In the cross hairs?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="hairs">hairs</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="World">World</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="govt">govt</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="hairs">hairs</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="dealings">dealings</span> <span word="with">with</span> 1<span word="MDB">MDB</span> (<span word="Reuters">Reuters</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 1, 2016).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dealings">dealings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="with">with</span> 1<span word="MDB">MDB</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Malaysian">Malaysian</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>.</p><p>1<span word="MDB">MDB</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Malaysian">Malaysian</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Berhad">Berhad</span> (<span word="Malay">Malay</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> “<span word="private">private</span>”, <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="liability">liability</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="LTD">LTD</span>), <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="laundering">laundering</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hauled">hauled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>.</p><p><span word="Deutsche">Deutsche</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="AG">AG</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="JPMorgan">JPMorgan</span> <span word="Chase">Chase</span> & <span word="Co">Co</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>” <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="right">right</span>?</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="hairs">hairs</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rifle">rifle</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="firearm">firearm</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="target">target</span>. <span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="positioned">positioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="hairs">hairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="miss">miss</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="permitting">permitting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="hairs">hairs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="precision">precision</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="locate">locate</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="hairs">hairs</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="hairs">hairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="scrutiny">scrutiny</span> – <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span>.</p>
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