The massive criminality of the big banks, The rule of Law no longer applies, HSBC money laundering goes unpunished and the failure of government

There is no longer any Rule of Law in America. 
The government has failed you. 

http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/a-governments-duty-is-to-protect-its.html

A catalog of massive Criminality - the big banks. 

http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/a-catalog-of-criminality-big-banks.html

The Rule of Law no longer applies in America. 

http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-rule-of-law-no-longer-applies-in.html

The Huffington Post article was a re-hash by Matt Taibbi of the HSBC money laundering scandal that came out just before Christmas.
The board members of HSBC completely escaped all punishment and the shareholders only got a small fine.
The stock price of HSBC rose after the deal because the market thought that HSBC would get a much harsher punishment.
It should of got a much harsher punishment.
Board members of HSBC should have received lengthy jail terms and HSBC's American license should of been taken away from them, together with a circa $20bn fine.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/14/how-one-of-the-worlds-big_n_2689075.html

Large scale money laundering is endemic amongst the big banks - just about ALL of them do it.
It is an integral part of their business model.
And there is a heck of lot of drugs money to launder.