On Being a Dissenting Voice in 2018 Craig Murray. Chuck L: “Fascinating description of attempts to shame and gaslight.” Chuck provides this example. “The Guido Fawkes’s website stab at denigrating Murray because of his bipolar disorder: A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness.”
Trump breaks ranks to congratulate Putin on landslide election victory Guardian
They say history is written by the victors. So how can we rethink the way we use words about tax havens that reflect the reality of what’s really happening? We talk to Alain Deneault about his new book in which he writes about ‘laundering with language’ – Legalising Theft: a short guide to tax havens.
Original post with further reading: How Oligarchs erode democracy
Former Attorney General of the Bahamas calls for an international convention on taxation, anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism – under the supervision of the UN
EU: Accountants and lawyers ‘must report’ aggressive tax avoidance schemes The Guardian
After Panama Papers, Indonesia urges beneficial owners to come out of hiding ICIJ
ExxonMobil says it doesn’t expect to pay any Australian corporate tax until 2021 The Guardian
See also: Protesting Esso workers angry after Exxon admits it won’t pay corporate tax until 2021 ABC Gippsland / The Drum
Nigerian Lawyers to Earn Another $17 Million From Abacha Loot allAfrica / Vanguard
Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein in this story … See also: Swiss accounts blocked over suspected Nigerian oil bribery case swissinfo
Swiss parliament rejects call to return 1MDB profits to Malaysia Reuters
See also: We will fight for the return of 1MDB-linked money, say civil society groups The Malaysian Insight
Peru: President Admits Using Offshore Firm to Avoid Taxes OCCRP
26,081 of Latvian banks’ clients are shell companies Public Broadcasting of Latvia
Shell companies, the role of company and trust service providers, and alternative banking platforms highlighted in New Zealand Police money laundering report interest.co.nz
Jan’s and Daphne’s Laws: How to Stop the Murder of Journalists. OCCRP
Global Witness condemns illegal interference in Liberian transparency and anti-corruption agency Global Witness
Geneva Rogue Bankers Rolling the Dice in More Ways Than One Bloomberg
Ireland accused of being ‘pirate’ in EU tax debate Irish Independent
U.S.: Dodging Taxes Through Offshore Banks? You’re Not Off the Hook Bloomberg