Hillary Clinton Besties: Gulenists, Hizmet & Saudi Arabia

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgnxVGWvel4 DAILY CALLER - SUMMARY New Ties Emerge Between Clinton And Mysterious Islamic Cleric Reporter:  Chuck Ross 9:29 PM 07/13/2016 http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/13/new-ties-emerge-between-clinton-and-mysterious-islamic-cleric/ email and lobbying documents filed with Congress show new ties between 'Clintonworld' + members (Hizmet) network:  Turkish Islamic cleric, Fethullah Gulen, 74 1. IMPLICATIONS for US + Turkey (key NATO ally) should Clinton win election 2. PLUS:  raises questions whether Clinton has rewarded (or will reward) the Gulen supporters with favours Gulen followers donated to Hillary Clinton: 1.  various political campaigns 2.  to her family charity Recep Ozkan a Gulen movement (Hizmet) leader donated $500k to $1-million to:  CLINTON FOUNDATION Gokhan Ozkok Turkish Cultural Centre (network of businesses and non-profits) Turkish Cultural Centre annual banquet keynote speaker:  Hillary Clinton, then senator, New York prev. national finance co-chair: Ready PAC (pro Clinton) is a member of:  Clinton Global Initiative e-mail 01 April 2009 to:  Huma Abedin, Clinton deputy chief of staff shows:  "Gulen follower had direct access to Clinton’s staff, sought a favor" seeking to arrange Obama meeting with:  Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, academic Sec. General of Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Turkey Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu = ally of Fethullah Gulen 2014 - Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu lost presidential election to Erdogan Obama met Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu several days after e-mail in Istanbul Obama invited Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu to visit White House 2009 - academic Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu visited White House reportedly asked Obama to create US ambassador to Muslim region Terrorism watchdog groups  flagged meetings with Obama due to Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu previous praise of: Hamas Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (US opponent) but Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglue is reportedly unlike the radical Islamists US TAXPAYER FUNDED Gulenists promote cleric's teachings through multiple non-profit vehicles teachings described as 'relatively moderate and pro-Western' in addition to teachings, there is: money-making through TAXPAYER-FUNDED charter schools Gulen charter schools number over 150 note:  "partnerships between the schools and contractors allow taxpayer funds to remain within the Gulen network" in addition:  Hizmet is financed in part by Turkish teachers from abroad who are required to allocate large percentage of salary to Gulen network whistleblower 2012:  40% of husband's salary went to Gulen network Visa fraud accusations: work visas to bring Turkish citizens to US to teach taxpayer funds used to pay immigration and legal fees for family members of teachers taxpayer funds allocated to schools funnelled to contractors controlled by Turkish nationals such contractors:  links to Gulen movement Harmony Public Schools Gulenist schools operating in Texas contracted with company controlled by pro Gulen non-profit:  COSMOS FOUNDATION TEXAS GULF FOUNDATION founded by:  Alp Aslandogan given taxpayer-funded contracts to provide services to Gulen schools Alp Aslandogan former professor, Texas universities donor to Clinton campaign ALLIANCE FOR SHARED VALUES Executive Director:  Alp Aslandogan Turkey Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan aggressive crackdown v. Gulenists Gulenists said to control Turkish institutions:  incl. media, courts, police seeks extradition of Fethullah Gulen (residing:  Pennsylvania, since 1999) Turkey govt lawyers:  Amsterdam & Partners used to undermine Gulen & Gulenists in court and in media Judicial Watch 2009 email released: Gokhan Ozkok (Gulen follower) asked Clinton deputy chief of staff:  Huma Abedin for assistance to hook up "one of his allies to President Obama" Gokhan Ozkok Turkish Cultural Centre network of businesses and non-profits annual banquet keynote speaker:  Hillary Clinton, then senator, New York prev. national finance co-chair: Ready PAC (pro Clinton) 2014 - donation to Ready PAC, $10,000 2015 - donation to Clinton campaign, $2,700 is a member of:  Clinton Global Initiative Ozkok also affiliations with Gulen connected education firms: Sema Education Apple Education Services Clinton Global Initiative a non-profit arm (of multiple non profits) of:  CLINTON FOUNDATION Gokhan Ozkok has donated to:  Clinton Global Initiative ($25k to $50k) Alp Aslandogan former professor, Texas universities donor to Clinton campaign ALLIANCE FOR SHARED VALUES Executive Director:  Alp Aslandogan US Senate lobbying registration disclosure filed July 2016 