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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Naked Shorting-Hedge Fund & Market Maker manipulation? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: basserdan who wrote (4224)	2/18/2009 6:08:22 AM
From: NAG1	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5034

Basserdan, Wasn't it Bob O'Brien who had to keep his identity secret to keep the dark forces of short sales at bay? With all the illegal stuff that has come to light recently, if I am remembering this correctly, he had good reason to keep his identity a secret and the illegal short traders had good reasons to try to keep this whole thing swept under the rug. Neal

To: basserdan who wrote (4224)	2/18/2009 7:55:13 AM
From: rrufff	Respond to of 5034

Thanks for posting that. I put the link in the IBox above. Some highlights of allegations made: Interesting recording of NY POST writer Dan Colarusso addressing group meeting to oppose NSS investigation - that they, as writers, have the power to destroy Patrick Byrne. Also interesting how Gary Weiss ties in. NY Post Roddy Boyd gave his book a favorable review 2 months before published. It included a defense of NSS as necessary. Weiss defends DTCC. Patrick Byrne accused by bloggers of being anti-semitic and anti-Israel. Out of the blue attacks like this occur after this conference of NSS defenders. Wikipedia wars - where sides on the issue change the articles. Edits made by Gary Weiss apparently discovered, it is claimed. Claims that Gary Weiss used multiple ID's to review and applaud his books and his posts. This is similar to the often cited "paid basher multiple ID" conspiracy theory and use of "sockpuppets" to glad hand and applaud another ID. Specifics on "war" against Patrick Byrne and his company Overstock are detailed. Claims Gary Weiss apparently using computer at the DTCC to defend NSS.

To: basserdan who wrote (4224)	2/19/2009 7:47:01 AM
From: rrufff	2 Recommendations Respond to of 5034

If you want to see how the crew that defends NSS and hedge funds operates, here is Gary Weiss' response. It's a piece that is entitled "Patrick Byrne's Smear Campaign Backfires." garyweiss.blogspot.com If you actually get by the title though, you'll see that there are no facts in the piece other than personal attacks and name-calling. For those of us who have experienced this first hand over the years, there is no surprise. Those who defend NSS and hedge fund and MM manipulation are so steamed that these "little" secrets are coming out that they produce websites (message boards, shtblogs, etc.) dedicated to personally attacking,name-calling and misrepresenting, often under the author-blogger's guise of being self-styled "cyber sleupps" or internet vigilantes.