Who released the Panama papers?

[Will Wiley]

The “Panama Papers”—does this strike anyone else as a very fishy story? It’s like something out of a cheap spy movie.

Are the Russians actually behind the Panama Papers?

As soon as one delves below the headlines, it’s a non-story. A “friend of Putin” is linked to companies that channel a couple of billion dollars through the offshore companies. Why? To evade Russian taxes? Really? To conceal ownership? From whom? You don’t need an offshore registration to do that. To evade sanctions? That’s a credible reason, but it makes sense only if the companies were registered after mid-2014. Were they?

 

[Tom Sawyer]

I think it's more likely that it's some pissed off office worker who was annoyed by how all these rich people were avoiding taxes and downloaded some files.

 

[untermensche]

Hardly a non-story.

And really only the tiniest tip of a huge iceberg that will not be exposed.

Humans when they reach a position of power many times act corruptly.

It is a universal for a certain percentage.

 

[TV and credit cards]

With US politicians, perception matters. All things being equal (and I don't know if they are), wouldn't you rather be found out hiding your wealth by funneling it through Delaware rather than Panama?

 

[Will Wiley]

I think it's more likely that it's some pissed off office worker who was annoyed by how all these rich people were avoiding taxes and downloaded some files.

Someone who wanted to expose the odd crminal whilst causing damage to innocent people as well?

Moreover, the revelation brings collateral damage upon legal business and innocent individuals—was that not a worry? In my view, no responsible person with a real concern for rule of law would advocate this sort of sweeping document release. There might be many unintended consequences; it could topple regimes, with unforeseen consequences. It’s pure and naïve anarchism, if the thinking was (as it seems from the outside) to create maximum chaos and hope it will all purge the system of its evils. In any event, the potential for using such a leak for political purposes is immense.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

No, just the first bit without considering the possibly of the second bit.

 

[Crazy Eddie]

I think it's more likely that it's some pissed off office worker who was annoyed by how all these rich people were avoiding taxes and downloaded some files.

And I think I know which one.

 

[ZiprHead]

A searchable transcript of the Panama Papers.

https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/

Enter "trump".

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

So the Russians leaked documents that indicate that many people aren't breaking the law and are just squiggling through it to lower tax liability or to keep assets hushed?

Who was harmed in this leak, just the leader of Iceland?

 

[Will Wiley]

So the Russians leaked documents that indicate that many people aren't breaking the law and are just squiggling through it to lower tax liability or to keep assets hushed?

Who was harmed in this leak, just the leader of Iceland?

That was Clifford G Gaddy's idea. The papers just didn't paint Putin in a bad enough light for him it seems.