lab-products-from-us-government.html By signing defense bill, Trump also bans Kaspersky Lab products from US government]. ''Fox News''. December 14, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2018.</ref>
*September 13, 2017—The Trump Administration blocked the purchase of a U.S. superconductor maker firm to a Chinese company supported by the nation's government.<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/09/14/trump-blocks-chinese-purchase-us-semiconductor-maker.html Trump blocks Chinese purchase of US semiconductor maker]. ''Fox Business'' (from the ''Associated Press''). September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
*Lane, Sylvan (September 13, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/finance/350559-trump-blocks-sale-of-us-chip-company-to-china-backed-firm Trump blocks sale of US chip company to China-backed firm]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
*Carney, John (September 13, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/economics/2017/09/13/trump-blocks-china-government-backed-fund-buying-chip-maker/ Trump Blocks Chinese Government-Backed Fund from Buying American Chip Maker]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-blocks-sale-of-us-computer-chip-company-to-chinese/4028237.html Trump Blocks Chinese Takeover of US Computer Chip Company]. ''Voice of America''. September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
*Adelmann, Bob (September 14, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/26915-trump-halts-chinese-deal-to-protect-national-security Trump Halts Chinese Deal to “Protect National Security”]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 17, 2017.</ref> This was the fourth time in 27 years that a U.S. president had blocked a foreign takeover of an American company.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-13/trump-blocks-china-backed-bid-for-chipmaker-over-security-risk Trump Blocks China-Backed Lattice Bid]. ''Bloomberg''. September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.</ref>
*October 13, 2017—The Department of Defense instituted increased security vetting measures for the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) program letting noncitizens serve in the U.S. military in exchange for expedited citizenship.<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/15/pentagon-revamps-program-that-puts-immigrant-recruits-on-path-to-us-citizenship.html Pentagon revamps program that puts immigrant recruits on path to US citizenship]. ''Fox News''. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
*Barros, Aline (October 17, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/pentagon-new-rules-for-immigrant-service-members/4074810.html Pentagon Issues More Rigid Rules for Immigrant Service Members]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
*Mitchell, Ellen (October 13, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/355400-pentagon-makes-major-changes-to-program-to-recruit-immigrants Pentagon makes major changes to immigrant recruitment program]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
*Tritten, Travid J. (October 13, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/pentagon-orders-more-security-screening-for-troops-seeking-us-citizenship/article/2637476 Pentagon orders more security screening for troops seeking US citizenship]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
*Heretik, Jack (October 13, 2017). [http://freebeacon.com/national-security/new-policies-announced-for-foreigners-entering-u-s-military/ Defense Dept. Announces New Policies for Foreigners Entering U.S. Military]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
*Hughes, Zachariah (October 13, 2017). [https://www.alaskapublic.org/2017/10/13/pentagon-announces-changes-for-immigrants-entering-the-military/ Pentagon announces changes for immigrants entering the military]. ''Alaska Public Media''. Retrieved October 13, 2017.</ref>
*October 16, 2017—The DHS ordered all federal agencies to adopt measures to increase their cybersecurity for their email and websites.<ref>Multiple references:
*Devaney, Jason (October 17, 2017). [http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/department-of-homeland-security-orders-federal-agencies-bolster/2017/10/17/id/820237/ DHS Orders Federal Agencies to Bolster Cybersecurity]. ''Newsmax''. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
*Volz, Dustin (October 16, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-email/trump-administration-imposing-new-email-security-protocols-for-agencies-idUSKBN1CL21E Trump administration imposing new email security protocols for agencies]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
*Larson, Selena (October 16, 2017). [http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/16/technology/dhs-dmarc-mandate-email-security/index.html The U.S. government is making federal communications more secure]. ''CNN''. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
*Uchill, Dustin (October 16, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/355616-dhs-to-require-agencies-to-protect-outgoing-email-website-traffic DHS to require agencies to protect outgoing email, website traffic]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
*Miller, Jason (October 16, 2017). [https://federalnewsradio.com/cybersecurity/2017/10/dhs-tells-agencies-to-put-a-stronger-lock-on-the-door-to-most-cyber-attacks/ DHS tells agencies to put a stronger lock on the door to most cyber attacks]. ''Federal News Radio''. Retrieved October 17, 2017.</ref>
*October 26, 2017—The Trump Administration instituted tougher security screenings for people flying to the U.S.<ref>Multiple references:
*Zanona, Melanie (October 29, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/357573-new-trump-security-rules-taking-effect-at-airports New Trump security rules taking effect at airports]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
*[http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/10/26/new-screenings-begins-passengers-u-s-bound-flights/ New Screenings Begins for Passengers on U.S.-Bound Flights]. ''Breitbart News''. October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/new-screenings-to-start-for-all-us-bound-airline-passengers/4086292.html New Screenings to Start for All US-bound Airline Passengers]. ''Voice of America'' (from the ''Associated Press''). October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
*[https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/airline-companies-begin-new-security-measures-for-flights-to-us/4086021.html Airlines Begin New Security Measures for Flights to US]. ''Voice of America''. October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
*Gambrell, Jon (October 26, 2017). [https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2017-10-26/new-screenings-begins-for-passengers-on-us-bound-flights New Screenings Begin for Passengers on US-Bound Flights]. ''U.S. News & World Report''. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
*Aratani, Lori (October 26, 2017). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/10/26/new-security-screenings-begin-for-all-u-s-bound-airline-passengers/ New security screenings begin for all U.S.-bound airline passengers]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved October 29, 2017.</ref>
*December 18, 2017—President Trump released his national security strategy,<ref>[https://www.voanews.com/a/at-a-glance-us-national-security-strategy-/4169137.html At a Glance: US National Security Strategy]. ''Voice of America''. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.</ref> something which he – unlike his predecessors – was able to complete within his first year in office.<ref name="HaywardNSS">Hayward, John (December 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/12/18/trumps-national-security-strategy-stresses-economic-strength-border-security-ideological-warfare/ Trump’s National Security Strategy: Economic Strength, Border Security, Ideological Warfare]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.</ref> While the strategy continued to promote several of the globalist ideas of Trump's predecessors – something which pleased "[[Never Trump]]" globalists<ref>Jasper, William F. (December 29, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/27832-deep-state-boasts-we-re-sabotaging-trump-from-the-inside Deep State Boasts: We’re Sabotaging Trump From the Inside]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> – the NSS also promoted several conservative policies. The Trump Administration applied its "America First" philosophy in the strategy, and it emphasized economic prosperity and border security.<ref name="NSS2017">Multiple references:
*Chakraborty, Barnini (December 18, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/18/trump-unveils-national-security-strategy-america-is-going-to-win.html Trump unveils national security strategy: 'America is going to win']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
*Seldin, Jeff (December 18, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-to-unveil-new-national-security-plans/4168148.html Trump National Security Strategy Aims to ‘Regain Momentum’]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
*Boyer, Dave (December 18, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/18/donald-trump-unveils-national-security-strategy/ Trump’s national security strategy emphasizes economic prosperity and border protection]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
*Williams, Katie Bo; Fabian, Jordan (December 18, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/365528-trump-tries-america-first-national-security-strategy Trump tries ‘America First’ national security strategy]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
*Lemire, Jonathan; Yen, Hope (December 18, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/18/trump-to-unveil-america-first-national-security-strategy.html Trump doctrine: Economic security is national security]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). Retrieved December 18, 2017.</ref> It also emphasized trade.<ref>Carney, John (December 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/18/trump-puts-trade-at-heart-of-national-security-strategy/ Trump Puts Trade at Heart of National Security Strategy]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.</ref> The Trump Administration also took a strong stance on immigration, border security, and [[national sovereignty]] in the strategy, and these issues were placed prominently in the document.<ref>Munro, Neil (December 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/18/open-borders-are-top-threat-says-president-trump-security-strategy/ Open Borders Are a Top Threat, Says President Trump’s Security Strategy]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.</ref><ref name="Hasson2017"/> In the strategy, the Trump Administration rejected the Obama Administration's emphasis on promoting democracy and human rights, and it reversed the Obama Administration's decision to list climate change as a national security threat,<ref name="HaywardNSS"/><ref name="NSS2017"/><ref name="Hasson2017">Hasson, Peter (December 18, 2017). [http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/18/five-ways-trumps-new-national-security-strategy-is-a-rejection-of-obamas/ Five Ways Trump’s New National Security Strategy Is A Rejection Of Obama’s]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.</ref><ref>Multiple references:
*Wolfgang, Ben (December 18, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/18/trumps-revamped-national-security-strategy-drops-c/ Trump’s national security strategy drops climate change as threat]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
*Williams, Thomas D. (December 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/18/trump-administration-removes-climate-change-from-list-of-national-security-threats/ Trump Administration Removes ‘Climate Change’ from List of National Security Threats]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
*Jasper, William F. (December 27, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/27822-greenies-globalists-decry-trump-reversal-of-obama-policy-on-climate-security-threat Greenies, Globalists Decry Trump Reversal of Obama Policy on Climate “Security Threat”]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 27, 2017.</ref> even suggesting that the climate change lobby is a national security threat.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (December 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/12/18/trump-national-security-strategy-doesnt-ignore-climate-change-names-climate-change-lobby-threat/ Trump’s National Security Strategy Suggests Climate Change Lobby Is a Threat]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 19, 2017.</ref> Unlike the Obama Administration's NSS, the Trump Administration emphasized Islamic terrorism, called it out by name, and noted their desire to force others to follow Sharia law,<ref name="Hasson2017"/><ref>Berger, Judson (December 18, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/18/trump-national-security-strategy-restores-reference-to-jihadist-terror-threat.html Trump national security strategy restores reference to 'jihadist' terror threat]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 18, 2017. 
See also:
*Moons, Michelle (December 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/18/president-trump-says-new-national-security-strategy-will-defeat-radical-islamic-terrorism-and-ideology/ President Trump Says New National Security Strategy Will Defeat ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism and Ideology’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.</ref> and it argued against the notion that [[Israel]] is to blame for problems in the Middle East.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (December 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/12/18/national-security-strategy-israel-not-cause-middle-east-problems/ National Security Strategy: ‘Israel Is Not the Cause’ of Middle East Problems]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
*Klein, Aaron (December 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/12/18/trump-administration-slays-palestinian-propaganda-claim-israel-not-cause-mideast-turmoil/ Trump Administration Slays Palestinian Propaganda Claim: Israel Is Not the Cause of Mideast Turmoil]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
*[https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-not-at-heart-of-middle-east-turmoil-new-us-security-strategy-says/ Israel is not the cause of Middle East’s problems, US security strategy says]. ''The Times of Israel''. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.</ref> The Trump NSS also took a tough stance on China.<ref>Multiple references:
*Martel, Frances (December 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/12/18/five-ways-trumps-national-security-strategy-challenges-china/ Five Ways Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy Challenges China]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
*Mora, Edwin (December 19, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/12/19/trumps-national-security-strategy-chinese-opioids-flooding-country-national-security-threat/ Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy: Chinese Opioids Flooding Country a National Security Threat]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
*Kliman, David (December 22, 2017). [https://www.axios.com/trumps-nss-takes-a-harder-line-on-china-2519356055.html Trump's NSS takes a harder line on China]. ''Axios''. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
*Wong, Kristina (December 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/12/18/trump-names-china-strategic-competitor-national-security-strategy/ Trump Names China as ‘Strategic Competitor’ in National Security Strategy]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
*Rogin, Josh (December 18, 2017). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/12/18/trumps-national-security-strategy-marks-a-hawkish-turn-on-china/ Trump’s National Security Strategy marks a hawkish turn on China]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.</ref> President Trump criticized previous American leaders in his speech announcing his strategy, stating that "They lost sight of America's destiny, and they lost their belief in American greatness. They surrendered our sovereignty to foreign bureaucrats in far away and distant capitals."<ref>Seldin, Jeff (December 18, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/donald-trump-new-era-global-competition-america-going-to-win/4169607.html Trump Hails New Era of Global Competition, Says 'America is Going to Win']. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved December 18, 2017.</ref>
*December 20, 2017—President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to increase the production of important minerals that the U.S. is dependent on Chinese and Russian imports for, in order to reduce U.S. dependence on the countries.<ref>Multiple references:
*Daly, Matthew (December 20, 2017). [https://apnews.com/2106fa5f335b422ebb180de28f7f84bb Trump orders boost in production of critical minerals]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
*Barton, Susanne (December 20, 2017). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-20/trump-issues-order-to-boost-production-of-critical-minerals Trump Signs Order to Boost U.S. Production of Critical Minerals]. ''Bloomberg''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
*Starr, Penny (December 22, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/22/trump-administration-to-expand-domestic-mineral-production-citing-national-security/ Trump Administration to Expand Domestic Mineral Production, Citing National Security]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
*Eilperin, Juliet (December 20, 2017). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/12/19/zinke-wants-to-expand-critical-minerals-production-saying-we-are-vulnerable-as-a-nation/ Trump signs executive order to expand critical minerals production, says it will end America’s ‘vulnerability’]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.</ref>

The Trump Administration made several achievements related to anti-terrorism actions and operations:
[[File:MOAB bomb.jpg|thumb|200px|MOAB, the "Mother Of All bombs"]]
*April 13, 2017—Under the increased autonomy President Trump gave the Defense Department,<ref name="MOABapproval">Griffin, Jennifer; Tomlinson, Lucas (April 14, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/14/moab-drop-ordered-by-us-general-trump-approval-not-needed-officials-say.html MOAB drop ordered by US general, Trump approval not needed, officials say]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 14, 2017.</ref> the U.S. dropped a [[GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast|GBU-43B]] (also known as MOAB or the "Mother Of All bombs"), the largest non-[[Nuclear weapon|nuclear]] bomb in existence at 21,000 pounds on a complex of [[Islamic State]] tunnels in [[Afghanistan]]. Although tested in 2003, the bomb had never been used in combat before.<ref>Multiple references:
* Tomlinson, Lucas (April 13, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/13/us-drops-largest-non-nuclear-bomb-in-afghanistan-after-green-beret-killed.html US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan after Green Beret killed]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
* [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/14/watch-moab-makes-impact-against-isis-tunnels-in-afghanistan.html Watch: MOAB makes impact against ISIS tunnels in Afghanistan]. ''Fox News''. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
* Wong, Kristina (April 13, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/04/13/us-military-drops-massive-bomb-on-islamic-state-in-afghanistan/ U.S. Military Drops Massive Bomb on Islamic State in Afghanistan]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref> It caused much damage,<ref>McKay, Hollie (May 2, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/02/moab-devastates-isis-afghanistan-tunnels.html 'MOAB' aftermath: Fox News tours site where Afghanistan bomb was dropped]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 2, 2017.</ref><ref>McKay, Hollie (May 11, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/11/moab-damage-in-afghanistan-extreme-widespread.html MOAB damage in Afghanistan extreme, widespread]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 11, 2017.</ref> being estimated to have killed at least 94 ISIS fighters, including four commanders – no civilians were killed.<ref>Multiple references:
*Wellman, Phillip Walter (April 15, 2017). [https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/afghan-official-death-toll-from-massive-us-bomb-rises-to-94-including-4-isis-commanders-1.463677#.WPQNiojytPY Afghan official: Death toll from massive US bomb rises to 94, including 4 ISIS commanders]. ''Stars and Stripes''. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
The estimates came from the Afghan government, as the U.S. government chose not to release death toll numbers:
*Greenwood, Max (April 20, 2017). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/329758-mattis-remains-silent-on-damage-from-mother-of-all-bombs Mattis won't reveal death toll from 'mother of all bombs']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 12, 2017.</ref> It also destroyed several of the tunnels as well as weapon stockpiles.<ref>Davis, Jack (April 14, 2017). [http://www.westernjournalism.com/moab-inflicts-vast-damage-to-isis-in-afghanistan-biggest-complex-destroyed/ MOAB Inflicts Vast Damage To ISIS In Afghanistan – ‘Biggest Complex Destroyed’]. ''Western Journalism''. Retrieved April 17, 2017.</ref><ref>Chappell, Bill (April 14, 2017). [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/14/523902376/giant-bomb-was-right-weapon-for-attack-on-isis-u-s-general-says Afghan Official Says 94 ISIS Fighters Killed In 'Mother Of All Bombs' Attack]. ''NPR''. Retrieved April 17, 2017.</ref> The attack was reported as having dealt a heavy blow to ISIS's Afghanistan branch.<ref>Mora, Edwin (April 14, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/04/14/with-moab-u-s-military-delivers-major-blow-to-already-weak-afghan-islamic-state/ With MOAB, U.S. Military Delivers Major Blow to Weak Afghan Islamic State]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 16, 2017.</ref>
*Unlike former President Obama, the State Department under President Trump described the Afghanistan [[Taliban]] as a terrorist organization without hesitation.<ref>Mora, Edwin (May 17, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/17/trump-calls-afghan-taliban-terrorists/ Trump State Dept. Breaks from Obama White House: Afghan Taliban Is a ‘Terrorist Organization’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref>
*May 26, 2017—President Trump made clear his stance against terrorism in a statement wishing Muslims a joyful [[Ramadan]].<ref>Boyer, Dave (May 26, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/26/trump-cites-terrorism-fight-ramadan-greeting/ Trump cites fight against terrorism in Ramadan greeting]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 26, 2017.</ref> President Trump did not hold a Ramadan dinner, breaking the annual tradition held since [[Bill Clinton]]'s presidency, and instead issued a statement greeting Muslims for [[Eid al-Fitr]] on June 24, 2017.<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/26/trump-breaks-20-year-tradition-declines-hold-ramadan-dinner/ Donald Trump breaks with 20-year tradition and abandons Ramadan dinner at the White House]. ''The Telegraph''. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
*Delk, Josh (June 24, 2017). [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/president-trump-breaks-ramadan-dinner-tradition Trump breaks with tradition, forgoes Ramadan dinner]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
*Strong, Amber C. (June 25, 2017). [https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2017/june/president-trump-breaks-with-tradition-skips-annual-ramadan-dinner President Trump Breaks with Tradition, Skips Annual Ramadan Dinner]. ''CBN News''. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
*Reyner, Solange (June 24, 2017). [http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/trump-no-ramadan-celebration/2017/06/24/id/798048/ Trump Breaks With White House Ramadan Tradition]. ''Newsmax''. Retrieved June 25, 2017.</ref><ref name="DHSdefundsdisinvites"/>
*June 25, 2017—It was reported that the DHS defunded several Islamic organizations supported by the Obama Administration and that were set to be funded under it.<ref name="DHSdefundsdisinvites">Munro, Neil (June 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/25/dhs-john-kelly-defunds-disinvites-islamic-groups/ DHS John Kelly Defunds, Disinvites Islamic Groups Favored By Barack Obama]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 25, 2017.</ref>
*In July 2017, DHS Secretary Kelly was able to get the head of the DHS Office for Community Partnerships to resign, symbolizing the shift in strategy from the Obama Administration in countering Islamic radicalism.<ref>Multiple references:
*Munro, Neil (July 31, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/31/kelly-pushes-obama-cve-jihad-chief-out-dhs/ John Kelly Pushed Obama’s Jihad Policy Chief Out of DHS]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
*Rodack, Jeffrey (July 31, 2017). [http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/key-homeland-security-official-resigns/2017/07/31/id/804899/ Key Homeland Security Official George Selim Resigns]. ''Newsmax''. Retrieved August 1, 2017.</ref>
*The U.S. military conducted airstrikes against Islamic terrorists in [[Somalia]] beginning in early November 2017.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/03/u-s-military-carries-out-1st-airstrikes-against-isis-fighters-somalia/829704001/ U.S. military carries out first airstrikes against ISIS fighters in Somalia]. ''USA Today'' (from the ''Associated Press''). November 3, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
See also:
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/somalia-us-airstrike-targets-islamic-state-militants/4138547.html US Targets IS in Somalia Airstrike]. ''Voice of America''. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
*Tomlinson, Lucas (November 15, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/11/15/us-carries-out-sixth-straight-day-airstrikes-in-somalia.html US carries out sixth straight day of airstrikes in Somalia]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
*Watson, Ben (November 15, 2017). [http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2017/11/us-airstrikes-soar-somalia/142560/ US Airstrikes Soar in Somalia]. ''Defense One''. Retrieved December 22, 2017.</ref> One of these airstrikes, conducted against [[al-Shabab]] on November 21, 2017, killed over 100 militants alone.<ref>Multiple references:
*Muñoz, Carlo (November 21, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/21/us-airstrikes-kill-hundreds-fighters-somalia-air-c/ Single U.S. airstrike wipes out 100 terrorists in Somalia]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
*Ali, Idrees (November 21, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-somalia/u-s-says-air-strike-kills-over-100-militants-in-somalia-idUSKBN1DL288 U.S. says air strike kills over 100 militants in Somalia]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
*Babb, Carla (November 21, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/us-says-100-al-shabab-militants-killed-in-airstrike/4128607.html US Military: Drone Strike Kills More Than 100 Al-Shabab in Somalia]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
*Donati, Jessica (November 21, 2017). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-says-airstrike-kills-more-than-100-al-shabaab-fighters-in-somalia-1511309449 U.S. Says Airstrike Kills More Than 100 al-Shabaab Fighters in Somalia]. ''The Wall Stree Journal''. Retrieved December 22, 2017.</ref> Another airstrike, also carried out against al-Shabab on December 12, 2017, removed what the U.S. military called "an imminent threat to the people of Mogadishu."<ref>Guled, Abdi (December 12, 2017). [https://www.stripes.com/news/africa/us-drone-strike-removes-imminent-threat-to-somali-capital-1.502022 US drone strike removes 'imminent threat' to Somali capital]. ''Stars and Stripes'' (from the ''Associated Press''). Retrieved December 22, 2017.</ref>

===Failures, 2017===
*Although President Trump did not proclaim the month of June, in 2017, as "LGBT Pride month,"<ref>Carter, Brandon (July 1, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340344-trump-breaks-tradition-doesnt-recognize-lgbt-pride-month Trump breaks tradition, doesn't recognize LGBT Pride Month]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 1, 2017.</ref> the Pentagon continued its annual "[[Gay pride|LGBT pride]] celebration."<ref>Scarborough, Rowan (June 11, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/11/pentagons-lgbt-pride-ceremony-disappoints-conserva/ Pentagon continues LGBT pride celebration; conservatives say it’s a shame in Trump administration]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 11, 2017.</ref> Despite this, the Department of Defense delayed an Obama Administration plan to open up the military to transgender recruits.<ref name="TransMilDelay"/>

==2018==
===Executive actions, 2018===
*January 19, 2018—The Department of Defense released its National Defense Strategy, which shifted its strategic focus away from the main focus on counterterrorism adopted by previous administrations and toward effectively countering the threats posed by nation states – such as Russia, China, [[Iran]], and [[North Korea]].<ref>Multiple references:
*Muñoz, Carlo (January 19, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/19/pentagon-shifts-away-terrorism-threats/ Pentagon sets sights on Russia, China in major shift away from anti-terror mission]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
*Gertz, Bill (January 19, 2018). [http://freebeacon.com/national-security/pentagon-shifts-strategic-focus-terrorism-nation-states/ Pentagon Shifts Strategic Focus from Terrorism to Nation States]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
*Capaccio, Anthony (January 19, 2018). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-19/rising-threat-from-china-russia-dominate-trump-defense-strategy-jcm1xi6v Terror Loses Top Spot to Russia and China on U.S. Threat List]. ''Bloomberg''. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
*Riley-Smith, Ben (January 19, 2018). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/19/confronting-china-russia-not-tackling-terrorism-now-americas/ Confronting China and Russia, not tackling terrorism, is now America's top security priority]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
See also:
*Tomlinson, Lucas (January 19, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/19/mattis-us-military-advantage-over-china-and-russia-eroding.html Mattis: US military advantage over China and Russia 'eroding']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
*Eckel, Mike (January 19, 2018). [https://www.rferl.org/a/pentagon-mattis-calls-russia-china-revisionist-powers/28985632.html Pentagon Chief Calls Russia, China 'Revisionist Powers']. ''Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty''. Retrieved January 19, 2018.</ref> The strategy took a significantly harder line on China compared to the Obama Administration,<ref>Wong, Kristina (January 19, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/01/19/national-defense-strategy-china-strategic-competitor-using-predatory-economics/ National Defense Strategy: China a ‘Strategic Competitor Using Predatory Economics’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 19, 2018.</ref> and it emphasized the need for U.S. allies to pay a greater share for their defense to reduce the U.S.'s burden.<ref>Multiple references:
*Mitchell, Ellen (January 19, 2018). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/369759-china-russia-listed-as-top-threats-in-pentagons-new-national-defense-strategy China, Russia listed as top threats in Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
*Ali, Idrees (January 19, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-china-russia/u-s-military-puts-great-power-competition-at-heart-of-strategy-mattis-idUSKBN1F81TR U.S. military puts 'great power competition' at heart of strategy: Mattis]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved January 19, 2018.</ref> Additionally, the strategy removed climate change as a security threat.<ref>Multiple references:
*Atkinson, Khorri (January 19, 2018). [https://www.axios.com/pentagon-removes-climate-change-from-strategy-document-1516382214-40ca4769-bc55-4f13-8f42-d502243d0969.html Pentagon removes climate change from strategy document]. ''Axios''. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5289753/Pentagon-strategy-drops-climate-change-security-threat.html Pentagon strategy drops climate change as a security threat]. ''Daily Mail'' (from the ''AFP''). Retrieved January 19, 2018.</ref>
*January 20, 2018—During a [[partial government shutdown]], the U.S. military showed its strength by launching several airstrikes that killed about 150 [[Islamic State]] fighters in Syria.<ref>Multiple references:
*Tomlinson, Lucas (January 23, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/23/us-kills-150-isis-fighters-in-syria-airstrike-during-government-shutdown-pentagon-says.html US kills 150 ISIS fighters in Syria airstrike during government shutdown, Pentagon says]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
*Rodriguez, Katherine (January 23, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/01/23/us-kills-150-islamic-state-shutdown/ Pentagon: U.S. Kills 150 Islamic State Fighters in Syria Airstrike During Government Shutdown]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
*Dickstein, Corey (January 23, 2018). [https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/us-weekend-airstrikes-killed-some-150-islamic-state-fighters-in-syria-1.508136 US: Weekend airstrikes killed some 150 Islamic State fighters in Syria]. ''Stars and Stripes''. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
*Ryan, Missy (January 24, 2018). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/strike-on-islamic-state-killed-up-to-150-militants-us-military-says/2018/01/24/f0419d4e-011f-11e8-9d31-d72cf78dbeee_story.html Strike on Islamic State killed up to 150 militants, U.S. military says]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
*Hussein, Rikar (January 24, 2018). [https://www.voanews.com/a/coalition-strikes-kill-scores-islamic-state-fighters-eastern-syria/4222703.html US-led Coalition Strikes Kill Scores of IS Fighters in Eastern Syria]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
*Greenwood, Max (January 23, 2018). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/370389-us-led-coalition-kills-150-isis-militants-in-syria US-led coalition kills 150 ISIS militants in Syria]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 3, 2018.</ref>
*January 30, 2018—President Trump signed an executive order to keep [[Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp]] open – reversing an order signed by Obama in 2009.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-02/pdf/2018-02261.pdf Executive Order 13823 of January 30, 2018 -- Protecting America Through Lawful Detention of Terrorists]. ''Federal Register''. February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
*Brice, Makini (January 30, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-guantanamo/trump-orders-guantanamo-detention-center-to-stay-open-idUSKBN1FK0BT Trump orders Guantanamo detention center to stay open]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
*Jackson, David (January 31, 2018). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/30/trump-signs-order-keep-guantanamo-bay-detention-center-open/1081414001/ Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo Bay detention center open]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
*Schwartz, Felicia (January 30, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-signs-executive-order-to-keep-guantanamo-bay-open-1517370533 Trump Signs Executive Order to Keep Guantanamo Bay Open]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-issues-order-to-keep-guantanamo-open-/4232411.html Trump Issues Order to Keep Guantanamo Open]. ''Voice of America''. January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
*Taylor, Guy (January 30, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/30/guantanamo-bay-remain-open-trump-touts-order-state/ Guantanamo Bay detention facility to remain open]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
*Williams, Katie Bo (January 30, 2018). [http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/371527-trump-signs-order-to-keep-gitmo-open Trump signs order to keep Gitmo open]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
*Wong, Kristina (February 1, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/02/01/trump-reverses-obama-order-shut-guantanamo/ President Trump Reverses Obama Order to Shut Down Guantánamo Bay]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
See also:
*Earl, Jennifer (January 30, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/30/guantanamo-bay-to-remain-open-trump-says-am-keeping-another-promise.html Guantanamo Bay to remain open, Trump says: 'I am keeping another promise']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 31, 2018.</ref>
*February 2, 2018—The Trump Administration released its Nuclear Posture Review, which called for expanding U.S. nuclear capabilities and developing low-yield nuclear weapons in order to counter Russia and, to a lesser extent, China, Iran, and North Korea.<ref>Multiple references:
*Tomlinson, Lucas; Griffin, Jennifer (February 3, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/03/pentagon-announces-plan-to-expand-nuclear-arsenal-in-face-russian-threat.html Pentagon announces plan to expand nuclear arsenal in face of Russian threat]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
*Mitchell, Ellen (February 2, 2018). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/372099-pentagon-unveils-policy-focused-on-deterring-russia-with-smaller-nukes Pentagon unveils policy focused on deterring Russia with smaller nukes]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
*Babb, Carla (February 2, 2018). [https://www.voanews.com/a/pentagon-adding-new-nuclear-capabilities/4237396.html Pentagon Adding New Nuclear Capabilities, Keeping Nuclear Triad to Deter Attacks]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
*Boyer, Dave (February 2, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/2/trump-releases-plan-enhance-us-nuclear-capabilitie/ Trump releases plan to enhance U.S. nuclear capabilities]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
*Ali, Idrees (February 2, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia-military/with-an-eye-on-russia-u-s-to-increase-nuclear-capabilities-idUSKBN1FM2J0 With an eye on Russia, U.S. to increase nuclear capabilities]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
*Sanger, David E.; Broad, William J. (February 4, 2018). [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/04/us/politics/trump-nuclear-russia.html To Counter Russia, US Signals Nuclear Arms Are Back in a Big Way]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
The Trump Administration's nuclear policy was tougher toward Russia than the Obama Administration's:
*Pollak, Joel B. (February 2, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/02/02/trump-nuclear-strategy-aggressive-toward-russia-obama/ AP: Trump’s Nuclear Doctrine More Aggressive Toward Russia than Obama’s]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
*Burns, Robert (February 3, 2018). [https://www.apnews.com/1c6259ee78e14a6eb112279e2850798b Trump taking tougher stance on Russia nuclear threat]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved February 7, 2018.</ref>
*February 15, 2018—The [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] blocked a Chinese attempt to buy the Chicago Stock Exchange.<ref>Multiple references:
*Boyle, Matthew (February 16, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/16/trump-administration-blocks-sale-of-chicago-stock-exchange-to-chinese/ Trump Administration Blocks Sale of Chicago Stock Exchange to Chinese]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
*McCrank, John (February 15, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sec-chicagostockexchange/sec-blocks-chicago-stock-exchange-sale-to-china-based-investors-idUSKCN1G000H SEC blocks Chicago Stock Exchange sale to China-based investors]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
*Michaels, Dave (February 16, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-exchange-battle-ends-with-unanimous-sale-rejection-1518819644 Chicago Exchange Battle Ends With Unanimous Sale Rejection]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
*Pickrell, Ryan (February 16, 2018). [http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/16/us-blocks-chinese-business-deal/ US Blocks Sale Of Chicago Stock Exchange, Sinking Another Suspicious Chinese Business Deal]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
*Bullock, Nicole (February 16, 2018). [https://www.ft.com/content/f5d37b70-12ad-11e8-8cb6-b9ccc4c4dbbb US blocks Chinese-led takeover of Chicago exchange]. ''Financial Times''. Retrieved February 16, 2018.</ref>

===Other achievements, 2018===
*Even when President Trump disbanded the voter fraud commission he created the previous year because of its ineffectiveness due to numerous left-wing lawsuits, he voiced his strong support for [[voter ID legislation]].<ref>Multiple references:
*Singman, Brooke (January 4, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/04/trump-sounds-call-for-voter-id-laws-to-fix-rigged-system-after-nixing-fraud-panel.html Trump sounds call for voter ID laws to fix ‘rigged’ system, after disbanding fraud panel]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
*Persons, Sally; Dinan, Stephen (January 4, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/4/donald-trump-pushes-need-for-voter-id-laws-after-d/ Trump pushes need for voter ID laws after dissolving commission on voter integrity]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
*Jackson, David; Berry, Deborah Barfield (January 4, 2018). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/04/trump-after-killing-his-voter-fraud-commission-calls-new-id-laws/1002824001/ Trump, after killing his 'voter fraud' commission, calls for new ID laws]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.</ref>

==References==
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{{Donald Trump achievements}}
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[[Category:Donald Trump achievements]]

Woke

2018-02-17T03:53:21Z

NeilG: see talk page

'''Woke''' is the simple past tense and past participle of wake. For example, "Joe woke up on the wrong side of the bed."

In certain African American dialects that are not accepted as proper English, woke ungrammatically is used to refer to a person unquestioningly accepting a radical political doctrine viewing society in terms of "white privilege." Just as Christians who find inner peace by accepting Jesus Christ into their lives are called "born again", some people who feel great anger at society because of what they feel is social injustice are called "woke."

According to ''[[The New York Times]]'' columnist David Brooks:
{{cquote|"To be woke is to be radically aware and justifiably paranoid. It is to be cognizant of the rot pervading the power structures. The woke manner shares cool’s rebel posture, but it is the opposite of cool in certain respects. Cool was politically detached, but being a social activist is required for being woke. Cool was individualistic, but woke is nationalistic and collectivist. Cool was emotionally reserved; woke is angry, passionate and indignant. Cool was morally ambiguous; woke seeks to establish a clear marker for what is unacceptable."<ref>{{cite news|first=David |last=Brooks|title=How Cool Works in America Today|work=New York Times|date=July 25, 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/opinion/how-cool-works-in-america-today.html?ref=opinion&_r=0|accessdate=Feb 14, 2018}}</ref>}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:United States Political Terms]]

Talk:Woke

2018-02-17T03:51:57Z

NeilG: explain

I think that this is a tightly-written article. It uses the David Brooks quote because it explains how "woke" is different from "cool". Hence, woke is '''not''' cool. All conservatives will agree with that. Adding insults about David Brooks detract from the article because by calling into question David Brooks, you call into question the correct conclusion drawn by the quote.

Most normal people do not know what "woke" means and if they heard the term, we want them to come to Conservapedia to find out about it. The people who read the article will want to trust it. But the insult distracts the reader from the main point of the paragraph -- woke is not cool. [[User:NeilG|NeilG]] ([[User talk:NeilG|talk]]) 22:51, 16 February 2018 (EST)

User talk:TerryH

2018-02-17T03:39:14Z

NeilG: Redundant pages: Edwin Thiel and Edward R. Thiele

[[File:Usa new year 2010.jpg|240px]]
--[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 00:22, 31 December 2009 (EST)
----

Talk to me! Am I right? Wrong? Any suggestions? --[[User:TerryH|TerryH]] 18:24, 5 March 2007 (EST)

*[[User_talk:TerryH/Archive_1|Archive 1]]
*[[User_talk:TerryH/Archive2|Archive 2]]
*[[User_talk:TerryH/Archive_3|Archive 3]]

== Administrative Office ==
The door is always open. Please place questions, suggestions, complaints, ''et cetera'', here.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 13:50, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

:I think you're right and glad you ain't left. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 15:56, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

== Templates ==

Terry,

Instead of typing out <tt>'''<nowiki><nowiki>{{Essay}}</nowiki></nowiki>'''</tt>, you can instead type <tt>'''<nowiki>{{tl|Essay}}</nowiki>'''</tt>. This is less effort and produces a similar result, except that it includes a link to the template: {{tl|Essay}}.

== Merry Christmas ==

[[Image:Merry Christmas.gif|cebter|260px]]
{{clear}}

Merry Christmas! And have a happy New Year's Day. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 16:49, 24 December 2016 (EST)

[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 23:18, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

In response to Terry's statements concerning Jesus and how he might live today I feel it is quite simple. The best teachers lead through example and Jesus was sent here to, 'teach', to show us the way to God, so what better way to get there? The most practical of lessons are learned an enacted through specific actions, therefore to follow Christian doctrine and to live the life of a true Christian is to walk, talk, and act as Jesus did. So if we are to attempt to live as Jesus did we are by definition living the life of an extreme liberal. So if you want to get closer to God and be promised eternal salvation you should watch your step and begin as they say to, 'Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk'. copyright 2010, ©baltimoremd

As wordnetweb.princeton.edu/ defines 'liberal',

-broad: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
-having political or social views favoring reform and progress
-tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
-a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
-big: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
-a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
-free: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

== 66.212.16.194 ==

I may be wrong about this, and this may be encyclopedia policy, but I noticed you banned [[User:66.212.16.194]] for an infinite period of time. It seems somewhat illogical to ban an IP address infinitely, because somebody else may end up with that IP and be unable to create an account.--[[User:Tmcfulton|Tmcfulton]] 20:37, 13 November 2007 (EST)

:That's not how IP addresses work. A little probabilistic math ought to convince anyone that the hazard you describe is a virtual non-issue.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 20:46, 13 November 2007 (EST)

::You're correct, I guess. I was thinking of the way they do it on Wikipedia, but I guess Conservapedia isn't popular enough for this to be an issue.--[[User:Tmcfulton|Tmcfulton]] 20:50, 13 November 2007 (EST)

==[[Jesse MacBeth]]==
The phony soldier himself. All we need is a pic. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 06:04, 25 December 2007 (EST)

== Reply ==

Capitalism essentially becomes the practice of making the rich richer and the poor poorer. I do not see why the failure of one or two states that pretended to be communist so they could garner the support of the masses makes capitalism any less abhorrent. And Terry, spouting the occasional occasional fragment of fortune-cookie wisdom does not improve your argument, nor does it compensate for the unequivocally unamicable tone of your response. I mean no offense, I simply didn't expect to be greeted with such open hostility in response to what was intended as a partially fatuous comment. --[[User:AngryCommunist|AngryCommunist]] 23:03, 4 January 2008 (EST)
:You are too late. My opinion of Communism is obviously widely shared. And if it is "unamicable" to say that Communism is bad, then you will see in me the least amicable person you are likely ever to meet on the Internet. Let that suffice.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 07:27, 5 January 2008 (EST)

== Examples of Bias in Wikipedia ==

I know I'm new here and I haven't made many edits, but could you please give me an explanation for [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Examples_of_Bias_in_Wikipedia&diff=366421&oldid=366407 reverting] my edit to [[Examples of Bias in Wikipedia]]? I didn't delete that example just because I felt like it. One of the sources in the Wikipedia article really does mention something about extrapolation, making our allegation false. I'm not trying to censor anything, I just don't want this site filled with the same kind of lies and inaccuracies that pervade Wikipedia. Best, [[User:Gillespie|Gillespie]] 22:36, 9 January 2008 (EST)

:Explain what? Do you deny it?
:Do you deny that Wikipedia is six times more liberal than is the American public?
:In fact, [[Jimbo Wales]] is proud of that statistic. Proud! He seems to think that we "Yanks" are too busy playing cowboys and Indians to be truly enlightened.
:If you are prepared to show that that entry is in error--show me. Do it on the Talk page of the article in question, so that everybody who takes as active an interest as I do, will see it as well.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 23:29, 9 January 2008 (EST)

== Schlafly ==
You objected to speculation, I removed it. Now you are censoring my opinion in violation of the Conservapedia Commandments. [[User:MatthewHopkins|MatthewHopkins]] 11:35, 2 February 2008 (EST)
==Help!==
Hey Terry - I hate to have to ask - but I saw that your online and you had just done a template a bit ago, so I assume you're good with templates. Would you mind helping me out on [[Template:USState]]? I can't get it to work properly - I think the problem is {{tl|!-}}. Thanks--[[User:Iduan|I]][[User_talk:Iduan|Duan]] 16:38, 9 February 2008 (EST)
:Oh btw - see the talk page for the visual on the problem--[[User:Iduan|I]][[User_talk:Iduan|Duan]] 16:39, 9 February 2008 (EST)
Oh hey - I figured it out! It was just a weird thing with the spacing - I'll fix it now--[[User:Iduan|I]][[User_talk:Iduan|Duan]] 16:49, 9 February 2008 (EST)
:Well now the only problem is that there's a ton of spaces under "capital" if the parameters aren't filled in - but hopefully I can figure out how to fix this - thanks for your help--[[User:Iduan|I]][[User_talk:Iduan|Duan]] 16:52, 9 February 2008 (EST)

== CreationWiki ==

Is there something wrong with CreationWiki right now? That seems to happen a lot; it's been going on for several weeks in a row now. I try to access the site and it always tells me "Internet Explorer Cannot display the webpage". I figured you'd know something since you're an admin, please help me out here '''Scorpion'''[[User_Talk:Scorpion|Vote for Pedro]] 09:52, 14 February 2008 (EST)

:Thanks! I was getting kind of worried there. I Pray it's up again soon. '''Scorpion'''[[User_Talk:Scorpion|Vote for Pedro]] 21:18, 14 February 2008 (EST)

::I'm hearing a lot of crap about the God of the OT being infanticidal. How should I respond? '''Scorpion'''[[User_Talk:Scorpion|Vote for Pedro]] 10:00, 16 February 2008 (EST)

:Yeah, they're talking about God's directives for the Israelites' enemies. "Why would God command them to kill the babies too?" (God tells them to kill the men, women and children and animals) '''Scorpion'''[[User_Talk:Scorpion|Vote for Pedro]] 10:12, 16 February 2008 (EST)
:: For questions such as this, a good site is http://www.tektonics.org. You can search for keywords (as you can on many sites), or you can look up particular verses. With a quick look I found [http://www.tektonics.org/gk/guess2much.html this] page that touches on your question. I also found another page that pointed to a different site with [http://www.christian-thinktank.com/rbutcher1.html this article], which I haven't read, but I think might be quite useful to you. With a better search, you might be able to find more. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 17:24, 16 February 2008 (EST)

== Headline text ==
Terry, it's a lot quicker to go look at my contributions, hit the "rollback" button, then hit "back" on your browser and go up the list. By the way, ask Andy if he got my email yet! --[[User:HelpfultipsforTerryH|HelpfultipsforTerryH]] 12:00, 15 February 2008 (EST)

== Hai ==

Terry,

Those last two ethereal apparitions of vandals were not me, but I totally endorse what they did. Seems as though I have some admirers!

In regards to the second vandal's tips, it's sound advice. I'd feel sorry for you (that's a lie - maybe a small bit of pity, of definitely not sorry) if one of those WillyOnWheels vandals from last year showed up when you were the only sysop on patrol. Advice is advice, take it from where you can. But, in your defense, it is hard to teach an <s>old dog</s> dinosaur new tricks.

Also, consider archiving those two pages.

You should be looking forward to the next RDubya project - It's an article which systematically compares Conservapedia to your very own definition of extremism! I can't wait for it to be the shining gem of the internet.

By the way, please tell Andy to check his email - I have an important message waiting for him.

Please feel free to email me, the link on my deleted userpage should still be active.

Regards,
-Hojimachong

== CreationWiki ==

Re-install MediaWiki. I use PHP5 on my Mac with Apache2 to run the software for my personal use, and have never had a problem. I understand the base is heavily hacked, but that's life. Alternatively, you might want to consider replacing all of the <code>include</code> directives with <code>include_once</code> directives. --[[User:MakeTomorrow|MakeTomorrow]] 10:17, 16 February 2008 (EST)
==[[Io]]==
Wow, Terry, amazing job!--[[User:Iduan|I]][[User_talk:Iduan|Duan]] 22:53, 18 February 2008 (EST)

== Comment ==

In my short time here I've noticed two blocks, one with an accompanying IP block. I understand that IP blocks are good site policy for persistent vandals, but absent a showing that the targeted vandal is in fact a persistent, repeat offender, is there any reason to block permanently, other than to suppress dissent? Isn't it conceivable that you just blocked a public computer, or a public WiFi net, meaning now legitimate users can't visit? Seems to me like a poor compromise between security and freedom.-[[User:PhoenixWright|PhoenixWright]] 14:07, 3 March 2008 (EST)
:Hmmm, I appreciate your reasons, although I continue to think they're overbroad. I guess we disagree, but you're free to run your own site (into the ground...?). Further, I did not appreciate the [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk%3APhoenixWright&diff=397970&oldid=397934 threatening tone, here.] In fact, I think it's counterproductive. I was not aware that wikis were autocracies. My experience at (dare I say it? - Wikipedia) was different. I see you're different from them, though, in many significant ways, this not the least. Cheers nonetheless.-[[User:PhoenixWright|PhoenixWright]] 22:19, 3 March 2008 (EST)

==The horror...==
Hey, are you online? Could you please block ZebraSofa? I think I'm the only one who noticed his recent vandalism rampage. He seems to have sort of cooled down, but he could just be regrouping on the savannah. Thanks.[[User:Jellyfish|Jellyfish]] 12:27, 30 March 2008 (EDT)

I second to that, look at Recent Page. Someone stop the idiot that living his own shell

Edit- By the way, good job for defense, Jellyfish.
--[[User:TagoPagdaluhong|TagoPagdaluhong]] 12:33, 30 March 2008 (EDT)

:I got him. Thanks again Jellyfish. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 12:44, 30 March 2008 (EDT)

== Oops ==

(blush) [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 11:20, 14 April 2008 (EDT)

300.2 million > 3.2 million [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Expelled:_No_Intelligence_Allowed&diff=436643&oldid=436641] --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 22:22, 21 April 2008 (EDT)

== Opinion requested ==

Could you please weigh in on the discussion [[Conservapedia talk:Manual of Style#City/town/county names as article titles?|here]]? We're looking for more opinions and hope to arrive at some sort of style definition. Thanks. [[User:Jinkas|Jinkas]] 19:42, 25 April 2008 (EDT)

== bamboozled ==

Why don't you think Fox News is a major media organization? --[[User:DeanSa|DeanSa]] 17:38, 3 May 2008 (EDT)
:The edit isn't about size - it is about liberal bias. [[Image:User Fox.png|10px]] [[User:Fox|Fox]] ([[User talk:Fox|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Fox|contribs]]) 17:39, 3 May 2008 (EDT)

== quick note ==

I replied to your planet suggestion and would be most happy to review the material and provide any input that I think I would be beneficial. I also sent you an important email. I am hoping to get things rolling as soon as possible and would appreciate your input in regards to my proposal. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 15:27, 15 May 2008 (EDT)

==Regarding removal of my articles==

Is there any person I can contact regarding removing my articles? I see you reverted my deletion notices. Regards. [[User:LChriosa|LChriosa]] 10:22, 16 May 2008 (EDT)

#No need to spam the wiki like this. You are heard.
#They are not "your" articles; you donated them without any strings attached.
#I deleted a couple already. Your article on [[Machiavellianism]] was worthless drivel. I can't believe a professor would use such material as course notes.
#If (by some awkward chance) you are really a professor, email me your credentials and we can talk by phone. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 11:02, 16 May 2008 (EDT)

:They weren't course notes; they were introductory articles. Quite a difference. I have nothing to prove to you, I don't care if you think I am a professor or not (I amn't by they way, I was a lecturer who taught in England and Ireland for many years, and never attained the title of 'professor') and am not going to Email you and am most certainly not going to let a random person on the internet ring me. What aspect of the Machiavelli article didn't you like? Was it above you? [[User:LChriosa|LChriosa]] 11:39, 16 May 2008 (EDT)

== Redheads ==

Why does it need to be deleted? Sure, the first article I posted was intended to be sarcastic (not against Conservapedia, but against the cruel views with which Redheads are looked upon in England (a trend that stems from bigotry against the Scots, Irish, and Scandinavians).

This has manifested itself in the following forms:

-The Chapman family in Newcastle was forced to move MULTIPLE TIMES due to taunts directed to both parents and children

-We have been beaten up, and one man was stabbed in an alley

-Skinheads are organizing against us

-A waitress was harassed on multiple occasions

-Some of us (though not me, personally) are brought to indignation upon hearing the word "ginger", which isn't much when compared to things like "Firecrotch"

-Countless men, women, and children have been taunted, often resulting in suicide attempts

-Over here in Texas, I, along with a few people I know, have also been the target of obsceneties

-This issue has gained the attention of the press from Austin to Aberdeen, along with being the focal topic of an episode of Southpark, along with countless British media and recent literature.

(pardon my bad spelling; I'm only 16)

My second post sought to explain this. It did not have any liberal bias- only pro-ginger bias (my own). It does not concern conservatism or liberalism*. Besides, I thought this is the place to be biased... isn't it?

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Liberalism traditionally refers to free-market capitalism and relaxed social restrictions similar to Libertarianism. Only in recent years has it been misconstrued to refer to left-wing politics.

{{unsigned|GLA}}

==== Vaccines ====
Why did you revert my edits? The article that's cited as a source explicitly states that it has not been conclusively proven that Gardasil caused or was even implicated in those deaths. -- Aaronp

==Principal's Resignation?==

Terry,

Thought you might be interested in this story.

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/575/story/458733.html

--[[User:Benp|Benp]] 22:49, 22 May 2008 (EDT)

==Aggrieved's Talk Page Debate==

Terry, you came to my Talk page and [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Aggrieved&diff=prev&oldid=474283 demanded] that I "had better: 1) Provide a citation for your allegation that a significant proportion of Guantanamo detainees have turned out to be innocent of the war crimes imputed to them; 2) Retract your last comment and apologize to me; and 3) Prepare to face blockage for contempt of the administration."

My response:

1) - Multiple citations provided. It is duly noted you never provided a single citation to back up your own false claim; 2) - Not a chance; 3) - No problem. This dialog will be in the record and your willingness to disregard fact, remain uninformed about current affairs, and aggressively police your own mistruths will be duly noted. Martyrdom in the name of truth can be my legacy.

In response to your failure to prove your case, and my success in proving mine, I now demand you:
1. Withdraw your claim on Main:Talk Page that "to a man, every one of those released detainess has turned up doing exactly the same thing again", publicly.
2. Apologize to me, publicly, for your aggressive tone and ill-informed opinion.

Thank you. [[User:Aggrieved|Aggrieved]] 21:04, 14 June 2008 (EDT)

==Hi==
Just pointing out, you accidentally blocked Leda for a [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=&page=User%3ALeda month] instead of a day. [[User:Wandering|Wandering]] 16:39, 15 June 2008 (EDT)
:No accident, neighbor. She'd already been blocked a number of times before, so she rated what she got.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 16:58, 15 June 2008 (EDT)

== Delete and protect ==

I believe the new policy/custom is to use actual salting instead of using some "deletedpage" placeholder. You should be able to protect non-existent pages (or specify protection during deletion, I don't know for sure). See also [[Special:Protectedtitles]] for a list of what has been salted already. --[[User:KevinM|KevinM]] 15:12, 23 June 2008 (EDT)

PS: Thanks a lot for the unblock. I'm still struggling with the mail confirmation, so I had to rely on somebody seeing my block. :) --[[User:KevinM|KevinM]] 17:13, 23 June 2008 (EDT)

==My talk page==

Thanks for sweeping up around my castle when the moat overflowed. ;-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 19:53, 1 July 2008 (EDT)

== Looks like someone had a friend show up ==

*shrug* Thanks. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 22:44, 26 July 2008 (EDT)

== Lsit ==

Thanks for the correction. [[User:Memory|Memory]] 15:31, 29 July 2008 (EDT)

==Wikiproject:News/Suggestions/Archives==
Terry, Thanks for contributing news items. When your suggested news items have been completed, they will be archived under your name so we can keep the suggestions page clear for new items. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:10, 25 August 2008 (EDT)

== News suggestions ==

Terry, since you post to the "In the news" section of the Main page, I'm requesting your help with the News suggestions. So far, 54 of these suggestions have already been posted to the Main page and moved to the suggestion archives. With your help, we can continue to receive and post positive suggestions from our editors.

Please review the suggestions. If you like one (or more of them), please post the article(s) on [[Template:Mainpageright]] and add a note that you posted their suggestion. If you don't like a suggestion, add a comment and the suggestion will be moved to the suggestions talk page. I will take care of the rest (archiving, updating counts, etc). Thanks for your assistance. --[[User:DeanS|DeanStalk]] 11:20, 18 September 2008 (EDT)

== rhea article ==

Hi, great article. Now the bad news :) I came across this as a Random page search and I noticed the first bit with the picture is spread beyond the normal article edge on the left. It would be a bit neater if it could be sized a fraction narrower. I have no idea on how that would be done. If you disagree thats fine ;-) [[User:Markr|Markr]] 18:11, 17 October 2008 (EDT)

: The problem was with the template that puts a box of information on the right. Somebody duplicated the size, and that duplicate size was uninterpretable and thus the image came through at its original size, which was ''not'' what I intended. You'll notice that the images are back to the proper size now.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 18:19, 17 October 2008 (EDT)
:: yes thats even better [[User:Markr|Markr]] 18:37, 17 October 2008 (EDT)
::: That error was in there since July last year! Obviously the previous version of MediaWiki somehow coped with it, but the latest version is stricter. It would also explain why the info box in the Earth article was so big the other day. And there's another size duplication in the template, which I'll fix now. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 21:42, 17 October 2008 (EDT)

== A. Schlafly's talk page ==

Could you repair it, too? I couldn't do so. Thanks --[[User:BRichtigen|BRichtigen]] 08:54, 24 October 2008 (EDT)

==Parolees==

I noticed we had a [[:category:Parolees]] a few weeks ago when I was browsing the [[Conservapedia:Maintenance]] page. Since [[User:Saxplayer]] is now on parole, I thought I'd use that as a chance to revive the formal parole system. Please let me know if you object. If you don't, how long is Saxplayer's parole for? -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 20:46, 27 October 2008 (EDT)

== Slightly amused but no offense meant... ==

I'm sorry for bugging you, if you don't write [[Project:Guard dog|Guard dog]], but this block reason just cracked me up:
::''Blocked for vandalism with assistance of Conservapedia:Guard dog''
Can you tell whoever writes it they probably ought to reword that summary? When I first saw it, before I clicked the link to the page about Guard dog, I thought you were saying that the vandal was using Guard dog to ''vandalize''.

Again, sorry for bugging ''you'', but I saw you using it, and I don't know who develops it.

Thanks, and have a good day!

[[User:Samd|Samd]] 10:37, 1 November 2008 (EDT)

: Hmmmm, I wrote that. Now that you point it out, I see your point. I wonder what would be best: A comma after "vandalism"?
: And just to be overly pedantic, why would you think that the vandal was using Guard Dog to ''vandali'''z'''e'' when it actually says "vandali'''s'''m"?
: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 11:00, 1 November 2008 (EDT)
::Because I'm a stupid American? :P I don't know. I've always spelled it like that. Why do I spell my name s-a-m? (pedantics in calculus class - uuggghhhh...) A comma would probably be good. [[User:Samd|Samd]] 11:25, 1 November 2008 (EDT)
::: I won't make any nasty cracks about "stupid American" containing a redundancy. I provided the default text, but TerryH will have to change it on his settings if he wishes. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 07:34, 2 November 2008 (EST)

== Don't get it.... ==

''From now on, I'll have to trust you implicitly. DO NOT ABUSE MY TRUST.''

Thanks for your trust? Don't shout at me? --[[User:BRichtigen|BRichtigen]] 06:34, 9 November 2008 (EST)

Please, believe me, a block-notice is enough to get my attention :-)
I was editing [[Philipp Lenard]], when this bizarre ''Hitlermania'' started. I got a little bit annoyed as I'd thought that the guard-dog would act a little bit earlier - and without biting me ;-)
But I fully understand that you had no time to check my contributions to see that I'm a legit editor --[[User:BRichtigen|BRichtigen]] 06:42, 9 November 2008 (EST)

==New wave==

Thanks for [http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:BlockIP/NicStory this], although I am faintly disappointed that you beat me to it. :-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 15:02, 18 November 2008 (EST)

== Navboxes ==

Terry, I think that the text in the navboxes would look better if it was centered. [[User:BrianCo|BrianCo]] 16:10, 1 December 2008 (EST)

==Recent Vandalism==
I'm not sure how to undo a page back 2 edits, but in the most recent vandalism spree, ForReal edited [[Talk:Main Page]] twice and [[Talk:Barack Obama]] was edited by ForReal and then another user just after that. When you undid that last edit, it took it back to ForReal's 'contribution'. Could you take care of this, or I can do it if shown how. Thanks! [[User:WesleyS|WesleyS]][[User Talk:WesleyS|Hello!]] 19:46, 10 December 2008 (EST)

==[[The Simpsons]]==

Should we provide a conservative analysis of the characters on the Simpsons? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 10:08, 16 December 2008 (EST)

==Thanks!==

Looks like BrandonF was going to be persistent with his idea of "humor." I was going to revert him again, but you beat me to it. Thanks! --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 14:25, 28 December 2008 (EST)

==AddisonDM block==

TerryH, I was given just now a 5 year autoblock by the Guarddog attributed to you, for suspected vandalism. I was actually installing a new template approved by Mr. Schlafly called [[Template:Bible Versions]] on all the Bible pages. I was told this was a good thing to do. Please immediately unblock me, and for proof I am not a vandal, see the 10+ new pages I have added at [[User:AddisonDM]]. 29 December 2008

== Happy New Year, Terry! ==

'''Glory to God in highest heaven,'''
'''Who unto man His Son hath given;'''
'''While angels sing with tender mirth,'''
'''A glad new year to all the earth.''' 
'''~Martin Luther''' 
--[[User:TK|'''₮K''']][[User_Talk:TK|/Talk!]] 23:38, 31 December 2008 (EST)

== Help ==

Hi, thanks for helping out with that other editor earlier. I was just wondering how/where I can suggest new articles for creation? Many Thanks. --[[User:JamesDW|JamesDW]] 22:49, 11 January 2009 (EST)

== [[Subacute myelo-optic neuropathy]] ==

Would you mind taking a look at this and see what the "big dispute" is? Thanks! --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]/Admin[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]] 16:24, 12 January 2009 (EST)

== please check your email ==

Please check your email [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 17:06, 17 February 2009 (EST)

==Vandals==
It seems that there have been a lot of vandals with "bob" in their name. Could you edit the software to autoblock anyone with "bob" in their name for at least the next month? Thanks, [[User:JY23|JY23]] 13:47, 25 February 2009 (EST)

== help would be appreciated ==

Any help you could offer as far as this article [[Creation vs. evolution debate]] would be appreciated. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 01:56, 1 March 2009 (EST)

==Music article talk page==
Hi TerryH! I've left a long, substantial review of the popular vs. classical issue on the [[music]] talk page. I'd appreciate starting a constructive dialogue about this issue in order to strengthen this aspect of the article. Thanks! [[User:JDWpianist|JDWpianist]] 07:28, 8 April 2009 (EDT)

== Guard Dog ==

The bot is going berserk. [[User:Corry|Corry]] 11:59, 15 April 2009 (EDT)

==Help needed==
As the editor of many Bible persons, could you weigh in on a problem mentioned here: http://www.conservapedia.com/User_talk:RJJensen#Persons_in_the_Bible (the Hoshea to Joshua issue has been fixed) Thanks[[User:Daniel1212|Daniel1212]] 08:46, 10 August 2009 (EDT)

== Great start! ==

Your edits to [[Epistle of Jude (Translated)]] are a great start to this week!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:44, 19 October 2009 (EDT)

== Reply ==

Thanks Terry (sorry for the late reply),

I have an interest in ancient Greek, daily access to a large academic library and, like everyone else, the resources of the Internet. You could describe me as an enthusiastic amateur.
Luke has always been my favorite Gospel, containing the best versions of the Parables. I have no particular plans to translate Acts, though I would welcome the opportunity. It would probably be best to regard my edits as first drafts, and I have tried to update the language and convey the intent of the verses.

[[User:JohnFraiser|JohnFraiser]] 18:58, 19 October 2009 (EDT)

== Great block and revert! ==

Great block and revert, Terry!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 08:30, 15 November 2009 (EST)

== Thank you! ==

and Marry Christmas!

--[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] 08:29, 26 December 2009 (EST)

==Must be doing something right==

Do I have the honor of attracting the most user page vandalism? Anyway, thanks for watching out for me, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! :-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 11:42, 26 December 2009 (EST)

== Genesis ==

Congrats on finishing Genesis! It'll be good to add to the ongoing CBP compilation. If you have input or recommendations for the compilation's design and layout, please bring them forward! [[User:DouglasA|DouglasA]] 12:09, 4 January 2010 (EST)

== Ephesians ==

Well done powering through Ephesians! Here I'd planned to come home and translate a chapter, and you've finished the whole letter. [[User:DouglasA|DouglasA]] 19:07, 30 March 2010 (EDT)

== Romans 9-16 ==

Sorry for tripping over your work there, I figured I'd work a chapter ahead to avoid edit conflicts with the one you were working on. I'm out of time for today, so feel free to go ahead without me getting in the way, and have a great Easter. --[[User:ChrisY|ChrisY]] 19:39, 3 April 2010 (EDT)

== Wow, inspiring achievement! ==

Wow, Terry, what an inspiring achievement! Now there are only 5 unfinished books. I'll hurry up with the Letter of James!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:21, 3 April 2010 (EDT)

:Scratch that - I see you're working on the Epistle of James. I'll work on the Epistle to the Hebrews now.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:28, 3 April 2010 (EDT)

== a proposal ==

Terry,

Would you be interested in writing the following articles:

*[[Creation vs. evolution]]
*[[Evidence against evolution]]
*[[Conservapedia essay: What is evolution?]]

The reason I ask is that I think it would be a good idea for Conservapedia to launch a [[Conservapedia: Anti-Evolution Project]] down the pike. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 21:43, 3 May 2010 (EDT)

== Touching base ==

Hi Terry,

Rob encouraged me to stop by and try to mend fences, as it were. I'm sorry for the differences we've had in the past, probably not here, but now that I am back I wanted to get off on the right foot and I hope we don't bump heads... good luck and Godspeed with your works.

Peace, Huw. [[User:Human|Human]] 02:06, 2 August 2011 (EDT)

== Please let me know if you want to serve on a blocking policy refinement panel ==

Please let me know if you want to serve on a blocking policy refinement panel. I invited someone to edit Conservapedia and they were blocked and they should not have been. I got the block overturned. So I think there is room for improvement in Conservapedia's blocking policy. You can sign up [[User:Conservative/Sysops who want to serve on a blocking policy refinement panel|HERE]]. I invited active Syops/Admins plus people with blocking rights who might wish to be Sysops. If I left anyone out, please let them know about the panel. The people with blocking rights can sign up [[User talk:Conservative/Sysops who want to serve on a blocking policy refinement panel|HERE]]. The panel will probably convene when Iduan is back from his summer vacation or fairly soon afterwards. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 13:47, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

== Request for Admin assistance ==

To all senior admins and sysops. I am being repeatedly abused by user:conservative who, among other things, accuses me continuously of being an atheist simply because I point out some of the holes in his articles. See [http://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&curid=113357&diff=924642&oldid=924636 here for the latest accusation]. I have asked him numerous times to desist with his sneering name calling as I find it offensive to have my faith questioned and nothing is ever done. He state’s I am atheist because I don’t agree with some of his ridiculous contentions. In actual fact it isn’t even that I disagree with him it is that I point out his shoddy research, poor scholarship and his berating, insulting and sarcastic behaviour towards others. I am of the opinion now that he is purposely calling me names because he knows I don’t like it which is unchristian, impolite and, above all, insulting. Is anyone going to teach this man some manners? Has Conservapedia become a place where Conservative is allowed to behave this way without any warning or comeuppance but all other editors and warned and blocked for minor infractions. He is in continual violation of the commandments yet NOTHING is done whereas people like myself are always watching out to avoid being banned. Well, fine, ban me if you like. I probably will be after this posting and no doubt Conservative will cackle with glee at “winning” again. But laugh Conservative, you win nothing. I post this is full knowledge that I might be blocked banned and insulted by you in my absence and I have always remained polite and civil plus I can hold my head up high. Hopefully one of you will take a stand and insist on standards of civility. But I don’t hold out much hope. Thanks, many of you were kind, decent people whom I enjoyed working with and I pray for you. [[User:MaxFletcher|MaxFletcher]] 19:22, 5 October 2011 (EDT)

== Your articles ==

I am rather impressed with the articles you have written. I was reading the one you were working on and thought it was superb. That is a good book, too. Good job!

== What is the difference between global atheism and the Question evolution! campaign? ==

Terry, I have a question for you.

Question: What is the difference between [[global atheism]] and the [[Question evolution campaign]]?

Here is the answer: The Question evolution campaign is growing and [[global atheism]] is '''<big>currently shrinking by about 300 atheists a day!</big>'''[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/11/successful-volunteer-recriuitment-drive.html] :) Please pay special note to the words '''<big>currently shrinking by about 300 atheists a day</big>'''. :)

=== Question evolution! campaign community ===

A [[Question evolution! campaign]] online community is forming.[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/11/successful-volunteer-recriuitment-drive.html] Creation Ministries International's Question evolution! campaign is about to break the sound barrier! Volunteer recruiting is picking up steam! Click [http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2011/11/successful-volunteer-recriuitment-drive.html HERE] for details.
[[File:Breaking sound barrier.jpg|center|300px]][[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 07:03, 22 November 2011 (EST)

== Ragnar Danneskjöld ==

I posted on the talk page but thought this might get to you sooner.

There's a messed up wikilink in the 3rd paragraph of the background section. [[User:Ayzmo|Ayzmo :)]] 18:28, 17 February 2012 (EST)

== Question Evolution! Campaign is achieving its goal - people are questioning evolution! ==
[[File:Increasing.JPG|150px|right]]
'''American [[young earth creationism]] increased in the last two years - Gallup survey.''' [http://creation.com/question-evolution Question evolution! campaign] and other efforts of creationists are working!.[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/06/american-young-earth-creationism.html]

It is so good to be a Bible believing creationist! It is so easy to crush the pseudoscience of [[evolution]]ism. It merely takes getting the anti-evolution message out there.[http://creation.com/creation-timely-tool-for-todays-evangelist][http://creation.com/taking-creation-evangelism-to-the-streets] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 07:34, 2 June 2012 (EDT)

== Vandalism ==

Could you please check [[:Category:Speedy_deletion_candidates]]? Thanks. [[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 12:56, 18 June 2012 (EDT)

== CNAV account ==

Sorry if this is a bit off-topic for Conservapedia talk pages:

I have tried to create a CNAV account with the username GregG. I was told that my password would be sent to the e-mail address I provided on the registration form, which is my e-mail address. I never got that message. I also tried to have a new e-mail sent at least once (yesterday), but still I received nothing. Could you take a look into this? [[User:GregG|GregG]] 11:51, 28 July 2012 (EDT)
: I just sent a message to the e-mail I have on you. Now so far I haven't gotten any delivery-failure notices. But if you don't get a message within the next three hours, then you must have put in the wrong e-mail address.

== Interesting news ==/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&oldid=997411#ArbCom_bans_the_chairman_of_Wikimedia_UK – This news might interest you. --[[User:Michaeldsuarez|Michaeldsuarez]] 15:03, 31 July 2012 (EDT)
:http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/08/01/50-shades-wikipedia-uk-head-banned-after-bondage-porn-ties/ – Fox News is now paying attention. --[[User:Michaeldsuarez|Michaeldsuarez]] 14:02, 1 August 2012 (EDT)

== Go Question Evolution! USA! USA! USA! USA! ==

[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/09/our-north-america-initiatives-are.html Creationist benchmark is hit and exceeded in the United States]

[[Creation Ministries International]] breaks through key USA key benchmark! The first Question evolution! sound barrier has been breached. Watch the campaign grow faster and faster and faster. USA! USA! USA! [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 05:19, 8 September 2012 (EDT)

[[File:Sound barrier.jpg|center|200px]]

==A serious Biblical matter==

Aschlafly wrote the essay [[Mystery:Did Jesus Write the Epistle to the Hebrews?]]. This wouldn't have been to problematic, but now he puts his outlandish idea into an article in the main space ([[Epistle to the Hebrews]]). First he wrote:
{{cquote|"The [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is the nineteenth book of the [[New Testament]], and one of the greatest mysteries in all of intellectual history: the authorship of this brilliant work is unknown, and '''the most plausible theory is that Jesus himself wrote or dictated it.'''"}}
[[User:Iduan]] toned this down somewhat, so that we read at the moment:
{{cquote|"The [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is the nineteenth book of the [[New Testament]], and one of the greatest mysteries in all of intellectual history: the authorship of this brilliant work is unknown, and '''one plausible theory is that Jesus himself wrote or dictated it'''."}}

I couldn't find any Biblical scholar who shares this idea, I couldn't find any authorative figure who promotes this - and this isn't much of a surprise if you read the epistle for yourself! The only "scholar" who has proposed this "theory" in the last 2000 years is Andrew Schlafly.

