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Volume 68/Issue 9 September 2015
PACHY PRESSPublished by RWLV, founded in 1947
IN THIS ISSUEPage 1
President’s MessagePage 2
Meet Our Guest SpeakerDan Roberts
Pages 3 & 4Snapshots:
RWLV Luncheon Meeting July 15, 2015
Page 5Book Excerpt:
The Clinton Cash
Page 8RWLV Calendar
When & WhereRWLV Boutique
This Little Jewel
Pages 9 & 10Snapshots:
RWLV Cocktail Party August 10, 2015
Page 11Membership News
Page 12RWLV Announcements
Your 2016 Membership Renewal Becomes Due
A Message from the PresidentIf ever there was a busy month, August takes firstplace. Nevada is a beehive of activity and I hope that allof you are participating in this exciting Presidential election. Although there were many events, I will coverwhat I think were the highlights.
The kickoff for August was the CCRP "Candidate Debate Watch Party" on Fox cable. The event was heldat Rhythm Kitchen Restaurant, a perfect venue. Theplace was packed and everyone had a great timewatching "The Donald" break all PC rules, and turn thiselection upside down. Whether you do or don't likehim, you have to admit the man is definitely entertain-ing. I liken him to a balloon, let loose with the air escaping. Completely unpredictable, going in every direction. His campaign is touching a chord with Republicans angry with Congress and the corruptWashington machine. I believe, as many do, that wehave sunk to a new low. Perhaps it is the right time toget angry and set a new course for our country.
The highlight for mid-month was the Basque Fry on August 15th in Gardnerville, hosted by our AttorneyGeneral Adam Laxalt. Four of our top Presidential contenders attended - Carly Fiorina, Ben Carson, TedCruz and Scott Walker. All spoke, electrifying the soldout crowd of over 1500. This crowd represented theheart of Nevada, the rurals, a stronghold of independentRepublicans. They booed Governor Sandoval, Obama,Obamacare, Hillary, Planned Parenthood, the EPA,Common Core and Washington. The Speakers werepassionate and the crowd enthusiastic, a great mix for agreat day. Our northern Republican friends have hadenough of Washington and are determined to changethe status quo. Restore American leadership and re-store adherence to our Constitution. All agree, it maybe our last chance.
The month wrapped up with a State Central Committeein Winnemucca on August 29. This meeting was calledto determine the rules governing our Caucus in Febru-ary and those governing our Delegates who will go toCleveland in June. After much debate, voting and re-voting, our Caucus will remain very similar to those inthe past. Although Clark County favored a primary,those in power did not. In fact, they didn't even favorour second proposal of all day voting, then our CaucusMeetings in the evening. The Clark County delegationwas well prepared but there was no agreement on howthis new format would be implemented. However, therules governing our delegates to the Convention wereimproved and tightened so as to avoid an embarrassingrepeat of 2012. You win some, you lose some.
Of course, I saved the best for last. The RWLV CocktailParty at Spanish Trail on August 10. If you attended,you already know, a wonderful time was had by all. Somuch so, that we had to chase everyone out at 8 pm. Ifyou did not attend, you missed a great event.
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Congressmen Joe Heck and Mark Amodei were at thetop of their game. Funny, charming and relaxed. Unlikesit down dinners, everyone had the opportunity to interact with our Representatives. The photos areposted on our Facebook page and on pages 9 & 10 ofthis Pachy Press issue.
The point of this message - GET INVOLVED. I urge allof you to attend as many events as you can. Meet thecandidates and those who represent you - donate, volunteer, help get our country back on track. Be thekind of woman that when your feet hit the floor eachmorning, the Devil says -- "Oh Crap, She's up!"
