bobswernFollow Hotlist Recommend 80 Comments / 80 New Monday, and throughout the week, in a case being heard by U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Thomas Wheeler, in Washington D.C. [See: Starr International Co’s, Inc. v. United States, 11-cv-00779, U.S. Court of Federal Claims (Washington)], former Treasury Secretaries Hank Paulson and Tim Geithner, along with former Federal Reserve Board Chair Ben Bernanke, are taking the witness stand† in what already qualifies as one of the most stunning legal events in the historical annals regarding our country’s economic meltdown in September 2008. I’ve never reviewed a legal document in any civil litigation case (I have read more than a few) that reads like something that I’d reference as a cross between a John Grisham thriller and a Barbara Tuchman historical text. I think that many readers will agree with me when I state: The court document, which I’ve reproduced in the second and third portions of this diary series, made public in Yves Smith’s two posts on this story, yesterday, certainly fits that advance billing. So, what’s Starr International Co’s, Inc. v. United States about? Here’s The New York Times’ Ben Protess and Aaron M. Kessler, from two weeks ago…
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:17:21 +0000
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