I tried to delete this sentence, and then I tried to make it clear that this idea is a personal insight by Andrew Schlafly. My edits were reverted: any reader of this encyclopedia gets the impression that this theory is something commonly known or well discussed. That's utterly untrue.

I tend to be quite strict on Biblical matters - I'm often accused of being nitpicky. As one of the sysops of Conservapedia who was active in 2012 I ask you to weigh in on this problem: maybe it is just me and most of the of you and your fellow sysops think that it is acceptable to present an insight of a single person '''in a Biblical matter''' (an insight shared by virtually no one) as a plausible theory. But - as the title of this section indicates - for me this is a very serious matter.

--[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 19:24, 25 November 2012 (EST)

== "Obamacare Dead on Arrival" -- very poor judgment in my opinion ==

Please see [[Talk:Main Page#"Obamacare Dead on Arrival" -- very poor judgment in my opinion]]. Thanks, [[User:GregG|GregG]] 20:10, 2 January 2013 (EST)

== Boston ==

Really think boston story should be on top. [[User:Dvergne|Dvergne]] 07:52, 19 April 2013 (EDT)

== Good Idea ==

It might be a good idea to make sure that when you link to articles from headlines that link to your blog (which is a whole other matter entirely, also having issues commenting on your stories, can you look into it) that the links actually link to an article. I have had to fix this up a number of times and would have thought a wiki user of your length of time would make sure this sort of issues do not occur. [[User:Dvergne|Dvergne]] 08:14, 28 April 2013 (EDT)

== Homosexuality article and General protection idea/proposal ==

The [[homosexuality]] article seems to be a bit broken. The table of contents is in the wrong position. Could you or another sysop please fix this ? Also I had an Idea re article protection. Would it be possible to protect some article so that only those users with '''edit''' and '''sysop''' rights edit them. This would allow those pages to be edited and improved by trusted and known users whilst stopping liberal trolls and thugs pushing their POV and vandalizing them. I think that something like this would help improve the quality and accuracy of the encyclopedia as it would allow for updates, improvements, tweaks and general formatting improvements to be made to our most popular articles [[User:Dvergne|Dvergne]] 10:45, 4 May 2013 (EDT)

== Issues with your blog ==

I have been having a few issues with leaving comments on your blog, could you please look into it ? [[User:Dvergne|Dvergne]] 10:50, 4 May 2013 (EDT)

== New Jersey primary issues ==

Dear Mr. Hurlbut,

This section pertains to [http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2013/06/01/teaparty/new-jersey-primary-issues/ this CNAV article by Mr. Purpura]. He writes, in relevant part,

<blockquote style="background-color:#CCC; margin: 10px; padding: 10px">
TeamNJ candidates will sponsor legislation that will make it compulsory that photo-identification is required prior to casting any vote. Let it be known, the Supreme Court of these United States has ruled that voter identification is by law, Constitutional. You can be sure the Democrats will never accept voter identification because if they did, they would never win another election.

<div style="text-align:center"><nowiki>* * *</nowiki></div>

Multiple voting has become commonplace in many Democratic dominated urban areas across the various states. Do you think NJ is any different?
</blockquote>

In ''Crawford v. Marion County Election Bd.'' (2008), the Supreme Court analyzed Indiana's 2005 voter ID law against a facial challenge. The challengers did not present evidence of the hardships that would be created by voter ID, as other challengers to other voter ID laws have done (see ''Frank v. Walker'' [Wisconsin] and ''Applewhite v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania''). The Supreme Court did not say that any voter ID law would automatically satisfy constitutional requirements.

Next, some Democrats have supported voter ID, even photo voter ID. Illinois has a law dating back to 2005 requiring early voters to present photo ID. Rhode Island has a voter ID law that passed with Democratic support. [http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/rhode-island-primary-tests-new-voter-id-law/]. North Carolina Democrats proposed their own voter ID bill this year. [http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H253]

Further, Democrats have won elections with voter ID. Leaving aside the numerous congressional and state elections won by Democrats in stict voter ID states, Obama won Indiana in 2008 and New Hampshire and Rhode Island in 2012.

Finally, I know of only one instance of multiple voting in a "Democratic dominated urban area[]" (the Cincinnati poll worker who allegedly voted for Obama six times [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/11/cincinnati-poll-worker-charged-with-voting-half-dozen-times-in-november/]). Although I think one instance of fraud is one too many, I trust that Mr. Purpura has evidence that multiple voting is "commonplace" in urban areas and in New Jersey. I would like to see such evidence for myself so that I can evaluate it and see how the benefits and costs of various forms of voter ID compare.

In conclusion, if you could please post this on CNAV as a comment (as I still have not been able to get my CNAV account to work) or otherwise forward it to Mr. Purpura, I would appreciate it. Thanks, [[User:GregG|GregG]] 11:08, 1 June 2013 (EDT)

==NSA whistleblower==

Hi, Terry. Is it [[Eric Snowden]] or [[Edward Snowden]]? I might want to merge mine into yours if I got the name wrong. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 22:28, 10 June 2013 (EDT)

== Andy approved embedding YouTube videos on the main page and.... ==

Andy approved embedding YouTube videos on the main page as long as its technically feasible. Conservapedia uses the MediaWiki version 1.16.0 as can be see at [[Special:Version]]

I see that CreationWiki has a main page video right now at: [http://creationwiki.org/Main_Page CreationWiki's main page].

Do you know what is required for Conservapedia to embed YouTube videos on the main page and do you know how to code it? [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 17:28, 16 May 2014 (EDT)

This sounds like a pretty good Idea, much more advanced and interactive than anything that is done at wikipedia, has this been implemented yet or is it still a while off completion. [[User:SMortlach|SMortlach]] 10:24, 2 June 2014 (EDT)

== Your Site ==

My security software suite keeps saying that your site is riddled with malware and spyware, so much so that it won't even let me on it without have to click a "i accept there are security issues on this website button". I think you should probably looking into this ASAP!
:Nothing wrong with his site. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 13:36, 2 June 2014 (EDT)

== Creation Ministries International's Evolution's Achilles' Heels is having an effect ==

Terry, you said that Creation Ministries International's Evolution's Achilles' Heels was an outstanding work. Take a look at this chart as far as the web traffic of Creation.com: [http://www.iwebtool.com/alexa_traffic_rank?domain=creation.com%0D%0Aanswersingenesis.org&data=p&range=2y Web traffic of Creation.com and Answersingenesis.org]

Creation Ministries International is by far my favorite biblical creation ministry. And their website Creation.com is like a high speed blender that grinds Darwinism into a fine pulp. So glad to see their website traffic is really taking off as far as visitors.

I especially like their resources: [http://creation.com/age-of-the-earth 101 evidences for a young age of the earth and the universe] and [http://creation.com/origin-of-life Origin of life] and [http://creation.com/15-questions 15 questions for evolutionists]. They really put a stake through the heart of evolutionism for any reasonable and open minded person. Dr. Batten really knows his stuff and he is an excellent communicator. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 02:48, 15 January 2015 (EST)

== I liked your story about Europe/Auschwitz ==

I liked your story about Europe/Auschwitz.

The Israelis and Jewish-Americans populations do have a lot of talented people.

As you know, a lot of European Jewry may leave Europe soon due to Muslim violence against them. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:41, 12 December 2015 (EST)

: Enough so that maybe [[French]] will take its place in [[Israel]] as the fourth most widely spoken language in that country, after [[Hebrew]], [[English]], and [[Russian]]. --[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 14:56, 13 December 2015 (EST)

== Image protection policy ==

I saw that you just uploaded [[:File:Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel.jpg]] - and then protected the picture, citing the "image protection policy". Could you please take a look at [[User talk:Aschlafly#Image protection policy]] and perhaps state your opinion? Thanks, --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] ([[User talk:AugustO|talk]]) 15:24, 9 June 2016 (EDT)

== Merry Christmas ==

[[Image:Merry Christmas.gif|cebter|260px]]
{{clear}}

Merry Christmas! And have a happy New Year's Day. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 16:49, 24 December 2016 (EST)

== IRC ==

Hello, 
After some discussion (on [[User_talk:DavidB4#Conservapedia_IRC_channel|my talk page]] and [[User_talk:Aschlafly#IRC|Andy's]]) it has been decided that I start an [[Internet Relay Chat]] channel for Conservapedia, since our old one has been dead since 2009. It is now registered and somewhat set up. I don't know if you use IRC or are interested in doing so, but anyone with block privileges on Conservapedia can also get block privileges on the new IRC channel. Unfortunately, IRC accounts are deleted after 30 days of being unused, so unless you plan on using the IRC at least once a month, there is probably not much point in registering. In any case, feel free to try it out--if you account gets deleted, we can always make another one later. If you are interested, please let me know! 
The IRC channel is: #conservapedia @irc.accessIRC.net 
Let me know if you have any questions or need anything else, also! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:46, 11 April 2017 (EDT)

==Comey==
Great article on Comey! Outstanding research! Let's stay with it, I have a feeling the [[Clinton Foundation]] article is going to be more fully developed in coming months. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Trump now is fighting back against the coup plotters'']] 15:17, 13 May 2017 (EDT)

==Redundant pages: Edwin Thiele and Edwin R. Thiele==
Hi Terry. I see you created the page for Edwin R. Thiele on 15 March 2007. Not knowing that, I created the page "Edwin Thiele" on 9 Oct 2008. This latter page has the photo of Thiele. Can we combine the two, and use a re-direct for the page that gets eliminated? Thanks, [[User talk:Latent]] 12:17 PM CST, January 25, 2018.
==Honesty==
A non-admin claimed to be an admin and demanded that I should not revert his unsourced addition to a page that I wrote. I then reported this on Andy Schlafly's talk page. [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschlafly&diff=1404515&oldid=1404512 In response, he reverted my report] and blocked me for 24 hours for having reported him. This is not an appropriate way to treat fellow editors. Please make sure that Andy Schlafly reads my message. [[User:NeilG|NeilG]] ([[User talk:NeilG|talk]]) 22:39, 16 February 2018 (EST)

Woke

2018-02-15T14:38:29Z

NeilG: no source for insult. I have been here since Sept. Please stop the personal attacks and attempts at intimidation

Woke

2018-02-15T05:16:59Z

NeilG: article is sourced, but there is not a source for characterization, which distracts the reader from the main point of how woke is not cool

Woke

2018-02-15T04:37:32Z

NeilG: Not an administator. No source for David Brooks insult

Woke

2018-02-15T04:29:59Z

NeilG: don't overwrite

Woke

2018-02-15T04:21:49Z

NeilG: better analogy

'''Woke''' is the simple past tense and past participle of wake. For example, "Joe woke up on the wrong side of the bed."

In certain African American dialects that are not accepted as proper English, woke ungrammatically is used to refer to a person unquestioningly accepting a radical political doctrine viewing society in terms of "white privilege." Just as Christians who find inner peace by accepting Jesus Christ into their lives are called "born again", some people who feel great anger at society because of what they feel is social injustice are called "woke."

''New York Times'' columnist David Brooks explained the woke movement in 2017: "To be woke is to be radically aware and justifiably paranoid. It is to be cognizant of the rot pervading the power structures. The woke manner shares cool’s rebel posture, but it is the opposite of cool in certain respects. Cool was politically detached, but being a social activist is required for being woke. Cool was individualistic, but woke is nationalistic and collectivist. Cool was emotionally reserved; woke is angry, passionate and indignant. Cool was morally ambiguous; woke seeks to establish a clear marker for what is unacceptable."<ref>{{cite news|first=David |last=Brooks|title=How Cool Works in America Today|work=New York Times|date=July 25, 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/opinion/how-cool-works-in-america-today.html?ref=opinion&_r=0|accessdate=Feb 14, 2018}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Political Terms]]

Woke

2018-02-15T04:16:37Z

NeilG: start article

'''Woke''' is the simple past tense and past participle of wake. For example, "Joe woke up on the wrong side of the bed."

In certain African American dialects that are not accepted as proper English, woke ungrammatically is used to refer to a person unquestioningly accepting a radical political doctrine viewing society in terms of "white privilege." Just as Christians who find inner peace by accepting Jesus Christ into their lives are called "saved", some people who feel great anger at society because of what they feel is social injustice are called "woke."

''New York Times'' columnist David Brooks explained the woke movement in 2017: "To be woke is to be radically aware and justifiably paranoid. It is to be cognizant of the rot pervading the power structures. The woke manner shares cool’s rebel posture, but it is the opposite of cool in certain respects. Cool was politically detached, but being a social activist is required for being woke. Cool was individualistic, but woke is nationalistic and collectivist. Cool was emotionally reserved; woke is angry, passionate and indignant. Cool was morally ambiguous; woke seeks to establish a clear marker for what is unacceptable."<ref>{{cite news|first=David |last=Brooks|title=How Cool Works in America Today|work=New York Times|date=July 25, 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/opinion/how-cool-works-in-america-today.html?ref=opinion&_r=0|accessdate=Feb 14, 2018}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Political Terms]]

Politically correct

2018-02-03T14:14:57Z

NeilG: fraternities

'''Politically correct''' restrictions on what we can say and how we say it have been imposed by [[leftist]]s to restrict debate and silence opposition.<ref>[http://www.theobamafile.com/_opinion/PoliticalCorrectness.htm The Obama File: Political Correctness]</ref>
{{cquote|'''...is the communal [[tyranny]] that erupted in the 1980s. It was a spontaneous declaration that particular ideas, expressions and behavior, which were then legal, should be forbidden by law, and people who transgressed should be punished. (see [[Newspeak]]) It started with a few voices but grew in popularity until it became unwritten and written law within the community. With those who were publicly declared as being not politically correct becoming the object of persecution by the mob, if not prosecution by the state.'''}}
-Philip Atkinson <ref>[http://ourcivilisation.com/pc.htm Atkinson; "The Origin and Nature of Political Correctness"]</ref>

[[Image:PC-PILGRIM.JPG|thumb|400px|Horsey cartoon 11-22-2007 parodies PC]]

[[William Safire]] researched the phraseology for his word origin column in the ''New York Times'' and discovered it had originated in Communist literature of the early twentieth century. Usage of the phraseology took off after 1989, but the practices summed up in the phraseology began earlier (see below). Following the arrogance of its originators, the correctness in political correctness only referred to liberally-approved definitions of political suitability; intuitively it was broadly understood that that which was politically correct was what belonged to a consensus about egalitarian advancements that had occurred in the twentieth century for use as a basis in the forthcoming new century. The application of its rules was tolerated as a fairly harmless outlet for liberal busybodies. Within a few years the strictures the phraseology represented began to be abused, and by 1997 usage of the phraseology declined in correspondence to the tarnishing of its reputation.

The modern politically correct movement began at the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]], which is one of the most [[liberal]] colleges in the [[United States]]. Political correctness is a liberal degrading of the [[First Amendment|freedom of speech]]. George Orwell's ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' famously incorporated the notion of limiting thought through language (see [[Newspeak]]). Words or actions that violate '''political correctness''' are called politically incorrect.

At American universities, liberals began imposing '''political correctness''' to prevent recognition of differences among gender, religion, belief system, sexual orientation and nationality. In the 1960s, [[feminists]] began to demand that the neutral pronouns ''he'', ''him'' and ''his'' be replaced with expressions like "he or she", "him or her", "them", etc., even though the last one is actually grammatically incorrect. They argued that no one would be able to understand that the masculine gender included the feminine gender in neutral contexts. But this was just part of their campaign to redefine the social roles traditionally associated with masculinity and femininity.

In science, '''political correctness''' punishes anyone who criticizes the [[theory of evolution]], the [[theory of relativity]], or liberal dogma about [[global warming]].

'''Political correctness''' or '''P.C.''' also means the alteration of one's choice of words in order to avoid either offending a group of people or reinforcing a stereotype considered to be disadvantageous to the group. More specifically, groups which (or whose putative leaders or other activists) claim some status as systemically oppressed or discriminated against will periodically attempt to change the terms by which they are referred to and demand that society as a whole change its usage of words as well.

[[Image:Political Correctness.jpg|right]]

==Examples==

An example of political correctness is the changing terminology used to described handicapped people. In the past the term "crippled" was perfectly acceptable and not considered offensive. At some point, Americans like Senate Republican leader [[Bob Dole]] decided "crippled" was degrading and the preferred term changed to "handicapped." This, too, was eventually deemed offensive and "disabled" became the preferred term. Today, even "disabled" is considered degrading to some and "differently abled" and "physically challenged" are used by those people. The same can be said for the changing uses of terms for Black Americans: "Negro" and "colored," once perfectly acceptable terms, became offensive during the 1970s and "Afro-American" and "Black" came into use, which in turn gave way to "[[African Americans|African-American]]," and in broader usage, "people of color." One perceived problem with "Negro" is that many persons, especially Southerners, seemed to have trouble pronouncing it, enunciating it as "nigra."

The question of politically correct language has spilled over from the use of racially descriptive words and affected the use of traditional language. In 1999, an aide to the mayor of Washington DC described a budget decision as "niggardly" (a word meaning "stingy," unrelated to the racial slur). The aide immediately came under criticism and was forced to resign even though he had not said anything racially charged. However, his name was cleared within a matter of days and was offered to return to his previous position.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/williams/williams020499.htm</ref>

As well as language, political correctness discourages the use of racial or stereotypes in fiction out of concern that these stereotypes may become self-perpetuating. For example, frequently seeing the image black gang-members decked out in gold chains, carrying guns and listening to rap may pressure young black people into seeing this lifestyle as the more 'acceptable' choice for their racial group. The common image of female-dominated occupations (nurses, secretaries, care workers, etc.) and of male-dominated occupations (IT workers, military, machinery operators, mechanics, etc.) can discourage individuals of either gender from considering those occupations traditionally belonging to the other. Additionally films like "The Siege" and "True Lies" have been criticized by pro-Islamic groups as having Muslims portrayed as terrorists, despite the fact that most current terrorists are in fact radical extremist Muslims. Thus, political correctness becomes the consideration of all public statements and media for their unintentional social impact.

Political correctness can even affect terminology that's viewed by secularists as too "pro-religion" or an alleged "violation of the [[separation of church and state]]" in the United States. The best example of this is the active promotion of the use of [[C.E.]] and [[B.C.E.]] as the abbreviations used after dates (instead of the commonly and traditionally used [[A.D.]] and [[B.C.]]). Additionally, [[atheists]] as school administrators or [[government]] [[Labor union|union]] workers at liberal schools use political correctness as a means for renaming terms they view as too pro-religious. For example, a [[Seattle]] student at a local elementary school volunteered to do a project as part of a community-service effort that she was doing through her school, supplying plastic eggs filled with jellybeans, called "Easter eggs." The student had an idea to fill little plastic eggs with treats and jelly beans and other candy to give to her classmates, but she was concerned how the teacher might react to the eggs after learning earlier in the week about "their abstract behavior rules."<ref>http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=459668</ref> After asking the teacher for permission, the student reportedly explained, "She said that I could do it as long as I called this treat '''spring spheres''.' I couldn't call them Easter eggs."<ref>http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/04/mystery_seattle_student_claims.php</ref><ref>http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/04/easter_eggs_reportedly_renamed.html</ref>

In terms of tradition-bound collegiate fraternities and sororities, politically correct college administrators have forced students to change "pledge" to "associate member", "pledging program" to "new member education program", "smoker" to "open house", "rush" to "new member recruitment process", and "rushee" to "prospective new member". Cultural misappropriation concerns have lead some college administrators to prohibit students from holding "Cinco de Mayo" themed parties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://totalfratmove.com/how-to-have-a-politically-correct-cinco-de-mayo/|title=How To Have A Politically Correct Cinco De Mayo|date=May 4, 2016|accessdate=Feb 3, 2016}}</ref>

==Differing Opinions==

Demands for politically correct language usage are rooted in the notion widely promoted among left-wing academics and sociologists that Western culture promotes systemic oppression against some groups by marginalizing them and excluding them from the "norm"; the groups thus supposedly systemically marginalized are referred to as "the Other" by these left-wing academics. The implication is that these groups are systemically excluded from the mainstream. "Colored people" is therefore deemed offensive because the order of words puts "colored" first, emphasizing their difference from the mainstream, while "people of color" is acceptable because putting the term "people" first emphasizes that they are people and thus does not emphasize their difference from the "norm".

Some people allege that instead of encouraging supposedly marginalized groups to integrate with and assimilate into the mainstream of Western culture, political correctness ironically encourages them to emphasize and indeed to wallow in their marginalization from society, and to make a public display of such. This is known as [[identity politics]]. According to this view, gays and lesbians are therefore encouraged to label themselves as "queer" and make public displays of "queerness" calculated to disturb the sensibilities of mainstream people, rather than integrate into the mainstream themselves; Black Americans are encouraged to adopt [[Afrocentrism]] and convert to [[Islam]] or to conform to stereotypical black behavior, etc.

==The Language Police==
Conservative scholar [[Robert Bork]] has charged that the educational system is a battleground where the future of America is being undermined and ill-served. He has counseled against the troubles which will ensue as a result of anti-religious policies in the schools, permissive attitudes toward [[homosexuality]] and [[abortion]], as well as welfare policies that have destroyed families since [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s War on Poverty.<ref>Slouching Towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline. by Robert Bork published by Harper Collins (c) 1997</ref>

In her book "The Language Police", [[Diane Ravitch]] documents just how easy it is to get a word, phrase or idea banned from modern textbooks and references. Ravitch asserts that textbook producers are beholden to small non-elected educational boards in a few key states such as New York, Texas and California and that few citizens know anything about these boards or who holds the seats of power on these boards. It's not difficult for an interest group to mobilize a campaign to bombard the educational board. Meanwhile, the public is not even aware that their words or values are under attack from this corrupt system, while many ''elected'' Conservatives have rallied against this policy.

Presently, however, this may not be the case. In 2010, a group of conservatives on the Texas State Board of Education pushed the state to adopt educational standards that emphasized the role Christianity played in America's founding. Those educational standards also sought to counteract political correctness by removing parts of the curriculum that espoused political correctness and contradicted conservative values. As one of the largest states in the Union, Texas represents one of the largest markets for textbook publishers.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/magazine/14texbooks-t.html</ref>

Once a big state makes a textbook purchase, it's very difficult for a small state or any municipality to make any changes. Thus, profound changes can be inserted into textbooks and reference books by putting pressure on a handful of educational administrators. The work of textbook selection committees is sometimes done privately, to avoid politicizing textbooks, but the reverse has happened.<ref>The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Children Learn by [[Diane Ravitch]] (c) 2003 published by Knopf</ref> Ravitch has documented "''bias guidelines''" for major publishers of texts and tests. These "guidelines" consist of advice to writers and editors about words and topics that must be avoided.<ref>http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110003695</ref>

Ryan Sorba has proposed changing the terminology used to refer to [[homosexual]]s to prevent the politically correct language police from controlling the debate.<ref>[http://www.americanindependent.com/178239/christian-conservatives-discuss-strategy-for-fighting-war-against-gays-start-with-semantics Christian conservatives discuss strategy for fighting war against gays: Start with semantics], from [[The American Independent]]</ref>

Many blacks with Caribbean heritage (such as those from Jamaica or Haiti) have criticized the term "African-American" since they do not actually have African heritage. Additionally, in 2009, Paulo Serodio, a white male who was born in [[Mozambique]], [[Africa]] was harassed and ultimately suspended from a New Jersey medical school for saying he was a "white African-American". Serodio, who initially did not use any politically correct name to describe himself, only used the term when forced to classify himself as either "Caucasian", "African-American", or one of several other options.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=7567291&page=1 ABC News: "White-African American" Suing NJ Med School</ref>

Furthermore, even in [[Canada]], which is more liberal than the United States, blacks are not referred to as "African-Canadian". Instead, they are either called "black" or (depending on their heritage) "African" or "Caribbean". This shows that America's political correctness has now gone further to the left than Canada's.

==Totalitarianism and Political Correctness==

The comprehensive and detailed control of all ideas, beliefs, and statements is one of the most problematic features of [[totalitarian]] regimes.[http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-3816(196002)22%3A1%3C68%3ATIAP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-W] Political correctness can trace its origins back to the world of 1920's Germany, where [[Communist]] academics sought to impose their [[Marxist]] views on students.

It is now acceptable in many Universities to have courses on gender, [[homosexual]] and [[African American]] studies, which, in fact, encourage the mainstream public to become different to avoid criticism.

==Notes==

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==See also==
* [[Gleichschaltung]]
* [[Postmodernism]]
* [[Racial censorship]]
* [[Professor values]]
* [[Zapping the Shrinks]]
* [[Fourth generation warfare]]
* [[Multicultural greek letter organization]]

==External links==
*[http://www.capc.co.uk The Campaign Against Political Correctness]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=8olE_futZogC&pg=PA378&lpg=PA378&dq=communist+%22socially+correct%22&source=web&ots=DYD85Lsf1G&sig=pkoUxDOLFJZsme40QO13zakFZw4 The Chinese Have A Word For It]
*[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=218 DiscoverTheNetworks.org - Political Correctness, Appeasement and Speech Codes in Academia]
*[http://www.theobamafile.com/_opinion/PoliticalCorrectness.htm Political correctness] The Obama File
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Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest

2018-02-03T14:03:35Z

NeilG: Bush

The '''Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest''' cited below roughly fall into three categories : (1) past conflicts during [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]'s tenure as [[U.S. Secretary of State]]; (2) conflicts of interest related to fundraising for [[election]] campaigns; and (3) potential conflicts should Hillary Clinton be elected president of the [[United States]]. Potential conflicts are of concern given a president would find it difficult to recuse themself in a decision that only the president can make, such as the [[Keystone XL]] pipeline.<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/foreign-government-gifts-to-clinton-foundation-on-the-rise-1424223031</ref>

The [[Clinton Foundation]] Federal Tax ID number is '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=31-1580204&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-831-1580204 31-1580204]'''.

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052616/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors/pages/page_1.html Known donor list as of 2008].

==Oil companies<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/oil-companies-donated-clinton-foundation-while-lobbying-state-department-2348832</ref>==

*[[Chevron]], Alberta Clipper
*American Petroleum Institute, Canadian Oil Sands
*Exxon Mobile, Candadian Oil Sands
*ConocoPhillips, Canadian Oil Sands

==Arms sales<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html</ref>==
In all, governments and corporations involved in the arms deals approved by Clinton’s State Department have delivered between $54 million and $141 million to the Clinton Foundation as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to the Clinton family, according to foundation and State Department records.<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/clinton-foundation-donors-got-weapons-deals-hillary-clintons-state-department-1934187</ref>

*Algeria paid between $250,000 and $500,000.
*[[Saudi Arabia]], paid foundation at least $10 million, bought $29 billion arms deal.<ref>http://www.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rm/149749.htm</ref><ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/12/179777.htm</ref>
*[[Kuwait]], paid Bill Clinton $425,000 in speaking fees, received approval for $693 million purchase of Boeing fighter aircraft.<ref>http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/kuwait-c-17-globemaster-iii-aircraft-and-related-support</ref>
*[[United Arab Emirates]], donated between $1 million and $5 million.
*[[Oman]], donated between $1 million and $5 million.
*[[Qatar]] paid between $1 million and $5 million.
*Thailand
*[[Norway]]
*Australia, donated between $5 million and $10 million.

==Defense contractors==
American defense contractors donated to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state and in some cases made personal payments to [[Bill Clinton]] for speaking engagements. Such firms and their subsidiaries
were listed as contractors in $163 billion worth of deals that were authorized by the Clinton State Department between 2009 and 2012.

*[[Boeing]]; paid foundation $10 million, received Saudi contract. In 2010 paid foundation $900,000 and received approval for $3.7 billion Russian deal.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-hillary-clinton-and-boeing-a-beneficial-relationship/2014/04/13/21fe84ec-bc09-11e3-96ae-f2c36d2b1245_story.html</ref><ref>https://theintercept.com/document/2016/02/20/boeing-weapon-sales-to-saudi-arabia/</ref>
*Honeywell, paid at least $50,000
*Hawker Beechcraft (owned by [[Goldman Sachs]]), paid at least $500,000.
*[[General Electric]]. [[NBC]] put [[Chelsea Clinton]] on its payroll as a network correspondent in November 2011, when it was still 49 percent owned by General Electric, a major defense contractor that benefitted from the Clinton State Department's arms export approval. General Electric donated at least $1 million.
*Lockhead Martin, paid at least $250,000
*United Technologies, paid at least $50,000

==Free trade agreements==
*Colombia, in 2008, as a Presidential candidate, Clinton opposed a free trade agreement, but in 2011, Sec. Clinton switched to supporting the deal after Foundation took cash from Frank Giustra, who also sits on the Foundation Board.<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/colombian-oil-money-flowed-clintons-state-department-took-no-action-prevent-labor-1874464</ref>
*Panama. Donors to the Clinton foundation use Panama for offshore tax havens and money laundering as revealed in the [[Panama Papers]].<ref>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article72215012.html</ref>

==Individuals==
*[[Frank Giustra]]
*Raj Fernando purchased a seat on the State Department's International Security Advisory Board with a $250,000 donation to the Clinton Foundation. Fernando also served as a 2016 unelected [[Superdelegate]] for Hillary Clinton to the Democatic Convention.<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/06/10/abcs_brian_ross_do_newly_released_clinton_emails_show_quid_pro_quo.html</ref>
*[[George Stephanopoulos]], Clinton surrogate and alleged news anchor gave $75,000.<ref>http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/05/george-stephanopoulos-discloses-75-000-contribution-to-clinton-foundation-207120#.VVSiYNO1lLc.twitter</ref>
*Richard L. Friedman, hotel developer, asked for help building hotels in [[Haiti]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/19/emails-clinton-foundation-donor-lobbied-state-department-for-haiti-hotels.html</ref><ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/27742#source</ref>
*[[George Soros]]
*Denise Rich, wife of fugitive tax-cheat Marc Rich who received an 11th hour pardon from Bill Clinton, donated at least $450,000.
*Judith Heumann. A March 23, 2009, email exchange between State Department Official Corley Kenna and Cheryl Mills, containing the political contribution history of Judith Heumann. The contribution history contains five separate contributions to the presidential campaigns of Clinton and Barack Obama. According to the documents, Mills forwarded the email exchange directly to Clinton. In 2010, Heumann was appointed as the State Department Special Advisor on Disability Rights.

==Foreign governments==
*China. A Chinese firm, [http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/03/16/cbs-news-chinese-firm-pledged-2m-to-clinton-foundation-in-2013/ Rilin Enterprises run by Wang Wenliang, a member of the Chinese parliament] with close security and intelligence connections to the Chinese government, has donated $2 million.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-company-pledged-2-million-to-clinton-foundation-in-2013/</ref><ref>''The Clintons' War on Women'', [http://epubbookonline.com/b/3035/roger-stone/the-clintons-war-on-women/33 CHAPTER 23 CONFLICT OF INTEREST], by Roger Stone, Skyhorse Publishing, 2015, pp. 341-342.</ref> Mr. Wang Wenliang's donations have also brought former DNC chief fundraiser and chairman [[Terry McAuliffe]] under [[FBI]] investigation.<ref>http://time.com/4348675/terry-mcauliffe-hillary-clinton-china-investigation/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/officials-feds-investigating-virginia-governor/2016/05/23/ef6c2ebe-2126-11e6-aa84-42391ba52c91_story.html</ref>

*Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (Global Affairs Canada) gave $480,000 and cites the [[Keystone XL]] pipeline as one of its priorities.<ref>http://www.international.gc.ca/department-ministere/plans/rpp/rpp_1516.aspx?lang=eng</ref>

*Germany, donated between $100,000 and $250,000.

*India<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/top-donors-clinton-foundation-include-saudis-blackwater-article-1.357326</ref>

*Italy

*Netherlands

*Brunei paid between $1 million and $5 million. Both Clinton's claim to be advocates for [[homosexual rights]]. Gays in Brunei face up to 10 years in prison.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/06/17/rights-groups-silent-as-clinton-foundation-takes-millions-from-countries-that-imprison-gays.html</ref>

*Jamaica paid between $50,000 and $100,000. [[Gay]] men in Jamaica caught having sex face up to 10 years in prison.

==Foreign entities==
*Rosatom. Purchased a controlling interest in Uranium One, a [[Utah]] [[uranium]] mining company owned by a [[Canadian]] firm run by Frank Giustra who is also a Clinton Foundation Board member. The transaction required Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's approval. Once completed, Giustra donated $130 million to the Clinton Foundation.<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>

*UBS, a [[Swiss]] bank and one of the world's largest, was fined $780 million in February 2009 in a U.S. Federal Court on charges it helped thousands of Americans evade [[tax]]es.<ref>[http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20090219/FREE/902199983 ''UBS fined $780 million in [[tax evasion]] scandal,''] Investment News, February 19, 2009.</ref> Donations to the foundation increased tenfold to $600,000 after Hillary intervened where [[Department of Justice]] [[prosecutor]]s and the [[IRS]] previously had been the lead agencies. Additionally, Bill Clinton collected $1.5 million in speaking fees.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/30/ubs-donations-to-clinton-foundation-increased-after-hillary-intervention-in-irs.html</ref>

*FIFA (Federacion Internationale de Football Association), currently facing Department of Justice charges for money laundering, racketeering and [[wire fraud]], donated at least $50,000.<ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-
room/243190-fifa-a-clinton-foundation-donor</ref>

==Domestic entities==
*Energy Pioneer Solutions Inc. The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) helped arrange $2 million in financial commitments to benefit the ''for-profit'' company owned by longtime Clinton friends and the Treasurer of the [[Democratic National Committee]]. The CGI was able to secure an $812,000 grant from then-Energy Secretary [[Steven Chu]]. IRS regulations are explicit, all [[non-profit]] activities are not to be used for private or personal profit-making activities.<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/clinton-charity-aided-clinton-friends-1463086383</ref>

*Laureate International Universities. Between 2010 and 2014 while Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, Bill Clinton made $16.5 million for his role as honorary chancellor of Laureate Education, a for-profit college company.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-31/hillary-and-bill-clinton-paid-43-million-in-federal-taxes</ref> The [[State Department]] funneled $55 million in grants during Hillary Clinton’s tenure to groups associated with Laureate’s founder. The International Youth Federation, an organization connected to Laureate chairman Douglas Becker, received USAID funding.<ref>http://www.iyfnet.org/people/douglas-l-becker</ref> Becker is a major donor to the Clintons and the [[Clinton Foundation]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/laureate-a-for-profit-education-firm-finds-international-success-with-a-clintons-help/2014/01/16/13f8adde-7ca6-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html</ref><ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2016/06/08/the-clintons-university-problem-laureate-education-lawsuits-present-problem-for-clintons/</ref> In her first year as Secretary of State, Hillary is quoted as directly asking that Laureate be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before the lucrative contract was given to Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton later references “Laureate Universities, started by Doug Becker who Bill likes a lot".<ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/hillarys-emails-reveal-lucrative-ties-to-for-profit-colleges/</ref> “It’s a for-profit model that should be represented,” she wrote in the August 2009 email.<ref>https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/09/02/clinton-sought-invite-laureate-state-dept-dinner</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_031/DOC_0C05763085/C05763085.pdf</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_032-033/DOC_0C05763758/C05763758.pdf</ref>

*[[Blackwater]]. Five Blackwater guards were indicted by a U.S. grand jury on manslaughter and weapons charges stemming from a 2007 firefight in Baghdad's Nisoor Square in which 17 Iraqis died. A donation of $10,000 to $25,000 was reported in late 2008; the State Department renewed the controversial contract with a Blackwater subsidiary in 2009.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/top-donors-clinton-foundation-include-saudis-blackwater-article-1.357326</ref><ref>http://www.iraqinews.com/baghdad-politics/u-s-extends-iraq-contract-for-blackwater-firm/</ref><ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/17/new-deal-for-blackwater-bucks-decision-by-iraq/</ref>

*[[U.S. Department of Labor]]'s union financial disclosure reports reveal that Big Labor gave at least $2,034,500.<ref>http://www.nilrr.org/2015/05/15/big-labor-gave-2-million-to-clinton-foundation/</ref>

*Happy Hearts Fund, offered Bill Clinton a lifetime achievement award twice which he turned down until there was a veiled solicitation and offer for $500,000, then he accepted. Clinton pocketed nearly one quarter of the charity event which could have built 10 preschools in [[Indonesia]], according to the ''[[New York Times]]''.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/us/politics/an-award-for-bill-clinton-came-with-500000-for-his-foundation.html</ref>

==Unknown/unreported==
*Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership. A Canadian law provides a convenient loophole for [[money laundering]]. The law prohibits charities from disclosing individual donors without their permission. 1,100 secret donors remain undisclosed, thanks to Clinton Foundation Board member Frank Guistra's, ''Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership''.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/1100-donors-to-a-canadian-charity-tied-to-clinton-foundation-remain-secret/2015/04/28/c3c0f374-edbc-11e4-8666-a1d756d0218e_story.html</ref><ref>https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-work/clinton-giustra-enterprise-partnership</ref>

==See also==

==References==
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Joe Lopinto

2018-02-03T13:50:21Z

NeilG: July

{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Joseph Peter "Joe" Lopinto, III
| image=Joseph P Lopinto.jpg
| nationality=Italian-American
| office=[[Sheriff]] of Jefferson Parish, [[Louisiana]]
| term_start=July 25, 2017
| preceded=Newell Normand
| office2=Louisiana State Representative for District 80 in Jefferson Parish
| term_start2=January 14, 2008
| term_end2=2016
| preceded2=Charles D. Lancaster, Jr.
| succeeded2=[[Polly Thomas]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| birth_date=June 11, 1976
| birth_place=
| alma_mater=Brother Martin High School 
Loyola University in [[New Orleans]] 
Loyola University Law School
| occupation=[[Attorney]]; law enforcement officer
| residence=Metairie, Jefferson Parish
| spouse=Lauren Lopinto
| children=Joey and Lily (twins)
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
| footnotes=
}}
'''Joseph Peter Lopinto, III''', known as '''Joe Lopinto''' (born June 11, 1976), is an [[attorney]] from Metairie who is the interim [[sheriff]] of populous Jefferson Parish in suburban [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, having represented District 80 from 2008 until his resignation in 2016 to rejoin the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department. In 2017, Lopinto became sheriff upon the resignation of [[Moderate Republican]] Newell Normand.

Lopinto graduated in 1994 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Brother Martin High School in New Orleans. He then obtained his [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Juris Doctor]]ate from Loyola University and the Loyola Law School, two other Catholic institutions in New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org/bio/id/62066|title=Rep. Joseph Lopinto|publisher=congress.org|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>

He was elected to the legislature in 2007 to succeed the term-limited Republican Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. In the nonpartisan blanket primary, unique to Louisiana and [[California]], Lopinto defeated another Republican, Glenn Lee, 6,170 (58.6 percent) to 4,357 (41.4 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10202007/10202007_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns|date=October 20, 2007|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>
He was the vice chair of the House Commerce Committee and a member of the Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.asp?ID=80|title=Rep. Joseph P. Lopinto|publisher=house.louisiana|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref> In his first term, Lopinto backed the positions of the Louisiana [[Right to Life]] Federation and the Louisiana Family Forum 100 percent of the time. He sided with the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, a type of statewide chamber of commerce, 88 percent of the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=93741|title=Rep. Joseph P. Lopinto, III|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>

Lopinto was reelected to the House in the primary held on October 22, 2011.<ref>State of Louisiana, Primary election returns, October 22, 2011</ref> Lopinto has also held the District 80 seat on the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/03242012/03242012_MultiParish.html|title=Results for Election Date: 3/24/2012|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref> On entering his third House term on January 11, 2016, Lopinto announced his support for the [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Walt Leger, III, of New Orleans as the state House Speaker. Leger was the choice of Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]].<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show'', December 17, 2015.</ref> However, in an upset, lawmakers chose not Leger as Speaker but Republican Taylor Barras, a more [[conservative]] representative from New Iberia in south Louisiana.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show'', January 11, 2016.</ref>

Lopinto joined the sheriff's office in 1997, first as a patrol officer and then a [[narcotics]] detective. He returned to the patrol division so that he could attend Loyola Law School at night. He left the agency in 2004 and was in the private practice of law until he returned as executive counsel to Sheriff Normand in 2016. After eight years in the legislature, he stepped down to rejoin the sheriff's office. Lopinto succeeded to the sheriff's position when Normand stepped down tin 2017 to host a [[radio]] talk show on station WWL in New Orleans.<ref name=sheriffsrace>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_4b0e199e-f173-11e7-ae61-33187e96721a.html|title=In heated Jefferson sheriff race, candidates battle over whose experience is better|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=January 6, 2018|author=Jim Mustian and Faimon Roberts, III|accessdate=January 7, 2018}}</ref>

Lopinto faces two opponents in the March 24, 2018, special election. One, Republican John Fortunato, with forty-six years experience in law enforcement, was for years the spokesman for Normand's predecessor, Harry Lee, a Democrat of [[China|Chinese]] descent who rarely drew serious opposition for the position. Anthony Bloise, a septuagenarian former submarine builder without law enforcement experience, is also running in the special election. Bloise polled 12 percent of the vote in the 2015 contest against Normand. The winner of the office will serve until July 2020; he must run again in the 2019 regular state elections to gain a full term as sheriff.<ref name=sheriffsrace/>

Questions arose in the campaign regarding three unnamed Lopinto deputies who allegedly eavesdropped and obtained surveillance footage at a Jefferson Parish coffee house in the fall of 2017 to gain information on opponent Fortunato, who was meeting with two other men who once were employed by the sheriff's office. Lopinto said that the three deputies acted without his consent and would be "counseled." ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' called upon Lopinto to release quickly the results of his department investigation into the matter: "Whether or not they flashed their badges, the deputies' employment as officers shouldn't include moonlighting as political snoops. That can only serve to confuse the difference between police power and the public good."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_16e41a1c-f658-11e7-b03b-dbb184330df2.html|title=Our Views: Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto should release investigation results immediately|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=January 17, 2018|accessdate=January 17, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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Joe Lopinto

2018-02-03T13:48:54Z

NeilG: clean up

{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Joseph Peter "Joe" Lopinto, III
| image=Joseph P Lopinto.jpg
| nationality=Italian-American
| office=[[Sheriff]] of Jefferson Parish, [[Louisiana]]
| term_start=July 25, 2017
| preceded=Newell Normand
| office2=Louisiana State Representative for District 80 in Jefferson Parish
| term_start2=January 14, 2008
| term_end2=2016
| preceded2=Charles D. Lancaster, Jr.
| succeeded2=[[Polly Thomas]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| birth_date=June 11, 1976
| birth_place=
| alma_mater=Brother Martin High School 
Loyola University in [[New Orleans]] 
Loyola University Law School
| occupation=[[Attorney]]; law enforcement officer
| residence=Metairie, Jefferson Parish
| spouse=Lauren Lopinto
| children=Joey and Lily (twins)
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
| footnotes=
}}
'''Joseph Peter Lopinto, III''', known as '''Joe Lopinto''' (born June 11, 1976), is an [[attorney]] from Metairie who is the interim [[sheriff]] of populous Jefferson Parish in suburban [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, having represented District 80 from 2008 until his resignation in 2016 to rejoin the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department. In 2017, Lopinto became sheriff upon the resignation of [[Moderate Republican]] Newell Normand.

Lopinto graduated in 1994 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Brother Martin High School in New Orleans. He then obtained his [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Juris Doctor]]ate from Loyola University and the Loyola Law School, two other Catholic institutions in New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org/bio/id/62066|title=Rep. Joseph Lopinto|publisher=congress.org|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>

He was elected to the legislature in 2007 to succeed the term-limited Republican Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. In the nonpartisan blanket primary, unique to Louisiana and [[California]], Lopinto defeated another Republican, Glenn Lee, 6,170 (58.6 percent) to 4,357 (41.4 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10202007/10202007_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns|date=October 20, 2007|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>
He was the vice chair of the House Commerce Committee and a member of the Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.asp?ID=80|title=Rep. Joseph P. Lopinto|publisher=house.louisiana|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref> In his first term, Lopinto backed the positions of the Louisiana [[Right to Life]] Federation and the Louisiana Family Forum 100 percent of the time. He sided with the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, a type of statewide chamber of commerce, 88 percent of the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=93741|title=Rep. Joseph P. Lopinto, III|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>

Lopinto was reelected to the House in the primary held on October 22, 2011.<ref>State of Louisiana, Primary election returns, October 22, 2011</ref>Lopinto has also held the District 80 seat on the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/03242012/03242012_MultiParish.html|title=Results for Election Date: 3/24/2012|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref> On entering his third House term on January 11, 2016, Lopinto announced his support for the [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Walt Leger, III, of New Orleans as the state House Speaker. Leger was the choice of Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]].<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show'', December 17, 2015.</ref> However, in an upset, lawmakers chose not Leger as Speaker but Republican Taylor Barras, a more [[conservative]] representative from New Iberia in south Louisiana.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show'', January 11, 2016.</ref>

Lopinto joined the sheriff's office in 1997, first as a patrol officer and then a [[narcotics]] detective. He returned to the patrol division so that he could attend Loyola Law School at night. He left the agency in 2004 and was in the private practice of law until he returned as executive counsel to Sheriff Normand in 2016. After eight years in the legislature, he stepped down to rejoin the sheriff's office. Lopinto succeeded to the sheriff's position when Normand stepped down tin 2017 to host a [[radio]] talk show on station WWL in New Orleans.<ref name=sheriffsrace>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_4b0e199e-f173-11e7-ae61-33187e96721a.html|title=In heated Jefferson sheriff race, candidates battle over whose experience is better|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=January 6, 2018|author=Jim Mustian and Faimon Roberts, III|accessdate=January 7, 2018}}</ref>

Lopinto faces two opponents in the March 24, 2018, special election. One, Republican John Fortunato, with forty-six years experience in law enforcement, was for years the spokesman for Normand's predecessor, Harry Lee, a Democrat of [[China|Chinese]] descent who rarely drew serious opposition for the position. Anthony Bloise, a septuagenarian former submarine builder without law enforcement experience, is also running in the special election. Bloise polled 12 percent of the vote in the 2015 contest against Normand. The winner of the office will serve until July 2020; he must run again in the 2019 regular state elections to gain a full term as sheriff.<ref name=sheriffsrace/>

Questions arose in the campaign regarding three unnamed Lopinto deputies who allegedly eavesdropped and obtained surveillance footage at a Jefferson Parish coffee house in the fall of 2017 to gain information on opponent Fortunato, who was meeting with two other men who once were employed by the sheriff's office. Lopinto said that the three deputies acted without his consent and would be "counseled." ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' called upon Lopinto to release quickly the results of his department investigation into the matter: "Whether or not they flashed their badges, the deputies' employment as officers shouldn't include moonlighting as political snoops. That can only serve to confuse the difference between police power and the public good."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_16e41a1c-f658-11e7-b03b-dbb184330df2.html|title=Our Views: Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto should release investigation results immediately|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=January 17, 2018|accessdate=January 17, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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Chi Iota Colony of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity v. City Univ. of N.Y.

2018-01-28T13:54:29Z

NeilG: reword for clarity

In '''''Chi Iota Colony of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity v. City Univ. of N.Y.''''', 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 21891 (2d Cir. N.Y. Sept. 13, 2007), the Court of Appeals for the [[Second Circuit]] upheld a rule at a public university prohibiting recognition of single sex fraternities. Judge Pierre Leval, writing for the three-judge panel, overturned a lower court decision in favor of the fraternity.

The dispute arose at the College of Staten Island, a public college that is the City University of New York system. CSI welcomes clubs and fraternities, but imposes the following non-discrimination policy: "membership and participation in it must be available to all eligible students of the College. In addition, in order to be recognized, each organization must agree not to discriminate on the basis of ... gender ...."

Private student fraternities can form without complying with this non-discrimination policy, but they lose the following benefits of official recognition:

*The use of CSI facilities and services

*Eligibility for insurance through the CSI Association

*The right to use the College of Staten Island name in conjunction with the name of your group

*The right to solicit contributions, underwriting and advertising outside the College ...

*The use of all CSI approved bulletin boards to publicize events

*Inclusion of events in monthly calendars ... upon approval by the Office of Student Life

*To arrange news coverage for events of public interest through the Office of Student Life

*The opportunity to request a desk, or workspace in the Campus Center, or weekly meeting space in one of the academic buildings

*The opportunity to apply for special funding through the CSI Student Government

*The exclusive use of a centralized mailbox located in Campus Center ....

A relatively small fraternity named "Chi Iota Colony," and identified by the court as mostly Jewish, excluded females. Its reasons included a statement that admitting women might lead to romantic relationships between members, causing "inevitable jealousies and other conflicts."

The fraternity sought official recognition and, when denied that it sued for a court order based on its [[First Amendment]] rights of association. The trial court agreed, issuing an injunction requiring the school to recognize this fraternity. The school appealed.

The [[Second Circuit]] held that the associative rights of the fraternity did not trigger the difficult-to-satisfy strict scrutiny of regulations against it. Instead, the Court created a new balancing test. "To determine whether a governmental rule unconstitutionally infringes on an associational freedom, courts balance the strength of the associational interest in resisting governmental interference with the state's justification for the interference." The Court held that this will require an assessment of:

(1) the strength of the associational interests asserted and their importance to the plaintiff;
 (2) the degree to which the rule interferes with those interests;
 (3) the public interests or policies served by the rule imposed; and
 (4) the tailoring of the rule to effectuate those interests or policies."

The Court concluded that "[t]he more important the associational interest asserted, and the more the challenged governmental rule burdens the associational freedom, the more persuasive must be the state's reasons for the intrusion, and the more precisely tailored the state's policy must be."

The Court held that the fraternity had a right to meet and exist, but did not have a right to recognition and funding by the public college. It placed particular significance on how the fraternity reached out to the community to attract members, rather than functioning in a manner completely hidden from public view, as though that effects the strength of a club's associative rights. With this reasoning, the Court overturned the lower court's injunction against the school.
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Multicultural greek letter organization

2018-01-28T13:24:53Z

NeilG: Cornell requires diversity in MGLOs

A '''Multicultural greek letter organization''' (MGLO) is a college social club or [[fraternity]] that is based upon an ethnic or racial identity. In other words, traditional college [[fraternity|fraternities]] are required to not discriminate in selecting membership based upon race or ethnic origin. MGLC organizations have greek letter names like fraternities and social and philanthropic purposes like fraternities, but they are allowed to discriminate in selecting members to compensate for past alleged [[discrimination]] by fraternities.

At [[Cornell University]], the MGLOs in 2017 demanded reforms following two incidents. The first involved one fraternity member chanting "Build a wall" at the Latino Living Center, and the second involved a white student who was ''not'' a fraternity member punching a black member of a non-MGLO fraternity. Their demands included that all Greek organizations, including the MGLOs appoint a vice president for diversity and adopt plans to increase diversity in each greek organization, perhaps not realizing that they were asking for the requirement to apply to MGLOs as well.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/359357326/Greek-Tri-Council-Diversity-and-Inclusion-Plan Retrieved Jan. 28, 2018.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Professor values]]
* [[Political correctness]]
==References==
<references/>
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Evergreen State College

2018-01-28T13:14:47Z

NeilG: /* 2017 protests */ bill reintroduced

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'''Evergreen State College''' is a public liberal [[art]]s college located near Olympia, Washington.

==History==
The Council of Presidents of Washington State baccalaureate institutions wrote a report in 1964 stating that another college was needed in the state to balance the geographical distribution of the existing state institutions. Following further feasibility studies, the state legislature passed a law creating a new state college stipulating that the campus should be no smaller than 600 acres, making it then the largest campus in the state as well as the first public four-year college created in Washington in the 20th century. Classes started in 1971 with 1128 students. Charles J. McCann was the founding President of Evergreen until June 1977. Daniel J. Evans, who as Governor signed the legislation creating Evergreen, became President. Evans left the president's office abruptly in 1983 when he was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Henry M. Jackson.

===2017 protests===
[[File:Evergreen clocktower.jpg|thumb|right|Campus Clock Tower]]
In some past years, students staged a "Day of Absence" event where African-American students held events off campus to make the other students realize how much they contribute overall to the college. In 2017, students proposed that the white students refrain from conducting classes or events on campus as the "Day of Absence."<ref name=highered>Jaschik , Scott. (May 30, 2017). "[https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/05/30/escalating-debate-race-evergreen-state-students-demand-firing-professor Who Defines What Is Racist?]", ''[[Inside Higher Ed]]''. Retrieved June 3, 2017.</ref> Biology Professor Bret Weinstein publicly objected to the change<ref name=highered /> and wrote a piece for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''. The Administration told him he would not be safe on campus, so he held his class off-campus in a park. In response, African-American students demanded that Prof. Weinstein be fired. Because local law enforcement received credible threats of terrorism, the campus was completely closed on June 1 and 2.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jun/01/lawmaker-targets-evergreen-college-money-amid-race/|title=
Threat closes Evergreen State College after protests over race|date=June 1, 2017|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Additional threats were received over the weekend, and police closed the campus on June 5 until 3 p.m.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/news/post/olympia-campus-reopens-monday-june-5|title=Olympia Campus Reopens Monday, June 5|work=evergreen.edu|date=June 5, 2017|accessdate=June 6. 2017}}</ref> Students also occupied the President's office for two hours.<ref name=times/>

In response to student protests, the President promised to hire senior administrators who are minorities and to provide great latitudes for Native Americans who wish to "cook and eat Native foods in freedom."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/news/post/response-student-issues|title=Response to Student Issues|date=May 26, 2017|accessdate=June 3, 2017}}</ref>

On June 2, 2017, 15 members of the Washington State House introduced a bill to convert Evergreen State into a private college.<ref name=bill>{{cite web|url=http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2221&Year=2017|title= HB 2221 - 2017-18: Transitioning The Evergreen State College to a private four-year institution of higher education.|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref> The same bill was reintroduced in the 2018 legislative session.<ref name=bill/> On June 6, the school announced the relocation of its graduation out of concern for possible demonstrations or disruptions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/classes-resume-at-evergreen-state-as-graduation-is-moved|title=Classes resume at Evergreen State as graduation is moved|work=KOMO News|date=June 6, 2017|accessdate=June 17, 2017}}</ref> On June 15, an off-campus group called "Patriot Prayer" together with conservative Evergreen students marched on campus and got into a violent confrontation with a group of counter-demonstrators that was broken up by State Police.<ref name=times>{{cite news|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/evergreen-state-protests.html|title=A Campus Argument Goes Viral. Now the College Is Under Siege.|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/06/16/protest-and-counterprotest-evergreen-state|title=Protest and Counterprotest at Evergreen State|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=Inside Higher Ed}}</ref> The June 16, 2017 graduation ceremony was moved to a minor league baseball stadium in Tacoma Washington, where all participants passed through metal detectors. The rental of the stadium together with security and bus transportation cost the school $100,000.<ref name=times/> The ceremony proceeded without disruption. The theme was “In a time of destruction, create something.” a quote by Maxine Hong Kingston, and the graduating class charity was Stand with Standing Rock, a grassroots movement that began in early 2016 in reaction to the approved Dakota Access Pipeline.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/graduation/theme-speaker|title=Graduation Commencement Ceremony|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref>

In July 2017, Weinstein and his wife, Anthropology Professor Heather Heying, filed a $3.85 million tort claim against the college. In September, Weinstein, Heying and the college reached a settlement for $500,000 with Weinstein and Heying resigning from the faculty.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cooperpointjournal.com/2017/09/26/school-settles-weinstein-resigns/|title=School Settles|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref>

Concurrently, student Resident Advisors living in the dorms form an informal organization called RAFT (which was not a union) which presented demands in May regarding working conditions, racism, and pay. When RAFT's demands were not met, they went on strike. Over the summer, the striking RAFT members were mostly terminated for failure to perform their jobs and their meal plans were canceled and they were ordered to vacate their dorm rooms.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cooperpointjournal.com/2017/09/26/resident-assistants-on-strike-resident-assistants-fighting-for-tomorrow-ends-in-mass-firing/|title=Resident Assistants on Strike|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref>

==Student body==
The college has a 98% acceptance rate, making it one of the least selective colleges in the nation.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/evergreen-state-college-8155/applying US News Report]</ref> The average GPA for freshmen admitted in 2015 was 3.15. The average SAT composite (critical reading and math) score was 1084 and the average ACT composite test score was 24. The SAT writing test and subject tests are not required.<ref>http://www.evergreen.edu/admissions/requirements/freshman</ref> Twenty-six percent of the students are students of color, and 60% of students hold down a job while going to school.<ref>http://www.evergreen.edu/about/facts</ref>

==Famous alumni==
*[[Rachel Corrie]]
*[[Matt Groening]] creator of the Simpsons

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Washington Universities]]
[[Category:Liberal Organizations]]

Evergreen State College

2018-01-22T20:00:03Z

NeilG: /* 2017 protests */ Dorm RAs on strike were fired

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'''Evergreen State College''' is a public liberal [[art]]s college located near Olympia, Washington.

==History==
The Council of Presidents of Washington State baccalaureate institutions wrote a report in 1964 stating that another college was needed in the state to balance the geographical distribution of the existing state institutions. Following further feasibility studies, the state legislature passed a law creating a new state college stipulating that the campus should be no smaller than 600 acres, making it then the largest campus in the state as well as the first public four-year college created in Washington in the 20th century. Classes started in 1971 with 1128 students. Charles J. McCann was the founding President of Evergreen until June 1977. Daniel J. Evans, who as Governor signed the legislation creating Evergreen, became President. Evans left the president's office abruptly in 1983 when he was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Henry M. Jackson.

===2017 protests===
[[File:Evergreen clocktower.jpg|thumb|right|Campus Clock Tower]]
In some past years, students staged a "Day of Absence" event where African-American students held events off campus to make the other students realize how much they contribute overall to the college. In 2017, students proposed that the white students refrain from conducting classes or events on campus as the "Day of Absence."<ref name=highered>Jaschik , Scott. (May 30, 2017). "[https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/05/30/escalating-debate-race-evergreen-state-students-demand-firing-professor Who Defines What Is Racist?]", ''[[Inside Higher Ed]]''. Retrieved June 3, 2017.</ref> Biology Professor Bret Weinstein publicly objected to the change<ref name=highered /> and wrote a piece for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''. The Administration told him he would not be safe on campus, so he held his class off-campus in a park. In response, African-American students demanded that Prof. Weinstein be fired. Because local law enforcement received credible threats of terrorism, the campus was completely closed on June 1 and 2.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jun/01/lawmaker-targets-evergreen-college-money-amid-race/|title=
Threat closes Evergreen State College after protests over race|date=June 1, 2017|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Additional threats were received over the weekend, and police closed the campus on June 5 until 3 p.m.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/news/post/olympia-campus-reopens-monday-june-5|title=Olympia Campus Reopens Monday, June 5|work=evergreen.edu|date=June 5, 2017|accessdate=June 6. 2017}}</ref> Students also occupied the President's office for two hours.<ref name=times/>

In response to student protests, the President promised to hire senior administrators who are minorities and to provide great latitudes for Native Americans who wish to "cook and eat Native foods in freedom."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/news/post/response-student-issues|title=Response to Student Issues|date=May 26, 2017|accessdate=June 3, 2017}}</ref>

On June 2, 2017, 15 members of the Washington State House introduced a bill to convert Evergreen State into a private college.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2221&Year=2017|title= HB 2221 - 2017-18: Transitioning The Evergreen State College to a private four-year institution of higher education.|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref> On June 6, the school announced the relocation of its graduation out of concern for possible demonstrations or disruptions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/classes-resume-at-evergreen-state-as-graduation-is-moved|title=Classes resume at Evergreen State as graduation is moved|work=KOMO News|date=June 6, 2017|accessdate=June 17, 2017}}</ref> On June 15, an off-campus group called "Patriot Prayer" together with conservative Evergreen students marched on campus and got into a violent confrontation with a group of counter-demonstrators that was broken up by State Police.<ref name=times>{{cite news|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/evergreen-state-protests.html|title=A Campus Argument Goes Viral. Now the College Is Under Siege.|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/06/16/protest-and-counterprotest-evergreen-state|title=Protest and Counterprotest at Evergreen State|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=Inside Higher Ed}}</ref> The June 16, 2017 graduation ceremony was moved to a minor league baseball stadium in Tacoma Washington, where all participants passed through metal detectors. The rental of the stadium together with security and bus transportation cost the school $100,000.<ref name=times/> The ceremony proceeded without disruption. The theme was “In a time of destruction, create something.” a quote by Maxine Hong Kingston, and the graduating class charity was Stand with Standing Rock, a grassroots movement that began in early 2016 in reaction to the approved Dakota Access Pipeline.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/graduation/theme-speaker|title=Graduation Commencement Ceremony|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref>

In July 2017, Weinstein and his wife, Anthropology Professor Heather Heying, filed a $3.85 million tort claim against the college. In September, Weinstein, Heying and the college reached a settlement for $500,000 with Weinstein and Heying resigning from the faculty.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cooperpointjournal.com/2017/09/26/school-settles-weinstein-resigns/|title=School Settles|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref>

Concurrently, student Resident Advisors living in the dorms form an informal organization called RAFT (which was not a union) which presented demands in May regarding working conditions, racism, and pay. When RAFT's demands were not met, they went on strike. Over the summer, the striking RAFT members were mostly terminated for failure to perform their jobs and their meal plans were canceled and they were ordered to vacate their dorm rooms.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cooperpointjournal.com/2017/09/26/resident-assistants-on-strike-resident-assistants-fighting-for-tomorrow-ends-in-mass-firing/|title=Resident Assistants on Strike|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref>

==Student body==
The college has a 98% acceptance rate, making it one of the least selective colleges in the nation.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/evergreen-state-college-8155/applying US News Report]</ref> The average GPA for freshmen admitted in 2015 was 3.15. The average SAT composite (critical reading and math) score was 1084 and the average ACT composite test score was 24. The SAT writing test and subject tests are not required.<ref>http://www.evergreen.edu/admissions/requirements/freshman</ref> Twenty-six percent of the students are students of color, and 60% of students hold down a job while going to school.<ref>http://www.evergreen.edu/about/facts</ref>

==Famous alumni==
*[[Rachel Corrie]]
*[[Matt Groening]] creator of the Simpsons

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Washington Universities]]
[[Category:Liberal Organizations]]

Evergreen State College

2018-01-22T15:36:13Z

NeilG: Weinstein, Heying resign

{{University
|name=Evergreen State College
|background=Green
|type=Public
|city=Olympia, Washington
|size= 4,089<ref name=facts>http://www.evergreen.edu/institutionalresearch/factpage</ref>
|faculty=229<ref name=facts/>
|sports=Basketball, Volleyball, Track and Field, and Soccer<ref>http://gogeoducks.com/</ref>
|colors=Green and White
|mascot=Speedy, a [[Geoduck]]
|website=[http://www.evergreen.edu/ www.evergreen.edu]
|endowment=$8,582,189<ref>The Evergreen State College Foundation audited financials for fiscal 2013-2014</ref>
}}
'''Evergreen State College''' is a public liberal [[art]]s college located near Olympia, Washington.

==History==
The Council of Presidents of Washington State baccalaureate institutions wrote a report in 1964 stating that another college was needed in the state to balance the geographical distribution of the existing state institutions. Following further feasibility studies, the state legislature passed a law creating a new state college stipulating that the campus should be no smaller than 600 acres, making it then the largest campus in the state as well as the first public four-year college created in Washington in the 20th century. Classes started in 1971 with 1128 students. Charles J. McCann was the founding President of Evergreen until June 1977. Daniel J. Evans, who as Governor signed the legislation creating Evergreen, became President. Evans left the president's office abruptly in 1983 when he was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Henry M. Jackson.

===2017 protests===
[[File:Evergreen clocktower.jpg|thumb|right|Campus Clock Tower]]
In some past years, students staged a "Day of Absence" event where African-American students held events off campus to make the other students realize how much they contribute overall to the college. In 2017, students proposed that the white students refrain from conducting classes or events on campus as the "Day of Absence."<ref name=highered>Jaschik , Scott. (May 30, 2017). "[https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/05/30/escalating-debate-race-evergreen-state-students-demand-firing-professor Who Defines What Is Racist?]", ''[[Inside Higher Ed]]''. Retrieved June 3, 2017.</ref> Biology Professor Bret Weinstein publicly objected to the change<ref name=highered /> and wrote a piece for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''. The Administration told him he would not be safe on campus, so he held his class off-campus in a park. In response, African-American students demanded that Prof. Weinstein be fired. Because local law enforcement received credible threats of terrorism, the campus was completely closed on June 1 and 2.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jun/01/lawmaker-targets-evergreen-college-money-amid-race/|title=
Threat closes Evergreen State College after protests over race|date=June 1, 2017|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref> Additional threats were received over the weekend, and police closed the campus on June 5 until 3 p.m.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/news/post/olympia-campus-reopens-monday-june-5|title=Olympia Campus Reopens Monday, June 5|work=evergreen.edu|date=June 5, 2017|accessdate=June 6. 2017}}</ref> Students also occupied the President's office for two hours.<ref name=times/>

In response to student protests, the President promised to hire senior administrators who are minorities and to provide great latitudes for Native Americans who wish to "cook and eat Native foods in freedom."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/news/post/response-student-issues|title=Response to Student Issues|date=May 26, 2017|accessdate=June 3, 2017}}</ref>

On June 2, 2017, 15 members of the Washington State House introduced a bill to convert Evergreen State into a private college.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2221&Year=2017|title= HB 2221 - 2017-18: Transitioning The Evergreen State College to a private four-year institution of higher education.|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref> On June 6, the school announced the relocation of its graduation out of concern for possible demonstrations or disruptions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/classes-resume-at-evergreen-state-as-graduation-is-moved|title=Classes resume at Evergreen State as graduation is moved|work=KOMO News|date=June 6, 2017|accessdate=June 17, 2017}}</ref> On June 15, an off-campus group called "Patriot Prayer" together with conservative Evergreen students marched on campus and got into a violent confrontation with a group of counter-demonstrators that was broken up by State Police.<ref name=times>{{cite news|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/evergreen-state-protests.html|title=A Campus Argument Goes Viral. Now the College Is Under Siege.|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/06/16/protest-and-counterprotest-evergreen-state|title=Protest and Counterprotest at Evergreen State|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=Inside Higher Ed}}</ref> The June 16, 2017 graduation ceremony was moved to a minor league baseball stadium in Tacoma Washington, where all participants passed through metal detectors. The rental of the stadium together with security and bus transportation cost the school $100,000.<ref name=times/> The ceremony proceeded without disruption. The theme was “In a time of destruction, create something.” a quote by Maxine Hong Kingston, and the graduating class charity was Stand with Standing Rock, a grassroots movement that began in early 2016 in reaction to the approved Dakota Access Pipeline.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/graduation/theme-speaker|title=Graduation Commencement Ceremony|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref>

In July 2017, Weinstein and his wife, Anthropology Professor Heather Heying, filed a $3.85 million tort claim against the college. In September, Weinstein, Heying and the college reached a settlement for $500,000 with Weinstein and Heying resigning from the faculty.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cooperpointjournal.com/2017/09/26/school-settles-weinstein-resigns/|title=School Settles|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref>

==Student body==
The college has a 98% acceptance rate, making it one of the least selective colleges in the nation.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/evergreen-state-college-8155/applying US News Report]</ref> The average GPA for freshmen admitted in 2015 was 3.15. The average SAT composite (critical reading and math) score was 1084 and the average ACT composite test score was 24. The SAT writing test and subject tests are not required.<ref>http://www.evergreen.edu/admissions/requirements/freshman</ref> Twenty-six percent of the students are students of color, and 60% of students hold down a job while going to school.<ref>http://www.evergreen.edu/about/facts</ref>

==Famous alumni==
*[[Rachel Corrie]]
*[[Matt Groening]] creator of the Simpsons

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Washington Universities]]
[[Category:Liberal Organizations]]

War on Christmas

2017-12-30T08:02:31Z

NeilG: /* True Christians and the War on Christmas */ from Christmas

The '''War on Christmas''' refers specifically to the controversy surrounding the celebration or acknowledgment of the [[Christmas]] [[holiday]] in government, media, advertising and other [[atheist|secular]] environments. Modern-day controversy occurs around the world, and stems from the holiday's significant annual role in celebrating cultural values in Western society. See ''[[The War on Christmas: How the Liberal Plot to Ban the Sacred Christian Holiday Is Worse Than You Thought]]''. [[Fox News]] has been particularly vocal in the War on Christmas, trying to prevent secular censorship of Christmas celebration.<ref>"War on Christmas." Fox Nation. http://nation.foxnews.com/topics/war-on-christmas/</ref> [[Bill O'Reilly]] had devoted numerous segments on [[The O'Reilly Factor|his show]] in recent years to the War on Christmas.

