BBC Speechless As Trader Tells Truth: Goldman Rules The World

WOW! Hoax or not, someone told the truth


BBC Speechless As Trader Tells Truth: "The Collapse Is Coming...And Goldman Rules The World"


"Governments don't rule the world, Goldman Sachs rules the world."

That's what a purported London-based independent trader named Alessio Rastani told the BBC on Monday in a jaw-dropping interview that quickly went viral.

But just as quickly, rumors swirled that Rastani was actually a member of the Yes Men, a loose-knit group of merry pranksters and imposters that attempt to manipulate the media with the goal of exposing the dubious conduct of big corporations.

The Yes Men publicly denied that Rastani is a member. And the BBC said in a statement that it doesn't think he is, either: "We've carried out detailed investigations and can't find any evidence to suggest that the interview with Alessio Rastani was a hoax. He is an independent market trader and one of a range of voices we've had on air to talk about the recession."

ARTICLE:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/bbc-victim-hoax-no-yes-men-154724196.html

VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqN3amj6AcE

---

Updated On: 9/27/11 at 06:13 PM

I think a lot of people thought he was a hoax, as most *employed* people would not speak so candidly (although what he said was nothing surprising, really). That he was billed as an "independent trader" made it seem like he was either independently wealthy or a fraud (covering up for the fact that he wasn't a known trader).

The truth seems to be that he's a small time trader (working out of his house) who admits "I'm an attention seeker not a trader."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/8792829/BBC-financial-expert-Alessio-Rastani-Im-an-attention-seeker-not-a-trader.html

---