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Post by Willing Sniper on Apr 5, 2016 8:56:24 GMT -8
Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson Resigns in the Wake of "Panama Papers" Scandal Inae Oh | Apr. 5, 2016
Brynjar Gunnasrson/AP
Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson announced his resignation on Tuesday amid mounting public anger over evidence that he and his wife owned a secretive offshore company called Wintris, which managed millions of dollars of investments in three Icelandic banks that collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis. Calls to step down were sparked by this weekend's so-called "Panama Papers" leak, a massive trove of documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonesca that exposed a number of international leaders and their closest confidantes as participating in complex offshore banking arrangements. High profile leaders linked to the leak include Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. But Gunnlaugsson is the first leader ousted in the international fallout. The public outcry in Iceland is particularly intense due to lasting memories of the 2008 financial crisis, which paralyzed the country's economy, and sent shockwaves around the world. And as our own Kevin Drum noted, Iceland was "ground zero for the European banking crisis." Gunnlaugsson had initially insisted on staying in office. When questioned about his ties to Wintris on Monday, the visibly shaken prime minister was unable to properly respond and ended the interview. "You are asking me nonsense," he is heard telling the reporters conducting the interview. In the days following the leak, mass demonstrations calling for Gunnlaugsson to step down were held outside Parliament. Some people were seen hurling yogurt at the building in protest: Source
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 8:57:18 GMT -8
I was reading about this last night. Some biggies got caught with their fingers in the cookie jar. Amazing. . . Vlad will just brush it off no doubt.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 9:30:19 GMT -8
Waiting for the whole pack of cards to fall.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 9:32:28 GMT -8
I was reading about this last night. Some biggies got caught with their fingers in the cookie jar. Amazing. . . Vlad will just brush it off no doubt. Iceland's Prime minister has gone. I do hope the pig er is next for the chop.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 9:32:52 GMT -8
fooker
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 9:33:19 GMT -8
I was reading about this last night. Some biggies got caught with their fingers in the cookie jar. Amazing. . . Vlad will just brush it off no doubt. Iceland's Prime minister has gone. I do hope the pig er is next for the chop. That is a given, I'm waiting to see how Vlad deals with it. Should be interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 9:38:06 GMT -8
Iceland's Prime minister has gone. I do hope the pig er is next for the chop. That is a given, I'm waiting to see how Vlad deals with it. Should be interesting. He's a little man and will go down too. If not i will personally see to it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 9:57:42 GMT -8
Don't forget now. Were all in it together.
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Post by Willing Sniper on Apr 5, 2016 10:12:52 GMT -8
Jackie Chan has money there
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 10:40:09 GMT -8
Jackie Chan has money there I will kick his azz too. Fake wannabe.
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Post by Maxx on Apr 6, 2016 7:15:52 GMT -8
Evidently some folks just got out in the nick of time...
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Post by Maxx on Apr 7, 2016 6:25:31 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2016 8:13:10 GMT -8
It is ugly, amazing what greed does to people.
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