== Militant atheists and Christmas ==

''See also:'' [[Atheism and Christmas]] and [[Atheism and holidays]]

[[Atheists]] of the [[militant atheism]]/[[antitheism]] [[schools of atheist thought|school of atheist thought]] play a significant role as far as the War on Christmas, often feigning concern for the sensitivities of Jews and other religious groups who do not celebrate Christmas, knowing people sympathize with Jews, but rarely ever with atheists. This is typical of the selfishness of atheism. See also: [[Atheism and Christmas]]

==As Part of the Culture Wars==

[[Culture War]] is a term used to describe the swaying of what is acceptable in a society between culturally conservative and [[liberal]]. To that end, the War on Christmas is a major skirmish in that war. Each year, more and more secular progressives work to eradicate the right of major retailers to say "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Christmas" in favor of the more benign, and ultimately godless "Happy Holidays." The term "[[Christmas Tree]]" is also being replaced by "Holiday Tree" in some places.<ref>Levitz, Jennifer. "Tree Lighting Sparks Protests in Rhode Island." December 7, 2011. ''Wall Street Journal'' Dispatch. http://blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2011/12/07/tree-lighting-sparks-protests-in-rhode-island/</ref> When the retailer gives in, they are less likely to begin using the older terms again, and, in order to save money and time, will simply acquiesce to the will of the liberal protesters, saying "Happy Holidays" from that time on.

Conservatives argue that this is a form of censorship by the [[liberal]] minority in society, tasked with the purpose of removing even the smallest mention of the Christmas Holiday. An obvious danger for conservatives is the notion that such an issue will become a [[slippery slope]]. Once the issue is removed from public discourse, the next removal becomes that much easier.

==True Christians and the War on Christmas==
True [[Christian]]s know that the Christmas is all about celebrating the [[Incarnation]] of [[Jesus Christ]]. They recognize that the War on Christmas focuses largely on the commercial or otherwise non-religious aspects of modern Christmas celebration, and has little to do with the true Miracle and message of Christmas.<ref>Wallis, Jim. "The Real War On Christmas... By Fox News." December 15, 2011. Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-wallis/the-real-war-on-christmas_b_1151709.html?ref=religion&ir=Religion</ref> It shouldn't matter how people greet each other at malls or other retail establishments, or what name they give to a festively decorated [[evergreen]].

Some Christian churches, sects, and communities reject the observance of Christmas for theological reasons. Christian sects that don't celebrate Christmas include [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/why-not-celebrate-christmas/.htm |title=Jehovah's Witness on Christmas |publisher= www.jw.org |accessdate= 1 January 2013}}</ref>; [[Armstrongism|Armstrongites]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3___tE12R0|title=Christmas Unveiled—What God Says!|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref>; some adherents of [[Messianic Judaism]];<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.christianpost.com/news/messianic-judaism-the-followers-of-christ-who-do-not-celebrate-christmas-64328/ |title= Messianic Judaism: The Followers of Christ Who Do Not Celebrate Christmas |work= The Christian Post |date= 8 December 2011 |accessdate= 1 January 2013}}</ref> most [[Sabbath in seventh-day churches|Sabbatarian]] denominations, such as the [[True Jesus Church]] and the [[General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh-Day)|Church of God (7th-Day)]];<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.churchofgod-7thday.org/FAQs.html |title= Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) |publisher= churchofgod-7thday.org |accessdate= 1 January 2013}}</ref> the [[Iglesia ni Cristo]];<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.iglesianicristowebsite.com/Pages/7-faq-answers.html |title= All About Iglesia ni Cristo: Frequently Asked Questions |publisher= iglesianicristowebsite.com |accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> the [[Christian Congregation in Brazil]]; the [[Christian Congregation in the United States]]; certain [[Reformed churches|reformed]] and [[fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] churches of various persuasions, including some [[Independent Baptists|Independent Baptists]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libcfl.com/articles/becker2.htm|title=The Truth about Christmas|first=Greg|last=Wilson|publisher=}}</ref> [[Holiness movement|Holiness Christians]], [[Oneness Pentecostalism|Oneness Pentecostals]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prime.org/|title=Jesus Name Apostolic Holiness Church - Oneness Pentecostal|publisher=}}</ref> Amish-Mennonites, and Churches of Christ congregations.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tjc.org/showArticle.aspx?aid=7219 |title= Is Christmas Biblical? |publisher= tjc.org |accessdate= 1 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.christianchronicle.org/article/christ-in-christmas-churches-of-christ-and-the-holiday-season?A=SearchResult&SearchID=4375144&ObjectID=4364696&ObjectType=35|title= 'Christ' in Christmas?: Churches of Christ and the Holiday Season |work= [[Christian Chronicle]] |accessdate= 22 January 2017}}</ref>

==Denial==
As is common, individuals with a tendency toward [[liberal]] ideologies will not see the War on Christmas as real, and may even deny that there is such a controversy.

==In other nations==
Christmas celebrations are banned in [[Somalia]], [[Brunei]], [[Tajikistan]], [[North Korea]], and [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/25/8-countries-that-banned-christmas-5583777/|title=8 countries that banned Christmas|date=2015-12-25|work=Metro|access-date=2017-03-27|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== See also ==

*[[Atheism and public relations]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Liberalism]]
[[Category:Persecution of Christians]]

Christmas

2017-12-30T07:59:11Z

NeilG: /* Rejection */ fix fn

[[Image:Merry Christmas.gif|right|thumb]]
'''Christmas''' is a holiday which celebrates the birth of Jesus. It is celebrated on December 25. The word "Christmas" comes from "Christ's mass." A few churches, including the Russian and Ukrainian churches, still celebrate according to the [[Julian calendar]]. December 25 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 7 on the [[Gregorian calendar]].

The story of the birth of Christ is told in the opening chapters of the [[Gospel of Luke]] and the [[Gospel of Matthew]]. Each contains different elements of the Christmas story. The visit of the [[Archangel]] to the shepherds and the birth of Jesus in a [[manger]] are from Luke. The story of the [[Star of Bethlehem]] and the visit from the magi bringing gifts of "gold, and frankincense and myrrh" are from Matthew.

The Bible does not give a date for the birth of Jesus. The holiday is exactly nine months following [[Annunciation]] on March 25. On the Roman calendar, March 25 was marked as the [[spring equinox]] while December 25 was considered the date of the [[winter solstice]]. Both of these dates are traditional and merely approximate.<ref>Sosigenes of Alexandria intended March 25 to be the date of the equinox when he designed the Julian calendar. The calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC. By modern calculations, the equinox is on March 21 or 22. A calendar reform by Augustus is responsible for much of the misalignment. It is possible there was also an error present from the beginning.</ref> According to an ancient Jewish tradition, the equinox is the anniversary of the first day of Creation. Influenced by this tradition, Christians in the Middle Ages celebrated New Year's Day on March 25. The first recorded Christmas celebration was in Rome in 336.<ref name=NewCath>"Christmas and its cycle", ''New Catholic Encyclopedia'', 2nd edition, 2002, Catholic University of America Press. vol. 3, pp. 550–557.</ref>

In Western countries, during the Christmas season people generally hang up colored lights, place a [[Christmas tree]] (typically an evergreen tree) in their house, sing [[carol]]s (songs), and exchange gifts. Gift-giving commemorates the gifts given to the Christ child by the magi and is symbolic of the fact that Jesus came as gift to mankind from [[God]].

==History==
[[Image:Parmigianino Virgin with Child.jpg|right|thumb|The Holy Virgin with her Child]]Nativity narratives feature prominently in both Matthew and Luke. Early Christians had a great deal of interest in establishing the date of the birth of Jesus. But no evidence could be found in the gospels. They proposed a wide variety of dates.<ref>"Clement of Alexandria, for instances mentions (and dismisses) proposals that Christ was born on April 19 or May 20 and himself calculated the date as November 17, 3 BC. Other suggested dates included March 28 and April 2, but not December 25. None of these dates were influential, or enjoyed any official recognition." (Hijmans, p. 584).</ref>

The choice of December 25 as the birthdate of Jesus was influenced by universal historians. These writers wanted to present history in the form of cycles. In 221, Sextus Julius Africanus gave March 25 as the date of the first day of Creation and of the conception of Jesus in his universal history. This conclusion was based on solar symbolism, with March 25 the date of the equinox. It implies a birth in December, although Africanus did not calculate a date of birth himself.<ref>Hijmans, S.E., ''Sol, the sun in the art and religions of Rome,'' 2009, p. 585, footnote 8.</ref> Solar symbolism was extremely common among Christian writers of the time.<ref>Hijmans notes the "the pervasive use of the sun as metaphor for Christ in early Christian literature, in which he is often referred to as “Sol verus”, “Sol Justitiae”, etc." (Hijmans, p. 584).</ref> It was justified by the identification of Jesus as the "sun of righteousness" mentioned by the prophet Malachi.<ref>Malachi 4:2.</ref>

Nativity celebration must have arisen sometime after 300 as earlier writers were not aware of it. Irenaeus and Tertullian give both give lists of Christian feasts that do not include Christmas. Origen and Arnobius both fault the pagans for celebrating birthdays.<ref>McCracken, George, ''Arnobius of Sicca, the Case Against the Pagans'', Volume 2, p. 83. "Therefore if this is a fact, how can Jupiter be god if it is agreed that god is everlasting, while the other is represented by you to have a birthday, and frightened by the new experience, to have squalled like an infant."</ref>

The Chronography of 354 records that a Christmas celebration took place in Rome in 336.<ref name="Chrono354">The manuscript reads, ''VIII kal. Ian. natus Christus in Betleem Iudeae.'' "[http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/chronography_of_354_12_depositions_martyrs.htm The Chronography of 354 AD. Part 12: Commemorations of the Martyrs]," ''The Tertullian Project''. 2006.</ref> The creation of the feast may be a response to the Trinitarian controversy that was raging at the time. It was introduced to the Eastern Roman Empire after the death of Emperor Valens, who favored the [[Arian]] heresy, in 378. Christmas has a unique three-mass liturgy that gives a priest three opportunities to inveigh against heretics. Once Arianism died out, the status of Christmas declined.

In the Early Middle Ages, Christmas was overshadowed by Epiphany (January 6). The holiday regained prominence in the time of Charlemagne, who was crowned as emperor on December 25, 800.

With the Reformation, Christmas fell into disrepute. It was banned under Cromwell. In the early 19th century, the Oxford Movement led a revival of the holiday. Many of the customs we have come to associate with Christmas developed in Victorian England, notably the Christmas tree, which originated in Germany and was introduced in England by Prince Albert. The concept of Christmas as a family-centered celebration and a time of generosity, good will, and friendliness to neighbors, was popularized by Charles Dickens in ''A Christmas Carol.''

In the United States, the image of [[Santa Claus]] (i.e. Saint Nicholas) and his reindeer has been shaped by Clement Moore's poem, "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" (with the famous opening line "'Twas the night before Christmas.") Christmas was declared a national holiday by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1870. In other countries, the depiction of Santa vary widely. For instance, in [[The Netherlands]], Santa Claus is shown in a [[bishop]]'s miter. In some countries, Saint Nicholas is not associated with the holiday at all; for example, in [[Spain]] it is the magi who bring gifts to children, and in [[Hawaii]] it is the jolly native Kamaunamauna. However, the tradition of Christmas gift-giving is prevalent in all cultures.

In the [[United States]], during the twentieth century, gift-giving assumed a greater and greater role, and by mid-century had become of great commercial importance, to the point where some felt the religious aspects were becoming forgotten. As [[Stan Freberg]] put it<ref>in a recording, "Green Christmas"</ref> in 1958, "There are two S's in Christmas and they're ''both'' dollar signs." The single week before Christmas currently accounts for 25 percent to 30 percent of all retail sales.

==Relationship to pagan festivals==
In an essay published in 1889, German scholar Hermann Usener argued that Christmas is an "appropriation" of an earlier pagan festival.<ref>Usener's views are foreshadowed in two essays by P.E. Jablonski (1693-1757). (Hijmans, p. 584.)</ref> According to Usener, the Church placed Christmas on December 25 as a kind of marketing strategy to absorb pagan solstice festivals into Christianity.

The end of the year was a "holiday season" of varied celebration in pagan Rome, and it remains so in modern times. Saturnalia began on December 17 and lasted for three to five days. It was followed by ''Dies Natalis Solis Invicti'' on December 25 and Kalends on January 1 to January 4. Saturnalia was exclusive to Italy while Sol was a sun god associated with emperors [[Aurelian]] and [[Constantine]].

The cycle of solstice and equinox is a natural phenomena significant to religions of widely varying character. As Steven Hijmans wrote in ''Sol: The Sun in the Art and Religions of Rome'':
{{cquote|It is cosmic symbolism ... which inspired the Church leadership in Rome to elect the winter solstice, December 25, as the birthday of Christ, and the summer solstice as that of John the Baptist, supplemented by the equinoxes as their respective dates of conception. While they were aware that pagans called this day the “birthday” of Sol Invictus, this did not concern them and it did not play any role in their choice of date for Christmas.<ref name="Hijmans">Hijmans, p. 595.</ref>}}

Both Saturnalia and Sol Invictus were overshadowed by Kalends, a new year celebration. While there is no trace of either Saturalia or Sol Invictus persisting into Christian times, various churchmen noted how difficult it was to suppress Kalends.<ref>"In 578 CE a church Council at Auxerre, Burgundy, forbade disguisings, and another Council, in the year 614, stated it was “unlawful to make any indecent plays upon the Kalends of January, according to the profane practices of the pagans.” (Pennick, Nigel, ''[https://books.google.ca/books?isbn=1620553902 Pagan Magic of the Northern Tradition: Customs, Rites, and Ceremonies]'', 2015.)</ref> The Roman end-of-year celebrations transferred to [[Epiphany]] in the Early Middle Ages and later to the Twelve Days of Christmas.

The connection between Christmas and Yule, a Scandinavian pagan holiday, is often misunderstand. Writing in the eighth century, [[Bede]] did not know Yule as a holiday. He refers to it only as a month of the Anglo-Saxon calendar.<ref>"[http://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2012/01/20/bede-on-yule/ Bede on Yule]"</ref> Christmas was popularized by Charlemagne's coronation in 800. As Yule did not appear as a festival until later, it was likely created in response to Christmas. When the Christian calendar was introduced to Scandinavia, King Haakon I (r. 934–961) of Norway assigned Yule to December 25 to correspond with the date of Christmas, according to the account of Snorri Sturluson.<ref>"[Hakon] made a law that the festival of Yule should begin at the same time Christian people held it, and that every man, under penalty, should brew a meal of malt and ale, and therewith keep the Yule holy as long as it lasted." (Snorri Sturluson, ''Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway'', "Hakon the Good's Saga," Chapter 15.)</ref>

==Modern-day cultural significance==
[[File:Santa Claus 1.jpg|right|thumb]]

''See also:'' [[War on Christmas]] and [[Atheism and Christmas]]

The tension between religious and secularized Christmas has waxed and waned periodically over the years. The pendulum swung toward secularization in the middle of the twentieth century. One marker was the emergence of songs like ''I'll Be Home For Christmas'' (1943), ''The Christmas Song,'' (1946), and ''Silver Bells'' (1951), which have become a beloved part of Christmas in America despite their lack of any religious content. [[Bing Crosby]], a devout Catholic, initially was reluctant to sing the secular 1942 song ''[[White Christmas]],'' which was to become his biggest hit.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=850892 Still Dreaming of a White Christmas], NPR story</ref>

In recent years, the celebration of Christmas has become part of the "[[culture wars]]." [[Fox News]] analysts [[John Gibson]] and [[Bill O'Reilly]] claim that Christmas has come under attack by [[liberal]]s. Some Christian conservatives want an increased recognition of the religious core of the holiday, and want to maintain a separation between Christmas and other holidays occurring at the same time of year.

Outside of America, in Britain for example, powerful lobbies are trying to remove all the Christian connotations in the name of being [[politically correct]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6726491/Bishop-of-Ludlow-warns-that-secular-Britain-wants-to-do-away-with-the-manger-at-Christmas.</ref> This is similar to the idea of [[CE]] in that it ignores the religious/historical basis of Christmas. See also: [[War on Christmas]] and [[Atheism and Christmas]]

==Rejection==
Some Christian churches, sects, and communities reject the observance of Christmas for theological reasons. Christian sects that don't celebrate Christmas include [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/why-not-celebrate-christmas/.htm |title=Jehovah's Witness on Christmas |publisher= www.jw.org |accessdate= 1 January 2013}}</ref>; [[Armstrongism|Armstrongites]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3___tE12R0|title=Christmas Unveiled—What God Says!|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref>; some adherents of [[Messianic Judaism]];<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.christianpost.com/news/messianic-judaism-the-followers-of-christ-who-do-not-celebrate-christmas-64328/ |title= Messianic Judaism: The Followers of Christ Who Do Not Celebrate Christmas |work= The Christian Post |date= 8 December 2011 |accessdate= 1 January 2013}}</ref> most [[Sabbath in seventh-day churches|Sabbatarian]] denominations, such as the [[True Jesus Church]] and the [[General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh-Day)|Church of God (7th-Day)]];<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.churchofgod-7thday.org/FAQs.html |title= Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) |publisher= churchofgod-7thday.org |accessdate= 1 January 2013}}</ref> the [[Iglesia ni Cristo]];<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.iglesianicristowebsite.com/Pages/7-faq-answers.html |title= All About Iglesia ni Cristo: Frequently Asked Questions |publisher= iglesianicristowebsite.com |accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> the [[Christian Congregation in Brazil]]; the [[Christian Congregation in the United States]]; certain [[Reformed churches|reformed]] and [[fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] churches of various persuasions, including some [[Independent Baptists|Independent Baptists]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libcfl.com/articles/becker2.htm|title=The Truth about Christmas|first=Greg|last=Wilson|publisher=}}</ref> [[Holiness movement|Holiness Christians]], [[Oneness Pentecostalism|Oneness Pentecostals]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prime.org/|title=Jesus Name Apostolic Holiness Church - Oneness Pentecostal|publisher=}}</ref> Amish-Mennonites, and Churches of Christ congregations.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tjc.org/showArticle.aspx?aid=7219 |title= Is Christmas Biblical? |publisher= tjc.org |accessdate= 1 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.christianchronicle.org/article/christ-in-christmas-churches-of-christ-and-the-holiday-season?A=SearchResult&SearchID=4375144&ObjectID=4364696&ObjectType=35|title= 'Christ' in Christmas?: Churches of Christ and the Holiday Season |work= [[Christian Chronicle]] |accessdate= 22 January 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Jesus Christ]]
* [[Carols by Candlelight]]
* [[Christmas Carol]]
* [[Pantomime]]
* [[Santa Maria]]
* [[Saint Nicholas]]
* [[Christmas Paintings]]
* [[Christmas in the Holy Land: an essay]]
* [[Christmas in Conservapedia]]
* [[I Believe in Father Christmas]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.christmascustoms.net/ Christmas Customs]
*[http://www.the-north-pole.com/index.htm Welcome to The North-Pole]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Observances]]
[[Category:Christmas]]

Christmas

2017-12-30T07:56:00Z

NeilG: move fn

[[Image:Merry Christmas.gif|right|thumb]]
'''Christmas''' is a holiday which celebrates the birth of Jesus. It is celebrated on December 25. The word "Christmas" comes from "Christ's mass." A few churches, including the Russian and Ukrainian churches, still celebrate according to the [[Julian calendar]]. December 25 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 7 on the [[Gregorian calendar]].

The story of the birth of Christ is told in the opening chapters of the [[Gospel of Luke]] and the [[Gospel of Matthew]]. Each contains different elements of the Christmas story. The visit of the [[Archangel]] to the shepherds and the birth of Jesus in a [[manger]] are from Luke. The story of the [[Star of Bethlehem]] and the visit from the magi bringing gifts of "gold, and frankincense and myrrh" are from Matthew.

The Bible does not give a date for the birth of Jesus. The holiday is exactly nine months following [[Annunciation]] on March 25. On the Roman calendar, March 25 was marked as the [[spring equinox]] while December 25 was considered the date of the [[winter solstice]]. Both of these dates are traditional and merely approximate.<ref>Sosigenes of Alexandria intended March 25 to be the date of the equinox when he designed the Julian calendar. The calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC. By modern calculations, the equinox is on March 21 or 22. A calendar reform by Augustus is responsible for much of the misalignment. It is possible there was also an error present from the beginning.</ref> According to an ancient Jewish tradition, the equinox is the anniversary of the first day of Creation. Influenced by this tradition, Christians in the Middle Ages celebrated New Year's Day on March 25. The first recorded Christmas celebration was in Rome in 336.<ref name=NewCath>"Christmas and its cycle", ''New Catholic Encyclopedia'', 2nd edition, 2002, Catholic University of America Press. vol. 3, pp. 550–557.</ref>

In Western countries, during the Christmas season people generally hang up colored lights, place a [[Christmas tree]] (typically an evergreen tree) in their house, sing [[carol]]s (songs), and exchange gifts. Gift-giving commemorates the gifts given to the Christ child by the magi and is symbolic of the fact that Jesus came as gift to mankind from [[God]].

==History==
[[Image:Parmigianino Virgin with Child.jpg|right|thumb|The Holy Virgin with her Child]]Nativity narratives feature prominently in both Matthew and Luke. Early Christians had a great deal of interest in establishing the date of the birth of Jesus. But no evidence could be found in the gospels. They proposed a wide variety of dates.<ref>"Clement of Alexandria, for instances mentions (and dismisses) proposals that Christ was born on April 19 or May 20 and himself calculated the date as November 17, 3 BC. Other suggested dates included March 28 and April 2, but not December 25. None of these dates were influential, or enjoyed any official recognition." (Hijmans, p. 584).</ref>

The choice of December 25 as the birthdate of Jesus was influenced by universal historians. These writers wanted to present history in the form of cycles. In 221, Sextus Julius Africanus gave March 25 as the date of the first day of Creation and of the conception of Jesus in his universal history. This conclusion was based on solar symbolism, with March 25 the date of the equinox. It implies a birth in December, although Africanus did not calculate a date of birth himself.<ref>Hijmans, S.E., ''Sol, the sun in the art and religions of Rome,'' 2009, p. 585, footnote 8.</ref> Solar symbolism was extremely common among Christian writers of the time.<ref>Hijmans notes the "the pervasive use of the sun as metaphor for Christ in early Christian literature, in which he is often referred to as “Sol verus”, “Sol Justitiae”, etc." (Hijmans, p. 584).</ref> It was justified by the identification of Jesus as the "sun of righteousness" mentioned by the prophet Malachi.<ref>Malachi 4:2.</ref>

Nativity celebration must have arisen sometime after 300 as earlier writers were not aware of it. Irenaeus and Tertullian give both give lists of Christian feasts that do not include Christmas. Origen and Arnobius both fault the pagans for celebrating birthdays.<ref>McCracken, George, ''Arnobius of Sicca, the Case Against the Pagans'', Volume 2, p. 83. "Therefore if this is a fact, how can Jupiter be god if it is agreed that god is everlasting, while the other is represented by you to have a birthday, and frightened by the new experience, to have squalled like an infant."</ref>

The Chronography of 354 records that a Christmas celebration took place in Rome in 336.<ref name="Chrono354">The manuscript reads, ''VIII kal. Ian. natus Christus in Betleem Iudeae.'' "[http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/chronography_of_354_12_depositions_martyrs.htm The Chronography of 354 AD. Part 12: Commemorations of the Martyrs]," ''The Tertullian Project''. 2006.</ref> The creation of the feast may be a response to the Trinitarian controversy that was raging at the time. It was introduced to the Eastern Roman Empire after the death of Emperor Valens, who favored the [[Arian]] heresy, in 378. Christmas has a unique three-mass liturgy that gives a priest three opportunities to inveigh against heretics. Once Arianism died out, the status of Christmas declined.

In the Early Middle Ages, Christmas was overshadowed by Epiphany (January 6). The holiday regained prominence in the time of Charlemagne, who was crowned as emperor on December 25, 800.

With the Reformation, Christmas fell into disrepute. It was banned under Cromwell. In the early 19th century, the Oxford Movement led a revival of the holiday. Many of the customs we have come to associate with Christmas developed in Victorian England, notably the Christmas tree, which originated in Germany and was introduced in England by Prince Albert. The concept of Christmas as a family-centered celebration and a time of generosity, good will, and friendliness to neighbors, was popularized by Charles Dickens in ''A Christmas Carol.''

In the United States, the image of [[Santa Claus]] (i.e. Saint Nicholas) and his reindeer has been shaped by Clement Moore's poem, "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" (with the famous opening line "'Twas the night before Christmas.") Christmas was declared a national holiday by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1870. In other countries, the depiction of Santa vary widely. For instance, in [[The Netherlands]], Santa Claus is shown in a [[bishop]]'s miter. In some countries, Saint Nicholas is not associated with the holiday at all; for example, in [[Spain]] it is the magi who bring gifts to children, and in [[Hawaii]] it is the jolly native Kamaunamauna. However, the tradition of Christmas gift-giving is prevalent in all cultures.

In the [[United States]], during the twentieth century, gift-giving assumed a greater and greater role, and by mid-century had become of great commercial importance, to the point where some felt the religious aspects were becoming forgotten. As [[Stan Freberg]] put it<ref>in a recording, "Green Christmas"</ref> in 1958, "There are two S's in Christmas and they're ''both'' dollar signs." The single week before Christmas currently accounts for 25 percent to 30 percent of all retail sales.

==Relationship to pagan festivals==
In an essay published in 1889, German scholar Hermann Usener argued that Christmas is an "appropriation" of an earlier pagan festival.<ref>Usener's views are foreshadowed in two essays by P.E. Jablonski (1693-1757). (Hijmans, p. 584.)</ref> According to Usener, the Church placed Christmas on December 25 as a kind of marketing strategy to absorb pagan solstice festivals into Christianity.

The end of the year was a "holiday season" of varied celebration in pagan Rome, and it remains so in modern times. Saturnalia began on December 17 and lasted for three to five days. It was followed by ''Dies Natalis Solis Invicti'' on December 25 and Kalends on January 1 to January 4. Saturnalia was exclusive to Italy while Sol was a sun god associated with emperors [[Aurelian]] and [[Constantine]].

The cycle of solstice and equinox is a natural phenomena significant to religions of widely varying character. As Steven Hijmans wrote in ''Sol: The Sun in the Art and Religions of Rome'':
{{cquote|It is cosmic symbolism ... which inspired the Church leadership in Rome to elect the winter solstice, December 25, as the birthday of Christ, and the summer solstice as that of John the Baptist, supplemented by the equinoxes as their respective dates of conception. While they were aware that pagans called this day the “birthday” of Sol Invictus, this did not concern them and it did not play any role in their choice of date for Christmas.<ref name="Hijmans">Hijmans, p. 595.</ref>}}

Both Saturnalia and Sol Invictus were overshadowed by Kalends, a new year celebration. While there is no trace of either Saturalia or Sol Invictus persisting into Christian times, various churchmen noted how difficult it was to suppress Kalends.<ref>"In 578 CE a church Council at Auxerre, Burgundy, forbade disguisings, and another Council, in the year 614, stated it was “unlawful to make any indecent plays upon the Kalends of January, according to the profane practices of the pagans.” (Pennick, Nigel, ''[https://books.google.ca/books?isbn=1620553902 Pagan Magic of the Northern Tradition: Customs, Rites, and Ceremonies]'', 2015.)</ref> The Roman end-of-year celebrations transferred to [[Epiphany]] in the Early Middle Ages and later to the Twelve Days of Christmas.

The connection between Christmas and Yule, a Scandinavian pagan holiday, is often misunderstand. Writing in the eighth century, [[Bede]] did not know Yule as a holiday. He refers to it only as a month of the Anglo-Saxon calendar.<ref>"[http://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2012/01/20/bede-on-yule/ Bede on Yule]"</ref> Christmas was popularized by Charlemagne's coronation in 800. As Yule did not appear as a festival until later, it was likely created in response to Christmas. When the Christian calendar was introduced to Scandinavia, King Haakon I (r. 934–961) of Norway assigned Yule to December 25 to correspond with the date of Christmas, according to the account of Snorri Sturluson.<ref>"[Hakon] made a law that the festival of Yule should begin at the same time Christian people held it, and that every man, under penalty, should brew a meal of malt and ale, and therewith keep the Yule holy as long as it lasted." (Snorri Sturluson, ''Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway'', "Hakon the Good's Saga," Chapter 15.)</ref>

==Modern-day cultural significance==
[[File:Santa Claus 1.jpg|right|thumb]]

''See also:'' [[War on Christmas]] and [[Atheism and Christmas]]

The tension between religious and secularized Christmas has waxed and waned periodically over the years. The pendulum swung toward secularization in the middle of the twentieth century. One marker was the emergence of songs like ''I'll Be Home For Christmas'' (1943), ''The Christmas Song,'' (1946), and ''Silver Bells'' (1951), which have become a beloved part of Christmas in America despite their lack of any religious content. [[Bing Crosby]], a devout Catholic, initially was reluctant to sing the secular 1942 song ''[[White Christmas]],'' which was to become his biggest hit.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=850892 Still Dreaming of a White Christmas], NPR story</ref>

In recent years, the celebration of Christmas has become part of the "[[culture wars]]." [[Fox News]] analysts [[John Gibson]] and [[Bill O'Reilly]] claim that Christmas has come under attack by [[liberal]]s. Some Christian conservatives want an increased recognition of the religious core of the holiday, and want to maintain a separation between Christmas and other holidays occurring at the same time of year.

Outside of America, in Britain for example, powerful lobbies are trying to remove all the Christian connotations in the name of being [[politically correct]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6726491/Bishop-of-Ludlow-warns-that-secular-Britain-wants-to-do-away-with-the-manger-at-Christmas.</ref> This is similar to the idea of [[CE]] in that it ignores the religious/historical basis of Christmas. See also: [[War on Christmas]] and [[Atheism and Christmas]]

==Rejection==
Some Christian churches, sects, and communities reject the observance of Christmas for theological reasons. Christian sects that don't celebrate Christmas include [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/why-not-celebrate-christmas/.htm |title=Jehovah's Witness on Christmas |publisher= www.jw.org |accessdate= 1 January 2013}}</ref>; [[Armstrongism|Armstrongites]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3___tE12R0</ref>; some adherents of [[Messianic Judaism]];<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.christianpost.com/news/messianic-judaism-the-followers-of-christ-who-do-not-celebrate-christmas-64328/ |title= Messianic Judaism: The Followers of Christ Who Do Not Celebrate Christmas |work= The Christian Post |date= 8 December 2011 |accessdate= 1 January 2013}}</ref> most [[Sabbath in seventh-day churches|Sabbatarian]] denominations, such as the [[True Jesus Church]] and the [[General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh-Day)|Church of God (7th-Day)]];<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.churchofgod-7thday.org/FAQs.html |title= Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) |publisher= churchofgod-7thday.org |accessdate= 1 January 2013}}</ref> the [[Iglesia ni Cristo]];<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.iglesianicristowebsite.com/Pages/7-faq-answers.html |title= All About Iglesia ni Cristo: Frequently Asked Questions |publisher= iglesianicristowebsite.com |accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> the [[Christian Congregation in Brazil]]; the [[Christian Congregation in the United States]]; certain [[Reformed churches|reformed]] and [[fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] churches of various persuasions, including some [[Independent Baptists|Independent Baptists]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libcfl.com/articles/becker2.htm|title=The Truth about Christmas|first=Greg|last=Wilson|publisher=}}</ref> [[Holiness movement|Holiness Christians]], [[Oneness Pentecostalism|Oneness Pentecostals]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prime.org/|title=Jesus Name Apostolic Holiness Church - Oneness Pentecostal|publisher=}}</ref> Amish-Mennonites, and Churches of Christ congregations.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tjc.org/showArticle.aspx?aid=7219 |title= Is Christmas Biblical? |publisher= tjc.org |accessdate= 1 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.christianchronicle.org/article/christ-in-christmas-churches-of-christ-and-the-holiday-season?A=SearchResult&SearchID=4375144&ObjectID=4364696&ObjectType=35|title= 'Christ' in Christmas?: Churches of Christ and the Holiday Season |work= [[Christian Chronicle]] |accessdate= 22 January 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Jesus Christ]]
* [[Carols by Candlelight]]
* [[Christmas Carol]]
* [[Pantomime]]
* [[Santa Maria]]
* [[Saint Nicholas]]
* [[Christmas Paintings]]
* [[Christmas in the Holy Land: an essay]]
* [[Christmas in Conservapedia]]
* [[I Believe in Father Christmas]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.christmascustoms.net/ Christmas Customs]
*[http://www.the-north-pole.com/index.htm Welcome to The North-Pole]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Observances]]
[[Category:Christmas]]

James O'Keefe

2017-12-30T07:46:00Z

NeilG: /* NPR */ Spell out

[[Image:James O'Keefe by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|150px|O'Keefe at CPAC 2016]]
'''James O'Keefe''' is an independent [[American]] [[journalist]] from Westwood, [[New Jersey]]. He is notable for producing undercover videos alleging ACORN's corruption and Planned Parenthood's racism in its pro-abortion stance.

==Early life==
James Edward O'Keefe III was born on June 28, 1984, to James, and Deborah O'Keefe.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZzQVpPvlVMcC&pg=PA455 American Dissidents: An Encyclopedia of Activists, Subversives, and Prisoners of Conscience, Volume 1]</ref>

==2016 election==
Two Democratic operatives left their positions after a Project Veritas video showed them discussing their involvement in the 2016 presidential campaign. One of them, Scott Foval, confessed on camera to orchestrating violence at Trump rallies, a strategy he referred to as “conflict engagement." The Wisconsin-based operative also brainstormed ideas for voter fraud with an undercover Project Veritas reporter. “We talk about a lot of things we don't talk about,” Foval said on the tape.<ref>"[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/19/two-democratic-operatives-lose-jobs-after-james-okeefe-sting/ Two Democratic operatives lose jobs after James O’Keefe sting]."</ref> Foval is a contractor for Democracy Partners. Also implicated was Bob Creamer, the founder of this group. Creamer, the husband of a Democratic Congresswoman, is a felon who has visited the White House hundreds of times.<ref>[http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/democrats-could-be-prosecuted-for-trump-rally-violence/ Democrats could be prosecuted for Trump Rally Violence]"</ref> On the video, Creamer described himself as the person who "oversees" Trump rallies for the Clinton campaign.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/26/robert-creamer-james-okeefe-project-veritas-says-calls-clinton-campaign-every-morning/ Robert Creamer Says He Was on Calls With Clinton Campaign ‘Every Morning’]</ref>

== Planned Parenthood ==

In 2006, O'Keefe had Lila Rose, a pro-life advocate, go to [[Planned Parenthood]] and pose as a pregnant teenager while O'Keefe secretly taped. The staff attempted to persuade Lila to lie about her age so that she could be eligible for an abortion. When the tape was released, [[Tennessee]] lawmakers voted to end a $721,000 contract with Planned Parenthood.

In 2007, O'Keefe recorded audio of a visit to Planned Parenthood where he posed as a donor. He requested that his [[donation]] would fund [[abortions]] only for minorities, to which Planned Parenthood vice-president Autumn Kersey laughed and said it was understandable. When the audio was released, Kersey was suspended and Planned Parenthood apologized for their staff's actions.

== ACORN ==
{{main|Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now}}

O'Keefe, along with [[Hannah Giles]], posed as a pimp and a prostitute at many ACORN offices asking for housing arrangements to run their human smuggling business while secretly video taping everything. The ACORN staff gave advice, despite being told by the pair that they planned to smuggle young girls from El Salvador. Even more shocking is that the pair was given advice on how to avoid paying taxes on the smuggled girls' income. Video excerpts were released, which resulted in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] voting to end all federal funding of ACORN. The [[U.S. Senate]], the [[IRS]], and the [[Census Bureau]] also all voted to end funding for [[ACORN]].

In 2010 California Attorney General Jerry Brown (now the Democratic governor of California) and his Justice Department released a report on ACORN and O'Keefe's video. The department determined that ACORN "failed to recruit, train and monitor its employees to ensure compliance with California law," but found that there was not enough evidence to show "that the ACORN employees in California violated state criminal laws in connection with their conversations with O'Keefe and Giles." Additionally, the department stated that "the video releases were heavily edited to feature only the worst or most inappropriate statements of the various ACORN employees and to omit some of the most salient statements by O’Keefe and Giles."<ref>[http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1888_acorn_report.pdf Report of the Attorney General on the Activities of Acorn in California]</ref>

==NPR==
In March 2011, O'Keefe released an undercover video sting of National Public Radio (NPR) officials. Men posing as sympathetic [[Muslim]]s attempted to donate $5 million to [[NPR]] executives. On tape, the VP is heard bashing the [[Tea Party movement]] as racist. This action revealed the partisan nature of the taxpayer-funded media company. The affects were immediate, NPR's President resigned and their VP retired early.

The usual [[lamestream media]] cover-up began in defense of [[liberal]] NPR. NPR claims that they knew something was fishy, “we repeatedly refused to accept.” Now O'Keefe is set to release another tape showing not only was that statement false, but NPR offered to hide the funds from showing up in their donor records.<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/03/10/project-veritas-npr-planned-to-accept-donation-from-muslim-brotherhood-front-group-and-hide-origins-from-government/ Project Veritas: NPR Planned to Accept Donation from Muslim Brotherhood Front Group and Hide Origins From Government, BigGovernment.com, March 10, 2011]</ref> O'Keefe did release a second video, which resulted in another NPR official being placed on leave.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/11/npr.recording/index.html?hpt=Sbin</ref>

Thanks to O'Keefe, calls to defund NPR in Congress just got louder. These calls were unfortunately unsuccessful. This may have been due to establish backlash against the edited videos released--[[The Blaze]], citing an interview with [[Fred Barnes]] suggested the editing was "concerning."<ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/does-raw-video-of-npr-expose-reveal-questionable-editing-tactics/</ref> However, both The Blaze and Fred Barnes equivocated and failed to clearly take a stand on both the outcome and the videos themselves.

==Mary Landrieu==
In January 2010, O'Keefe was arrested along with two friends for conspiring to tamper with Senator Mary Landrieu's office phones. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering a federal building under false pretenses. As a result, O'Keefe was sentenced to three years probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $1,500 fine.<ref>Stephanie Condon. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006067-503544.html James O'Keefe Avoids Jail Time.]" CBS News. May 26, 2010</ref>

==CNN==
Attempting to embarrass and undermine the credibility of [[CNN]], O'Keefe, along with fellow members of Project Veritas, staged a plan to seduce Abbie Boudreau, an investigative reporter for the network. His accomplice in the plan tipped Boudreau off before the plan was underway. O'Keefe has attempted to distance himself from the scheme.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20018030-503544.html</ref>
==American Federation of Teachers==
Project Veritas sent its agent to work undercover as an intern in the American Federation of Teachers' Michigan office. The AFT sued to enjoin Project Veritas from publishing any trade secrets or proprietary information that was taken by the agent. A federal district court judge decided not to grant a permanent injunction against publishing the information, but left Project Veritas open to a lawsuit as soon as the report is made public.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/project-veritas-james-okeefe-accuses-teachers-union-of-horrifying-attack-on-free-speech/article/2644607|title=Project Veritas' James O'Keefe accuses teachers union of 'horrifying attack on free speech'|work=Washington Examiner|date=December 29, 2017|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Andrew Breitbart]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

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[[Category:Journalism]]
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[[Category:Journalists]]

James O'Keefe

2017-12-30T07:43:00Z

NeilG: /* 2016 election */ missing word

[[Image:James O'Keefe by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|150px|O'Keefe at CPAC 2016]]
'''James O'Keefe''' is an independent [[American]] [[journalist]] from Westwood, [[New Jersey]]. He is notable for producing undercover videos alleging ACORN's corruption and Planned Parenthood's racism in its pro-abortion stance.

==Early life==
James Edward O'Keefe III was born on June 28, 1984, to James, and Deborah O'Keefe.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZzQVpPvlVMcC&pg=PA455 American Dissidents: An Encyclopedia of Activists, Subversives, and Prisoners of Conscience, Volume 1]</ref>

==2016 election==
Two Democratic operatives left their positions after a Project Veritas video showed them discussing their involvement in the 2016 presidential campaign. One of them, Scott Foval, confessed on camera to orchestrating violence at Trump rallies, a strategy he referred to as “conflict engagement." The Wisconsin-based operative also brainstormed ideas for voter fraud with an undercover Project Veritas reporter. “We talk about a lot of things we don't talk about,” Foval said on the tape.<ref>"[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/19/two-democratic-operatives-lose-jobs-after-james-okeefe-sting/ Two Democratic operatives lose jobs after James O’Keefe sting]."</ref> Foval is a contractor for Democracy Partners. Also implicated was Bob Creamer, the founder of this group. Creamer, the husband of a Democratic Congresswoman, is a felon who has visited the White House hundreds of times.<ref>[http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/democrats-could-be-prosecuted-for-trump-rally-violence/ Democrats could be prosecuted for Trump Rally Violence]"</ref> On the video, Creamer described himself as the person who "oversees" Trump rallies for the Clinton campaign.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/26/robert-creamer-james-okeefe-project-veritas-says-calls-clinton-campaign-every-morning/ Robert Creamer Says He Was on Calls With Clinton Campaign ‘Every Morning’]</ref>

== Planned Parenthood ==

In 2006, O'Keefe had Lila Rose, a pro-life advocate, go to [[Planned Parenthood]] and pose as a pregnant teenager while O'Keefe secretly taped. The staff attempted to persuade Lila to lie about her age so that she could be eligible for an abortion. When the tape was released, [[Tennessee]] lawmakers voted to end a $721,000 contract with Planned Parenthood.

In 2007, O'Keefe recorded audio of a visit to Planned Parenthood where he posed as a donor. He requested that his [[donation]] would fund [[abortions]] only for minorities, to which Planned Parenthood vice-president Autumn Kersey laughed and said it was understandable. When the audio was released, Kersey was suspended and Planned Parenthood apologized for their staff's actions.

== ACORN ==
{{main|Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now}}

O'Keefe, along with [[Hannah Giles]], posed as a pimp and a prostitute at many ACORN offices asking for housing arrangements to run their human smuggling business while secretly video taping everything. The ACORN staff gave advice, despite being told by the pair that they planned to smuggle young girls from El Salvador. Even more shocking is that the pair was given advice on how to avoid paying taxes on the smuggled girls' income. Video excerpts were released, which resulted in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] voting to end all federal funding of ACORN. The [[U.S. Senate]], the [[IRS]], and the [[Census Bureau]] also all voted to end funding for [[ACORN]].

In 2010 California Attorney General Jerry Brown (now the Democratic governor of California) and his Justice Department released a report on ACORN and O'Keefe's video. The department determined that ACORN "failed to recruit, train and monitor its employees to ensure compliance with California law," but found that there was not enough evidence to show "that the ACORN employees in California violated state criminal laws in connection with their conversations with O'Keefe and Giles." Additionally, the department stated that "the video releases were heavily edited to feature only the worst or most inappropriate statements of the various ACORN employees and to omit some of the most salient statements by O’Keefe and Giles."<ref>[http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1888_acorn_report.pdf Report of the Attorney General on the Activities of Acorn in California]</ref>

==NPR==
In March 2011, O'Keefe released an undercover video sting of NPR officials. Men posing as sympathetic [[Muslim]]s attempted to donate $5 million to [[NPR]] executives. On tape, the VP is heard bashing the [[Tea Party movement]] as racist. This action revealed the partisan nature of the taxpayer-funded media company. The affects were immediate, NPR's President resigned and their VP retired early.

The usual [[lamestream media]] cover-up began in defense of [[liberal]] NPR. NPR claims that they knew something was fishy, “we repeatedly refused to accept.” Now O'Keefe is set to release another tape showing not only was that statement false, but NPR offered to hide the funds from showing up in their donor records.<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/03/10/project-veritas-npr-planned-to-accept-donation-from-muslim-brotherhood-front-group-and-hide-origins-from-government/ Project Veritas: NPR Planned to Accept Donation from Muslim Brotherhood Front Group and Hide Origins From Government, BigGovernment.com, March 10, 2011]</ref> O'Keefe did release a second video, which resulted in another NPR official being placed on leave.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/11/npr.recording/index.html?hpt=Sbin</ref>

Thanks to O'Keefe, calls to defund NPR in Congress just got louder. These calls were unfortunately unsuccessful. This may have been due to establish backlash against the edited videos released--[[The Blaze]], citing an interview with [[Fred Barnes]] suggested the editing was "concerning."<ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/does-raw-video-of-npr-expose-reveal-questionable-editing-tactics/</ref> However, both The Blaze and Fred Barnes equivocated and failed to clearly take a stand on both the outcome and the videos themselves.

==Mary Landrieu==
In January 2010, O'Keefe was arrested along with two friends for conspiring to tamper with Senator Mary Landrieu's office phones. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering a federal building under false pretenses. As a result, O'Keefe was sentenced to three years probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $1,500 fine.<ref>Stephanie Condon. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006067-503544.html James O'Keefe Avoids Jail Time.]" CBS News. May 26, 2010</ref>

==CNN==
Attempting to embarrass and undermine the credibility of [[CNN]], O'Keefe, along with fellow members of Project Veritas, staged a plan to seduce Abbie Boudreau, an investigative reporter for the network. His accomplice in the plan tipped Boudreau off before the plan was underway. O'Keefe has attempted to distance himself from the scheme.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20018030-503544.html</ref>
==American Federation of Teachers==
Project Veritas sent its agent to work undercover as an intern in the American Federation of Teachers' Michigan office. The AFT sued to enjoin Project Veritas from publishing any trade secrets or proprietary information that was taken by the agent. A federal district court judge decided not to grant a permanent injunction against publishing the information, but left Project Veritas open to a lawsuit as soon as the report is made public.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/project-veritas-james-okeefe-accuses-teachers-union-of-horrifying-attack-on-free-speech/article/2644607|title=Project Veritas' James O'Keefe accuses teachers union of 'horrifying attack on free speech'|work=Washington Examiner|date=December 29, 2017|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Andrew Breitbart]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

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[[Category:Journalism]]
[[Category:Conservative Media]]
[[Category:Journalists]]

James O'Keefe

2017-12-30T07:38:25Z

NeilG: /* American Federation of Teachers */ fn

[[Image:James O'Keefe by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|150px|O'Keefe at CPAC 2016]]
'''James O'Keefe''' is an independent [[American]] [[journalist]] from Westwood, [[New Jersey]]. He is notable for producing undercover videos alleging ACORN's corruption and Planned Parenthood's racism in its pro-abortion stance.

==Early life==
James Edward O'Keefe III was born on June 28, 1984, to James, and Deborah O'Keefe.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZzQVpPvlVMcC&pg=PA455 American Dissidents: An Encyclopedia of Activists, Subversives, and Prisoners of Conscience, Volume 1]</ref>

==2016 election==
Two Democratic operatives left their positions after a Project Veritas video showed them discussing their involvement in the 2016 presidential. One of them, Scott Foval, confessed on camera to orchestrating violence at Trump rallies, a strategy he referred to as “conflict engagement." The Wisconsin-based operative also brainstormed ideas for voter fraud with an undercover Project Veritas reporter. “We talk about a lot of things we don't talk about,” Foval said on the tape.<ref>"[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/19/two-democratic-operatives-lose-jobs-after-james-okeefe-sting/ Two Democratic operatives lose jobs after James O’Keefe sting]."</ref> Foval is a contractor for Democracy Partners. Also implicated was Bob Creamer, the founder of this group. Creamer, the husband of a Democratic Congresswoman, is a felon who has visited the White House hundreds of times.<ref>[http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/democrats-could-be-prosecuted-for-trump-rally-violence/ Democrats could be prosecuted for Trump Rally Violence]"</ref> On the video, Creamer described himself as the person who "oversees" Trump rallies for the Clinton campaign.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/26/robert-creamer-james-okeefe-project-veritas-says-calls-clinton-campaign-every-morning/ Robert Creamer Says He Was on Calls With Clinton Campaign ‘Every Morning’]</ref>

== Planned Parenthood ==

In 2006, O'Keefe had Lila Rose, a pro-life advocate, go to [[Planned Parenthood]] and pose as a pregnant teenager while O'Keefe secretly taped. The staff attempted to persuade Lila to lie about her age so that she could be eligible for an abortion. When the tape was released, [[Tennessee]] lawmakers voted to end a $721,000 contract with Planned Parenthood.

In 2007, O'Keefe recorded audio of a visit to Planned Parenthood where he posed as a donor. He requested that his [[donation]] would fund [[abortions]] only for minorities, to which Planned Parenthood vice-president Autumn Kersey laughed and said it was understandable. When the audio was released, Kersey was suspended and Planned Parenthood apologized for their staff's actions.

== ACORN ==
{{main|Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now}}

O'Keefe, along with [[Hannah Giles]], posed as a pimp and a prostitute at many ACORN offices asking for housing arrangements to run their human smuggling business while secretly video taping everything. The ACORN staff gave advice, despite being told by the pair that they planned to smuggle young girls from El Salvador. Even more shocking is that the pair was given advice on how to avoid paying taxes on the smuggled girls' income. Video excerpts were released, which resulted in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] voting to end all federal funding of ACORN. The [[U.S. Senate]], the [[IRS]], and the [[Census Bureau]] also all voted to end funding for [[ACORN]].

In 2010 California Attorney General Jerry Brown (now the Democratic governor of California) and his Justice Department released a report on ACORN and O'Keefe's video. The department determined that ACORN "failed to recruit, train and monitor its employees to ensure compliance with California law," but found that there was not enough evidence to show "that the ACORN employees in California violated state criminal laws in connection with their conversations with O'Keefe and Giles." Additionally, the department stated that "the video releases were heavily edited to feature only the worst or most inappropriate statements of the various ACORN employees and to omit some of the most salient statements by O’Keefe and Giles."<ref>[http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1888_acorn_report.pdf Report of the Attorney General on the Activities of Acorn in California]</ref>

==NPR==
In March 2011, O'Keefe released an undercover video sting of NPR officials. Men posing as sympathetic [[Muslim]]s attempted to donate $5 million to [[NPR]] executives. On tape, the VP is heard bashing the [[Tea Party movement]] as racist. This action revealed the partisan nature of the taxpayer-funded media company. The affects were immediate, NPR's President resigned and their VP retired early.

The usual [[lamestream media]] cover-up began in defense of [[liberal]] NPR. NPR claims that they knew something was fishy, “we repeatedly refused to accept.” Now O'Keefe is set to release another tape showing not only was that statement false, but NPR offered to hide the funds from showing up in their donor records.<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/03/10/project-veritas-npr-planned-to-accept-donation-from-muslim-brotherhood-front-group-and-hide-origins-from-government/ Project Veritas: NPR Planned to Accept Donation from Muslim Brotherhood Front Group and Hide Origins From Government, BigGovernment.com, March 10, 2011]</ref> O'Keefe did release a second video, which resulted in another NPR official being placed on leave.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/11/npr.recording/index.html?hpt=Sbin</ref>

Thanks to O'Keefe, calls to defund NPR in Congress just got louder. These calls were unfortunately unsuccessful. This may have been due to establish backlash against the edited videos released--[[The Blaze]], citing an interview with [[Fred Barnes]] suggested the editing was "concerning."<ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/does-raw-video-of-npr-expose-reveal-questionable-editing-tactics/</ref> However, both The Blaze and Fred Barnes equivocated and failed to clearly take a stand on both the outcome and the videos themselves.

==Mary Landrieu==
In January 2010, O'Keefe was arrested along with two friends for conspiring to tamper with Senator Mary Landrieu's office phones. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering a federal building under false pretenses. As a result, O'Keefe was sentenced to three years probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $1,500 fine.<ref>Stephanie Condon. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006067-503544.html James O'Keefe Avoids Jail Time.]" CBS News. May 26, 2010</ref>

==CNN==
Attempting to embarrass and undermine the credibility of [[CNN]], O'Keefe, along with fellow members of Project Veritas, staged a plan to seduce Abbie Boudreau, an investigative reporter for the network. His accomplice in the plan tipped Boudreau off before the plan was underway. O'Keefe has attempted to distance himself from the scheme.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20018030-503544.html</ref>
==American Federation of Teachers==
Project Veritas sent its agent to work undercover as an intern in the American Federation of Teachers' Michigan office. The AFT sued to enjoin Project Veritas from publishing any trade secrets or proprietary information that was taken by the agent. A federal district court judge decided not to grant a permanent injunction against publishing the information, but left Project Veritas open to a lawsuit as soon as the report is made public.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/project-veritas-james-okeefe-accuses-teachers-union-of-horrifying-attack-on-free-speech/article/2644607|title=Project Veritas' James O'Keefe accuses teachers union of 'horrifying attack on free speech'|work=Washington Examiner|date=December 29, 2017|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Andrew Breitbart]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

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{{conservatism}}

[[Category:Journalism]]
[[Category:Conservative Media]]
[[Category:Journalists]]

James O'Keefe

2017-12-30T07:36:36Z

NeilG: American Federation of Teachers

[[Image:James O'Keefe by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|150px|O'Keefe at CPAC 2016]]
'''James O'Keefe''' is an independent [[American]] [[journalist]] from Westwood, [[New Jersey]]. He is notable for producing undercover videos alleging ACORN's corruption and Planned Parenthood's racism in its pro-abortion stance.

==Early life==
James Edward O'Keefe III was born on June 28, 1984, to James, and Deborah O'Keefe.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZzQVpPvlVMcC&pg=PA455 American Dissidents: An Encyclopedia of Activists, Subversives, and Prisoners of Conscience, Volume 1]</ref>

==2016 election==
Two Democratic operatives left their positions after a Project Veritas video showed them discussing their involvement in the 2016 presidential. One of them, Scott Foval, confessed on camera to orchestrating violence at Trump rallies, a strategy he referred to as “conflict engagement." The Wisconsin-based operative also brainstormed ideas for voter fraud with an undercover Project Veritas reporter. “We talk about a lot of things we don't talk about,” Foval said on the tape.<ref>"[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/19/two-democratic-operatives-lose-jobs-after-james-okeefe-sting/ Two Democratic operatives lose jobs after James O’Keefe sting]."</ref> Foval is a contractor for Democracy Partners. Also implicated was Bob Creamer, the founder of this group. Creamer, the husband of a Democratic Congresswoman, is a felon who has visited the White House hundreds of times.<ref>[http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/democrats-could-be-prosecuted-for-trump-rally-violence/ Democrats could be prosecuted for Trump Rally Violence]"</ref> On the video, Creamer described himself as the person who "oversees" Trump rallies for the Clinton campaign.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/26/robert-creamer-james-okeefe-project-veritas-says-calls-clinton-campaign-every-morning/ Robert Creamer Says He Was on Calls With Clinton Campaign ‘Every Morning’]</ref>

== Planned Parenthood ==

In 2006, O'Keefe had Lila Rose, a pro-life advocate, go to [[Planned Parenthood]] and pose as a pregnant teenager while O'Keefe secretly taped. The staff attempted to persuade Lila to lie about her age so that she could be eligible for an abortion. When the tape was released, [[Tennessee]] lawmakers voted to end a $721,000 contract with Planned Parenthood.

In 2007, O'Keefe recorded audio of a visit to Planned Parenthood where he posed as a donor. He requested that his [[donation]] would fund [[abortions]] only for minorities, to which Planned Parenthood vice-president Autumn Kersey laughed and said it was understandable. When the audio was released, Kersey was suspended and Planned Parenthood apologized for their staff's actions.

== ACORN ==
{{main|Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now}}

O'Keefe, along with [[Hannah Giles]], posed as a pimp and a prostitute at many ACORN offices asking for housing arrangements to run their human smuggling business while secretly video taping everything. The ACORN staff gave advice, despite being told by the pair that they planned to smuggle young girls from El Salvador. Even more shocking is that the pair was given advice on how to avoid paying taxes on the smuggled girls' income. Video excerpts were released, which resulted in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] voting to end all federal funding of ACORN. The [[U.S. Senate]], the [[IRS]], and the [[Census Bureau]] also all voted to end funding for [[ACORN]].

In 2010 California Attorney General Jerry Brown (now the Democratic governor of California) and his Justice Department released a report on ACORN and O'Keefe's video. The department determined that ACORN "failed to recruit, train and monitor its employees to ensure compliance with California law," but found that there was not enough evidence to show "that the ACORN employees in California violated state criminal laws in connection with their conversations with O'Keefe and Giles." Additionally, the department stated that "the video releases were heavily edited to feature only the worst or most inappropriate statements of the various ACORN employees and to omit some of the most salient statements by O’Keefe and Giles."<ref>[http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1888_acorn_report.pdf Report of the Attorney General on the Activities of Acorn in California]</ref>

==NPR==
In March 2011, O'Keefe released an undercover video sting of NPR officials. Men posing as sympathetic [[Muslim]]s attempted to donate $5 million to [[NPR]] executives. On tape, the VP is heard bashing the [[Tea Party movement]] as racist. This action revealed the partisan nature of the taxpayer-funded media company. The affects were immediate, NPR's President resigned and their VP retired early.

The usual [[lamestream media]] cover-up began in defense of [[liberal]] NPR. NPR claims that they knew something was fishy, “we repeatedly refused to accept.” Now O'Keefe is set to release another tape showing not only was that statement false, but NPR offered to hide the funds from showing up in their donor records.<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/03/10/project-veritas-npr-planned-to-accept-donation-from-muslim-brotherhood-front-group-and-hide-origins-from-government/ Project Veritas: NPR Planned to Accept Donation from Muslim Brotherhood Front Group and Hide Origins From Government, BigGovernment.com, March 10, 2011]</ref> O'Keefe did release a second video, which resulted in another NPR official being placed on leave.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/11/npr.recording/index.html?hpt=Sbin</ref>

Thanks to O'Keefe, calls to defund NPR in Congress just got louder. These calls were unfortunately unsuccessful. This may have been due to establish backlash against the edited videos released--[[The Blaze]], citing an interview with [[Fred Barnes]] suggested the editing was "concerning."<ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/does-raw-video-of-npr-expose-reveal-questionable-editing-tactics/</ref> However, both The Blaze and Fred Barnes equivocated and failed to clearly take a stand on both the outcome and the videos themselves.

==Mary Landrieu==
In January 2010, O'Keefe was arrested along with two friends for conspiring to tamper with Senator Mary Landrieu's office phones. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering a federal building under false pretenses. As a result, O'Keefe was sentenced to three years probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $1,500 fine.<ref>Stephanie Condon. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006067-503544.html James O'Keefe Avoids Jail Time.]" CBS News. May 26, 2010</ref>

==CNN==
Attempting to embarrass and undermine the credibility of [[CNN]], O'Keefe, along with fellow members of Project Veritas, staged a plan to seduce Abbie Boudreau, an investigative reporter for the network. His accomplice in the plan tipped Boudreau off before the plan was underway. O'Keefe has attempted to distance himself from the scheme.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20018030-503544.html</ref>
==American Federation of Teachers==
Project Veritas sent its agent to work undercover as an intern in the American Federation of Teachers' Michigan office. The AFT sued to enjoin Project Veritas from publishing any trade secrets or proprietary information that was taken by the agent. A federal district court judge decided not to grant a permanent injunction against publishing the information, but left Project Veritas open to a lawsuit as soon as the report is made public.<ref>{{cite news}url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/project-veritas-james-okeefe-accuses-teachers-union-of-horrifying-attack-on-free-speech/article/2644607|title=Project Veritas' James O'Keefe accuses teachers union of 'horrifying attack on free speech'|date=December 29, 2017|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Andrew Breitbart]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:O'Keefe, James}}
{{conservatism}}

[[Category:Journalism]]
[[Category:Conservative Media]]
[[Category:Journalists]]

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

2017-12-26T07:20:53Z

NeilG: Omarosa Manigault

'''Historically black colleges and universities''' ('''HBCUs''') are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the [[African American]] community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ed.gov/edblogs/whhbcu/|title=White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities|accessdate=July 3, 2017}}</ref> Most were created in the aftermath of the [[American Civil War]]. Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and Wilberforce University in Ohio, are two HBCUs established prior to the Civil War in 1854 and 1856, respectively.

In 1863, Congress passed the Morrill Act establishing land-grant colleges in each state. When the former Confederate states re-entered the union, they established land-grant colleges, but limited attendance to just white students. In response, Congress passed the Second Morrill Act in 1890, requiring that states which established a white-only land-grant college had to maintain a separate one for non-whites. Most HBCUs were founded under the Second Morrill Act, but others were founded by private groups or religious institution to meet the educational needs of freedmen following the Civil War.

There are 102 HBCUs in the United States, including public and private institutions, community and four-year institutions, medical and law schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/COLLEGENAVIGATOR/?s=all&sp=4&pg=7 |title=College Navigator |work=White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities |publisher=United States Department of Education |accessdate=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roach|first=Ronald|title=American Baptist College Designated as a Historically Black Institution|url=http://diverseeducation.com/article/52890/#|work=Diverse: Issues In Higher Education|publisher=Cox, Matthews, and Associates, Inc.|accessdate=July 3, 2017}}</ref> HBCUs received special funding from the federal government.

In the Trump Administration, HBCU outreach has been led by [[Omarosa Manigault]].
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Universities]]

Donald Trump's religious views

2017-12-26T07:17:40Z

NeilG: sp

This article describes the '''religious beliefs of United States President [[Donald Trump]]'''.

Trump attended the First [[Presbyterian]] Church in Jamaica, [[Queens]]. He told the [[Christian Broadcasting Network]] that he still considers himself a [[Presbyterian]] and attends services for all major holidays and Sundays, and that "The [[Bible]] is certainly THE book." He receives Bibles from fans in the mail, and he either stores them or gives them away to others.<ref>Haberman, Maggie (April 11, 2011). [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52942.html "Donald Trump talks about religion"]. Politico website.</ref> He says about the [[Bible]]: "There's no way I would do anything negative to a Bible.<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/6-interesting-facts-about-donald-trumps-christian-faith-140522/#qp4i8OYO41oEuhj9.99</ref> Trump has stated that the Bible is his favorite book and ''The Art of the Deal'' is his second favorite book.<ref>August 21, 2015 Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama</ref>

In July 2015, Trump stated in an interview that "Why do I have to repent or ask for forgiveness, if I am not making mistakes?"<ref>Nothstine, Ray (July 23, 2015). [http://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-why-do-i-have-to-repent-or-ask-for-forgiveness-if-i-am-not-making-mistakes-video-141856/ Trump: 'Why Do I Have to Repent or Ask for Forgiveness If I Am Not Making Mistakes?' (Video)]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref> He also stated that "I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don't bring God into that picture. I don't."<ref>Scott, Eugene (July 18, 2015). [http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/trump-has-never-sought-forgiveness/ Trump believes in God, but hasn't sought forgiveness]. ''CNN''. Retrieved December 4, 2016.</ref> January 2016, Trump stated that "I have a great relationship with God," but that "I don’t like to have to ask for forgiveness."<ref>Key, Pam (January 17, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/01/17/trump-i-dont-like-to-have-to-ask-for-forgiveness-from-god/ Trump: ‘I Don’t Like to Have to Ask for Forgiveness’ from God]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref> When confronted by [[Cal Thomas]] in an interview in mid 2016 about his not asking God for forgiveness, Trump stated that he would ask God for forgiveness.<ref>Chumley, Cheryl (August 6, 2016). [http://www.wnd.com/2016/06/trump-answers-question-who-do-you-say-jesus-is/ Trump answers question: 'Who do you say Jesus is?] ''WorldNetDaily''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref> In October 2016, [[Ben Carson]] stated that Trump did ask forgiveness from God with [[James Robison]].<ref>Showalter, Brandon (October 10, 2016). [http://www.christianpost.com/news/ben-carson-donald-trump-asked-god-for-forgiveness-prayed-with-james-robison-170650/ Ben Carson: Donald Trump Asked God for Forgiveness, Prayed With James Robison]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref>

Trump has praised Christian [[conservatives]] such as [[Tony Perkins]], and due to his political views, which respect the religious views of Christians and their liberty to hold to their beliefs and conscience, Trump was endorsed by numerous conservative, biblical evangelical Christian leaders.

Trump raised his daughter [[Ivanka Trump]] as a Presbyterian, but she converted to Judiaism prior to marrying [[Jared Kushner]].

Trump's current spiritual advisor is Paula White Cain, who gave the invocation at his inauguration and received a White House tour on July 27, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/07/27/trumps-spiritual-adviser-and-her-husband-the-keyboardist-for-journey-got-a-white-house-tour/|title=Trump’s ‘spiritual adviser’ and her husband, the keyboardist for Journey, got a White House tour|date=July 27, 2017|accessdate=Dec 26, 2017}}</ref>

According to exit polling, Trump won 81 percent of evangelical Christians compared to 16 percent for Clinton, a record high and even more than [[George W. Bush]] won in 2004.<ref>O'Brien, Cortney (November 12, 2016). [http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2016/11/12/white-evangelical-voters-showed-up-this-time-n2243931 Evangelical Voters Showed Up Big Time For Trump]. ''Townhall''. Retrieved December 8, 2016.</ref><ref>Lovett, Ian (November 9, 2016). [http://www.wsj.com/articles/evangelicals-back-donald-trump-in-record-numbers-despite-earlier-doubts-1478689372 Evangelicals Back Donald Trump in Record Numbers, Despite Earlier Doubts]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved December 8, 2016.</ref> Although some have disputed the accuracy of such exit polling methods,<ref>Showalter, Brandon (November 16, 2016). [http://www.christianpost.com/news/81-percent-evangelicals-vote-trump-eric-teetsel-joe-carter-171542/ Did 81 Percent of Evangelicals Really Vote for Trump? Not So Fast, Some Say]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved December 8, 2016.</ref> the polls still showed strong support for Trump from evangelicals. This is largely due to Trump's conservative policies that align well with the Bible, including opposition to abortion.

When sworn in as President on January 20, 2017, Trump used both [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s Bible and his family Bible.<ref>Spiering, Charlie (January 17, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/trump-swear-president-lincoln-bible/ Donald Trump to Use Lincoln Bible for Inauguration Oath of Office]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref>

== See also ==

*[[Donald Trump and American atheists]]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Donald Trump]]
[[Category:Christianity]]

Donald Trump's religious views

2017-12-26T07:13:42Z

NeilG: more details

This article describes the '''religious beliefs of United States President [[Donald Trump]]'''.

