FR Exclsv: Italy's Oldest & 4th Largest Bank CUTS DEPOSITORS OFF - not a single News story.

Free Republic and nearly nowhere else ^ | June 12, 2012 | LITERALLY NONE

[AAABEST]

Okay to sum up: A major European Bank (Italy's oldest and forth largest) goes on holiday, sticks it to outrages depositors - yet not a single well known English speaking source bothers to report it?

I'm not a tinfoil hat kinda guy, but this makes me want to buy a roll of Reynolds Wrap and get to work.

This seriously calls for the WTF Tree. WTF Tree says:

WTF?

[AAABEST]

ping!

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

On Sunday, Barbara Simpson mentioned the Italian bank holiday on her KSFO radio show. Haven’t seen it printed anywhere, though.

[Earthdweller]

Easy...any news source who is the first to lead with this will be accused of spreading panic. In other words..the editors are askeered of getting taken to the cleaners..or worse.

[AAABEST]

Ping to those on the first thread and other interested parties.

[SueRae]

Thank you...I did see the the other article here...
They didn’t print some of the shenanigans I heard here in 2008, either.

[Kudsman]

Wouldn’t want to start a stampede I imagine. Think I’ll start carrying that extra bag to work now.

[Kudsman]

Yeah got to keep my eyes and ears tuned to see if this kind of thing grows. Thanks again FR and JimRob.

[KSCITYBOY]

btt

[AAABEST]

Wouldn’t want to start a stampede I imagine.

Yes, people tend to s*** bricks (depositors and investors alike) when banks start sticking it to depositors.

Still though, I would think the very first major bank to go on holiday since the crisis began would get mentioned somewhere in the English on the English-speaking earth.

[Kudsman]

Keep your vehicle’s gas tank topped off and you’ll already be ahead of 3/4 of the population. I imagine gas stations will become very dangerous places once the SHTF.

[KSCITYBOY]

btt

[AAABEST]

Looking at my posts - I’m writing like a complete imbecile. I’m going to email my wife and tell her to keep a half tank of gas at all times - then go to sleep.

[Truth29]

If the MSM didn’t report it, it didn’t happen strategy. What’s on The View?

[AnAmericanAbroad]

It was on the Drudge Report on Sunday, June 10th; the original story (in Italian) dates to June 7th.

I think it only stayed up for about 12 hours or maybe less.

Here’s from the DR archive: http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2012/06/10/20120610_212411.htm

It’s in the middle section, just above the photo of Lindsey Lohan. Not a big screaming headline, just a normal one.

[Old Sarge]

I see you got ping’ed to this one already, but isn’t this an indicator?

[Ben Ficklin]

What I found doing a simple google search was an article containing this statement:

"The announcement was posted and the bank gave customers 7 days to act before the Bank of Italy approved freeze went into effect"

[hoosiermama]

Guess we'll have to cancel the cruise to Italy...../s
The “Good life” takes a dive!

[Vigilantcitizen]

WTF tree...Lolol