Gulen-aligned group called ALLIANCE FOR SHARED VALUES hired:  Podesta Group (Clinton connected) to LOBBY CONGRESS outwardly, group claims to lobby for:  'peace, tolerance & interfaith dialogue' Podesta Group co-founded by John Podesta, 67  Tony Podesta, 72  (aka Anthony Podesta) (brother) John Podesta = Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta = Bill Clinton chief of staff in 1990s, during impeachment crisis John Podesta = adviser to President Obama John Podesta = found left-wing propaganda organ The Center for American Progress [breitbart] Tony Podesta = Clinton campaign bundler, major   Podesta Group controversial representations seeking to influence Clinton's State Dept. Podesta Group lobbied for: Uranium One Russian-controlled uranium co., ties with Canadian mining magnate Canadian mining magnate:  Frank Giustra = CLINTON FOUNDATION philanthropist Podesta Group lobbied for: BAE Systems, UK, defence contractor facing stiff US govt sanctions for illegal arms trading BAE Systems let off with slap on wrist for infractions Podesta Group lobbied for: Islami Bank Bangladesh Bengali bank linked to terrorist groups Podesta Group principal & Clinton bundler:  TONY PODESTA hired by Saudi government arm of the Saudi regime:  Center for Studies and Media Affairs paying the Podesta Group to lobby US lawmakers and federal agencies on its behalf Saudi govt paying  $140,000 a month for services = one of the several lobbyists at his firm personally handling Saudi account Saudi Royal Court’s contact with the Podesta Group = part of effort to block passage of a law allowing victims of terrorism to sue foreign govt     that is deemed to have aided & abetted terrorists *classified documents contained in the 9/11 Commission report *Saudi government officials had ties to some of the 9/11 hijackers *15 of 19 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia 2015 - Saudi Arabia doled out $9.4 million to prevent passage of the bill Podesta Group managing PR re execution of:  Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr (Shi'ite cleric) vocal critic of the Saudi royal family - pro free elections Podesta Group hooked up NYT with Saudi [mouthpiece] Saudi Arabia hires numerous firms for lobbying & PR purposes Saudi Arabia owns:   $750 billion in U.S. Treasuries (bonds?) and reportedly has threatened to sell off if law passed NOTE:  Saudi Arabia donated between $10 million and $25 million to Clinton family charity:  CLINTON FOUNDATION NOTE:  Friends of Saudi Arabia donated between $1-million & $5-million to:  CLINTON FOUNDATION NOTE:  individual Saudi royal family (x2) donated:  $200k to $500k to:  CLINTON FOUNDATION other source http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/20/exclusive-hillary-clinton-campaign-bundler-is-directly-lobbying-for-saudi-arabia/ COMMENT That was my challenge for the day: trying to focus on the tangled web of influence in the Clinton camp. Not sure that this summary has helped me enormously, as I'm just an average, not too bright, person. What struck me about this is that taxpayer money (in my view) should not be going back to any religious (ie POLITICAL) groups, particularly in what is supposed to be secular society. It doesn't matter to me that like kickbacks go to other religious (ie POLITICAL) groups. I don't think host societies should be funding political (or personal) ambitions of groups that represent interests of outsiders to the host nation. Found myself wondering why the Clinton deputy chief of staff isn't Anglo-American or European (ie Huma Abedin, Islamic Indian-Pakistani), and why there seems to be so few Anglo-Americans in American politics. If I were the purported 62%, I would want to know why (a) my demographic has dramatically dwindled and (b) why my institutions are dominated by those that are not Anglo-Americans or those of European origin. I'm sure that if the demographic of the Turks in Turkey had dwindled to 62% and if the country and its institutions were dominated by those that are not Turks, the Turks would have cause for concern. However, the Turks aren't fools, and whatever you might think of Erdogan, at least Erdogan promotes Turkish interests. I don't know what kind of scam the Clinton Foundation is, but it sounds like some kind of scam to me. The sums of money being put through that are obscene, and the network of interconnecting shifty NGOs is mind-boggling. The average person would have a hard time getting a handle on all these NGOs, the influence, and the money moving through them. The average news reader who doesn't follow this very closely, would have no hope of seeing the bigger picture when it comes to American political figures and their various connections. I'm with the Saudis on stopping the sue-the-government law when terrorists strike. I think that's bullsh*t, and so is suing banks. The responsibility lies with terrorist groups, and this is just another American ambulance-chaser money-making scam.

