[IP] Re: Smuggling $134 billion in bonds

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: "John Shoch" <shoch@alloyventures.com>
Date: June 17, 2009 6:46:58 PM EDT
To: <dave@farber.net>, "ip" <ip@v2.listbox.com>
Cc: "John Shoch" <shoch@alloyventures.com>
Subject: RE: [IP] Smuggling $134 billion in bonds

Well, let's all take a deep breath here.....

1.  Bloomberg did not break this as a news story;  it is a  
"commentary" from a "columnist" in Tokyo.
2.  If you read the original post, it is filled with speculation.
3.  Based on other articles, it is highly improbable that these guys  
really had $134B of genuine bearer bonds.
4.  There is already one report that they are fakes:
http://www.streetinsider.com/General+News/$134B+In+Seized+U.S.+Treasury+Bonds+Are+%22Fakes%22/4738952.html
5.  Someone may have been scamming someone else, but I suspect we need  
to just wait and learn more of the facts.
6.  Perhaps other reputable news outlets did not yet report it as news  
because they could not verify that it was news.

As I try to explain to my kids:
--Most of what you read on the Internet is wrong.
--Sadly, the Internet (including email lists, social networks, blogs,  
etc.) is a massive amplifier, increasing the noise.
--What the world needs is more attenuators....

John Shoch
Alloy Ventures

-----Original Message-----
From: David Farber [mailto:dave@farber.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:02 PM
To: ip
Subject: [IP] Smuggling $134 billion in bonds




Begin forwarded message:

From: Jack Rieley <jrieley@boardrush.com>
Date: June 17, 2009 5:12:27 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: Smuggling $134 billion in bonds

Dear Dave,

Bloomberg has broken the wall of mainline US news censorship of an
event like no other.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=a62_boqkurbI

My best to you.
Jack

Please don't publish my email address.




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