Carole DonaldRWLV President
RWLV 2015 Executive BoardPresidentCarole Donald702.871.4599
1st Vice PresidentUlli Miyashiro702.460.1471
2nd Vice PresidentGudrun Fruehling702.769.8010
TreasurerYolanda Smith702.837.5230
Recording SecretaryRuth Ann Irwin702.876.5206
Corresponding SecretaryTBA
Immediate Past PresidentMary Ellen Cushard 702.898.8782
Committee ChairsAchievement AwardsLuella Simpson702.362.4110
Boutique Diane Caruana702.370.3331
Budget/Finance Yolanda Smith 702.837.5230
Caring for America Barbara Altman702.838.6116
LiteracyDiane Caruana702.370.3331
LuncheonCarole Donald702.871.4599
Membership Gudrun Fruehling702.769.8010
Print & Web DesignGudrun Fruehling702.769.8010
ProgramsUlli Miyashiro702.460.1471
Carole DonaldRWLV President
I joined RWLV in 2009,
holding the positions of
Chair of the Ways and
Means Committee,
1st Vice President
and now as President.
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Our September luncheon will be at
Maggiano’s Little ItalyFashion Show Mall Las Vegas Blvd & Spring Mountain
Wednesday, September 16, 201511.00 AM Sign-in & Social, followed at noon by a buffet lunch
$25.00 Members
$30.00 Non-Members & GuestsPayable at door cash or check (madeout to RWLV)
RSVP by September 13, 2015Call or text:Gudrun Fruehling 702.769.8010Email: [email protected]
ProgramInvocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Lunch with Guest Speaker
Pot of Gold Drawing
Door Prize Drawing
Adjournment
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Meet Our Guest SpeakerDan Roberts
Dan Roberts is the Publisher and Editor ofThe Vegas Voice – the largest “Age 50+”monthly newspaper in Nevada.
In his previous life, he served as GeneralCounsel and Executive Director for the NewYork State Ambulance Association, and theNew York State Medical Transportation Coalition.
After serving as corporate counsel and lobbyist for the private medical transportationindustry in New York, he decided to be hisown “ambulance chaser” and was presidentof a Long Island ambulance service.
When the ambulance company was sold,Dan and his family moved to Las Vegas. Hepurchased a newspaper distribution company and started the Medicare AdvisoryFoundation. This non-profit organization wasdedicated to help seniors regarding theirMedicare and other health related insurancebenefits and rights. One thing led to another,and now 13 years later, The Vegas Voice remains one of the longest-runnig monthlypublications in Las Vegas.
Dan RobertsPublisher & EditorThe Vegas Voice
The Vegas Voice isthe monthly
newspaper that is intune with all“grown-up”
lifestyles. We are“The Voice for your
Health, Wealth &Good Times”.
We feature articleson the political
scene, financialtips, entertainment
options, travel destinations,
staying healthy andbeautiful - as well
as interesting reports on people,places and events.
RWLV Caring For AmericaGot Books?We are collecting books as one of our CARING FOR
AMERICA projects to teach children to appreciatethe joy of reading. All books suitable for K-8thgrade and up would be greatly welcomed. Bringthem to RWLV’s next luncheon meeting or call one of us for pick-up:
Carole Donald, RWLV President702.871.4599
Barbara Altman, RWLV Caring for America Chair702.838.6116
Diane Caruana, RWLV Literacy Chair702.370.3331
The Topic is.....
GuardianshipAlong with his significant other, Vegas VoicePolitical Editor, Rana Goodman, they formedthe Nevada Association to Stop Guardian &Elder Abuse after investigating the PrivateGuardianship industry. n
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Snapshots From RWLV’s July Luncheon MeetingWednesday, July 15, 2015 at Maggiano’s Little Italy
Jack St. Martin of Engage Nevada,Guest Speaker at our luncheon meetingdelivered an informative, powerful analysis how voter registration affects Democrats and Republicans. While Engage Nevada is a non-partisan
organization its main concern is to register Conservatives regardlesswhether their affiliation is Democrat or Republican. The importance
of making your voice heard and to vote is at the heart of its efforts.And talking about voting, on the same day of our luncheon Clarkcounty Republican Party (CCRP) held the elections for its newleadership in the evening at the Golden Nugget Casino. Several members of the team “United We Stand” addressed our group as
well. Most of them were rewarded with a victory that night. n
United We Stand
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More Snapshots From The Luncheon MeetingWednesday, July 15, 2015 at Maggiano’s Little Italy
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Excerpts From:Clinton CashBy Peter Schweizer
Hillary’s Reset - THE RUSSIAN URANIUM DEAL
Perhaps Hillary Clinton and Vladimir Putin had gottenoff to a rough start. When she was running for theDemocratic presidential nomination in 2008, Hillary hadtalked tough about the Russian president. Contradict-ing President George W. Bush’s oft-quoted statementthat he “was able to get a sense of [Putin’s] soul,”Hillary had pointedly countered that Putin “doesn’t have a soul.” When asked about the comment, Putin shot back, “At a minimum, a head of state shouldhave a head.”
