09-27-2011, 07:07 PM
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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...ts-a-recession
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12:45 pm
September 27, 2011
The BBC has doubled down, issuing a statement saying that:
"We've carried out detailed investigations and can't find any evidence to suggest that the interview with Alessio Rastani was a hoax. He is an independent market trader and one of a range of voices we've had on air to talk about the recession."
Meanwhile, Forbes' Emily Lambert tracked down Rastani and their conversation included this exchange. See if he convinces you:
Lambert: "Have you heard of the Yes Men?"
Rastani: "Heard of it before? Not quite sure why they're calling me that. I have no idea where that came from."
Lambert: "Because there's a video of you posing as a Dow Chemical spokesman."
Rastani: "What? A Dow Chemical spokesman? Have you seen this video? That can't be right. I've never spoken to Dow Chemical before in my life. Maybe it's a fake. Are you sure about this? Honestly, listen, I've no idea where that came from. That interview yesterday was one of the first ones I did live.
"I don't know why they think it's a hoax. No, I am a trader absolutely. I have trader friends who could back that up. One of my mentors is a bestselling author and trader. Everyone knows me."
Rastani's website is here. He hasn't tweeted in three days.
Update at 3:45 p.m. ET. Rastani Says He's A "A Talker":
Well, the BBC may be standing by its subject. But now there's this:
" 'They approached me,' [Rastani] told The Telegraph. 'I'm an attention seeker. That is the main reason I speak. That is the reason I agreed to go on the BBC. Trading is a like a hobby. It is not a business. I am a talker. I talk a lot. I love the whole idea of public speaking.'
"So he's more of a talker than a trader. A man who doesn't own the house he lives in, but can sum up the financial crisis in just three minutes ? a knack that escapes many financial commentators.
" 'I agreed to go on because I'm attention seeker,' he said on Tuesday. 'But I meant every word I said.' "
Tags: Yes Men, Alessio Rastani, BBC
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and this.....
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/pe...d-2361937.html
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* Telegenic trader Alessio Rastani is the talk of Twitter following his controversial BBC News appearance. Contrary to conspiracy theory, he's no prankster; he hosts seminars for The Wealth Training Company, purveyors of get-rich-quick stock market courses. His boss Darren Winters was on a conference call, so I spoke instead to Tatjana Valujeva, Winters' partner, who seemed baffled that her colleague should be on the BBC at all. "I find it hilarious," she said. "If you walked around Canary Wharf, every second person you spoke to would be more qualified than Alessio to talk about the financial crisis." So is he a popular chap? "His stock market seminars are very popular... They'll be even more popular now!" Rastani, she explained, called in sick yesterday, so overwhelmed was he by the media attention. Luckily, he has since enlisted Max Clifford to do his PR.
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