Anybody see last night's CBS segment on Hillary's Uranium Deal?

vanity | March 30, 2017 | MrChips

[MrChips]

OK, so I guess I have to admit, first, that I actually watched CBS Fake News. In my defense, well, it was just on, and I couldn't find the remote. In any case, they did a segment on Trump's tweet asking why no one wanted to investigate Hillary's Russian uranium deal. And Scott Pelley and Company at CBS proceeded to tell us.

There were several government agencies involved, he said. Not just the State department. Even the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Agency signed on. And "Hillary could not stop it." Oh. Well, thank you CBS for clearing that up.

Note that no mention was made of Bill's speaking fees in Russia at the time, or the money that went to the Clinton Foundation. And no judgement was made on what it actually meant to give away 20% of our uranium resources. Far more important, I suppose, to know whether or not Russia gave Julian Assange his information, despite his avowals to the contrary (the contents of that information do not matter . . . you know, little things like Podesta's crooked dealings with Russia, etc.)

We all know that whether we are talking about Dan Rather or Scott Pelley, CBS is a joke. Alas, they seem to be the only people who do not know it.

[bk1000]

Nothing matters but Trump be made to look bad. Nothing.

[Freee-dame]

They know they are a joke, but think that their attempts to deceive are a joke on conservatives. Until DJT won the election, they were laughing a lot. Now, not so much.

[deport]

Keep watching and reporting. Someone has to do it.

[reasonisfaith]

Maybe the “freedom” caucus has spoken up about Hillary’s deals with Russia. That is, enough to make a difference. But I haven’t seen it.

If they don’t take action on things like this (even Dave Brat), maybe we should redesignate them the Slavery Caucus.

[ManHunter]

“Hillary could not stop it.”

Just like Hillary ‘could not stop’ the millions that flowed to the Clinton Foundation from Russian sources or the hundreds of thousands for speaking engagements in Russia...

$500,000 for a speech?! I might pay that for a one-on-one with God, but...

[heterosupremacist]

CBS = (expletives deleted for decency's sake) and I eagerly watch as the 'Network' continues to destroy itself by its own propaganda! Schadenfreude ping... 8O)

[joesbucks]

What you noted about in their report about her not being able to unilaterally do the deal is true. And I agree, they should include the information on speaking fees and Clinton Foundation contributions. But she and the state department couldn’t have alone. Other agencies had input and the President had to sign off on it.

[MaxistheBest]

“And “Hillary could not stop it.”

That’s the first lie...of course as SoS she could stop it!!

[CyberAnt]

I’m hoping to start a conversation with a local newspaper, via anonymous letters to the Editor. Might be fun.

[Jayster]

I think that you need to be investigated for watching CBS!

[MrChips]

I want combat pay.

[G Larry]

Uh...the sale can NOT proceed without the signature of the Sec. State.

[Liz]

THE CLINTON FOUNDATION CONNECTION

Memo undercuts Hillary story on controversial Russian uranium deal, Clinton foundation
Circa.com / FR Posted by ameribbean expat

Hillary-era State Department officials in fall 2009 - a year before the U.S. approved the uranium deal - had obtained an internal strategy document from Russia's main nuclear energy firm, Rosatom, that provided a warning about Moscow's intentions as it "flexes muscles" in uranium markets.

In one cable sent to Clinton, US officials in Brussels warned Russia was about to strongarm US ally Ukraine into a deal for "long-term supply of nuclear fuel" that could "shut" the U.S. company Westinghouse out of the market and extend Moscow's influence over Europe. (Read more at circa.com ...

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This gambit by Bill Clinton (meddling in a foreign election) got the uranium scheme going. Bill's calculated handshake was a bonanza for the Kazahk president's re-election. Nazarbayev responded in kind and signed-off on the initial phase of the US uranium assets takeover.

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev greets former
president Clinton (L) in Almaty on September 6, 2005.

NOTE Kazakh is remembered as the last state to peel off from the USSR.

CIRCA 2015 A Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter claims that former President Bill Clinton falsely denied hosting a meeting with Kazakh officials when she tried to write a story that involved his foundation several years ago.

Jo Becker, who works on the newspaper's investigative desk, said Clinton only confirmed the meeting took place after she informed him there were photographs.

Clinton's role in a deal that involved Kazakhstan, the Russian government, and a man (Giustra) who donated millions to the president's charitable foundation were detailed in a story Becker published on Thursday.

That article revisited some of her earlier reporting and included information from the upcoming book "Clinton Cash," which is generating widespread headlines amid a flurry of reports suggesting it will raise serious questions about Clinton's family foundation.

The donor in question is Canadian mining executive Frank Giustra, a longtime friend of the former president who has given tens of millions to the Clinton Foundation in the past few years. (A couple of hours after the NYT story was published, Giustra issued a defiant statement. We've included that below.)

