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The '''Clinton Foundation''' is 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.
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The '''Clinton Foundation''' is 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.
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According to two prominent charity watchdog organizagions 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>  
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According to two prominent charity watchdog organizagions 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>
 
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>
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http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund/ </ref>
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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]'''.
 
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]'''.
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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>
 
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>
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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>
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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>
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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.<ref>https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/eo-operational-requirements-private-foundations-and-public-charities </ref>
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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.<ref>https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/eo-operational-requirements-private-foundations-and-public-charities</ref>
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Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center has lobbied Congress to ban 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>
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Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center has lobbied Congress to ban 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>
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The Clinton Foundation has also been described as a parrallel 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.
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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===
 
===2005-2006===
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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.
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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.
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<ref>http://providencedailydose.com/2008/02/21/hillary-and-the-arms-industry/ </ref>
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<ref>http://providencedailydose.com/2008/02/21/hillary-and-the-arms-industry/</ref>
    
==Memorandum of understanding==
 
==Memorandum of understanding==
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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{{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>}}
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{{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>}}
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[[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 her tenure 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>
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[[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 her tenure 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==
 
==Russian uranium deal==
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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>  
 
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>  
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Rosatom, the world’s leading builder of [[nuclear power plant]]s, built [[Iran]]’s [[nuclear reactor]] in Bushehr. With the purchase of Uranium One, Rosatom also bought the with uranium exploration rights in [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], and Utah. <ref>http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/moscows-american-uranium/ </ref>
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Rosatom, the world’s leading builder of [[nuclear power plant]]s, built [[Iran]]’s [[nuclear reactor]] in Bushehr. With the purchase of Uranium One, Rosatom also bought the with uranium exploration rights in [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], and Utah.<ref>http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/moscows-american-uranium/</ref>
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Syrian president [[Bashar al-Assad]] in May 2010 discussed with Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] the possibility of Rosatom building nuclear power plants in [[Syria]].<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511 </ref>
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Syrian president [[Bashar al-Assad]] in May 2010 discussed with Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] the possibility of Rosatom building nuclear power plants in [[Syria]].<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511</ref>
 
   
 
   
 
According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',
 
According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',
 
{{quotebox|Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation. Uranium One’s chairman used his family foundation to make four donations totaling $2.35 million. Those contributions were not publicly disclosed by the Clintons, despite an agreement Mrs. Clinton had struck with the [[Obama]] [[White House]] to publicly identify all donors. Other people with ties to the company made donations as well.<br><br>
 
{{quotebox|Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation. Uranium One’s chairman used his family foundation to make four donations totaling $2.35 million. Those contributions were not publicly disclosed by the Clintons, despite an agreement Mrs. Clinton had struck with the [[Obama]] [[White House]] to publicly identify all donors. Other people with ties to the company made donations as well.<br><br>
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And shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One, Mr. Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech ... 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> }}
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And shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One, Mr. Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech ... 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> }}
    
==Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States==
 
==Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States==
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===Saudi Arabia and rape victims===
 
===Saudi Arabia and rape victims===
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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 $$ From Countries That Mistreat Women], October 11, 2015.  www.gop.com</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/clintons-outrage-at-saudi-rape-sentence/2007/11/22/1195321896405.html Clinton's 'outrage' at Saudi rape sentence], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', November 22, 2007.</ref><ref>Conservative group claims Hillary Clinton's foundation took millions from foreign governments, [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/feb/26/american-crossroads/conservative-group-claims-hillary-clintons-foundat/ Politifact: Statement:'''TRUE'''], By Steve Contorno, February 26th, 2015.  politifact.com </ref> In 2015, a 19 year old woman who was the victim of a violent gang rape was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of being “indecent” at the time of the attack. Saudi law dictates a woman must have a male escort in public. She originally sentenced to 90 lashes, however on appeal the sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of indecency and talking to the media.
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As Secretary of State, the Clinton Foundation accepted donations from the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]], where rape victims are regularly flogged.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-faces-test-of-record-aiding-women.html?_r=1 Hillary Clinton Faces Test of Record as Women’s Advocate], By AMY CHOZICK, ''New York Times'', MARCH 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.mrctv.org/blog/rand-paul-stone-age-barbaric-saudi-arabia-buying-influence-donating-hillary-clinton Rand Paul: 'Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Have Taken That Money' from Saudi Arabia], Barbara Boland | March 25, 2015.  www.mrctv.org</ref><ref>[https://www.gop.com/clinton-foundation-takes-from-countries-that-mistreat-women/ Clinton Foundation Takes $$ 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>   
 
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>   
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{{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.}}
 
{{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.}}
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This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref>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>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>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330</ref>
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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==
 
==Libyan Gold==
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:c. Improve his intemai political situation in France,  
 
:d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,  
 
:d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,  
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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>
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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/>
 
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/>
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{{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>}}
 
{{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>}}
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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>  
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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>
 
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>
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===Ambassador Stevens dispatched===
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[[File:Christopher Stevens.jpg|thumb|right|275px|The body of Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Stevens, attended the March 14, 2011 meeting Sec. Hillary Clinton had with the "Libyan opposition"-[[jihad]]is loyal to [[al-Qaeda]].<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sec-clinton-meets-with-libyan-rebels-in-paris/ </ref> Stevens met the same fate as Gaddafi. ]]
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[[File:Christopher Stevens.jpg|thumb|right|275px|The body of Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Stevens, attended the March 14, 2011 meeting Sec. Hillary Clinton had with the "Libyan opposition"-[[jihad]]is loyal to [[al-Qaeda]].<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sec-clinton-meets-with-libyan-rebels-in-paris/</ref> Stevens met the same fate as Gaddafi. ]]
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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.
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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===
 
===Hillary's War===
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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'. ]]
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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'. ]]
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{{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>}}
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{{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:
 
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>}}
 
{{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>}}
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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 [[Operation_Iraqi_Freedom#Insurgency|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,
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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 [[Operation Iraqi Freedom#Insurgency|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.}}
 
{{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.}}
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This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref>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>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/africa/31intel.html?_r=2&hp</ref> 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>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330</ref>
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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"/>
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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>  
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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>
 
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>
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==Laureate International Universities==
 
==Laureate International Universities==
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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>
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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>
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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>
    
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==2016 revised filings==
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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>
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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==
 
==See also==
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*[[Tyler Drumheller]]<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tyler-drumheller-man-hillary-clintons-private-libya-intel/story?id=31834468 </ref>
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*[[Tyler Drumheller]]<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tyler-drumheller-man-hillary-clintons-private-libya-intel/story?id=31834468</ref>
 
*[[Cody Shearer]]
 
*[[Cody Shearer]]
 
*[[Cheryl Mills]]
 
*[[Cheryl Mills]]
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