But when Hillary was confirmed as secretary of state inJanuary 2009, dealing with Vladimir Putin would become a major part of her job. And the uranium dealin Kazakhstan, whose shareholders were sending intens of millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation andwere also providing speechmaking opportunities forBill, would set the stage to bring Putin into the cast ofcharacters.
The uranium deal that was sealed in 2005 during BillClinton’s visit to Kazakhstan and then fortified by the2007 Kazakh-approved merger would soon morph intoa third transaction intersecting with some of Hillary’smost consequential and difficult national security decisions as secretary of state. And as we will see,there is no evidence that she disclosed to US government ethics officials, the White House, or hercabinet colleagues the apparent conflicts of interest atplay as she steered US nuclear policy.
In the final years of the Bush administration, relationswith Moscow had cooled. The Russian incursion intoneighboring Georgia, Bush’s plans to erect a missile-defense shield, and Russian pressures on Ukraine hadheightened tensions between the two nuclear powers.What President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton hadin mind was a “reset.” At Foggy Bottom, Hillary offeredthe Kremlin a chance to clean the slate and begin anew.
Moscow was all in favor of a reset and viewed it as anopportunity to develop more trade and investment op-portunities with the West. And in spite of her pointedcomments about Putin’s soul, Hillary’s appointment assecretary of state was generally praised in Moscow. Authorities saw her as offering a “balanced view of USrelations with the Russian Federation. She was “by farnot the worst” outcome for Moscow, said one official,noting that there were advisers around Obama whowere “very critical of our country.” Not a ringing endorsement perhaps, but Hillary was someone theRussians believed they could work with.
At the heart of the reset was what Newsweek called “abevy of potential business deals.” These includeddeals involving oil and natural gas, which are the backbone of the Russian economy. But not far behindwere Kremlin ambitions to expand its share of the worldnuclear market. Uranium, civilian nuclear power plants,and the technical services that supported them wereconsidered a huge growth industry for Moscow. In2006 the Kremlin had approved plans “to spend $10billion to increase Russia’s annual uranium productionby 600 percent.” Putin considered the nuclear energy
sector “a priority branch for the country, which makesRussia a great power.” Russia not only wanted to build nuclear plants around the world, it also wanted to control a large chunk of the global uranium market.
But an important side note to the Russian reset washow it involved a collection of foreign investors who had poured vast sums of money into the Clinton Foundation and who continued to sponsor lucrativespeeches for Bill. Those investors stood to gain enormously from the decisions Hillary made as secretary of state.
The Russian State Atomic Nuclear Agency (Rosatom)handles all things nuclear in Russia. Unlike the US Department of Energy or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rosatom is not just deeply imbedded withcivilian nuclear power but actually controls the Russiannuclear arsenal.
Longtime Rosatom head Sergei Kiriyenko is a tall, lankytechnocrat who served in the Komsomol, the SovietYouth League, during the Soviet era. He went on to become energy minister and then prime minister ofRussia while Bill Clinton was president of the UnitedStates. (Indeed, when Russian president Boris Yeltsinmade Kiriyenko prime minister in 1998, it brought “instant endorsements” from the Clinton administra-tion.) He and his agency operate in a special way inRussia, without any independent supervision from theRussian parliament. Rosatom “is subject only to thedecision-making of the Kremlin,” as one nuclear scholar at UC Berkeley puts it. “Unlike the oil and gasindustries, the nuclear sector is under the direct supervision of the state.”
