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Flatulo

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10. Another case of banks getting caught up in Greek bond market derivatives and getting

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 09:40 AM

Mar 2013

scalped. Now they need to be made whole again.

Note that it's not the Cypriot banks that are calling for this - it's the EU. The money ministers demand a certain level of capitalization of member states' banks.

So far the Cypriot parliament has rejected this measure, but it's not going to go away.

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From Detroit to Cyprus, Banksters in Search of Prey [View all] xchrom Mar 2013 OP

Are you people aware that Kurovski Mar 2013 #1

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oh gosh. Kurovski Mar 2013 #3

Second That! Demeter Mar 2013 #15

Always with the worthwhile links. Kurovski Mar 2013 #16

Yep, the Crisis of Capitalism. bemildred Mar 2013 #4

Fucking vultures. They all should be in prison labour gangs, rebuilding by hand what they helped to idwiyo Mar 2013 #5

Deposits under $100,000 are protected. Those above that amount are taxed. pampango Mar 2013 #6

Did you know that currently US banks can take your deposits. fasttense Mar 2013 #7

If you follow the links in the story, you'll see that the US gov't has been considering Flatulo Mar 2013 #8

k/r marmar Mar 2013 #9

Another case of banks getting caught up in Greek bond market derivatives and getting Flatulo Mar 2013 #10

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A worker's revolution........ socialist_n_TN Mar 2013 #12

Great post cbrer Mar 2013 #13

Just came on to see if this had been posted.....it deserves more notice than it's gotten tpsbmam Mar 2013 #14