Did this occur in Paktya or Paktika? The graphic on the Blog is of Paktika, but Zormant is in Paktya (also spelled Paktia). If we are going to be critical of the press not checking their facts, I would suggest we do the same and confirm the province which we are discussing.
to Mindy Rodriguez - Obama's duty-to-die plan????
Unfortunately I don't have to wonder where on earth you get your information from. It's never too late to educate yourself. :-)
Orwell's Avenger - Ii realize that this reply is pretty late relative to your comment and the article but I must comment. I have to wonder what makes a person think the way you do? There are millions of people who keep quiet about things they know are terribly wrong because of their paycheck and benefits. If your salary depends on you closing your eyes to certain things then it's very human to do that - we are after all, defective human creatures.
So Mr. Potter had his eyes opened to the point that he could not look away anymore - and you condemn him for this and attack him for this. Again, your anger at him seems misplaced. What would you have done in his situation? We all like to think that we would always to the right thing in all circumstances - I am grateful that he came forward and wish that many more had followed his lead - it would have made for an easier time reforming healthcare and we would not have had to pacify the insurance companies and their congressional mouthpieces of opposition. Bless you Mr. Potter, bless all the sick and suffering here in the good old USA, and may people like you OA have a change of heart, without having to learn the hard way with an illness for which the insurance giants toss you out. Peace.
According to a Democrat appointee to the independent advisory group investigating the FNMA/Freddie Mac fraud last week she assets there are and estimated $16Trillion in notional value of derivatives of which may have no value on the books of the government and various financial institutions. This didn't raise an eye from the executives or other members of the panel. The regulators are ignoring this and are not even estimating their market value for fear of reprisals from the bi-partisan politically connected class.
On top of this the Federal Reserve has 50:1 leverage which means a slight increase in interest rates, which they have manipulated for years, would wipe their 2.5% equity out in a heartbeat. The Fed refuses to open their books even to those of questionable veracity in Congress who have started this over-leveraging mess in the first place..
Evidently the cost of the bailout is substantially higher than anyone really knows and if anyone does they aren't talking. Transparency is fiction only relevant during political campaigns.
They say money makes the world go round. Although the artcle is enlightening regarding Phillip Morris, they are not the only culprits. Whenever big business has lots of money at stake in something, the business ethics, moral values and respect for fellow human beings go out the window.
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