Trump attended the First [[Presbyterian]] Church in Jamaica, [[Queens]]. He told the [[Christian Broadcasting Network]] that he still considers himself a [[Presbyterian]] and attends services for all major holidays and Sundays, and that "The [[Bible]] is certainly THE book." He receives Bibles from fans in the mail, and he either stores them or gives them away to others.<ref>Haberman, Maggie (April 11, 2011). [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52942.html "Donald Trump talks about religion"]. Politico website.</ref> He says about the [[Bible]]: "There's no way I would do anything negative to a Bible.<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/6-interesting-facts-about-donald-trumps-christian-faith-140522/#qp4i8OYO41oEuhj9.99</ref> Trump has stated that the Bible is his favorite book and ''The Art of the Deal'' is his second favorite book.<ref>August 21, 2015 Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama</ref>

In July 2015, Trump stated in an interview that "Why do I have to repent or ask for forgiveness, if I am not making mistakes?"<ref>Nothstine, Ray (July 23, 2015). [http://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-why-do-i-have-to-repent-or-ask-for-forgiveness-if-i-am-not-making-mistakes-video-141856/ Trump: 'Why Do I Have to Repent or Ask for Forgiveness If I Am Not Making Mistakes?' (Video)]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref> He also stated that "I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don't bring God into that picture. I don't."<ref>Scott, Eugene (July 18, 2015). [http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/trump-has-never-sought-forgiveness/ Trump believes in God, but hasn't sought forgiveness]. ''CNN''. Retrieved December 4, 2016.</ref> January 2016, Trump stated that "I have a great relationship with God," but that "I don’t like to have to ask for forgiveness."<ref>Key, Pam (January 17, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/01/17/trump-i-dont-like-to-have-to-ask-for-forgiveness-from-god/ Trump: ‘I Don’t Like to Have to Ask for Forgiveness’ from God]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref> When confronted by [[Cal Thomas]] in an interview in mid 2016 about his not asking God for forgiveness, Trump stated that he would ask God for forgiveness.<ref>Chumley, Cheryl (August 6, 2016). [http://www.wnd.com/2016/06/trump-answers-question-who-do-you-say-jesus-is/ Trump answers question: 'Who do you say Jesus is?] ''WorldNetDaily''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref> In October 2016, [[Ben Carson]] stated that Trump did ask forgiveness from God with [[James Robison]].<ref>Showalter, Brandon (October 10, 2016). [http://www.christianpost.com/news/ben-carson-donald-trump-asked-god-for-forgiveness-prayed-with-james-robison-170650/ Ben Carson: Donald Trump Asked God for Forgiveness, Prayed With James Robison]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref>

Trump has praised Christian [[conservatives]] such as [[Tony Perkins]], and due to his political views, which respect the religious views of Christians and their liberty to hold to their beliefs and conscience, Trump was endorsed by numerous conservative, biblical evangelical Christian leaders.

Trump raised his daughter [[Ivanka Trump]] as a Presbyterian, but she converted to Judiaism prior to marrying [[Jared Kushner]].

Trump's current spiritual advisor is Paula White Cain, who gave the invocation at his inauguration and receive a White House tour on July 27, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/07/27/trumps-spiritual-adviser-and-her-husband-the-keyboardist-for-journey-got-a-white-house-tour/|title=Trump’s ‘spiritual adviser’ and her husband, the keyboardist for Journey, got a White House tour|date=July 27, 2017|accessdate=Dec 26, 2017}}</ref>

According to exit polling, Trump won 81 percent of evangelical Christians compared to 16 percent for Clinton, a record high and even more than [[George W. Bush]] won in 2004.<ref>O'Brien, Cortney (November 12, 2016). [http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2016/11/12/white-evangelical-voters-showed-up-this-time-n2243931 Evangelical Voters Showed Up Big Time For Trump]. ''Townhall''. Retrieved December 8, 2016.</ref><ref>Lovett, Ian (November 9, 2016). [http://www.wsj.com/articles/evangelicals-back-donald-trump-in-record-numbers-despite-earlier-doubts-1478689372 Evangelicals Back Donald Trump in Record Numbers, Despite Earlier Doubts]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved December 8, 2016.</ref> Although some have disputed the accuracy of such exit polling methods,<ref>Showalter, Brandon (November 16, 2016). [http://www.christianpost.com/news/81-percent-evangelicals-vote-trump-eric-teetsel-joe-carter-171542/ Did 81 Percent of Evangelicals Really Vote for Trump? Not So Fast, Some Say]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved December 8, 2016.</ref> the polls still showed strong support for Trump from evangelicals. This is largely due to Trump's conservative policies that align well with the Bible, including opposition to abortion.

When sworn in as President on January 20, 2017, Trump used both [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s Bible and his family Bible.<ref>Spiering, Charlie (January 17, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/trump-swear-president-lincoln-bible/ Donald Trump to Use Lincoln Bible for Inauguration Oath of Office]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.</ref>

== See also ==

*[[Donald Trump and American atheists]]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Donald Trump]]
[[Category:Christianity]]

Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs

2017-12-20T04:18:42Z

NeilG: You're a Grand Old Flag

There are many brilliant—and popular—[[conservative]] songs. Here is our growing list (click the box next to "Billboard Rank" to list the most popular first):

==Folk songs, jazz, and pop==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Title
!Artist
!Comments/lyric sample
!Year
!Subgenre
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT88jBAoVIM ''Amazing Grace'']
|[[John Newton]]
|A Christian hymn published in 1779.
|1779
|Hymn
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3S7mlRYL-8 America]
|[[Neil Diamond]]
|Freedom, Liberty, Patriotism. #8 on the Billboard charts.
|1981
|Disco
|-
|''America USA''
|Joey Sudyka
|Not very well known, perhaps, but a good patriotic song.
|2001
|Pop
|-
|''Ballad of the Green Berets''
|Sergeant Barry Sadler
|Pro-American and pro-military. #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1966
|Ballad/Traditional/March
|-
|[http://youtu.be/r5Q8Xa0bPy8''Battle Hymn of the Republic'']
|[[Julia Ward Howe]]/William Steffe
|"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free."
|1856
|Traditional
|-
|''You're a Grand Old Flag''
|George M. Cohan
|Cohan wrote it in 1906 for ''George Washington, Jr.'', his stage musical which had a patriotic theme
|1906
|American patriotic, classic song
|-
|''Beat It''
|Michael Jackson
|a strongly conservative message to youth who waste their time and sometimes lives in gang activity
|1983
|80s Pop
|-
|[http://youtu.be/cMfrLFirGWc ''Chapel of Love'']
|Dixie Cups
|Marriage in a church. #1 on the Billboard charts.
|1964
|60s girl pop
|-
|''Do You Hear the People Sing''
|Claude-Michel Schönberg
|Standing up to government in the name of freedom, from the musical ''Les Miserables''
|1980
|Musical
|-
| ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdMPuMeTxzY Father and Son]''
|[[Cat Stevens]]
|A song about the feelings between the tension between the father and his resistant son, while the father tries to express that the son doesn't need to be that way.
|1970
|Folk
|-
|''Get a Job''
|The Silhouettes
|Self-explanatory; a rebuke to lazy [[liberals]] who want to sit around and wait for government handouts. #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1957
|50s Pop
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP5EfwBWgg0&feature=related ''Go Down Moses'']
|[[Louis Armstrong]]
|
|
|Spiritual
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z5hD38Bs8Y''God Bless America'']
|[[Irving Berlin]]
|American patriotic, classic song.
|
|Traditional
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdZTKvNXxPA ''Nothing Like You'']
|[[Miles Davis]] and Bob Dorough
|Celebrates the sight of ones beloved - Isaiah 43:4
|1966
|Jazz, cool jazz
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV8jVGzop6o ''In the Navy'']
|Village People
|Navy recruitment song
|1979
|Disco
|-
|''Starting All Over Again''
|[[Petula Clark]]
|Keep moving onward, even in the most difficult of times.
|2004
|Pop
|-
|''Stayin' Alive''
|The Bee Gees
|Pro-people and pro-staying alive, and this: "we can try to understand/the [[New York Times]]' effect on man." #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1977
|Disco
|-
|''Stay With Me''
|[[Frank Sinatra]]
|Beautiful song of Christian faith.
|1965
|Swing/Pop
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0''Respect'']
|Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin
|This song is about respecting a productive member of society. #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1965
|Soul
|-
|''Star Spangled Banner''
|Francis Scott Key
|The American national anthem.
|
|Traditional
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeWZhuzFMM8 ''The Ascent of Stan'']
|[[Ben Folds]]
|Tells the story of a former "textbook hippie man" who realizes that he has become everything that he was protesting against.
|2001
|Pop
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPn0KFlbqX8 ''True Colors'']
|Cyndi Lauper
|Song about inter beauty. LGBTQ members have tried to say it was actually a pro-gay song, but Cyndi Lauper has stated it had nothing to do with that to say otherwise.
|1986
|80s Pop
|-
|[http://youtu.be/fHvf20Y6eoM ''Turn, Turn, Turn'']
|The Byrds
|An almost word-for-word direct quotation from the [[Bible]], specifically [[Ecclesiastes]], with the addition of the refrain "Turn, Turn, Turn". #1 hit on the Billboard chart.
|1967
|Folk-pop
|-
|''Unborn Child''
|Seals and Crofts
|This pro-life song was a hit single in 1974, but for some reason gets left off the Seals and Crofts greatest hits albums. #66 on the Billboard charts.
|1974
|Easy listening
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mjWhMn-VnU ''The Well Below the Valley'']
|Traditional. Covered by Christy Moore
|Song loosely based on the story of [[Jesus]] and the woman at the well. Lyrics about old-fashioned family relationships and traditional attitudes to women. Promotes all children's right to life.
|
|Traditional/Folk
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6oYX1D-0w ''I Need A Dollar'']
|Aloe Blacc
|"Please Mr.Bossman I need this job more than you can know" - an excellent paean to the plights of unemployment
|2010
|Neo-soul
|-
|''Cat's In The Cradle''
|Harry Chapin
|The importance of traditional families and responsible fatherhood. #1 on the Billboard charts
|1974
|Pop
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZZG4Pw-M58 ''The Dumber They Come'']
|Eddie Cantor
|A song about how [[Professor values|liberal college education]] destroys romance and femininity.
|1923
|Vaudeville
|-
|[http://youtu.be/bCFWyLwcR6E ''Thank You My Lord'']
|[[Petula Clark]]
|The title says it all.
|1966
|Spiritual
|-
|[http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858733660/ ''What's The Use Of Wond'rin?'']
|Doris Day
|Celebrates the command: "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord." -Ephesians 5:22
|1960
|Swing
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pldyz9VS2yY ''Under God'']
|[[Pat Boone]], the Booth brothers
|
|2005
|Gospel
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuUmLIPSasI ''God Loves My Country'']
|Balthrop, Alabama
|A song that declares that God loves America most of all.
|
|Folk
|-
|''Y.M.C.A''
|Village People
|About the Young Men's [[Christian]] Organization. About pulling yourself up from your bootstraps with the help of Christianity. #2 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1977
|Disco
|-
|''You Can't Hurry Love (You Just Have to Wait)''
|The Supremes
|[[Abstinence]] for rock fans. Also performed by Phil Collins. #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1966
|60s Pop
|-
|[http://youtu.be/lnk8SKD9zcA''You Light Up My Life'']
|Debby Boone
|One of the biggest hits ever, but [[liberals]] omit that this song is about [[Jesus]]. #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1977
|70s Pop
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJfJPxLntZU ''Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition'']
|Written by Frank Loesser; made famous by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
|A patriotic song written and published as sheet music in 1942; Kay Kyser's recording came out in 1943. This rousing tune is about a chaplain (called a "sky pilot" in the song) who is with some men on a warship in the heat of a battle. One of the soldiers asks the chaplain to pray for the men shooting at the enemy aircraft. In response, the chaplain puts down his Bible, mans one of the gun turrets on the ship, and begins firing at the planes himself, and tells the soldiers, "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition, and we'll all stay free!" Beyond the obvious pro-Christian and pro-American messages, it also tells us that sometimes, the Lord calls on us to put down the Bible and pick up our guns to defend the American way. #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1943
|Patriotic/Jazz
|-
|[http://youtu.be/iq10bz3PxyY ''Christmas Shoes'']
|NewSong
|A Christmas song by a Christian band.
|2000
|Gospel
|-
|''Your Love Is Extravagant''
|Casting Crowns
|
|2003
|Gospel
|-
|''What If His People Prayed''
|Casting Crowns
|
|2003
|Gospel
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DumlIIHSrsQ ''American Dream'']
|Casting Crowns
|"But if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end"
|2003
|Gospel
|}

==Country songs==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Songs “Country”
!Artist
!Comments/lyric sample
!Billboard Rank
!Subgenre
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sEqzEgDZ0g "Ain't I Right"]
|[[Marty Robbins]]
|Song against Communism and socialism.
|NA
|Country
|-
|''Country Boy''
|[[Aaron Lewis]]
|Promotes country and traditional lifestyle as well as family and friendship values.
|NA
|Country
|-
|''Country Trash''
|[[Johnny Cash]]
|In a comedic way, the song praises the small town conservative virtues of the people looked down upon by big city liberals as "Country trash"
|NA
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruNrdmjcNTc&ob=av2n''Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American)'']
|[[Toby Keith]]
|A patriotic response to the Sept. 11 attacks
|1 (Hot Country Songs)
|Classic/Country
|-
|''D-I-V-O-R-C-E''
|[[Tammy Wynette]]
|This sad song was a huge hit in 1968.
|1
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/proudtobeamerican.html ''God Bless the USA'']
|[[Lee Greenwood]]
|
|7 (Hot Country)
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/jones-george/gods-gonna-get-cha-for-that-6638.html ''God's Gonna Get 'Cha For That'']
|Tammy Wynette & George Jones
|You cannot escape God's gaze, no matter who you are
|Twenty-five
|Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6yLQRF-cEU&ob=av2nHave You Forgotten?]
|[[Darryl Worley]]
|Patriotic response to [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]<ref>http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=15568</ref>
|1 (US Country)
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lydBPm2KRaU ''Jesus, Take The Wheel'']
|[[Carrie Underwood]]
|A gospel-themed hit from the American Idol winner.
|1 (US Country)
|Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl6yilkU1LI ''Fast Car'']
|Tracy Chapman
|Self-help, free market, division of labor, and a criticism of alcohol. "I know things will get better/You'll find work and I'll get promoted/We'll move out of the |shelter/Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs"
|6
|Folk
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yq8zn15EPE "Somebody Must Be Prayin' For Me]
|[[Tim McGraw]]
|Song about prayer and how it is a necessary part of everyday life.
|NA
|Country
|-
|[http://youtu.be/OtZ5YsvREi4 ''In America'']
|The [[Charlie Daniels]] Band
|Patriotism makes a comeback in response to the Iran hostage crisis and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
|Eleven
|Classic/Country
|-
|''I Saw The Light''
|[[Hank Williams]]
|Redemption of sin through faith.
|NA
|Classic/Country
|-
|''It's America''
|Rodney Atkins
|Celebrates the American spirit and all the good things about the United States.
|1 (US Country)
|Classic/Country
|-
|''Only Prettier''
|Miranda Lambert
|Explains that conservative women are better than their liberal counterparts.
|12 (US Country)
|Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwBirf4BWew ''Stand By Your Man'']
|[[Tammy Wynette]]
|Don't expect [[feminists]] to like that one! Or [[Hillary Clinton]]!
|1 (Hot Country Singles)
|Classic/Country
|-
|''Simple Man''
|[[Charlie Daniels]]
|A song about how drugs and poor politics are a result of people putting their Bibles down. Also a strongly pro death penalty song.
|Twelve
|Classic/Country/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukUL_I14GPw''Take Me Home, Country Roads'']
|John Denver
|Celebrates Southern country landscape and traditions.
|2
|Classic/Folk
|-
|[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6547 ''The Devil Went Down To Georgia'']
|[[Charlie Daniels]]
|A deeper message here, as Daniels explains.
|3
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHAFmFsb9XM&feature=related ''The Fightin' Side of Me'']
|[[Merle Haggard]]
|A song about patriotism and standing up for [[America]].
|1 (Hot Country Singles)
|Classic/Country
|}

==Rock and rap==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Songs “Rock”
!Artist
!Comments/lyrics sample
!Billboard Rank
!Subgenre
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg9aQvjMS60 "Aces High"]
|Iron Maiden
|[[Patriotism|Patriotic]] song about a British RAF pilot fighting Nazis.<ref>[http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/theaircraft/92sqngeoffwellum.cfm 92 Squadron - Geoffrey Wellum], RAF website</ref> Music Video starts with a [[Patriotism|Patriotic]] speech by [[Winston Churchill]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg9aQvjMS60 </ref>
|NA
|Heavy metal
|-
|[http://youtu.be/ROdsgYyheM4 "On Fire"]
|Switchfoot
|This song is about keeping the faith, in people and in our religion.
|2003
|Rock
|-
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izx9ADLjgbM "Ain't It Fun"]
|Paramore
|Song tells spoiled liberals that the world doesn't owe them anything. Not surprisingly, singer Hayley Williams is a devout [[Christian]] <ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2010/december/disgruntled-rock-stars-cite-faith-as-reason-for-leaving.html</ref> who was home schooled<ref>http://www.pmoreonline.com/english/paramore/biography-2</ref>
|95
|Alternative rock
|-
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LE0KpcP05I "All You Zombies"]
|The Hooters
|Anti-atheist song that narrates the song of [[Moses]] & [[Noah]], tells the zombies (atheists) that the rain's going to fall on them when the time comes. (a.k.a [[Last Judgment|Judgment Day,]])
|N/A
|Rock
|-
|Amen
|[[Kid Rock]]
|Talks about "Stop living off handouts and favors". Written and performed by a republican.
|N/A
|Country/Rock
|-
|Po-Dunk
|[[Kid Rock]]
|Celebrates the work, trials, and contributions of hard-working, red-blooded Americans and vigorously refutes the fallacious notions of Coastal Elites that their degenerate inner-city lives should be the standard for America. Recorded by conservative Michigan Senatorial candidate Robert "Kid Rock" Ritchie.
|N/A
|Country/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErPywgiMb4k ''Angry Young Man'']
|[[Billy Joel]]
|The doctrinaire leftist radical with "his fist in the air and his head in the sand" comes in for biting criticism.
|NA
|Classic/Pop
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KRpRMSu4g&list=RDMM6S0HznBnrCE&index=9 ''Baba O'riley'']
|The Who
|The song was a backlash against Woodstock & the hippie movement.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4eonyfRet8&feature=related ''Back in the U.S.A.'']
|[[Chuck Berry]]
|A patriotic song about missing life in the U.S.A.
|Sixteen
|Classic/Rock
|-
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVBB2upbVys ''Bad Boys'']
|Inner Circle
|Pro-police song that also asks the criminals why they their deeds "born from a mother with the love from a father" as the song states.
|N/A
|Rock, Reggae
|-
|''Behind the Crooked Cross''
|Slayer
|Another Slayer song that exposes the sheer disgustingness of the Nazis and Holocaust.
|N/A
|Thrash metal
|-
|''Bus Stop''
|[[The Hollies]]
|Pro-[[chivalry]], pro-romance and pro-marriage: "Someday my name and hers are going to be the same."
|5
|Classic
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoA_zY6tqQw ''California Über Alles'']
|Dead Kennedys
|Anti-[[Jerry Brown]] song, which compares him to [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] & [[Big Brother]]
|
|Punk
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIF4U_QFSxQ ''Chores'']
|[[Animal Collective]]
|"Now I've got these chores / and I'm not gonna hurt no-one"—Hard work is praised and violence is discouraged. A scary song for [[liberals]]!
|NA
|Alternative/Indie Rock
|-
|''Creeping Death''
|Metallica
|A Christian song that tells the story of Moses and the Plagues of Egypt.
|NA
|Metal
|-
|[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Crying-in-the-Chapel-lyrics-Elvis-Presley/E547D833F0BBFADF48256874002B3358 ''Crying In The Chapel'']
|[[Elvis Presley]]
|Pro-marriage
|1
|Classic
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkGZKOgfOi4 ''Dawn of Correction'']
|[[The Spokesmen]]
|Conservative response to the liberal anti-war song ''Eve of Destruction'', many of the lyrics directly counter statements in that song. Opening lines are "The western world has a common dedication/To keep free people from red domination".
|36
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38oeBgvbMYA ''Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun'']
|[[Grand Funk Railroad]]
|A father gives his son some sage advice.
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/v9BtLRWbkmA ''Don't Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow)'']
|[[Fleetwood Mac]]
|Used by Bill Clinton as his campaign theme song in 1992, but liberals often try to appeal to conservative themes for elections.
|3
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''The Enemy''
|Anthrax
|A song that exposes the sheer disgustingness of the Nazis and Holocaust.
|N/A
|Thrash metal
|-
| ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zICb-9m2dGA Gangster's Paradise]
|Coolio
|Although a rap song, the main message is about a former thug who regrets living his life of crime.
|N/A
|Rap
|-
|''Get it Right the First Time''
|[[Louisiana's LeRoux]]
|Wealthy Georgia politician is placed in high office and turns out to be a puppet with no ideas of his own. Released in 1980 when Jimmy Carter was up for re-election.
|NA
|Rock|
|-
|Lucy|
|Skillet|
|Couple has an abortion and regrets it|
|NA|
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzU2iJ9qfXg ''Gimme Back My Bullets'']
|[[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
|The name says it all.
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''Glory Hallelujah''
|[[Frank Turner]]
|Rejects those who say there is no God, insisting that never was the case
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''God and Guns''
|[[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
|A powerful new song that elaborates on the song title.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IStlBOX9F4o ''God's Gonna Cut You Down'']
|
|"Go tell that long tongue liar, go and tell that midnight rider, tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter, tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down"
|NA
|Classic/Traditional
|-
|''God Save the Queen''
|
|Despite being frighteningly atheistic, the British have enough sense to keep this God-inclusive song as their national anthem. The anthem rightly attributes the success and good fortune of the nation and its monarch to God.
|NA
|national anthem
|-
|[http://youtu.be/EgkBx8csEws ''Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road'']
|[[Elton John]]
|The same message as the [[Prodigal Son]]: look objectively at our own lives, and realize that "I should have listened to my old man."
|2
|Classic
|-
|[http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/serve.html ''Gotta Serve Somebody'']
|[[Bob Dylan]]
|"It may be the devil or it may be the Lord."
|Twenty-four
|Classic/Folk
|-
|''Grandad''
|[[Clive Dunn]]
|UK Number 1 hit, in praise of senior citizens and their values
|Classic
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZVPv9B-ZlM ''Government Cheese'']
|[[The Rainmakers]]
|Humorous spoof of welfare.
|NA
|Classic
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuDx6_PLIVk ''Guilty of Being White'']
|[[Minor Threat]]
|Criticizes the concept of white guilt.
|NA
|Punk Rock
|-
|"Hallelujah"
|[[Leonard Cohen]]
|Refers to King David and possibly his psalms.
|NA
|Classic
|-
|"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
|[[Hollies]]
|Repeats the slogan of Boys Town, a Christian charity for youngsters founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan in Omaha<ref>http://www.boystown.org/about/father-edward-|j-|flanagan</ref>
|NA
|Classic
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0heL2Czeraw ''I Am America'']
|[[Krista Branch]]
|American [[Tea Party Movement]] Song
|NA
|Classic
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16u0wwCfoJ4 ''I Fought the Law (and the Law Won)'']
|[[The Crickets]]
|Its title says it all. The version by ''The Clash'' has a particularly good tempo.
|9 (Bobby Fuller Four version)
|Classic
|-
|It's a Man's Man's Man's World
|James Brown
|Acknowledges the importance that men have brought to the world, through hard-work, and the importance woman contain in our society
|8
|Rhythm and Blues Soul
|-
|''Keep an Open Mind or Else''
|McCarthy
|About the conservative value of keeping an [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|open mind]].
|NA
|Classic/Pop
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y2MyMqVD0E ''Last Caress'']
|The Misfits
|Pro-life song, with the lyrics "I killed your baby today, And it doesn't matter much to me, As long as it's dead" pretty much sums up [[Planned Parenthood]]. Band member Michale Graves has stated he is a conservative in interviews.
|
|Punk Rock
|-
|-
|''Last Kiss''
|Pearl Jam
|"Oh where oh where can my baby be; The Lord took her away from me; She's gone to heaven so I got to be good; So I can see my baby when I leave this world"<ref>http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=14</ref>
|Classic
|-
|[http://youtu.be/BvPugOWeZiA ''Let It Be'']
|[[The Beatles]]
|Very popular in Russia under the Soviets
|1
|Classic
|-
|''Living In America''
|[[James Brown]]
|Song that espouses the virtues of, and pride in, living in the United States. Appears in the movie "Rocky IV" and on the film's soundtrack.
|NA
|Classic/R&B/Funk
|-
|''Master of Puppets''
|Metallica
|Anti-drug anthem.
|NA
|Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XleOkGsYgO8 ''Move Along'']
|The All-American Rejects
|Stated by band leader Tyson Ritter to be an anti-suicide statement. Suggests that even during the toughest times in life, it's best to move on.
|N/A
|Pop punk
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-1_d6bbM1I ''My Love'']
|[[Petula Clark]]
|A Christian love in secular form.
|1
|Classic
|-
|[http://youtu.be/kD5M_i6JceU ''Neighborhood Bully'']
|[[Bob Dylan]]
|Israel's right to exist and defend itself.
|NA
|Classic/Folk
|-
|''No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed''
|Richie Havens (Covered by Yes)
|"...I know your cross is heavier With every step Every step But I know a man who'd walk miles for you..."
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iYY2FQHFwE ''Okie From Muskogee'']
|[[Merle Haggard]]
|Anti-drug and anti-hippie; a song about praising the traditional American values in Mid-America. Was written in response to the Vietnam War protests and counter-culture movement.
|1 (Billboard Hot Country)
|Classic
|-
|''People Get Ready''
|Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
|An all-time classic song about the glory of the [[Lord]].
|3
|Contemporary
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6XZDb045xU ''Red White & Blue (Love It or Leave)'']
|[[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
|"It was all based around this somewhat Utopian view of the world. The idea was that music would lift man up to a higher plane, and that world leaders, if they were able |to sit down on some big grassy knoll where the sun was shining and hear music..." Tom Johnston of LS
|Twenty-seven
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2lRcxlYx40''Renegade'']
|[[Steppenwolf]]
|[[John Kay]]'s childhood escape from Communist [[East Germany]].
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/RCqxq6xqoXI ''Sin City'']
|The Flying Burrito Brothers
|Attacks modern decadence and predicts divine punishment for sin.
|NA
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPPlGFh6OpQ ''Spirit In The Sky'']
|Norman Greenbaum
|A religious rock song written in 1969.
|3
|Classic
|-
|''Stairway to Heaven''
|[[Led Zeppelin]]
|A great Christian classic by one of the most well-known bands!
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8sUMv5sbW8 ''Star Spangled Banner'']
|Madison Rising
|The American national anthem, as performed by rock band Madison Rising, who put out a challenge to the American public to renew its intimacy with and understanding of the anthem and its patriotic message. [http://www.wnd.com/2013/04/you-havent-heard-this-star-spangled-banner/]
|NA
|Classic/Traditional/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKdAVYKYZfo''Storm the Embassy'']
|The Stray Cats
|Another conservative song about the Iran hostage crisis. "Fifteen man taken captive in a hostile foreign land/Scorchin' sun beaming down onto miles and miles of sand..."
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''Supper's Ready''
|[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
|''There's an angel standing in the sun, and he's crying with a loud voice, "This is the supper of the mighty one", Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Has returned to lead his |children home, To take them to the new Jerusalem.''
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''Sympathy for the Devil''
|The Rolling Stones
|Reminds humanity that evil is present in the world and needs to be fought.
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maz9ddxEQnM ''Taxman'']
|[[The Beatles]]
|George Harrison said, "Taxman was when I first realized that even though we had started earning money, we were actually giving most of it away in taxes."
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''That Smell''
|[[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
|A very strong anti-drug use song by America's most well-known Southern rock band.
|NA
|Classic/Country/Rock
|-
|''Union Sundown''
|[[Bob Dylan]]
|The title says it all.
|NA
|Classic/Folk
|-
|"Waiting List"
|[[Dr. Octagon]]
|A powerful song about socialized medicine and rationing
|NA
|Hip-hop
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR5ApYxkU-U "Another Brick In The Wall"]
|Pink Floyd
|Anti-[[public school]]
|N/A
|Rock
|-
|''Way Out Here''
|Josh Thompson
|"Our house is all protected by the good Lord and a gun", and "We wont take a dime if we aint earned it, when it comes to weight, brother we pull our own". It is pro gun |ownership, the Lord, and hard work. Also preaches the morals and ethics that are known from small towns.
|Fifteen (US Country)
|Classic/Country
|-
|''We Must Take America Back''
|Steve Vaus
|Became an underground country music hit in 1992 after RCA dropped him and took the album out of print due to the political lyrics.
|NA
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nElc2vMU-b0 ''When You Love A Woman'']
|Journey
|True love from the heart
|Twelve
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhrZgojY1Q ''Won't Get Fooled Again'']
|The Who
|How the October Revolution ruined everyone's lives. Also notable, band leader Pete Townshend refused to sell the rights for this song to [[Michael Moore]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jul/14/news2</ref>
|N/A
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''Yours Is No Disgrace''
|[[Yes]]
|Written to, and about, the troops headed for Vietnam.
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''22 Acacia Avenue''
|Iron Maiden
|Expresses the dangers of [[prostitution]].
|NA
|Heavy metal
|-
|''Angel of Death''
|[[Slayer]]
|Exposes the sheer disgustingness of the Nazis and Holocaust.
|NA
|Thrash metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNFNkP4ejW4 ''Purple Heart'']
|Sabaton
|A tribute to US military personnel killed in action. Impressive, considering that this band is Swedish.
|NA
|Power metal
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qjSmODTQsk ''A Dead Man's Words'']
|Queensrÿche
|No Man Left Behind. "The word we hear is there's one man down and he's alive. They ask for volunteers. I raise my hand high. I'm sure he'd do the same for me. It's three days through the desert heat to save one man's life and I don't even know his name."
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVsZap7WBm8 ''All In'']
|Lifehouse
|Describes a relationship with God as being full of commitment and without reservations.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TefSlVqENRM ''At 30,000 Ft.'']
|Queensrÿche
|Pro-soldier, pro-Iraqi/Afghanistan action. "Flaming oil blackens the sky. I don't know why...their hate is the reason for the Hell that I make."
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/bHpw6CzprNY ''Bad Rap (Who You Tryin' To Kid, Kid?)'']
|Steve Taylor
|Takes aim at LA, NYC and SF hipsters, the Village Voice, abortion, and "the left-wing band with their heads in the sand".
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Be All, End All''
|Anthrax
|Expresses the dangers of communism and fascism.
|NA
|Heavy/thrash metal
|-
|[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=sex+pistols''Bodies'']
|The Sex Pistols
|Profane but graphically anti-abortion.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Critical Acclaim''
|Avenged Sevenfold
|Pro-America and pro-Military.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVOEoo1oXBs ''Declaration Day'']
|Iced Earth
|A song about the Revolutionary War.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRNrzgDHmQE ''Devil is a Loser'']
|Lordi
|About how actions have consequences, mixed with contempt for the devil and Satanists.
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjJ9v__NyR0 ''Disparity by Design'']
|Rise Against
|Refers to the 'over-reaching arm' of the government, and considers whether welfare is a 'handout undeserved'. Also refers to the American ideal of 'pulling yourself up by your bootstraps'.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/pearl+jam/dissident_20106414.html ''Dissident'']
|Pearl Jam
|About a woman who engages in [[liberal values]] by being impregnated out of wedlock and having an abortion, but immediately regrets doing so.
|3
|Rock
|-
|''Hook in Mouth''
|[[Megadeth]]
|A jab at the ultra-liberal [[PMRC]].
|NA
|Heavy/thrash metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIHuF8WvdFk ''Don't Tread On Me'']
|Metallica
|Tune about Gadsden flag
|N/A
|Metal
|-
|''Holier than Thou''
|Metallica
|Expresses the dangers of playing Holier than Thou.
|NA
|Metal
|-
|[http://youtu.be/K5N2WJ1szHE ''Father of Mine'']
|Everclear
|A reminder of the importance of good parenting. Everclear singer Art Alexakis wrote much of his material from his own perspective of a troubled childhood. At the end of |the song, Alexakis promises to be a better father than his own had been.
|4
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/zapGC2PrWiU ''Fair Exchange"]
|[[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]
|Warnings about totalitarian governments who want to take away your freedom in the name of utopia. Also much of their early 1980s material, which has Christian lyrics.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYRZt7xcwpY&feature=youtu.be "Freedom is Colorblind"]
|[[Joe Dan Media]]
|A song about how the left uses race to polarize the country. It is a conservative song that tries to unite the country.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hZsG1ikgK8 ''Hundred Mile Stare'']
|Queensrÿche
|Pro-soldier, freedom. "What ever happened to conviction and faith? People trip from side to side; don't know which way or what side to take. Always known the truth. It's really black and white. I've got no fear of judgment when it's time to fight."
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''In Your Eyes''
|Peter Gabriel
|Love and a 1000 churches for those who are lost.
|
|Pop Rock
|-
|''Iraq No Phobia''
|Pro-Pain
|It is a pro-American, pro-military heavy metal song about the first [[Gulf War]]: ''"Mohammed's no match for the great Uncle Sam."''
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Make It Real''
|Scorpions
|Sends a great message about open mindedness. Part of the lyrics also says "As you know, there's always good and evil" and "Just do what feels right for you". The latter basically goes against liberals pushing their beliefs on people. Despite the song's great messages, the band is German and their singer's accent is pretty heavy so many American listeners unfortunately may not fully understand the lyrics without listening carefully.
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b71clnfgyts ''No Son of Mine'']
|Genesis
|
|Twelve
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzEhnBdOTAM "ONE TEA PARTY"]
|[[Toot Sweet]]
|This song is a metaphoric call to energize, motivate and unite the movement that we are all passionate about... the time is now to stand together, united, "AS ONE".
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/wDrRVlm5HOw "Prayer for America"]
|JoeDanMedia
|A short history lesson put to music regarding our schools and how the Bible was taught there in previous years.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Welcome to the Family''
|Avenged Sevenfold
|A song about death row, although not anti-death penalty.
|8
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/wq160PIYjHo "No Rules for Radicals"]
|JoeDanMedia
|This song highlights "rules" Saul Alinsky wrote about in his progressive-liberal book, 'Rules for Radicals'.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Tired of Sex''
|Weezer
|Shows the danger of premarital sex. A warning against the evils of sex addiction.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Real American''
|Rick Derringer
|Patriotic anthem, known as [[Hulk Hogan]]'s pre-match song.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/FAvQSkK8Z8U ''Red Barchetta'']
|[[Rush]]
|Tells the story of a future with excessive regulation, where even driving is illegal.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Sister Christian''
|Night Ranger
|This song advices the drummers sister to remain a virgin till she finds "Mr. Right"
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcT3sIBRv_I ''Sliver'']
|Queensrÿche
|Pro-soldier, bravery. "It's time to sack up and let go of your mothers. Take your gun, it's the cross that's carried by your brothers."
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=096LhjGNNCk ''Something For Nothing'']
|Rush
|"You can't get something for nothing, you can't have freedom for free."
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sticXkHxZC4 ''I've Seen Footage'']
|Death Grips
|Profane. Criticizes the glorification of violence by the mainstream media.
|NA
|Hip Hop
|-
|[http://youtu.be/cnijc9wNpV4 ''Sparks of the Tempest'']
|[[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]
|Warnings about totalitarian governments who want to take away your freedom in the name of utopia. Also much of their early 1980s material, which has Christian lyrics.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes''
|Kevin Ayers
|Defends the right of businessmen to choose their customers: "we don't serve strangers in blue suede shoes."
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''The Big Money''
|Rush
|Pro-[[capitalism]]
|forty-five
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY_6b4-N9Uo ''Ticket to Ride'']
|[[The Beatles]]
|Lyrics describe anti-feminist attitude
|1
|Rock
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni5mIBdNW2w ''I Will Fail You'']
|Demon Hunter
|
|NA
|Heavy Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1z91zfPJAw ''Break the Cycle'']
|For Today
|
|NA
|Metalcore
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9z4DWB7Iy8 ''Face Everything And Rise'']
|Papa Roach
|"I need a cure for this life I've chosen" "I am protected when I'm walking through the flames"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0_h7vUcnhs ''Skeletons'']
|Papa Roach
|"I will shed my sins / I'll show you my skeletons" "Burn away the sins / We all have our skeletons" "I have lost myself in my addictions"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raQHby4lDX8 ''Falling Apart'']
|Papa Roach
|"I'll follow you out of the dark / I tried it my way but I keep fallin' apart" "All that I see is the wickedness around me / I refuse to believe the apocalypse inside of me"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSolalT2S-U ''Never Have To Say Goodbye'']
|Papa Roach
|"You always loved me when I couldn't even love myself / No you never turned away when I was begging for help" "I can hear your voice when I walk through the pain / You showed me how to live, showed me that I could change / I can feel you catch me when I fall away"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cOKjeVjSHk ''Gravity'']
|Papa Roach
|"I'm a broken man, I'm full of sin / I'm sick of all this hell that I'm livin' in"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IrznixSkSs ''War Over Me'']
|Papa Roach
|"I'm fighting for my soul / I've walked a self destructive lonely road / I read the warning signs but / I was too blind to see / I had to feel the pain 'till I believed / I have a purpose"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSGou75z4zs ''Devil'']
|Papa Roach
|"If all I have is now / No consequences" "I don't wanna finish what we started / I never should've let you in / You thought I was an easy target / Now I know who you are / Who the devil is"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qot3Ubz16Jo ''Warriors'']
|Papa Roach
|"Shine your light / Push the enemy back / When you're under attack / It will protect you / Kill the night / All we need is a spark / We can bury the dark"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|A Shame
|Pillar
|"It's a shame to be ashamed / To be ashamed of the One that we should glorify"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|Echelon
|Pillar
|"You're takin' a risk when you resist The One who made you exist"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veXD1oDnFFI ''Everything'']
|Pillar
|"Everything has meaning, everything we see / Are you willing to give up, everything"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|Fireproof
|Pillar
|"The only one who can control me, I extol the Almighty"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|For the Love of the Game
|Pillar
|"Your final destination / Keeps you focused on the win"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|State of Emergency
|Pillar
|"It's a state of emergency / It's time we see / There's a need to take action"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCX5eXo-4jk ''Collapse'']
|War Of Ages
|"Through the blood of a savior / Our death shall set us free"
|NA
|Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBnbW4opmv4 ''From Ashes'']
|War Of Ages
|"Fight for the path unto forgiveness" "I knew from the first time that I saw you / You were sent by God"
|NA
|Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtzuG5KbaiY ''Silent Night'']
|War Of Ages
|"Fallen I am, yet bound by flesh"
|NA
|Metal
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQYpF2pCkLI ''My Body'']
|Young the Giant
|''"My body tells me no / But I won't quit / Cause I want more"'' — Powerful chorus describes how the singer defies his body's physical desire to stop working and continue working hard because he wants to reap the rewards he has earned from his hard work. It describes conservative traits (persevering with hard work) and capitalistic ideals (wanting the rewards you worked for; working past your limit because you have proper incentive).
|65
|Alternative
|-
|''No Children''
|The Mountain Goats
|A song about a marriage falling apart because the couple has no children to hold the family together.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA_H6C8iLPA ''Liberalism is a Mental Disorder'']
|The Infidel (Gregory Van Leer Jr.) with an opening from [[Michael Savage]]
|Clearly attacks [[liberal values]].
|NA
|Rap
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h1oRP7FfBw ''Sunny Afternoon'']
|The Kinks
|About a rich man trying to enjoy the simple things in life because the nanny-state has nearly bankrupted him.
|Fourteen
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zZE0SrkyNE&ob=av2n ''Where'd You Go'']
|Fort Minor
|Shows the hardship of divorce, liberal values, and the possible future of the families of our service men who could be forced to serve in Libya.
|NA
|Rap
|-
|''Patriotism''
|Company Flow
|While containing bad language it endorses the US as a super-power.
|NA
|Rap
|-
|''Tribute''
|Tenacious D
|Comedy single, but it's also a very popular song about overcoming Satan and alludes to many other Christian themes such as heaven and hell.
|4
|Rock/folk
|-
|''For Martha''
|The Smashing Pumpkins
|Being torn between the anguish of losing a lost one and the joy of knowing you will one day reunite them with in heaven
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDIGzzeQjaE ''Dethharmonic'']
|Dethklok
|Anti-tax
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Get Over It''
|The Eagles
|Written by Don Henley (who is a liberal) about his frustration of people blaming others for their own problems and believing the world owes them a favor ''"the big bad |world doesn't owe you a thing,"''
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''The Prisoner''
|Iron Maiden
|Patriotic song about a British POW fighting in a Japanese prison camp during WW2.
|NA
|Heavy metal
|-
|''The Trooper''
|Iron Maiden
|Another patriotic Iron Maiden song about the British in a 19th century war.
|NA
|Heavy metal
|-
|[http://youtu.be/RlOQBGjkm78 "Extra Extra"]
|[[Toots Sweet]]
|Toots does a great job at making the clips entertaining as well as informative.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNTUADEhC8Q"The List"]
|The Right Brothers
|A song that melodically lists liberal activists.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/8uxAT6dzKSM "We the People"]
|[[Toots Sweet]]
|A song about the Constitution and how the current administration has been abusing the beloved document we are trying to live by.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/AA1aHrfxgEg "Shut up and Teach"]
|The Right Brothers
|Liberal indoctrination runs rampant in our schools. Song expresses the desire to stick to a non-partisan curriculum.
| NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EBiei21-C8 ''King Without a Crown'']
|Matisyahu
|A Hasidic Jew raps about God as the source of happiness and salvation from the things of this world: "If you're drowning in the waters and you can't stay afloat ask |Ask Hashem(God) for mercy and He'll throw you a rope."
|7 (Hot Modern Rock Tracks)
|Spiritual
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk ''Livin' on a Prayer'']
|Bon Jovi
|Organized labor is harmful to the welfare of workers, who turn to prayer.
|1
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/o-z2D9lo9-8 ''Bush Was Right'']
|The Right Brothers
|Celebrating the Bush Administration's success and policies.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDSK98Y2FNg "Stop Global Whining"]
|The Right Brothers
|Anti-Global Warming hoax song.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqXAW2snGMI ''Capitalism'']
|Oingo Boingo
|There's nothing wrong with free enterprise.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|Keep On Loving You
|REO Speedwagon
|Love overcomes infidelity "When I said that I love you I meant That I love you forever."
|1
|Rock
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5BuYf8q4o ''Sweet Home Alabama'']
|[[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
|A response to hippie culture. Defends Southerners from stereotyped attacks by [[liberal]], Canadian rocker Neil Young. "Well, I hope Neil Young will remember/A Southern |man don't need him around anyhow." Also criticizes former [[Alabama]] [[Democrat Party|Democrat]] governor and pro-[[segregation]]ist [[George Wallace]].
|8
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/Ke-r2K0ymWc ''Lightning Crashes'']
|Live
|The joy and significance of childbirth.
|1
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJprEyXMrIk''Takin' Care of Business'']
|Bachman-Turner Overdrive
|The work ethic and promoting self-employment.
|Twelve
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/7NJMTmz7pkg ''Brick'']
|Ben Folds Five
|Shows the regret involved in abortion.
|6 (Modern Rock Tracks)
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/Dw6qmYX1ny4 ''Alive'']
|[[P.O.D.]]
|About being thankful for the gift of life.
|2 (US Alternative)
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_iNdbPvrYk ''Jesus Christ'']
|Brand New
|The singer turns to God for advice and assurance.
|thirty Hot Modern Rock Tracks
|Rock
|-
| I Won't Back down
| Tom Petty
| Talks about not backing down from a fight. Can be compared to not losing the Iraq War.
|N/A
| Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v7xNSgBkum7o "Pray"]
|[[MC Hammer]]
|Working hard and giving thanks.
|2
|Rap/Pop
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4OI0GUCI_A ''Obama Nation''] and its sequel [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFfoZaOJ5xo ''Obama Nation Part 3'']
|Lowkey
|A song sharply critical of [[Liberal]] president Barack Obama and his policies. Also criticises those that blindly follow him due to his race: 'It's the substance within, not the colour of your skin'
|N/A
|Rap
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wrsZog8qXg ''Such Great Heights'']
|The Postal Service
|Creationist/Biblical lyrics: ''"And I have to speculate that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes like puzzle pieces from the clay."''
|?
|Indie
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-MRrFWs--g ''Return to Oz'']
|Scissor Sisters
|A song about the connection between [[Homosexuality and Illegal Drug Use|homosexuality and illegal drug use]],<ref>http://dancemusic.about.com/od/artistshomepages/a/ScisSisIntBD.htm</ref> a subject that the [[lamestream media]] prefers not to talk about.
|?
|Glam Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM7H0ooV_o8 ''Brimful of Asha'']
|Cornershop
|A song which mocks big government: " We don't care about no Government warning/'Bout their promotion of the simple life/And the dams they're building"
|?
|Alternative Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qcMjKxt-dE ''53rd & 3rd'']
|[[The Ramones]]
|A song denouncing sodomy.
|?
|Punk
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HUGeA2lur4 ''Beat On the Brat'']
|The Ramones
|A song acknowledging the fact that sometimes [[corporal punishment]] is necessary in order to discipline children.
|?
|Punk
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHUsIU161w4 ''Feuer Frei'']
|Rammstein
|An anti-pacifist song which acknowledges that there's some merit in war.
|?
|Industrial
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_DVS_303kQ ''Goodbye Horses'']
|Q Lazzarus
|A song that might very well be about the hope Christianity offers the world. The person the singer talks with can be construed as a cynical atheist who has a sad outlook on life due to his lack of belief in a higher power. The singer on the other hand still has hope, as she knows there is a God. In the final lines she sings about flying over horses. This might interpreted to mean that like all of mankind she too experienced physical death, but due her belief in Jesus found her way onto Heaven.
|?
|New Wave
|-
| The Logical Song
|Supertramp
|Mocks the public education system also compares being a called a [[liberal]] to being called a criminal.
|?
|Classic Rock
|-
|Yah Mo Be There
|James Igram and Michael McDonald
|Written about God
|?
|R&B
|-
|Runaway Son
|Mike Oldfield
|The parable of The [[Prodigal Son]], from the prodigal's perspective.
|?
|Rock
|-
|Gratitude
|VNV Nation
|A sincere "Thank You" to all the doubters and naysayers that inspire us to fight, and make us find strength and courage we didn't know we had. Although it's not an explicitly Christian song, compare James 1:2-4.
|?
|Electronic
|-
| "Never Too Late"
|Three Days Grace
|
|
|Alternative
|-
| "Get Out Alive"
|Three Days Grace
|
|
|Alternative
|-
| "One-X"
|Three Days Grace
|
|
|Alternative
|-
| "The High Road"
|Three Days Grace
|
|
|Alternative
|-
| "The End Is Not the Answer"
|Three Days Grace
|
|
|Alternative
|-
| "The Real You"
|Three Days Grace
|
|
|Alternative
|}

==Classical music==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Songs "Classical"
!Artist
!Comments-
!Billboard Rank
!Subgenre
|-
|Messiah
|Handel
|Named for the Son who saved us
|N/A
|Romantic Era
|}
== Debatable Whether Conservative ==

The top five in a poll of the greatest songs in the 20th century, according to the Recording Industry Association of America and the [[NEA]]:

*''Over the Rainbow'' (Judy Garland)
*''White Christmas'' (Bing Crosby)
*''Respect'' (Aretha Franklin)
*''[[American Pie]]'' ([[Don McLean]])

Also questionable:

*''Hammer to Fall'' (Queen) - talks about being hopeful for the Soviet Union falling
*''Rocky Raccoon'' (Beatles) - has multiple references to Gideon's Bible
*''Been to Hell'' (Hollywood Undead)-Despite the large amount of swearing, it talks about the destructive nature of Hollywood, including how Hollywood and the quest for fame can cause someone to lose their faith. It also criticizes Hollywood values.
*''Only the Good Die Young'' (Billy Joel)-a boy tries to convince a Catholic girl to have sex with him rather than practice [[abstinence]]. Although it contains a lot of anti-religious dialogue (from the boy's perspective), in the end the girl holds true to her values, and nothing happens between them.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5aMMRes2u4 ''Still the One''] by Orleans - a very good song about marital fidelity. However, one of the singers, [[John Hall]], later became a Democratic Congressman from New York and sued Republican presidential candidate [[John McCain]] over the use of the song
*My Sweet Lord (George Harrison) - Love for religion and having a relationship with God even uses hallelujah, though many Hindu undertones.
*Because I got high (Afroman) - Although a song about Marijuana, the singer mentions drug use leading to him loosing his kids and wife, messing up his life, failing a class, skipping work, and losing his car.
*Where is the love (Black Eyed Peas) - Main message questioning why are people ignoring their Christian beliefs, and asking for Help from church and God. Condemns both racism, and terrorism, and also claims the idea of joining gangs and doing drugs is wrong. However it also dis promotes the idea of war, and promotes peace making.
*Grow a Pear (Kesha) -Song's message is manning up, but the singer Kesha is a pro-LGBT [[homosexual agenda]] activist.
*All My Friends (Snakehips) - the song's message is how terrible clubs actually are, instead of the hype that's falsely given to them. However, the song is explicit. Sample lyric: "All my friends are wasted, and I hate this club and I drink too much; another Friday night I've wasted.."
*Because I Got High (Afroman) - the song is silly and obnoxious but does somewhat expose the dangers and consequences of getting high and doing drugs.

== References ==
<references/>

== See also ==
*[http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com/group/support-conservative-entertainment Smart Girl Politics]
*[http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lmnorton/2011/06/07/bigdawg-spotlight-on-the-in-word-the-antidote-to-liberal-arts-political-correctness Breitbart antidote to political correctness]
*[http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lmnorton/2011/05/23/bigdawg-spotlight-on-urban-funk-rocker-toots-sweet-a-conservative-sound-in-a-liberal-town/ Urban funk rocker and a conservative sound]
*[[Essay: Worst Liberal Songs]]
*[[Essay: Great and inspiring music by atheists on atheism|Great and inspiring music by atheists on atheism]] - humor/[[satire]]
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Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs

2017-12-20T04:12:38Z

NeilG: missing column

There are many brilliant—and popular—[[conservative]] songs. Here is our growing list (click the box next to "Billboard Rank" to list the most popular first):

==Folk songs, jazz, and pop==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Title
!Artist
!Comments/lyric sample
!Year
!Subgenre
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT88jBAoVIM ''Amazing Grace'']
|[[John Newton]]
|A Christian hymn published in 1779.
|1779
|Hymn
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3S7mlRYL-8 America]
|[[Neil Diamond]]
|Freedom, Liberty, Patriotism. #8 on the Billboard charts.
|1981
|Disco
|-
|''America USA''
|Joey Sudyka
|Not very well known, perhaps, but a good patriotic song.
|2001
|Pop
|-
|''Ballad of the Green Berets''
|Sergeant Barry Sadler
|Pro-American and pro-military. #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1966
|Ballad/Traditional/March
|-
|[http://youtu.be/r5Q8Xa0bPy8''Battle Hymn of the Republic'']
|[[Julia Ward Howe]]/William Steffe
|"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free."
|1856
|Traditional
|-
|''Beat It''
|Michael Jackson
|a strongly conservative message to youth who waste their time and sometimes lives in gang activity
|1983
|80s Pop
|-
|[http://youtu.be/cMfrLFirGWc ''Chapel of Love'']
|Dixie Cups
|Marriage in a church. #1 on the Billboard charts.
|1964
|60s girl pop
|-
|''Do You Hear the People Sing''
|Claude-Michel Schönberg
|Standing up to government in the name of freedom, from the musical ''Les Miserables''
|1980
|Musical
|-
| ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdMPuMeTxzY Father and Son]''
|[[Cat Stevens]]
|A song about the feelings between the tension between the father and his resistant son, while the father tries to express that the son doesn't need to be that way.
|1970
|Folk
|-
|''Get a Job''
|The Silhouettes
|Self-explanatory; a rebuke to lazy [[liberals]] who want to sit around and wait for government handouts. #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1957
|50s Pop
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP5EfwBWgg0&feature=related ''Go Down Moses'']
|[[Louis Armstrong]]
|
|
|Spiritual
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z5hD38Bs8Y''God Bless America'']
|[[Irving Berlin]]
|American patriotic, classic song.
|
|Traditional
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdZTKvNXxPA ''Nothing Like You'']
|[[Miles Davis]] and Bob Dorough
|Celebrates the sight of ones beloved - Isaiah 43:4
|1966
|Jazz, cool jazz
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV8jVGzop6o ''In the Navy'']
|Village People
|Navy recruitment song
|1979
|Disco
|-
|''Starting All Over Again''
|[[Petula Clark]]
|Keep moving onward, even in the most difficult of times.
|2004
|Pop
|-
|''Stayin' Alive''
|The Bee Gees
|Pro-people and pro-staying alive, and this: "we can try to understand/the [[New York Times]]' effect on man." #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1977
|Disco
|-
|''Stay With Me''
|[[Frank Sinatra]]
|Beautiful song of Christian faith.
|1965
|Swing/Pop
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0''Respect'']
|Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin
|This song is about respecting a productive member of society. #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1965
|Soul
|-
|''Star Spangled Banner''
|Francis Scott Key
|The American national anthem.
|
|Traditional
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeWZhuzFMM8 ''The Ascent of Stan'']
|[[Ben Folds]]
|Tells the story of a former "textbook hippie man" who realizes that he has become everything that he was protesting against.
|2001
|Pop
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPn0KFlbqX8 ''True Colors'']
|Cyndi Lauper
|Song about inter beauty. LGBTQ members have tried to say it was actually a pro-gay song, but Cyndi Lauper has stated it had nothing to do with that to say otherwise.
|1986
|80s Pop
|-
|[http://youtu.be/fHvf20Y6eoM ''Turn, Turn, Turn'']
|The Byrds
|An almost word-for-word direct quotation from the [[Bible]], specifically [[Ecclesiastes]], with the addition of the refrain "Turn, Turn, Turn". #1 hit on the Billboard chart.
|1967
|Folk-pop
|-
|''Unborn Child''
|Seals and Crofts
|This pro-life song was a hit single in 1974, but for some reason gets left off the Seals and Crofts greatest hits albums. #66 on the Billboard charts.
|1974
|Easy listening
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mjWhMn-VnU ''The Well Below the Valley'']
|Traditional. Covered by Christy Moore
|Song loosely based on the story of [[Jesus]] and the woman at the well. Lyrics about old-fashioned family relationships and traditional attitudes to women. Promotes all children's right to life.
|
|Traditional/Folk
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6oYX1D-0w ''I Need A Dollar'']
|Aloe Blacc
|"Please Mr.Bossman I need this job more than you can know" - an excellent paean to the plights of unemployment
|2010
|Neo-soul
|-
|''Cat's In The Cradle''
|Harry Chapin
|The importance of traditional families and responsible fatherhood. #1 on the Billboard charts
|1974
|Pop
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZZG4Pw-M58 ''The Dumber They Come'']
|Eddie Cantor
|A song about how [[Professor values|liberal college education]] destroys romance and femininity.
|1923
|Vaudeville
|-
|[http://youtu.be/bCFWyLwcR6E ''Thank You My Lord'']
|[[Petula Clark]]
|The title says it all.
|1966
|Spiritual
|-
|[http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858733660/ ''What's The Use Of Wond'rin?'']
|Doris Day
|Celebrates the command: "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord." -Ephesians 5:22
|1960
|Swing
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pldyz9VS2yY ''Under God'']
|[[Pat Boone]], the Booth brothers
|
|2005
|Gospel
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuUmLIPSasI ''God Loves My Country'']
|Balthrop, Alabama
|A song that declares that God loves America most of all.
|
|Folk
|-
|''Y.M.C.A''
|Village People
|About the Young Men's [[Christian]] Organization. About pulling yourself up from your bootstraps with the help of Christianity. #2 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1977
|Disco
|-
|''You Can't Hurry Love (You Just Have to Wait)''
|The Supremes
|[[Abstinence]] for rock fans. Also performed by Phil Collins. #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1966
|60s Pop
|-
|[http://youtu.be/lnk8SKD9zcA''You Light Up My Life'']
|Debby Boone
|One of the biggest hits ever, but [[liberals]] omit that this song is about [[Jesus]]. #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1977
|70s Pop
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJfJPxLntZU ''Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition'']
|Written by Frank Loesser; made famous by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
|A patriotic song written and published as sheet music in 1942; Kay Kyser's recording came out in 1943. This rousing tune is about a chaplain (called a "sky pilot" in the song) who is with some men on a warship in the heat of a battle. One of the soldiers asks the chaplain to pray for the men shooting at the enemy aircraft. In response, the chaplain puts down his Bible, mans one of the gun turrets on the ship, and begins firing at the planes himself, and tells the soldiers, "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition, and we'll all stay free!" Beyond the obvious pro-Christian and pro-American messages, it also tells us that sometimes, the Lord calls on us to put down the Bible and pick up our guns to defend the American way. #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
|1943
|Patriotic/Jazz
|-
|[http://youtu.be/iq10bz3PxyY ''Christmas Shoes'']
|NewSong
|A Christmas song by a Christian band.
|2000
|Gospel
|-
|''Your Love Is Extravagant''
|Casting Crowns
|
|2003
|Gospel
|-
|''What If His People Prayed''
|Casting Crowns
|
|2003
|Gospel
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DumlIIHSrsQ ''American Dream'']
|Casting Crowns
|"But if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end"
|2003
|Gospel
|}

==Country songs==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Songs “Country”
!Artist
!Comments/lyric sample
!Billboard Rank
!Subgenre
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sEqzEgDZ0g "Ain't I Right"]
|[[Marty Robbins]]
|Song against Communism and socialism.
|NA
|Country
|-
|''Country Boy''
|[[Aaron Lewis]]
|Promotes country and traditional lifestyle as well as family and friendship values.
|NA
|Country
|-
|''Country Trash''
|[[Johnny Cash]]
|In a comedic way, the song praises the small town conservative virtues of the people looked down upon by big city liberals as "Country trash"
|NA
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruNrdmjcNTc&ob=av2n''Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American)'']
|[[Toby Keith]]
|A patriotic response to the Sept. 11 attacks
|1 (Hot Country Songs)
|Classic/Country
|-
|''D-I-V-O-R-C-E''
|[[Tammy Wynette]]
|This sad song was a huge hit in 1968.
|1
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/proudtobeamerican.html ''God Bless the USA'']
|[[Lee Greenwood]]
|
|7 (Hot Country)
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/jones-george/gods-gonna-get-cha-for-that-6638.html ''God's Gonna Get 'Cha For That'']
|Tammy Wynette & George Jones
|You cannot escape God's gaze, no matter who you are
|Twenty-five
|Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6yLQRF-cEU&ob=av2nHave You Forgotten?]
|[[Darryl Worley]]
|Patriotic response to [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]<ref>http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=15568</ref>
|1 (US Country)
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lydBPm2KRaU ''Jesus, Take The Wheel'']
|[[Carrie Underwood]]
|A gospel-themed hit from the American Idol winner.
|1 (US Country)
|Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl6yilkU1LI ''Fast Car'']
|Tracy Chapman
|Self-help, free market, division of labor, and a criticism of alcohol. "I know things will get better/You'll find work and I'll get promoted/We'll move out of the |shelter/Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs"
|6
|Folk
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yq8zn15EPE "Somebody Must Be Prayin' For Me]
|[[Tim McGraw]]
|Song about prayer and how it is a necessary part of everyday life.
|NA
|Country
|-
|[http://youtu.be/OtZ5YsvREi4 ''In America'']
|The [[Charlie Daniels]] Band
|Patriotism makes a comeback in response to the Iran hostage crisis and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
|Eleven
|Classic/Country
|-
|''I Saw The Light''
|[[Hank Williams]]
|Redemption of sin through faith.
|NA
|Classic/Country
|-
|''It's America''
|Rodney Atkins
|Celebrates the American spirit and all the good things about the United States.
|1 (US Country)
|Classic/Country
|-
|''Only Prettier''
|Miranda Lambert
|Explains that conservative women are better than their liberal counterparts.
|12 (US Country)
|Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwBirf4BWew ''Stand By Your Man'']
|[[Tammy Wynette]]
|Don't expect [[feminists]] to like that one! Or [[Hillary Clinton]]!
|1 (Hot Country Singles)
|Classic/Country
|-
|''Simple Man''
|[[Charlie Daniels]]
|A song about how drugs and poor politics are a result of people putting their Bibles down. Also a strongly pro death penalty song.
|Twelve
|Classic/Country/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukUL_I14GPw''Take Me Home, Country Roads'']
|John Denver
|Celebrates Southern country landscape and traditions.
|2
|Classic/Folk
|-
|[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6547 ''The Devil Went Down To Georgia'']
|[[Charlie Daniels]]
|A deeper message here, as Daniels explains.
|3
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHAFmFsb9XM&feature=related ''The Fightin' Side of Me'']
|[[Merle Haggard]]
|A song about patriotism and standing up for [[America]].
|1 (Hot Country Singles)
|Classic/Country
|}

