hey washington, are you reading this?..............from france 24.....
"Iceland's former prime minister Geir Haarde became Monday the first political leader to be tried over the global financial crisis as proceedings began to decide if he can be held accountable for his country's banking sector collapse.
Haarde, 60, who arrived minutes before proceedings began at 1000 GMT looking cheerful and accompanied by his wife, has said he would ask the court to dismiss the charges, calling the trial a "farce."
A number of Haarde's conservative Independence Party colleagues had gathered for the historic proceedings of Landsdomur, a never-before used special court for current and ex-ministers"..........READ MORE
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