Turkey - Bank Asya Seizure / Hizmet Movement

Turkey's Bank Seizure Highlights Erdogan's Growing Ambition VoA - News Wednesday 4th February, 2015 ISTANBUL - Turkey's banking watchdog has transferred control of Bank Asya to a state-run fund, purging its executives with a decision that effectively hands over the Islamic lender to the government. Banking regulators seized control of Bank Asya citing a lack of transparency in its operations. The seizure is being seen as the latest chapter in a bitter feud between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen and his Hizmet movement. While Bank Asya denies any link to Gulen, political scientist Cengiz Aktar of Istanbul's Suleyman Sah University says the bank was targeted by the government and president. "Bank Asya's problems are artificial and they have been created by the government because Bank Asya belongs to the Hizmet movement and the government," Aktar said. "Actually the ruler of the country [President Erdogan] has decided to liquidate the movement and Bank Asya is an important source of finance so they are hitting Bank Asya." Bank Asya woes started in December 2013 when the government and Erdogan were implicated in a high-level graft probe. Erdogan claimed the investigation was a coup attempt by Gulen followers. Since then Bank Asya has faced growing pressure from state authorities and the pro-government media. Economy Minister Nihat Zeybeki defended the seizure of the bank. "I believe it is necessary to stabilize financial markets and to end speculation, bringing about a safer environment," Zeybeki said. The bank's confiscation coincides with Turkish authorities canceling Gulen's passport. He lives in self-imposed exile in the United States. On Tuesday, Gulen penned an op-ed in The New York Times warning Turkey is sliding towards totalitarianism. Global Source Partners political consultant Atilla Yesilada says there is growing concern the bank seizure is part of a new trend. "I am already receiving questions from investors whom I serve about political connections of major listed companies. This has become an issue," Yesilada said. "This is one of the main reasons why business and consumer confidence has been declining steadily for the last five months." An international network of schools set up by Gulen in more than 100 countries is also in Erdogan's sights. The school network developed across Africa is not only an important source of education, but also for commerce, which is why analyst Yesilada says the Turkish president is determined to close them. "Mr. Erdogan has already toured Africa and will probably arrange new visits to forcefully persuade African leaders to shut down Gulen schools. Gulen schools also serve as trading missions, trading outposts," he said. "So, I do not know the relationships between these schools and the local leaders and communities, but if they were going to shut down, I can assure you that trade relationship between those countries and Turkey would deteriorate substantially." Bank Asya last month said it was selling its 40 percent stake in Senegal-based Tamweel Africa Holding for $37.7 million. As Bank Asya continues to sell off its interests in Africa, Erdogan continues to ratchet up his focus on the region. In 2004, Turkey had only 12 embassies in Africa. Today, it has 39 and the next Turkish embassy will be opened in Equatorial Guinea this year. A decade ago, Turkey's total trade with Africa was less than $3 billion. Today, the trade volume has exceeded $25 billion and Turkish Airlines flies to about 40 points in more than 30 African countries - more than any other international airline. http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/229990447 COMMENT Think Turkey's slide into totalitarianism might have already happened, judging by the poor treatment of its journalists. Some interesting information in this article. Look-Ups Fethullah Gulen: Turkey’s Eroding Democracy By FETHULLAH GULEN     FEB. 3, 2015 "Turkey’s current leaders seem to claim an absolute mandate by virtue of winning elections. But victory doesn’t grant them permission to ignore the Constitution or suppress dissent, especially when election victories are built on crony capitalism and media subservience. The A.K.P.’s leaders now depict every democratic criticism of them as an attack on the state. By viewing every critical voice as an enemy — or worse, a traitor — they are leading the country toward totalitarianism." http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/04/opinion/fethullah-gulen-turkeys-eroding-democracy.html?_r=0 Hizmet / Gulen Movement Religious & social Islamic movement that's supposed to be modern, but sounds rather conservative to me (an outsider).