==Rock and rap==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Songs “Rock”
!Artist
!Comments/lyrics sample
!Billboard Rank
!Subgenre
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg9aQvjMS60 "Aces High"]
|Iron Maiden
|[[Patriotism|Patriotic]] song about a British RAF pilot fighting Nazis.<ref>[http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/theaircraft/92sqngeoffwellum.cfm 92 Squadron - Geoffrey Wellum], RAF website</ref> Music Video starts with a [[Patriotism|Patriotic]] speech by [[Winston Churchill]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg9aQvjMS60 </ref>
|NA
|Heavy metal
|-
|[http://youtu.be/ROdsgYyheM4 "On Fire"]
|Switchfoot
|This song is about keeping the faith, in people and in our religion.
|2003
|Rock
|-
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izx9ADLjgbM "Ain't It Fun"]
|Paramore
|Song tells spoiled liberals that the world doesn't owe them anything. Not surprisingly, singer Hayley Williams is a devout [[Christian]] <ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2010/december/disgruntled-rock-stars-cite-faith-as-reason-for-leaving.html</ref> who was home schooled<ref>http://www.pmoreonline.com/english/paramore/biography-2</ref>
|95
|Alternative rock
|-
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LE0KpcP05I "All You Zombies"]
|The Hooters
|Anti-atheist song that narrates the song of [[Moses]] & [[Noah]], tells the zombies (atheists) that the rain's going to fall on them when the time comes. (a.k.a [[Last Judgment|Judgment Day,]])
|N/A
|Rock
|-
|Amen
|[[Kid Rock]]
|Talks about "Stop living off handouts and favors". Written and performed by a republican.
|N/A
|Country/Rock
|-
|Po-Dunk
|[[Kid Rock]]
|Celebrates the work, trials, and contributions of hard-working, red-blooded Americans and vigorously refutes the fallacious notions of Coastal Elites that their degenerate inner-city lives should be the standard for America. Recorded by conservative Michigan Senatorial candidate Robert "Kid Rock" Ritchie.
|N/A
|Country/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErPywgiMb4k ''Angry Young Man'']
|[[Billy Joel]]
|The doctrinaire leftist radical with "his fist in the air and his head in the sand" comes in for biting criticism.
|NA
|Classic/Pop
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KRpRMSu4g&list=RDMM6S0HznBnrCE&index=9 ''Baba O'riley'']
|The Who
|The song was a backlash against Woodstock & the hippie movement.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4eonyfRet8&feature=related ''Back in the U.S.A.'']
|[[Chuck Berry]]
|A patriotic song about missing life in the U.S.A.
|Sixteen
|Classic/Rock
|-
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVBB2upbVys ''Bad Boys'']
|Inner Circle
|Pro-police song that also asks the criminals why they their deeds "born from a mother with the love from a father" as the song states.
|N/A
|Rock, Reggae
|-
|''Behind the Crooked Cross''
|Slayer
|Another Slayer song that exposes the sheer disgustingness of the Nazis and Holocaust.
|N/A
|Thrash metal
|-
|''Bus Stop''
|[[The Hollies]]
|Pro-[[chivalry]], pro-romance and pro-marriage: "Someday my name and hers are going to be the same."
|5
|Classic
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoA_zY6tqQw ''California Über Alles'']
|Dead Kennedys
|Anti-[[Jerry Brown]] song, which compares him to [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] & [[Big Brother]]
|
|Punk
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIF4U_QFSxQ ''Chores'']
|[[Animal Collective]]
|"Now I've got these chores / and I'm not gonna hurt no-one"—Hard work is praised and violence is discouraged. A scary song for [[liberals]]!
|NA
|Alternative/Indie Rock
|-
|''Creeping Death''
|Metallica
|A Christian song that tells the story of Moses and the Plagues of Egypt.
|NA
|Metal
|-
|[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Crying-in-the-Chapel-lyrics-Elvis-Presley/E547D833F0BBFADF48256874002B3358 ''Crying In The Chapel'']
|[[Elvis Presley]]
|Pro-marriage
|1
|Classic
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkGZKOgfOi4 ''Dawn of Correction'']
|[[The Spokesmen]]
|Conservative response to the liberal anti-war song ''Eve of Destruction'', many of the lyrics directly counter statements in that song. Opening lines are "The western world has a common dedication/To keep free people from red domination".
|36
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38oeBgvbMYA ''Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun'']
|[[Grand Funk Railroad]]
|A father gives his son some sage advice.
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/v9BtLRWbkmA ''Don't Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow)'']
|[[Fleetwood Mac]]
|Used by Bill Clinton as his campaign theme song in 1992, but liberals often try to appeal to conservative themes for elections.
|3
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''The Enemy''
|Anthrax
|A song that exposes the sheer disgustingness of the Nazis and Holocaust.
|N/A
|Thrash metal
|-
| ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zICb-9m2dGA Gangster's Paradise]
|Coolio
|Although a rap song, the main message is about a former thug who regrets living his life of crime.
|N/A
|Rap
|-
|''Get it Right the First Time''
|[[Louisiana's LeRoux]]
|Wealthy Georgia politician is placed in high office and turns out to be a puppet with no ideas of his own. Released in 1980 when Jimmy Carter was up for re-election.
|NA
|Rock|
|-
|Lucy|
|Skillet|
|Couple has an abortion and regrets it|
|NA|
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzU2iJ9qfXg ''Gimme Back My Bullets'']
|[[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
|The name says it all.
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''Glory Hallelujah''
|[[Frank Turner]]
|Rejects those who say there is no God, insisting that never was the case
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''God and Guns''
|[[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
|A powerful new song that elaborates on the song title.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IStlBOX9F4o ''God's Gonna Cut You Down'']
|
|"Go tell that long tongue liar, go and tell that midnight rider, tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter, tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down"
|NA
|Classic/Traditional
|-
|''God Save the Queen''
|
|Despite being frighteningly atheistic, the British have enough sense to keep this God-inclusive song as their national anthem. The anthem rightly attributes the success and good fortune of the nation and its monarch to God.
|NA
|national anthem
|-
|[http://youtu.be/EgkBx8csEws ''Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road'']
|[[Elton John]]
|The same message as the [[Prodigal Son]]: look objectively at our own lives, and realize that "I should have listened to my old man."
|2
|Classic
|-
|[http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/serve.html ''Gotta Serve Somebody'']
|[[Bob Dylan]]
|"It may be the devil or it may be the Lord."
|Twenty-four
|Classic/Folk
|-
|''Grandad''
|[[Clive Dunn]]
|UK Number 1 hit, in praise of senior citizens and their values
|Classic
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZVPv9B-ZlM ''Government Cheese'']
|[[The Rainmakers]]
|Humorous spoof of welfare.
|NA
|Classic
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuDx6_PLIVk ''Guilty of Being White'']
|[[Minor Threat]]
|Criticizes the concept of white guilt.
|NA
|Punk Rock
|-
|"Hallelujah"
|[[Leonard Cohen]]
|Refers to King David and possibly his psalms.
|NA
|Classic
|-
|"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
|[[Hollies]]
|Repeats the slogan of Boys Town, a Christian charity for youngsters founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan in Omaha<ref>http://www.boystown.org/about/father-edward-|j-|flanagan</ref>
|NA
|Classic
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0heL2Czeraw ''I Am America'']
|[[Krista Branch]]
|American [[Tea Party Movement]] Song
|NA
|Classic
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16u0wwCfoJ4 ''I Fought the Law (and the Law Won)'']
|[[The Crickets]]
|Its title says it all. The version by ''The Clash'' has a particularly good tempo.
|9 (Bobby Fuller Four version)
|Classic
|-
|It's a Man's Man's Man's World
|James Brown
|Acknowledges the importance that men have brought to the world, through hard-work, and the importance woman contain in our society
|8
|Rhythm and Blues Soul
|-
|''Keep an Open Mind or Else''
|McCarthy
|About the conservative value of keeping an [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|open mind]].
|NA
|Classic/Pop
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y2MyMqVD0E ''Last Caress'']
|The Misfits
|Pro-life song, with the lyrics "I killed your baby today, And it doesn't matter much to me, As long as it's dead" pretty much sums up [[Planned Parenthood]]. Band member Michale Graves has stated he is a conservative in interviews.
|
|Punk Rock
|-
|-
|''Last Kiss''
|Pearl Jam
|"Oh where oh where can my baby be; The Lord took her away from me; She's gone to heaven so I got to be good; So I can see my baby when I leave this world"<ref>http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=14</ref>
|Classic
|-
|[http://youtu.be/BvPugOWeZiA ''Let It Be'']
|[[The Beatles]]
|Very popular in Russia under the Soviets
|1
|Classic
|-
|''Living In America''
|[[James Brown]]
|Song that espouses the virtues of, and pride in, living in the United States. Appears in the movie "Rocky IV" and on the film's soundtrack.
|NA
|Classic/R&B/Funk
|-
|''Master of Puppets''
|Metallica
|Anti-drug anthem.
|NA
|Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XleOkGsYgO8 ''Move Along'']
|The All-American Rejects
|Stated by band leader Tyson Ritter to be an anti-suicide statement. Suggests that even during the toughest times in life, it's best to move on.
|N/A
|Pop punk
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-1_d6bbM1I ''My Love'']
|[[Petula Clark]]
|A Christian love in secular form.
|1
|Classic
|-
|[http://youtu.be/kD5M_i6JceU ''Neighborhood Bully'']
|[[Bob Dylan]]
|Israel's right to exist and defend itself.
|NA
|Classic/Folk
|-
|''No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed''
|Richie Havens (Covered by Yes)
|"...I know your cross is heavier With every step Every step But I know a man who'd walk miles for you..."
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iYY2FQHFwE ''Okie From Muskogee'']
|[[Merle Haggard]]
|Anti-drug and anti-hippie; a song about praising the traditional American values in Mid-America. Was written in response to the Vietnam War protests and counter-culture movement.
|1 (Billboard Hot Country)
|Classic
|-
|''People Get Ready''
|Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
|An all-time classic song about the glory of the [[Lord]].
|3
|Contemporary
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6XZDb045xU ''Red White & Blue (Love It or Leave)'']
|[[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
|"It was all based around this somewhat Utopian view of the world. The idea was that music would lift man up to a higher plane, and that world leaders, if they were able |to sit down on some big grassy knoll where the sun was shining and hear music..." Tom Johnston of LS
|Twenty-seven
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2lRcxlYx40''Renegade'']
|[[Steppenwolf]]
|[[John Kay]]'s childhood escape from Communist [[East Germany]].
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/RCqxq6xqoXI ''Sin City'']
|The Flying Burrito Brothers
|Attacks modern decadence and predicts divine punishment for sin.
|NA
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPPlGFh6OpQ ''Spirit In The Sky'']
|Norman Greenbaum
|A religious rock song written in 1969.
|3
|Classic
|-
|''Stairway to Heaven''
|[[Led Zeppelin]]
|A great Christian classic by one of the most well-known bands!
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8sUMv5sbW8 ''Star Spangled Banner'']
|Madison Rising
|The American national anthem, as performed by rock band Madison Rising, who put out a challenge to the American public to renew its intimacy with and understanding of the anthem and its patriotic message. [http://www.wnd.com/2013/04/you-havent-heard-this-star-spangled-banner/]
|NA
|Classic/Traditional/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKdAVYKYZfo''Storm the Embassy'']
|The Stray Cats
|Another conservative song about the Iran hostage crisis. "Fifteen man taken captive in a hostile foreign land/Scorchin' sun beaming down onto miles and miles of sand..."
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''Supper's Ready''
|[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
|''There's an angel standing in the sun, and he's crying with a loud voice, "This is the supper of the mighty one", Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Has returned to lead his |children home, To take them to the new Jerusalem.''
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''Sympathy for the Devil''
|The Rolling Stones
|Reminds humanity that evil is present in the world and needs to be fought.
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maz9ddxEQnM ''Taxman'']
|[[The Beatles]]
|George Harrison said, "Taxman was when I first realized that even though we had started earning money, we were actually giving most of it away in taxes."
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''That Smell''
|[[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
|A very strong anti-drug use song by America's most well-known Southern rock band.
|NA
|Classic/Country/Rock
|-
|''Union Sundown''
|[[Bob Dylan]]
|The title says it all.
|NA
|Classic/Folk
|-
|"Waiting List"
|[[Dr. Octagon]]
|A powerful song about socialized medicine and rationing
|NA
|Hip-hop
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR5ApYxkU-U "Another Brick In The Wall"]
|Pink Floyd
|Anti-[[public school]]
|N/A
|Rock
|-
|''Way Out Here''
|Josh Thompson
|"Our house is all protected by the good Lord and a gun", and "We wont take a dime if we aint earned it, when it comes to weight, brother we pull our own". It is pro gun |ownership, the Lord, and hard work. Also preaches the morals and ethics that are known from small towns.
|Fifteen (US Country)
|Classic/Country
|-
|''We Must Take America Back''
|Steve Vaus
|Became an underground country music hit in 1992 after RCA dropped him and took the album out of print due to the political lyrics.
|NA
|Classic/Country
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nElc2vMU-b0 ''When You Love A Woman'']
|Journey
|True love from the heart
|Twelve
|Classic/Rock
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhrZgojY1Q ''Won't Get Fooled Again'']
|The Who
|How the October Revolution ruined everyone's lives. Also notable, band leader Pete Townshend refused to sell the rights for this song to [[Michael Moore]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jul/14/news2</ref>
|N/A
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''Yours Is No Disgrace''
|[[Yes]]
|Written to, and about, the troops headed for Vietnam.
|NA
|Classic/Rock
|-
|''22 Acacia Avenue''
|Iron Maiden
|Expresses the dangers of [[prostitution]].
|NA
|Heavy metal
|-
|''Angel of Death''
|[[Slayer]]
|Exposes the sheer disgustingness of the Nazis and Holocaust.
|NA
|Thrash metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNFNkP4ejW4 ''Purple Heart'']
|Sabaton
|A tribute to US military personnel killed in action. Impressive, considering that this band is Swedish.
|NA
|Power metal
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qjSmODTQsk ''A Dead Man's Words'']
|Queensrÿche
|No Man Left Behind. "The word we hear is there's one man down and he's alive. They ask for volunteers. I raise my hand high. I'm sure he'd do the same for me. It's three days through the desert heat to save one man's life and I don't even know his name."
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVsZap7WBm8 ''All In'']
|Lifehouse
|Describes a relationship with God as being full of commitment and without reservations.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TefSlVqENRM ''At 30,000 Ft.'']
|Queensrÿche
|Pro-soldier, pro-Iraqi/Afghanistan action. "Flaming oil blackens the sky. I don't know why...their hate is the reason for the Hell that I make."
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/bHpw6CzprNY ''Bad Rap (Who You Tryin' To Kid, Kid?)'']
|Steve Taylor
|Takes aim at LA, NYC and SF hipsters, the Village Voice, abortion, and "the left-wing band with their heads in the sand".
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Be All, End All''
|Anthrax
|Expresses the dangers of communism and fascism.
|NA
|Heavy/thrash metal
|-
|[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=sex+pistols''Bodies'']
|The Sex Pistols
|Profane but graphically anti-abortion.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Critical Acclaim''
|Avenged Sevenfold
|Pro-America and pro-Military.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVOEoo1oXBs ''Declaration Day'']
|Iced Earth
|A song about the Revolutionary War.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRNrzgDHmQE ''Devil is a Loser'']
|Lordi
|About how actions have consequences, mixed with contempt for the devil and Satanists.
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjJ9v__NyR0 ''Disparity by Design'']
|Rise Against
|Refers to the 'over-reaching arm' of the government, and considers whether welfare is a 'handout undeserved'. Also refers to the American ideal of 'pulling yourself up by your bootstraps'.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/pearl+jam/dissident_20106414.html ''Dissident'']
|Pearl Jam
|About a woman who engages in [[liberal values]] by being impregnated out of wedlock and having an abortion, but immediately regrets doing so.
|3
|Rock
|-
|''Hook in Mouth''
|[[Megadeth]]
|A jab at the ultra-liberal [[PMRC]].
|NA
|Heavy/thrash metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIHuF8WvdFk ''Don't Tread On Me'']
|Metallica
|Tune about Gadsden flag
|N/A
|Metal
|-
|''Holier than Thou''
|Metallica
|Expresses the dangers of playing Holier than Thou.
|NA
|Metal
|-
|[http://youtu.be/K5N2WJ1szHE ''Father of Mine'']
|Everclear
|A reminder of the importance of good parenting. Everclear singer Art Alexakis wrote much of his material from his own perspective of a troubled childhood. At the end of |the song, Alexakis promises to be a better father than his own had been.
|4
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/zapGC2PrWiU ''Fair Exchange"]
|[[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]
|Warnings about totalitarian governments who want to take away your freedom in the name of utopia. Also much of their early 1980s material, which has Christian lyrics.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYRZt7xcwpY&feature=youtu.be "Freedom is Colorblind"]
|[[Joe Dan Media]]
|A song about how the left uses race to polarize the country. It is a conservative song that tries to unite the country.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hZsG1ikgK8 ''Hundred Mile Stare'']
|Queensrÿche
|Pro-soldier, freedom. "What ever happened to conviction and faith? People trip from side to side; don't know which way or what side to take. Always known the truth. It's really black and white. I've got no fear of judgment when it's time to fight."
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''In Your Eyes''
|Peter Gabriel
|Love and a 1000 churches for those who are lost.
|
|Pop Rock
|-
|''Iraq No Phobia''
|Pro-Pain
|It is a pro-American, pro-military heavy metal song about the first [[Gulf War]]: ''"Mohammed's no match for the great Uncle Sam."''
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Make It Real''
|Scorpions
|Sends a great message about open mindedness. Part of the lyrics also says "As you know, there's always good and evil" and "Just do what feels right for you". The latter basically goes against liberals pushing their beliefs on people. Despite the song's great messages, the band is German and their singer's accent is pretty heavy so many American listeners unfortunately may not fully understand the lyrics without listening carefully.
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b71clnfgyts ''No Son of Mine'']
|Genesis
|
|Twelve
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzEhnBdOTAM "ONE TEA PARTY"]
|[[Toot Sweet]]
|This song is a metaphoric call to energize, motivate and unite the movement that we are all passionate about... the time is now to stand together, united, "AS ONE".
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/wDrRVlm5HOw "Prayer for America"]
|JoeDanMedia
|A short history lesson put to music regarding our schools and how the Bible was taught there in previous years.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Welcome to the Family''
|Avenged Sevenfold
|A song about death row, although not anti-death penalty.
|8
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/wq160PIYjHo "No Rules for Radicals"]
|JoeDanMedia
|This song highlights "rules" Saul Alinsky wrote about in his progressive-liberal book, 'Rules for Radicals'.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Tired of Sex''
|Weezer
|Shows the danger of premarital sex. A warning against the evils of sex addiction.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Real American''
|Rick Derringer
|Patriotic anthem, known as [[Hulk Hogan]]'s pre-match song.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/FAvQSkK8Z8U ''Red Barchetta'']
|[[Rush]]
|Tells the story of a future with excessive regulation, where even driving is illegal.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Sister Christian''
|Night Ranger
|This song advices the drummers sister to remain a virgin till she finds "Mr. Right"
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcT3sIBRv_I ''Sliver'']
|Queensrÿche
|Pro-soldier, bravery. "It's time to sack up and let go of your mothers. Take your gun, it's the cross that's carried by your brothers."
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=096LhjGNNCk ''Something For Nothing'']
|Rush
|"You can't get something for nothing, you can't have freedom for free."
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sticXkHxZC4 ''I've Seen Footage'']
|Death Grips
|Profane. Criticizes the glorification of violence by the mainstream media.
|NA
|Hip Hop
|-
|[http://youtu.be/cnijc9wNpV4 ''Sparks of the Tempest'']
|[[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]
|Warnings about totalitarian governments who want to take away your freedom in the name of utopia. Also much of their early 1980s material, which has Christian lyrics.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes''
|Kevin Ayers
|Defends the right of businessmen to choose their customers: "we don't serve strangers in blue suede shoes."
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''The Big Money''
|Rush
|Pro-[[capitalism]]
|forty-five
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY_6b4-N9Uo ''Ticket to Ride'']
|[[The Beatles]]
|Lyrics describe anti-feminist attitude
|1
|Rock
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni5mIBdNW2w ''I Will Fail You'']
|Demon Hunter
|
|NA
|Heavy Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1z91zfPJAw ''Break the Cycle'']
|For Today
|
|NA
|Metalcore
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9z4DWB7Iy8 ''Face Everything And Rise'']
|Papa Roach
|"I need a cure for this life I've chosen" "I am protected when I'm walking through the flames"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0_h7vUcnhs ''Skeletons'']
|Papa Roach
|"I will shed my sins / I'll show you my skeletons" "Burn away the sins / We all have our skeletons" "I have lost myself in my addictions"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raQHby4lDX8 ''Falling Apart'']
|Papa Roach
|"I'll follow you out of the dark / I tried it my way but I keep fallin' apart" "All that I see is the wickedness around me / I refuse to believe the apocalypse inside of me"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSolalT2S-U ''Never Have To Say Goodbye'']
|Papa Roach
|"You always loved me when I couldn't even love myself / No you never turned away when I was begging for help" "I can hear your voice when I walk through the pain / You showed me how to live, showed me that I could change / I can feel you catch me when I fall away"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cOKjeVjSHk ''Gravity'']
|Papa Roach
|"I'm a broken man, I'm full of sin / I'm sick of all this hell that I'm livin' in"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IrznixSkSs ''War Over Me'']
|Papa Roach
|"I'm fighting for my soul / I've walked a self destructive lonely road / I read the warning signs but / I was too blind to see / I had to feel the pain 'till I believed / I have a purpose"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSGou75z4zs ''Devil'']
|Papa Roach
|"If all I have is now / No consequences" "I don't wanna finish what we started / I never should've let you in / You thought I was an easy target / Now I know who you are / Who the devil is"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qot3Ubz16Jo ''Warriors'']
|Papa Roach
|"Shine your light / Push the enemy back / When you're under attack / It will protect you / Kill the night / All we need is a spark / We can bury the dark"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|A Shame
|Pillar
|"It's a shame to be ashamed / To be ashamed of the One that we should glorify"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|Echelon
|Pillar
|"You're takin' a risk when you resist The One who made you exist"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veXD1oDnFFI ''Everything'']
|Pillar
|"Everything has meaning, everything we see / Are you willing to give up, everything"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|Fireproof
|Pillar
|"The only one who can control me, I extol the Almighty"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|For the Love of the Game
|Pillar
|"Your final destination / Keeps you focused on the win"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|State of Emergency
|Pillar
|"It's a state of emergency / It's time we see / There's a need to take action"
|NA
|Rock/Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCX5eXo-4jk ''Collapse'']
|War Of Ages
|"Through the blood of a savior / Our death shall set us free"
|NA
|Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBnbW4opmv4 ''From Ashes'']
|War Of Ages
|"Fight for the path unto forgiveness" "I knew from the first time that I saw you / You were sent by God"
|NA
|Metal
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtzuG5KbaiY ''Silent Night'']
|War Of Ages
|"Fallen I am, yet bound by flesh"
|NA
|Metal
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQYpF2pCkLI ''My Body'']
|Young the Giant
|''"My body tells me no / But I won't quit / Cause I want more"'' — Powerful chorus describes how the singer defies his body's physical desire to stop working and continue working hard because he wants to reap the rewards he has earned from his hard work. It describes conservative traits (persevering with hard work) and capitalistic ideals (wanting the rewards you worked for; working past your limit because you have proper incentive).
|65
|Alternative
|-
|''No Children''
|The Mountain Goats
|A song about a marriage falling apart because the couple has no children to hold the family together.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA_H6C8iLPA ''Liberalism is a Mental Disorder'']
|The Infidel (Gregory Van Leer Jr.) with an opening from [[Michael Savage]]
|Clearly attacks [[liberal values]].
|NA
|Rap
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h1oRP7FfBw ''Sunny Afternoon'']
|The Kinks
|About a rich man trying to enjoy the simple things in life because the nanny-state has nearly bankrupted him.
|Fourteen
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zZE0SrkyNE&ob=av2n ''Where'd You Go'']
|Fort Minor
|Shows the hardship of divorce, liberal values, and the possible future of the families of our service men who could be forced to serve in Libya.
|NA
|Rap
|-
|''Patriotism''
|Company Flow
|While containing bad language it endorses the US as a super-power.
|NA
|Rap
|-
|''Tribute''
|Tenacious D
|Comedy single, but it's also a very popular song about overcoming Satan and alludes to many other Christian themes such as heaven and hell.
|4
|Rock/folk
|-
|''For Martha''
|The Smashing Pumpkins
|Being torn between the anguish of losing a lost one and the joy of knowing you will one day reunite them with in heaven
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDIGzzeQjaE ''Dethharmonic'']
|Dethklok
|Anti-tax
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''Get Over It''
|The Eagles
|Written by Don Henley (who is a liberal) about his frustration of people blaming others for their own problems and believing the world owes them a favor ''"the big bad |world doesn't owe you a thing,"''
|NA
|Rock
|-
|''The Prisoner''
|Iron Maiden
|Patriotic song about a British POW fighting in a Japanese prison camp during WW2.
|NA
|Heavy metal
|-
|''The Trooper''
|Iron Maiden
|Another patriotic Iron Maiden song about the British in a 19th century war.
|NA
|Heavy metal
|-
|[http://youtu.be/RlOQBGjkm78 "Extra Extra"]
|[[Toots Sweet]]
|Toots does a great job at making the clips entertaining as well as informative.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNTUADEhC8Q"The List"]
|The Right Brothers
|A song that melodically lists liberal activists.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/8uxAT6dzKSM "We the People"]
|[[Toots Sweet]]
|A song about the Constitution and how the current administration has been abusing the beloved document we are trying to live by.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/AA1aHrfxgEg "Shut up and Teach"]
|The Right Brothers
|Liberal indoctrination runs rampant in our schools. Song expresses the desire to stick to a non-partisan curriculum.
| NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EBiei21-C8 ''King Without a Crown'']
|Matisyahu
|A Hasidic Jew raps about God as the source of happiness and salvation from the things of this world: "If you're drowning in the waters and you can't stay afloat ask |Ask Hashem(God) for mercy and He'll throw you a rope."
|7 (Hot Modern Rock Tracks)
|Spiritual
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk ''Livin' on a Prayer'']
|Bon Jovi
|Organized labor is harmful to the welfare of workers, who turn to prayer.
|1
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/o-z2D9lo9-8 ''Bush Was Right'']
|The Right Brothers
|Celebrating the Bush Administration's success and policies.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDSK98Y2FNg "Stop Global Whining"]
|The Right Brothers
|Anti-Global Warming hoax song.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqXAW2snGMI ''Capitalism'']
|Oingo Boingo
|There's nothing wrong with free enterprise.
|NA
|Rock
|-
|Keep On Loving You
|REO Speedwagon
|Love overcomes infidelity "When I said that I love you I meant That I love you forever."
|1
|Rock
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5BuYf8q4o ''Sweet Home Alabama'']
|[[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
|A response to hippie culture. Defends Southerners from stereotyped attacks by [[liberal]], Canadian rocker Neil Young. "Well, I hope Neil Young will remember/A Southern |man don't need him around anyhow." Also criticizes former [[Alabama]] [[Democrat Party|Democrat]] governor and pro-[[segregation]]ist [[George Wallace]].
|8
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/Ke-r2K0ymWc ''Lightning Crashes'']
|Live
|The joy and significance of childbirth.
|1
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJprEyXMrIk''Takin' Care of Business'']
|Bachman-Turner Overdrive
|The work ethic and promoting self-employment.
|Twelve
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/7NJMTmz7pkg ''Brick'']
|Ben Folds Five
|Shows the regret involved in abortion.
|6 (Modern Rock Tracks)
|Rock
|-
|[http://youtu.be/Dw6qmYX1ny4 ''Alive'']
|[[P.O.D.]]
|About being thankful for the gift of life.
|2 (US Alternative)
|Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_iNdbPvrYk ''Jesus Christ'']
|Brand New
|The singer turns to God for advice and assurance.
|thirty Hot Modern Rock Tracks
|Rock
|-
| I Won't Back down
| Tom Petty
| Talks about not backing down from a fight. Can be compared to not losing the Iraq War.
|N/A
| Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v7xNSgBkum7o "Pray"]
|[[MC Hammer]]
|Working hard and giving thanks.
|2
|Rap/Pop
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4OI0GUCI_A ''Obama Nation''] and its sequel [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFfoZaOJ5xo ''Obama Nation Part 3'']
|Lowkey
|A song sharply critical of [[Liberal]] president Barack Obama and his policies. Also criticises those that blindly follow him due to his race: 'It's the substance within, not the colour of your skin'
|N/A
|Rap
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wrsZog8qXg ''Such Great Heights'']
|The Postal Service
|Creationist/Biblical lyrics: ''"And I have to speculate that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes like puzzle pieces from the clay."''
|?
|Indie
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-MRrFWs--g ''Return to Oz'']
|Scissor Sisters
|A song about the connection between [[Homosexuality and Illegal Drug Use|homosexuality and illegal drug use]],<ref>http://dancemusic.about.com/od/artistshomepages/a/ScisSisIntBD.htm</ref> a subject that the [[lamestream media]] prefers not to talk about.
|?
|Glam Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM7H0ooV_o8 ''Brimful of Asha'']
|Cornershop
|A song which mocks big government: " We don't care about no Government warning/'Bout their promotion of the simple life/And the dams they're building"
|?
|Alternative Rock
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qcMjKxt-dE ''53rd & 3rd'']
|[[The Ramones]]
|A song denouncing sodomy.
|?
|Punk
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HUGeA2lur4 ''Beat On the Brat'']
|The Ramones
|A song acknowledging the fact that sometimes [[corporal punishment]] is necessary in order to discipline children.
|?
|Punk
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHUsIU161w4 ''Feuer Frei'']
|Rammstein
|An anti-pacifist song which acknowledges that there's some merit in war.
|?
|Industrial
|-
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_DVS_303kQ ''Goodbye Horses'']
|Q Lazzarus
|A song that might very well be about the hope Christianity offers the world. The person the singer talks with can be construed as a cynical atheist who has a sad outlook on life due to his lack of belief in a higher power. The singer on the other hand still has hope, as she knows there is a God. In the final lines she sings about flying over horses. This might interpreted to mean that like all of mankind she too experienced physical death, but due her belief in Jesus found her way onto Heaven.
|?
|New Wave
|-
| The Logical Song
|Supertramp
|Mocks the public education system also compares being a called a [[liberal]] to being called a criminal.
|?
|Classic Rock
|-
|Yah Mo Be There
|James Igram and Michael McDonald
|Written about God
|?
|R&B
|-
|Runaway Son
|Mike Oldfield
|The parable of The [[Prodigal Son]], from the prodigal's perspective.
|?
|Rock
|-
|Gratitude
|VNV Nation
|A sincere "Thank You" to all the doubters and naysayers that inspire us to fight, and make us find strength and courage we didn't know we had. Although it's not an explicitly Christian song, compare James 1:2-4.
|?
|Electronic
|-
| "Never Too Late"
|Three Days Grace
|
|
|Alternative
|-
| "Get Out Alive"
|Three Days Grace
|
|
|Alternative
|-
| "One-X"
|Three Days Grace
|
|
|Alternative
|-
| "The High Road"
|Three Days Grace
|
|
|Alternative
|-
| "The End Is Not the Answer"
|Three Days Grace
|
|
|Alternative
|-
| "The Real You"
|Three Days Grace
|
|
|Alternative
|}

==Classical music==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Songs "Classical"
!Artist
!Comments-
!Billboard Rank
!Subgenre
|-
|Messiah
|Handel
|Named for the Son who saved us
|N/A
|Romantic Era
|}
== Debatable Whether Conservative ==

The top five in a poll of the greatest songs in the 20th century, according to the Recording Industry Association of America and the [[NEA]]:

*''Over the Rainbow'' (Judy Garland)
*''White Christmas'' (Bing Crosby)
*''Respect'' (Aretha Franklin)
*''[[American Pie]]'' ([[Don McLean]])

Also questionable:

*''Hammer to Fall'' (Queen) - talks about being hopeful for the Soviet Union falling
*''Rocky Raccoon'' (Beatles) - has multiple references to Gideon's Bible
*''Been to Hell'' (Hollywood Undead)-Despite the large amount of swearing, it talks about the destructive nature of Hollywood, including how Hollywood and the quest for fame can cause someone to lose their faith. It also criticizes Hollywood values.
*''Only the Good Die Young'' (Billy Joel)-a boy tries to convince a Catholic girl to have sex with him rather than practice [[abstinence]]. Although it contains a lot of anti-religious dialogue (from the boy's perspective), in the end the girl holds true to her values, and nothing happens between them.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5aMMRes2u4 ''Still the One''] by Orleans - a very good song about marital fidelity. However, one of the singers, [[John Hall]], later became a Democratic Congressman from New York and sued Republican presidential candidate [[John McCain]] over the use of the song
*My Sweet Lord (George Harrison) - Love for religion and having a relationship with God even uses hallelujah, though many Hindu undertones.
*Because I got high (Afroman) - Although a song about Marijuana, the singer mentions drug use leading to him loosing his kids and wife, messing up his life, failing a class, skipping work, and losing his car.
*Where is the love (Black Eyed Peas) - Main message questioning why are people ignoring their Christian beliefs, and asking for Help from church and God. Condemns both racism, and terrorism, and also claims the idea of joining gangs and doing drugs is wrong. However it also dis promotes the idea of war, and promotes peace making.
*Grow a Pear (Kesha) -Song's message is manning up, but the singer Kesha is a pro-LGBT [[homosexual agenda]] activist.
*All My Friends (Snakehips) - the song's message is how terrible clubs actually are, instead of the hype that's falsely given to them. However, the song is explicit. Sample lyric: "All my friends are wasted, and I hate this club and I drink too much; another Friday night I've wasted.."
*Because I Got High (Afroman) - the song is silly and obnoxious but does somewhat expose the dangers and consequences of getting high and doing drugs.

== References ==
<references/>

== See also ==
*[http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com/group/support-conservative-entertainment Smart Girl Politics]
*[http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lmnorton/2011/06/07/bigdawg-spotlight-on-the-in-word-the-antidote-to-liberal-arts-political-correctness Breitbart antidote to political correctness]
*[http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lmnorton/2011/05/23/bigdawg-spotlight-on-urban-funk-rocker-toots-sweet-a-conservative-sound-in-a-liberal-town/ Urban funk rocker and a conservative sound]
*[[Essay: Worst Liberal Songs]]
*[[Essay: Great and inspiring music by atheists on atheism|Great and inspiring music by atheists on atheism]] - humor/[[satire]]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Greatest Conservative Songs}}

Conservative of the Year 2017

2017-12-17T05:12:48Z

NeilG: /* List */ John McCain

Nominations are being accepted for the '''Conservative of the Year 2017'''. For each nominee, also state a short reason why.

==List==
*[[Donald Trump]], for strongly pursuing conservative and pro-American policies (including on judges, immigration, abortion, religious liberty, trade, sovereignty, and deregulation) and going against the Left and political correctness
*[[Roy Moore]], for holding fast to Christian conservative principles in his run for U.S. Senator, and also for his incredible strength, refusing to bow down to the establishment when pressured to drop out of the special Senate election due to unproven 40-year-old allegations. While loosing, Moore has the right to say he did not buckle to anyone and stood firm in his principles.
*[[Steve Bannon]], for his efforts in making sure President Trump pursues his campaign promises and in helping [[conservative]]s defeat [[RINO]]s in primaries for Congress. Bannon is the executive chairman of [[Breitbart News]].
*[[Breitbart News]], for supporting President Trump's conservative agenda and holding the administration accountable for its campaign promises
*Jim Hoft, publisher of The Gateway Pundit news website, for consistently being the leader on the Right as other self-described websites occasionally falter and cave
*[[Scott Pruitt]], for his efforts in ending the many Obama-era EPA regulations
*[[Viktor Orbán]], for advocating strong conservative positions on immigration, sovereignty, and Christian values in the face of EU and globalist opposition
*[[Mike Pence]], for steadfastly holding to conservative principles, backing other solid conservatives, and proudly holding to his faith despite opposition
*Andrew Turner (UK MP) ''(nominated on behalf of [[User:GraceDalrymple]], who is having some technical difficulties)''
*[[John McCain]], for continuing to represent his state even when faced with fatal cancer, including voting for tax reform.

== Downgraded from consideration ==

*The evening talk show hosts on [[Fox News]] ([[Sean Hannity]], and [[Laura Ingraham]]), who initially cut and ran from [[Roy Moore]] when he was ambushed by the [[liberal media]], and thereby failed to lead at the time it mattered most. After [[conservatives]] complained about their coverage, they stopped criticizing Moore.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Conservative of the Year]]

Omarosa Manigault

2017-12-17T04:28:46Z

NeilG: she resigned

'''Omarosé Onee Manigault''' (born February 5, 1974) was the director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison in the Trump [[White House]].

Initially, Manigault was a Democrat. In the 1990s, Omarosa worked in the office of Vice President Al Gore during the Clinton Administration. The White House Personnel Office later transferred her to the [[United States Department of Commerce|Commerce Department]].<ref name=PM>{{cite web|url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,628071,00.html|title = Omarosa's Long History of Being Fired|work=People|date = April 8, 2004}}</ref>

In 2004, Manigault was a contestant on [[NBC]]'s reality TV Series, ''The Apprentice''. She joined the Trump Organization and later appeared on ''Celebrity Apprentice'' in 2008. In August 2009, Omarosa enrolled at the [[United Theological Seminary]] in Ohio to pursue a [[Doctor of Ministry]] degree.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reality TV villain Omarosa entering a seminary |agency=Associated Press |work=Dayton Daily News |publisher=Yahoo! News |date=August 14, 2009 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090814/ap_en_ce/us_people_omarosa}}</ref> She was ordained on February 27, 2012.<ref name=thegrio>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegrio.com/specials/life-and-style/reality-tv-star-omarosa-has-been-ordained-as-rev-manigault.php|title= Reality TV star Omarosa has been ordained as 'Rev. Manigault'|first= Alexis Garrett |last=Stodghill|publisher= [[The Grio]]|date=February 27, 2012}}</ref>

Manigault was director of African-American outreach for the 2016 Donald Trump Presidential Campaign. She was one of the nine members of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team.<ref>Conway, Madeline, [http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/omarosa-manigault-transition-executive-committee-232706 "Omarosa joins Trump transition team"], ''Politico'', December 15, 2016.</ref>

As a special assistant to President Trump, she had walk-in privileges — meaning she didn’t need an appointment or permission to pop her head in and consult with the leader of the free world.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/donald-trump-white-house-oval-office-235278|title=Trump's open door Oval Office|first= Annie |last=Karni|date=February 23, 2017|work=Politico|accessdate=February 23, 2017}}</ref> According to a White House list of staff salaries, Manigault was among the White House advisers earning the highest salary allowed, $179,700 a year.<ref
name=abc>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/omarosa-manigault-speaks-wh-exit-things-made-uncomfortable/story?id=51786749|title=Omarosa Manigault speaks out about WH exit: 'I have seen things that have made me uncomfortable'|work=ABC News|date=Dec 14, 2017|accessdate=December 16, 2017}}</ref>

Manigault remains on salary until Jan 20, 2018, but has resigned and left the White House.<ref name=abc/>
==References==
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Clinton Foundation

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NeilG: reword

The '''Clinton Foundation''' (renamed in 2013 as the '''Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation''') is a charity that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code. It was established by former President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]] with the stated mission to build and maintain the Clinton Presidential Library in [[Little Rock]] [[Arkansas]], but has since shifted its focus allegedly to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/about-us/leadership-team|title=Leadership Team|publisher=}}</ref> which may be a violation of the US tax code. Its acting CEO is Kevin Thurm, and its offices are located in [[New York City]] and Little Rock, [[Arkansas]].

Supporters claim that it coordinates many important international efforts against disease and poverty,<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/politics/clinton-foundation-explainer/index.html|title=What is the Clinton Foundation and why is it controversial?|date=st 26,2016|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2017}}</ref> while critics view it as an international [[criminal]] organization with ties to the [[Russia]]n [[mafia]].<ref>http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russian-mafia-money-laundering-clinton-foundation-and-john-podesta/ri17036</ref> It is an elaborate global slush fund and [[money laundering]] operation with sloppy accounting,<ref>http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/08/12/judge-jeanine-goes-clinton-foundation-money-laundering-op-not-charity</ref> poor public disclosure, and dubious mission related activities.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419791/clinton-foundation-reeks-crooks-thieves-and-hoods-deroy-murdock</ref> It has been referred to as a parallel government.<ref>https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/clintons-parallel-government-and-obamas-great-miscalculation/</ref> Originally founded in 1997 under the name the '''William J. Clinton Foundation'''<ref>http://www.openendowment.org/organization/view?id=31-1580204</ref> for the purposes of building and maintaining the '''William J. Clinton Presidential Library''', the organization has by some estimates handled as much as $100 Billion in cash inflows and outflows. The fund currently has an estimated $350 Million in assets.

==Financial disclosures==
There are three major ways that the Clinton Foundation discloses its finances. First, the Foundation makes annual filings with the [[Internal Revenue Service]], portions of which are public.<ref name=cnn/> Second, because the Foundation is in New York State, it files with the NYS Public Charity Division. Third, as a result of an agreement between the the Foundation and the Obama Administration, the foundation promised to post a list of its donors on its website while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. The Foundation has filed inconsistent data with the three sources.

According to two prominent charity watchdog organizations who analyzed the IRS returns, the Clinton Foundation has engaged in questionable fund raising and reporting practices with less than 10% of the money raised going to its stated mission purposes such as AIDS treament, education, and healthcare in poverty stricken nations.<ref>https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=311580204</ref>

In 2013, the Clinton Foundation took in more than $140 million, but spent only $9 million on its mission purposes, far below the 75 percent rate a good charity should spend. The Clinton Foundation reported the bulk of its income spent on administration, travel, salaries and bonuses with the largest payouts going to family friends.<ref>
http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund/</ref>

The Clinton Foundation Federal Tax ID number is '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=31-1580204&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-831-1580204 31-1580204]'''.

In 2008 when Hillary Clinton was nominated to be Secretary of State, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052616/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors/pages/page_1.html Clinton Foundation disclosed for the first time its list of donors], many of whom were foreign entities and governments seeking to do business with the United States which the Secretary of State would have to approve. The foundation pledged not to receive any further foreign government contributions, which it abruptly violated. Former Secretary of State and 2016 [[Democratic]] Presidential nominee has now come under [[criminal]] investigation for influence peddling among other charges.

In 2015 [[Reuters]] News agency reported,
{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years.

Those entries were errors, according to the foundation: several foreign governments continued to give tens of millions of dollars<ref name="Jonathan Allen">{{Cite web
|title=Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors | By Jonathan Allen
|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423
|publisher=Reuters
|date=23 April 2015 |accessdate=15 June 2016
}}</ref>}}

In late 2008 Hillary Clinton entered into a memorandum of understanding with the [[Obama administration]] about the potential [[conflict of interest]] with her role as [[Secretary of State]] and Mr. Clinton actively soliciting political donations for [[United States presidential election, 2016|Hillary's 2016 presidential]] bid on behalf of the Clinton Foundation.<ref>[http://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/judiciary/upload/2015-08-28%20Ex.%20A%20(State%20DAEO%20for%20Pres.%20Clinton%20Activities).pdf Memorandum of Understanding] and associated documents, December 18, 2008.</ref>
With the theft of government records and allegations the Clinton Chappaqua email server had been scrubbed by Clinton and underlings, the exact extent of a conflict of interest and violation of the memorandum of understanding at present is unclear.<ref>[http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/03/30/gowdy-hillary-clinton-wiped-her-server-between-october-and-december-2014 Gowdy: Hillary Clinton Wiped Server Between October & December 2014], On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, ''[[FOX News]]'', 30 March 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-email-scandal-20160327-story.html How Hillary Clinton's email scandal took root], Robert O'Harrow Jr., ''Washington Post'', 27 March 2016.</ref>

The first red-flag went up in 1997 when the William J. Clinton Foundation was created as a public charity; the Clinton Presidential Library is unique among Presidential Libraries in that it was not founded as a private charity, which is subject to more stringent [[IRS]] oversite and regulation and limited as to how broadly it can solicit funds..<ref>https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/eo-operational-requirements-private-foundations-and-public-charities</ref>

Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center has lobbied Congress to ban federal officeholders from getting involved with foundations and other tax-exempt groups. By operating outside disclosure rules, the foundation gives foreign donors an avenue to influence [[election]]s.<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-foundation-idUSKBN0NW0A420150511</ref>

The Clinton Foundation has also been described as a parallel government. Of course, a younger generation not schooled in the particulars of Nixon's crimes do not see what is galling about the Clinton Global Initiative to those of us who lived through the Nixon presidency.

===2005-2006===

The Clinton Foundation accepted donations from Textron, Inc. Textron, Inc. is a [[Rhode Island]]-headquartered [[Fortune 500]] conglomerate, from whose PAC Clinton took money in 2005 and 2006. Textron was fined by the [[SEC]] for bribing [[Saddam Hussein]]'s government during the lead-up to the [[Iraq War]],<ref>http://thephoenix.com/boston/news/56770-obama-backers-rap-clinton-contributions-from-textr/</ref> and is a major manufacturer of cluster bombs, which yield high rates of [[civilian]] casualties.
<ref>http://providencedailydose.com/2008/02/21/hillary-and-the-arms-industry/</ref>

===Memorandum of understanding===
In Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings Senators [[Richard Lugar]] and [[John Kerry]] expressed concern for the potential of [[conflict of interest]] in exericising her role as Secretary of State while her husband, Mr. [[Bill Clinton]], solicited funds from foreign entities and governments for the Clinton Foundation in anticipation of her inevitable 2016 presidential bid.<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/lugar-clinton-foundation-poses-risks-017380</ref>

On 12 December 2008 Clinton Foundation’s chairman of the board, Bruce Lindsey, signed a Memorandum of Understanding<ref>https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/understanding.pdf</ref> with Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of President-elect Obama’s transition team. The document provided that “During any service by Senator Clinton as Secretary of State, the Foundation will publish annually the names of all new contributors.” <ref>https://capitalresearch.org/2015/05/the-clinton-foundation-a-cauldron-of-conflicts-and-cronyism/</ref>

{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423</ref>}}

[[Reuters]] news agency discovered that the Clinton Foundation filed incorrect disclosures with the IRS. As a result of Reuters reporting, the Foundation admitted that its IRS filings from 2010 through 2013 are not accurate. During Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State, the foundation received grants from some foreign governments which totaled $18 million. The foundation operated in at least 29 countries such as [[Nigeria]], [[Uganda]], [[Ukraine]], [[Haiti]], [[Mozambique]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]].<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/14/exclusive-cryptic-ny-filing-revealed-clinton-foundation-foreign-donations/</ref>

==Russian uranium deal==
:''Main article : [[Uranium One bribery scandal]]''

While Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, the Obama Administration approved a deal that allowed a [[Russia]]n government enterprise to control one-fifth of all [[uranium]] producing capacity in the [[United States]]. The deal was also approved by the [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]] with a requirement that all of the uranium mined in the US be sold to US electric utilities.<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 Canadian firm preivously controlled by [[Frank Giustra]] (pron. ''Ju-stra''). Giustra is a Friend of Bill (FOB) and member of the Clinton Foundation Board. Giustra then donated over $130 million to the Clinton Foundation. However, Guistra had sold his interest in Uranium One years before Rosatom proposed to buy it.<ref>[https://www.clintonfoundation.org/about/board-directors Board of Directors | Clinton Foundation], www.clintonfoundation.org</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>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511</ref>

According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',
{{quotebox|[[File:Bill-clinton-moscow-speech.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pay day: Bill Clinton in Moscow to pick up a $500,000 bribe for his wife Hillary Clinton's approval of the Russian purchase of an American uranium mining company.]]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. 
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 ... The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest — was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian [[investment bank]] with ties to the [[Kremlin]] ...Renaissance Capital analysts talked up Uranium One’s stock, assigning it a “buy” rating and saying in a July 2010 research report that it was “the best play” in the uranium markets.... [[Putin]] personally thanked Mr. Clinton for speaking.<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> }}

==Rossiya/Boeing==
In 2010, Boeing landed a deal with the Russian airline Rossiya worth $3.7 billion. Two months later, the company donated $900,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Boeing also paid Bill Clinton $250,000 for a speech in 2012 approved by the State Department’s Ethics Office.

Boeing’s chief lobbyist and former Bill Clinton aide Tim Keating hosted a fundraiser for Ready for Hillary PAC, the political action committee raising money to help fund a run for the White House.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/13/clinton-facing-new-ethics-questions-on-role-in-boeing-deal.html </ref> Ready for Hillary PAC founder Tom Mostyn was found dead of a gunshot wound in November 2017.

==Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States==
*[[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Gulf States]], [[human rights]] record. [[women's rights]] record, and donations to the Clinton Foundation

===Saudi Arabia and rape victims===
While Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, the Clinton Foundation accepted donations from the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]], where rape victims are regularly flogged.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-faces-test-of-record-aiding-women.html?_r=1 Hillary Clinton Faces Test of Record as Women’s Advocate], By AMY CHOZICK, ''New York Times'', MARCH 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.mrctv.org/blog/rand-paul-stone-age-barbaric-saudi-arabia-buying-influence-donating-hillary-clinton Rand Paul: 'Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Have Taken That Money' from Saudi Arabia], Barbara Boland | March 25, 2015. www.mrctv.org</ref><ref>[https://www.gop.com/clinton-foundation-takes-from-countries-that-mistreat-women/ Clinton Foundation Takes $$ From Countries That Mistreat Women], October 11, 2015. www.gop.com</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/clintons-outrage-at-saudi-rape-sentence/2007/11/22/1195321896405.html Clinton's 'outrage' at Saudi rape sentence], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', November 22, 2007.</ref><ref>Conservative group claims Hillary Clinton's foundation took millions from foreign governments, [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/26/american-crossroads/conservative-group-claims-hillary-clintons-foundat/ Politifact: Statement:'''TRUE'''], By Steve Contorno, February 26th, 2015. politifact.com</ref> In 2015, three years after she resigned as Secretary of State, a 19 year old woman who was the victim of a violent gang rape was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of being “indecent” at the time of the attack. Saudi law dictates a woman must have a male escort in public. She originally sentenced to 90 lashes, however on appeal the sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of indecency and talking to the media.

While [[homosexuality]] is punishable by [[death]] under certain circumstances, this particular active Clinton donor at the present time is seeking to increase the frequency at which [[execution]]s of [[gay]]s is carried out. [[Social media]] is blamed for causing an increase in "deliberate" acts of homosexuality. As of the first half of 2016, there currently are 35 people on death row in Saudi Arabia for sodomy.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/saudi-arabia-pushes-homosexuals-executed-7672283 Saudi Arabia 'pushes for homosexuals to be executed' amid fears social media is 'turning people gay'], By Rhian Lubin, ''Mirror'', 1 April 2016. www.mirror.co.uk</ref>

The Clinton Foundation also received donations from countries that Secretary Hillary Clinton oversaw the transfer of weapons to.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/hillary-clinton-foundation-state-arms-deals Hillary Clinton Oversaw US Arms Deals to Clinton Foundation Donors], Bryan Schatz, ''Mother Jones'', May 28, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.quora.com/Did-Hillary-Clinton-receive-donations-from-Saudi-Arabia Did Hillary Clinton receive donations from Saudi Arabia?], www.quora.com</ref><ref>[http://prospect.org/article/clinton-foundation-donor-list-released CLINTON FOUNDATION DONOR LIST RELEASED.] ''The American Prospect''. prospect.org</ref><ref>[http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/apr/20/reince-priebus/hillary-clinton-took-money-kings-four-countries-go/ Hillary Clinton took money from the kings of four countries, GOP chief Reince Priebus says], By Tom Kertscher on Monday, April 20th, 2015. www.politifact.com</ref>

While working in the State Department the Clinton Foundation received millions from an organization known as The Friends of Saudi Arabia.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/clinton.donations Clinton's foundation got millions from Saudis, Gates], CNN, December 18, 2008. Univision TV owner also gave millions.</ref>

==The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' and presidential ambitions==

===Syria===
The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent [[salafi]]‐jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/africa/30diplo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss</ref> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/africa/31intel.html?_r=2&hp</ref> at urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his [[National Security Council]], Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com">http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330</ref>

==Libyan Gold==
:''Main article: [[Hillary_Clinton_Secretary_of_State#Libyan_War_and_the_Benghazi_attack|Libyan War and the Bengazi attack]]''
In an article posted on the Market Oracle, Eric Encina observed:
{{Cquote|One seldom mentioned fact by western politicians and media pundits: the Central Bank of Libya is 100% State Owned.... Currently, the Libyan government creates its own money, the Libyan Dinar, through the facilities of its own central bank. Few can argue that Libya is a [[sovereign]] nation with its own great resources, able to sustain its own economic destiny. One major problem for globalist banking cartels is that in order to do business with Libya, they must go through the Libyan Central Bank and its national currency, a place where they have absolutely zero dominion or power-broking ability. Hence, taking down the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) may not appear in the speeches of Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy but this is certainly at the top of the globalist agenda for absorbing Libya into its hive of compliant nations.<ref>Eric Encina,''[http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article27208.html Globalists Target 100% State Owned Central Bank of Libya,]'' Market Oracle.</ref>}}
Ellen Brown adds,
{{Cquote|Libya not only has oil. According to the IMF, its central bank has nearly 144 tons of gold in its vaults. With that sort of asset base, who needs the BIS (Bank of International Settlements), the IMF and their rules.<ref>Ellen Brown, ''[http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/289-134/5625-libya-all-about-oil-or-all-about-banking Libya: All About Oil, or All About Banking,]'' Reader Supported News, April 15, 2011.</ref>}}
These motivations were confirmed in an email from [[Sidney Blumenthal]] to Hillary Clinton on 1 April 2011:
{{quotebox|Qaddafi's government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver. During late March, 2011 these stocks were moved to SABHA (south west in the direction of the Libyan border with Niger and Chad); taken from the vaults of the Libyan Central Bank in Tripoli. This gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide the Francophone African Countries with an alternative to the French.franc (CFA). (Source Comment: According to knowledgeable individuals this quantity of gold and silver is valued at more than $7 billion. French intelligence officers discovered this plan shortly after the current rebellion began, and this was one of the factors that influenced President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]'s decision to commit [[France]] to the attack on Libya. According to these individuals Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:
:a. A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production,
:b.Increase French influence in North Africa,
:c. Improve his intemai political situation in France,
:d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,
:e. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plans to supplant France as the dominant power in Francophone Africa)<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/6528</ref>}}

Hillary Clinton was the driving force behind military action in Libya. On 14 March 2011 she met in Paris with Libyan [[jihad]]is (given the euphemism, 'Libyan opposition') and [[Bernard Henri Levy]].<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/did-bernard-henri-lvy-take-nato-to-war</ref> Mrs. Clinton was arguing for intervention. Within hours, Mrs. Clinton convinced Obama that the United States had to act, and the president ordered up military plans.<ref name=Cooper>Cooper, Helene and Myers, Steven Lee (March 18, 2011). [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp "Shift by Clinton helped persuade President to take a harder line"]. ''New York Times'', p. A1, reprinted at ''New York Times'' website.</ref>

Mrs. Clinton broke with Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]], who, along with the national security adviser, Thomas E. Donilon, and the counterterrorism chief, [[John O. Brennan]], urged caution. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and Brennan worried that the Libyan rebels remained largely unknown to American officials, and could have ties to Al Qaeda.<ref name=Cooper/>

Hillary stated:
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.”<ref>Preston, Bryan (June 23, 2011). [http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/ "Hillary Clinton to Libya skeptics: 'Whose side are you on?'"]. PJMedia website/PJTatler.</ref>}}

The president went on television offering the fig leaf for Hillary's plans: "Left unchecked... a humanitarian crisis would ensue.... The democratic values that we stand for would be overrun",<ref>Obama, President Barack (March 18, 2011). "Remarks by the President on the situation in Libya". The White House/The Press Office quoted by Congressional Research Service (March 30, 2011). [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fas.org%2Fsgp%2Fcrs%2Fnatsec%2FR41725.pdf&ei=kJkNUeedJ43DiwLCm4H4DQ&usg=AFQjCNHhRCTBkk8zUd7wMWao9DKaab8bww&sig2=8SrhE1X08403SM783aYujg&bvm=bv.41867550,d.cGE ''Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya): Background and issues for Congress''] (Gertler, Jeremiah, coordinator, Washington D.C.: GPO), p. 3.</ref> later admitting her 'greatest moment' was his 'worst mistake'.<ref>http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/12/libya-obama-admits-clintons-greatest-moment-was-his-worst-mistake</ref> After being captured on 20 October 2011 by jihadis backed by Hillary Clinton, Gaddafi was first publicly sodomized and murdered, and then his lifeless body dragged through the streets, a display to the whole world of the 'values that we stand for'.<ref>Daly, Corbett (October 20, 2011). [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20123348-503544/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/ "Clinton on Qaddafi: 'We came, we saw, he died'"] CBS News website.</ref> [[Kim Jong-un]] was watching closely how Gaddafi had been double-crossed and lied to by the Clinton consortium.<ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/what-kim-jong-il-learned-from-qaddafis-fall-never-disarm/247192/ What Kim Jong-Il Learned from Qaddafi's Fall: Never Disarm], As the U.S. tries to restart multiparty talks with North Korea, it may find that the rogue state suddenly sees greater value in keeping its nuclear arsenal, Mira Rapp-Hooper and Kenneth N. Waltz, ''The Atlantic'', Oct 24, 2011.</ref> Hillary laughed about the jihadi murderers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgcd1ghag5Y Hillary Clinton on Gaddafi: We came, we saw, he died]. youtube.com</ref>

On September 11, 2012, the anniversary of the [[9/11 terror attacks]], jihadis attacked the American embassy and killed four people. In testimony before Congress on 23 January 2013 Hillary Clinton was asked why the [[Obama administration]] deliberately put out false information about the attack just prior to the [[Presidential Election of 2012]], Clinton screamed, "WHAT DIFFERENCE AT THIS POINT DOES IT MAKE?".<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/23/senator-calls-for-top-to-bottom-review-state-department-ahead-clinton-testimony/ "Clinton set for long-awaited Libya testimony, as senator urges 'top-to-bottom review'"] (January 23, 2013). Fox News website/Politics/Senate.</ref>

In January 2016 North Korea cited Gaddafi's murder when it tested its nuclear device.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12090658/North-Korea-cites-Muammar-Gaddafis-destruction-in-nuclear-test-defence.html North Korea cites Muammar Gaddafi's 'destruction' in nuclear test defence] Pyongyang says the fates of the late Libyan leader and Saddam Hussein show the need for a nuclear deterrent, By AFP, 2:49AM GMT 09 Jan 2016. www.telegraph.co.uk</ref>

===Ambassador Stevens dispatched===

Giving in to Hillary's pressure, on Friday March 8, 2011, President Obama told reporters he would appoint an official to maintain contact with the "Libyan opposition". The number two official at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, [[Christopher Stevens]]<ref>[http://abcnewsradioonline.com/world-news/us-names-chris-stevens-liaison-to-libyan-opposition.html US Names Chris Stevens Liaison to Libyan Opposition,] ABC News Radio, March 14, 2011.</ref> was tasked with helping to coordinate assistance to the "rebels", whose top military commander, Abdelhakim Belhadj, was the leader of the [[Al Qaeda]] affiliate, the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] (LIFG).<ref>[http://counterjihadreport.com/tag/libyan-islamic-fighting-group/ ‘White Out’ on Benghazi: State Dept. Issues Report,] Clare Lopez, December 23, 2012. http://counterjihadreport.com</ref> Hillary Clinton attended a meeting in Paris with Stevens and representatives of the "Libyan opposition", as did U.S. Ambassador Gene Cretz, who has also had contacts with the "opposition". Clinton discussed what she persuaded the Obama administration to do to help the [[jihad]]is, and that they would do more than just provide humanitarian aid.

===Hillary's War===
On March 21, 2011, [[President Obama]] announced he ordered U.S. military force operations in Libya two days earlier over the objections of his most trusted and knowledgeable experts. Secretary of Defence [[Robert Gates]] opposed the action<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20038391-503544.html</ref> as did National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough, and [[White House]] counterterrorism chief [[John O. Brennan]]. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and the rebels had ties to Al Qaeda.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp]</ref> However [[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]] "won the bureaucratic battle to use [Department of Defence] resources to achieve what's essentially the State Department's objective... and Obama let it happen".<ref>[http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/18/how_obama_turned_on_a_dime_toward_war How Obama turned on a dime toward war.]</ref> Secretary Clinton stated:[[File:Hillary and Abedin.png|thumb|right|350px|Sec. Clinton (left) in [[Tripoli]] October 18, 2011 in the moment of her greatest triumph. The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' of 'smart power' was supposed to pave the way to her presidential election. Gaddafi warned [[Tony Blair]] by phone the jihadists would attack in [[Europe]] if his regime was allowed to collapse.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/12086505/Tony-Blairs-phone-conversations-with-Colonel-Gaddafi-revealed.html</ref> The disaster which has not reached its full apogee yet, evolved into what President Obama called a 'sh*t show' and her 'greatest moment' as his 'worst mistake'. ]]
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.” <ref>http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/</ref>}}

A March 29, 2011 article in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' included these paragraphs:
{{Cquote|"It’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html</ref>}}

A document published by the U.S. [[West Point]] Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center revealed that jihadi rebels between 2005 and 2007 exited Libya to join the [[Iraq insurgency 2004-2008|Islamic insurgency]] in Iraq in greater numbers than any other country.<ref>[http://www.ctc.usma.edu/harmony/pdf/CTCForeignFighter.19.Dec07.pdf A First Look at the Sinjar Documents]</ref><ref>The Sinjar Documents are a collection of al Qaeda computer data captured by Americans in 2007 in a predawn raid near Sinjar, Iraq, six miles from the Syrian border.</ref> Many of those jihadi rebels that came from Libya to Iraq to kill American soldiers came from among the very people Obama pledged to protect in the name of "humanitarianism". One group—the Libyan Fighting Group (''jama'ah al-libiyah al-muqatilah'')—claimed to have [[War on Terror|Afghan]] veterans in its ranks. The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent salafi-jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA"/> at the urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his National Security Council, Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com"/>
Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi of the U.S. organized [[Libyan Fighting Group]] said [[jihad]]ists who killed American troops in [[Iraq]] were now serving on the front lines in Libya.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8407047/Libyan-rebel-commander-admits-his-fighters-have-al-Qaeda-links.html Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links.]</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/25/world/guantanamo-files-libyan-detainee-now-us-ally-of-sorts.html Libyan, Once a Detainee, Is Now a U.S. Ally of Sorts.]</ref>

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee days before President Obama publicly admitted to intervention that U.S. intelligence knew of [[al Qaeda]] and [[Hezbollah]] elements among the Libyan insurgents.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8414583/Libya-al-Qaeda-among-Libya-rebels-Nato-chief-fears.html</ref>

The Charter of the [[United Nations]], in Article 2(4), prohibits the “threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence” of a member state, and many observers have wondered whether the establishment of a no-fly zone would constitute a violation of this prohibition. The Congressional Research Services advised that a no-fly zone imposed against a state that has not carried out an attack on its neighbors may consider the imposition of a no-fly zone an “armed attack.” CRS warned that even if no-fly zone operations in a given state do not constitute an “armed attack",
{{Cquote|that state, and other members of the international community, might consider them a violation of the prohibition of the “threat or use of force,” as well as of the customary duty of non-intervention in the affairs of other sovereign states.}}

==Laureate International Universities==
Between 2010 and 2014 partially overlapping Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, Bill Clinton made $16.5 million for his role as honorary chancellor of Laureate Education, a for-profit college company.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-31/hillary-and-bill-clinton-paid-43-million-in-federal-taxes</ref> The Clinton Foundation did not fund Laureate International University. The [[State Department]] funneled $55 million in grants during Hillary Clinton’s tenure to groups associated with Laureate’s founder. The International Youth Federation, an organization connected to Laureate chairman Douglas Becker, received USAID funding.<ref>http://www.iyfnet.org/people/douglas-l-becker</ref> Becker is a major donor to the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/laureate-a-for-profit-education-firm-finds-international-success-with-a-clintons-help/2014/01/16/13f8adde-7ca6-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html</ref><ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2016/06/08/the-clintons-university-problem-laureate-education-lawsuits-present-problem-for-clintons/</ref>

In her first year as Secretary of State, Hillary is quoted as directly asking that Becker be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before Laureate gave the lucrative contract to Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton later references “Laureate Universities, started by Doug Becker who Bill likes a lot".<ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/hillarys-emails-reveal-lucrative-ties-to-for-profit-colleges/</ref> “It’s a for-profit model that should be represented,” she wrote in the August 2009 email.<ref>https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/09/02/clinton-sought-invite-laureate-state-dept-dinner</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_031/DOC_0C05763085/C05763085.pdf</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_032-033/DOC_0C05763758/C05763758.pdf</ref>

==2013==
On its 2013 tax return the foundation claimed it spent $30 million on payroll and employee benefits; $8.7 million in rent and office expenses; $9.2 million on “conferences, conventions and meetings”; $8 million on fundraising; and nearly $8.5 million on travel. The Clintons enjoy first-class flights paid for by the foundation.

In all, the foundation reported $84.6 million in “functional expenses” on its 2013 tax return and had more than a $64 million remaining balance.

==2016 revised filings==
For tax year 2013, nearly 100 percent of the $4.4 million of the government donations came from foreign governments. Only $23,000 came from U.S. government entities, according to some of the foundations revised tax filings.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/315728117/Clinton-Foundation-revised-filing-2013</ref>
==2017==
In August 2017, Charity Navigator gave the Clinton Foundation a 93.91 rating (out of 100).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=16680|title=The Clinton Foundation |date=August 1, 2017|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tyler Drumheller]]<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tyler-drumheller-man-hillary-clintons-private-libya-intel/story?id=31834468</ref>
*[[Cody Shearer]]
*[[Cheryl Mills]]
*[[Betsy Wright]]
*[[Patrick F. Kennedy]]
*[[Jake Sullivan]]
*[[Mark Penn]]
*[[Maggie Williams]]
*[[Hillary Clinton Secretary of State]]
*[[Hillary Clinton's net worth]]
*[[Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest]]
*[[Bank of Credit and Commerce International]]
*[[Arkansas Development Finance Authority]]
*[[Clinton scandal]]s

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/results.aspx?searchText=Clinton+Email&beginDate=&endDate=&publishedBeginDate=&publishedEndDate=&caseNumber= 12,173 declassified stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department]
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/Results.aspx?collection=Clinton_Email 30,322 stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department under the FOIA]
*[https://www.rt.com/usa/complete-emails-guccifer-clinton-554/ Stolen Clinton emails recovered by Russian Television]

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Clinton Foundation

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The '''Clinton Foundation''' (renamed in 2013 as the '''Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation''') is a charity that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code. It was established by former President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]] with the stated mission to build and maintain the Clinton Presidential Library in [[Little Rock]] [[Arkansas]], but has since shifted its focus allegedly to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/about-us/leadership-team|title=Leadership Team|publisher=}}</ref> which may be a violation of the US tax code. Its acting CEO is Kevin Thurm, and its offices are located in [[New York City]] and Little Rock, [[Arkansas]].

Supporters claim that it coordinates many important international efforts against disease and poverty,<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/politics/clinton-foundation-explainer/index.html|title=What is the Clinton Foundation and why is it controversial?|date=st 26,2016|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2017}}</ref> while critics view it as an international [[criminal]] organization with ties to the [[Russia]]n [[mafia]].<ref>http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russian-mafia-money-laundering-clinton-foundation-and-john-podesta/ri17036</ref> It is an elaborate global slush fund and [[money laundering]] operation with sloppy accounting,<ref>http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/08/12/judge-jeanine-goes-clinton-foundation-money-laundering-op-not-charity</ref> poor public disclosure, and dubious mission related activities.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419791/clinton-foundation-reeks-crooks-thieves-and-hoods-deroy-murdock</ref> It has been referred to as a parallel government.<ref>https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/clintons-parallel-government-and-obamas-great-miscalculation/</ref> Originally founded in 1997 under the name the '''William J. Clinton Foundation'''<ref>http://www.openendowment.org/organization/view?id=31-1580204</ref> for the purposes of building and maintaining the '''William J. Clinton Presidential Library''', the organization has by some estimates handled as much as $100 Billion in cash inflows and outflows. The fund currently has an estimated $350 Million in assets.

==Financial disclosures==
There are three major ways that the Clinton Foundation discloses its finances. First, the Foundation makes annual filings with the [[Internal Revenue Service]], portions of which are public.<ref name=cnn/> Second, because the Foundation is in New York State, it files with the NYS Public Charity Division. Third, as a result of an agreement between the the Foundation and the Obama Administration, the foundation promised to post a list of its donors on its website while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. The Foundation has filed inconsistent data with the three sources.

According to two prominent charity watchdog organizations who analyzed the IRS returns, the Clinton Foundation has engaged in questionable fund raising and reporting practices with less than 10% of the money raised going to its stated mission purposes such as AIDS treament, education, and healthcare in poverty stricken nations.<ref>https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=311580204</ref>

In 2013, the Clinton Foundation took in more than $140 million, but spent only $9 million on its mission purposes, far below the 75 percent rate a good charity should spend. The Clinton Foundation reported the bulk of its income spent on administration, travel, salaries and bonuses with the largest payouts going to family friends.<ref>
http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund/</ref>

The Clinton Foundation Federal Tax ID number is '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=31-1580204&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-831-1580204 31-1580204]'''.

In 2008 when Hillary Clinton was nominated to be Secretary of State, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052616/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors/pages/page_1.html Clinton Foundation disclosed for the first time its list of donors], many of whom were foreign entities and governments seeking to do business with the United States which the Secretary of State would have to approve. The foundation pledged not to receive any further foreign government contributions, which it abruptly violated. Former Secretary of State and 2016 [[Democratic]] Presidential nominee has now come under [[criminal]] investigation for influence peddling among other charges.

In 2015 [[Reuters]] News agency reported,
{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years.

Those entries were errors, according to the foundation: several foreign governments continued to give tens of millions of dollars<ref name="Jonathan Allen">{{Cite web
|title=Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors | By Jonathan Allen
|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423
|publisher=Reuters
|date=23 April 2015 |accessdate=15 June 2016
}}</ref>}}

In late 2008 Hillary Clinton entered into a memorandum of understanding with the [[Obama administration]] about the potential [[conflict of interest]] with her role as [[Secretary of State]] and Mr. Clinton actively soliciting political donations for [[United States presidential election, 2016|Hillary's 2016 presidential]] bid on behalf of the Clinton Foundation.<ref>[http://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/judiciary/upload/2015-08-28%20Ex.%20A%20(State%20DAEO%20for%20Pres.%20Clinton%20Activities).pdf Memorandum of Understanding] and associated documents, December 18, 2008.</ref>
With the theft of government records and allegations the Clinton Chappaqua email server had been scrubbed by Clinton and underlings, the exact extent of a conflict of interest and violation of the memorandum of understanding at present is unclear.<ref>[http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/03/30/gowdy-hillary-clinton-wiped-her-server-between-october-and-december-2014 Gowdy: Hillary Clinton Wiped Server Between October & December 2014], On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, ''[[FOX News]]'', 30 March 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-email-scandal-20160327-story.html How Hillary Clinton's email scandal took root], Robert O'Harrow Jr., ''Washington Post'', 27 March 2016.</ref>

The first red-flag went up in 1997 when the William J. Clinton Foundation was created as a public charity; the Clinton Presidential Library is unique among Presidential Libraries in that it was not founded as a private charity, which is subject to more stringent [[IRS]] oversite and regulation and limited as to how broadly it can solicit funds..<ref>https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/eo-operational-requirements-private-foundations-and-public-charities</ref>

Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center has lobbied Congress to ban federal officeholders from getting involved with foundations and other tax-exempt groups. By operating outside disclosure rules, the foundation gives foreign donors an avenue to influence [[election]]s.<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-foundation-idUSKBN0NW0A420150511</ref>

The Clinton Foundation has also been described as a parallel government. Of course, a younger generation not schooled in the particulars of Nixon's crimes do not see what is galling about the Clinton Global Initiative to those of us who lived through the Nixon presidency.

===2005-2006===

The Clinton Foundation accepted donations from Textron, Inc. Textron, Inc. is a [[Rhode Island]]-headquartered [[Fortune 500]] conglomerate, from whose PAC Clinton took money in 2005 and 2006. Textron was fined by the [[SEC]] for bribing [[Saddam Hussein]]'s government during the lead-up to the [[Iraq War]],<ref>http://thephoenix.com/boston/news/56770-obama-backers-rap-clinton-contributions-from-textr/</ref> and is a major manufacturer of cluster bombs, which yield high rates of [[civilian]] casualties.
<ref>http://providencedailydose.com/2008/02/21/hillary-and-the-arms-industry/</ref>

===Memorandum of understanding===
In Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings Senators [[Richard Lugar]] and [[John Kerry]] expressed concern for the potential of [[conflict of interest]] in exericising her role as Secretary of State while her husband, Mr. [[Bill Clinton]], solicited funds from foreign entities and governments for the Clinton Foundation in anticipation of her inevitable 2016 presidential bid.<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/lugar-clinton-foundation-poses-risks-017380</ref>

On 12 December 2008 Clinton Foundation’s chairman of the board, Bruce Lindsey, signed a Memorandum of Understanding<ref>https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/understanding.pdf</ref> with Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of President-elect Obama’s transition team. The document provided that “During any service by Senator Clinton as Secretary of State, the Foundation will publish annually the names of all new contributors.” <ref>https://capitalresearch.org/2015/05/the-clinton-foundation-a-cauldron-of-conflicts-and-cronyism/</ref>

{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423</ref>}}

[[Reuters]] news agency discovered that the Clinton Foundation filed incorrect disclosures with the IRS. As a result of Reuters reporting, the Foundation admitted that its IRS filings from 2010 through 2013 are not accurate. During Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State, the foundation received grants from some foreign governments which totaled $18 million. The foundation operated in at least 29 countries such as [[Nigeria]], [[Uganda]], [[Ukraine]], [[Haiti]], [[Mozambique]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]].<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/14/exclusive-cryptic-ny-filing-revealed-clinton-foundation-foreign-donations/</ref>

==Russian uranium deal==
:''Main article : [[Uranium One bribery scandal]]''

While Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, the Obama Administration approved a deal that allowed a [[Russia]]n government enterprise to control one-fifth of all [[uranium]] producing capacity in the [[United States]]. The deal was also approved by the [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]] with a requirement that all of the uranium mined in the US be sold to US electric utilities.<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 Canadian firm preivously controlled by [[Frank Giustra]] (pron. ''Ju-stra''). Giustra is a Friend of Bill (FOB) and member of the Clinton Foundation Board. Giustra then donated over $130 million to the Clinton Foundation. However, Guistra had sold his interest in Uranium One years before Rosatom proposed to buy it.<ref>[https://www.clintonfoundation.org/about/board-directors Board of Directors | Clinton Foundation], www.clintonfoundation.org</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>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511</ref>

According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',
{{quotebox|[[File:Bill-clinton-moscow-speech.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pay day: Bill Clinton in Moscow to pick up a $500,000 bribe for his wife Hillary Clinton's approval of the Russian purchase of an American uranium mining company.]]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. 
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 ... The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest — was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian [[investment bank]] with ties to the [[Kremlin]] ...Renaissance Capital analysts talked up Uranium One’s stock, assigning it a “buy” rating and saying in a July 2010 research report that it was “the best play” in the uranium markets.... [[Putin]] personally thanked Mr. Clinton for speaking.<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> }}

==Rossiya/Boeing==
In 2010, Boeing landed a deal with the Russian airline Rossiya worth $3.7 billion. Two months later, the company donated $900,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Boeing also paid Bill Clinton $250,000 for a speech in 2012 approved by the State Department’s Ethics Office.

