WTF!?!? $134 BILLION in unsecured U.S. bonds seized in Italy?!

obieone
obieone Posts: 5,077
edited June 2009 in The Clubhouse
Um, HOW did this happen?

http://watchingthewatchers.org/article/18160/case-134-billion-seized-bearer
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited June 2009
    If they're real, We're Fckd! If it's Fake which looks like real, we're twice Fckd!
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited June 2009
    Pretty much the subject of the article. Reminds me of Diehard.
    Fake or real, how do you walk in with a $500,000,000 dollar
    bond and expect to be stealthy about it. Somebody is going to notice.
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited June 2009
    I am not sure the story has any facts in it since it's not published in the U.S. The truthfulness (fake or real) of the story even makes me think we're Fckd!
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,151
    edited June 2009
    Well, I attempted a quick search of some European news sites that I am able to navigate with some success, but came up empty on this story, so at the very least, the claim that the story is being "ignored" here in the U.S, while it is "front page news" in Europe, would seem to be a somewhat creative use of hyperbole IMO. FWIW.
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  • dagame27
    dagame27 Posts: 574
    edited June 2009
    I saw it posted on asianews over the weekend. We were talking about it at work today. They are most likely fake, as that has reportedly been a problem over there. Still, they could have spotted me one of the $1 billion bonds they had:D
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited June 2009
    To me, the lesser of 2 evils is they're fake. The alternative is that we're laundering our own $$$???
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,380
    edited June 2009
    they came from a Kinko's location in Nigeria.
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