Washington's Favorite Terrorists
Numerous prominent politicians from both major political parties in the United States have not only been enthusiastically promoting and advocating on behalf of a designated terrorist organization, the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK/MKO/PMOI), but they have been receiving substantial amounts of cash from that terrorist group as they do so. There is only one list of "designated terrorist organizations" under the law, and MEK is every bit as much on that list as Kashimiri Lashkar-e-Taiba or Al-Qaeda are. Yet you will never, ever see those politicians being indicted by Obama's Department of Justice for their far more extensive -- and paid -- involvement with MEK.
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/09/04/speech/
Secrets of Swiss Success
The United States and Switzerland are in talks on a deal that would let several Swiss and European banks join a common settlement and avoid US prosecution for helping wealthy Americans dodge taxes, persons briefed on the matter said. As part of the agreement, the banks would pay a fine, exit their undeclared offshore banking businesses for Americans, and turn over client names to the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department. The US agencies would drop an ongoing investigation into the banks.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/10/us-usa-taxes-swiss-idUSTRE75940920110610
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