Tag: International

Setting Up a Shell Company In Panama, So Easy an Intern Can Do It

Filed in International, National by on May 13, 2009 3 Comments

Public Citizen brings us this video explaining how easy it is to avoid paying taxes on your corporate income.  The video was created to explain the impact on tax avoidance if the US signs on to the Panama Free Trade Agreement.  Apparently the whole process is streamlined and secret in Panama (John McCain’s home country) […]

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Whale Meat Again, Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When

Filed in National by on April 13, 2009 2 Comments

Looks like the annual Japanese whale catch fell short of fears  expectations thanks to those pesky militants from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, who, BTW, pulled this off w/o the use of assault weapons, go figure. Even though whale meat consumption is down precipitously in Japan, tradition dictates that the hunt continue. Not to mention […]

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Israel Invades Gaza

Filed in National by on January 3, 2009 59 Comments

I am watching the coverage of the ground operation that Israel has launched into the Gaza strip.  I just watched a report from CNN Interntional, where a Gazan was being interviewed by phone.  During the interview, an Israeli rocket slammed into his neighborhood.  His windows shattered and he had to get off the phone to […]

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