The sheer audacity of the criminals who ruined Iceland's economy is impressive, in a perverse manner. The nerve with which they methodically bankrupted their country, while enriching themselves à la Madoff, can only issue from hearts so devoid of morality as to sincerely believe their own lies.
However, the political, business, and banking executives could not have attained the scale of corruption they achieved without the assistance of their lawyers. As Mario Puzo once observed, "A lawyer with a briefcase can...
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