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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,804
    Sorry to detract a bit here for a bit but every time I see this threads heading I hear this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyPYM5uUViI



    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,418
    Drowned Out said:

    In the comments of one article I read (or maybe it was the article itself), it mentioned that there was a much higher chance of litigation involved with western cases - Putin isn't likely to sue anyone...having your legal ducks in a row for the US info might take more time.
    Was also reminded that the guardian (symbolically?) destroyed their Snowden files, with the official reason being fear of lawsuits putting a freeze on their coverage of the story....

    Why sue in the East when you can just throw someone out of a five story building?
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,959
    Has there been any mind blowing uncovering of a real solid story out of this yet?
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    This story makes Bernie look good and once again puts Hilary on the losing side of history.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,418
    tempo_n_groove said:

    Has there been any mind blowing uncovering of a real solid story out of this yet?

    I really don't think anybody cares about corruption stories anymore. A rookie LA Laker's guard getting his roommate to admit to cheating on Iggy Azalea is what matters now.
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  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    edited April 2016
    tempo_n_groove said:

    Has there been any mind blowing uncovering of a real solid story out of this yet?

    Look to Iceland and their PM.
    Post edited by dignin on
  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    This is why this story is important.

    Panama Papers taunt the masses with more proof that game is rigged

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/panama-papers-neil-macdonald-1.3520491

    "They, along with thousands of other less-prominent names exposed in the data dump, belong to a private club that's just really a great place to be a member.

    Once you're in, investigators become more sympathetic, regulators become more forgiving, and taxes become much more avoidable.

    Law becomes a relative concept. You actually get to make laws, or at least fund the people who do, which can amount to the same thing.

    Plus, you get fabulous stock tips."
  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    Former PM now

    http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/05/europe/panama-papers-iceland-pm/index.html

  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    gotta love iceland ... if only the rest of the world held the elite accountable ...
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,418
    polaris_x said:

    gotta love iceland ... if only the rest of the world held the elite accountable ...

    Apparently flying yogurt is the key.

    It also helps when the total population is equal to the size of Corpus Christi, TX.
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Jason P said:

    polaris_x said:

    gotta love iceland ... if only the rest of the world held the elite accountable ...

    Apparently flying yogurt is the key.

    It also helps when the total population is equal to the size of Corpus Christi, TX.
    totally off topic - i wonder what transgendered icelanders use for a last name!??
  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    Jason P said:

    polaris_x said:

    gotta love iceland ... if only the rest of the world held the elite accountable ...

    Apparently flying yogurt is the key.

    It also helps when the total population is equal to the size of Corpus Christi, TX.
    polaris_x said:

    gotta love iceland ... if only the rest of the world held the elite accountable ...

    A people to be admired and followed.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,965
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    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,418
    edited April 2016
    polaris_x said:

    Jason P said:

    polaris_x said:

    gotta love iceland ... if only the rest of the world held the elite accountable ...

    Apparently flying yogurt is the key.

    It also helps when the total population is equal to the size of Corpus Christi, TX.
    totally off topic - i wonder what transgendered icelanders use for a last name!??
    They put Björk in charge of that detail.

    Also, I looked at some Icelandic last names ... you would have to be a spelling bee champ just to send someone a letter in that country.
    Post edited by Jason P on
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  • callen
    callen Posts: 6,388
    Had the fortunate opportunity to visit. Magical. BTW they have one of the lowest marriage rate for having children. Very low religious % as well.
    10-18-2000 Houston, 04-06-2003 Houston, 6-25-2003 Toronto, 10-8-2004 Kissimmee, 9-4-2005 Calgary, 12-3-05 Sao Paulo, 7-2-2006 Denver, 7-22-06 Gorge, 7-23-2006 Gorge, 9-13-2006 Bern, 6-22-2008 DC, 6-24-2008 MSG, 6-25-2008 MSG
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Jason P said:

    polaris_x said:

    Jason P said:

    polaris_x said:

    gotta love iceland ... if only the rest of the world held the elite accountable ...

    Apparently flying yogurt is the key.

    It also helps when the total population is equal to the size of Corpus Christi, TX.
    totally off topic - i wonder what transgendered icelanders use for a last name!??
    They put Björk in charge of that detail.

    Also, I looked at some Icelandic last names ... you would have to be a spelling bee champ just to send someone a letter in that country.
    i've been there 3 times and thankfully they all speak english there!!
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,418
    polaris_x said:

    Jason P said:

    polaris_x said:

    Jason P said:

    polaris_x said:

    gotta love iceland ... if only the rest of the world held the elite accountable ...

    Apparently flying yogurt is the key.

    It also helps when the total population is equal to the size of Corpus Christi, TX.
    totally off topic - i wonder what transgendered icelanders use for a last name!??
    They put Björk in charge of that detail.

    Also, I looked at some Icelandic last names ... you would have to be a spelling bee champ just to send someone a letter in that country.
    i've been there 3 times and thankfully they all speak english there!!
    In college I had an assignment where I had to pick a city and come up with and engineering improvement. For reasons unknown, I chose Reykjavik ... mind you, this was in the dawn of the internet where you still had to rely on this guy to find anything out about Iceland ...

    image

    Not much info to be found on Iceland in the 90's! They have good geothermal and horses that run in a 5th gait ... and that's about all the info I could collect!

    I came up with some B.S. bullet train but considering making the report about building a very large boat to take everyone some place warm.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,804
    Iceland became a better place when this happened:

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    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,418
    Official odds on which world leader will resign next:

    8/1 Mauricio Macri (Argentina)
    10/1 Nawaz Sharif (Pakistan)
    12/1 Petro Poroshenko (Ukraine)
    20/1 David Cameron (United Kingdom)
    33/1 Francois Hollande (France)
    33/1 Xi Jinping (China)
    33/1 Vladimir Putin (Russia)
    80/1 Justin Trudeau (Canada)
    66/1 Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom)
    66/1 Angela Merkel (Germany)
    66/1 Barack Obama (United States)
    66/1 Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe)
    100/1 Alexis Tsipras (Greece)
    100/1 Kim Jong-un (North Korea)
    100/1 Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (United Arab Emirates)

    usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/06/panama-papers-who-next-world-leader-resign/82692670/
    Be Excellent To Each Other
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,965
    edited April 2016
    Some of the people in that list make no sense and shouldn't even be there, although that's assuming it was compiled solely in the context of the Panama papers.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata

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