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Mailbag: Answering your questions

by Simon Black · 9 comments

Greetings– lots of questions this week so I’m going to jump right into it:

MARK NESTMANN INTERVIEW

Thanks for the emails and comments from yesterday’s Nestmann interview, I’ll try to do more things like this… and thanks to Matt for doing such a great job on the interview. The most common question was whether there is a great book like Nestmann’s Lifeboat Strategy specifically for Canadians.

We asked Mark, and he said to check out How to Tax a Billionaire by Doug Smith. Mark also works with several prominent Canadian asset protection lawyers, and you can contact him on his website for referrals.

LITHUANIA

Several people asked about citizenship in Lithuania– My understanding, as it has been explained to me by a government minister, is that if you can prove that you have ancestors who were Lithuanian citizens prior to 1940, the government will award you citizenship with little red tape. A trusted contact here gave me the name of a lawyer who can help– Marius Tamosiunas, office number +370 5 249 7100. PLEASE do not flood him with calls unless you meet the above criteria and have the proof in hand.

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Six “Must Do’s” to Maximize Your Freedom

by Smith · 34 comments

I’ll tell you why Honduras is really starting to trouble me… I have a few friends left at Joint Task Force- Bravo stationed at Soto Cano Air Base about 50 miles from the capital city of Tegucigalpa, and the situation appears quite tense.

Officially the 500+ US military forces on the ground have been ordered back onto the base and to stay out of sight for the time being… SOUTHCOM, the military command that oversees troops in Honduras, is concerned that the slightest hint of US aggression or influence could result in yet another prolonged conflict.

But while the generals understand that US military forces are sapped and strained, politicians can see a silver lining in the political chaos: finding a reason to invade is a great excuse to raise taxes, dump money into the private sector to support the war, and create another US-friendly state beacon in the region to buffer against Chavez, Ortega, and Correa.

It sounds too perverted for reality, but this is the mindset of policy wonks who are itching to take their PhD dissertations for a test spin in the real world. I’m watching very carefully for signs of a troop buildup at Soto Cano in the hopes that Honduras doesn’t turn into the next Cuba.

(as an aside, I do not expect the situation in Honduras to have any adverse affect on Panama; in fact, it probably makes Panama’s stock rise as the country continues to be a beacon of stability in an otherwise nuttier region.)

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