Rosatom not only built the controversial Bushehr nuclear reactors in Iran, it also supplies them with uranium. Rosatom also operates in North Korea,Venezuela, and Myanmar. As the agency makes clearin its annual report, it places a primacy on protecting information “constituting state secrets.”
During her tenure as secretary of state, Hillary Clintonand senior aides received numerous diplomatic cablesdiscussing Moscow’s nuclear ambitions. In October2009, for example, she received a cable exposingRosatom’s plan to leverage Ukraine into a long-rangesupply contract with the Russian state nuclear fuelcompany, and its efforts to create “zones of pressure”on Eastern European governments.
In December 2009 the US ambassador to Kazakhstansent a classified cable to Washington laying out Russian efforts to exert control over Kazakh uraniummarkets. The cable noted that Rosatom sought to control this market as part of a “broader initiative toreestablish itself as a world power. The memo alsostated that Russian military intelligence, the GRU, wasinvolved in these nuclear ambitions.
Even before that cable was sent, there were signs ofRussian moves on the uranium market. In June 2009Rosatom bought a stake in Uranium One. It was not acontrolling stake, only 17 percent, but the Russianswere just getting started.
Uranium One was an inviting target. Production wasbooming, jumping from 2 million pounds of uranium in2007 to 7.4 million in 2010. But Uranium One wasalso aggressively buying uranium assets in the United
States. By 2010 the Canadian company had “61 ongoing or planned projects on some 293,000 acres in Wyoming.” The firm also owned ten thousand acresof uranium claims in Utah, as well as holdings in Texas
Peter Schweizer Author
Peter Schweizer isthe author of
Extortion, ThrowThem All Out,
Architects of Ruin,and other books that
have revealed politicalwrongdoing and led
to congressional resignations and newethics laws. He is thefounder and director
of the GovernmentAccountability
Institute, a team ofinvestigative
researchers and journalists committed
to investigating andexposing crony
capitalism, misuse of taxpayermonies, and other
governmental corruption or malfeasance.
In June 2009 Rosatombought a stake in Uranium
One. It was not a controlling stake, only 17
percent, but the Russianswere just getting started.
PACHY PRESS/September 2015and South Dakota. In sum, Uranium One was projectedto control up to half of US uranium output by 2015.
In December 2009 Rosatom chief Kiriyenko appearedbefore the Presidium, a selection of Russian govern-ment officials. He laid out an aggressive plan to acquireuranium assets outside of Russia. “An opportunity has opened up to buy foreign assets that are profitableand, for now, not very expensive,” he said. “With this program of buying uranium deposits, we can guaranteethis to any customers of ours.” Then prime ministerPutin announced at the meeting that the Russian government would allocate the money for the “transac-tions to Rosatom’s equity capital.
The Kremlin’s move came at a sensitive time. HillaryClinton was directing negotiations for the 123
Agreement with the Russ-ian government concern-ing civilian nuclear energy.The 123 Agreement is anuclear nonproliferationtreaty whose name de-rives from the fact that itfalls under Section 123 ofthe US Atomic Energy Act. It requiresthat the United Stateshave a 123 Agreement ne-gotiated and in place tomake nuclear cooperationpossible with foreigncountries. In short, as theUS State Department putit, the 123 Agreement with
Russia would “support commercial interests by allow-ing U.S. and Russian firms to team up more easily injoint ventures.”
The pact had previously been negotiated by the Bushadministration, but when Russian forces went intoGeorgia in 2008, the administration withdrew a requestthat Congress approve it. The Obama-Clinton resetmeant that the agreement was back on and (along withinput from the US Department of Energy) that Hillarywas in charge. Congress would eventually approve the123 Agreement in January 2011.
