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no more banksters

(395 posts)
Wed May 4, 2016, 11:44 AM May 2016

Panama Papers: When mainstream information wears the anti-establishment mask

From the beginning of the revelations through the Panama Papers leak, someone could sense that something was wrong. The first names that came out to publicity were related to countries like Russia, China, or other considered Western rivals, together with some "collateral damage", like the prime minister of Iceland, and the father of British prime minister Cameron.

Yet, even this latest "collateral damage" may not be considered accidental. Remember that the British citizens will vote in June referendum on whether the UK will remain part of the European Union or not. The leak concerning Cameron's father could be a warning shot for Cameron to take a clear position against Brexit. Concerning Iceland, all you have to do is to remember that it was the only country that put banksters in jail after the explosion of the latest big financial crisis.

The impressive amount of data in Panama Papers, indicates that the establishment, in global scale, attempts to create aggressively - faithful to the neoliberal tradition and methods - another monopoly in the field of the leak "industry".

http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2016/05/panama-papers-when-mainstream.html

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Panama Papers: When mainstream information wears the anti-establishment mask (Original Post) no more banksters May 2016 OP
Interesting, but the reports were from WhiteTara May 2016 #1
I don't think that's accurate. Wilms May 2016 #2
So all the sourcing is from left leaning journalists WhiteTara May 2016 #3
I'm not sure what's behind this story. Wilms May 2016 #4
Glenn Greenwald is far from mainstream WhiteTara May 2016 #5
How about some links? Where'd you get Greenwald?? Wilms May 2016 #6
I must have lost my mind WhiteTara May 2016 #7

WhiteTara

(29,703 posts)
3. So all the sourcing is from left leaning journalists
Wed May 4, 2016, 12:22 PM
May 2016

do you think they just cherry picked certain sentences and slanted? You may be right, just asking.

 

Wilms

(26,795 posts)
4. I'm not sure what's behind this story.
Wed May 4, 2016, 12:25 PM
May 2016

But McClatchy is in on it. A Soros funded group spearheaded it. I never got the impression that the journalists were anything but mainstream. That's fine. But I'll bet there's more to this story.

WhiteTara

(29,703 posts)
5. Glenn Greenwald is far from mainstream
Wed May 4, 2016, 12:30 PM
May 2016

and McClatchy is considered (or was) the gold standard of journalism. I'm sure too there is much more to the story.

 

Wilms

(26,795 posts)
6. How about some links? Where'd you get Greenwald??
Wed May 4, 2016, 12:35 PM
May 2016
The Intercept, the investigative journalism outfit started by Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, who were instrumental in reporting on the leaks of Edward Snowden, also appears to not have been involved.

http://mashable.com/2016/04/04/panama-papers-media/#sOGdePcQGgqM

WhiteTara

(29,703 posts)
7. I must have lost my mind
Wed May 4, 2016, 12:40 PM
May 2016

I could have sworn there was an NYT article in your post?!? And it quoted Greenwald. I'm really tired today.

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