Attempt to smuggle 134 billion in US bonds in a suitcase?

drobin · Jun 21, 2009

That was Yakuza money.

omegapoint · Jun 21, 2009

If the mainstream media can make THAT elephant disappear they can do anything. Makes you want to become an Alex Jones disciple ...well, almost.

screenstruck · Jun 21, 2009

Mafia

"The Treasury has not issued physical Treasury bonds since the 1980s - they are handled electronically - though they still issue savings bonds in paper format."

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f200bec6-5c69-11de-aea3-00144feabdc0.html

Quote from drobin:

That was Yakuza money.

jficquette · Jun 21, 2009

Here is more scuttlebutt on it.

http://turnerradionetwork.com/index...es-in-suitcases&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50

Misthos · Jun 21, 2009

Quote from jficquette:

Here is more scuttlebutt on it.

http://turnerradionetwork.com/index...es-in-suitcases&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50

Turner Radio Network is completely irresponsible, I wouldn't put too much stock in that. Karl Denninger of the blog Market Ticker is reporting this, which is a little more balanced and open minded:

http://market-ticker.denninger.net/archives/1142-The-Bond-Saga-It-Gets-More-Odd.html

jficquette · Jun 21, 2009

Quote from Misthos:

Turner Radio Network is completely irresponsible, I wouldn't put too much stock in that. Karl Denninger of the blog Market Ticker is reporting this, which is a little more balanced and open minded:

http://market-ticker.denninger.net/archives/1142-The-Bond-Saga-It-Gets-More-Odd.html

Yes, thats where I got the other link.

number22 · Jun 21, 2009

Quote from ipatent:

I expect this to be tied to North Korea soon.

LOL; Italian official wants US to prove these bonds are faked by North Korean.

Otherwise; these bonds maybe real.

Random.Capital · Jun 21, 2009

Denninger is an idiot looking for site hits. The guy is no different that Geraldo.