In March 2010 Hillary was in Moscow for a meeting with Putin. Putin had set in motion the purchase of acontrolling stake in Uranium One by Rosatom only a few months earlier. During a meeting on March 19,Hillary and Putin discussed a wide variety of issues related to trade. He expressed displeasure with UStrade policy, presumably because Russian companieswere affected by US sanctions. Whether the UraniumOne deal was discussed is not known.
The primary purpose of Hillary’s trip was to increasepressure on Iran. Instead, Putin promised Moscow’sassistance with the completion of a civil nuclear powerstation by the summer. Hillary blasted the move, sayingit “would be premature to go forward with any project at this time, because we want to send an unequivocalmessage to the Iranians.”
As part of its reset with Moscow, the Obama adminis-tration wanted to make progress on the New START nuclear talks and sought commercial opportunities inareas like civilian nuclear power. On that front, Hillarywas optimistic. “If we continue to work together, we canmove beyond the problems to greater opportunities.”
In May 2010 the Obama administration submitted theproposed text of the US-Russian Civilian Nuclear
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In March 2010 Hillary wasin Moscow for a meeting with Putin. Putin had setin motion the purchase of
a controlling stake in Uranium One by
Rosatom only a few months earlier. During a meeting on
March 19, Hillary and Putindiscussed a wide
variety of issues related to trade.
He expressed displeasurewith US trade policy, presumably because
Russian companies wereaffected by US sanctions.Whether the Uranium One
deal was discussed is not known.
Cooperation Agreement to Congress. Weeks later,Rosatom announced it was seeking to buy majoritycontrol (52 percent) of Uranium One. To some observers in the uranium market, it all made sense. “It was no accident that Rosatom’s choice fell to Uranium One,” wrote one paper, given the uranium as-sets it held.
Several multimillion-dollar Clinton Foundation donorswere at the center of the deal. As we saw in the previ-ous chapter, one of these, Ian Telfer, was chairman ofUranium One. A longtime mining investor and associ-ate of Frank Giustra, Telfer made his fortune as a goldinvestor and has served as the chairman of the WorldGold Council.
The Clinton Foundation also failed to disclose majorcontributions from entities controlled by those involvedin the Uranium One deal. Thus, beginning in 2009, thecompany’s chairman, Telfer, quietly started funnelingwhat would become $2.35 million to the Clinton Foundation through a Canadian entity he controlledcalled the Fernwood Foundation. According to recordsreleased by the Clinton Foundation, Telfer had personally contributed $100,001 to $250,000 to theClinton Foundation in 2007. But according to Canadiantax records, Telfer’s Fernwood Foundation donatedmore than $2 million to the Clinton Foundation whileHillary was secretary of state. The Clinton Foundation’spublic disclosures don’t list Fernwood as a donor.
In 2009 Fernwood contributed $1 million to the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative (CGSCI).In 2010 its donation was $250,000. In 2011 it gave another $600,000 and in 2012 the amount was$500,000. According to Canadian tax records, nearlyall of the funds CGSCI collects are transferred directlyto the Clinton Foundation in New York. In other words,it operates as a pass-through.
The fact that these donations are not listed in ClintonFoundation public disclosures violates the ClintonFoundation’s memorandum of understanding with theObama White House described in chapter 1, and contradicts Hillary’s correspondence with the SenateForeign Relations Committee. It also raises questionsabout what other undisclosed multimillion-dollar donations from foreign entities could have been chan-neled to the Clinton Foundation.
The Russian uranium deal involved other major ClintonFoundation donors. Two men listed as “financial advi-sors” for Uranium One and the Russia deal, Robert Disbrow and Paul Reynolds, were also multimillion-dollar contributors. Another important shareholder in Uranium One was US Global Investor Funds, whoseCEO was Frank Holmes. Holmes was not only a major contributor to the foundation, he was also thechairman of Giustra’s Endeavour Mining Capital Corp.Holmes describes himself as “an advisor to the William J. Clinton Foundation on sustainable develop-ment in countries with resource-based economies.”The managing director for global affairs at Endeavour Financial during this deal was Eric Nonacs, who simultaneously served as “senior advisor” to the Clinton Foundation. Nonacs, before taking the job, hadbeen a foreign policy adviser to Bill during his post-presidential years.
