Obama To Declare War on Cayman Islands, Bermuda

By Bob Bauman (January 6, 2009)

O.K., so the headline isn't exactly accurate, but it did catch your eye. And if one David Cay Johnston has his perverse way, it would be a statement of fact.

Indeed, Johnston seriously calls for a U.S. declaration of war not only on the Cayman Islands, but also Bermuda and other offshore tax havens. His lengthy radical views are set out in an article ("Fiscal Therapy") in the Jan-Feb 2009 issue of the left-leaning magazine Mother Jones, known for investigative reporting with a decidedly radical slant.

Ordinarily a nutty proposal such as Johnston's could be laughed off as evidence of a sick sense of humor or an advanced mental problem, but Johnston is not your run of the mill left-wing nut.

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Confused Markets…who cares?

By David Newman (January 6, 2009)

One year from now, will the stock market be higher or lower than it is today? “I really have no idea,” Market Analyst David Newman admitted, “nor does anyone else.”

“I could argue either side,” he said, “I could give you excellent data supporting both sides of the debate. I could shower you with charts, graphs and analysis, but in the end, trying to guess where the markets will be one year from now is really impossible.”

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Never Go to War with the Wrong Accessories

By Mark Nestmann (January 6, 2009)

Specifically, the wrong passport.

“As fighting intensified in the Gaza Strip,” says Wealth Preservation and Tax Consultant Mark Nestmann, “Israel last Friday began allowing individuals possessing a foreign passport to leave the crowded Palestinian territory. Hundreds left before Israel's ground forces invaded the Gaza Strip the next day.”

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