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Thieves siphon off cash from Sarkozy's online bank account

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Monday, 20 October 2008, 13:12

AMIDST THE ECONOMIC turmoil, French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, is having his own personal financial crisis, as thieves got their paws on his online banking passwords and proceeded to siphon off cash.

Sarkozy was certainly not taking a laissez faire attitude after noticing that several apparently smallish sums of his fric were disappearing from his account and called in the police.

French secretary of state for consumer affairs, Luc Chatel, told French radio, "the swindlers will be punished". You can bank on it.

Chatel also spluttered that something had to be done to tighten internet banking security in France, which, according to the French crime agency, has apparently seen a nine per cent rise in attacks this year.

An AFP source, clued in to the inquiry, reckoned the thieves pirating Sarkozy’s account probably "did not know that it was the president's account".

"This was a classic case of data piracy, likely by one or several low-level swindlers, " he said.

"When one gives personal information to one's bank, it is not so the information is used for marketing or recruiting purposes, or that it should be divulged here or there," Chatel indignantly fumed. µ

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Morality vs Mere Thievery

The West “sins” against The Mother and The East “sins” against The Father. Too much security, otherwise known as living off the loot of past [leading to current] plunders, gives one the sense that “anything goes”, including one’s chastity, whereas those lacking security as in the “poor” green-eyeing the fabulously privileged, gives them the urge to do anything [especially changing their “Christian” names] to get to that position of “anything goes”. Meaning, oh variegated bean sprouter?

The “West”, whose religious hallmark is “Christianity” [not nowadays, matey, but then, when push comes to shove, we are], and whose “founder” doth seith that, “Thou shalt not have adulterous eyes”, are ever so quick to adulterate their eyes, n’cest-ce pas? Witness the speed in which they are willing to divest their bodiliy robes, the constant justification by those who claim to represent “God”.

Who complained when some president publicly discards his wife and goes for a newer “model”? Not when, seemingly, the whole country is doing the same therby grooming and setting a good example for those bored housewives earning some partime lollies. Better yet, how about those mafia-ed local magistrates who are A.Controlee-d most of the time. And these types have the gaul to demand that those thieves be eliminated at all costs, “do you hear, Inspector C….“, not to mention lecturing The World about zist und zat in an attempt at saving it, perhaps ?

Topsy-turvy is when immorality points the finger at mere thievery whilst not forgetting that one theft is but a minor hiccup whereas immorality you get to keep for a lifetime. Voodoo bongos at the ready … roll, “There are 3 directly accessible “gates to hell”, the first being Paree, the next New York, and finally, what will one do without some flowers in one’s hair San Francisco” and “No”, this is not some religious mumbo-jumbo nor some airy-fairy tale but a mere Texan straight from the hip.

posted by : nickoless, 20 October 2008 Complain about this comment
Oof! Who Knew?

They gots them internets in Texas, and Parrie. You can bank on it.

posted by : kaching, 21 October 2008 Complain about this comment
What the hell?

@ nickoless

what the hell are you rambling about? It does not make any sense. Has religion got any relevance to the article? NO!

I get so sick of these religious nuts.

posted by : Anon, 21 October 2008 Complain about this comment
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