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Frank Giustra, the businessman who came to the public light as allegedly getting a boost from President Clinton in order to enter the Kazakhstan uranium market, is defending himself.

From The Globe and Mail article:

Mr. Giustra denied the suggestion that Mr. Clinton had in any way paved the way for the successful deals. Both transactions were well advanced at the time of the meetings and both sets of assets were purchased from private sellers and not the government, he said.

“I have business dealings all over the world. There are two countries where I have had business dealings and have visited with the president – Kazakhstan and Colombia. If people want to draw conclusions, let them. President Clinton has not helped me in any of my business dealings, period. End of story,” he said.

As for donations made to Clinton’s charity, Mr. Giustra says his business goal is to make money in order to give it to charity and there is nothing shady about it. “I’m choosing to give my money away as part of the CGSGI effort and that’s the way I’m going to live my life. People can think whatever they want about it,”