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November 16, 2007
More blood money
The Brooklyn Paper
By Dana Rubinstein
Barclays, the slavery- and Apartheid-linked financial institution that paid Bruce Ratner $400 million for the naming rights to his Atlantic Yards arena, is bankrolling African strongman Robert Mugabe, the Sunday Times of London reported last week — prompting one Brooklyn leader to say “enough is enough” with the tarnished financial powerhouse.
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“The apparent connection between Barclays and the Mugabe regime is deeply troubling,” said Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D–Fort Greene). “It provides another example of Barclays doing business either with a regime that has a questionable human rights record or in support of institutions connected to the oppression of people of color.”
Posted by steve at November 16, 2007 6:36 AM