Becker initially wrote about the February 2007 meeting between Clinton, Giustra, and executives from the state-owned nuclear company Kazatomprom in 2008. The gathering took place at Clinton's home in Chappaqua, New York.

"When I first contacted both the Clinton foundation — Mr. Clinton's spokesman — and Mr. Giustra, they denied any such meeting ever took place," Becker recalled in footage aired by Fox News on Thursday. However, Becker said Clinton and Giustra both changed their stories after she confronted them with evidence to the contrary.

"And then when we told them, 'Well we already talked to the head of Kazatomprom, who not only told us all about the meeting, but actually has a picture of him and Bill at the home in Chappaqua, and that he proudly displayed on his office wall.' They then acknowledged that yes, the meeting had taken place," Becker continued in the television interview.

The purpose of the meeting, then Kazatomprom President Moukhtar Dzhakishev told The Times, was to discuss Kazakhstan potentially buying a 10% stake in Westinghouse, a US nuclear company. Becker's 2008 story also noted one of Giustra's companies secured a deal to buy uranium deposits from Kazatomprom in 2005.

That agreement was made after Clinton accompanied Giustra on a trip to Kazakhstan. During the trip, Giustra and Clinton met with Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Clinton issued a public statement praising the Kazakh leader despite his questionable, antidemocratic record. The Times called the praise a "propaganda coup" for Nazarbayev. (he later "won relection" w/ an unbelievable 90% of the vote)

"Just months after the Kazakh pact was finalized, Mr. Clinton's charitable foundation received its own windfall: a $31.3 million donation from Mr. Giustra that had remained a secret until he acknowledged it last month. The gift, combined with Mr. Giustra’s more recent and public pledge to give the William J. Clinton Foundation an additional $100 million, secured Mr. Giustra a place in Mr. Clinton’s inner circle," wrote Becker and another reporter, Don Van Natta.

A spokesperson for the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership told Business Insider they are "working on a formal statement" in response to a request for comment on Thursday. Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership is an initiative of the Clinton Foundation that was cofounded by Clinton and Giustra in 2007. A Clinton Foundation spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.

http://www.businessinsider.com/nyt-reporter-clinton-lied-about-meeting-2015-48/25

[MrChips]

Well, she was the Secretary of State, the lead actor . . . with the exception, as you point out, of Obama. It is worthwhile to note that all of the government Agencies mentioned were part of the Executive branch, i.e. under the direction of President.

[Liz]

The NYT report noted that these uranium investors also donated to the Clinton Foundation, as follows:

<><> Canadian mining mogul, Frank Giustra, globe-trotting pal of Bill donated $31.3 million and a pledge for $100 million more to the Clinton Foundation. Giustra built a company that later merged with Uranium One. Seems to have facilitated the uranium sell-off. Giustra has a "Clinton-connected foundation" in Canada and will not disclose donors.

<><> Canadian Ian Telfer—donated $2.35 million to the Clinton Foundation. Mining investor who was chairman of Uranium One when an arm of the Russian government, Rosatom, acquired it.

<><>Paul Reynolds—donated $1 million to $5 million to the Clinton Foundation Adviser on 2007 UrAsia-Uranium One merger. Later Reynolds helped raise $260 million for the company. Could be the money-laundering apprat.

<><>Frank Holmes-—donated $250,000 to $500,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Chief Executive of U.S. Global Investors Inc., which held $4.7 million in Uranium One shares in the first quarter of 2011.

<><> Canadian Neil Woodyer-—Founded Endeavour Mining with Giustra—donated $50,000 to $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Adviser to Uranium One.

<><> GMP Securities Ltd.-—Donating portion of profits to the Clinton Foundation. Worked on debt issue that raised $260 million for Uranium One. (Prime candidate for the money-laundering apparat---aided and abetted under cover of the "do-good foundations.")

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Who paid Bill Clinton's $2.5 million commission and $500k speaking fee by a Moscow bank for brokering the sale of 20% of America's uranium deposits to Russia...giving Vladimir Putin and the Russians control of one-fifth of all uranium production capacity in the United States?

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PIC Circa 2010--Ex-Pres Clinton in Moscow having a laugh w/ Putin
as strategic US uranium deposits were sold off to Russia for Big Bucks
facilitated by Secy Clinton, as Bill globe-trotted to set up the deal.

"Hahahaha. US ntl security? Hahahaha. You gotta be kidding, Vlad."

[minnesota_bound]

You mean the report where Clinton parachuted into Russia and took back our uranium after defeating the Russian forces sent against her?

[hinckley buzzard]

All of which is true for about every international deal the govt does, but ignores that she was the point man and the recipient of the Russian bribes via the CF and Billyboy's speech fees.

As SoS she certainly could have stopped it, but obviously that was the last thing on her mind.

[joesbucks]

Agreed. But SHE couldn’t unilaterally do what his being laid at her feet. Involvement? Yes. Pulled the trigger? No.

[joesbucks]

The way I understand it, only the President can stop it.