Boeing’s chief lobbyist and former Bill Clinton aide Tim Keating hosted a fundraiser for Ready for Hillary PAC, the political action committee raising money to help fund a run for the White House.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/13/clinton-facing-new-ethics-questions-on-role-in-boeing-deal.html </ref> Ready for Hillary PAC founder Tom Mostyn was found dead of a gunshot wound in November 2017.

==Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States==
*[[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Gulf States]], [[human rights]] record. [[women's rights]] record, and donations to the Clinton Foundation

===Saudi Arabia and rape victims===
While Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, the Clinton Foundation accepted donations from the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]], where rape victims are regularly flogged.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-faces-test-of-record-aiding-women.html?_r=1 Hillary Clinton Faces Test of Record as Women’s Advocate], By AMY CHOZICK, ''New York Times'', MARCH 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.mrctv.org/blog/rand-paul-stone-age-barbaric-saudi-arabia-buying-influence-donating-hillary-clinton Rand Paul: 'Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Have Taken That Money' from Saudi Arabia], Barbara Boland | March 25, 2015. www.mrctv.org</ref><ref>[https://www.gop.com/clinton-foundation-takes-from-countries-that-mistreat-women/ Clinton Foundation Takes $$ From Countries That Mistreat Women], October 11, 2015. www.gop.com</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/clintons-outrage-at-saudi-rape-sentence/2007/11/22/1195321896405.html Clinton's 'outrage' at Saudi rape sentence], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', November 22, 2007.</ref><ref>Conservative group claims Hillary Clinton's foundation took millions from foreign governments, [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/26/american-crossroads/conservative-group-claims-hillary-clintons-foundat/ Politifact: Statement:'''TRUE'''], By Steve Contorno, February 26th, 2015. politifact.com</ref> In 2015, three years after she resigned as Secretary of State, a 19 year old woman who was the victim of a violent gang rape was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of being “indecent” at the time of the attack. Saudi law dictates a woman must have a male escort in public. She originally sentenced to 90 lashes, however on appeal the sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of indecency and talking to the media.

While [[homosexuality]] is punishable by [[death]] under certain circumstances, this particular active Clinton donor at the present time is seeking to increase the frequency at which [[execution]]s of [[gay]]s is carried out. [[Social media]] is blamed for causing an increase in "deliberate" acts of homosexuality. As of the first half of 2016, there currently are 35 people on death row in Saudi Arabia for sodomy.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/saudi-arabia-pushes-homosexuals-executed-7672283 Saudi Arabia 'pushes for homosexuals to be executed' amid fears social media is 'turning people gay'], By Rhian Lubin, ''Mirror'', 1 April 2016. www.mirror.co.uk</ref>

The Clinton Foundation also received donations from countries that Secretary Hillary Clinton oversaw the transfer of weapons to.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/hillary-clinton-foundation-state-arms-deals Hillary Clinton Oversaw US Arms Deals to Clinton Foundation Donors], Bryan Schatz, ''Mother Jones'', May 28, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.quora.com/Did-Hillary-Clinton-receive-donations-from-Saudi-Arabia Did Hillary Clinton receive donations from Saudi Arabia?], www.quora.com</ref><ref>[http://prospect.org/article/clinton-foundation-donor-list-released CLINTON FOUNDATION DONOR LIST RELEASED.] ''The American Prospect''. prospect.org</ref><ref>[http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/apr/20/reince-priebus/hillary-clinton-took-money-kings-four-countries-go/ Hillary Clinton took money from the kings of four countries, GOP chief Reince Priebus says], By Tom Kertscher on Monday, April 20th, 2015. www.politifact.com</ref>

While working in the State Department the Clinton Foundation received millions from an organization known as The Friends of Saudi Arabia.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/clinton.donations Clinton's foundation got millions from Saudis, Gates], CNN, December 18, 2008. Univision TV owner also gave millions.</ref>

==The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' and presidential ambitions==

===Syria===
The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent [[salafi]]‐jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/africa/30diplo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss</ref> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/africa/31intel.html?_r=2&hp</ref> at urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his [[National Security Council]], Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com">http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330</ref>

==Libyan Gold==
:''Main article: [[Hillary_Clinton_Secretary_of_State#Libyan_War_and_the_Benghazi_attack|Libyan War and the Bengazi attack]]''
In an article posted on the Market Oracle, Eric Encina observed:
{{Cquote|One seldom mentioned fact by western politicians and media pundits: the Central Bank of Libya is 100% State Owned.... Currently, the Libyan government creates its own money, the Libyan Dinar, through the facilities of its own central bank. Few can argue that Libya is a [[sovereign]] nation with its own great resources, able to sustain its own economic destiny. One major problem for globalist banking cartels is that in order to do business with Libya, they must go through the Libyan Central Bank and its national currency, a place where they have absolutely zero dominion or power-broking ability. Hence, taking down the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) may not appear in the speeches of Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy but this is certainly at the top of the globalist agenda for absorbing Libya into its hive of compliant nations.<ref>Eric Encina,''[http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article27208.html Globalists Target 100% State Owned Central Bank of Libya,]'' Market Oracle.</ref>}}
Ellen Brown adds,
{{Cquote|Libya not only has oil. According to the IMF, its central bank has nearly 144 tons of gold in its vaults. With that sort of asset base, who needs the BIS (Bank of International Settlements), the IMF and their rules.<ref>Ellen Brown, ''[http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/289-134/5625-libya-all-about-oil-or-all-about-banking Libya: All About Oil, or All About Banking,]'' Reader Supported News, April 15, 2011.</ref>}}
These motivations were confirmed in an email from [[Sidney Blumenthal]] to Hillary Clinton on 1 April 2011:
{{quotebox|Qaddafi's government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver. During late March, 2011 these stocks were moved to SABHA (south west in the direction of the Libyan border with Niger and Chad); taken from the vaults of the Libyan Central Bank in Tripoli. This gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide the Francophone African Countries with an alternative to the French.franc (CFA). (Source Comment: According to knowledgeable individuals this quantity of gold and silver is valued at more than $7 billion. French intelligence officers discovered this plan shortly after the current rebellion began, and this was one of the factors that influenced President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]'s decision to commit [[France]] to the attack on Libya. According to these individuals Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:
:a. A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production,
:b.Increase French influence in North Africa,
:c. Improve his intemai political situation in France,
:d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,
:e. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plans to supplant France as the dominant power in Francophone Africa)<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/6528</ref>}}

Hillary Clinton was the driving force behind military action in Libya. On 14 March 2011 she met in Paris with Libyan [[jihad]]is (given the euphemism, 'Libyan opposition') and [[Bernard Henri Levy]].<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/did-bernard-henri-lvy-take-nato-to-war</ref> Mrs. Clinton was arguing for intervention. Within hours, Mrs. Clinton convinced Obama that the United States had to act, and the president ordered up military plans.<ref name=Cooper>Cooper, Helene and Myers, Steven Lee (March 18, 2011). [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp "Shift by Clinton helped persuade President to take a harder line"]. ''New York Times'', p. A1, reprinted at ''New York Times'' website.</ref>

Mrs. Clinton broke with Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]], who, along with the national security adviser, Thomas E. Donilon, and the counterterrorism chief, [[John O. Brennan]], urged caution. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and Brennan worried that the Libyan rebels remained largely unknown to American officials, and could have ties to Al Qaeda.<ref name=Cooper/>

Hillary stated:
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.”<ref>Preston, Bryan (June 23, 2011). [http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/ "Hillary Clinton to Libya skeptics: 'Whose side are you on?'"]. PJMedia website/PJTatler.</ref>}}

The president went on television offering the fig leaf for Hillary's plans: "Left unchecked... a humanitarian crisis would ensue.... The democratic values that we stand for would be overrun",<ref>Obama, President Barack (March 18, 2011). "Remarks by the President on the situation in Libya". The White House/The Press Office quoted by Congressional Research Service (March 30, 2011). [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fas.org%2Fsgp%2Fcrs%2Fnatsec%2FR41725.pdf&ei=kJkNUeedJ43DiwLCm4H4DQ&usg=AFQjCNHhRCTBkk8zUd7wMWao9DKaab8bww&sig2=8SrhE1X08403SM783aYujg&bvm=bv.41867550,d.cGE ''Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya): Background and issues for Congress''] (Gertler, Jeremiah, coordinator, Washington D.C.: GPO), p. 3.</ref> later admitting her 'greatest moment' was his 'worst mistake'.<ref>http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/12/libya-obama-admits-clintons-greatest-moment-was-his-worst-mistake</ref> After being captured on 20 October 2011 by jihadis backed by Hillary Clinton, Gaddafi was first publicly sodomized and murdered, and then his lifeless body dragged through the streets, a display to the whole world of the 'values that we stand for'.<ref>Daly, Corbett (October 20, 2011). [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20123348-503544/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/ "Clinton on Qaddafi: 'We came, we saw, he died'"] CBS News website.</ref> [[Kim Jong-un]] was watching closely how Gaddafi had been double-crossed and lied to by the Clinton consortium.<ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/what-kim-jong-il-learned-from-qaddafis-fall-never-disarm/247192/ What Kim Jong-Il Learned from Qaddafi's Fall: Never Disarm], As the U.S. tries to restart multiparty talks with North Korea, it may find that the rogue state suddenly sees greater value in keeping its nuclear arsenal, Mira Rapp-Hooper and Kenneth N. Waltz, ''The Atlantic'', Oct 24, 2011.</ref> Hillary laughed about the jihadi murderers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgcd1ghag5Y Hillary Clinton on Gaddafi: We came, we saw, he died]. youtube.com</ref>

On September 11, 2012, the anniversary of the [[9/11 terror attacks]], jihadis attacked the American embassy and killed four people. In testimony before Congress on 23 January 2013 Hillary Clinton was asked why the [[Obama administration]] deliberately put out false information about the attack just prior to the [[Presidential Election of 2012]], Clinton screamed, "WHAT DIFFERENCE AT THIS POINT DOES IT MAKE?".<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/23/senator-calls-for-top-to-bottom-review-state-department-ahead-clinton-testimony/ "Clinton set for long-awaited Libya testimony, as senator urges 'top-to-bottom review'"] (January 23, 2013). Fox News website/Politics/Senate.</ref>

In January 2016 North Korea cited Gaddafi's murder when it tested its nuclear device.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12090658/North-Korea-cites-Muammar-Gaddafis-destruction-in-nuclear-test-defence.html North Korea cites Muammar Gaddafi's 'destruction' in nuclear test defence] Pyongyang says the fates of the late Libyan leader and Saddam Hussein show the need for a nuclear deterrent, By AFP, 2:49AM GMT 09 Jan 2016. www.telegraph.co.uk</ref>

===Ambassador Stevens dispatched===

Giving in to Hillary's pressure, on Friday March 8, 2011, President Obama told reporters he would appoint an official to maintain contact with the "Libyan opposition". The number two official at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, [[Christopher Stevens]]<ref>[http://abcnewsradioonline.com/world-news/us-names-chris-stevens-liaison-to-libyan-opposition.html US Names Chris Stevens Liaison to Libyan Opposition,] ABC News Radio, March 14, 2011.</ref> was tasked with helping to coordinate assistance to the "rebels", whose top military commander, Abdelhakim Belhadj, was the leader of the [[Al Qaeda]] affiliate, the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] (LIFG).<ref>[http://counterjihadreport.com/tag/libyan-islamic-fighting-group/ ‘White Out’ on Benghazi: State Dept. Issues Report,] Clare Lopez, December 23, 2012. http://counterjihadreport.com</ref> Hillary Clinton attended a meeting in Paris with Stevens and representatives of the "Libyan opposition", as did U.S. Ambassador Gene Cretz, who has also had contacts with the "opposition". Clinton discussed what she persuaded the Obama administration to do to help the [[jihad]]is, and that they would do more than just provide humanitarian aid.

===Hillary's War===
On March 21, 2011, [[President Obama]] announced he ordered U.S. military force operations in Libya two days earlier over the objections of his most trusted and knowledgeable experts. Secretary of Defence [[Robert Gates]] opposed the action<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20038391-503544.html</ref> as did National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough, and [[White House]] counterterrorism chief [[John O. Brennan]]. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and the rebels had ties to Al Qaeda.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp]</ref> However [[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]] "won the bureaucratic battle to use [Department of Defence] resources to achieve what's essentially the State Department's objective... and Obama let it happen".<ref>[http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/18/how_obama_turned_on_a_dime_toward_war How Obama turned on a dime toward war.]</ref> Secretary Clinton stated:[[File:Hillary and Abedin.png|thumb|right|350px|Sec. Clinton (left) in [[Tripoli]] October 18, 2011 in the moment of her greatest triumph. The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' of 'smart power' was supposed to pave the way to her presidential election. Gaddafi warned [[Tony Blair]] by phone the jihadists would attack in [[Europe]] if his regime was allowed to collapse.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/12086505/Tony-Blairs-phone-conversations-with-Colonel-Gaddafi-revealed.html</ref> The disaster which has not reached its full apogee yet, evolved into what President Obama called a 'sh*t show' and her 'greatest moment' as his 'worst mistake'. ]]
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.” <ref>http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/</ref>}}

A March 29, 2011 article in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' included these paragraphs:
{{Cquote|"It’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html</ref>}}

A document published by the U.S. [[West Point]] Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center revealed that jihadi rebels between 2005 and 2007 exited Libya to join the [[Iraq insurgency 2004-2008|Islamic insurgency]] in Iraq in greater numbers than any other country.<ref>[http://www.ctc.usma.edu/harmony/pdf/CTCForeignFighter.19.Dec07.pdf A First Look at the Sinjar Documents]</ref><ref>The Sinjar Documents are a collection of al Qaeda computer data captured by Americans in 2007 in a predawn raid near Sinjar, Iraq, six miles from the Syrian border.</ref> Many of those jihadi rebels that came from Libya to Iraq to kill American soldiers came from among the very people Obama pledged to protect in the name of "humanitarianism". One group—the Libyan Fighting Group (''jama'ah al-libiyah al-muqatilah'')—claimed to have [[War on Terror|Afghan]] veterans in its ranks. The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent salafi-jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA"/> at the urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his National Security Council, Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com"/>
Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi of the U.S. organized [[Libyan Fighting Group]] said [[jihad]]ists who killed American troops in [[Iraq]] were now serving on the front lines in Libya.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8407047/Libyan-rebel-commander-admits-his-fighters-have-al-Qaeda-links.html Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links.]</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/25/world/guantanamo-files-libyan-detainee-now-us-ally-of-sorts.html Libyan, Once a Detainee, Is Now a U.S. Ally of Sorts.]</ref>

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee days before President Obama publicly admitted to intervention that U.S. intelligence knew of [[al Qaeda]] and [[Hezbollah]] elements among the Libyan insurgents.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8414583/Libya-al-Qaeda-among-Libya-rebels-Nato-chief-fears.html</ref>

The Charter of the [[United Nations]], in Article 2(4), prohibits the “threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence” of a member state, and many observers have wondered whether the establishment of a no-fly zone would constitute a violation of this prohibition. The Congressional Research Services advised that a no-fly zone imposed against a state that has not carried out an attack on its neighbors may consider the imposition of a no-fly zone an “armed attack.” CRS warned that even if no-fly zone operations in a given state do not constitute an “armed attack",
{{Cquote|that state, and other members of the international community, might consider them a violation of the prohibition of the “threat or use of force,” as well as of the customary duty of non-intervention in the affairs of other sovereign states.}}

==Laureate International Universities==
Between 2010 and 2014 partially overlapping Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, Bill Clinton made $16.5 million for his role as honorary chancellor of Laureate Education, a for-profit college company.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-31/hillary-and-bill-clinton-paid-43-million-in-federal-taxes</ref> The Clinton Foundation did not fund Laureate International University. The [[State Department]] funneled $55 million in grants during Hillary Clinton’s tenure to groups associated with Laureate’s founder. The International Youth Federation, an organization connected to Laureate chairman Douglas Becker, received USAID funding.<ref>http://www.iyfnet.org/people/douglas-l-becker</ref> Becker is a major donor to the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/laureate-a-for-profit-education-firm-finds-international-success-with-a-clintons-help/2014/01/16/13f8adde-7ca6-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html</ref><ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2016/06/08/the-clintons-university-problem-laureate-education-lawsuits-present-problem-for-clintons/</ref>

In her first year as Secretary of State, Hillary is quoted as directly asking that Laureate be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before the lucrative contract was given to Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton later references “Laureate Universities, started by Doug Becker who Bill likes a lot".<ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/hillarys-emails-reveal-lucrative-ties-to-for-profit-colleges/</ref> “It’s a for-profit model that should be represented,” she wrote in the August 2009 email.<ref>https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/09/02/clinton-sought-invite-laureate-state-dept-dinner</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_031/DOC_0C05763085/C05763085.pdf</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_032-033/DOC_0C05763758/C05763758.pdf</ref>

==2013==
On its 2013 tax return the foundation claimed it spent $30 million on payroll and employee benefits; $8.7 million in rent and office expenses; $9.2 million on “conferences, conventions and meetings”; $8 million on fundraising; and nearly $8.5 million on travel. The Clintons enjoy first-class flights paid for by the foundation.

In all, the foundation reported $84.6 million in “functional expenses” on its 2013 tax return and had more than a $64 million remaining balance.

==2016 revised filings==
For tax year 2013, nearly 100 percent of the $4.4 million of the government donations came from foreign governments. Only $23,000 came from U.S. government entities, according to some of the foundations revised tax filings.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/315728117/Clinton-Foundation-revised-filing-2013</ref>
==2017==
In August 2017, Charity Navigator gave the Clinton Foundation a 93.91 rating (out of 100).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=16680|title=The Clinton Foundation |date=August 1, 2017|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tyler Drumheller]]<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tyler-drumheller-man-hillary-clintons-private-libya-intel/story?id=31834468</ref>
*[[Cody Shearer]]
*[[Cheryl Mills]]
*[[Betsy Wright]]
*[[Patrick F. Kennedy]]
*[[Jake Sullivan]]
*[[Mark Penn]]
*[[Maggie Williams]]
*[[Hillary Clinton Secretary of State]]
*[[Hillary Clinton's net worth]]
*[[Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest]]
*[[Bank of Credit and Commerce International]]
*[[Arkansas Development Finance Authority]]
*[[Clinton scandal]]s

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/results.aspx?searchText=Clinton+Email&beginDate=&endDate=&publishedBeginDate=&publishedEndDate=&caseNumber= 12,173 declassified stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department]
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/Results.aspx?collection=Clinton_Email 30,322 stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department under the FOIA]
*[https://www.rt.com/usa/complete-emails-guccifer-clinton-554/ Stolen Clinton emails recovered by Russian Television]

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Clinton Foundation

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The '''Clinton Foundation''' (renamed in 2013 as the '''Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation''') is a charity that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code. It was established by former President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]] with the stated mission to build and maintain the Clinton Presidential Library in [[Little Rock]] [[Arkansas]], but has since shifted its focus allegedly to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/about-us/leadership-team|title=Leadership Team|publisher=}}</ref> which may be a violation of the US tax code. Its acting CEO is Kevin Thurm, and its offices are located in [[New York City]] and Little Rock, [[Arkansas]].

Supporters claim that it coordinates many important international efforts against disease and poverty,<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/politics/clinton-foundation-explainer/index.html|title=What is the Clinton Foundation and why is it controversial?|date=st 26,2016|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2017}}</ref> while critics view it as an international [[criminal]] organization with ties to the [[Russia]]n [[mafia]].<ref>http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russian-mafia-money-laundering-clinton-foundation-and-john-podesta/ri17036</ref> It is an elaborate global slush fund and [[money laundering]] operation with sloppy accounting,<ref>http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/08/12/judge-jeanine-goes-clinton-foundation-money-laundering-op-not-charity</ref> poor public disclosure, and dubious mission related activities.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419791/clinton-foundation-reeks-crooks-thieves-and-hoods-deroy-murdock</ref> It has been referred to as a parallel government.<ref>https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/clintons-parallel-government-and-obamas-great-miscalculation/</ref> Originally founded in 1997 under the name the '''William J. Clinton Foundation'''<ref>http://www.openendowment.org/organization/view?id=31-1580204</ref> for the purposes of building and maintaining the '''William J. Clinton Presidential Library''', the organization has by some estimates handled as much as $100 Billion in cash inflows and outflows. The fund currently has an estimated $350 Million in assets.

==Financial disclosures==
There are three major ways that the Clinton Foundation discloses its finances. First, the Foundation makes annual filings with the [[Internal Revenue Service]], portions of which are public.<ref name=cnn/> Second, because the Foundation is in New York State, it files with the NYS Public Charity Division. Third, as a result of an agreement between the the Foundation and the Obama Administration, the foundation promised to post a list of its donors on its website while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. The Foundation has filed inconsistent data with the three sources.

According to two prominent charity watchdog organizations who analyzed the IRS returns, the Clinton Foundation has engaged in questionable fund raising and reporting practices with less than 10% of the money raised going to its stated mission purposes such as AIDS treament, education, and healthcare in poverty stricken nations.<ref>https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=311580204</ref>

In 2013, the Clinton Foundation took in more than $140 million, but spent only $9 million on its mission purposes, far below the 75 percent rate a good charity should spend. The Clinton Foundation reported the bulk of its income spent on administration, travel, salaries and bonuses with the largest payouts going to family friends.<ref>
http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund/</ref>

The Clinton Foundation Federal Tax ID number is '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=31-1580204&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-831-1580204 31-1580204]'''.

In 2008 when Hillary Clinton was nominated to be Secretary of State, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052616/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors/pages/page_1.html Clinton Foundation disclosed for the first time its list of donors], many of whom were foreign entities and governments seeking to do business with the United States which the Secretary of State would have to approve. The foundation pledged not to receive any further foreign government contributions, which it abruptly violated. Former Secretary of State and 2016 [[Democratic]] Presidential nominee has now come under [[criminal]] investigation for influence peddling among other charges.

In 2015 [[Reuters]] News agency reported,
{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years.

Those entries were errors, according to the foundation: several foreign governments continued to give tens of millions of dollars<ref name="Jonathan Allen">{{Cite web
|title=Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors | By Jonathan Allen
|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423
|publisher=Reuters
|date=23 April 2015 |accessdate=15 June 2016
}}</ref>}}

In late 2008 Hillary Clinton entered into a memorandum of understanding with the [[Obama administration]] about the potential [[conflict of interest]] with her role as [[Secretary of State]] and Mr. Clinton actively soliciting political donations for [[United States presidential election, 2016|Hillary's 2016 presidential]] bid on behalf of the Clinton Foundation.<ref>[http://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/judiciary/upload/2015-08-28%20Ex.%20A%20(State%20DAEO%20for%20Pres.%20Clinton%20Activities).pdf Memorandum of Understanding] and associated documents, December 18, 2008.</ref>
With the theft of government records and allegations the Clinton Chappaqua email server had been scrubbed by Clinton and underlings, the exact extent of a conflict of interest and violation of the memorandum of understanding at present is unclear.<ref>[http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/03/30/gowdy-hillary-clinton-wiped-her-server-between-october-and-december-2014 Gowdy: Hillary Clinton Wiped Server Between October & December 2014], On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, ''[[FOX News]]'', 30 March 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-email-scandal-20160327-story.html How Hillary Clinton's email scandal took root], Robert O'Harrow Jr., ''Washington Post'', 27 March 2016.</ref>

The first red-flag went up in 1997 when the William J. Clinton Foundation was created as a public charity; the Clinton Presidential Library is unique among Presidential Libraries in that it was not founded as a private charity, which is subject to more stringent [[IRS]] oversite and regulation and limited as to how broadly it can solicit funds..<ref>https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/eo-operational-requirements-private-foundations-and-public-charities</ref>

Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center has lobbied Congress to ban federal officeholders from getting involved with foundations and other tax-exempt groups. By operating outside disclosure rules, the foundation gives foreign donors an avenue to influence [[election]]s.<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-foundation-idUSKBN0NW0A420150511</ref>

The Clinton Foundation has also been described as a parallel government. Of course, a younger generation not schooled in the particulars of Nixon's crimes do not see what is galling about the Clinton Global Initiative to those of us who lived through the Nixon presidency.

===2005-2006===

The Clinton Foundation accepted donations from Textron, Inc. Textron, Inc. is a [[Rhode Island]]-headquartered [[Fortune 500]] conglomerate, from whose PAC Clinton took money in 2005 and 2006. Textron was fined by the [[SEC]] for bribing [[Saddam Hussein]]'s government during the lead-up to the [[Iraq War]],<ref>http://thephoenix.com/boston/news/56770-obama-backers-rap-clinton-contributions-from-textr/</ref> and is a major manufacturer of cluster bombs, which yield high rates of [[civilian]] casualties.
<ref>http://providencedailydose.com/2008/02/21/hillary-and-the-arms-industry/</ref>

===Memorandum of understanding===
In Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings Senators [[Richard Lugar]] and [[John Kerry]] expressed concern for the potential of [[conflict of interest]] in exericising her role as Secretary of State while her husband, Mr. [[Bill Clinton]], solicited funds from foreign entities and governments for the Clinton Foundation in anticipation of her inevitable 2016 presidential bid.<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/lugar-clinton-foundation-poses-risks-017380</ref>

On 12 December 2008 Clinton Foundation’s chairman of the board, Bruce Lindsey, signed a Memorandum of Understanding<ref>https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/understanding.pdf</ref> with Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of President-elect Obama’s transition team. The document provided that “During any service by Senator Clinton as Secretary of State, the Foundation will publish annually the names of all new contributors.” <ref>https://capitalresearch.org/2015/05/the-clinton-foundation-a-cauldron-of-conflicts-and-cronyism/</ref>

{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423</ref>}}

[[Reuters]] news agency discovered that the Clinton Foundation filed incorrect disclosures with the IRS. As a result of Reuters reporting, the Foundation admitted that its IRS filings from 2010 through 2013 are not accurate. During Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State, the foundation received grants from some foreign governments which totaled $18 million. The foundation operated in at least 29 countries such as [[Nigeria]], [[Uganda]], [[Ukraine]], [[Haiti]], [[Mozambique]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]].<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/14/exclusive-cryptic-ny-filing-revealed-clinton-foundation-foreign-donations/</ref>

==Russian uranium deal==
:''Main article : [[Uranium One bribery scandal]]''

While Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, the Obama Administration approved a deal that allowed a [[Russia]]n government enterprise to control one-fifth of all [[uranium]] producing capacity in the [[United States]]. The deal was also approved by the [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]] with a requirement that all of the uranium mined in the US be sold to US electric utilities.<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 Canadian firm preivously controlled by [[Frank Giustra]] (pron. ''Ju-stra''). Giustra is a Friend of Bill (FOB) and member of the Clinton Foundation Board. Giustra then donated over $130 million to the Clinton Foundation. However, Guistra had sold his interest in Uranium One years before Rosatom proposed to buy it.<ref>[https://www.clintonfoundation.org/about/board-directors Board of Directors | Clinton Foundation], www.clintonfoundation.org</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>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511</ref>

According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',
{{quotebox|[[File:Bill-clinton-moscow-speech.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pay day: Bill Clinton in Moscow to pick up a $500,000 bribe for his wife Hillary Clinton's approval of the Russian purchase of an American uranium mining company.]]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. 
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 ... The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest — was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian [[investment bank]] with ties to the [[Kremlin]] ...Renaissance Capital analysts talked up Uranium One’s stock, assigning it a “buy” rating and saying in a July 2010 research report that it was “the best play” in the uranium markets.... [[Putin]] personally thanked Mr. Clinton for speaking.<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> }}

==Rossiya/Boeing==
In 2010, Boeing landed a deal with the Russian airline Rossiya worth $3.7 billion. Two months later, the company donated $900,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Boeing also paid Bill Clinton $250,000 for a speech in 2012 approved by the State Department’s Ethics Office.

Boeing’s chief lobbyist and former Bill Clinton aide Tim Keating hosted a fundraiser for Ready for Hillary PAC, the political action committee raising money to help fund a run for the White House.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/13/clinton-facing-new-ethics-questions-on-role-in-boeing-deal.html </ref> Ready for Hillary PAC founder Tom Mostyn was found dead of a gunshot wound in November 2017.

==Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States==
*[[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Gulf States]], [[human rights]] record. [[women's rights]] record, and donations to the Clinton Foundation

===Saudi Arabia and rape victims===
As Secretary of State, the Clinton Foundation accepted donations from the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]], where rape victims are regularly flogged.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-faces-test-of-record-aiding-women.html?_r=1 Hillary Clinton Faces Test of Record as Women’s Advocate], By AMY CHOZICK, ''New York Times'', MARCH 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.mrctv.org/blog/rand-paul-stone-age-barbaric-saudi-arabia-buying-influence-donating-hillary-clinton Rand Paul: 'Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Have Taken That Money' from Saudi Arabia], Barbara Boland | March 25, 2015. www.mrctv.org</ref><ref>[https://www.gop.com/clinton-foundation-takes-from-countries-that-mistreat-women/ Clinton Foundation Takes $$ From Countries That Mistreat Women], October 11, 2015. www.gop.com</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/clintons-outrage-at-saudi-rape-sentence/2007/11/22/1195321896405.html Clinton's 'outrage' at Saudi rape sentence], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', November 22, 2007.</ref><ref>Conservative group claims Hillary Clinton's foundation took millions from foreign governments, [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/26/american-crossroads/conservative-group-claims-hillary-clintons-foundat/ Politifact: Statement:'''TRUE'''], By Steve Contorno, February 26th, 2015. politifact.com</ref> In 2015, a 19 year old woman who was the victim of a violent gang rape was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of being “indecent” at the time of the attack. Saudi law dictates a woman must have a male escort in public. She originally sentenced to 90 lashes, however on appeal the sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of indecency and talking to the media.

While [[homosexuality]] is punishable by [[death]] under certain circumstances, this particular active Clinton donor at the present time is seeking to increase the frequency at which [[execution]]s of [[gay]]s is carried out. [[Social media]] is blamed for causing an increase in "deliberate" acts of homosexuality. As of the first half of 2016, there currently are 35 people on death row in Saudi Arabia for sodomy.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/saudi-arabia-pushes-homosexuals-executed-7672283 Saudi Arabia 'pushes for homosexuals to be executed' amid fears social media is 'turning people gay'], By Rhian Lubin, ''Mirror'', 1 April 2016. www.mirror.co.uk</ref>

The Clinton Foundation also received donations from countries that Secretary Hillary Clinton oversaw the transfer of weapons to.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/hillary-clinton-foundation-state-arms-deals Hillary Clinton Oversaw US Arms Deals to Clinton Foundation Donors], Bryan Schatz, ''Mother Jones'', May 28, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.quora.com/Did-Hillary-Clinton-receive-donations-from-Saudi-Arabia Did Hillary Clinton receive donations from Saudi Arabia?], www.quora.com</ref><ref>[http://prospect.org/article/clinton-foundation-donor-list-released CLINTON FOUNDATION DONOR LIST RELEASED.] ''The American Prospect''. prospect.org</ref><ref>[http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/apr/20/reince-priebus/hillary-clinton-took-money-kings-four-countries-go/ Hillary Clinton took money from the kings of four countries, GOP chief Reince Priebus says], By Tom Kertscher on Monday, April 20th, 2015. www.politifact.com</ref>

While working in the State Department the Clinton Foundation received millions from an organization known as The Friends of Saudi Arabia.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/clinton.donations Clinton's foundation got millions from Saudis, Gates], CNN, December 18, 2008. Univision TV owner also gave millions.</ref>

==The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' and presidential ambitions==

===Syria===
The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent [[salafi]]‐jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/africa/30diplo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss</ref> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/africa/31intel.html?_r=2&hp</ref> at urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his [[National Security Council]], Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com">http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330</ref>

==Libyan Gold==
:''Main article: [[Hillary_Clinton_Secretary_of_State#Libyan_War_and_the_Benghazi_attack|Libyan War and the Bengazi attack]]''
In an article posted on the Market Oracle, Eric Encina observed:
{{Cquote|One seldom mentioned fact by western politicians and media pundits: the Central Bank of Libya is 100% State Owned.... Currently, the Libyan government creates its own money, the Libyan Dinar, through the facilities of its own central bank. Few can argue that Libya is a [[sovereign]] nation with its own great resources, able to sustain its own economic destiny. One major problem for globalist banking cartels is that in order to do business with Libya, they must go through the Libyan Central Bank and its national currency, a place where they have absolutely zero dominion or power-broking ability. Hence, taking down the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) may not appear in the speeches of Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy but this is certainly at the top of the globalist agenda for absorbing Libya into its hive of compliant nations.<ref>Eric Encina,''[http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article27208.html Globalists Target 100% State Owned Central Bank of Libya,]'' Market Oracle.</ref>}}
Ellen Brown adds,
{{Cquote|Libya not only has oil. According to the IMF, its central bank has nearly 144 tons of gold in its vaults. With that sort of asset base, who needs the BIS (Bank of International Settlements), the IMF and their rules.<ref>Ellen Brown, ''[http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/289-134/5625-libya-all-about-oil-or-all-about-banking Libya: All About Oil, or All About Banking,]'' Reader Supported News, April 15, 2011.</ref>}}
These motivations were confirmed in an email from [[Sidney Blumenthal]] to Hillary Clinton on 1 April 2011:
{{quotebox|Qaddafi's government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver. During late March, 2011 these stocks were moved to SABHA (south west in the direction of the Libyan border with Niger and Chad); taken from the vaults of the Libyan Central Bank in Tripoli. This gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide the Francophone African Countries with an alternative to the French.franc (CFA). (Source Comment: According to knowledgeable individuals this quantity of gold and silver is valued at more than $7 billion. French intelligence officers discovered this plan shortly after the current rebellion began, and this was one of the factors that influenced President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]'s decision to commit [[France]] to the attack on Libya. According to these individuals Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:
:a. A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production,
:b.Increase French influence in North Africa,
:c. Improve his intemai political situation in France,
:d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,
:e. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plans to supplant France as the dominant power in Francophone Africa)<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/6528</ref>}}

Hillary Clinton was the driving force behind military action in Libya. On 14 March 2011 she met in Paris with Libyan [[jihad]]is (given the euphemism, 'Libyan opposition') and [[Bernard Henri Levy]].<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/did-bernard-henri-lvy-take-nato-to-war</ref> Mrs. Clinton was arguing for intervention. Within hours, Mrs. Clinton convinced Obama that the United States had to act, and the president ordered up military plans.<ref name=Cooper>Cooper, Helene and Myers, Steven Lee (March 18, 2011). [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp "Shift by Clinton helped persuade President to take a harder line"]. ''New York Times'', p. A1, reprinted at ''New York Times'' website.</ref>

Mrs. Clinton broke with Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]], who, along with the national security adviser, Thomas E. Donilon, and the counterterrorism chief, [[John O. Brennan]], urged caution. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and Brennan worried that the Libyan rebels remained largely unknown to American officials, and could have ties to Al Qaeda.<ref name=Cooper/>

Hillary stated:
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.”<ref>Preston, Bryan (June 23, 2011). [http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/ "Hillary Clinton to Libya skeptics: 'Whose side are you on?'"]. PJMedia website/PJTatler.</ref>}}

The president went on television offering the fig leaf for Hillary's plans: "Left unchecked... a humanitarian crisis would ensue.... The democratic values that we stand for would be overrun",<ref>Obama, President Barack (March 18, 2011). "Remarks by the President on the situation in Libya". The White House/The Press Office quoted by Congressional Research Service (March 30, 2011). [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fas.org%2Fsgp%2Fcrs%2Fnatsec%2FR41725.pdf&ei=kJkNUeedJ43DiwLCm4H4DQ&usg=AFQjCNHhRCTBkk8zUd7wMWao9DKaab8bww&sig2=8SrhE1X08403SM783aYujg&bvm=bv.41867550,d.cGE ''Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya): Background and issues for Congress''] (Gertler, Jeremiah, coordinator, Washington D.C.: GPO), p. 3.</ref> later admitting her 'greatest moment' was his 'worst mistake'.<ref>http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/12/libya-obama-admits-clintons-greatest-moment-was-his-worst-mistake</ref> After being captured on 20 October 2011 by jihadis backed by Hillary Clinton, Gaddafi was first publicly sodomized and murdered, and then his lifeless body dragged through the streets, a display to the whole world of the 'values that we stand for'.<ref>Daly, Corbett (October 20, 2011). [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20123348-503544/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/ "Clinton on Qaddafi: 'We came, we saw, he died'"] CBS News website.</ref> [[Kim Jong-un]] was watching closely how Gaddafi had been double-crossed and lied to by the Clinton consortium.<ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/what-kim-jong-il-learned-from-qaddafis-fall-never-disarm/247192/ What Kim Jong-Il Learned from Qaddafi's Fall: Never Disarm], As the U.S. tries to restart multiparty talks with North Korea, it may find that the rogue state suddenly sees greater value in keeping its nuclear arsenal, Mira Rapp-Hooper and Kenneth N. Waltz, ''The Atlantic'', Oct 24, 2011.</ref> Hillary laughed about the jihadi murderers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgcd1ghag5Y Hillary Clinton on Gaddafi: We came, we saw, he died]. youtube.com</ref>

On September 11, 2012, the anniversary of the [[9/11 terror attacks]], jihadis attacked the American embassy and killed four people. In testimony before Congress on 23 January 2013 Hillary Clinton was asked why the [[Obama administration]] deliberately put out false information about the attack just prior to the [[Presidential Election of 2012]], Clinton screamed, "WHAT DIFFERENCE AT THIS POINT DOES IT MAKE?".<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/23/senator-calls-for-top-to-bottom-review-state-department-ahead-clinton-testimony/ "Clinton set for long-awaited Libya testimony, as senator urges 'top-to-bottom review'"] (January 23, 2013). Fox News website/Politics/Senate.</ref>

In January 2016 North Korea cited Gaddafi's murder when it tested its nuclear device.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12090658/North-Korea-cites-Muammar-Gaddafis-destruction-in-nuclear-test-defence.html North Korea cites Muammar Gaddafi's 'destruction' in nuclear test defence] Pyongyang says the fates of the late Libyan leader and Saddam Hussein show the need for a nuclear deterrent, By AFP, 2:49AM GMT 09 Jan 2016. www.telegraph.co.uk</ref>

===Ambassador Stevens dispatched===

Giving in to Hillary's pressure, on Friday March 8, 2011, President Obama told reporters he would appoint an official to maintain contact with the "Libyan opposition". The number two official at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, [[Christopher Stevens]]<ref>[http://abcnewsradioonline.com/world-news/us-names-chris-stevens-liaison-to-libyan-opposition.html US Names Chris Stevens Liaison to Libyan Opposition,] ABC News Radio, March 14, 2011.</ref> was tasked with helping to coordinate assistance to the "rebels", whose top military commander, Abdelhakim Belhadj, was the leader of the [[Al Qaeda]] affiliate, the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] (LIFG).<ref>[http://counterjihadreport.com/tag/libyan-islamic-fighting-group/ ‘White Out’ on Benghazi: State Dept. Issues Report,] Clare Lopez, December 23, 2012. http://counterjihadreport.com</ref> Hillary Clinton attended a meeting in Paris with Stevens and representatives of the "Libyan opposition", as did U.S. Ambassador Gene Cretz, who has also had contacts with the "opposition". Clinton discussed what she persuaded the Obama administration to do to help the [[jihad]]is, and that they would do more than just provide humanitarian aid.

===Hillary's War===
On March 21, 2011, [[President Obama]] announced he ordered U.S. military force operations in Libya two days earlier over the objections of his most trusted and knowledgeable experts. Secretary of Defence [[Robert Gates]] opposed the action<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20038391-503544.html</ref> as did National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough, and [[White House]] counterterrorism chief [[John O. Brennan]]. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and the rebels had ties to Al Qaeda.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp]</ref> However [[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]] "won the bureaucratic battle to use [Department of Defence] resources to achieve what's essentially the State Department's objective... and Obama let it happen".<ref>[http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/18/how_obama_turned_on_a_dime_toward_war How Obama turned on a dime toward war.]</ref> Secretary Clinton stated:[[File:Hillary and Abedin.png|thumb|right|350px|Sec. Clinton (left) in [[Tripoli]] October 18, 2011 in the moment of her greatest triumph. The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' of 'smart power' was supposed to pave the way to her presidential election. Gaddafi warned [[Tony Blair]] by phone the jihadists would attack in [[Europe]] if his regime was allowed to collapse.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/12086505/Tony-Blairs-phone-conversations-with-Colonel-Gaddafi-revealed.html</ref> The disaster which has not reached its full apogee yet, evolved into what President Obama called a 'sh*t show' and her 'greatest moment' as his 'worst mistake'. ]]
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.” <ref>http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/</ref>}}

A March 29, 2011 article in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' included these paragraphs:
{{Cquote|"It’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html</ref>}}

A document published by the U.S. [[West Point]] Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center revealed that jihadi rebels between 2005 and 2007 exited Libya to join the [[Iraq insurgency 2004-2008|Islamic insurgency]] in Iraq in greater numbers than any other country.<ref>[http://www.ctc.usma.edu/harmony/pdf/CTCForeignFighter.19.Dec07.pdf A First Look at the Sinjar Documents]</ref><ref>The Sinjar Documents are a collection of al Qaeda computer data captured by Americans in 2007 in a predawn raid near Sinjar, Iraq, six miles from the Syrian border.</ref> Many of those jihadi rebels that came from Libya to Iraq to kill American soldiers came from among the very people Obama pledged to protect in the name of "humanitarianism". One group—the Libyan Fighting Group (''jama'ah al-libiyah al-muqatilah'')—claimed to have [[War on Terror|Afghan]] veterans in its ranks. The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent salafi-jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA"/> at the urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his National Security Council, Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com"/>
Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi of the U.S. organized [[Libyan Fighting Group]] said [[jihad]]ists who killed American troops in [[Iraq]] were now serving on the front lines in Libya.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8407047/Libyan-rebel-commander-admits-his-fighters-have-al-Qaeda-links.html Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links.]</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/25/world/guantanamo-files-libyan-detainee-now-us-ally-of-sorts.html Libyan, Once a Detainee, Is Now a U.S. Ally of Sorts.]</ref>

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee days before President Obama publicly admitted to intervention that U.S. intelligence knew of [[al Qaeda]] and [[Hezbollah]] elements among the Libyan insurgents.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8414583/Libya-al-Qaeda-among-Libya-rebels-Nato-chief-fears.html</ref>

The Charter of the [[United Nations]], in Article 2(4), prohibits the “threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence” of a member state, and many observers have wondered whether the establishment of a no-fly zone would constitute a violation of this prohibition. The Congressional Research Services advised that a no-fly zone imposed against a state that has not carried out an attack on its neighbors may consider the imposition of a no-fly zone an “armed attack.” CRS warned that even if no-fly zone operations in a given state do not constitute an “armed attack",
{{Cquote|that state, and other members of the international community, might consider them a violation of the prohibition of the “threat or use of force,” as well as of the customary duty of non-intervention in the affairs of other sovereign states.}}

==Laureate International Universities==
Between 2010 and 2014 partially overlapping Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, Bill Clinton made $16.5 million for his role as honorary chancellor of Laureate Education, a for-profit college company.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-31/hillary-and-bill-clinton-paid-43-million-in-federal-taxes</ref> The Clinton Foundation did not fund Laureate International University. The [[State Department]] funneled $55 million in grants during Hillary Clinton’s tenure to groups associated with Laureate’s founder. The International Youth Federation, an organization connected to Laureate chairman Douglas Becker, received USAID funding.<ref>http://www.iyfnet.org/people/douglas-l-becker</ref> Becker is a major donor to the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/laureate-a-for-profit-education-firm-finds-international-success-with-a-clintons-help/2014/01/16/13f8adde-7ca6-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html</ref><ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2016/06/08/the-clintons-university-problem-laureate-education-lawsuits-present-problem-for-clintons/</ref>

In her first year as Secretary of State, Hillary is quoted as directly asking that Laureate be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before the lucrative contract was given to Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton later references “Laureate Universities, started by Doug Becker who Bill likes a lot".<ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/hillarys-emails-reveal-lucrative-ties-to-for-profit-colleges/</ref> “It’s a for-profit model that should be represented,” she wrote in the August 2009 email.<ref>https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/09/02/clinton-sought-invite-laureate-state-dept-dinner</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_031/DOC_0C05763085/C05763085.pdf</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_032-033/DOC_0C05763758/C05763758.pdf</ref>

==2013==
On its 2013 tax return the foundation claimed it spent $30 million on payroll and employee benefits; $8.7 million in rent and office expenses; $9.2 million on “conferences, conventions and meetings”; $8 million on fundraising; and nearly $8.5 million on travel. The Clintons enjoy first-class flights paid for by the foundation.

In all, the foundation reported $84.6 million in “functional expenses” on its 2013 tax return and had more than a $64 million remaining balance.

==2016 revised filings==
For tax year 2013, nearly 100 percent of the $4.4 million of the government donations came from foreign governments. Only $23,000 came from U.S. government entities, according to some of the foundations revised tax filings.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/315728117/Clinton-Foundation-revised-filing-2013</ref>
==2017==
In August 2017, Charity Navigator gave the Clinton Foundation a 93.91 rating (out of 100).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=16680|title=The Clinton Foundation |date=August 1, 2017|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tyler Drumheller]]<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tyler-drumheller-man-hillary-clintons-private-libya-intel/story?id=31834468</ref>
*[[Cody Shearer]]
*[[Cheryl Mills]]
*[[Betsy Wright]]
*[[Patrick F. Kennedy]]
*[[Jake Sullivan]]
*[[Mark Penn]]
*[[Maggie Williams]]
*[[Hillary Clinton Secretary of State]]
*[[Hillary Clinton's net worth]]
*[[Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest]]
*[[Bank of Credit and Commerce International]]
*[[Arkansas Development Finance Authority]]
*[[Clinton scandal]]s

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/results.aspx?searchText=Clinton+Email&beginDate=&endDate=&publishedBeginDate=&publishedEndDate=&caseNumber= 12,173 declassified stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department]
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/Results.aspx?collection=Clinton_Email 30,322 stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department under the FOIA]
*[https://www.rt.com/usa/complete-emails-guccifer-clinton-554/ Stolen Clinton emails recovered by Russian Television]

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Clinton Foundation

2017-11-26T23:37:48Z

NeilG: reword

The '''Clinton Foundation''' (renamed in 2013 as the '''Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation''') is a charity that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code. It was established by former President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]] with the stated mission to build and maintain the Clinton Presidential Library in [[Little Rock]] [[Arkansas]], but has since shifted its focus allegedly to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/about-us/leadership-team|title=Leadership Team|publisher=}}</ref> which may be a violation of the US tax code. Its acting CEO is Kevin Thurm, and its offices are located in [[New York City]] and Little Rock, [[Arkansas]].

Supporters claim that it coordinates many important international efforts against disease and poverty,<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/politics/clinton-foundation-explainer/index.html|title=What is the Clinton Foundation and why is it controversial?|date=st 26,2016|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2017}}</ref> while critics view it as an international [[criminal]] organization with ties to the [[Russia]]n [[mafia]].<ref>http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russian-mafia-money-laundering-clinton-foundation-and-john-podesta/ri17036</ref> It is an elaborate global slush fund and [[money laundering]] operation with sloppy accounting,<ref>http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/08/12/judge-jeanine-goes-clinton-foundation-money-laundering-op-not-charity</ref> poor public disclosure, and dubious mission related activities.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419791/clinton-foundation-reeks-crooks-thieves-and-hoods-deroy-murdock</ref> It has been referred to as a parallel government.<ref>https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/clintons-parallel-government-and-obamas-great-miscalculation/</ref> Originally founded in 1997 under the name the '''William J. Clinton Foundation'''<ref>http://www.openendowment.org/organization/view?id=31-1580204</ref> for the purposes of building and maintaining the '''William J. Clinton Presidential Library''', the organization has by some estimates handled as much as $100 Billion in cash inflows and outflows. The fund currently has an estimated $350 Million in assets.

==Financial disclosures==
There are three major ways that the Clinton Foundation discloses its finances. First, the Foundation makes annual filings with the [[Internal Revenue Service]], portions of which are public.<ref name=cnn/> Second, because the Foundation is in New York State, it files with the NYS Public Charity Division. Third, as a result of an agreement between the the Foundation and the Obama Administration, the foundation promised to post a list of its donors on its website while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. The Foundation has filed inconsistent data with the three sources.

According to two prominent charity watchdog organizations who analyzed the IRS returns, the Clinton Foundation has engaged in questionable fund raising and reporting practices with less than 10% of the money raised going to its stated mission purposes such as AIDS treament, education, and healthcare in poverty stricken nations.<ref>https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=311580204</ref>

In 2013, the Clinton Foundation took in more than $140 million, but spent only $9 million on its mission purposes, far below the 75 percent rate a good charity should spend. The Clinton Foundation reported the bulk of its income spent on administration, travel, salaries and bonuses with the largest payouts going to family friends.<ref>
http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund/</ref>

The Clinton Foundation Federal Tax ID number is '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=31-1580204&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-831-1580204 31-1580204]'''.

In 2008 when Hillary Clinton was nominated to be Secretary of State, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052616/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors/pages/page_1.html Clinton Foundation disclosed for the first time its list of donors], many of whom were foreign entities and governments seeking to do business with the United States which the Secretary of State would have to approve. The foundation pledged not to receive any further foreign government contributions, which it abruptly violated. Former Secretary of State and 2016 [[Democratic]] Presidential nominee has now come under [[criminal]] investigation for influence peddling among other charges.

In 2015 [[Reuters]] News agency reported,
{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years.

Those entries were errors, according to the foundation: several foreign governments continued to give tens of millions of dollars<ref name="Jonathan Allen">{{Cite web
|title=Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors | By Jonathan Allen
|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423
|publisher=Reuters
|date=23 April 2015 |accessdate=15 June 2016
}}</ref>}}

In late 2008 Hillary Clinton entered into a memorandum of understanding with the [[Obama administration]] about the potential [[conflict of interest]] with her role as [[Secretary of State]] and Mr. Clinton actively soliciting political donations for [[United States presidential election, 2016|Hillary's 2016 presidential]] bid on behalf of the Clinton Foundation.<ref>[http://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/judiciary/upload/2015-08-28%20Ex.%20A%20(State%20DAEO%20for%20Pres.%20Clinton%20Activities).pdf Memorandum of Understanding] and associated documents, December 18, 2008.</ref>
With the theft of government records and allegations the Clinton Chappaqua email server had been scrubbed by Clinton and underlings, the exact extent of a conflict of interest and violation of the memorandum of understanding at present is unclear.<ref>[http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/03/30/gowdy-hillary-clinton-wiped-her-server-between-october-and-december-2014 Gowdy: Hillary Clinton Wiped Server Between October & December 2014], On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, ''[[FOX News]]'', 30 March 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-email-scandal-20160327-story.html How Hillary Clinton's email scandal took root], Robert O'Harrow Jr., ''Washington Post'', 27 March 2016.</ref>

The first red-flag went up in 1997 when the William J. Clinton Foundation was created as a public charity; the Clinton Presidential Library is unique among Presidential Libraries in that it was not founded as a private charity, which is subject to more stringent [[IRS]] oversite and regulation and limited as to how broadly it can solicit funds..<ref>https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/eo-operational-requirements-private-foundations-and-public-charities</ref>

Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center has lobbied Congress to ban federal officeholders from getting involved with foundations and other tax-exempt groups. By operating outside disclosure rules, the foundation gives foreign donors an avenue to influence [[election]]s.<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-foundation-idUSKBN0NW0A420150511</ref>

The Clinton Foundation has also been described as a parallel government. Of course, a younger generation not schooled in the particulars of Nixon's crimes do not see what is galling about the Clinton Global Initiative to those of us who lived through the Nixon presidency.

===2005-2006===

The Clinton Foundation accepted donations from Textron, Inc. Textron, Inc. is a [[Rhode Island]]-headquartered [[Fortune 500]] conglomerate, from whose PAC Clinton took money in 2005 and 2006. Textron was fined by the [[SEC]] for bribing [[Saddam Hussein]]'s government during the lead-up to the [[Iraq War]],<ref>http://thephoenix.com/boston/news/56770-obama-backers-rap-clinton-contributions-from-textr/</ref> and is a major manufacturer of cluster bombs, which yield high rates of [[civilian]] casualties.
<ref>http://providencedailydose.com/2008/02/21/hillary-and-the-arms-industry/</ref>

===Memorandum of understanding===
In Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings Senators [[Richard Lugar]] and [[John Kerry]] expressed concern for the potential of [[conflict of interest]] in exericising her role as Secretary of State while her husband, Mr. [[Bill Clinton]], solicited funds from foreign entities and governments for the Clinton Foundation in anticipation of her inevitable 2016 presidential bid.<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/lugar-clinton-foundation-poses-risks-017380</ref>

On 12 December 2008 Clinton Foundation’s chairman of the board, Bruce Lindsey, signed a Memorandum of Understanding<ref>https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/understanding.pdf</ref> with Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of President-elect Obama’s transition team. The document provided that “During any service by Senator Clinton as Secretary of State, the Foundation will publish annually the names of all new contributors.” <ref>https://capitalresearch.org/2015/05/the-clinton-foundation-a-cauldron-of-conflicts-and-cronyism/</ref>

{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423</ref>}}

[[Reuters]] news agency discovered that the Clinton Foundation filed incorrect disclosures with the IRS. As a result of Reuters reporting, the Foundation admitted that its IRS filings from 2010 through 2013 are not accurate. During Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State, the foundation received grants from some foreign governments which totaled $18 million. The foundation operated in at least 29 countries such as [[Nigeria]], [[Uganda]], [[Ukraine]], [[Haiti]], [[Mozambique]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]].<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/14/exclusive-cryptic-ny-filing-revealed-clinton-foundation-foreign-donations/</ref>

==Russian uranium deal==
:''Main article : [[Uranium One bribery scandal]]''
http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2015/04/23/more-clinton-foundation-cronyism-the-deal-to-sell-uranium-interests-to-russia-while-hillary-was-secretary-of-state/

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 Uranium One, a Canadian firm controlled by [[Frank Giustra]] (pron. ''Ju-stra''). Giustra is a Friend of Bill (FOB) and member of the Clinton Foundation Board. Giustra then donated 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>

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>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511</ref>

According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',
{{quotebox|[[File:Bill-clinton-moscow-speech.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pay day: Bill Clinton in Moscow to pick up a $500,000 bribe for his wife Hillary Clinton's approval of the Russian purchase of an American uranium mining company.]]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. 
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 ... The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest — was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian [[investment bank]] with ties to the [[Kremlin]] ...Renaissance Capital analysts talked up Uranium One’s stock, assigning it a “buy” rating and saying in a July 2010 research report that it was “the best play” in the uranium markets.... [[Putin]] personally thanked Mr. Clinton for speaking.<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> }}

==Rossiya/Boeing==
In 2010, Boeing landed a deal with the Russian airline Rossiya worth $3.7 billion. Two months later, the company donated $900,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Boeing also paid Bill Clinton $250,000 for a speech in 2012 approved by the State Department’s Ethics Office.

Boeing’s chief lobbyist and former Bill Clinton aide Tim Keating hosted a fundraiser for Ready for Hillary PAC, the political action committee raising money to help fund a run for the White House.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/13/clinton-facing-new-ethics-questions-on-role-in-boeing-deal.html </ref> Ready for Hillary PAC founder Tom Mostyn was found dead of a gunshot wound in November 2017.

==Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States==
*[[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Gulf States]], [[human rights]] record. [[women's rights]] record, and donations to the Clinton Foundation

===Saudi Arabia and rape victims===
As Secretary of State, the Clinton Foundation accepted donations from the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]], where rape victims are regularly flogged.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-faces-test-of-record-aiding-women.html?_r=1 Hillary Clinton Faces Test of Record as Women’s Advocate], By AMY CHOZICK, ''New York Times'', MARCH 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.mrctv.org/blog/rand-paul-stone-age-barbaric-saudi-arabia-buying-influence-donating-hillary-clinton Rand Paul: 'Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Have Taken That Money' from Saudi Arabia], Barbara Boland | March 25, 2015. www.mrctv.org</ref><ref>[https://www.gop.com/clinton-foundation-takes-from-countries-that-mistreat-women/ Clinton Foundation Takes $$ From Countries That Mistreat Women], October 11, 2015. www.gop.com</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/clintons-outrage-at-saudi-rape-sentence/2007/11/22/1195321896405.html Clinton's 'outrage' at Saudi rape sentence], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', November 22, 2007.</ref><ref>Conservative group claims Hillary Clinton's foundation took millions from foreign governments, [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/26/american-crossroads/conservative-group-claims-hillary-clintons-foundat/ Politifact: Statement:'''TRUE'''], By Steve Contorno, February 26th, 2015. politifact.com</ref> In 2015, a 19 year old woman who was the victim of a violent gang rape was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of being “indecent” at the time of the attack. Saudi law dictates a woman must have a male escort in public. She originally sentenced to 90 lashes, however on appeal the sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of indecency and talking to the media.

While [[homosexuality]] is punishable by [[death]] under certain circumstances, this particular active Clinton donor at the present time is seeking to increase the frequency at which [[execution]]s of [[gay]]s is carried out. [[Social media]] is blamed for causing an increase in "deliberate" acts of homosexuality. As of the first half of 2016, there currently are 35 people on death row in Saudi Arabia for sodomy.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/saudi-arabia-pushes-homosexuals-executed-7672283 Saudi Arabia 'pushes for homosexuals to be executed' amid fears social media is 'turning people gay'], By Rhian Lubin, ''Mirror'', 1 April 2016. www.mirror.co.uk</ref>

The Clinton Foundation also received donations from countries that Secretary Hillary Clinton oversaw the transfer of weapons to.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/hillary-clinton-foundation-state-arms-deals Hillary Clinton Oversaw US Arms Deals to Clinton Foundation Donors], Bryan Schatz, ''Mother Jones'', May 28, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.quora.com/Did-Hillary-Clinton-receive-donations-from-Saudi-Arabia Did Hillary Clinton receive donations from Saudi Arabia?], www.quora.com</ref><ref>[http://prospect.org/article/clinton-foundation-donor-list-released CLINTON FOUNDATION DONOR LIST RELEASED.] ''The American Prospect''. prospect.org</ref><ref>[http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/apr/20/reince-priebus/hillary-clinton-took-money-kings-four-countries-go/ Hillary Clinton took money from the kings of four countries, GOP chief Reince Priebus says], By Tom Kertscher on Monday, April 20th, 2015. www.politifact.com</ref>

While working in the State Department the Clinton Foundation received millions from an organization known as The Friends of Saudi Arabia.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/clinton.donations Clinton's foundation got millions from Saudis, Gates], CNN, December 18, 2008. Univision TV owner also gave millions.</ref>

==The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' and presidential ambitions==

===Syria===
The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent [[salafi]]‐jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/africa/30diplo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss</ref> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/africa/31intel.html?_r=2&hp</ref> at urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his [[National Security Council]], Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com">http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330</ref>

==Libyan Gold==
:''Main article: [[Hillary_Clinton_Secretary_of_State#Libyan_War_and_the_Benghazi_attack|Libyan War and the Bengazi attack]]''
In an article posted on the Market Oracle, Eric Encina observed:
{{Cquote|One seldom mentioned fact by western politicians and media pundits: the Central Bank of Libya is 100% State Owned.... Currently, the Libyan government creates its own money, the Libyan Dinar, through the facilities of its own central bank. Few can argue that Libya is a [[sovereign]] nation with its own great resources, able to sustain its own economic destiny. One major problem for globalist banking cartels is that in order to do business with Libya, they must go through the Libyan Central Bank and its national currency, a place where they have absolutely zero dominion or power-broking ability. Hence, taking down the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) may not appear in the speeches of Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy but this is certainly at the top of the globalist agenda for absorbing Libya into its hive of compliant nations.<ref>Eric Encina,''[http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article27208.html Globalists Target 100% State Owned Central Bank of Libya,]'' Market Oracle.</ref>}}
Ellen Brown adds,
{{Cquote|Libya not only has oil. According to the IMF, its central bank has nearly 144 tons of gold in its vaults. With that sort of asset base, who needs the BIS (Bank of International Settlements), the IMF and their rules.<ref>Ellen Brown, ''[http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/289-134/5625-libya-all-about-oil-or-all-about-banking Libya: All About Oil, or All About Banking,]'' Reader Supported News, April 15, 2011.</ref>}}
These motivations were confirmed in an email from [[Sidney Blumenthal]] to Hillary Clinton on 1 April 2011:
{{quotebox|Qaddafi's government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver. During late March, 2011 these stocks were moved to SABHA (south west in the direction of the Libyan border with Niger and Chad); taken from the vaults of the Libyan Central Bank in Tripoli. This gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide the Francophone African Countries with an alternative to the French.franc (CFA). (Source Comment: According to knowledgeable individuals this quantity of gold and silver is valued at more than $7 billion. French intelligence officers discovered this plan shortly after the current rebellion began, and this was one of the factors that influenced President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]'s decision to commit [[France]] to the attack on Libya. According to these individuals Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:
:a. A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production,
:b.Increase French influence in North Africa,
:c. Improve his intemai political situation in France,
:d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,
:e. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plans to supplant France as the dominant power in Francophone Africa)<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/6528</ref>}}

Hillary Clinton was the driving force behind military action in Libya. On 14 March 2011 she met in Paris with Libyan [[jihad]]is (given the euphemism, 'Libyan opposition') and [[Bernard Henri Levy]].<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/did-bernard-henri-lvy-take-nato-to-war</ref> Mrs. Clinton was arguing for intervention. Within hours, Mrs. Clinton convinced Obama that the United States had to act, and the president ordered up military plans.<ref name=Cooper>Cooper, Helene and Myers, Steven Lee (March 18, 2011). [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp "Shift by Clinton helped persuade President to take a harder line"]. ''New York Times'', p. A1, reprinted at ''New York Times'' website.</ref>

Mrs. Clinton broke with Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]], who, along with the national security adviser, Thomas E. Donilon, and the counterterrorism chief, [[John O. Brennan]], urged caution. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and Brennan worried that the Libyan rebels remained largely unknown to American officials, and could have ties to Al Qaeda.<ref name=Cooper/>

Hillary stated:
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.”<ref>Preston, Bryan (June 23, 2011). [http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/ "Hillary Clinton to Libya skeptics: 'Whose side are you on?'"]. PJMedia website/PJTatler.</ref>}}

The president went on television offering the fig leaf for Hillary's plans: "Left unchecked... a humanitarian crisis would ensue.... The democratic values that we stand for would be overrun",<ref>Obama, President Barack (March 18, 2011). "Remarks by the President on the situation in Libya". The White House/The Press Office quoted by Congressional Research Service (March 30, 2011). [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fas.org%2Fsgp%2Fcrs%2Fnatsec%2FR41725.pdf&ei=kJkNUeedJ43DiwLCm4H4DQ&usg=AFQjCNHhRCTBkk8zUd7wMWao9DKaab8bww&sig2=8SrhE1X08403SM783aYujg&bvm=bv.41867550,d.cGE ''Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya): Background and issues for Congress''] (Gertler, Jeremiah, coordinator, Washington D.C.: GPO), p. 3.</ref> later admitting her 'greatest moment' was his 'worst mistake'.<ref>http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/12/libya-obama-admits-clintons-greatest-moment-was-his-worst-mistake</ref> After being captured on 20 October 2011 by jihadis backed by Hillary Clinton, Gaddafi was first publicly sodomized and murdered, and then his lifeless body dragged through the streets, a display to the whole world of the 'values that we stand for'.<ref>Daly, Corbett (October 20, 2011). [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20123348-503544/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/ "Clinton on Qaddafi: 'We came, we saw, he died'"] CBS News website.</ref> [[Kim Jong-un]] was watching closely how Gaddafi had been double-crossed and lied to by the Clinton consortium.<ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/what-kim-jong-il-learned-from-qaddafis-fall-never-disarm/247192/ What Kim Jong-Il Learned from Qaddafi's Fall: Never Disarm], As the U.S. tries to restart multiparty talks with North Korea, it may find that the rogue state suddenly sees greater value in keeping its nuclear arsenal, Mira Rapp-Hooper and Kenneth N. Waltz, ''The Atlantic'', Oct 24, 2011.</ref> Hillary laughed about the jihadi murderers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgcd1ghag5Y Hillary Clinton on Gaddafi: We came, we saw, he died]. youtube.com</ref>

On September 11, 2012, the anniversary of the [[9/11 terror attacks]], jihadis attacked the American embassy and killed four people. In testimony before Congress on 23 January 2013 Hillary Clinton was asked why the [[Obama administration]] deliberately put out false information about the attack just prior to the [[Presidential Election of 2012]], Clinton screamed, "WHAT DIFFERENCE AT THIS POINT DOES IT MAKE?".<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/23/senator-calls-for-top-to-bottom-review-state-department-ahead-clinton-testimony/ "Clinton set for long-awaited Libya testimony, as senator urges 'top-to-bottom review'"] (January 23, 2013). Fox News website/Politics/Senate.</ref>

In January 2016 North Korea cited Gaddafi's murder when it tested its nuclear device.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12090658/North-Korea-cites-Muammar-Gaddafis-destruction-in-nuclear-test-defence.html North Korea cites Muammar Gaddafi's 'destruction' in nuclear test defence] Pyongyang says the fates of the late Libyan leader and Saddam Hussein show the need for a nuclear deterrent, By AFP, 2:49AM GMT 09 Jan 2016. www.telegraph.co.uk</ref>

===Ambassador Stevens dispatched===

Giving in to Hillary's pressure, on Friday March 8, 2011, President Obama told reporters he would appoint an official to maintain contact with the "Libyan opposition". The number two official at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, [[Christopher Stevens]]<ref>[http://abcnewsradioonline.com/world-news/us-names-chris-stevens-liaison-to-libyan-opposition.html US Names Chris Stevens Liaison to Libyan Opposition,] ABC News Radio, March 14, 2011.</ref> was tasked with helping to coordinate assistance to the "rebels", whose top military commander, Abdelhakim Belhadj, was the leader of the [[Al Qaeda]] affiliate, the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] (LIFG).<ref>[http://counterjihadreport.com/tag/libyan-islamic-fighting-group/ ‘White Out’ on Benghazi: State Dept. Issues Report,] Clare Lopez, December 23, 2012. http://counterjihadreport.com</ref> Hillary Clinton attended a meeting in Paris with Stevens and representatives of the "Libyan opposition", as did U.S. Ambassador Gene Cretz, who has also had contacts with the "opposition". Clinton discussed what she persuaded the Obama administration to do to help the [[jihad]]is, and that they would do more than just provide humanitarian aid.

===Hillary's War===
On March 21, 2011, [[President Obama]] announced he ordered U.S. military force operations in Libya two days earlier over the objections of his most trusted and knowledgeable experts. Secretary of Defence [[Robert Gates]] opposed the action<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20038391-503544.html</ref> as did National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough, and [[White House]] counterterrorism chief [[John O. Brennan]]. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and the rebels had ties to Al Qaeda.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp]</ref> However [[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]] "won the bureaucratic battle to use [Department of Defence] resources to achieve what's essentially the State Department's objective... and Obama let it happen".<ref>[http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/18/how_obama_turned_on_a_dime_toward_war How Obama turned on a dime toward war.]</ref> Secretary Clinton stated:[[File:Hillary and Abedin.png|thumb|right|350px|Sec. Clinton (left) in [[Tripoli]] October 18, 2011 in the moment of her greatest triumph. The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' of 'smart power' was supposed to pave the way to her presidential election. Gaddafi warned [[Tony Blair]] by phone the jihadists would attack in [[Europe]] if his regime was allowed to collapse.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/12086505/Tony-Blairs-phone-conversations-with-Colonel-Gaddafi-revealed.html</ref> The disaster which has not reached its full apogee yet, evolved into what President Obama called a 'sh*t show' and her 'greatest moment' as his 'worst mistake'. ]]
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.” <ref>http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/</ref>}}

A March 29, 2011 article in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' included these paragraphs:
{{Cquote|"It’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html</ref>}}

A document published by the U.S. [[West Point]] Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center revealed that jihadi rebels between 2005 and 2007 exited Libya to join the [[Iraq insurgency 2004-2008|Islamic insurgency]] in Iraq in greater numbers than any other country.<ref>[http://www.ctc.usma.edu/harmony/pdf/CTCForeignFighter.19.Dec07.pdf A First Look at the Sinjar Documents]</ref><ref>The Sinjar Documents are a collection of al Qaeda computer data captured by Americans in 2007 in a predawn raid near Sinjar, Iraq, six miles from the Syrian border.</ref> Many of those jihadi rebels that came from Libya to Iraq to kill American soldiers came from among the very people Obama pledged to protect in the name of "humanitarianism". One group—the Libyan Fighting Group (''jama'ah al-libiyah al-muqatilah'')—claimed to have [[War on Terror|Afghan]] veterans in its ranks. The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent salafi-jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA"/> at the urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his National Security Council, Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com"/>
Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi of the U.S. organized [[Libyan Fighting Group]] said [[jihad]]ists who killed American troops in [[Iraq]] were now serving on the front lines in Libya.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8407047/Libyan-rebel-commander-admits-his-fighters-have-al-Qaeda-links.html Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links.]</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/25/world/guantanamo-files-libyan-detainee-now-us-ally-of-sorts.html Libyan, Once a Detainee, Is Now a U.S. Ally of Sorts.]</ref>

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee days before President Obama publicly admitted to intervention that U.S. intelligence knew of [[al Qaeda]] and [[Hezbollah]] elements among the Libyan insurgents.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8414583/Libya-al-Qaeda-among-Libya-rebels-Nato-chief-fears.html</ref>

The Charter of the [[United Nations]], in Article 2(4), prohibits the “threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence” of a member state, and many observers have wondered whether the establishment of a no-fly zone would constitute a violation of this prohibition. The Congressional Research Services advised that a no-fly zone imposed against a state that has not carried out an attack on its neighbors may consider the imposition of a no-fly zone an “armed attack.” CRS warned that even if no-fly zone operations in a given state do not constitute an “armed attack",
{{Cquote|that state, and other members of the international community, might consider them a violation of the prohibition of the “threat or use of force,” as well as of the customary duty of non-intervention in the affairs of other sovereign states.}}

==Laureate International Universities==
Between 2010 and 2014 partially overlapping Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, Bill Clinton made $16.5 million for his role as honorary chancellor of Laureate Education, a for-profit college company.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-31/hillary-and-bill-clinton-paid-43-million-in-federal-taxes</ref> The Clinton Foundation did not fund Laureate International University. The [[State Department]] funneled $55 million in grants during Hillary Clinton’s tenure to groups associated with Laureate’s founder. The International Youth Federation, an organization connected to Laureate chairman Douglas Becker, received USAID funding.<ref>http://www.iyfnet.org/people/douglas-l-becker</ref> Becker is a major donor to the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/laureate-a-for-profit-education-firm-finds-international-success-with-a-clintons-help/2014/01/16/13f8adde-7ca6-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html</ref><ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2016/06/08/the-clintons-university-problem-laureate-education-lawsuits-present-problem-for-clintons/</ref>

In her first year as Secretary of State, Hillary is quoted as directly asking that Laureate be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before the lucrative contract was given to Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton later references “Laureate Universities, started by Doug Becker who Bill likes a lot".<ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/hillarys-emails-reveal-lucrative-ties-to-for-profit-colleges/</ref> “It’s a for-profit model that should be represented,” she wrote in the August 2009 email.<ref>https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/09/02/clinton-sought-invite-laureate-state-dept-dinner</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_031/DOC_0C05763085/C05763085.pdf</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_032-033/DOC_0C05763758/C05763758.pdf</ref>

==2013==
On its 2013 tax return the foundation claimed it spent $30 million on payroll and employee benefits; $8.7 million in rent and office expenses; $9.2 million on “conferences, conventions and meetings”; $8 million on fundraising; and nearly $8.5 million on travel. The Clintons enjoy first-class flights paid for by the foundation.

In all, the foundation reported $84.6 million in “functional expenses” on its 2013 tax return and had more than a $64 million remaining balance.

==2016 revised filings==
For tax year 2013, nearly 100 percent of the $4.4 million of the government donations came from foreign governments. Only $23,000 came from U.S. government entities, according to some of the foundations revised tax filings.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/315728117/Clinton-Foundation-revised-filing-2013</ref>
==2017==
In August 2017, Charity Navigator gave the Clinton Foundation a 93.91 rating (out of 100).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=16680|title=The Clinton Foundation |date=August 1, 2017|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tyler Drumheller]]<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tyler-drumheller-man-hillary-clintons-private-libya-intel/story?id=31834468</ref>
*[[Cody Shearer]]
*[[Cheryl Mills]]
*[[Betsy Wright]]
*[[Patrick F. Kennedy]]
*[[Jake Sullivan]]
*[[Mark Penn]]
*[[Maggie Williams]]
*[[Hillary Clinton Secretary of State]]
*[[Hillary Clinton's net worth]]
*[[Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest]]
*[[Bank of Credit and Commerce International]]
*[[Arkansas Development Finance Authority]]
*[[Clinton scandal]]s

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/results.aspx?searchText=Clinton+Email&beginDate=&endDate=&publishedBeginDate=&publishedEndDate=&caseNumber= 12,173 declassified stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department]
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/Results.aspx?collection=Clinton_Email 30,322 stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department under the FOIA]
*[https://www.rt.com/usa/complete-emails-guccifer-clinton-554/ Stolen Clinton emails recovered by Russian Television]

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Clinton Foundation

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The '''Clinton Foundation''' (renamed in 2013 as the '''Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation''') is a charity that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code. It was established by former President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]] with the stated mission to build and maintain the Clinton Presidential Library in [[Little Rock]] [[Arkansas]], but has since shifted its focus allegedly to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/about-us/leadership-team|title=Leadership Team|publisher=}}</ref> which may be a violation of the US tax code. Its acting CEO is Kevin Thurm, and its offices are located in [[New York City]] and Little Rock, [[Arkansas]].

Supporters claim that it coordinates many important international efforts against disease and poverty,<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/politics/clinton-foundation-explainer/index.html|title=What is the Clinton Foundation and why is it controversial?|date=st 26,2016|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2017}}</ref> while critics view it as an international [[criminal]] organization with ties to the [[Russia]]n [[mafia]].<ref>http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russian-mafia-money-laundering-clinton-foundation-and-john-podesta/ri17036</ref> It is an elaborate global slush fund and [[money laundering]] operation with sloppy accounting,<ref>http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/08/12/judge-jeanine-goes-clinton-foundation-money-laundering-op-not-charity</ref> poor public disclosure, and dubious mission related activities.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419791/clinton-foundation-reeks-crooks-thieves-and-hoods-deroy-murdock</ref> It has been referred to as a parallel government.<ref>https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/clintons-parallel-government-and-obamas-great-miscalculation/</ref> Originally founded in 1997 under the name the '''William J. Clinton Foundation'''<ref>http://www.openendowment.org/organization/view?id=31-1580204</ref> for the purposes of building and maintaining the '''William J. Clinton Presidential Library''', the organization has by some estimates handled as much as $100 Billion in cash inflows and outflows. The fund currently has an estimated $350 Million in assets.

==Financial disclosures==
There are three major ways that the Clinton Foundation discloses its finances. First, the Foundation makes annual filings with the [[Internal Revenue Service]], portions of which are public.<ref name=cnn/> Second, because the Foundation is in New York State, it files with the NYS Public Charity Division. Third, as a result of an agreement between the the Foundation and the Obama Administration, the foundation promised to post a list of its donors on its website while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. The three sources have been inconsistent.

According to two prominent charity watchdog organizations who analyzed the IRS returns, the Clinton Foundation has engaged in questionable fund raising and reporting practices with less than 10% of the money raised going to its stated mission purposes such as AIDS treament, education, and healthcare in poverty stricken nations.<ref>https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=311580204</ref>

In 2013, the Clinton Foundation took in more than $140 million, but spent only $9 million on its mission purposes, far below the 75 percent rate a good charity should spend. The Clinton Foundation reported the bulk of its income spent on administration, travel, salaries and bonuses with the largest payouts going to family friends.<ref>
http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund/</ref>

The Clinton Foundation Federal Tax ID number is '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=31-1580204&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-831-1580204 31-1580204]'''.

In 2008 when Hillary Clinton was nominated to be Secretary of State, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052616/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors/pages/page_1.html Clinton Foundation disclosed for the first time its list of donors], many of whom were foreign entities and governments seeking to do business with the United States which the Secretary of State would have to approve. The foundation pledged not to receive any further foreign government contributions, which it abruptly violated. Former Secretary of State and 2016 [[Democratic]] Presidential nominee has now come under [[criminal]] investigation for influence peddling among other charges.

In 2015 [[Reuters]] News agency reported,
{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years.

Those entries were errors, according to the foundation: several foreign governments continued to give tens of millions of dollars<ref name="Jonathan Allen">{{Cite web
|title=Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors | By Jonathan Allen
|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423
|publisher=Reuters
|date=23 April 2015 |accessdate=15 June 2016
}}</ref>}}

In late 2008 Hillary Clinton entered into a memorandum of understanding with the [[Obama administration]] about the potential [[conflict of interest]] with her role as [[Secretary of State]] and Mr. Clinton actively soliciting political donations for [[United States presidential election, 2016|Hillary's 2016 presidential]] bid on behalf of the Clinton Foundation.<ref>[http://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/judiciary/upload/2015-08-28%20Ex.%20A%20(State%20DAEO%20for%20Pres.%20Clinton%20Activities).pdf Memorandum of Understanding] and associated documents, December 18, 2008.</ref>
With the theft of government records and allegations the Clinton Chappaqua email server had been scrubbed by Clinton and underlings, the exact extent of a conflict of interest and violation of the memorandum of understanding at present is unclear.<ref>[http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/03/30/gowdy-hillary-clinton-wiped-her-server-between-october-and-december-2014 Gowdy: Hillary Clinton Wiped Server Between October & December 2014], On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, ''[[FOX News]]'', 30 March 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-email-scandal-20160327-story.html How Hillary Clinton's email scandal took root], Robert O'Harrow Jr., ''Washington Post'', 27 March 2016.</ref>

The first red-flag went up in 1997 when the William J. Clinton Foundation was created as a public charity; the Clinton Presidential Library is unique among Presidential Libraries in that it was not founded as a private charity, which is subject to more stringent [[IRS]] oversite and regulation and limited as to how broadly it can solicit funds..<ref>https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/eo-operational-requirements-private-foundations-and-public-charities</ref>

Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center has lobbied Congress to ban federal officeholders from getting involved with foundations and other tax-exempt groups. By operating outside disclosure rules, the foundation gives foreign donors an avenue to influence [[election]]s.<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-foundation-idUSKBN0NW0A420150511</ref>

The Clinton Foundation has also been described as a parallel government. Of course, a younger generation not schooled in the particulars of Nixon's crimes do not see what is galling about the Clinton Global Initiative to those of us who lived through the Nixon presidency.

===2005-2006===

The Clinton Foundation accepted doations from Textron, Inc. Textron, Inc. is a [[Rhode Island]]-headquartered [[Fortune 500]] conglomerate, from whose PAC Clinton took money in 2005 and 2006. Textron was fined by the [[SEC]] for bribing [[Saddam Hussein]]'s government during the lead-up to the [[Iraq War]],<ref>http://thephoenix.com/boston/news/56770-obama-backers-rap-clinton-contributions-from-textr/</ref> and is a major manufacturer of cluster bombs, which yield high rates of [[civilian]] casualties.
<ref>http://providencedailydose.com/2008/02/21/hillary-and-the-arms-industry/</ref>

===Memorandum of understanding===
In Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings Senators [[Richard Lugar]] and [[John Kerry]] expressed concern for the potential of [[conflict of interest]] in exericising her role as Secretary of State while her husband, Mr. [[Bill Clinton]], solicited funds from foreign entities and governments for the Clinton Foundation in anticipation of her inevitable 2016 presidential bid.<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/lugar-clinton-foundation-poses-risks-017380</ref>

On 12 December 2008 Clinton Foundation’s chairman of the board, Bruce Lindsey, signed a Memorandum of Understanding<ref>https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/understanding.pdf</ref> with Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of President-elect Obama’s transition team. The document provided that “During any service by Senator Clinton as Secretary of State, the Foundation will publish annually the names of all new contributors.” <ref>https://capitalresearch.org/2015/05/the-clinton-foundation-a-cauldron-of-conflicts-and-cronyism/</ref>

{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423</ref>}}

[[Reuters]] news agency discovered that the Clinton Foundation filed incorrect disclosures with the IRS. As a result of Reuters reporting, the Foundation admitted that its IRS filings from 2010 through 2013 are not accurate. During Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State, the foundation received grants from some foreign governments which totaled $18 million. The foundation operated in at least 29 countries such as [[Nigeria]], [[Uganda]], [[Ukraine]], [[Haiti]], [[Mozambique]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]].<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/14/exclusive-cryptic-ny-filing-revealed-clinton-foundation-foreign-donations/</ref>

==Russian uranium deal==
:''Main article : [[Uranium One bribery scandal]]''
http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2015/04/23/more-clinton-foundation-cronyism-the-deal-to-sell-uranium-interests-to-russia-while-hillary-was-secretary-of-state/

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 Uranium One, a Canadian firm controlled by [[Frank Giustra]] (pron. ''Ju-stra''). Giustra is a Friend of Bill (FOB) and member of the Clinton Foundation Board. Giustra then donated 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>

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>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511</ref>

According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',
{{quotebox|[[File:Bill-clinton-moscow-speech.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pay day: Bill Clinton in Moscow to pick up a $500,000 bribe for his wife Hillary Clinton's approval of the Russian purchase of an American uranium mining company.]]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. 
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 ... The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest — was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian [[investment bank]] with ties to the [[Kremlin]] ...Renaissance Capital analysts talked up Uranium One’s stock, assigning it a “buy” rating and saying in a July 2010 research report that it was “the best play” in the uranium markets.... [[Putin]] personally thanked Mr. Clinton for speaking.<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> }}

==Rossiya/Boeing==
In 2010, Boeing landed a deal with the Russian airline Rossiya worth $3.7 billion. Two months later, the company donated $900,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Boeing also paid Bill Clinton $250,000 for a speech in 2012 approved by the State Department’s Ethics Office.

Boeing’s chief lobbyist and former Bill Clinton aide Tim Keating hosted a fundraiser for Ready for Hillary PAC, the political action committee raising money to help fund a run for the White House.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/13/clinton-facing-new-ethics-questions-on-role-in-boeing-deal.html </ref> Ready for Hillary PAC founder Tom Mostyn was found dead of a gunshot wound in November 2017.

==Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States==
*[[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Gulf States]], [[human rights]] record. [[women's rights]] record, and donations to the Clinton Foundation

===Saudi Arabia and rape victims===
As Secretary of State, the Clinton Foundation accepted donations from the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]], where rape victims are regularly flogged.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-faces-test-of-record-aiding-women.html?_r=1 Hillary Clinton Faces Test of Record as Women’s Advocate], By AMY CHOZICK, ''New York Times'', MARCH 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.mrctv.org/blog/rand-paul-stone-age-barbaric-saudi-arabia-buying-influence-donating-hillary-clinton Rand Paul: 'Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Have Taken That Money' from Saudi Arabia], Barbara Boland | March 25, 2015. www.mrctv.org</ref><ref>[https://www.gop.com/clinton-foundation-takes-from-countries-that-mistreat-women/ Clinton Foundation Takes $$ From Countries That Mistreat Women], October 11, 2015. www.gop.com</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/clintons-outrage-at-saudi-rape-sentence/2007/11/22/1195321896405.html Clinton's 'outrage' at Saudi rape sentence], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', November 22, 2007.</ref><ref>Conservative group claims Hillary Clinton's foundation took millions from foreign governments, [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/26/american-crossroads/conservative-group-claims-hillary-clintons-foundat/ Politifact: Statement:'''TRUE'''], By Steve Contorno, February 26th, 2015. politifact.com</ref> In 2015, a 19 year old woman who was the victim of a violent gang rape was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of being “indecent” at the time of the attack. Saudi law dictates a woman must have a male escort in public. She originally sentenced to 90 lashes, however on appeal the sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of indecency and talking to the media.

While [[homosexuality]] is punishable by [[death]] under certain circumstances, this particular active Clinton donor at the present time is seeking to increase the frequency at which [[execution]]s of [[gay]]s is carried out. [[Social media]] is blamed for causing an increase in "deliberate" acts of homosexuality. As of the first half of 2016, there currently are 35 people on death row in Saudi Arabia for sodomy.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/saudi-arabia-pushes-homosexuals-executed-7672283 Saudi Arabia 'pushes for homosexuals to be executed' amid fears social media is 'turning people gay'], By Rhian Lubin, ''Mirror'', 1 April 2016. www.mirror.co.uk</ref>

The Clinton Foundation also received donations from countries that Secretary Hillary Clinton oversaw the transfer of weapons to.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/hillary-clinton-foundation-state-arms-deals Hillary Clinton Oversaw US Arms Deals to Clinton Foundation Donors], Bryan Schatz, ''Mother Jones'', May 28, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.quora.com/Did-Hillary-Clinton-receive-donations-from-Saudi-Arabia Did Hillary Clinton receive donations from Saudi Arabia?], www.quora.com</ref><ref>[http://prospect.org/article/clinton-foundation-donor-list-released CLINTON FOUNDATION DONOR LIST RELEASED.] ''The American Prospect''. prospect.org</ref><ref>[http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/apr/20/reince-priebus/hillary-clinton-took-money-kings-four-countries-go/ Hillary Clinton took money from the kings of four countries, GOP chief Reince Priebus says], By Tom Kertscher on Monday, April 20th, 2015. www.politifact.com</ref>

While working in the State Department the Clinton Foundation received millions from an organization known as The Friends of Saudi Arabia.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/clinton.donations Clinton's foundation got millions from Saudis, Gates], CNN, December 18, 2008. Univision TV owner also gave millions.</ref>

==The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' and presidential ambitions==

===Syria===
The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent [[salafi]]‐jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/africa/30diplo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss</ref> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/africa/31intel.html?_r=2&hp</ref> at urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his [[National Security Council]], Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com">http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330</ref>

==Libyan Gold==
:''Main article: [[Hillary_Clinton_Secretary_of_State#Libyan_War_and_the_Benghazi_attack|Libyan War and the Bengazi attack]]''
In an article posted on the Market Oracle, Eric Encina observed:
{{Cquote|One seldom mentioned fact by western politicians and media pundits: the Central Bank of Libya is 100% State Owned.... Currently, the Libyan government creates its own money, the Libyan Dinar, through the facilities of its own central bank. Few can argue that Libya is a [[sovereign]] nation with its own great resources, able to sustain its own economic destiny. One major problem for globalist banking cartels is that in order to do business with Libya, they must go through the Libyan Central Bank and its national currency, a place where they have absolutely zero dominion or power-broking ability. Hence, taking down the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) may not appear in the speeches of Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy but this is certainly at the top of the globalist agenda for absorbing Libya into its hive of compliant nations.<ref>Eric Encina,''[http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article27208.html Globalists Target 100% State Owned Central Bank of Libya,]'' Market Oracle.</ref>}}
Ellen Brown adds,
{{Cquote|Libya not only has oil. According to the IMF, its central bank has nearly 144 tons of gold in its vaults. With that sort of asset base, who needs the BIS (Bank of International Settlements), the IMF and their rules.<ref>Ellen Brown, ''[http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/289-134/5625-libya-all-about-oil-or-all-about-banking Libya: All About Oil, or All About Banking,]'' Reader Supported News, April 15, 2011.</ref>}}
These motivations were confirmed in an email from [[Sidney Blumenthal]] to Hillary Clinton on 1 April 2011:
{{quotebox|Qaddafi's government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver. During late March, 2011 these stocks were moved to SABHA (south west in the direction of the Libyan border with Niger and Chad); taken from the vaults of the Libyan Central Bank in Tripoli. This gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide the Francophone African Countries with an alternative to the French.franc (CFA). (Source Comment: According to knowledgeable individuals this quantity of gold and silver is valued at more than $7 billion. French intelligence officers discovered this plan shortly after the current rebellion began, and this was one of the factors that influenced President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]'s decision to commit [[France]] to the attack on Libya. According to these individuals Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:
:a. A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production,
:b.Increase French influence in North Africa,
:c. Improve his intemai political situation in France,
:d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,
:e. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plans to supplant France as the dominant power in Francophone Africa)<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/6528</ref>}}

Hillary Clinton was the driving force behind military action in Libya. On 14 March 2011 she met in Paris with Libyan [[jihad]]is (given the euphemism, 'Libyan opposition') and [[Bernard Henri Levy]].<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/did-bernard-henri-lvy-take-nato-to-war</ref> Mrs. Clinton was arguing for intervention. Within hours, Mrs. Clinton convinced Obama that the United States had to act, and the president ordered up military plans.<ref name=Cooper>Cooper, Helene and Myers, Steven Lee (March 18, 2011). [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp "Shift by Clinton helped persuade President to take a harder line"]. ''New York Times'', p. A1, reprinted at ''New York Times'' website.</ref>

Mrs. Clinton broke with Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]], who, along with the national security adviser, Thomas E. Donilon, and the counterterrorism chief, [[John O. Brennan]], urged caution. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and Brennan worried that the Libyan rebels remained largely unknown to American officials, and could have ties to Al Qaeda.<ref name=Cooper/>

Hillary stated:
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.”<ref>Preston, Bryan (June 23, 2011). [http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/ "Hillary Clinton to Libya skeptics: 'Whose side are you on?'"]. PJMedia website/PJTatler.</ref>}}

The president went on television offering the fig leaf for Hillary's plans: "Left unchecked... a humanitarian crisis would ensue.... The democratic values that we stand for would be overrun",<ref>Obama, President Barack (March 18, 2011). "Remarks by the President on the situation in Libya". The White House/The Press Office quoted by Congressional Research Service (March 30, 2011). [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fas.org%2Fsgp%2Fcrs%2Fnatsec%2FR41725.pdf&ei=kJkNUeedJ43DiwLCm4H4DQ&usg=AFQjCNHhRCTBkk8zUd7wMWao9DKaab8bww&sig2=8SrhE1X08403SM783aYujg&bvm=bv.41867550,d.cGE ''Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya): Background and issues for Congress''] (Gertler, Jeremiah, coordinator, Washington D.C.: GPO), p. 3.</ref> later admitting her 'greatest moment' was his 'worst mistake'.<ref>http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/12/libya-obama-admits-clintons-greatest-moment-was-his-worst-mistake</ref> After being captured on 20 October 2011 by jihadis backed by Hillary Clinton, Gaddafi was first publicly sodomized and murdered, and then his lifeless body dragged through the streets, a display to the whole world of the 'values that we stand for'.<ref>Daly, Corbett (October 20, 2011). [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20123348-503544/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/ "Clinton on Qaddafi: 'We came, we saw, he died'"] CBS News website.</ref> [[Kim Jong-un]] was watching closely how Gaddafi had been double-crossed and lied to by the Clinton consortium.<ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/what-kim-jong-il-learned-from-qaddafis-fall-never-disarm/247192/ What Kim Jong-Il Learned from Qaddafi's Fall: Never Disarm], As the U.S. tries to restart multiparty talks with North Korea, it may find that the rogue state suddenly sees greater value in keeping its nuclear arsenal, Mira Rapp-Hooper and Kenneth N. Waltz, ''The Atlantic'', Oct 24, 2011.</ref> Hillary laughed about the jihadi murderers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgcd1ghag5Y Hillary Clinton on Gaddafi: We came, we saw, he died]. youtube.com</ref>

On September 11, 2012, the anniversary of the [[9/11 terror attacks]], jihadis attacked the American embassy and killed four people. In testimony before Congress on 23 January 2013 Hillary Clinton was asked why the [[Obama administration]] deliberately put out false information about the attack just prior to the [[Presidential Election of 2012]], Clinton screamed, "WHAT DIFFERENCE AT THIS POINT DOES IT MAKE?".<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/23/senator-calls-for-top-to-bottom-review-state-department-ahead-clinton-testimony/ "Clinton set for long-awaited Libya testimony, as senator urges 'top-to-bottom review'"] (January 23, 2013). Fox News website/Politics/Senate.</ref>

In January 2016 North Korea cited Gaddafi's murder when it tested its nuclear device.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12090658/North-Korea-cites-Muammar-Gaddafis-destruction-in-nuclear-test-defence.html North Korea cites Muammar Gaddafi's 'destruction' in nuclear test defence] Pyongyang says the fates of the late Libyan leader and Saddam Hussein show the need for a nuclear deterrent, By AFP, 2:49AM GMT 09 Jan 2016. www.telegraph.co.uk</ref>

===Ambassador Stevens dispatched===

Giving in to Hillary's pressure, on Friday March 8, 2011, President Obama told reporters he would appoint an official to maintain contact with the "Libyan opposition". The number two official at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, [[Christopher Stevens]]<ref>[http://abcnewsradioonline.com/world-news/us-names-chris-stevens-liaison-to-libyan-opposition.html US Names Chris Stevens Liaison to Libyan Opposition,] ABC News Radio, March 14, 2011.</ref> was tasked with helping to coordinate assistance to the "rebels", whose top military commander, Abdelhakim Belhadj, was the leader of the [[Al Qaeda]] affiliate, the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] (LIFG).<ref>[http://counterjihadreport.com/tag/libyan-islamic-fighting-group/ ‘White Out’ on Benghazi: State Dept. Issues Report,] Clare Lopez, December 23, 2012. http://counterjihadreport.com</ref> Hillary Clinton attended a meeting in Paris with Stevens and representatives of the "Libyan opposition", as did U.S. Ambassador Gene Cretz, who has also had contacts with the "opposition". Clinton discussed what she persuaded the Obama administration to do to help the [[jihad]]is, and that they would do more than just provide humanitarian aid.

===Hillary's War===
On March 21, 2011, [[President Obama]] announced he ordered U.S. military force operations in Libya two days earlier over the objections of his most trusted and knowledgeable experts. Secretary of Defence [[Robert Gates]] opposed the action<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20038391-503544.html</ref> as did National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough, and [[White House]] counterterrorism chief [[John O. Brennan]]. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and the rebels had ties to Al Qaeda.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp]</ref> However [[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]] "won the bureaucratic battle to use [Department of Defence] resources to achieve what's essentially the State Department's objective... and Obama let it happen".<ref>[http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/18/how_obama_turned_on_a_dime_toward_war How Obama turned on a dime toward war.]</ref> Secretary Clinton stated:[[File:Hillary and Abedin.png|thumb|right|350px|Sec. Clinton (left) in [[Tripoli]] October 18, 2011 in the moment of her greatest triumph. The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' of 'smart power' was supposed to pave the way to her presidential election. Gaddafi warned [[Tony Blair]] by phone the jihadists would attack in [[Europe]] if his regime was allowed to collapse.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/12086505/Tony-Blairs-phone-conversations-with-Colonel-Gaddafi-revealed.html</ref> The disaster which has not reached its full apogee yet, evolved into what President Obama called a 'sh*t show' and her 'greatest moment' as his 'worst mistake'. ]]
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.” <ref>http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/</ref>}}

A March 29, 2011 article in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' included these paragraphs:
{{Cquote|"It’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html</ref>}}

A document published by the U.S. [[West Point]] Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center revealed that jihadi rebels between 2005 and 2007 exited Libya to join the [[Iraq insurgency 2004-2008|Islamic insurgency]] in Iraq in greater numbers than any other country.<ref>[http://www.ctc.usma.edu/harmony/pdf/CTCForeignFighter.19.Dec07.pdf A First Look at the Sinjar Documents]</ref><ref>The Sinjar Documents are a collection of al Qaeda computer data captured by Americans in 2007 in a predawn raid near Sinjar, Iraq, six miles from the Syrian border.</ref> Many of those jihadi rebels that came from Libya to Iraq to kill American soldiers came from among the very people Obama pledged to protect in the name of "humanitarianism". One group—the Libyan Fighting Group (''jama'ah al-libiyah al-muqatilah'')—claimed to have [[War on Terror|Afghan]] veterans in its ranks. The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent salafi-jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA"/> at the urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his National Security Council, Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com"/>
Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi of the U.S. organized [[Libyan Fighting Group]] said [[jihad]]ists who killed American troops in [[Iraq]] were now serving on the front lines in Libya.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8407047/Libyan-rebel-commander-admits-his-fighters-have-al-Qaeda-links.html Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links.]</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/25/world/guantanamo-files-libyan-detainee-now-us-ally-of-sorts.html Libyan, Once a Detainee, Is Now a U.S. Ally of Sorts.]</ref>

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee days before President Obama publicly admitted to intervention that U.S. intelligence knew of [[al Qaeda]] and [[Hezbollah]] elements among the Libyan insurgents.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8414583/Libya-al-Qaeda-among-Libya-rebels-Nato-chief-fears.html</ref>

The Charter of the [[United Nations]], in Article 2(4), prohibits the “threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence” of a member state, and many observers have wondered whether the establishment of a no-fly zone would constitute a violation of this prohibition. The Congressional Research Services advised that a no-fly zone imposed against a state that has not carried out an attack on its neighbors may consider the imposition of a no-fly zone an “armed attack.” CRS warned that even if no-fly zone operations in a given state do not constitute an “armed attack",
{{Cquote|that state, and other members of the international community, might consider them a violation of the prohibition of the “threat or use of force,” as well as of the customary duty of non-intervention in the affairs of other sovereign states.}}

==Laureate International Universities==
Between 2010 and 2014 partially overlapping Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, Bill Clinton made $16.5 million for his role as honorary chancellor of Laureate Education, a for-profit college company.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-31/hillary-and-bill-clinton-paid-43-million-in-federal-taxes</ref> The Clinton Foundation did not fund Laureate International University. The [[State Department]] funneled $55 million in grants during Hillary Clinton’s tenure to groups associated with Laureate’s founder. The International Youth Federation, an organization connected to Laureate chairman Douglas Becker, received USAID funding.<ref>http://www.iyfnet.org/people/douglas-l-becker</ref> Becker is a major donor to the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/laureate-a-for-profit-education-firm-finds-international-success-with-a-clintons-help/2014/01/16/13f8adde-7ca6-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html</ref><ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2016/06/08/the-clintons-university-problem-laureate-education-lawsuits-present-problem-for-clintons/</ref>

In her first year as Secretary of State, Hillary is quoted as directly asking that Laureate be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before the lucrative contract was given to Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton later references “Laureate Universities, started by Doug Becker who Bill likes a lot".<ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/hillarys-emails-reveal-lucrative-ties-to-for-profit-colleges/</ref> “It’s a for-profit model that should be represented,” she wrote in the August 2009 email.<ref>https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/09/02/clinton-sought-invite-laureate-state-dept-dinner</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_031/DOC_0C05763085/C05763085.pdf</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_032-033/DOC_0C05763758/C05763758.pdf</ref>

==2013==
On its 2013 tax return the foundation claimed it spent $30 million on payroll and employee benefits; $8.7 million in rent and office expenses; $9.2 million on “conferences, conventions and meetings”; $8 million on fundraising; and nearly $8.5 million on travel. The Clintons enjoy first-class flights paid for by the foundation.

In all, the foundation reported $84.6 million in “functional expenses” on its 2013 tax return and had more than a $64 million remaining balance.

==2016 revised filings==
For tax year 2013, nearly 100 percent of the $4.4 million of the government donations came from foreign governments. Only $23,000 came from U.S. government entities, according to some of the foundations revised tax filings.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/315728117/Clinton-Foundation-revised-filing-2013</ref>
==2017==
In August 2017, Charity Navigator gave the Clinton Foundation a 93.91 rating (out of 100).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=16680|title=The Clinton Foundation |date=August 1, 2017|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tyler Drumheller]]<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tyler-drumheller-man-hillary-clintons-private-libya-intel/story?id=31834468</ref>
*[[Cody Shearer]]
*[[Cheryl Mills]]
*[[Betsy Wright]]
*[[Patrick F. Kennedy]]
*[[Jake Sullivan]]
*[[Mark Penn]]
*[[Maggie Williams]]
*[[Hillary Clinton Secretary of State]]
*[[Hillary Clinton's net worth]]
*[[Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest]]
*[[Bank of Credit and Commerce International]]
*[[Arkansas Development Finance Authority]]
*[[Clinton scandal]]s

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/results.aspx?searchText=Clinton+Email&beginDate=&endDate=&publishedBeginDate=&publishedEndDate=&caseNumber= 12,173 declassified stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department]
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/Results.aspx?collection=Clinton_Email 30,322 stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department under the FOIA]
*[https://www.rt.com/usa/complete-emails-guccifer-clinton-554/ Stolen Clinton emails recovered by Russian Television]

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2017-11-26T16:22:31Z

NeilG: update

The '''Clinton Foundation''' (renamed in 2013 as the '''Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation''') is a charity that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code. It was established by former President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]] with the stated mission to build and maintain the Clinton Presidential Library in [[Little Rock]] [[Arkansas]], but has since shifted its focus allegedly to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/about-us/leadership-team|title=Leadership Team|publisher=}}</ref> which may be a violation of the US tax code. Its President since 2015 is Donna Shalala, and its offices are located in [[New York City]] and Little Rock, [[Arkansas]].

Supporters claim that it coordinates many important international efforts against disease and poverty,<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/politics/clinton-foundation-explainer/index.html|title=What is the Clinton Foundation and why is it controversial?|date=st 26,2016|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2017}}</ref> while critics view it as an international [[criminal]] organization with ties to the [[Russia]]n [[mafia]].<ref>http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russian-mafia-money-laundering-clinton-foundation-and-john-podesta/ri17036</ref> It is an elaborate global slush fund and [[money laundering]] operation with sloppy accounting,<ref>http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/08/12/judge-jeanine-goes-clinton-foundation-money-laundering-op-not-charity</ref> poor public disclosure, and dubious mission related activities.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419791/clinton-foundation-reeks-crooks-thieves-and-hoods-deroy-murdock</ref> It has been referred to as a parallel government.<ref>https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/clintons-parallel-government-and-obamas-great-miscalculation/</ref> Originally founded in 1997 under the name the '''William J. Clinton Foundation'''<ref>http://www.openendowment.org/organization/view?id=31-1580204</ref> for the purposes of building and maintaining the '''William J. Clinton Presidential Library''', the organization has by some estimates handled as much as $100 Billion in cash inflows and outflows. The fund currently has an estimated $350 Million in assets.

==Financial disclosures==
There are three major ways that the Clinton Foundation discloses its finances. First, the Foundation makes annual filings with the [[Internal Revenue Service]], portions of which are public.<ref name=cnn/> Second, because the Foundation is in New York State, it files with the NYS Public Charity Division. Third, as a result of an agreement between the the Foundation and the Obama Administration, the foundation promised to post a list of its donors on its website while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. The three sources have been inconsistent.

According to two prominent charity watchdog organizations who analyzed the IRS returns, the Clinton Foundation has engaged in questionable fund raising and reporting practices with less than 10% of the money raised going to its stated mission purposes such as AIDS treament, education, and healthcare in poverty stricken nations.<ref>https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=311580204</ref>

In 2013, the Clinton Foundation took in more than $140 million, but spent only $9 million on its mission purposes, far below the 75 percent rate a good charity should spend. The Clinton Foundation reported the bulk of its income spent on administration, travel, salaries and bonuses with the largest payouts going to family friends.<ref>
http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund/</ref>

The Clinton Foundation Federal Tax ID number is '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=31-1580204&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-831-1580204 31-1580204]'''.

In 2008 when Hillary Clinton was nominated to be Secretary of State, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052616/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors/pages/page_1.html Clinton Foundation disclosed for the first time its list of donors], many of whom were foreign entities and governments seeking to do business with the United States which the Secretary of State would have to approve. The foundation pledged not to receive any further foreign government contributions, which it abruptly violated. Former Secretary of State and 2016 [[Democratic]] Presidential nominee has now come under [[criminal]] investigation for influence peddling among other charges.

In 2015 [[Reuters]] News agency reported,
{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years.

Those entries were errors, according to the foundation: several foreign governments continued to give tens of millions of dollars<ref name="Jonathan Allen">{{Cite web
|title=Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors | By Jonathan Allen
|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423
|publisher=Reuters
|date=23 April 2015 |accessdate=15 June 2016
}}</ref>}}

In late 2008 Hillary Clinton entered into a memorandum of understanding with the [[Obama administration]] about the potential [[conflict of interest]] with her role as [[Secretary of State]] and Mr. Clinton actively soliciting political donations for [[United States presidential election, 2016|Hillary's 2016 presidential]] bid on behalf of the Clinton Foundation.<ref>[http://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/judiciary/upload/2015-08-28%20Ex.%20A%20(State%20DAEO%20for%20Pres.%20Clinton%20Activities).pdf Memorandum of Understanding] and associated documents, December 18, 2008.</ref>
With the theft of government records and allegations the Clinton Chappaqua email server had been scrubbed by Clinton and underlings, the exact extent of a conflict of interest and violation of the memorandum of understanding at present is unclear.<ref>[http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/03/30/gowdy-hillary-clinton-wiped-her-server-between-october-and-december-2014 Gowdy: Hillary Clinton Wiped Server Between October & December 2014], On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, ''[[FOX News]]'', 30 March 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-email-scandal-20160327-story.html How Hillary Clinton's email scandal took root], Robert O'Harrow Jr., ''Washington Post'', 27 March 2016.</ref>

The first red-flag went up in 1997 when the William J. Clinton Foundation was created as a public charity; the Clinton Presidential Library is unique among Presidential Libraries in that it was not founded as a private charity, which is subject to more stringent [[IRS]] oversite and regulation and limited as to how broadly it can solicit funds..<ref>https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/eo-operational-requirements-private-foundations-and-public-charities</ref>

Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center has lobbied Congress to ban federal officeholders from getting involved with foundations and other tax-exempt groups. By operating outside disclosure rules, the foundation gives foreign donors an avenue to influence [[election]]s.<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-foundation-idUSKBN0NW0A420150511</ref>

The Clinton Foundation has also been described as a parallel government. Of course, a younger generation not schooled in the particulars of Nixon's crimes do not see what is galling about the Clinton Global Initiative to those of us who lived through the Nixon presidency.

===2005-2006===

The Clinton Foundation accepted doations from Textron, Inc. Textron, Inc. is a [[Rhode Island]]-headquartered [[Fortune 500]] conglomerate, from whose PAC Clinton took money in 2005 and 2006. Textron was fined by the [[SEC]] for bribing [[Saddam Hussein]]'s government during the lead-up to the [[Iraq War]],<ref>http://thephoenix.com/boston/news/56770-obama-backers-rap-clinton-contributions-from-textr/</ref> and is a major manufacturer of cluster bombs, which yield high rates of [[civilian]] casualties.
<ref>http://providencedailydose.com/2008/02/21/hillary-and-the-arms-industry/</ref>

===Memorandum of understanding===
In Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings Senators [[Richard Lugar]] and [[John Kerry]] expressed concern for the potential of [[conflict of interest]] in exericising her role as Secretary of State while her husband, Mr. [[Bill Clinton]], solicited funds from foreign entities and governments for the Clinton Foundation in anticipation of her inevitable 2016 presidential bid.<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/lugar-clinton-foundation-poses-risks-017380</ref>

On 12 December 2008 Clinton Foundation’s chairman of the board, Bruce Lindsey, signed a Memorandum of Understanding<ref>https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/understanding.pdf</ref> with Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of President-elect Obama’s transition team. The document provided that “During any service by Senator Clinton as Secretary of State, the Foundation will publish annually the names of all new contributors.” <ref>https://capitalresearch.org/2015/05/the-clinton-foundation-a-cauldron-of-conflicts-and-cronyism/</ref>

{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423</ref>}}

[[Reuters]] news agency discovered that the Clinton Foundation filed incorrect disclosures with the IRS. As a result of Reuters reporting, the Foundation admitted that its IRS filings from 2010 through 2013 are not accurate. During Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State, the foundation received grants from some foreign governments which totaled $18 million. The foundation operated in at least 29 countries such as [[Nigeria]], [[Uganda]], [[Ukraine]], [[Haiti]], [[Mozambique]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]].<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/14/exclusive-cryptic-ny-filing-revealed-clinton-foundation-foreign-donations/</ref>

==Russian uranium deal==
:''Main article : [[Uranium One bribery scandal]]''
http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2015/04/23/more-clinton-foundation-cronyism-the-deal-to-sell-uranium-interests-to-russia-while-hillary-was-secretary-of-state/

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 Uranium One, a Canadian firm controlled by [[Frank Giustra]] (pron. ''Ju-stra''). Giustra is a Friend of Bill (FOB) and member of the Clinton Foundation Board. Giustra then donated 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>

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>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511</ref>

According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',
{{quotebox|[[File:Bill-clinton-moscow-speech.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pay day: Bill Clinton in Moscow to pick up a $500,000 bribe for his wife Hillary Clinton's approval of the Russian purchase of an American uranium mining company.]]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. 
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 ... The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest — was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian [[investment bank]] with ties to the [[Kremlin]] ...Renaissance Capital analysts talked up Uranium One’s stock, assigning it a “buy” rating and saying in a July 2010 research report that it was “the best play” in the uranium markets.... [[Putin]] personally thanked Mr. Clinton for speaking.<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> }}

==Rossiya/Boeing==
In 2010, Boeing landed a deal with the Russian airline Rossiya worth $3.7 billion. Two months later, the company donated $900,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Boeing also paid Bill Clinton $250,000 for a speech in 2012 approved by the State Department’s Ethics Office.

Boeing’s chief lobbyist and former Bill Clinton aide Tim Keating hosted a fundraiser for Ready for Hillary PAC, the political action committee raising money to help fund a run for the White House.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/13/clinton-facing-new-ethics-questions-on-role-in-boeing-deal.html </ref> Ready for Hillary PAC founder Tom Mostyn was found dead of a gunshot wound in November 2017.

==Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States==
*[[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Gulf States]], [[human rights]] record. [[women's rights]] record, and donations to the Clinton Foundation

===Saudi Arabia and rape victims===
As Secretary of State, the Clinton Foundation accepted donations from the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]], where rape victims are regularly flogged.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-faces-test-of-record-aiding-women.html?_r=1 Hillary Clinton Faces Test of Record as Women’s Advocate], By AMY CHOZICK, ''New York Times'', MARCH 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.mrctv.org/blog/rand-paul-stone-age-barbaric-saudi-arabia-buying-influence-donating-hillary-clinton Rand Paul: 'Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Have Taken That Money' from Saudi Arabia], Barbara Boland | March 25, 2015. www.mrctv.org</ref><ref>[https://www.gop.com/clinton-foundation-takes-from-countries-that-mistreat-women/ Clinton Foundation Takes $$ From Countries That Mistreat Women], October 11, 2015. www.gop.com</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/clintons-outrage-at-saudi-rape-sentence/2007/11/22/1195321896405.html Clinton's 'outrage' at Saudi rape sentence], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', November 22, 2007.</ref><ref>Conservative group claims Hillary Clinton's foundation took millions from foreign governments, [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/26/american-crossroads/conservative-group-claims-hillary-clintons-foundat/ Politifact: Statement:'''TRUE'''], By Steve Contorno, February 26th, 2015. politifact.com</ref> In 2015, a 19 year old woman who was the victim of a violent gang rape was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of being “indecent” at the time of the attack. Saudi law dictates a woman must have a male escort in public. She originally sentenced to 90 lashes, however on appeal the sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of indecency and talking to the media.

While [[homosexuality]] is punishable by [[death]] under certain circumstances, this particular active Clinton donor at the present time is seeking to increase the frequency at which [[execution]]s of [[gay]]s is carried out. [[Social media]] is blamed for causing an increase in "deliberate" acts of homosexuality. As of the first half of 2016, there currently are 35 people on death row in Saudi Arabia for sodomy.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/saudi-arabia-pushes-homosexuals-executed-7672283 Saudi Arabia 'pushes for homosexuals to be executed' amid fears social media is 'turning people gay'], By Rhian Lubin, ''Mirror'', 1 April 2016. www.mirror.co.uk</ref>

The Clinton Foundation also received donations from countries that Secretary Hillary Clinton oversaw the transfer of weapons to.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/hillary-clinton-foundation-state-arms-deals Hillary Clinton Oversaw US Arms Deals to Clinton Foundation Donors], Bryan Schatz, ''Mother Jones'', May 28, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.quora.com/Did-Hillary-Clinton-receive-donations-from-Saudi-Arabia Did Hillary Clinton receive donations from Saudi Arabia?], www.quora.com</ref><ref>[http://prospect.org/article/clinton-foundation-donor-list-released CLINTON FOUNDATION DONOR LIST RELEASED.] ''The American Prospect''. prospect.org</ref><ref>[http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/apr/20/reince-priebus/hillary-clinton-took-money-kings-four-countries-go/ Hillary Clinton took money from the kings of four countries, GOP chief Reince Priebus says], By Tom Kertscher on Monday, April 20th, 2015. www.politifact.com</ref>

While working in the State Department the Clinton Foundation received millions from an organization known as The Friends of Saudi Arabia.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/clinton.donations Clinton's foundation got millions from Saudis, Gates], CNN, December 18, 2008. Univision TV owner also gave millions.</ref>

==The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' and presidential ambitions==

===Syria===
The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent [[salafi]]‐jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/africa/30diplo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss</ref> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/africa/31intel.html?_r=2&hp</ref> at urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his [[National Security Council]], Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com">http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330</ref>

==Libyan Gold==
:''Main article: [[Hillary_Clinton_Secretary_of_State#Libyan_War_and_the_Benghazi_attack|Libyan War and the Bengazi attack]]''
In an article posted on the Market Oracle, Eric Encina observed:
{{Cquote|One seldom mentioned fact by western politicians and media pundits: the Central Bank of Libya is 100% State Owned.... Currently, the Libyan government creates its own money, the Libyan Dinar, through the facilities of its own central bank. Few can argue that Libya is a [[sovereign]] nation with its own great resources, able to sustain its own economic destiny. One major problem for globalist banking cartels is that in order to do business with Libya, they must go through the Libyan Central Bank and its national currency, a place where they have absolutely zero dominion or power-broking ability. Hence, taking down the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) may not appear in the speeches of Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy but this is certainly at the top of the globalist agenda for absorbing Libya into its hive of compliant nations.<ref>Eric Encina,''[http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article27208.html Globalists Target 100% State Owned Central Bank of Libya,]'' Market Oracle.</ref>}}
Ellen Brown adds,
{{Cquote|Libya not only has oil. According to the IMF, its central bank has nearly 144 tons of gold in its vaults. With that sort of asset base, who needs the BIS (Bank of International Settlements), the IMF and their rules.<ref>Ellen Brown, ''[http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/289-134/5625-libya-all-about-oil-or-all-about-banking Libya: All About Oil, or All About Banking,]'' Reader Supported News, April 15, 2011.</ref>}}
These motivations were confirmed in an email from [[Sidney Blumenthal]] to Hillary Clinton on 1 April 2011:
{{quotebox|Qaddafi's government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver. During late March, 2011 these stocks were moved to SABHA (south west in the direction of the Libyan border with Niger and Chad); taken from the vaults of the Libyan Central Bank in Tripoli. This gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide the Francophone African Countries with an alternative to the French.franc (CFA). (Source Comment: According to knowledgeable individuals this quantity of gold and silver is valued at more than $7 billion. French intelligence officers discovered this plan shortly after the current rebellion began, and this was one of the factors that influenced President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]'s decision to commit [[France]] to the attack on Libya. According to these individuals Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:
:a. A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production,
:b.Increase French influence in North Africa,
:c. Improve his intemai political situation in France,
:d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,
:e. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plans to supplant France as the dominant power in Francophone Africa)<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/6528</ref>}}

Hillary Clinton was the driving force behind military action in Libya. On 14 March 2011 she met in Paris with Libyan [[jihad]]is (given the euphemism, 'Libyan opposition') and [[Bernard Henri Levy]].<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/did-bernard-henri-lvy-take-nato-to-war</ref> Mrs. Clinton was arguing for intervention. Within hours, Mrs. Clinton convinced Obama that the United States had to act, and the president ordered up military plans.<ref name=Cooper>Cooper, Helene and Myers, Steven Lee (March 18, 2011). [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp "Shift by Clinton helped persuade President to take a harder line"]. ''New York Times'', p. A1, reprinted at ''New York Times'' website.</ref>

Mrs. Clinton broke with Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]], who, along with the national security adviser, Thomas E. Donilon, and the counterterrorism chief, [[John O. Brennan]], urged caution. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and Brennan worried that the Libyan rebels remained largely unknown to American officials, and could have ties to Al Qaeda.<ref name=Cooper/>

Hillary stated:
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.”<ref>Preston, Bryan (June 23, 2011). [http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/ "Hillary Clinton to Libya skeptics: 'Whose side are you on?'"]. PJMedia website/PJTatler.</ref>}}

The president went on television offering the fig leaf for Hillary's plans: "Left unchecked... a humanitarian crisis would ensue.... The democratic values that we stand for would be overrun",<ref>Obama, President Barack (March 18, 2011). "Remarks by the President on the situation in Libya". The White House/The Press Office quoted by Congressional Research Service (March 30, 2011). [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fas.org%2Fsgp%2Fcrs%2Fnatsec%2FR41725.pdf&ei=kJkNUeedJ43DiwLCm4H4DQ&usg=AFQjCNHhRCTBkk8zUd7wMWao9DKaab8bww&sig2=8SrhE1X08403SM783aYujg&bvm=bv.41867550,d.cGE ''Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya): Background and issues for Congress''] (Gertler, Jeremiah, coordinator, Washington D.C.: GPO), p. 3.</ref> later admitting her 'greatest moment' was his 'worst mistake'.<ref>http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/12/libya-obama-admits-clintons-greatest-moment-was-his-worst-mistake</ref> After being captured on 20 October 2011 by jihadis backed by Hillary Clinton, Gaddafi was first publicly sodomized and murdered, and then his lifeless body dragged through the streets, a display to the whole world of the 'values that we stand for'.<ref>Daly, Corbett (October 20, 2011). [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20123348-503544/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/ "Clinton on Qaddafi: 'We came, we saw, he died'"] CBS News website.</ref> [[Kim Jong-un]] was watching closely how Gaddafi had been double-crossed and lied to by the Clinton consortium.<ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/what-kim-jong-il-learned-from-qaddafis-fall-never-disarm/247192/ What Kim Jong-Il Learned from Qaddafi's Fall: Never Disarm], As the U.S. tries to restart multiparty talks with North Korea, it may find that the rogue state suddenly sees greater value in keeping its nuclear arsenal, Mira Rapp-Hooper and Kenneth N. Waltz, ''The Atlantic'', Oct 24, 2011.</ref> Hillary laughed about the jihadi murderers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgcd1ghag5Y Hillary Clinton on Gaddafi: We came, we saw, he died]. youtube.com</ref>

On September 11, 2012, the anniversary of the [[9/11 terror attacks]], jihadis attacked the American embassy and killed four people. In testimony before Congress on 23 January 2013 Hillary Clinton was asked why the [[Obama administration]] deliberately put out false information about the attack just prior to the [[Presidential Election of 2012]], Clinton screamed, "WHAT DIFFERENCE AT THIS POINT DOES IT MAKE?".<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/23/senator-calls-for-top-to-bottom-review-state-department-ahead-clinton-testimony/ "Clinton set for long-awaited Libya testimony, as senator urges 'top-to-bottom review'"] (January 23, 2013). Fox News website/Politics/Senate.</ref>

In January 2016 North Korea cited Gaddafi's murder when it tested its nuclear device.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12090658/North-Korea-cites-Muammar-Gaddafis-destruction-in-nuclear-test-defence.html North Korea cites Muammar Gaddafi's 'destruction' in nuclear test defence] Pyongyang says the fates of the late Libyan leader and Saddam Hussein show the need for a nuclear deterrent, By AFP, 2:49AM GMT 09 Jan 2016. www.telegraph.co.uk</ref>

===Ambassador Stevens dispatched===

Giving in to Hillary's pressure, on Friday March 8, 2011, President Obama told reporters he would appoint an official to maintain contact with the "Libyan opposition". The number two official at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, [[Christopher Stevens]]<ref>[http://abcnewsradioonline.com/world-news/us-names-chris-stevens-liaison-to-libyan-opposition.html US Names Chris Stevens Liaison to Libyan Opposition,] ABC News Radio, March 14, 2011.</ref> was tasked with helping to coordinate assistance to the "rebels", whose top military commander, Abdelhakim Belhadj, was the leader of the [[Al Qaeda]] affiliate, the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] (LIFG).<ref>[http://counterjihadreport.com/tag/libyan-islamic-fighting-group/ ‘White Out’ on Benghazi: State Dept. Issues Report,] Clare Lopez, December 23, 2012. http://counterjihadreport.com</ref> Hillary Clinton attended a meeting in Paris with Stevens and representatives of the "Libyan opposition", as did U.S. Ambassador Gene Cretz, who has also had contacts with the "opposition". Clinton discussed what she persuaded the Obama administration to do to help the [[jihad]]is, and that they would do more than just provide humanitarian aid.

===Hillary's War===
On March 21, 2011, [[President Obama]] announced he ordered U.S. military force operations in Libya two days earlier over the objections of his most trusted and knowledgeable experts. Secretary of Defence [[Robert Gates]] opposed the action<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20038391-503544.html</ref> as did National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough, and [[White House]] counterterrorism chief [[John O. Brennan]]. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and the rebels had ties to Al Qaeda.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp]</ref> However [[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]] "won the bureaucratic battle to use [Department of Defence] resources to achieve what's essentially the State Department's objective... and Obama let it happen".<ref>[http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/18/how_obama_turned_on_a_dime_toward_war How Obama turned on a dime toward war.]</ref> Secretary Clinton stated:[[File:Hillary and Abedin.png|thumb|right|350px|Sec. Clinton (left) in [[Tripoli]] October 18, 2011 in the moment of her greatest triumph. The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' of 'smart power' was supposed to pave the way to her presidential election. Gaddafi warned [[Tony Blair]] by phone the jihadists would attack in [[Europe]] if his regime was allowed to collapse.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/12086505/Tony-Blairs-phone-conversations-with-Colonel-Gaddafi-revealed.html</ref> The disaster which has not reached its full apogee yet, evolved into what President Obama called a 'sh*t show' and her 'greatest moment' as his 'worst mistake'. ]]
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.” <ref>http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/</ref>}}

A March 29, 2011 article in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' included these paragraphs:
{{Cquote|"It’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html</ref>}}

A document published by the U.S. [[West Point]] Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center revealed that jihadi rebels between 2005 and 2007 exited Libya to join the [[Iraq insurgency 2004-2008|Islamic insurgency]] in Iraq in greater numbers than any other country.<ref>[http://www.ctc.usma.edu/harmony/pdf/CTCForeignFighter.19.Dec07.pdf A First Look at the Sinjar Documents]</ref><ref>The Sinjar Documents are a collection of al Qaeda computer data captured by Americans in 2007 in a predawn raid near Sinjar, Iraq, six miles from the Syrian border.</ref> Many of those jihadi rebels that came from Libya to Iraq to kill American soldiers came from among the very people Obama pledged to protect in the name of "humanitarianism". One group—the Libyan Fighting Group (''jama'ah al-libiyah al-muqatilah'')—claimed to have [[War on Terror|Afghan]] veterans in its ranks. The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent salafi-jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA"/> at the urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his National Security Council, Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com"/>
Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi of the U.S. organized [[Libyan Fighting Group]] said [[jihad]]ists who killed American troops in [[Iraq]] were now serving on the front lines in Libya.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8407047/Libyan-rebel-commander-admits-his-fighters-have-al-Qaeda-links.html Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links.]</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/25/world/guantanamo-files-libyan-detainee-now-us-ally-of-sorts.html Libyan, Once a Detainee, Is Now a U.S. Ally of Sorts.]</ref>

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee days before President Obama publicly admitted to intervention that U.S. intelligence knew of [[al Qaeda]] and [[Hezbollah]] elements among the Libyan insurgents.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8414583/Libya-al-Qaeda-among-Libya-rebels-Nato-chief-fears.html</ref>

The Charter of the [[United Nations]], in Article 2(4), prohibits the “threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence” of a member state, and many observers have wondered whether the establishment of a no-fly zone would constitute a violation of this prohibition. The Congressional Research Services advised that a no-fly zone imposed against a state that has not carried out an attack on its neighbors may consider the imposition of a no-fly zone an “armed attack.” CRS warned that even if no-fly zone operations in a given state do not constitute an “armed attack",
{{Cquote|that state, and other members of the international community, might consider them a violation of the prohibition of the “threat or use of force,” as well as of the customary duty of non-intervention in the affairs of other sovereign states.}}

==Laureate International Universities==
Between 2010 and 2014 partially overlapping Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, Bill Clinton made $16.5 million for his role as honorary chancellor of Laureate Education, a for-profit college company.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-31/hillary-and-bill-clinton-paid-43-million-in-federal-taxes</ref> The Clinton Foundation did not fund Laureate International University. The [[State Department]] funneled $55 million in grants during Hillary Clinton’s tenure to groups associated with Laureate’s founder. The International Youth Federation, an organization connected to Laureate chairman Douglas Becker, received USAID funding.<ref>http://www.iyfnet.org/people/douglas-l-becker</ref> Becker is a major donor to the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/laureate-a-for-profit-education-firm-finds-international-success-with-a-clintons-help/2014/01/16/13f8adde-7ca6-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html</ref><ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2016/06/08/the-clintons-university-problem-laureate-education-lawsuits-present-problem-for-clintons/</ref>

In her first year as Secretary of State, Hillary is quoted as directly asking that Laureate be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before the lucrative contract was given to Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton later references “Laureate Universities, started by Doug Becker who Bill likes a lot".<ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/hillarys-emails-reveal-lucrative-ties-to-for-profit-colleges/</ref> “It’s a for-profit model that should be represented,” she wrote in the August 2009 email.<ref>https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/09/02/clinton-sought-invite-laureate-state-dept-dinner</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_031/DOC_0C05763085/C05763085.pdf</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_032-033/DOC_0C05763758/C05763758.pdf</ref>

==2013==
On its 2013 tax return the foundation claimed it spent $30 million on payroll and employee benefits; $8.7 million in rent and office expenses; $9.2 million on “conferences, conventions and meetings”; $8 million on fundraising; and nearly $8.5 million on travel. The Clintons enjoy first-class flights paid for by the foundation.

In all, the foundation reported $84.6 million in “functional expenses” on its 2013 tax return and had more than a $64 million remaining balance.

==2016 revised filings==
For tax year 2013, nearly 100 percent of the $4.4 million of the government donations came from foreign governments. Only $23,000 came from U.S. government entities, according to some of the foundations revised tax filings.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/315728117/Clinton-Foundation-revised-filing-2013</ref>
==2017==
In August 2017, Charity Navigator gave the Clinton Foundation a 93.91 rating (out of 100).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=16680|title=The Clinton Foundation |date=August 1, 2017|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tyler Drumheller]]<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tyler-drumheller-man-hillary-clintons-private-libya-intel/story?id=31834468</ref>
*[[Cody Shearer]]
*[[Cheryl Mills]]
*[[Betsy Wright]]
*[[Patrick F. Kennedy]]
*[[Jake Sullivan]]
*[[Mark Penn]]
*[[Maggie Williams]]
*[[Hillary Clinton Secretary of State]]
*[[Hillary Clinton's net worth]]
*[[Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest]]
*[[Bank of Credit and Commerce International]]
*[[Arkansas Development Finance Authority]]
*[[Clinton scandal]]s

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/results.aspx?searchText=Clinton+Email&beginDate=&endDate=&publishedBeginDate=&publishedEndDate=&caseNumber= 12,173 declassified stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department]
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/Results.aspx?collection=Clinton_Email 30,322 stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department under the FOIA]
*[https://www.rt.com/usa/complete-emails-guccifer-clinton-554/ Stolen Clinton emails recovered by Russian Television]

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Clinton Foundation

2017-11-26T15:51:01Z

NeilG: clarify

The '''Clinton Foundation''' (renamed in 2013 as the '''Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation''') is a charity that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code. It was established by former President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]] with the stated mission to build and maintain the Clinton Presidential Library in [[Little Rock]] [[Arkansas]], but has since shifted its focus allegedly to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/about-us/leadership-team|title=Leadership Team|publisher=}}</ref> which may be a violation of the US tax code. Its President since 2015 is Donna Shalala, and its offices are located in [[New York City]] and Little Rock, [[Arkansas]].

Supporters claim that it coordinates many important international efforts against disease and poverty,<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/politics/clinton-foundation-explainer/index.html|title=What is the Clinton Foundation and why is it controversial?|date=st 26,2016|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2017}}</ref> while critics view it as an international [[criminal]] organization with ties to the [[Russia]]n [[mafia]].<ref>http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russian-mafia-money-laundering-clinton-foundation-and-john-podesta/ri17036</ref> It is an elaborate global slush fund and [[money laundering]] operation with sloppy accounting,<ref>http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/08/12/judge-jeanine-goes-clinton-foundation-money-laundering-op-not-charity</ref> poor public disclosure, and dubious mission related activities.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419791/clinton-foundation-reeks-crooks-thieves-and-hoods-deroy-murdock</ref> It has been referred to as a parallel government.<ref>https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/clintons-parallel-government-and-obamas-great-miscalculation/</ref> Originally founded in 1997 under the name the '''William J. Clinton Foundation'''<ref>http://www.openendowment.org/organization/view?id=31-1580204</ref> for the purposes of building and maintaining the '''William J. Clinton Presidential Library''', the organization has by some estimates handled as much as $100 Billion in cash inflows and outflows. The fund currently has an estimated $350 Million in assets.

==Financial disclosures==
There are three major ways that the Clinton Foundation discloses its finances. First, the Foundation makes annual filings with the [[Internal Revenue Service]], portions of which are public.<ref name=cnn/> Second, because the Foundation is in New York State, it files with the NYS Public Charity Division. Third, as a result of an agreement between the the Foundation and the Obama Administration, the foundation promised to post a list of its donors on its website while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. The three sources have been inconsistent.

According to two prominent charity watchdog organizations who analyzed the IRS returns, the Clinton Foundation has engaged in questionable fund raising and reporting practices with less than 10% of the money raised going to its stated mission purposes such as AIDS treament, education, and healthcare in poverty stricken nations.<ref>https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=311580204</ref>

In 2013, the Clinton Foundation took in more than $140 million, but spent only $9 million on its mission purposes, far below the 75 percent rate a good charity should spend. The Clinton Foundation reported the bulk of its income spent on administration, travel, salaries and bonuses with the largest payouts going to family friends.<ref>
http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund/</ref>

The Clinton Foundation Federal Tax ID number is '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=31-1580204&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-831-1580204 31-1580204]'''.

In 2008 when Hillary Clinton was nominated to be Secretary of State, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052616/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors/pages/page_1.html Clinton Foundation disclosed for the first time its list of donors], many of whom were foreign entities and governments seeking to do business with the United States which the Secretary of State would have to approve. The foundation pledged not to receive any further foreign government contributions, which it abruptly violated. Former Secretary of State and 2016 [[Democratic]] Presidential nominee has now come under [[criminal]] investigation for influence peddling among other charges.

In 2015 [[Reuters]] News agency reported,
{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years.

Those entries were errors, according to the foundation: several foreign governments continued to give tens of millions of dollars<ref name="Jonathan Allen">{{Cite web
|title=Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors | By Jonathan Allen
|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423
|publisher=Reuters
|date=23 April 2015 |accessdate=15 June 2016
}}</ref>}}

In late 2008 Hillary Clinton entered into a memorandum of understanding with the [[Obama administration]] about the potential [[conflict of interest]] with her role as [[Secretary of State]] and Mr. Clinton actively soliciting political donations for [[United States presidential election, 2016|Hillary's 2016 presidential]] bid on behalf of the Clinton Foundation.<ref>[http://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/judiciary/upload/2015-08-28%20Ex.%20A%20(State%20DAEO%20for%20Pres.%20Clinton%20Activities).pdf Memorandum of Understanding] and associated documents, December 18, 2008.</ref>
With the theft of government records and allegations the Clinton Chappaqua email server had been scrubbed by Clinton and underlings, the exact extent of a conflict of interest and violation of the memorandum of understanding at present is unclear.<ref>[http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/03/30/gowdy-hillary-clinton-wiped-her-server-between-october-and-december-2014 Gowdy: Hillary Clinton Wiped Server Between October & December 2014], On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, ''[[FOX News]]'', 30 March 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-email-scandal-20160327-story.html How Hillary Clinton's email scandal took root], Robert O'Harrow Jr., ''Washington Post'', 27 March 2016.</ref>

The first red-flag went up in 1997 when the William J. Clinton Foundation was created as a public charity; the Clinton Presidential Library is unique among Presidential Libraries in that it was not founded as a private charity, which is subject to more stringent [[IRS]] oversite and regulation and limited as to how broadly it can solicit funds..<ref>https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/eo-operational-requirements-private-foundations-and-public-charities</ref>

Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center has lobbied Congress to ban federal officeholders from getting involved with foundations and other tax-exempt groups. By operating outside disclosure rules, the foundation gives foreign donors an avenue to influence [[election]]s.<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-foundation-idUSKBN0NW0A420150511</ref>

The Clinton Foundation has also been described as a parallel government. Of course, a younger generation not schooled in the particulars of Nixon's crimes do not see what is galling about the Clinton Global Initiative to those of us who lived through the Nixon presidency.

===2005-2006===

The Clinton Foundation accepted doations from Textron, Inc. Textron, Inc. is a [[Rhode Island]]-headquartered [[Fortune 500]] conglomerate, from whose PAC Clinton took money in 2005 and 2006. Textron was fined by the [[SEC]] for bribing [[Saddam Hussein]]'s government during the lead-up to the [[Iraq War]],<ref>http://thephoenix.com/boston/news/56770-obama-backers-rap-clinton-contributions-from-textr/</ref> and is a major manufacturer of cluster bombs, which yield high rates of [[civilian]] casualties.
<ref>http://providencedailydose.com/2008/02/21/hillary-and-the-arms-industry/</ref>

===Memorandum of understanding===
In Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings Senators [[Richard Lugar]] and [[John Kerry]] expressed concern for the potential of [[conflict of interest]] in exericising her role as Secretary of State while her husband, Mr. [[Bill Clinton]], solicited funds from foreign entities and governments for the Clinton Foundation in anticipation of her inevitable 2016 presidential bid.<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/lugar-clinton-foundation-poses-risks-017380</ref>

On 12 December 2008 Clinton Foundation’s chairman of the board, Bruce Lindsey, signed a Memorandum of Understanding<ref>https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/understanding.pdf</ref> with Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of President-elect Obama’s transition team. The document provided that “During any service by Senator Clinton as Secretary of State, the Foundation will publish annually the names of all new contributors.” <ref>https://capitalresearch.org/2015/05/the-clinton-foundation-a-cauldron-of-conflicts-and-cronyism/</ref>

{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423</ref>}}

[[Reuters]] news agency discovered that the Clinton Foundation filed incorrect disclosures with the IRS. As a result of Reuters reporting, the Foundation admitted that its IRS filings from 2010 through 2013 are not accurate. During Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State, the foundation received grants from some foreign governments which totaled $18 million. The foundation operated in at least 29 countries such as [[Nigeria]], [[Uganda]], [[Ukraine]], [[Haiti]], [[Mozambique]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]].<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/14/exclusive-cryptic-ny-filing-revealed-clinton-foundation-foreign-donations/</ref>

==Russian uranium deal==
:''Main article : [[Uranium One bribery scandal]]''
http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2015/04/23/more-clinton-foundation-cronyism-the-deal-to-sell-uranium-interests-to-russia-while-hillary-was-secretary-of-state/

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 Uranium One, a Canadian firm controlled by [[Frank Giustra]] (pron. ''Ju-stra''). Giustra is a Friend of Bill (FOB) and member of the Clinton Foundation Board. Giustra then donated 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>

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>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511</ref>

According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',
{{quotebox|[[File:Bill-clinton-moscow-speech.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pay day: Bill Clinton in Moscow to pick up a $500,000 bribe for his wife Hillary Clinton's approval of the Russian purchase of an American uranium mining company.]]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. 
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 ... The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest — was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian [[investment bank]] with ties to the [[Kremlin]] ...Renaissance Capital analysts talked up Uranium One’s stock, assigning it a “buy” rating and saying in a July 2010 research report that it was “the best play” in the uranium markets.... [[Putin]] personally thanked Mr. Clinton for speaking.<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> }}

==Rossiya/Boeing==
In 2010, Boeing landed a deal with the Russian airline Rossiya worth $3.7 billion. Two months later, the company donated $900,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Boeing also paid Bill Clinton $250,000 for a speech in 2012 approved by the State Department’s Ethics Office.