As part of the merger with Uranium One, key share-holders, including Telfer and Giustra, were required tohold their shares for at least six months. (Dzhakishev believes that Giustra made $300 million in the deal.)Giustra’s firm, Endeavour Financial, continued to act as
PACHY PRESS/September 2015a financial adviser to Uranium One. In July 2008, forexample, they arranged credit for the firm as part of adeal involving several Canadian investment banks. In early 2008, according to Rosatom executive Vadim Zhivov, negotiations had already begun betweenRosatom and Uranium One to buy a stake in the company.
Was Giustra an investor in Uranium One via US GlobalInvestor Funds? He did not return repeated calls ask-ing for comment. It is unclear whether by 2010 Giustrawas still directly involved in the deal, as he often conducts deals through shell companies.
For shareholders of Uranium One, the Russian government acquisition would mean huge payouts. In addition to giving every shareholder a special one-dollar-per-share dividend, Moscow had big plans for Uranium One. According to corporate records,Telfer alone had shares and options amounting to more than 1.6 million shares.
“We would like just to use Uranium One as the globalplatform for future growth and all the future acquisitionsand all M&A activity,” said Zhivov, who directed thetransaction for Rosatom. Moscow wanted UraniumOne Inc. “to be transformed into a global growth platform.” This had to sound lucrative to Canadian investors, though Zhivov admitted there was a “hardroad ahead” to prove that “a Russian state-ownedcompany can . . . play by the rules of the modern developed world.”
Russia wanted the deal for commercial and strategicreasons. The Canadian investors wanted the deal because it stood to make them richer. But politics inthe United States would prove critical. Because ura-nium is a strategic industry, the Russian purchase of aCanadian company holding massive US assets requiredUS government approval. Playing a central role inwhether approval was granted was none other thanHillary Clinton.
When the Uranium One deal was announced in June2010, news of the bid “panicked some shareholdersand alarmed industry observers worried that the Vancouver-based company might end up serving theKremlin’s strategic interests,” as one Canadian newspaper put it.
The Kremlin went into full public relations mode. It dispatched Russian ambassador to the United StatesSergey Kislyak to meet with mining executives in Colorado to soothe concerns about the deal. “Do youmind some investment? It is a normal commercial operation—not something that is operating on any political guidance,” he said in an interview. “It doesn’tmatter whether it is uranium or steel or oil or gas,”Kislyak said. “What is important is that the positive tiesbetween our two countries seem to be getting moreand more expanded. Politically, that is very important.”
Kislyak’s distinction between business and politics ishighly misleading: the funds for the Uranium One acquisition came from Putin directly and were approvedby the Russian Presidium. And of course Russia has ahistory of using natural gas and energy exports toneighboring countries as a political tool.
Four senior congressmen—Peter King of the HomelandSecurity Committee, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Foreign Affairs, Spencer Bachus of Financial Services, andHoward McKeon of Armed Services—voiced graveconcerns about the deal. They were troubled byRosatom’s “activities—and the context within which it
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The Kremlin went into fullpublic relations mode. It dispatched Russian
ambassador to the UnitedStates Sergey Kislyak to
meet with mining executives in
Colorado to soothe concerns about the deal.
“Do you mind some investment? It is a normal
commercial operation—not something
that is operating on any political guidance,” he saidin an interview. “It doesn’t
matter whether it is uranium or steel or oil or
gas,” Kislyak said. “What is important is thatthe positive ties between
our two countries seem tobe getting more and moreexpanded. Politically, that
is very important.”
operates in Russia—[which] should raise very seriousconcerns for United States national security interests.”The fact that Rosatom had helped Iran in building theBushehr nuclear power plant “should raise red flags. . .. Although Uranium One USA officials are reportedlyskeptical that the transaction would result in the transfer of any mined uranium to Iran, we remain concerned that Iran could receive uranium suppliesthrough direct or secondary proliferation,” they wrote.“We believe the take-over of essential US nuclear resources by a government-owned Russian agency . . .would not advance the national security interests of theUnited States.”
