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Old 04-06-2016, 03:53 PM
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At least Voice Of American notes Poroshenko and David Cameron's father.

http://blogs.voanews.com/us-opinion/...panama-papers/
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Old 04-08-2016, 07:41 AM
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Well, well, your "one of the last remaining reliable source" is running PR for David Cameron while neglecting to mention his father.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/bageh.../panama-brexit

http://www.economist.com/news/intern...y-about-panama
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Old 04-08-2016, 09:07 AM
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April 7 is kinda late.

Check the second paragraph of their April 4:
http://www.economist.com/news/intern...documents-leak
"140 political figures, includingRusia's president, Vladimir Putin, and Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have links to holders of the off shore accounts through family members, friends or associates."

So the British The Economist leaves out the British prime minister's family connection - his father.

Now check the heavy advertisement for David Cameron in the second to last paragraph.

One should expect more sophistication from the so called "respected" The Economist.

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Old 04-08-2016, 09:10 AM
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April 7 is kinda late.

Check the second paragraph of their April 4:
http://www.economist.com/news/intern...documents-leak
"140 political figures, includingRusia's president, Vladimir Putin, and Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have links to holders of the off shore accounts through family members, friends or associates."

So the British Economist leaves out the British prime minister's family connection - his father.

Now check the heavy advertisement for David Cameron in the second to last paragraph.

One should expect more sophistication from the so called "respected" Economist.

It's still better than Pravda or Russia Today.
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Old 04-08-2016, 09:18 AM
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It's still better than Pravda or Russia Today.
Indeed!
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Old 04-11-2016, 07:54 PM
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The new media spin.

Putin is behind the Panama Papers leak.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order...rs-putin-gaddy
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Old 04-12-2016, 07:43 AM
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The losers in all this are the people of Ukraine. Having had their asses kicked for centuries they just want to be part of the EU and democratic governance.

Unfortunately, Kiev is the historical birthplace of the Rus kingdom and the subsequent Russian empire. As it is Putin's aim to restore Russia to it's former glory (if one can call it that), he will not let the Ukraine go - he took Crimea with not even a whimper of protest from the west and will more than likely succeed in regaining control of the rest of Ukraine in some form or fashion.

To anyone interested, I highly recommend the documentary "Winter on Fire," - you will come away with an admiration for and solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
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Old 04-12-2016, 10:46 AM
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To anyone interested, I highly recommend the documentary "Winter on Fire," - you will come away with an admiration for and solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
Not so much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlsP...&nohtml5=False
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