Boeing’s chief lobbyist and former Bill Clinton aide Tim Keating hosted a fundraiser for Ready for Hillary PAC, the political action committee raising money to help fund a run for the White House.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/13/clinton-facing-new-ethics-questions-on-role-in-boeing-deal.html </ref> Ready for Hillary PAC founder Tom Mostyn was found dead of a gunshot wound in November 2017.

==Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States==
*[[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Gulf States]], [[human rights]] record. [[women's rights]] record, and donations to the Clinton Foundation

===Saudi Arabia and rape victims===
As Secretary of State, the Clinton Foundation accepted donations from the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]], where rape victims are regularly flogged.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-faces-test-of-record-aiding-women.html?_r=1 Hillary Clinton Faces Test of Record as Women’s Advocate], By AMY CHOZICK, ''New York Times'', MARCH 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.mrctv.org/blog/rand-paul-stone-age-barbaric-saudi-arabia-buying-influence-donating-hillary-clinton Rand Paul: 'Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Have Taken That Money' from Saudi Arabia], Barbara Boland | March 25, 2015. www.mrctv.org</ref><ref>[https://www.gop.com/clinton-foundation-takes-from-countries-that-mistreat-women/ Clinton Foundation Takes $$ From Countries That Mistreat Women], October 11, 2015. www.gop.com</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/clintons-outrage-at-saudi-rape-sentence/2007/11/22/1195321896405.html Clinton's 'outrage' at Saudi rape sentence], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', November 22, 2007.</ref><ref>Conservative group claims Hillary Clinton's foundation took millions from foreign governments, [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/26/american-crossroads/conservative-group-claims-hillary-clintons-foundat/ Politifact: Statement:'''TRUE'''], By Steve Contorno, February 26th, 2015. politifact.com</ref> In 2015, a 19 year old woman who was the victim of a violent gang rape was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of being “indecent” at the time of the attack. Saudi law dictates a woman must have a male escort in public. She originally sentenced to 90 lashes, however on appeal the sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of indecency and talking to the media.

While [[homosexuality]] is punishable by [[death]] under certain circumstances, this particular active Clinton donor at the present time is seeking to increase the frequency at which [[execution]]s of [[gay]]s is carried out. [[Social media]] is blamed for causing an increase in "deliberate" acts of homosexuality. As of the first half of 2016, there currently are 35 people on death row in Saudi Arabia for sodomy.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/saudi-arabia-pushes-homosexuals-executed-7672283 Saudi Arabia 'pushes for homosexuals to be executed' amid fears social media is 'turning people gay'], By Rhian Lubin, ''Mirror'', 1 April 2016. www.mirror.co.uk</ref>

The Clinton Foundation also received donations from countries that Secretary Hillary Clinton oversaw the transfer of weapons to.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/hillary-clinton-foundation-state-arms-deals Hillary Clinton Oversaw US Arms Deals to Clinton Foundation Donors], Bryan Schatz, ''Mother Jones'', May 28, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.quora.com/Did-Hillary-Clinton-receive-donations-from-Saudi-Arabia Did Hillary Clinton receive donations from Saudi Arabia?], www.quora.com</ref><ref>[http://prospect.org/article/clinton-foundation-donor-list-released CLINTON FOUNDATION DONOR LIST RELEASED.] ''The American Prospect''. prospect.org</ref><ref>[http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/apr/20/reince-priebus/hillary-clinton-took-money-kings-four-countries-go/ Hillary Clinton took money from the kings of four countries, GOP chief Reince Priebus says], By Tom Kertscher on Monday, April 20th, 2015. www.politifact.com</ref>

While working in the State Department the Clinton Foundation received millions from an organization known as The Friends of Saudi Arabia.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/clinton.donations Clinton's foundation got millions from Saudis, Gates], CNN, December 18, 2008. Univision TV owner also gave millions.</ref>

==The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' and presidential ambitions==

===Syria===
The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent [[salafi]]‐jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/africa/30diplo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss</ref> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/africa/31intel.html?_r=2&hp</ref> at urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his [[National Security Council]], Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com">http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330</ref>

==Libyan Gold==
:''Main article: [[Hillary_Clinton_Secretary_of_State#Libyan_War_and_the_Benghazi_attack|Libyan War and the Bengazi attack]]''
In an article posted on the Market Oracle, Eric Encina observed:
{{Cquote|One seldom mentioned fact by western politicians and media pundits: the Central Bank of Libya is 100% State Owned.... Currently, the Libyan government creates its own money, the Libyan Dinar, through the facilities of its own central bank. Few can argue that Libya is a [[sovereign]] nation with its own great resources, able to sustain its own economic destiny. One major problem for globalist banking cartels is that in order to do business with Libya, they must go through the Libyan Central Bank and its national currency, a place where they have absolutely zero dominion or power-broking ability. Hence, taking down the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) may not appear in the speeches of Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy but this is certainly at the top of the globalist agenda for absorbing Libya into its hive of compliant nations.<ref>Eric Encina,''[http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article27208.html Globalists Target 100% State Owned Central Bank of Libya,]'' Market Oracle.</ref>}}
Ellen Brown adds,
{{Cquote|Libya not only has oil. According to the IMF, its central bank has nearly 144 tons of gold in its vaults. With that sort of asset base, who needs the BIS (Bank of International Settlements), the IMF and their rules.<ref>Ellen Brown, ''[http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/289-134/5625-libya-all-about-oil-or-all-about-banking Libya: All About Oil, or All About Banking,]'' Reader Supported News, April 15, 2011.</ref>}}
These motivations were confirmed in an email from [[Sidney Blumenthal]] to Hillary Clinton on 1 April 2011:
{{quotebox|Qaddafi's government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver. During late March, 2011 these stocks were moved to SABHA (south west in the direction of the Libyan border with Niger and Chad); taken from the vaults of the Libyan Central Bank in Tripoli. This gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide the Francophone African Countries with an alternative to the French.franc (CFA). (Source Comment: According to knowledgeable individuals this quantity of gold and silver is valued at more than $7 billion. French intelligence officers discovered this plan shortly after the current rebellion began, and this was one of the factors that influenced President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]'s decision to commit [[France]] to the attack on Libya. According to these individuals Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:
:a. A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production,
:b.Increase French influence in North Africa,
:c. Improve his intemai political situation in France,
:d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,
:e. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plans to supplant France as the dominant power in Francophone Africa)<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/6528</ref>}}

Hillary Clinton was the driving force behind military action in Libya. On 14 March 2011 she met in Paris with Libyan [[jihad]]is (given the euphemism, 'Libyan opposition') and [[Bernard Henri Levy]].<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/did-bernard-henri-lvy-take-nato-to-war</ref> Mrs. Clinton was arguing for intervention. Within hours, Mrs. Clinton convinced Obama that the United States had to act, and the president ordered up military plans.<ref name=Cooper>Cooper, Helene and Myers, Steven Lee (March 18, 2011). [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp "Shift by Clinton helped persuade President to take a harder line"]. ''New York Times'', p. A1, reprinted at ''New York Times'' website.</ref>

Mrs. Clinton broke with Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]], who, along with the national security adviser, Thomas E. Donilon, and the counterterrorism chief, [[John O. Brennan]], urged caution. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and Brennan worried that the Libyan rebels remained largely unknown to American officials, and could have ties to Al Qaeda.<ref name=Cooper/>

Hillary stated:
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.”<ref>Preston, Bryan (June 23, 2011). [http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/ "Hillary Clinton to Libya skeptics: 'Whose side are you on?'"]. PJMedia website/PJTatler.</ref>}}

The president went on television offering the fig leaf for Hillary's plans: "Left unchecked... a humanitarian crisis would ensue.... The democratic values that we stand for would be overrun",<ref>Obama, President Barack (March 18, 2011). "Remarks by the President on the situation in Libya". The White House/The Press Office quoted by Congressional Research Service (March 30, 2011). [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fas.org%2Fsgp%2Fcrs%2Fnatsec%2FR41725.pdf&ei=kJkNUeedJ43DiwLCm4H4DQ&usg=AFQjCNHhRCTBkk8zUd7wMWao9DKaab8bww&sig2=8SrhE1X08403SM783aYujg&bvm=bv.41867550,d.cGE ''Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya): Background and issues for Congress''] (Gertler, Jeremiah, coordinator, Washington D.C.: GPO), p. 3.</ref> later admitting her 'greatest moment' was his 'worst mistake'.<ref>http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/12/libya-obama-admits-clintons-greatest-moment-was-his-worst-mistake</ref> After being captured on 20 October 2011 by jihadis backed by Hillary Clinton, Gaddafi was first publicly sodomized and murdered, and then his lifeless body dragged through the streets, a display to the whole world of the 'values that we stand for'.<ref>Daly, Corbett (October 20, 2011). [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20123348-503544/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/ "Clinton on Qaddafi: 'We came, we saw, he died'"] CBS News website.</ref> [[Kim Jong-un]] was watching closely how Gaddafi had been double-crossed and lied to by the Clinton consortium.<ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/what-kim-jong-il-learned-from-qaddafis-fall-never-disarm/247192/ What Kim Jong-Il Learned from Qaddafi's Fall: Never Disarm], As the U.S. tries to restart multiparty talks with North Korea, it may find that the rogue state suddenly sees greater value in keeping its nuclear arsenal, Mira Rapp-Hooper and Kenneth N. Waltz, ''The Atlantic'', Oct 24, 2011.</ref> Hillary laughed about the jihadi murderers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgcd1ghag5Y Hillary Clinton on Gaddafi: We came, we saw, he died]. youtube.com</ref>

On September 11, 2012, the anniversary of the [[9/11 terror attacks]], jihadis attacked the American embassy and killed four people. In testimony before Congress on 23 January 2013 Hillary Clinton was asked why the [[Obama administration]] deliberately put out false information about the attack just prior to the [[Presidential Election of 2012]], Clinton screamed, "WHAT DIFFERENCE AT THIS POINT DOES IT MAKE?".<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/23/senator-calls-for-top-to-bottom-review-state-department-ahead-clinton-testimony/ "Clinton set for long-awaited Libya testimony, as senator urges 'top-to-bottom review'"] (January 23, 2013). Fox News website/Politics/Senate.</ref>

In January 2016 North Korea cited Gaddafi's murder when it tested its nuclear device.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12090658/North-Korea-cites-Muammar-Gaddafis-destruction-in-nuclear-test-defence.html North Korea cites Muammar Gaddafi's 'destruction' in nuclear test defence] Pyongyang says the fates of the late Libyan leader and Saddam Hussein show the need for a nuclear deterrent, By AFP, 2:49AM GMT 09 Jan 2016. www.telegraph.co.uk</ref>

===Ambassador Stevens dispatched===

Giving in to Hillary's pressure, on Friday March 8, 2011, President Obama told reporters he would appoint an official to maintain contact with the "Libyan opposition". The number two official at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, [[Christopher Stevens]]<ref>[http://abcnewsradioonline.com/world-news/us-names-chris-stevens-liaison-to-libyan-opposition.html US Names Chris Stevens Liaison to Libyan Opposition,] ABC News Radio, March 14, 2011.</ref> was tasked with helping to coordinate assistance to the "rebels", whose top military commander, Abdelhakim Belhadj, was the leader of the [[Al Qaeda]] affiliate, the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] (LIFG).<ref>[http://counterjihadreport.com/tag/libyan-islamic-fighting-group/ ‘White Out’ on Benghazi: State Dept. Issues Report,] Clare Lopez, December 23, 2012. http://counterjihadreport.com</ref> Hillary Clinton attended a meeting in Paris with Stevens and representatives of the "Libyan opposition", as did U.S. Ambassador Gene Cretz, who has also had contacts with the "opposition". Clinton discussed what she persuaded the Obama administration to do to help the [[jihad]]is, and that they would do more than just provide humanitarian aid.

===Hillary's War===
On March 21, 2011, [[President Obama]] announced he ordered U.S. military force operations in Libya two days earlier over the objections of his most trusted and knowledgeable experts. Secretary of Defence [[Robert Gates]] opposed the action<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20038391-503544.html</ref> as did National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough, and [[White House]] counterterrorism chief [[John O. Brennan]]. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and the rebels had ties to Al Qaeda.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp]</ref> However [[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]] "won the bureaucratic battle to use [Department of Defence] resources to achieve what's essentially the State Department's objective... and Obama let it happen".<ref>[http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/18/how_obama_turned_on_a_dime_toward_war How Obama turned on a dime toward war.]</ref> Secretary Clinton stated:[[File:Hillary and Abedin.png|thumb|right|350px|Sec. Clinton (left) in [[Tripoli]] October 18, 2011 in the moment of her greatest triumph. The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' of 'smart power' was supposed to pave the way to her presidential election. Gaddafi warned [[Tony Blair]] by phone the jihadists would attack in [[Europe]] if his regime was allowed to collapse.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/12086505/Tony-Blairs-phone-conversations-with-Colonel-Gaddafi-revealed.html</ref> The disaster which has not reached its full apogee yet, evolved into what President Obama called a 'sh*t show' and her 'greatest moment' as his 'worst mistake'. ]]
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.” <ref>http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/</ref>}}

A March 29, 2011 article in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' included these paragraphs:
{{Cquote|"It’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html</ref>}}

A document published by the U.S. [[West Point]] Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center revealed that jihadi rebels between 2005 and 2007 exited Libya to join the [[Iraq insurgency 2004-2008|Islamic insurgency]] in Iraq in greater numbers than any other country.<ref>[http://www.ctc.usma.edu/harmony/pdf/CTCForeignFighter.19.Dec07.pdf A First Look at the Sinjar Documents]</ref><ref>The Sinjar Documents are a collection of al Qaeda computer data captured by Americans in 2007 in a predawn raid near Sinjar, Iraq, six miles from the Syrian border.</ref> Many of those jihadi rebels that came from Libya to Iraq to kill American soldiers came from among the very people Obama pledged to protect in the name of "humanitarianism". One group—the Libyan Fighting Group (''jama'ah al-libiyah al-muqatilah'')—claimed to have [[War on Terror|Afghan]] veterans in its ranks. The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent salafi-jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA"/> at the urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his National Security Council, Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com"/>
Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi of the U.S. organized [[Libyan Fighting Group]] said [[jihad]]ists who killed American troops in [[Iraq]] were now serving on the front lines in Libya.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8407047/Libyan-rebel-commander-admits-his-fighters-have-al-Qaeda-links.html Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links.]</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/25/world/guantanamo-files-libyan-detainee-now-us-ally-of-sorts.html Libyan, Once a Detainee, Is Now a U.S. Ally of Sorts.]</ref>

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee days before President Obama publicly admitted to intervention that U.S. intelligence knew of [[al Qaeda]] and [[Hezbollah]] elements among the Libyan insurgents.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8414583/Libya-al-Qaeda-among-Libya-rebels-Nato-chief-fears.html</ref>

The Charter of the [[United Nations]], in Article 2(4), prohibits the “threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence” of a member state, and many observers have wondered whether the establishment of a no-fly zone would constitute a violation of this prohibition. The Congressional Research Services advised that a no-fly zone imposed against a state that has not carried out an attack on its neighbors may consider the imposition of a no-fly zone an “armed attack.” CRS warned that even if no-fly zone operations in a given state do not constitute an “armed attack",
{{Cquote|that state, and other members of the international community, might consider them a violation of the prohibition of the “threat or use of force,” as well as of the customary duty of non-intervention in the affairs of other sovereign states.}}

==Laureate International Universities==
Between 2010 and 2014 partially overlapping Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, Bill Clinton made $16.5 million for his role as honorary chancellor of Laureate Education, a for-profit college company.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-31/hillary-and-bill-clinton-paid-43-million-in-federal-taxes</ref> The Clinton Foundation did not fund Laureate International University. The [[State Department]] funneled $55 million in grants during Hillary Clinton’s tenure to groups associated with Laureate’s founder. The International Youth Federation, an organization connected to Laureate chairman Douglas Becker, received USAID funding.<ref>http://www.iyfnet.org/people/douglas-l-becker</ref> Becker is a major donor to the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/laureate-a-for-profit-education-firm-finds-international-success-with-a-clintons-help/2014/01/16/13f8adde-7ca6-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html</ref><ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2016/06/08/the-clintons-university-problem-laureate-education-lawsuits-present-problem-for-clintons/</ref>

In her first year as Secretary of State, Hillary is quoted as directly asking that Laureate be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before the lucrative contract was given to Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton later references “Laureate Universities, started by Doug Becker who Bill likes a lot".<ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/hillarys-emails-reveal-lucrative-ties-to-for-profit-colleges/</ref> “It’s a for-profit model that should be represented,” she wrote in the August 2009 email.<ref>https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/09/02/clinton-sought-invite-laureate-state-dept-dinner</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_031/DOC_0C05763085/C05763085.pdf</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_032-033/DOC_0C05763758/C05763758.pdf</ref>

==2013==
On its 2013 tax return the foundation claimed it spent $30 million on payroll and employee benefits; $8.7 million in rent and office expenses; $9.2 million on “conferences, conventions and meetings”; $8 million on fundraising; and nearly $8.5 million on travel. The Clintons enjoy first-class flights paid for by the foundation.

In all, the foundation reported $84.6 million in “functional expenses” on its 2013 tax return and had more than a $64 million remaining balance.

==2016 revised filings==
For tax year 2013, nearly 100 percent of the $4.4 million of the government donations came from foreign governments. Only $23,000 came from U.S. government entities, according to some of the foundations revised tax filings.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/315728117/Clinton-Foundation-revised-filing-2013</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tyler Drumheller]]<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tyler-drumheller-man-hillary-clintons-private-libya-intel/story?id=31834468</ref>
*[[Cody Shearer]]
*[[Cheryl Mills]]
*[[Betsy Wright]]
*[[Patrick F. Kennedy]]
*[[Jake Sullivan]]
*[[Mark Penn]]
*[[Maggie Williams]]
*[[Hillary Clinton Secretary of State]]
*[[Hillary Clinton's net worth]]
*[[Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest]]
*[[Bank of Credit and Commerce International]]
*[[Arkansas Development Finance Authority]]
*[[Clinton scandal]]s

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/results.aspx?searchText=Clinton+Email&beginDate=&endDate=&publishedBeginDate=&publishedEndDate=&caseNumber= 12,173 declassified stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department]
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/Results.aspx?collection=Clinton_Email 30,322 stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department under the FOIA]
*[https://www.rt.com/usa/complete-emails-guccifer-clinton-554/ Stolen Clinton emails recovered by Russian Television]

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Clinton Foundation

2017-11-26T15:43:15Z

NeilG: clarify and add source

The '''Clinton Foundation''' (renamed in 2013 as the '''Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation''') is a charity that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code. It was established by former President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]] with the stated mission to build and maintain the Clinton Presidential Library in [[Little Rock]] [[Arkansas]], but has since shifted its focus allegedly to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/about-us/leadership-team|title=Leadership Team|publisher=}}</ref> which may be a violation of the US tax code. Its President since 2015 is Donna Shalala, and its offices are located in [[New York City]] and Little Rock, [[Arkansas]].

Supporters claim that it coordinates many important international efforts against disease and poverty,<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/politics/clinton-foundation-explainer/index.html|title=What is the Clinton Foundation and why is it controversial?|date=st 26,2016|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2017}}</ref> while critics view it as an international [[criminal]] organization with ties to the [[Russia]]n [[mafia]].<ref>http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russian-mafia-money-laundering-clinton-foundation-and-john-podesta/ri17036</ref> It is an elaborate global slush fund and [[money laundering]] operation with sloppy accounting,<ref>http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/08/12/judge-jeanine-goes-clinton-foundation-money-laundering-op-not-charity</ref> poor public disclosure, and dubious mission related activities.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419791/clinton-foundation-reeks-crooks-thieves-and-hoods-deroy-murdock</ref> It has been referred to as a parallel government.<ref>https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/clintons-parallel-government-and-obamas-great-miscalculation/</ref> Originally founded in 1997 under the name the '''William J. Clinton Foundation'''<ref>http://www.openendowment.org/organization/view?id=31-1580204</ref> for the purposes of building and maintaining the '''William J. Clinton Presidential Library''', the organization has by some estimates handled as much as $100 Billion in cash inflows and outflows. The fund currently has an estimated $350 Million in assets.

==Financial disclosures==
There are three major ways that the Clinton Foundation discloses its finances. First, the Foundation makes annual filings with the [[Internal Revenue Service]], portions of which are public.<ref name=cnn/> Second, because the Foundation is in New York State, it files with the NYS Public Charity Division. Third, as a result of an agreement between the the Foundation and the Obama Administration, the foundation promised to post a list of its donors on its website while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. The three sources have been inconsistent.

According to two prominent charity watchdog organizations who analyzed the IRS returns, the Clinton Foundation has engaged in questionable fund raising and reporting practices with less than 10% of the money raised going to its stated mission purposes such as AIDS treament, education, and healthcare in poverty stricken nations.<ref>https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=311580204</ref>

In 2013, the Clinton Foundation took in more than $140 million, but spent only $9 million on its mission purposes, far below the 75 percent rate a good charity should spend. The Clinton Foundation reported the bulk of its income spent on administration, travel, salaries and bonuses with the largest payouts going to family friends.<ref>
http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund/</ref>

The Clinton Foundation Federal Tax ID number is '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=31-1580204&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-831-1580204 31-1580204]'''.

In 2008 when Hillary Clinton was nominated to be Secretary of State, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052616/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors/pages/page_1.html Clinton Foundation disclosed for the first time its list of donors], many of whom were foreign entities and governments seeking to do business with the United States which the Secretary of State would have to approve. The foundation pledged not to receive any further foreign government contributions, which it abruptly violated. Former Secretary of State and 2016 [[Democratic]] Presidential nominee has now come under [[criminal]] investigation for influence peddling among other charges.

In 2015 [[Reuters]] News agency reported,
{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years.

Those entries were errors, according to the foundation: several foreign governments continued to give tens of millions of dollars<ref name="Jonathan Allen">{{Cite web
|title=Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors | By Jonathan Allen
|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423
|publisher=Reuters
|date=23 April 2015 |accessdate=15 June 2016
}}</ref>}}

In late 2008 Hillary Clinton entered into a memorandum of understanding with the [[Obama administration]] about the potential [[conflict of interest]] with her role as [[Secretary of State]] and Mr. Clinton actively soliciting political donations for [[United States presidential election, 2016|Hillary's 2016 presidential]] bid on behalf of the Clinton Foundation.<ref>[http://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/judiciary/upload/2015-08-28%20Ex.%20A%20(State%20DAEO%20for%20Pres.%20Clinton%20Activities).pdf Memorandum of Understanding] and associated documents, December 18, 2008.</ref>
With the theft of government records and allegations the Clinton Chappaqua email server had been scrubbed by Clinton and underlings, the exact extent of a conflict of interest and violation of the memorandum of understanding at present is unclear.<ref>[http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/03/30/gowdy-hillary-clinton-wiped-her-server-between-october-and-december-2014 Gowdy: Hillary Clinton Wiped Server Between October & December 2014], On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, ''[[FOX News]]'', 30 March 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-email-scandal-20160327-story.html How Hillary Clinton's email scandal took root], Robert O'Harrow Jr., ''Washington Post'', 27 March 2016.</ref>

The first red-flag went up in 1997 when the William J. Clinton Foundation was created as a public charity; the Clinton Presidential Library is unique among Presidential Libraries in that it was not founded as a private charity, which is subject to more stringent [[IRS]] oversite and regulation and limited as to how broadly it can solicit funds..<ref>https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/eo-operational-requirements-private-foundations-and-public-charities</ref>

Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center has lobbied Congress to ban federal officeholders from getting involved with foundations and other tax-exempt groups. By operating outside disclosure rules, the foundation gives foreign donors an avenue to influence [[election]]s.<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-foundation-idUSKBN0NW0A420150511</ref>

The Clinton Foundation has also been described as a parallel government. Of course, a younger generation not schooled in the particulars of Nixon's crimes do not see what is galling about the Clinton Global Initiative to those of us who lived through the Nixon presidency.

===2005-2006===

The Clinton Foundation accepted doations from Textron, Inc. Textron, Inc. is a [[Rhode Island]]-headquartered [[Fortune 500]] conglomerate, from whose PAC Clinton took money in 2005 and 2006. Textron was fined by the [[SEC]] for bribing [[Saddam Hussein]]'s government during the lead-up to the [[Iraq War]],<ref>http://thephoenix.com/boston/news/56770-obama-backers-rap-clinton-contributions-from-textr/</ref> and is a major manufacturer of cluster bombs, which yield high rates of [[civilian]] casualties.
<ref>http://providencedailydose.com/2008/02/21/hillary-and-the-arms-industry/</ref>

===Memorandum of understanding===
In Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings Senators [[Richard Lugar]] and [[John Kerry]] expressed concern for the potential of [[conflict of interest]] in exericising her role as Secretary of State while her husband, Mr. [[Bill Clinton]], solicited funds from foreign entities and governments for the Clinton Foundation in anticipation of her inevitable 2016 presidential bid.<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/lugar-clinton-foundation-poses-risks-017380</ref>

On 12 December 2008 Clinton Foundation’s chairman of the board, Bruce Lindsey, signed a Memorandum of Understanding<ref>https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/understanding.pdf</ref> with Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of President-elect Obama’s transition team. The document provided that “During any service by Senator Clinton as Secretary of State, the Foundation will publish annually the names of all new contributors.” <ref>https://capitalresearch.org/2015/05/the-clinton-foundation-a-cauldron-of-conflicts-and-cronyism/</ref>

{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423</ref>}}

[[Reuters]] news agency discovered that the Clinton Foundation filed incorrect disclosures with the IRS. As a result of Reuters reporting, the Foundation admitted that its IRS filings from 2010 through 2013 are not accurate. During Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State, the foundation received grants from some foreign governments which totaled $18 million. The foundation operated in at least 29 countries such as [[Nigeria]], [[Uganda]], [[Ukraine]], [[Haiti]], [[Mozambique]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]].<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/14/exclusive-cryptic-ny-filing-revealed-clinton-foundation-foreign-donations/</ref>

==Russian uranium deal==
:''Main article : [[Uranium One bribery scandal]]''
http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2015/04/23/more-clinton-foundation-cronyism-the-deal-to-sell-uranium-interests-to-russia-while-hillary-was-secretary-of-state/

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 Uranium One, a Canadian firm controlled by [[Frank Giustra]] (pron. ''Ju-stra''). Giustra is a Friend of Bill (FOB) and member of the Clinton Foundation Board. Giustra then donated 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>

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>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511</ref>

According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',
{{quotebox|[[File:Bill-clinton-moscow-speech.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pay day: Bill Clinton in Moscow to pick up a $500,000 bribe for his wife Hillary Clinton's approval of the Russian purchase of an American uranium mining company.]]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. 
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 ... The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest — was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian [[investment bank]] with ties to the [[Kremlin]] ...Renaissance Capital analysts talked up Uranium One’s stock, assigning it a “buy” rating and saying in a July 2010 research report that it was “the best play” in the uranium markets.... [[Putin]] personally thanked Mr. Clinton for speaking.<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> }}

==Rossiya/Boeing==
In 2010, Boeing landed a deal with the Russian airline Rossiya worth $3.7 billion. Two months later, the company donated $900,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Boeing also paid Bill Clinton $250,000 for a speech in 2012 approved by the State Department’s Ethics Office.

Boeing’s chief lobbyist and former Bill Clinton aide Tim Keating hosted a fundraiser for Ready for Hillary PAC, the political action committee raising money to help fund a run for the White House.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/13/clinton-facing-new-ethics-questions-on-role-in-boeing-deal.html </ref> Ready for Hillary PAC founder Tom Mostyn was found dead of a gunshot wound in November 2017.

==Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States==
*[[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Gulf States]], [[human rights]] record. [[women's rights]] record, and donations to the Clinton Foundation

===Saudi Arabia and rape victims===
As Secretary of State, the Clinton Foundation accepted donations from the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]], where rape victims are regularly flogged.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-faces-test-of-record-aiding-women.html?_r=1 Hillary Clinton Faces Test of Record as Women’s Advocate], By AMY CHOZICK, ''New York Times'', MARCH 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.mrctv.org/blog/rand-paul-stone-age-barbaric-saudi-arabia-buying-influence-donating-hillary-clinton Rand Paul: 'Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Have Taken That Money' from Saudi Arabia], Barbara Boland | March 25, 2015. www.mrctv.org</ref><ref>[https://www.gop.com/clinton-foundation-takes-from-countries-that-mistreat-women/ Clinton Foundation Takes $$ From Countries That Mistreat Women], October 11, 2015. www.gop.com</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/clintons-outrage-at-saudi-rape-sentence/2007/11/22/1195321896405.html Clinton's 'outrage' at Saudi rape sentence], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', November 22, 2007.</ref><ref>Conservative group claims Hillary Clinton's foundation took millions from foreign governments, [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/26/american-crossroads/conservative-group-claims-hillary-clintons-foundat/ Politifact: Statement:'''TRUE'''], By Steve Contorno, February 26th, 2015. politifact.com</ref> In 2015, a 19 year old woman who was the victim of a violent gang rape was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of being “indecent” at the time of the attack. Saudi law dictates a woman must have a male escort in public. She originally sentenced to 90 lashes, however on appeal the sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of indecency and talking to the media.

While [[homosexuality]] is punishable by [[death]] under certain circumstances, this particular active Clinton donor at the present time is seeking to increase the frequency at which [[execution]]s of [[gay]]s is carried out. [[Social media]] is blamed for causing an increase in "deliberate" acts of homosexuality. As of the first half of 2016, there currently are 35 people on death row in Saudi Arabia for sodomy.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/saudi-arabia-pushes-homosexuals-executed-7672283 Saudi Arabia 'pushes for homosexuals to be executed' amid fears social media is 'turning people gay'], By Rhian Lubin, ''Mirror'', 1 April 2016. www.mirror.co.uk</ref>

The Clinton Foundation also received donations from countries that Secretary Hillary Clinton oversaw the transfer of weapons to.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/hillary-clinton-foundation-state-arms-deals Hillary Clinton Oversaw US Arms Deals to Clinton Foundation Donors], Bryan Schatz, ''Mother Jones'', May 28, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.quora.com/Did-Hillary-Clinton-receive-donations-from-Saudi-Arabia Did Hillary Clinton receive donations from Saudi Arabia?], www.quora.com</ref><ref>[http://prospect.org/article/clinton-foundation-donor-list-released CLINTON FOUNDATION DONOR LIST RELEASED.] ''The American Prospect''. prospect.org</ref><ref>[http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/apr/20/reince-priebus/hillary-clinton-took-money-kings-four-countries-go/ Hillary Clinton took money from the kings of four countries, GOP chief Reince Priebus says], By Tom Kertscher on Monday, April 20th, 2015. www.politifact.com</ref>

While working in the State Department the Clinton Foundation received millions from an organization known as The Friends of Saudi Arabia.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/clinton.donations Clinton's foundation got millions from Saudis, Gates], CNN, December 18, 2008. Univision TV owner also gave millions.</ref>

==The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' and presidential ambitions==

===Syria===
The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent [[salafi]]‐jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/africa/30diplo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss</ref> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/africa/31intel.html?_r=2&hp</ref> at urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his [[National Security Council]], Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com">http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330</ref>

==Libyan Gold==
:''Main article: [[Hillary_Clinton_Secretary_of_State#Libyan_War_and_the_Benghazi_attack|Libyan War and the Bengazi attack]]''
In an article posted on the Market Oracle, Eric Encina observed:
{{Cquote|One seldom mentioned fact by western politicians and media pundits: the Central Bank of Libya is 100% State Owned.... Currently, the Libyan government creates its own money, the Libyan Dinar, through the facilities of its own central bank. Few can argue that Libya is a [[sovereign]] nation with its own great resources, able to sustain its own economic destiny. One major problem for globalist banking cartels is that in order to do business with Libya, they must go through the Libyan Central Bank and its national currency, a place where they have absolutely zero dominion or power-broking ability. Hence, taking down the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) may not appear in the speeches of Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy but this is certainly at the top of the globalist agenda for absorbing Libya into its hive of compliant nations.<ref>Eric Encina,''[http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article27208.html Globalists Target 100% State Owned Central Bank of Libya,]'' Market Oracle.</ref>}}
Ellen Brown adds,
{{Cquote|Libya not only has oil. According to the IMF, its central bank has nearly 144 tons of gold in its vaults. With that sort of asset base, who needs the BIS (Bank of International Settlements), the IMF and their rules.<ref>Ellen Brown, ''[http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/289-134/5625-libya-all-about-oil-or-all-about-banking Libya: All About Oil, or All About Banking,]'' Reader Supported News, April 15, 2011.</ref>}}
These motivations were confirmed in an email from [[Sidney Blumenthal]] to Hillary Clinton on 1 April 2011:
{{quotebox|Qaddafi's government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver. During late March, 2011 these stocks were moved to SABHA (south west in the direction of the Libyan border with Niger and Chad); taken from the vaults of the Libyan Central Bank in Tripoli. This gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide the Francophone African Countries with an alternative to the French.franc (CFA). (Source Comment: According to knowledgeable individuals this quantity of gold and silver is valued at more than $7 billion. French intelligence officers discovered this plan shortly after the current rebellion began, and this was one of the factors that influenced President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]'s decision to commit [[France]] to the attack on Libya. According to these individuals Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:
:a. A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production,
:b.Increase French influence in North Africa,
:c. Improve his intemai political situation in France,
:d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,
:e. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plans to supplant France as the dominant power in Francophone Africa)<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/6528</ref>}}

Hillary Clinton was the driving force behind military action in Libya. On 14 March 2011 she met in Paris with Libyan [[jihad]]is (given the euphemism, 'Libyan opposition') and [[Bernard Henri Levy]].<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/did-bernard-henri-lvy-take-nato-to-war</ref> Mrs. Clinton was arguing for intervention. Within hours, Mrs. Clinton convinced Obama that the United States had to act, and the president ordered up military plans.<ref name=Cooper>Cooper, Helene and Myers, Steven Lee (March 18, 2011). [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp "Shift by Clinton helped persuade President to take a harder line"]. ''New York Times'', p. A1, reprinted at ''New York Times'' website.</ref>

Mrs. Clinton broke with Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]], who, along with the national security adviser, Thomas E. Donilon, and the counterterrorism chief, [[John O. Brennan]], urged caution. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and Brennan worried that the Libyan rebels remained largely unknown to American officials, and could have ties to Al Qaeda.<ref name=Cooper/>

Hillary stated:
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.”<ref>Preston, Bryan (June 23, 2011). [http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/ "Hillary Clinton to Libya skeptics: 'Whose side are you on?'"]. PJMedia website/PJTatler.</ref>}}

The president went on television offering the fig leaf for Hillary's plans: "Left unchecked... a humanitarian crisis would ensue.... The democratic values that we stand for would be overrun",<ref>Obama, President Barack (March 18, 2011). "Remarks by the President on the situation in Libya". The White House/The Press Office quoted by Congressional Research Service (March 30, 2011). [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fas.org%2Fsgp%2Fcrs%2Fnatsec%2FR41725.pdf&ei=kJkNUeedJ43DiwLCm4H4DQ&usg=AFQjCNHhRCTBkk8zUd7wMWao9DKaab8bww&sig2=8SrhE1X08403SM783aYujg&bvm=bv.41867550,d.cGE ''Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya): Background and issues for Congress''] (Gertler, Jeremiah, coordinator, Washington D.C.: GPO), p. 3.</ref> later admitting her 'greatest moment' was his 'worst mistake'.<ref>http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/12/libya-obama-admits-clintons-greatest-moment-was-his-worst-mistake</ref> After being captured on 20 October 2011 by jihadis backed by Hillary Clinton, Gaddafi was first publicly sodomized and murdered, and then his lifeless body dragged through the streets, a display to the whole world of the 'values that we stand for'.<ref>Daly, Corbett (October 20, 2011). [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20123348-503544/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/ "Clinton on Qaddafi: 'We came, we saw, he died'"] CBS News website.</ref> [[Kim Jong-un]] was watching closely how Gaddafi had been double-crossed and lied to by the Clinton consortium.<ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/what-kim-jong-il-learned-from-qaddafis-fall-never-disarm/247192/ What Kim Jong-Il Learned from Qaddafi's Fall: Never Disarm], As the U.S. tries to restart multiparty talks with North Korea, it may find that the rogue state suddenly sees greater value in keeping its nuclear arsenal, Mira Rapp-Hooper and Kenneth N. Waltz, ''The Atlantic'', Oct 24, 2011.</ref> Hillary laughed about the jihadi murderers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgcd1ghag5Y Hillary Clinton on Gaddafi: We came, we saw, he died]. youtube.com</ref>

On September 11, 2012, the anniversary of the [[9/11 terror attacks]], jihadis attacked the American embassy and killed four people. In testimony before Congress on 23 January 2013 Hillary Clinton was asked why the [[Obama administration]] deliberately put out false information about the attack just prior to the [[Presidential Election of 2012]], Clinton screamed, "WHAT DIFFERENCE AT THIS POINT DOES IT MAKE?".<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/23/senator-calls-for-top-to-bottom-review-state-department-ahead-clinton-testimony/ "Clinton set for long-awaited Libya testimony, as senator urges 'top-to-bottom review'"] (January 23, 2013). Fox News website/Politics/Senate.</ref>

In January 2016 North Korea cited Gaddafi's murder when it tested its nuclear device.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12090658/North-Korea-cites-Muammar-Gaddafis-destruction-in-nuclear-test-defence.html North Korea cites Muammar Gaddafi's 'destruction' in nuclear test defence] Pyongyang says the fates of the late Libyan leader and Saddam Hussein show the need for a nuclear deterrent, By AFP, 2:49AM GMT 09 Jan 2016. www.telegraph.co.uk</ref>

===Ambassador Stevens dispatched===

Giving in to Hillary's pressure, on Friday March 8, 2011, President Obama told reporters he would appoint an official to maintain contact with the "Libyan opposition". The number two official at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, [[Christopher Stevens]]<ref>[http://abcnewsradioonline.com/world-news/us-names-chris-stevens-liaison-to-libyan-opposition.html US Names Chris Stevens Liaison to Libyan Opposition,] ABC News Radio, March 14, 2011.</ref> was tasked with helping to coordinate assistance to the "rebels", whose top military commander, Abdelhakim Belhadj, was the leader of the [[Al Qaeda]] affiliate, the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] (LIFG).<ref>[http://counterjihadreport.com/tag/libyan-islamic-fighting-group/ ‘White Out’ on Benghazi: State Dept. Issues Report,] Clare Lopez, December 23, 2012. http://counterjihadreport.com</ref> Hillary Clinton attended a meeting in Paris with Stevens and representatives of the "Libyan opposition", as did U.S. Ambassador Gene Cretz, who has also had contacts with the "opposition". Clinton discussed what she persuaded the Obama administration to do to help the [[jihad]]is, and that they would do more than just provide humanitarian aid.

===Hillary's War===
On March 21, 2011, [[President Obama]] announced he ordered U.S. military force operations in Libya two days earlier over the objections of his most trusted and knowledgeable experts. Secretary of Defence [[Robert Gates]] opposed the action<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20038391-503544.html</ref> as did National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough, and [[White House]] counterterrorism chief [[John O. Brennan]]. Libya was not vital to American national security interests and the rebels had ties to Al Qaeda.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=2&hp]</ref> However [[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]] "won the bureaucratic battle to use [Department of Defence] resources to achieve what's essentially the State Department's objective... and Obama let it happen".<ref>[http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/18/how_obama_turned_on_a_dime_toward_war How Obama turned on a dime toward war.]</ref> Secretary Clinton stated:[[File:Hillary and Abedin.png|thumb|right|350px|Sec. Clinton (left) in [[Tripoli]] October 18, 2011 in the moment of her greatest triumph. The 'Hillary Clinton Doctrine' of 'smart power' was supposed to pave the way to her presidential election. Gaddafi warned [[Tony Blair]] by phone the jihadists would attack in [[Europe]] if his regime was allowed to collapse.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/12086505/Tony-Blairs-phone-conversations-with-Colonel-Gaddafi-revealed.html</ref> The disaster which has not reached its full apogee yet, evolved into what President Obama called a 'sh*t show' and her 'greatest moment' as his 'worst mistake'. ]]
{{cquote|We are currently doing everything we can to bomb, strafe and use missiles to carry the rebels into power in Libya. We want them to win. We just don’t know who they are.” <ref>http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/23/hillary-clinton-to-libya-skeptics-whose-side-are-you-on/</ref>}}

A March 29, 2011 article in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' included these paragraphs:
{{Cquote|"It’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html</ref>}}

A document published by the U.S. [[West Point]] Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center revealed that jihadi rebels between 2005 and 2007 exited Libya to join the [[Iraq insurgency 2004-2008|Islamic insurgency]] in Iraq in greater numbers than any other country.<ref>[http://www.ctc.usma.edu/harmony/pdf/CTCForeignFighter.19.Dec07.pdf A First Look at the Sinjar Documents]</ref><ref>The Sinjar Documents are a collection of al Qaeda computer data captured by Americans in 2007 in a predawn raid near Sinjar, Iraq, six miles from the Syrian border.</ref> Many of those jihadi rebels that came from Libya to Iraq to kill American soldiers came from among the very people Obama pledged to protect in the name of "humanitarianism". One group—the Libyan Fighting Group (''jama'ah al-libiyah al-muqatilah'')—claimed to have [[War on Terror|Afghan]] veterans in its ranks. The Combating Terrorism Center document concludes,
{{Cquote|The [[Syria]]n [ [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] regime] and Libyan [Gaddafi] governments share the United States’ concerns about violent salafi-jihadi ideology and the violence perpetrated by its adherents. These governments [Syria, Gaddafi, and the US] like others in the Middle East, fear violence inside their borders and would much rather radical elements go to Iraq rather than cause unrest at home. U.S. and Coalition efforts to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq will be enhanced if they address the entire logistical chain that supports the movement of these individuals—beginning in their home countries – rather than just their Syrian entry points.}}

This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA"/> at the urging of Hillary Clinton and over the objections of his National Security Council, Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref name="reuters.com"/>
Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi of the U.S. organized [[Libyan Fighting Group]] said [[jihad]]ists who killed American troops in [[Iraq]] were now serving on the front lines in Libya.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8407047/Libyan-rebel-commander-admits-his-fighters-have-al-Qaeda-links.html Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links.]</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/25/world/guantanamo-files-libyan-detainee-now-us-ally-of-sorts.html Libyan, Once a Detainee, Is Now a U.S. Ally of Sorts.]</ref>

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee days before President Obama publicly admitted to intervention that U.S. intelligence knew of [[al Qaeda]] and [[Hezbollah]] elements among the Libyan insurgents.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8414583/Libya-al-Qaeda-among-Libya-rebels-Nato-chief-fears.html</ref>

The Charter of the [[United Nations]], in Article 2(4), prohibits the “threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence” of a member state, and many observers have wondered whether the establishment of a no-fly zone would constitute a violation of this prohibition. The Congressional Research Services advised that a no-fly zone imposed against a state that has not carried out an attack on its neighbors may consider the imposition of a no-fly zone an “armed attack.” CRS warned that even if no-fly zone operations in a given state do not constitute an “armed attack",
{{Cquote|that state, and other members of the international community, might consider them a violation of the prohibition of the “threat or use of force,” as well as of the customary duty of non-intervention in the affairs of other sovereign states.}}

==Laureate International Universities==
Between 2010 and 2014 while Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, Bill Clinton made $16.5 million for his role as honorary chancellor of Laureate Education, a for-profit college company.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-31/hillary-and-bill-clinton-paid-43-million-in-federal-taxes</ref> The [[State Department]] funneled $55 million in grants during Hillary Clinton’s tenure to groups associated with Laureate’s founder. The International Youth Federation, an organization connected to Laureate chairman Douglas Becker, received USAID funding.<ref>http://www.iyfnet.org/people/douglas-l-becker</ref> Becker is a major donor to the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/laureate-a-for-profit-education-firm-finds-international-success-with-a-clintons-help/2014/01/16/13f8adde-7ca6-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html</ref><ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2016/06/08/the-clintons-university-problem-laureate-education-lawsuits-present-problem-for-clintons/</ref>

In her first year as Secretary of State, Hillary is quoted as directly asking that Laureate be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before the lucrative contract was given to Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton later references “Laureate Universities, started by Doug Becker who Bill likes a lot".<ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/hillarys-emails-reveal-lucrative-ties-to-for-profit-colleges/</ref> “It’s a for-profit model that should be represented,” she wrote in the August 2009 email.<ref>https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/09/02/clinton-sought-invite-laureate-state-dept-dinner</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_031/DOC_0C05763085/C05763085.pdf</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_032-033/DOC_0C05763758/C05763758.pdf</ref>

==2013==
On its 2013 tax return the foundation claimed it spent $30 million on payroll and employee benefits; $8.7 million in rent and office expenses; $9.2 million on “conferences, conventions and meetings”; $8 million on fundraising; and nearly $8.5 million on travel. The Clintons enjoy first-class flights paid for by the foundation.

In all, the foundation reported $84.6 million in “functional expenses” on its 2013 tax return and had more than a $64 million remaining balance.

==2016 revised filings==
For tax year 2013, nearly 100 percent of the $4.4 million of the government donations came from foreign governments. Only $23,000 came from U.S. government entities, according to some of the foundations revised tax filings.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/315728117/Clinton-Foundation-revised-filing-2013</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tyler Drumheller]]<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tyler-drumheller-man-hillary-clintons-private-libya-intel/story?id=31834468</ref>
*[[Cody Shearer]]
*[[Cheryl Mills]]
*[[Betsy Wright]]
*[[Patrick F. Kennedy]]
*[[Jake Sullivan]]
*[[Mark Penn]]
*[[Maggie Williams]]
*[[Hillary Clinton Secretary of State]]
*[[Hillary Clinton's net worth]]
*[[Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest]]
*[[Bank of Credit and Commerce International]]
*[[Arkansas Development Finance Authority]]
*[[Clinton scandal]]s

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/results.aspx?searchText=Clinton+Email&beginDate=&endDate=&publishedBeginDate=&publishedEndDate=&caseNumber= 12,173 declassified stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department]
*[https://foia.state.gov/Search/Results.aspx?collection=Clinton_Email 30,322 stolen Clinton emails recovered by State Department under the FOIA]
*[https://www.rt.com/usa/complete-emails-guccifer-clinton-554/ Stolen Clinton emails recovered by Russian Television]

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[[Bill of Rights]]: 
[[First Amendment|1]] - Freedom of speech, press, etc. 
[[Second Amendment|2]] - Right to bear arms 
[[Third Amendment|3]] - Quartering of soldiers 
[[Fourth Amendment|4]] - Warrants 
[[Fifth Amendment|5]] - Due process 
[[Sixth Amendment|6]] - Right to a speedy trial 
[[Seventh Amendment|7]] - Right by trial of a jury 
[[Eighth Amendment|8]] - No cruel or unusual punishments 
[[Ninth Amendment|9]] - Unenumerated rights 
[[Tenth Amendment|10]] - Power to the people and states 
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[[Eleventh Amendment|11]] - Immunity of states to foreign suits 
[[Twelfth Amendment|12]] - Revision of presidential election procedures 
[[Thirteenth Amendment|13]] - Abolition of slavery 
[[Fourteenth Amendment|14]] - Citizenship 
[[Fifteenth Amendment|15]] - Racial suffrage 
[[Sixteenth Amendment|16]] - Federal income tax 
[[Seventeenth Amendment|17]] - Direct election of the United States Senate 
[[Eighteenth Amendment|18]] - Prohibition of alcohol 
[[Nineteenth Amendment|19]] - Women's suffrage 
[[Twentieth Amendment|20]] - Terms of the presidency 
[[Twenty-First Amendment|21]] - Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment 
[[Twenty-Second Amendment|22]] - Limits the president to two terms 
[[Twenty-Third Amendment|23]] - District of Columbia Voting for President 
[[Twenty-Fourth Amendment|24]] - Prohibition of poll taxes 
[[Twenty-Fifth Amendment|25]] - Presidential disabilities 
[[Twenty-Sixth Amendment|26]] - Voting age lowered to 18 
[[Twenty-Seventh Amendment|27]] - Variance of congressional compensation 
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[[Bill of Rights]]: 
[[First Amendment|1]] - Freedom of speech, press, etc. 
[[Second Amendment|2]] - Right to bear arms 
[[Third Amendment|3]] - Quartering of soldiers 
[[Fourth Amendment|4]] - Warrants 
[[Fifth Amendment|5]] - Due process 
[[Sixth Amendment|6]] - Right to a speedy trial 
[[Seventh Amendment|7]] - Right by trial of a jury 
[[Eighth Amendment|8]] - No cruel or unusual punishments 
[[Ninth Amendment|9]] - Unenumerated rights 
[[Tenth Amendment|10]] - Power to the people and states 
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[[Eleventh Amendment|11]] - Immunity of states to foreign suits 
[[Twelfth Amendment|12]] - Revision of presidential election procedures 
[[Thirteenth Amendment|13]] - Abolition of slavery 
[[Fourteenth Amendment|14]] - Citizenship 
[[Fifteenth Amendment|15]] - Racial suffrage 
[[Sixteenth Amendment|16]] - Federal income tax 
[[Seventeenth Amendment|17]] - Direct election to the United States Senate 
[[Eighteenth Amendment|18]] - Prohibition of alcohol 
[[Nineteenth Amendment|19]] - Women's suffrage 
[[Twentieth Amendment|20]] - Terms of the presidency 
[[Twenty-First Amendment|21]] - Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment 
[[Twenty-Second Amendment|22]] - Limits the president to two terms 
[[Twenty-Third Amendment|23]] - District of Columbia Voting for President 
[[Twenty-Fourth Amendment|24]] - Prohibition of poll taxes 
[[Twenty-Fifth Amendment|25]] - Presidential disabilities 
[[Twenty-Sixth Amendment|26]] - Voting age lowered to 18 
[[Twenty-Seventh Amendment|27]] - Variance of congressional compensation 
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Leonard Knight Elmhirst

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'''Leonard Knight Elmhirst''' (June 6, 1893 — April 16, 1974) was an agronomist who worked extensively in India. With his wife Dorothy, Elmhirst cofounded the Dartington Hall project in progressive education and rural reconstruction.

Elmhirst served in the [[YMCA]] during World War I, because he failed his army physical. He then studied agriculture at [[Cornell University]], which at the time had a small YMCA building but lacked a student union building. Elmhurst worked with a student committee to find donors to fund such a needed building, and contacted Dorothy Straight who had been recently widowed by the death of her husband Willard Straight in the War. They eventually married, and Dorothy donated the funds to build Willard Straight Hall. One room in that building is named for Elmhirst.

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Politically correct

2017-09-17T06:50:00Z

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'''Politically correct''' restrictions on what we can say and how we say it have been imposed by [[leftist]]s to restrict debate and silence opposition.<ref>[http://www.theobamafile.com/_opinion/PoliticalCorrectness.htm The Obama File: Political Correctness]</ref>
{{cquote|'''...is the communal [[tyranny]] that erupted in the 1980s. It was a spontaneous declaration that particular ideas, expressions and behavior, which were then legal, should be forbidden by law, and people who transgressed should be punished. (see [[Newspeak]]) It started with a few voices but grew in popularity until it became unwritten and written law within the community. With those who were publicly declared as being not politically correct becoming the object of persecution by the mob, if not prosecution by the state.'''}}
-Philip Atkinson <ref>[http://ourcivilisation.com/pc.htm Atkinson; "The Origin and Nature of Political Correctness"]</ref>

[[Image:PC-PILGRIM.JPG|thumb|400px|Horsey cartoon 11-22-2007 parodies PC]]

[[William Safire]] researched the phraseology for his word origin column in the ''New York Times'' and discovered it had originated in Communist literature of the early twentieth century. Usage of the phraseology took off after 1989, but the practices summed up in the phraseology began earlier (see below). Following the arrogance of its originators, the correctness in political correctness only referred to liberally-approved definitions of political suitability; intuitively it was broadly understood that that which was politically correct was what belonged to a consensus about egalitarian advancements that had occurred in the twentieth century for use as a basis in the forthcoming new century. The application of its rules was tolerated as a fairly harmless outlet for liberal busybodies. Within a few years the strictures the phraseology represented began to be abused, and by 1997 usage of the phraseology declined in correspondence to the tarnishing of its reputation.

The modern politically correct movement began at the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]], which is one of the most [[liberal]] colleges in the [[United States]]. Political correctness is a liberal degrading of the [[First Amendment|freedom of speech]]. George Orwell's ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' famously incorporated the notion of limiting thought through language (see [[Newspeak]]). Words or actions that violate '''political correctness''' are called politically incorrect.

At American universities, liberals began imposing '''political correctness''' to prevent recognition of differences among gender, religion, belief system, sexual orientation and nationality. In the 1960s, [[feminists]] began to demand that the neutral pronouns ''he'', ''him'' and ''his'' be replaced with expressions like "he or she", "him or her", "them", etc., even though the last one is actually grammatically incorrect. They argued that no one would be able to understand that the masculine gender included the feminine gender in neutral contexts. But this was just part of their campaign to redefine the social roles traditionally associated with masculinity and femininity.

In science, '''political correctness''' punishes anyone who criticizes the [[theory of evolution]], the [[theory of relativity]], or liberal dogma about [[global warming]].

'''Political correctness''' or '''P.C.''' also means the alteration of one's choice of words in order to avoid either offending a group of people or reinforcing a stereotype considered to be disadvantageous to the group. More specifically, groups which (or whose putative leaders or other activists) claim some status as systemically oppressed or discriminated against will periodically attempt to change the terms by which they are referred to and demand that society as a whole change its usage of words as well.

[[Image:Political Correctness.jpg|right]]

==Examples==

An example of political correctness is the changing terminology used to described handicapped people. In the past the term "crippled" was perfectly acceptable and not considered offensive. At some point, Americans like Senate Republican leader [[Bob Dole]] decided "crippled" was degrading and the preferred term changed to "handicapped." This, too, was eventually deemed offensive and "disabled" became the preferred term. Today, even "disabled" is considered degrading to some and "differently abled" and "physically challenged" are used by those people. The same can be said for the changing uses of terms for Black Americans: "Negro" and "colored," once perfectly acceptable terms, became offensive during the 1970s and "Afro-American" and "Black" came into use, which in turn gave way to "[[African Americans|African-American]]," and in broader usage, "people of color." One perceived problem with "Negro" is that many persons, especially Southerners, seemed to have trouble pronouncing it, enunciating it as "nigra."

The question of politically correct language has spilled over from the use of racially descriptive words and affected the use of traditional language. In 1999, an aide to the mayor of Washington DC described a budget decision as "niggardly" (a word meaning "stingy," unrelated to the racial slur). The aide immediately came under criticism and was forced to resign even though he had not said anything racially charged. However, his name was cleared within a matter of days and was offered to return to his previous position.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/williams/williams020499.htm</ref>

As well as language, political correctness discourages the use of racial or stereotypes in fiction out of concern that these stereotypes may become self-perpetuating. For example, frequently seeing the image black gang-members decked out in gold chains, carrying guns and listening to rap may pressure young black people into seeing this lifestyle as the more 'acceptable' choice for their racial group. The common image of female-dominated occupations (nurses, secretaries, care workers, etc.) and of male-dominated occupations (IT workers, military, machinery operators, mechanics, etc.) can discourage individuals of either gender from considering those occupations traditionally belonging to the other. Additionally films like "The Siege" and "True Lies" have been criticized by pro-Islamic groups as having Muslims portrayed as terrorists, despite the fact that most current terrorists are in fact radical extremist Muslims. Thus, political correctness becomes the consideration of all public statements and media for their unintentional social impact.

Political correctness can even affect terminology that's viewed by secularists as too "pro-religion" or an alleged "violation of the [[separation of church and state]]" in the United States. The best example of this is the active promotion of the use of [[C.E.]] and [[B.C.E.]] as the abbreviations used after dates (instead of the commonly and traditionally used [[A.D.]] and [[B.C.]]). Additionally, [[atheists]] as school administrators or [[government]] [[Labor union|union]] workers at liberal schools use political correctness as a means for renaming terms they view as too pro-religious. For example, a [[Seattle]] student at a local elementary school volunteered to do a project as part of a community-service effort that she was doing through her school, supplying plastic eggs filled with jellybeans, called "Easter eggs." The student had an idea to fill little plastic eggs with treats and jelly beans and other candy to give to her classmates, but she was concerned how the teacher might react to the eggs after learning earlier in the week about "their abstract behavior rules."<ref>http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=459668</ref> After asking the teacher for permission, the student reportedly explained, "She said that I could do it as long as I called this treat '''spring spheres''.' I couldn't call them Easter eggs."<ref>http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/04/mystery_seattle_student_claims.php</ref><ref>http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/04/easter_eggs_reportedly_renamed.html</ref>

==Differing Opinions==

Demands for politically correct language usage are rooted in the notion widely promoted among left-wing academics and sociologists that Western culture promotes systemic oppression against some groups by marginalizing them and excluding them from the "norm"; the groups thus supposedly systemically marginalized are referred to as "the Other" by these left-wing academics. The implication is that these groups are systemically excluded from the mainstream. "Colored people" is therefore deemed offensive because the order of words puts "colored" first, emphasizing their difference from the mainstream, while "people of color" is acceptable because putting the term "people" first emphasizes that they are people and thus does not emphasize their difference from the "norm".

Some people allege that instead of encouraging supposedly marginalized groups to integrate with and assimilate into the mainstream of Western culture, political correctness ironically encourages them to emphasize and indeed to wallow in their marginalization from society, and to make a public display of such. This is known as [[identity politics]]. According to this view, gays and lesbians are therefore encouraged to label themselves as "queer" and make public displays of "queerness" calculated to disturb the sensibilities of mainstream people, rather than integrate into the mainstream themselves; Black Americans are encouraged to adopt [[Afrocentrism]] and convert to [[Islam]] or to conform to stereotypical black behavior, etc.

==The Language Police==
Conservative scholar [[Robert Bork]] has charged that the educational system is a battleground where the future of America is being undermined and ill-served. He has counseled against the troubles which will ensue as a result of anti-religious policies in the schools, permissive attitudes toward [[homosexuality]] and [[abortion]], as well as welfare policies that have destroyed families since [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s War on Poverty.<ref>Slouching Towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline. by Robert Bork published by Harper Collins (c) 1997</ref>

In her book "The Language Police", [[Diane Ravitch]] documents just how easy it is to get a word, phrase or idea banned from modern textbooks and references. Ravitch asserts that textbook producers are beholden to small non-elected educational boards in a few key states such as New York, Texas and California and that few citizens know anything about these boards or who holds the seats of power on these boards. It's not difficult for an interest group to mobilize a campaign to bombard the educational board. Meanwhile, the public is not even aware that their words or values are under attack from this corrupt system, while many ''elected'' Conservatives have rallied against this policy.

Presently, however, this may not be the case. In 2010, a group of conservatives on the Texas State Board of Education pushed the state to adopt educational standards that emphasized the role Christianity played in America's founding. Those educational standards also sought to counteract political correctness by removing parts of the curriculum that espoused political correctness and contradicted conservative values. As one of the largest states in the Union, Texas represents one of the largest markets for textbook publishers.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/magazine/14texbooks-t.html</ref>

Once a big state makes a textbook purchase, it's very difficult for a small state or any municipality to make any changes. Thus, profound changes can be inserted into textbooks and reference books by putting pressure on a handful of educational administrators. The work of textbook selection committees is sometimes done privately, to avoid politicizing textbooks, but the reverse has happened.<ref>The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Children Learn by [[Diane Ravitch]] (c) 2003 published by Knopf</ref> Ravitch has documented "''bias guidelines''" for major publishers of texts and tests. These "guidelines" consist of advice to writers and editors about words and topics that must be avoided.<ref>http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110003695</ref>

Ryan Sorba has proposed changing the terminology used to refer to [[homosexual]]s to prevent the politically correct language police from controlling the debate.<ref>[http://www.americanindependent.com/178239/christian-conservatives-discuss-strategy-for-fighting-war-against-gays-start-with-semantics Christian conservatives discuss strategy for fighting war against gays: Start with semantics], from [[The American Independent]]</ref>

Many blacks with Caribbean heritage (such as those from Jamaica or Haiti) have criticized the term "African-American" since they do not actually have African heritage. Additionally, in 2009, Paulo Serodio, a white male who was born in [[Mozambique]], [[Africa]] was harassed and ultimately suspended from a New Jersey medical school for saying he was a "white African-American". Serodio, who initially did not use any politically correct name to describe himself, only used the term when forced to classify himself as either "Caucasian", "African-American", or one of several other options.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=7567291&page=1 ABC News: "White-African American" Suing NJ Med School</ref>

Furthermore, even in [[Canada]], which is more liberal than the United States, blacks are not referred to as "African-Canadian". Instead, they are either called "black" or (depending on their heritage) "African" or "Caribbean". This shows that America's political correctness has now gone further to the left than Canada's.

==Totalitarianism and Political Correctness==

The comprehensive and detailed control of all ideas, beliefs, and statements is one of the most problematic features of [[totalitarian]] regimes.[http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-3816(196002)22%3A1%3C68%3ATIAP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-W] Political correctness can trace its origins back to the world of 1920's Germany, where [[Communist]] academics sought to impose their [[Marxist]] views on students.

It is now acceptable in many Universities to have courses on gender, [[homosexual]] and [[African American]] studies, which, in fact, encourage the mainstream public to become different to avoid criticism.

==Notes==

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==See also==
* [[Gleichschaltung]]
* [[Postmodernism]]
* [[Racial censorship]]
* [[Professor values]]
* [[Zapping the Shrinks]]
* [[Fourth generation warfare]]
* [[Multicultural greek letter organization]]

==External links==
*[http://www.capc.co.uk The Campaign Against Political Correctness]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=8olE_futZogC&pg=PA378&lpg=PA378&dq=communist+%22socially+correct%22&source=web&ots=DYD85Lsf1G&sig=pkoUxDOLFJZsme40QO13zakFZw4 The Chinese Have A Word For It]
*[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=218 DiscoverTheNetworks.org - Political Correctness, Appeasement and Speech Codes in Academia]
*[http://www.theobamafile.com/_opinion/PoliticalCorrectness.htm Political correctness] The Obama File
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Multicultural greek letter organization

2017-09-17T06:46:48Z

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A '''Multicultural greek letter organization''' is a college social club or [[fraternity]] that is based upon an ethnic or racial identity. In other words, traditional college [[fraternity|fraternities]] are required to not discriminate in selecting membership based upon race or ethnic origin. MGLC organizations have greek letter names like fraternities and social and philanthropic purposes like fraternities, but they are allowed to discriminate in selecting members to compensate for past [[discrimination]] by fraternities.

==See also==
* [[Professor values]]
* [[Political correctness]]
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Identity theft

2017-09-17T06:34:03Z

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'''Identity theft''' is a crime involving the impersonation of another person in order to take advantage of his status, credit or good name.

For example, if a criminal steals the name, address and social security number of another person, he could open a [[credit card]] scount in the name of that person and then purchase expensive items. The criminal could then sell the items to a fence leaving the other person or the credit card company with the financial loss.

As an other example, the criminal can use the name and social security number to file a false tax return for the target, claiming that a large refund is due. The Internal Revenue Service will then send the requested tax refund check to the criminal. The crime will not be discovered until the person later files the real tax return, and his refund check will be delayed until the crime is properly handled.

In addition to financial crimes, identity theft can also involve gaining access or control over the target's email or social media accounts. Once the hacker has control of the account, he can change the password which would cut off further access by the rightful owner of the account. To protect against this, users are asked to provide the telephone number of a smart phone. If an account is attacked in an identity theft, the rightful owner can use the smart phone to regain control and set a different password.
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Cecil Williams

2017-09-17T06:15:54Z

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|name=Clarence Cecil Williams
|birth_date=July 1922
|birth_place=McRoberts, Letcher Cunty, [[Kentucky]]
|death_date=April 30, 2008
|death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]]
|resting_place=Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge
|occupation=[[Journalist]]
|religion=
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|spouse=Patricia "Pat" Conners Williams
}}

'''Clarence Cecil Williams''', known as '''Cecil Williams''' (July 1922 – April 30, 2008), was a [[Kentucky]]-born [[journalist]] on the staff of ''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk'' in [[Alexandria, Louisiana]], from 1955 to 1987. He began as a reporter and became assistant managing editor under Adras P. LaBorde. His most significant work was as [[business]] editor and [[columnist]]. He continued his popular column "Business Talk" for several years after retiring. During much of his tenure, the publisher was Joe D. Smith, Jr.

Williams was born and reared in the census designated place of McRoberts in Letcher County in the [[coal]]-mining area of eastern Kentucky adjacent to the [[Virginia]] border. After [[high school]], he worked for the coal company dispensing [[dynamite]] and blasting caps to miners. He was also seasonally employed in [[tobacco]] production.<ref name=br>[http://www.legacy.com/theadvocate/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=108949269]</ref>

In 1942, with the advent of [[World War II]], Williams enlisted in the [[United States Navy]] and served for a year as a [[radio]] operator on board the minesweeper ''USS Scout'', which escorted convoys across the North [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]]. For his work, he received the American Campaign Medal. Williams then served in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and obtained the European-African-Mideast Campaign Medal. After victory in [[Europe]], he was stationed in the Aleutian Islands as part of the preparation for the invasion of [[Japan]], for which he received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal. After the war ended, Williams remained in the Navy Reserves. He attended the [[University of Kentucky]] in [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] under the G.I. Bill of Rights and graduated in 1950 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in journalism. Williams was recalled to active duty and stationed in [[New Orleans]] for the duration of the [[Korean War]].<ref name=obit/>

Williams was president of the Central Louisiana Press Club from 1969 to 1970, and he received numerous awards, including a [[United Press International]] first place designation in 1976 for "Outstanding Personal Column". In 1977, he was a runner-up in competition for outstanding business column by the [[University of Missouri]] at [[Jefferson City]]. That same year, he placed first for specialized coverage by the Louisiana Press Association. In 1978, Williams was honored by two trade associations, the Louisiana Agricultural Chemical Association and the Plant Food Education Society, for his "Outstanding Promotion of Agriculture" in ''The Town Talk''. In 1982, he won the annual press award from the Louisiana [[Farm Bureau|Farm Bureau Federation]]. In 1985-1986, he won first place for his personal column from UPI Newspapers in Louisiana.<ref name=obit>http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080504/OBITUARIES/80503013/1023</ref>

In 1951, Williams married the former Patricia "Pat" Conners (January 3, 1929 – December 30, 2007),<ref>[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi]</ref> orginally from [[New Orleans]]. She was an employee in the Louisiana State Office Building in Alexandria. The Williamses moved to Alexandria when he joined ''The Town Talk''. They had four children: Frances W. Woodiel and her husband, Christopher Davis Woodiel, and Conners Williams and wife, Debbie, both couples from [[Baton Rouge]]; Sean Williams and wife, Vicki, of Vancouver, [[Washington]], and Maurice Williams of Alexandria, and five grandchildren. After his wife's death from [[cancer]], Williams moved to Baton Rouge, where he succumbed to complications of a hip fracture. The couple is interred at Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge.<ref name=br/>

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Equifax

2017-09-09T14:38:55Z

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'''Equifax''' is a private credit reporting company. The company trades information with credit card companies and banks in order to evaluate how much of a credit risk each individual consumer represents. Equifax business model is to charge companies when it prepares a credit report on an individual and to rent out lists of consumers to people seeking to market products and services.

There are two issues with credit reporting companies. The first is that it is difficult to collect all of the relevant data and link it properly to the individual consumer. Sometimes, data is attached to the wrong individual, particularly if two different consumers have the same name. The second is that it is difficult to protect the large database against attack and unauthorized access. Because Equifax has a lot of valuable personal information about each consumer, including date of birth, social security number and credit card numbers, hackers could use the data for [[identity theft]] if they are successful in accessing it. In July 2017, hackers accessed the Equifax records of 143 million consumers.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/massive-equifax-data-breach-could-impact-half-u-s-population-n799686 Retrieved Sept. 9, 2017</ref>
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