Jeezus!
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Grasshopper
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Good find, Marb. 
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SlimChance
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The markets rule all. **** morales.
Cheers Grassy, a simple find, I duly admit 
My knowledge in the area of who financed what is limited, so this analysis by Adam Lebor was worthy of attention. There's been discussions regarding the Irish Republic's role in the war but after reading this I personally believe it's understandable that the huge political decisions to be made were less clear-cut for some countries than was previously assumed as straightforward. The fact an intricate theory about world banking corruption during WW2 is now proven to be founded surely alerts us to the difficulty that leaders faced in decision making. These revelations would not mean a country such as the Republic of Irelands position was strategically or morally correct, and certainly do not prove anything concrete or substantial, but even as a historical novice bar a GCSE in history... this informs me that everything is not what it seems in major conflicts, and definitely not in banking. In many ways this is still the case.
My knowledge in the area of who financed what is limited, so this analysis by Adam Lebor was worthy of attention. There's been discussions regarding the Irish Republic's role in the war but after reading this I personally believe it's understandable that the huge political decisions to be made were less clear-cut for some countries than was previously assumed as straightforward. The fact an intricate theory about world banking corruption during WW2 is now proven to be founded surely alerts us to the difficulty that leaders faced in decision making. These revelations would not mean a country such as the Republic of Irelands position was strategically or morally correct, and certainly do not prove anything concrete or substantial, but even as a historical novice bar a GCSE in history... this informs me that everything is not what it seems in major conflicts, and definitely not in banking. In many ways this is still the case.
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What has Bolivia got to do with this?
edgt
Senior Jockey
"They don't hang bankers"
I bet that is the first rule of banking.
With that much sorted you can pretty much make up the other rules yourself!
I bet that is the first rule of banking.
With that much sorted you can pretty much make up the other rules yourself!
simmo
Senior Jockey
I didn't see anything that said that?
Seemed to me more of a piece about neutrality with anti-banking tones. Does raise interesting questions about the place of neutrality during a time of general war for which Ireland and Switzerland take a lot of flak (more so than Sweden imo).
It also suggested that what happened in Nazi Germany would be perfectly possible in the UK/USA given the right conditions - "I was only obeying orders".