the haney group hong kong news article hong kong firm at core of fraud
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the haney group hong kong news articlehttp:wwwscmpcomnewshong-kongarticle1207272hk-firm-core-fraud-sparked-investigation-tax-havensa huge trove of tax-haven data uncovered by the international consortium of investigative journalists icij is the result of a three-year investigation by its director gerard ryle into one of australia039s biggest frauds that fraud involved a hong kong-based firm called firepower international and offshore havens through connections with australian officials the governments of britain russia romania and other nations were persuaded to believe firepower had solutions to global warming and the energy crisis after the fraud was discovered firepower039s australian operations were liquidated in 2008 the australian investigation yielded one of the biggest collections of leaked data gathered by journalists the icij said the offshore information totalled more than 260 gigabytes of data and more than two million e-mails the data originated in 10 offshore jurisdictions including the british virgin islands bvi cook islands and singapore it included details of more than 122000 offshore companies or trusts and 130000 records on the people and agents who run own benefit from or hide behind offshore companies a large number of positions are held by quotnominee directorsquot people who for a fee lend their names as office holders of companies they know little about it is a legal device widely used in the offshore world to analyze such a trove of information icij investigators used text retrieval software able to handle vast volumes of data quoti039m surprised they got the information because it is really quite protectedquot said john bruce director of operations at hill amp associates a hong kong risk consultancy beyond the nominees who were often not the real owners of an offshore company offshore company records did not divulge the actual shareholders bruce said quotit is very hard to track bvi companiesquot it was probable that some western governments were supporting the icij probe said hugo williamson managing director of the risk resolution group a british risk consultancy quotthere is a wider story here there is a concerted effort by western governments to chase high-net-worth individuals who avoid taxes through offshore havensquot the euro-zone debt crisis has compelled some western governments to try to alleviate their debt with the hidden wealth of the rich who had avoided taxes through offshore havens williamson said quotthe british government is forcing offshore jurisdictions to make visible the holdings of uk-based individualsquot hong kong corporate governance activist david webb said: quotsince the global financial crisis in 2008 western governments have been more interested in cracking down on people who are avoiding tax in offshore havens there is more international co-operation than beforequot however bruce was sceptical that governments were behind the icij investigation it was likely to expose people close to some governments he said quotso it039s not government-drivenquotthe haney group hong kong news article

911 family member quoti get used as a sacred cowquot
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help we are change produce more videos like this http:wwwwearechangeorgpage_id=9453http:wwwfacebookcomlukewearechangehttp:wwwtwittercomlukerudkowskihttp:wwwwearechangeorgwearechange ran into a 911 family member during the 10th anniversary of 911 max wanted to have his voice heard against the mainstream propaganda that uses the family members to justify the official story we gave him the platform and this is what he said unedited music: lupe fiasco - words i never said ft skylar greyhttp:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=22l1sf5jzd0ampampob=av2e

today show: is church of scientology violating human rights
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matt lauer of the today show interviews lawrence wright about human rights allegations by the church of scientology including human trafficking and physical abuse by church leader david miscavige lawrence wright and the new yorker confirm that the fbi is investigating this controversial church

the vanishing of flight mh370: aviationrsquos greatest mystery - youtube
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explore the fascinating and heart-wrenching story of flight mh370 one of aviationrsquos greatest mysteries discover the theories unanswered questions and new insights surrounding the disappearance of this ill-fated plane dive into the details of what happened and uncover the secrets that continue to baffle investigators and the world watch now to learn more about this enigmatic case

miami zombie attack prank
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miami zombie attack prankvery dangerous prank almost got shot at 2:00 do not try itintrooutro instrumental by:goskateboard20main instrumental by:trumpeter93subscribe for more videosfollow me on: https:twittercomvitalyzdtvadd me on fb: https:wwwfacebookcomzdorovetskiy1

elderly lady fights off jewel shop robbers
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extrordinary footage as a gang attempts a smash and grab raid in northampton - only to be fought off by a pensioner armed with a handbag follow us on twitter at http:twittercomitn

papantonio: alec using your taxes to kill government
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a few weeks ago the center for media and democracy along with the nation published a series of articles exposing the nasty truth about the american legislative exchange council they published over 800 different laws that the organization has written for republicans across the country -- laws that will benefit their members039 industries and provide nothing for consumers but that039s not the end of the story as it turns out alec is actually using taxpayer039s money to help push their small-government pro-corporate agenda

justin bieber on csi 2011 part 1 of 3
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no copyright intended please don039t remove it its for the fans :justin bieber appears on csi: crime scene investigation csi: las vegas thursday february 17 2011watch part two: http:bitlyf2ocjewatch part three: http:bitlydz2k97langston testifies against the notorious quotdick and janequot killer nate haskell meanwhile nick receives a call from troubled teen jason mccann to warn him of impending danger

internet activism
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https:wwwwebactivismcom - web activism is a non-profit crowd-funded campaign created to help support and sustain online activism and internet citizen movements

