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Yahoo Settles With Imprisoned Chinese Journalists
Terms of the deal are secret, but Yahoo has reached settlements with two Chinese journalists who were arrested based on information the company provided to the ruling Communist government. "[...] a source at Yahoo said the company has been 'working with the families, and we're working with them to provide them with financial, humanitarian and legal assistance.' Yahoo has also agreed to establish a global human rights fund to provide 'humanitarian relief' to support dissidents and their families. The source said that details still have to be worked out."
He's a very smart man. --Rape and pillage to gain your wealth, realize that your life-span is finite and that the world hates you. Hm.
Will Gates invest in anything which would minimize MS's returns? Will he promote openness in information and software and knowledge? Not likely. Gates might actually think that he suddenly cares about people, but I find that hard to believe. It seems more that he is trying to put his muddy name through the washer so that history will remember him with love rather than for all the many nasty things he's done. He's no better than any other self-loving selfish personality. Rockefeller and Hearst were the same way.
But hey, who says money can't buy you love?
-FL