Comments on: The New China Lobby http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/10/the-new-china-lobby/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lila Rajiva http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/10/the-new-china-lobby/#comment-29315 Lila Rajiva Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:00:27 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=3596#comment-29315 Oh, I see what you mean. That's seems to be an editing mistake. They've put three parenthetical remarks down below as footnotes. They are actually part of the text and have nothing to do with the numbers in the text, which are just to divide the argument into three parts. I've asked them to correct it. Oh, I see what you mean. That’s seems to be an editing mistake. They’ve put three parenthetical remarks down below as footnotes. They are actually part of the text and have nothing to do with the numbers in the text, which are just to divide the argument into three parts. I’ve asked them to correct it.

]]> By: Lila Rajiva http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/10/the-new-china-lobby/#comment-29312 Lila Rajiva Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:51:07 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=3596#comment-29312 And every footnotes supports the contention I make in the sentence in which the footnote is embedded. Perhaps you didn't read through the articles in their entirety. And every footnotes supports the contention I make in the sentence in which the footnote is embedded. Perhaps you didn’t read through the articles in their entirety.

]]> By: Lila Rajiva http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/10/the-new-china-lobby/#comment-29311 Lila Rajiva Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:49:10 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=3596#comment-29311 Hi - Where are there personal comments in my footnotes? Those are all from reputable newspaper sources. As for ICBC, I did not say Paulson was a director. I said that reportedly, he, received a personal stake from the transaction. (That's from the National Review piece by Frank Gaffney). See Gaffney's wording. Maybe Gaffney misspoke and he meant the fees that Paulson collected from the transaction. If so, that is his error. But he doesn't write that it was Paulson's personal take or pay that was $25 million. The wording is his "personal stake" - so I ask- repeat - ask, that he should disclose what he received. If Goldman has other clients who were involved, and if - as it seems to be the case - there was a complicated and incestuous type of financing of the deal - Paulson might gain in many other ways. I think it's an imperative question, considering his deal with AIG. Gaffney might have meant just fees. But look at the piece - he uses the same word "stake" which does not mean fees - it usually means equity. I think conflicts of interest still exist - regardless of the exact nature of the transaction - and that may be something that is concealed under supposedly arms length transactions. Lila Hi -

Where are there personal comments in my footnotes? Those are all from reputable newspaper sources.

As for ICBC, I did not say Paulson was a director. I said that reportedly, he, received a personal stake from the transaction. (That’s from the National Review piece by Frank Gaffney). See Gaffney’s wording. Maybe Gaffney misspoke and he meant the fees that Paulson collected from the transaction.

If so, that is his error. But he doesn’t write that it was Paulson’s personal take or pay that was $25 million. The wording is his “personal stake” – so I ask- repeat – ask, that he should disclose what he received.

If Goldman has other clients who were involved, and if – as it seems to be the case – there was a complicated and incestuous type of financing of the deal – Paulson might gain in many other ways.

I think it’s an imperative question, considering his deal with AIG.
Gaffney might have meant just fees. But look at the piece – he uses the same word “stake” which does not mean fees – it usually means equity.
I think conflicts of interest still exist – regardless of the exact nature of the transaction – and that may be something that is concealed under supposedly arms length transactions.

Lila

]]> By: jimsecor http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/10/the-new-china-lobby/#comment-29303 jimsecor Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:57:45 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=3596#comment-29303 First, be very careful of stating that one of ICBC's directors in a foreigner, for it would never happen. Second, be aware that ICBC is the largest bank in China but that it is only at China Bank that one can exchange currencies. China Bank is the State Bank. The interplay? Using footnotes for personal comments that often do not support any contention you make is rather fruitless and misleading: I was expecting supporting evidence and I got nothing. However, the general gist of the article is worthwhile. In the end, it looks like my SSA retirement benefits will be worth zilcho for many years to come. Anyone for a cheap vacation to the USA? jimsecor First, be very careful of stating that one of ICBC’s directors in a foreigner, for it would never happen.
Second, be aware that ICBC is the largest bank in China but that it is only at China Bank that one can exchange currencies. China Bank is the State Bank. The interplay?
Using footnotes for personal comments that often do not support any contention you make is rather fruitless and misleading: I was expecting supporting evidence and I got nothing. However, the general gist of the article is worthwhile.
In the end, it looks like my SSA retirement benefits will be worth zilcho for many years to come. Anyone for a cheap vacation to the USA?
jimsecor

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