Naughty, naughty, naughty.
When the Vodka swilling Boris Yeltsin took over the Soviet Union from Mikhail Gorbachev, the entire central bank gold reserves "disappeared".
"Just like that".
Most went to Switzerland, but it was noted in a UK national that some arrived in the UK for "re-smelting" (i.e., laundering).
I mention this only because it is standard operating procedure to plunder the nation and its treasury if you're being overthrown. I also mention it because it is standard operating procedure for those in power to automatically consider the nations assets are actually their own.
That's why they want power.
All that tosh about "public service" is utter rubbish, obviously.
David Guyatt Wrote:Naughty, naughty, naughty.
When the Vodka swilling Boris Yeltsin took over the Soviet Union from Mikhail Gorbachev, the entire central bank gold reserves "disappeared".
"Just like that".
Most went to Switzerland, but it was noted in a UK national that some arrived in the UK for "re-smelting" (i.e., laundering).
I mention this only because it is standard operating procedure to plunder the nation and its treasury if you're being overthrown. I also mention it because it is standard operating procedure for those in power to automatically consider the nations assets are actually their own.
That's why they want power.
All that tosh about "public service" is utter rubbish, obviously.
Remeber the first post (also via Zero Hedge) in the Egypt thread here:
Quote:a week ago we learned that the central bank of Tunisia had parted with 23% of its gold stash courtesy of now deposed president who fled the country with a 1.5 ton shipment of gold, it appears that Egypt is preparing for a comparable spike in revolutionary activity. Only unlike the now former Tunisian president whose gold sequestering actions were retroactive and thus, quite lucky to succeed, Egypt has taken proactive measures. According to Egypt News, the country's airport has intercepted 59 shipments of gold directed for the Netherlands "worth tens of millions." The gold, as well as an indeterminate amount of foreign currencies, was hidden in pillow cases: uh, cotton may not show up on X-Rays, but gold sure does. We eagerly await to learn how big the decline in the country's official holdings 75.6 tonnes of gold will be after this most recent episode confirming that gold is precisely money. And all this happening despite gold's complete and thorough inedibility.
https://deeppoliticsforum.com/forums/sho...t's-Ouster
Of course the instances noted above represent the Egyptian regime stopping "unauthorized" export of gold etc.
Whereas, as David notes, the looting and plundering of gold from the national treasury is usually sanctioned by the fleeing leader and his trusty aides, and a large part ends up being laundered by western banks.
If they take it up it will show a lot about who is behind much of this.
Quote:http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\02\22\story_22-2-2011_pg4_5
Reuters
February 21, 2011
US offers Tunisia security aid for model' revolution
* Senator John McCain says Tunisia has become a model for the region
TUNIS: Washington has offered Tunisia help in shoring up security following its "model" revolution, US Senator John McCain said on Monday.
A popular uprising in the North African state last month ended president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's 23 years of rule, sending shock waves through the Arab world and inspiring further revolts, one of which toppled Egypt's president 10 days ago.
"The revolution in Tunisia has been very successful and it has become a model for the region," McCain, the leading Republican on the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, told Reuters after meetings with Tunisian government officials.
"We stand ready to provide training to help Tunisia's military to provide security," he said.
Elections to replace Ben Ali are expected by July or August. But new protests have erupted in recent days against the interim government tasked with organising the vote for failing to address rising crime rates and lingering poverty.
Tunisia's ouster of Ben Ali...inspired Egypt's uprising and has also encouraged mass demonstrations elsewhere in the Arab world, including in neighbouring Libya where scores of people have been shot dead by security forces.
US Senator Joe Lieberman, travelling with McCain, said the situation in Libya was "tragic".
"The Tunisian military played a constructive role... but the military in Libya has been against the people," Lieberman told Reuters. "That is unacceptable."