Soros sympathizes with Wall St. protesters

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/9876777



UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Billionaire financier George Soros says he sympathizes with protesters speaking out against corporate greed in ongoing protests on Wall Street.

Soros answered a question about the protests During a Monday news conference at U.N. headquarters about his participation in a large-scale development project in rural Africa.

Soros says he understands the frustrations of small business owners, for instance those who have seen credit card charges soar during the current crisis.

Soros founded the Open Society Foundations. He and Earth Institute at Columbia University director Jeffrey Sachs are announcing the newest phase of the Millennium Villages Project, which works closely with several U.N. agencies.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Watch a few in the right have fits

[gateley]

2. Soros is already a dirty word/name with them. I hear people spouting

it (RWingers) in a disparaging way, and they have absolutely no idea who he is.

[Habibi]

5. Oh, yeah.

There's already been a post in my local fishwrap about how Soros is "funding" OWS.

[gateley]

3. K&R - nt

[ProdigalJunkMail]

4. soros...praises those who oppose the greedy

and says he understands small business owners...rich.

sP