American Imams

Imams have the power to condemn anyone by merely stating or implying they should be harmed. Someone takes care of it for rewards in heaven; no contact with the imam is needed.

The bonus recipients of AIG have received such condemnation from three American government officials by those officials subpoenaing the list with the intent of either releasing it or intimidating by threat of release. Regardless of whether one agrees with AIG paying bonuses or not, the action of these three government officials to subject those people and their families to potential harm I find totally reprehensible and beyond contempt.

Were I one of those subjected to such official treatment, I would request political asylum elsewhere, move my family there forthwith, and not endanger my wife and children longer than necessary by stopping by IRS before leaving. These three officials should definitely not be returned to any office after such heinous action. That is a minimum just reward for anyone endangering citizens, especially children, for political ambition.

Ironically, those vilified AIG employees are responsible for favorably unraveling $1.6-trillion, so the $165-million in bonuses is equivalent to $0.01 per $100. Should their performance diminish 10% after such horrendous treatment, AIG and the government as 80% shareholder will suffer $160-billion or one-thousand times the amount of the contracted bonuses. Not only is the official behavior reprehensible ethically, it's absolutely stupid economically and another reason these officials should no longer be in public service. They seek only to serve themselves at great public expense.
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A viewpoint not heretofire heard, an AIG employee: http://www.cnbc.com/id/29875921

In Britain, the Banque AIG Compliance officer has asked the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)to investigate whether the pressure to repay bonuses amounts to extortion. http://www.cnbc.com/id/29890568