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If you have not already read Mr. Browder's testimony from last Wednesday, please do take a moment to check out the three links below...it was a crazy busy week, I know! - but his story is chilling, moving, and heartfelt, and explains so much of Putin's motivations, fears and - cruelty.
Testimony of William Browder to the Senate Judiciary Committee
I am the founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management. I grew up in Chicago, but for
the last 28 years Ive lived in Moscow and London, and am now a British citizen. From 1996
to 2005, my firm, Hermitage Capital, was one of the largest investment advisers in Russia
with more than $4 billion invested in Russian stocks.
Russia has a well-known reputation for corruption; unfortunately, I discovered that it was
far worse than many had thought. While working in Moscow I learned that Russian oligarchs
stole from shareholders, which included the fund I advised. Consequently, I had an interest
in fighting this endemic corruption, so my firm started doing detailed research on exactly
how the oligarchs stole the vast amounts of money that they did. When we were finished
with our research we would share it with the domestic and international media.
For a time this naming and shaming campaign worked remarkably well and led to less
corruption and increased share prices in the companies we invested in. Why? Because
President Vladimir Putin and I shared the same set of enemies. When Putin was first elected
in 2000 he found that the oligarchs had misappropriated much of the presidents power as
well. They stole power from him while stealing money from my investors. In Russia your
enemys enemy is your friend, and even though Ive never met Putin, he would often step
into my battles with the oligarchs and crack down on them.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029389442
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029387113
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9379340
edit to add link:
Why "Adoptions" means Sanctions talk:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029378163
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)Atticus
(15,124 posts)Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)The Wielding Truth
(11,411 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Talk of Russian Children Adoption is code for all of the above.
Remember trump spoke with Putin about adoptions, wink wink.
meow2u3
(24,745 posts)Browder could go down in history as the hero of the century!
lastlib
(22,981 posts)Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)From July 19, one week before Mr. Browder's testimony
Really, though - "Crooked" is the best adjective any of these failing criminals can come up with??! Sad!
dhill926
(16,234 posts)malaise
(267,810 posts)Important
mountain grammy
(26,569 posts)AnotherMother4Peace
(4,225 posts)repeal of the Magnitsky act. This is very powerful testimony. Please read and share.
Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)AnotherMother4Peace
(4,225 posts)SunSeeker
(51,368 posts)awesomerwb1
(4,256 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Mickju
(1,794 posts)SunSeeker
(51,368 posts)Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)Ron Goldstone brokered to discuss "Clinton dirt" and "adoptions"?
Yeah, me either
Rainbow Droid
(722 posts)Finally, after so many years, people are starting to notice, and I'm seeing red that they never noticed before.
Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)this extraordinary man until his powerful Senate testimony this week. Trying to make up for lost time -
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)I started several threads, mostly ignored
Here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029389442
Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)for my post, but anyway - yours is there-
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)Here's a direct link from tom tomorrow, via lcoyote
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/07/donald-trump-jr-s-russia-meeting-was-allegedly-about-the-magnitsky-act-what-the-hell-is-the-magnitsky-act/
Sorry if repeated
Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)today, Gabi - who cares about dupes, repeats, etc!? Thanks!
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)Especially with MSM ignorance
Where the FFFF are Dems??????
Arazi
(6,829 posts)AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)that most never heard of him. This is the state of media. They are not willing to take a complicated story and simplify it for the masses. No clickbait friendly. This is the issue right now with the Russia probe, is that for most Americans it is too complicated to even understand because so much historical context and knowledge are necessary prerequisities for it. We can only hope that the press and elected officials will start properly educating the public in a consice way the full story. The county needs to get up to speed and on the same page. A comedian, Samantha Bee, does the best job of simplifying facts for the masses.
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)Just as they did Iran contra
Pachamama
(16,874 posts)All in all, she and her staff have done an outstanding job reporting on the various Oligarchs and players in this convoluted play. She has been excellent at connecting the dots. Why she hasn't covered it may possibly be because there is a lot of belief that more is coming and will blow things far and wide. But I think it needs to be talked about now and constantly.
AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)The most important thread right now. What is mind boggling is how Bill has been able to stay alive when everyone else is dead. We are so fortunate that he is able to shed the light on Putin.
if you think about it, these sanctions are so effective that Putin himself might be in danger as he can no longer gurantee impunity to those who surround him. The Mueller investigation will end up to be much bigger than about trump, this is about the future of the entire world.
Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)out in front of all the dangly stupid stories we're being flooded with - a whole lot of us knew virtually nothing about this until Mr. Browder's testimony last Wednesday, and are scrambling madly to "get the word out" -
Good to see you, hope all is well with you!
Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)VermontKevin
(1,473 posts)Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)annabanana
(52,791 posts)Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)changed my heart and mind like little else in this catastrophe has...
Thanks!!
orangecrush
(19,236 posts)It needs to become household knowledge.
MarvinGardens
(779 posts)rainbow4321
(9,974 posts)klook
(12,134 posts)I just read Browder's testimony in the Atlantic piece. So these brutal gangsters are Trump's handlers. Terrifying.
madwivoter
(539 posts)Wow. Just wow.
Thank you for posting (to everyone who posted a thread about this!).