Russian whistleblower was assassinated after uncovering $200B scandal (2018)

Re:Russian whistleblower was assassinated after uncovering $... by learc83 on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @09:50AM (#21648253)

No Jeff Bezos doesn't have the liquid assets to recruit and equip 100,000 mercenaries. Not even close. We've seen billionaires go to jail before btw (without raising a private army to protect them).

The comparison of his total net worth to the North Korea's yearly GDP and army size is irrelevant.

If he even tried to raise an army to resist the will of the US government, they would seize his assets so fast his head would spin.

That's not to say money doesn't buy political influence, but it's a much subtler kind of influence.

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Re:Russian whistleblower was assassinated after uncovering $... by magduf on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @10:32AM (#21648669)

This is a good point. "Net worth" frequently isn't even liquid, but moreover, it's also completely subject to the whims of the government that controls that currency. That government is able to enforce its whims using sheer force, through its military.

NK may not have that much worth in USD, but it occupies territory and has military force to back its claim, and that military is motivated by things other than USD numbers on computers somewhere.

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