Wyoming senator John Barrasso also wrote a letter tothe Obama administration raising concerns about Russian control of uranium assets in his state, citingRussia’s “disturbing record of supporting nuclear programs in countries that are openly hostile to theUnited States, specifically Iran and Venezuela.”
In short, a bipartisan group of congressmen felt thatRussia could not be trusted to allocate US uranium inkeeping with US nuclear interests. Then congressmanEd Markey pushed a bill in the House with Congress-man Jeff Fortenberry, “expressing disfavor of the Congress regarding the proposed agreement for coop-eration between the United States and the RussianFederation.” Markey said, “Russia continues to trainIranian nuclear physicists, supply sensitive nucleartechnology to Iran. . . . Does Russia want cooperationwith the United States, or with Iran and Syria? Becauseit can’t have both.”
In light of the obvious national security concerns, Ura-nium One and Rosatom officials offered concessions.Uranium One, for example, did not have an exportlicense from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) allowing it to ship uranium outside of the UnitedStates. Supporters of the deal argued, therefore, thatno one should fear that American uranium might end upin, say, Iranian reactors. But in correspondence withthe NRC, Uranium One executives did not rule out try-ing to obtain an export license in the future. They couldonly say that “Uranium One does not intend today (anddoes not envision in the foreseeable future) any exportof U3O8 from the United States derived from the Ura-nium One U.S. Facilities.”
Despite the glaring concerns, the Russian majority control purchase of Uranium One was approved by theCommittee on Foreign Investment in the United States(CFIUS). CFIUS is a small and somewhat secretive executive branch task force created in 1975 to evaluateany investment transactions that might have a direct effect on American national security. Besides the secretary of state, CFIUS includes cabinet officials suchas the secretary of defense, the secretary of homelandsecurity, and the treasury secretary. CFIUS wieldsenormous power to stop or limit investment deals.Ironically, Uranium One officials, after CFIUS approvedthe deal, did “mention global markets as an importantreason why the deal made sense. “Donna Wichers,Uranium One Senior Vice President, said her companyis pushing for uranium mines in Wyoming with an eyetoward growing markets both in the United States andabroad as countries plan for new nuclear power reac-tors. ‘We’ve got China—they’re looking at opening 500nuclear power plants in the next 40 years; India—several hundred. . . . So you can see worldwide there isa huge demand for nuclear power.’”
Excerpt From: Peter Schweizer. “Clinton Cash.” iBooks.https://itun.es/us/e1jv4.l
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RWLV CalendarSeptember 2015
RSVP for the September Luncheon Meeting by September 13 with Gudrun Fruehling: Call or text: 702.769.8010 Or email: [email protected]
Board MeetingTuesday, September 1Charlie’s LakesideLake Side Village Plaza, 8603 West Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89117Breakfast 9.30 AMMeeting 10.00 AM
All RWLV members areinvited.
Luncheon MeetingWednesday, Sept. 16Maggiano’s Little Italy Fashion Show Mall Las Vegas Blvd. &Spring Mountain Rd
Sign-in: 11.00 AMSocial: 11:30 AM Buffet Luncheon: noon-1.30 PM
$25.00 Members$30.00 Non-Members & Guests
Payable at the door bycash or check.
Oct. 2015Board MeetingTuesday, October 6Charlie’s LakesideLake Side Village Plaza, 8603 West Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89117Breakfast 9.30 AMMeeting 10.00 AM
All RWLV members are invited.
