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… the companies spiraled out of control that the truth was learned.
Quote #6: How Did the Wall Street Journal Miss the Bernie Madoff Story?
The only assumption I could make was that one of his editors — or perhaps the Dow Jones lawyers — had stopped him. In my mind, at least, I was convinced that someone high up at the Journal had decided it was too dangerous to go after Bernie Madoff. The question I wrestled with for a long time was: Why? When the newspaper that existed only to cover the financial world was handed a detailed explanation of the

… Quote, #10:How Effective is the IT Logic of One Throat to Choke?
In the “one neck to choke” model, we would have said: “You’re responsible for everything, hire whichever subs you want, but you have to make it look good.” I’m sure, has this been an option, the price would have ballooned.
First, the general is only going to hire the best contractors (can easily get cost inflation here), is going to pad the estimate to make sure they can handle any claims, and will be rigorous about the scope. My guess is this sort of arrangement

… counterbalance to the loss of Constantinople at the hands of the Ottoman Turks forty years prior.
The Terms of Surrender
The treaty’s terms for Granada’s surrender were quite generous to the Muslims, considering how little they had left to bargain with.[33] They were similar to the terms offered to towns which surrendered earlier, when the outcome of the war was in doubt. For three years, Muslims could emigrate and return freely. They were allowed to keep weapons, though not firearms, a provision that however was to be annulled a month later. No one would be forced …