--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anony_sleuth_ff <no_reply@> > wrote: <snip> > > > > "In the course of that review, we did not develop any evidence > > > > suggesting that anyone who had advance knowledge of the Sept. > > > > 11 attacks traded on the basis of that information," the SEC > > > > said. > > > > > > That's nice, but I'd prefer to hear this from an > > > organization not under the thumb of the administration. > > > > Beyond just declaring it is so, you will have to make an actual > > case that SEC is under the administrations thumb, or that the > > admin influenced the report, before using it as a credible > > argument.
Since I wasn't using it as an argument, merely stating my preference, I don't have to do anything. But out of the kindness of my heart, for anyone who has been living in a cave for the past several years: http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1816 That's just a taste; there's plenty more along the same lines. <snip> > > > And what about the $2.5 million gain that hadn't been > > > claimed as of September 29, 2001? Did anybody > > > investigate that? *Was* it claimed subsequently? > > > > > > (Can somebody explain to me how a trader could have > > > made $2.5 million and nobody would know who it > > > belonged to unless it was claimed? I'm still wondering > > > about who has the information on who traded what, > > > and what it would take to pry it loose.) > > > > Can anyone explain how someone can set up a brokerage account in > > America without a named account? > > > > Can anyone explain to Judy that most investors and traders don't > > close their accounts after each trade. They usually keep them open > > for many years, and often don't withdraw the proceeds of their > > investments for decades. > > I don't need an explanation for any of this, thank > you so much. It's not what I was asking about. > > From the SF Chronicle, September 29, 2001 (posted before > but apparently not read by you): > > Investors have yet to collect more than $2.5 million in profits they > made trading options in the stock of United Airlines before the Sept. > 11 terrorist attacks, according to a source familiar with the trades > and market data. > > The uncollected money raises suspicions that the investors -- whose > identities and nationalities have not been made public -- had advance > knowledge of the strikes. > > "Usually, if someone has a windfall like that, you take the money and > run," said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "Whoever > did this thought the exchange would not be closed for four days. > > "This smells real bad." > > The source and others in the financial industry speculate that the > purchaser or purchasers -- having initially assumed the money could > be picked up without detection -- now fear exposure, or that the > account has been frozen. > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
