HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT

[BlueTiki]

However, since you are a political junkie, could you enlighten us to Hillary's connection to Russian uranium and Foundation donors?

It's a conspiracy theory that's been floated for awhile now. I'm not sure why I just found that amusing but I did.

I don't have anything to say about the Foundation/donors because I don't know enough about it. I do see a lot of people comment on Russia & the uranium though, many of them think she sold it to Russia directly. They don't care there is evidence to the contrary.

Sorry for the cut & paste, doll.

Thanks for clearing this up. It's far more favorable than the New York Times' piece detailing cash flowing into the Foundation during the uranium deal.

We all know how conservative the NYT is!

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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.

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. Clinton’s 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 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 from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock.