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hmmm..thanks for the post...bookmarking.n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #1
Me Too... K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #4
Reminds me of the opera scene in Godfather III. nt bananas Feb 2014 #51
Same here. calimary Feb 2014 #119
Calimary...always the optimist! loudsue Feb 2014 #136
Lloyd Blankfein Aerows Feb 2014 #182
Or if they are assisted. . pipoman Feb 2014 #2
My thoughts as well. Cleita Feb 2014 #7
You know, as assassin could force poison down your throat or blow your brains out bluestate10 Feb 2014 #170
Yeah, but there have been other incidents Aerows Feb 2014 #183
Or if they're really dead... freebrew Feb 2014 #96
+1 grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #99
Or even Saddam Hussein. I mean how would it look to future puppets if we really let him die? rwsanders Feb 2014 #110
I have wondered about that since the day it happened. calimary Feb 2014 #122
I always assumed that he is on a beach somewhere. GoneFishin Feb 2014 #124
I never thought Ken Lay really died. loudsue Feb 2014 #138
I wouldn't say he didn't die RainDog Feb 2014 #142
Agreed 90-percent Feb 2014 #179
DUer Onlooker posted about the first two suicides earlier, but Squinch Feb 2014 #3
Good on you for seeing this. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #18
HSBC has quite a track recored of being a sleazy bank. HSBC should merge with BOA. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #77
You might find this article and also the comments really interesting: truedelphi Feb 2014 #173
Thanks for the link ellie Feb 2014 #187
HSBC was also laundering money for the Sinoloa drug cartel RainDog Feb 2014 #30
There was also this recent news that the DEA negotiated with the Sinaloa cartel RainDog Feb 2014 #40
The "straw purchase" of firearms was covered in the "Gungeon" extensively Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #69
thanks for the info RainDog Feb 2014 #141
HSBC just tried to steal depositor's money dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #123
There is this story from a couple of days ago: TexasTowelie Feb 2014 #32
And remember "emerging economy problems" was the explanation for the run of really bad days BlueStreak Feb 2014 #37
That was Capital calling their money home. I see as noted above a China problem. Ikonoklast Feb 2014 #83
I posted a link... sendero Feb 2014 #89
That's what struck me when they did it. It seemed like a really desperate move. Squinch Feb 2014 #145
I don't think they really did it.. sendero Feb 2014 #147
I think they did. This article has bank spokespeople commenting about it: Squinch Feb 2014 #148
This is the link I posted.. sendero Feb 2014 #158
Hmmm...is there something coming down the pike that we don't know about? Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #5
We've been riding the greatest pyramid scheme in history. In 2008 the can was kicked rhett o rick Feb 2014 #6
As long as it doesn't make it to the washer woman level, I guess it was just a matter Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #8
Capitalism brings out the worse in people. Some might have consciences. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #9
I don't think it is the conscience. dawn frenzy adams Feb 2014 #48
It is much harder to fall off the ladder CFLDem Feb 2014 #68
Or the deathly fear... nikto Feb 2014 #73
Or learning how to be poor and surviving. notadmblnd Feb 2014 #137
It's an egregious system that feeds on itself like a cancer and if one extrapolates it out it RKP5637 Feb 2014 #76
They did in 1939, too. nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #12
Sometimes there are two-shots-to-the-head suicides. nt valerief Feb 2014 #17
When committing suicide, always shoot twice, just to make sure BlueStreak Feb 2014 #39
Also by jumping off bridges and buildings nt No Vested Interest Feb 2014 #44
The being pushed off bridges and buildings type of suicide is also a thing. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2014 #153
with a shotgun at that n/t 2pooped2pop Feb 2014 #47
In a legitimate suicide, you need at least 2 shots, but... nikto Feb 2014 #55
you! Iris Feb 2014 #64
The deaths themselves aren't funny... nikto Feb 2014 #70
If its a legitimate suicide, the body just shuts down...... rgbecker Feb 2014 #133
The body has a way of taking care of that, right? n/t RainDog Feb 2014 #143
Those dang suicides... nikto Feb 2014 #174
"Don't know why people would off themselves over it." . dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #21
Yes, as I said below, the collapse was only postponed. It still has to happen sooner or later... ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #20
Yep, agree. See my post #76. The system could work, but greed and shenanigans are too great. The RKP5637 Feb 2014 #80
Well, what happened was that the criminals were allowed to get away with it and so ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #112
There's still a lot more money for them to steal first. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2014 #155
See post #32 above. TexasTowelie Feb 2014 #33
More: Daily Mail, Yet... WillyT Feb 2014 #10
Thanks. nt valerief Feb 2014 #15
Or if they knew something we are not supposed to find out. nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #11
It seems a little much to all be coincidences, perhaps. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #81
Very strange. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #13
Either everything happens in threes or valerief Feb 2014 #14
I read (or heard) that adieu Feb 2014 #16
I heard the crash that was avoided in 2008 with TARP (among others) is still going to happen ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #19
See post #32 on European bank stress tests. TexasTowelie Feb 2014 #34
It's inevitable BobbyBoring Feb 2014 #131
I literally just walked to BofA and cashed my paycheck and then walked to ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #146
Agreed. Something huge could be going on Gman Feb 2014 #22
Some would call this a good start . . . OldRedneck Feb 2014 #23
I also mindwalker_i Feb 2014 #42
might be a few others starting to get a little scared.... certainot Feb 2014 #24
People usually do this marions ghost Feb 2014 #25
The comments there are very rightwing. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2014 #26
Perhaps they decided they couldn't live with the new food stamp cuts jsr Feb 2014 #27
I don't know if that's sarcastic or not it might not be so far off the mark VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #38
Spam! I love spam, I survived on it in college, fried spam, beans and a salad! RKP5637 Feb 2014 #82
Wondering if/how this all 2naSalit Feb 2014 #28
What a bunch of woo.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #29
This is starting to get suspicious Dopers_Greed Feb 2014 #31
That man knew something. blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #35
Look at it this way, defacto7 Feb 2014 #36
perhaps... nikto Feb 2014 #74
Occams Razor...... alittlelark Feb 2014 #41
+1, n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #84
That's not what OR means. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #100
So, let's clarify... MrMickeysMom Feb 2014 #154
Yeah, pretty much. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #156
The Stock Market did go down a bit in the last week, no? ReRe Feb 2014 #43
2016 - changing of the guard, like in 2008. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #109
There are more than 1% MILLIONAIRES.... AlbertCat Feb 2014 #152
No we won't ReRe Feb 2014 #166
Dead bankers don't testify in exchange for immunity The Second Stone Feb 2014 #45
HBSC: The bank for terrorists and drug cartels RainDog Feb 2014 #46
I wonder if the underpinnings to the derivatives casino Warpy Feb 2014 #49
So either they were all about to lose their fortunes or... Kablooie Feb 2014 #50
What do you call a thousand investment bankers at the bottom of the ocean? Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #52
Whaleshit? Scootaloo Feb 2014 #54
A good start obxhead Feb 2014 #71
+1 Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #87
Would it be tacky to create a banker countdown clock? Scootaloo Feb 2014 #53
Probably..... But that shouldn't be a barrier to it. Buns_of_Fire Feb 2014 #66
AWARD WINNER nikto Feb 2014 #56
If you have a pension, it's TIME TO WORRY nikto Feb 2014 #57
I mentioned this Saturday in the HSBC thread Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #58
here's the text of your first link RainDog Feb 2014 #59
big deal shaayecanaan Feb 2014 #67
You need to read better ...'The story starts in London Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #97
From your link and the Rolling Stone article RainDog Feb 2014 #60
And My post on the deaths of banksters Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #61
Syncronicity is a key word here nikto Feb 2014 #72
Suicide by embankment???? dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #128
I thought "suicide by embankment" strange, also. KoKo Feb 2014 #185
Jump you Fuckers malaise Feb 2014 #62
! lonestarnot Feb 2014 #94
+1 L0oniX Feb 2014 #102
+1! CrispyQ Feb 2014 #113
I cannot think of any explanation that would shock me. merrily Feb 2014 #63
