Bullshittin' Bill Browder still golden at CBC

Whenever CBC runs out of more reliable sources of anti-Putin propaganda, they turn to the serial liar, con man, crook, and indefatigable self-promoter Bill Browder for his insights, and there he was on The Current this morning. According to Bill, these are indeed bleak times for the Free World, especially since Trump has officially thrown his lot in with Putin against Ukraine. You might think he’s getting a little ahead of his skis with that kind of nonsense, but Matt Galloway wouldn’t know that, so his wild speculation goes unchallenged. Bill is introduced as a human rights activist and Putin expert. In the 1990’s Browder was the junior partner and front-man for a couple of senior Israeli banking moguls of dubious repute. They set up Hermitage Capital to “invest” in Russia in the wild west days after the fall of the Soviet Union, and made out like bandits! According to Russian authorities, that’s because they were. Browder high-tailed it out of Moscow in the nick of time, and set about reinventing himself as a corruption fighter, human rights champion, and best-selling author. Back in 2019 the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel published a detailed critique of Browder’s yarns. True to form, Bullshittin’ Bill had a hissy fit and filed a complaint with the German press watchdog. They sided with Der Spiegel against Browder. Here is Der Spiegel's response. By the way, CBC aren’t the only ones to fall for this charlatan. Last year he was knighted for his service to the British Empire. He is now Sir Bullshittin’ Bill Browder!