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Politics : War

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To: Thomas M. who wrote (3914)9/18/2001 6:31:42 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER  Read Replies (1) of 23908
 
Looks like some Russian Mafiya bosses cashed in on their inside information... (the Russian Mafiya might have been used as a conduit to sneak the hijackers into the US)

Were Terrorists Short-Selling? Regulators Look at Pre-Attack Stock Trades
William Drozdiak Washington Post Service
Tuesday, September 18, 2001


BRUSSELS Stock market regulators in Europe and Japan said Monday they were investigating whether groups connected with the U.S. terror bombings sought to reap windfall profits from the tragedy by dumping shares of airlines and insurance companies in advance of the attacks.

Financial authorities in Europe said their scrutiny of suspicious stock sales before the attacks last Tuesday were part of a broader inquiry into the global financial dealings of Osama bin Laden, the Islamic radical regarded as the likely mastermind of the assaults.
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iht.com

New York hosts the Mafiya's largest foreign subsidiary:
russiajournal.com
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