From: John Young <jya@pipeline.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1995-12-31 15:18:17 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 31 Dec 95 07:18:17 PST
From: John Young <jya@pipeline.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 95 07:18:17 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: SEY_use
Message-ID: <199512311518.KAA19667@pipe4.nyc.pipeline.com>
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12-31-95. WashP:
Emulating US founding outlaws, the Seychelles government
has enacted an investment law described by transatlantic
neo-imperialists as a "Welcome, Criminals" act. The law
offers anyone who invests $10 million or more in Seychelles
-- no questions asked as to the source -- protection from
extradition, from seizure of assets and to other
"concessions and incentives commensurate with the
investment." Neo-imps say this is "an open invitation to
money launderers and other international criminals to set
up shop with impunity." Under the statute the Seychelles
government could grant diplomatic passports and other
protections as a shield from thermonuclear pornography.
SEY_use
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