Reading this Daily Beast story, “Vatican Banker Running Scared: Gotti Tedeschi Could Turn Whistle-Blower,” by Barbie Latza Nadeau, I had the most uncanny sense of déjà vu. This account perfectly fits within the broad context of power elite analysis regarding international banking (frequently discussed by Ron Paul) and the relationship between high governing elites, their possible connections to organized crime, money-laundering, and systemic financial instability of the entire fractional-reserve banking network.