Luncheon MeetingWednesday, Sept. 16Maggiano’s Little Italy Fashion Show Mall Las Vegas Blvd. &Spring Mountain Rd
Sign-in: 11.00 AMSocial: 11:30 AM Buffet Luncheon: noon-1.30 PM
$25.00 Members$30.00 Non-Members & Guests
November 2015The Nevada Innovative Coalition for EducationHosts a Panel Discussion on Nevada Education Savings Account SB302Tuesday, November 17National Atomic Testing Museum755 E Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119Time: 6 PM to 8 PM Admission: FREEThe Distinguished Panel:
Dan SchwartzState Treasurer
Grant HewittChief of StaffState Treasurer’sOffice
Becky Harris Senator (NV-R)
Scott HammondSenator (NV-R)
RWLV BoutiqueThis Little Jewel
By Diane Caruana
While attending atrade show recently, I met an interesting father/son team ofcraftsmen from Katmandu who impressed me with theircongeniality as well astheir amazing and intriguing line of products.
Among their jewelryitems they had an at-tractive elephant bracelet fashionedof woven silver metal with insets of amethyst, onyxand carnelian.
The are well priced at $15.00.
A perfect addition to our RWLV Boutique and perhaps to your wardrobe accents as well.
Please stop by the Boutique and see for yourself. n
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Snapshots From RWLV’s Annual Cocktail ReceptionAugust 10, 2014 at Spanish Trail Country Club
Our motto Congress + Cocktails = Conversation proved to be the perfect recipe for our event. The invited guests Congressmen Mark Amodei and Joe Hecht who is running for Harry Reid’s seatmingled with the many who had come to chat with them and share ideas. Among the attendants were City Councilman Stavros Anthony, Nevada Senator Patricia Farley, Assemblyman John Hambrick,Judge Richard Scotti, Assemblyman Glenn Trowbridge and Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald. The cocktail party was a great success and has become an annual happening. Thank youCarole and Ulli for your hard work in making it all come together, flawlessly. n
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More Snapshots From RWLV’s Annual Cocktail ReceptionAugust 10, 2014 at Spanish Trail Country Club
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News From Our MembershipValery Godino Earns CivicRecognition AwardBy Gudrun Fruehling
Warmest congratulations to our member ValeryGodino who was recognized in August for heracts of compassion and kindness. She becamea recipient of the Civic Recognition Award. ValeryGodino joins the ranks of others from Nevada whohave received this honor.
The purpose of the Civic Recognition Award is toinspire people to help others and improve theircommunities. Recipients come from all walks oflife and all 50 states.
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ENVIRONMENTALIndividuals whose volunteer efforts or financialcontributions have made a major contribution to-wards the protection of our natural environment.
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INCLUSIVENESS AND OPPORTUNITYIndividuals, non-profit organizations and busi-nesses who by example have helped to expandopportunity for all individuals regardless of back-ground or status.
ACTS OF KINDNESS AND COMPASSIONAs deemed appropriate, for individuals whoseacts of kindness and/or compassion have made apositive impression on others.
The Civic Recognition Awards are an opportunityfor all of us to show our thanks to, and admirationof, those good people whose lives have made apositive difference. These awards recognize thepositive and important contributions made bylocal residents throughout the community. Individ-uals can be awarded during their lifetime, or, whenappropriate, posthumously, in a show of respectand appreciation. n
The Civic Recognition Award may be granted toindividuals who have made a contribution in thefollowing categories:
CULTURALIndividuals who have earned acclaim in local,state and/or international artistic or culturalevents.
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PACHY PRESS is published monthly. Its name isshort for PACHYDERM which describes a groupof animals that have hooves or nails resemblinghooves and usually have thick skin, especially elephants. RWLV’s first newsletter was issued in1947, thus we can look back on 68 volumes. n
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Happy Birthday!
Please note that the fiscal year for RWLV’s mem-bership starts on October 1, 2015. Therefore yourmembership fee for the period of October 1, 2015to September 30, 2016 becomes due next month.We appreciate your early renewal. Your participa-tion in our club strengthen our ability to supportcandidates in the forthcoming elections. 2016 is avery important year and we will make every effortto keep you informed about the candidates andwhat is happening in the political circles of ourcity. The exclusive guest speakers at our luncheonwill be entertaining as well as educational. n
