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To: Snowshoe who wrote (72955)	3/19/2010 7:59:15 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

add the risk that the country won't be able to attract as much foreign investment in coming years and that the most talented Israelis will leave the country. Today, other countries in the region offer attractive opportunities for retail, tourism, health care, light-medium manufacture, and a host of other investments, and Israel's small size and political isolation are becoming real weaknesses. Persian Gulf and other Middle Eastern governments are letting would-be investors know that companies with a large-scale presence in Israel aren't going to fare as well inside their borders. Over time, this subtle (in some cases, not-so-subtle) pressure could have an impact. eurasia.foreignpolicy.com It is either listen to Brazil and mend ways or disappear.

To: Snowshoe who wrote (72955)	3/19/2010 1:39:37 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Now it seems obvious that EU- US are at loggerheads. IMHO with Geithner who infiltrated the US Government, who needs terrorist organization to destroy our American values, when we have it in our own US administration. Yes BO is for change – MAFIA type operation in US government is the change A clear MAFIA type threat of dealing, and more so, if this is made public, than imagine what goes on behind closed doors and telephone conversation. See link below; Note the thinly-veiled threat in Mr Geithner’s letter: We are concerned with various proposals that would discriminate against US firms and deny them access to the EU market that they currently have. We strongly hope that the rules that you will put in place will ensure that non-EU fund managers and global custodian banks have the same access as their EU counterparts. You will see that our approach in the US maintains full access for EU fund managers and custodians to our market. (and this IS supposed to be a DIPLOMATIC letter - in normal terms it says if you do not do WHAT WE WANT will cut your b$#ls) ftalphaville.ft.com