The island that some say brought Russia to its knees

• Dec 10, 2007

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Aggie08

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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.

 

• Dec 10, 2007

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syscom3

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Wow....

 

• Dec 10, 2007

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magnocain

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Better that than ww3

 

• Dec 10, 2007

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ccheese

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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

 

• Dec 10, 2007

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Aggie08

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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?

 

• Dec 11, 2007

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Interesting.