McAfee: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Huge hat tip to TheKing for finding this jewel and sending it to me.
Once John McAfee fled Belize and got booted out of Guatemala back to the States, I assumed his sordid tale had reached its (somewhat anti-climactic) conclusion. Silly me. No longer are eccentric millionaires content to go into seclusion, pissing in mason jars and growing out their fingernails 18 inches Howard Hughes-style. Today's well-monied nut jobs want to leave their mark.
To that end, John McAfee either deserves a medal for valor or a straitjacket. I'll let you decide. Because if what I'm about to share is even remotely true, prepare to have your mind blown.
Cocaine is a hulluva drug. Or maybe in this case, bath salts.
If you've got the time, this really is worth a read. It's almost plausible when you think about it. Who better to provide government officials with laptops compromised with invisible keystroke loggers than the guy who basically invented computer black ops? This technology certainly exists (ask any high schooler who's been grounded because their parents put spyware on their computer) and who is going to say no to a free laptop?
At this point you at least have to entertain the notion that this could be true. And, if it is, somebody in Belize has a lot of 'splaining to do. Like, how is it Lebanese members of Hezbollah are getting Belize passports (and, by extension, relatively easy access to the US)? And did the Prime Minister of Belize order the hit on Arthur Young, the notorious leader of the Taylor's Alley gang?
McAfee claims all of this and more. I have to admit, it left me wondering. Could an ex-software mogul with a harem of Mata Haris bring down a Central American government just for kicks? He sure makes it look that way.
Of course, it's probably pure fabrication. Maybe he's a pathological liar (there's certainly evidence for that). Maybe his noggin is zorched on bath salts. Or maybe, just maybe, he's got mad spy skills that make James Bond look like Johnny English.
What do you guys think? Is it for real? Or a complete delusion? Should McAfee be getting a medal or a straitjacket?






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He lost me at "pillow talk
He lost me at "pillow talk masters"
I hate victims who respect their executioners
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God I hope this is true...
God I hope this is true...
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When this all turns out to be
When this all turns out to be true and they are making a movie about John McAfee, who plays the part?
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The part about Hezbollah is
The part about Hezbollah is the most interesting. I had no idea that Hezbollah was active in Central America: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/09/11/m... "Allaboun was carrying a fake passport identifying him as a citizen of Belize at the time of arrest."
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duffmt6: When this all turns
When this all turns out to be true and they are making a movie about John McAfee, who plays the part?
Charlie Sheen. It's only fair!
Jeff15: duffmt6: When this
When this all turns out to be true and they are making a movie about John McAfee, who plays the part?
Charlie Sheen. It's only fair!
OOOOO...I was thinking Tom Cruise, but good call.
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that is hilarious. I would've never caught that.
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The man is a hero
The man is a hero
lol this guy is a boss. He
lol this guy is a boss. He needs a reality tv show.
Even if this part isn't true,
Even if this part isn't true, the guy's life is mind blowing. If someone made a movie with anything resembling this fact pattern, it would be dismissed as typical Hollywood bullshit.
1. Backstory as a kid...definitely some ridiculous stuff here
2. Create the most irritating program in the history of computing....earn $100's of millions
3. Move to Belize to experiment with bath salts (the naked face-eating zombie maker)
4. Kill your neighbor?
5. Accuse the belizean gov't of conspiracy while giving interviews with CNN while in hiding
At this point, whether he was a spy would only add a little extra craziness to his story.
Also, my favorite line in the article is this:
"engaging in calculated crazy behavior."
I love it because one of the most successful people I know personally describes some of his tirades as "calculated irrationality". It is one of the most effective methods for throwing people off balance to get what you want, but it's remarkably hard to pull off. I don't think I ever have.
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Edmundo Braverman: Huge hat
Huge hat tip to TheKing for finding this jewel and sending it to me.
Once John McAfee fled Belize and got booted out of Guatemala back to the States, I assumed his sordid tale had reached its (somewhat anti-climactic) conclusion. Silly me. No longer are eccentric millionaires content to go into seclusion, pissing in mason jars and growing out their fingernails 18 inches Howard Hughes-style. Today's well-monied nut jobs want to leave their mark.
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Huge hat tip to TheKing for finding this jewel and sending it to me.
Once John McAfee fled Belize and got booted out of Guatemala back to the States, I assumed his sordid tale had reached its (somewhat anti-climactic) conclusion. Silly me. No longer are eccentric millionaires content to go into seclusion, pissing in mason jars and growing out their fingernails 18 inches Howard Hughes-style. Today's well-monied nut jobs want to leave their mark.
Pretty sure I just gave you your 1,000th SB!
HA! Thanks, man. If true that's really cool.
SirTradesaLot: 4. Kill your
4. Kill your neighbor?
Seriously, after all of this, you don't think the govt killed his dogs and neighbor to frame him?
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wow, just wow
I think he was trying to work
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