Elvis did the killings... nikto Feb 2014 #75
Good try, but I am not shocked. merrily Feb 2014 #120
Elvis is everywhere. SunSeeker Feb 2014 #150
tag leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #65
Our heavily manipulated faux economy may be running out of manipulations. democratisphere Feb 2014 #78
You can only blown up a balloon so much, and then it bursts! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #86
K & R Petrushka Feb 2014 #79
What is the normal suicide rate for bankers? JEFF9K Feb 2014 #85
Good question Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #88
Never high enough. nt valerief Feb 2014 #90
That was my observation, too. sofa king Feb 2014 #157
Hmmm. WovenGems Feb 2014 #91
People commit suicide for different reasons gerogie2 Feb 2014 #92
k and r--bookmarking for later reading. either they all know something really bad, or they had help niyad Feb 2014 #93
Quick somebody check if Dimon is still breathing. lonestarnot Feb 2014 #95
Really! flamingdem Feb 2014 #151
Something bad is near... santamargarita Feb 2014 #98
People would rather die than be poor? L0oniX Feb 2014 #101
Considering the folks that they help launder money for.... AnneD Feb 2014 #103
... SidDithers Feb 2014 #104
... AAO Feb 2014 #164
A little hair gel and a few wacky theories . . . Brigid Feb 2014 #168
It's a start... Tom Ripley Feb 2014 #105
There are ~ 105 suicides per day in the US... SidDithers Feb 2014 #106
some kind of shit is going to hit the fan heaven05 Feb 2014 #107
Maybe there's a vigilante serial killer at work. tclambert Feb 2014 #108
Nah, not likely. Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #118
I am genuinely curious to know how conservatives are responding to this news. Laelth Feb 2014 #111
Vatican & Consulates told to move HSBC accounts Holly_Hobby Feb 2014 #114
I would think that a bank Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #117
Wow! dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #129
That's one way to put it :) n/t Holly_Hobby Feb 2014 #132
Also, in July, a month before those 2 items, the Pope Holly_Hobby Feb 2014 #139
I disagree with the premis I'm not sure they are prominent Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #115
Good point Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #116
Cluster is what I'm thinking as well dorkzilla Feb 2014 #163
Agreed. Marr Feb 2014 #188
It continues. Expect more. DeSwiss Feb 2014 #121
Splendid graphic! JNelson6563 Feb 2014 #126
Another thought lark Feb 2014 #125
In financial crises, people often kill themselves when they realize they have Squinch Feb 2014 #149
Maybe some group is taking out a few of the 1%ers. polichick Feb 2014 #127
Three BANKERS and CEO of a major car company Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #130
Tata Motors isn't a bank...nt Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #134
wow questionseverything Feb 2014 #140
3 bankers and a financial affairs reporter who goes missing: dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #171
Were they all suicided? Er, I mean suicide? notadmblnd Feb 2014 #135
The DOJ is investigating big money re violation of bribery laws involving Libya's investment fund siligut Feb 2014 #144
A Rash of Deaths and a Missing Reporter – With Ties to Wall Street Investigations mirrera Feb 2014 #159
So they did have a conscience. Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #160
Microbiologists were dying under strange circumstances during the post-9/11 anthrax attacks... radhika Feb 2014 #161
they're already too big to fail and too big to jail, what other shoe will drop? WillYourVoteBCounted Feb 2014 #162
what a coincident stillcool Feb 2014 #165
Exactly! "Loose Ends" Phlem Feb 2014 #167
This message was self-deleted by its author bluestate10 Feb 2014 #169
Hello in there.... ReRe Feb 2014 #172
A rash of deaths & a missing report with ties to Wall Stree investigations Petrushka Feb 2014 #175
Interesting... Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #176
More info here re: missing reporter ---> Petrushka Feb 2014 #177
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #178
Seriously? Must everything be a conspiracy? Godhumor Feb 2014 #180
I don't know how credible this site is Aerows Feb 2014 #181
Got to keep my eye on this story!!!! mstinamotorcity2 Feb 2014 #184
K & r. n/t **** wildbilln864 Feb 2014 #186
Suspicious. Quantess Feb 2014 #189
WE've got another one! nikto Feb 2014 #190
Mysterious deaths... nikto Feb 2014 #191
Not necessarily ruling out suicide Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #192
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