Þegar menn byrja að tala um sjálfa sig í þriðju persónu gæti verið að styttast í að þurfi að kalla til menn í hvítum sloppum

"""In his letter, Mr. Oddsson, referring to himself in the third person, said he "forewarned repeatedly that the nation's banking affairs were headed for collapse."

A conservative, Mr. Oddsson was Iceland's prime minister from 1991 to 2004 and has been central-bank chief since October 2005. He ushered in free-market changes that led to the country's banking boom -- and, critics argue -- its bust.

Iceland observers say the power struggle does little to help rebuild credibility and confidence in Iceland's currency, the krona, which has plummeted in the catastrophe.

"We are as puzzled by Mr. Oddsson as must be the entire Icelandic population," said Danske Bank analyst Lars Christensen, who warned of a possible crisis in 2006. In his letter, Mr. Oddsson recounts that last Monday, a messenger arrived at his home "at around the dinner hour" bearing a letter from the prime minister.

"The Chairman's wife, who was alone at home because the Chairman was abroad on business for the Bank, received the letter and laid it aside unopened," he wrote.

Mr. Oddsson's seven-year term runs through 2012."""

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123419878357164233.html

• FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Iceland Central Banker Refuses to Resign

The Wall Street Journal