SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Strategies & Market Trends : 2026 TeoTwawKi ... 2032 Darkest Interregnum -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: KyrosL who wrote (56750)10/22/2009 12:12:04 AM
From: TobagoJack  Respond to of 217973
 
<<Let's see who's right>>

indeed

history be our witness
gold my guardian
faith my compass
truth my benchmark
and
hope be your folly
wish your error

:0)



To: KyrosL who wrote (56750)10/22/2009 2:11:35 AM
From: Snowshoe4 Recommendations  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 217973
 
Fascinating...

Gang crackdown, lurid mob trials transfix China
news.yahoo.com

The leadership now sees the link between endemic corruption and organized crime — or "black societies" in Chinese — as a threat to its very existence, diminishing the party's already-low popularity.

"In reality organized crime is now delegitimizing the mainland Chinese government because it penetrates deep into the society and economy and brings about and perpetuates bureaucratic corruption," said Sonny Lo, a professor of political science at Canada's University of Waterloo.