[algernonpj]

Soros is “personna non grata” in most of Asia. When I lived there, he was referred to as “the devil”. There is an underground bounty on him in Thailand and Indonesia ;-)

IIRC Soros is banned in one country in Europe for almost bringing down their currency.

More info re Soros here: http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=977

and here: http://www.sorosmonitor.com/absolutenm/templates/news.aspx?articleid=33&zoneid=1

[stephenjohnbanker]

* ?I am basically there to—to make money. I cannot and do not look at the social consequences of—of what I do.? George Soros, commenting on being blamed for the financial collapse of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan and Russia. ?He can move world financial markets simply by voicing an opinion or destabilize a government by buying and selling its currency? [W]hen he saw cracks in the Asia boom, he began selling the currency in Thailand. Traders in Hong Kong followed suit, triggering a financial crisis that plunged much of Asia into a depression. (?George Soros,? 60 Minutes interview transcript, December 20, 1998)