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Related: About this forumAs $ Mills in Donations Flow to Clinton Fdn, Hillary Approves Deal Giving Russia Strategic US Asset
Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation Amid Russian Uranium Deal
By JO BECKER and MIKE McINTIRE
The headline on the website Pravda trumpeted President Vladimir V. Putins latest coup, its nationalistic fervor recalling an era when its precursor served as the official mouthpiece of the Kremlin:
Russian Nuclear Energy Conquers the World.
The article, in January 2013, detailed how the Russian atomic energy agency, Rosatom, had taken over a Canadian company with uranium-mining stakes stretching from Central Asia to the American West.
The deal made Rosatom one of the worlds largest uranium producers and brought Mr. Putin closer to his goal of controlling much of the global uranium supply chain.
But the untold story behind that story is one that involves not just the Russian president, but also a former American president and a woman who would like to be the next one.
At the heart of the tale are several men, leaders of the Canadian mining industry, who have been major donors to the charitable endeavors of former President Bill Clinton and his family.
Members of that group built, financed and eventually sold off to the Russians a company that would become known as Uranium One.
Frank Giustra, right, a mining financier, has donated $31.3 million to the foundation run by former President Bill Clinton.
Beyond mines in Kazakhstan that are among the most lucrative in the world, the sale gave the Russians control of one-fifth of all uranium production capacity in the United States.
Since uranium is considered a strategic asset, with implications for national security, the deal had to be approved by a committee composed of representatives from a number of United States government agencies.
Among the agencies that eventually signed off was the State Department, then headed by Mr. Clintons wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
As the Russians gradually assumed control of Uranium One in three separate transactions from 2009 to 2013, Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation.
Uranium Ones 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 from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock.
At the time, both Rosatom and the United States government made promises intended to ease concerns about ceding control of the companys assets to the Russians. Those promises have been repeatedly broken, records show.
By JO BECKER and MIKE McINTIRE
The headline on the website Pravda trumpeted President Vladimir V. Putins latest coup, its nationalistic fervor recalling an era when its precursor served as the official mouthpiece of the Kremlin:
Russian Nuclear Energy Conquers the World.
The article, in January 2013, detailed how the Russian atomic energy agency, Rosatom, had taken over a Canadian company with uranium-mining stakes stretching from Central Asia to the American West.
The deal made Rosatom one of the worlds largest uranium producers and brought Mr. Putin closer to his goal of controlling much of the global uranium supply chain.
But the untold story behind that story is one that involves not just the Russian president, but also a former American president and a woman who would like to be the next one.
At the heart of the tale are several men, leaders of the Canadian mining industry, who have been major donors to the charitable endeavors of former President Bill Clinton and his family.
Members of that group built, financed and eventually sold off to the Russians a company that would become known as Uranium One.
Frank Giustra, right, a mining financier, has donated $31.3 million to the foundation run by former President Bill Clinton.
Beyond mines in Kazakhstan that are among the most lucrative in the world, the sale gave the Russians control of one-fifth of all uranium production capacity in the United States.
Since uranium is considered a strategic asset, with implications for national security, the deal had to be approved by a committee composed of representatives from a number of United States government agencies.
Among the agencies that eventually signed off was the State Department, then headed by Mr. Clintons wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
As the Russians gradually assumed control of Uranium One in three separate transactions from 2009 to 2013, Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation.
Uranium Ones 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 from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock.
At the time, both Rosatom and the United States government made promises intended to ease concerns about ceding control of the companys assets to the Russians. Those promises have been repeatedly broken, records show.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/cash-flowed-to-clinton-foundation-as-russians-pressed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0
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As $ Mills in Donations Flow to Clinton Fdn, Hillary Approves Deal Giving Russia Strategic US Asset (Original Post)
amborin
Mar 2016
OP
Just saw mention of shady dealings by the Clinton Foundation in another thread. Mind-blowing...
AzDar
Mar 2016
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AzDar
(14,023 posts)1. Just saw mention of shady dealings by the Clinton Foundation in another thread. Mind-blowing...
FlatBaroque
(3,160 posts)2. It is an admirable enterprise, based entirely on legalized bribery.
Think of how many private individuals and corporations are suckling on this Clinton, Inc. teat.
NWCorona
(8,541 posts)3. That's that famous rest everyone's talking about.
peacebird
(14,195 posts)4. This is what I hope the FBI finds proof of in the emails of Clinton & Huma.... Quid Pro Quo.
It wasn't only Russia, the Saudi's also made generous donations to Clinton Foundation and then were approved for weapons systems by Clinton's state dept
Shandris
(3,447 posts)5. Oh now, see, that one is already inoculated.
That came up during Malheur and was thoroughly tossed as a conspiracy theory. Nothing to see here, it's not like anyone in the world but Russia will ever need uranium.
jillan
(39,451 posts)6. Wait a minute! in one of the earlier debates they were asked what countries they were most concerned
with right now.
Bernie said North Korea - man was he right about that!
Didn't Hillary say Russia? Correct me if I'm wrong.
She scares me.