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Russia bans George Soros charity as ‘security threat’
CNBC ^ | Nov. 30, 2015 | Kalyeena Makortoff

Posted on 11/30/2015 9:04:56 AM PST by PROCON

Russia has banned a pro-democracy charity founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, saying the organization posed a threat to both state security and the Russian constitution.

In a statement released Monday morning, Russia's General Prosecutor's Office said two branches of Soros' charity network — the Open Society Foundations (OSF) and the Open Society Institute (OSI) — would be placed on a "stop list" of foreign non-governmental organizations whose activities have been deemed "undesirable" by the Russian state.

"It was found that the activity of the Open Society Foundations and the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation represents a threat to the foundations of the constitutional system of the Russian Federation and the security of the state," a translated version of the press statement read.

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KEYWORDS: osf; osi; putinsoros; russia; russiasoros; soros
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To: Ann Archy

Putin could kill the Soros family and heads of the Soros organizations.
It would be about 800 people..... Maybe just start with the family. The rest will scramble for the money and spend it on something useful like a jet-ski.


21 posted on 11/30/2015 11:21:54 AM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: PROCON

bttt


22 posted on 11/30/2015 11:23:07 AM PST by Albion Wilde ("Look, the establishment doesn't want me, because I don't need the establishment." --Donald Trump)
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To: PROCON

Up is down, hot is cold, bad is good. Russia is now the only country with any good sense. The world has gone nuts.


23 posted on 11/30/2015 11:29:38 AM PST by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: PROCON

Every generation has its Lex Luthers:

“Greatest Generation”= George Soros;

Baby Boomers= Bill Gates;

Millennials= Mark Zuckerberg


24 posted on 12/02/2015 5:01:50 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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