anonymous - operation revenge
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we039re still getting startedtranscript_______________greetings federal bureau of investigation and the united states government we are anonymouson janurary 19 2012it has come to the attention of anonymous that you have decided to buckle to the pressure of the entertainment industry and arrested 7 members of staff of megaupload a long with closing their website downmegaupload has been shutdown by you that hosted files movies backups and much more you have caused a major error in your action you have ruined not just the users of megaupload you have ruined companies and businesses by doing this you have made people angryand you have made us angry our anger shall be redirected at you people from around the world will be joining forces and will be launching one of the largest cyber attacks in the history of mankind we will be united in our common interests and we will once again be fighting for our freedom you will not escape the wrath of our redemption and you will not destroy anymore websites that promote free speech we are the redemption users we will not go quitely into the night we will not vanish without a fightwe039re going to surviveand we will not obey you so expect our brothers sisters and the worldoperation revenge engagedwe are anonymouswe are legionwe are divided by zero and manywe do not forgive internet censorshipwe do not forget your actionsto the united states government you should have expected us

interview: dahr jamail
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an explosion on april 20 aboard the deepwater horizon a drilling rig working on a well for the oil company bp 16km below the surface of the gulf of mexico led to the largest oil spill in historyafter a series of failed efforts to plug the leak bp said on july 15 that it had capped what it had named the macondo well marking the first time in 86 days that oil was not gushing into the gulfnearly five million barrels of oil had gushed from bp039s well according to official estimates despite the capping the impact of the spill continuesan investigation by an al jazeera online correspondent has found a growing number of toxic illnesses linked to bp oil dispersants along the gulf coastdahr jamail author of the special report told al jazeera why bp took such measuresfor details of our online correspondent039s findings including interviews with the victims of the bp oil spill go to: http:englishaljazeeranet

anaheim protesters demand investigation of police brutality
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recently a chain of police violence has broken out on the streets of anaheim california after police officers shot at an unarmed man on saturday non-violent protests erupted and women and children were targeted by the cops police were filmed abusing their power again letting a dog loose on a woman with a baby and attacking other unarmed civilians with rubber bullets on sunday the anaheim pd executed their second person in only two days by tuesday afternoon the southern california city was preparing to see it039s fourth straight day of protests rt039s ramon galindo brings the latest from the groundlike us andor follow us:http:twittercomrt_americahttp:wwwfacebookcomrtamerica

ashley taylor talks of being attacked on live tv
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myrtle beach sc wmbf a charlotte man is behind bars after shoving a wmbf news reporter snatching her microphone and shouting expletives on live television wednesday nightwhile standing on the sidewalk at 915 north ocean boulevard in the heart of myrtle beach reporter ashley taylor was speaking live during the wmbf 11 pm newscast concerning the escalating crime rates across the grand strand when she was violently pushed from in front of the camerajustin moore 20 of charlotte nc jumped in front of the camera after nearly shoving taylor to the ground donning a blue t-shirt and dark sunglasses the man snatched the microphone from the startled reporter039s hand and began shouting the quotnquot word in reference to himselfan unexpecting audience viewing the newscast suddenly saw moore come across their screen and scream quoti am that 039n039 wordquot before the live shot endedin a report from the myrtle beach police department officers state they were contacted by the victim who said while she prepared to go live on television she and a coworker noticed a group of four to five males lingering in the areawhen taylor began talking she told police one of the males knocked her out of the way nearly causing her to fall to the pavement after grabbing her microphonepolice officers were given pictures of the suspect who was arrested only moments later video of the assault was given to police who placed the recording into evidencemoore was placed under arrest and charged with third degree assault and battery he was released from jail thursday afternoon on a bond of just under 1400taylor returned to work thursday afternoon and reports that she is fine and appreciative of wmbf viewers who have reached out in concerncapt david knipes with the myrtle beach police department mentioned the unusual nature of this case knipes stated quotit039s very odd in the 25 years i039ve worked here i don039t remember an incident like this happeningquottaylor said the whole incident stressed the importance of paying attention to surroundings and people closeby to be able to identify suspects in a crime taylor added she experienced first hand how important victims advocates aredeni gibbs the victim services coordinator for the horry county sheriff039s office and the j reuben long detention center said advocates help keep victims informed of the judicial process gibbs stated quotvictims have a right to know the whole process of the judicial system they have the right to know every hearing from the time the person is arrested to bond hearings to a trialquotgibbs added that advocates help make sure victims do not fall prey to crimes again gibbs said quotthey039re supposed to know before the person is released from the detention center so they have advance notice to protect themselvesquothorry county solicitor greg hembree said he sees the need for more victims advocates and said he is asking for state funding to help with the shortage

the ed show - recall battle closer than ever in wisconsin
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may 23 2012gov scott walker039s recall election is less than two weeks away and new polling shows the candidates neck and neck john nichols of the nation magazine joins ed schultz to discuss the latest out of the badger state

rachel maddow - very existence of wisconsin democratic party at stake in recall election
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may 24 2012wisconsin state senator jon erpenbach talks with rachel maddow about how high the stakes are in the wisconsin recall election where gov scott walker hopes to destroy the state democratic party permanently through the dissolution of public sector unions