The island that some say brought Russia to its knees

[Aggie08]

The Billion-Dollar Shack - New York Times

Nauru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Interesting article from the New York Times, very long so I won't post it. So much mafia money was laundered in this tiny Pacific island of Nauru that the journalist makes the case that it has ruined Russia, among other things.

 

[syscom3]

Wow....

 

[magnocain]

Better that than ww3

 

[ccheese]

I just read the whole story.... and it is quite a story. Seventy billion dollars
washed clean... for a price. Wonder what would happen if a big typhoon
would put that island in it's crosshairs ?

Charles

 

[Aggie08]

I really was impressed an island of that size and population could be such a big factor in the global economy. Funny how things work, isn't it?

 

[Gnomey]

Interesting.