discussion Global economists call out Biden, demand he returns Afghan Bank reserves

[Communion]

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The letter, also addressed to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, was signed by 71 economists and academic experts, many based in the United States as well as Germany, India and the United Kingdom. Among them was former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and Stiglitz, a Columbia University professor who received the Nobel Prize in economics in 2001 and is on the advisory board to the Washington-based think tank the Center for Economic and Policy Research, which organised the letter.

https://www.reuters.com/world/international-economists-ask-biden-release-afghan-central-bank-funds-2022-08-10/

[phreshprince]

How did I know it was gonna be you. Where was this energy when the republicans were in office people like you are the reason why democrats are so hated. 

[Communion]

2 minutes ago, phreshprince said:

where was this energy when the republicans were in office 

23 hours ago, phreshprince said:

DeSantis is cumming for you snowflakes

Sis... you're literally a Republican? 

 

 

Edited August 17, 2022 by Communion

[Haus]

As they should.

[JBJT2786]

24 minutes ago, Communion said:

Sis... you're literally a Republican? 

 

 

 

I was gonna agree with what he said tho. Like why now? The US has had this for what? 15-20 years? And now is the time to act?

[infrared]

And give it to who? The taliban?  You’re delusional to think this will help anything but fund middles and violence 

[SmittenCake]

So the Taliban can have it?

[Communion]

9 minutes ago, JBJT2786 said:

Like why now? The US has had this for what? 15-20 years?

The US froze the reserves of the Afghan Central Bank in August 2021. 

[Communion]

4 minutes ago, SmittenCake said:

So the Taliban can have it?

That's not how banking works. Hundreds of millions of dollars frozen are the life savings and bank accounts of Afghan citizens. 

[SmittenCake]

2 minutes ago, Communion said:

That's not how banking works. Hundreds of millions of dollars frozen are the life savings and bank accounts of Afghan citizens. 

Afghan citizens would not be getting any of that money. 

[Communion]

10 minutes ago, SmittenCake said:

Afghan citizens would not be getting any of that money. 

This isn't true and the letter linked debunks this kind of theory and that's not even the criticism that those within the national security sector against releasing the reserves are making.

 

They claim that releasing the funds would be a 'symbolic' win for the Taliban and that relieving pressure from the sanctions and asset freeze would give room for the people to become endeared to the Taliban.

 

The US has said it would recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan if it met certain human rights measures (making no mention of terrorism), and thus could release the funds since there'd finally be a government it recognizes in place, but the leading global organizations on human rights have said leveraging the capitalization of the Afghan economy to achieve this is over-reach by the US and wrong:

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Previously, the UN Secretary-General, leading UN human rights experts, US lawmakers, families of the victims of the September 11 attacks, Afghan women’s groups and feminist leaders, leading human rights organizations, civil society organizations, and others have called for the release of the Afghanistan Central Bank’s assets.

https://cepr.net/press-release/over-70-economists-call-for-biden-administration-to-return-afghanistans-central-bank-reserves/

Edited August 17, 2022 by Communion

[Protocol]

More reason never to keep your money in America. Canada and the UK >>>

[rihannabiggestfan]

Biden is literally a crook. Who does he think he is, Zelensky?

 

 

 

[Cloudy]

If it's their money they should give it to them, regardless of the atrocious things they are doing to women, children, etc. because at the end of the day those will be suffering even more hunger and violence.