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Dada · (#2 (**permalink**))

Cover broken once more:

About four weeks ago a good friend of mine gave me his Copy of the Book:

"The Wonga Coup"
by Adam Roberts
of the Economist

The book is about the failed Coup attempt by Simon Mann on Equitorial Guinea. It was a very interesting microcasm of Neo Imperialism through private enterprise. It was lead by Buccanering Romantics who hark back to the old ways of how these things are done. Much like the old Bank Robberies in the past. The Great Train Robbery with Simon Mann the Neo Colonialist version of Ronnie Biggs!

Like Bank Robberies, Strikes too are out of date. So what's "In" one may well ask.

Two weeks ago the Daily Telegraph featured a Headliine" £100,000,000 Bank robbery" reporting about the "insider dealing" of Short Sellers of Hedge Funds, whereby by spreading rumours on HBoS they allegedly managed to depress the price of HBoS enough to profit from the outcome of the dip in Price. All carried out from their Trading Desks, where the getaway car is the Company Limo.

Here we have the new style of Bank Robbery, where sentences if ever caught would be minimal compred to an Armed Bank Robbery. The FSA barked on about closer scrunity of offenders, while their own staff are leaving it's organisation in droves!

About four Weeks ago, I was told by an Client that they were sorry but they had to cancel our Meetings. Something big was about to happen, I was not to tell anyone about it. They would get back to me later in the Month or Start of April. I lamented saying that I had already set up important meetings and those who had scheduled them would have travelled far. I was told this was much bigger than the Deals We were going to be doing. The Client ventured further:

"You know later this month they are holding Elections in Zimbabwe?"

No I did not.

"We are backing a member of the opporsition (sp)"

Yes.

"We are gathering funds in place to back him, if successful the outcome of which many deals will follow"

I see. A Modern Day Coup not the swashbuckling pirate type but the Armani Suited type.

"Don't tell any one"

Okay. "No names so No pack drill"

Having had this information, I was cautious to see what the outcome of this election would be and how it was to be reported. Since it was Zimbabwe and not a company, I was not sure how could trade on such news, did I go Long or Short on any Companies involved in Zim? We all know that Zimbabwe's economic woes were created through the Wests Economic sanctions on Mugabe in retaliation due to his "Land Grab" of White Rhodiasians Farms.

So Should I report such info to anyone ?To Whom? No doubt our own "People" would be endorsing it, much like the Spanish did with Simon Manns failed Coup.

The one smirk I have had on my face since these elections have been reported is the incredulity of our Western Media, and the force of reporting just how these elections have been "Rigged" ............" The Lady doe'st protest too much!".

Have the elections been rigged........I am sure they have ................but what they fail to mention is "Rigged" on both sides.