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Category: Finance+Economy

The Strange Tale of the Canadian in Camp Gitmo

Lt. Cmdr. William Kuebler of the US Army is developing a reputation as something of a whistleblower, not afraid to speak his mind in the cause of pursuing wholesome all-American ideals like freedom and justice, which are being denied wholesale by the Bush regime.
Kuebler is the military lawyer assigned to the defence of Canadian Omar […]

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British Labour Government, The Caribbean Tax Havens and the Dominica Advantage

One blog we frequently enjoy reading is that of former US congressman Bob Bauman, a privacy activist and tax haven commentator.
This week he talks about how ‘New Labour’ has “gotten very old” by attacking tax havens within the British sphere on influence…
The Labour party has aimed their high tax attack squarely at Brits’ offshore investments, […]

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Offshore Banking - Some News on the Grapevine

Like so many things in life, the world of offshore banking is in a constant flux. Hence, you are well advised to keep up with what’s going on - and take care to review news and experts’ opinions that aren’t feeding the mainstream media alone all the time! Here, too, thinking outside the box is […]

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When you’re one step ahead…

“When you’re one step ahead of the crowd you’re a genius.
When you’re two steps ahead, you’re a crackpot.”
– Rabbi Shlomo Riskin (Feb. 1998)
Your GN Editors loved this one!

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Major Banks Falsifying Reports? WSJ Article

A worrying but informative article by Carrick Mollenkamp (Wall Street Journal, April 16th) about how “one of the most important barometers of the world’s financial health could be sending false signals.”
LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered Rate, is becoming unreliable because, so the article speculates, banks are sending in false reports. In other words, banks are […]

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The end of the free market in USA

What a topsy-turvy world we are living in?!?! The US Dollar is hovering at or slightly below parity to the Swiss franc, gold’s breached the $1,000 per ounce mark, stock markets are crashing, and inflation is accelerating everywhere. Some central banks - the more responsible ones - have increased rates, while Ben Bernanke keeps cutting.
This […]

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Global Nomads’ Easter update

Greetings to Nomads near and far:
“May you live in exciting times”
As Bear Sterns is being rescued by a bankrupt fed, we’ve decided to take a break from mainstream news and hit the road over the Easter break - nomad style. Your editorial team will be back blogging next week.
Someone pointed out that our list of […]

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Buying Offshore Gold for Privacy and Profit

Many of our readers are making a killing in the gold markets at the moment. We were asked for a list of reputable gold dealers OUTSIDE USA jurisdiction. Well, here it is!

Gold & Silver Investments Ltd.

63 Fitzwilliam Square

Dublin 2, Ireland

…and

Tower 42, Level 7

25 Old Broad St.

London, EC2N 1HN

United Kingdom

Local Call Ireland: 1-850-GOLD-IE

UK phone: +44 (0) […]

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Global Nomads comment on German theft of data from Liechtenstein

Your Globalnomads editorial team have been reading with much interest the scandalous news from the Principality of Liechtenstein.
The German government have admitted paying “up to five million euros” for information stolen in 2002 from LGT Treuhand in Liechtenstein. LGT Treuhand is associated with LGT Bank, the chairman of which is Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein. LGT […]

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“High taxes don’t redistribute wealth, they redistribute taxpayers.”

“High taxes don’t redistribute wealth, they redistribute taxpayers.”
That’s what one of our friends said in reaction to the latest controversy surrounding the British government’s plan to introduce a new tax for resident but non-domiciled foreigners, a.k.a. tax exiles who use the UK as their business base almost tax free. (The UK is a great offshore […]

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