Some here are purposefully living in an alternate reality where massive evidence of market manipulation doesn't exist, some calling it "delusional", and where the steady moves and progress toward end goals vanish once they are achieved and behind us. In this alternate reality, the complex challenges of changing a paradigm can just be blinked away with a message board post. It is a sad and endlessly disappointing world where good news is twisted into bad news.
The Anatomy of a Short Attack – Abusive shorting are not random acts of a renegade hedge funds, but rather a coordinated business plan that is carried out by a collusive consortium of hedge funds and prime brokers, with help from their friends at the DTC and major clearinghouses. Potential target companies are identified, analyzed and prioritized. The attack is planned to its most minute detail.