IMF Gold Sales a Flawed Proposal
<< Proposals for the International Monetary Fund to sell 10 per cent of its gold(1) to assist debt relief among the world's poorest countries are flawed, according to a newly-published analysis by the World Gold Council(2) ... more ... >>
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Morning Lorne,
Also check out this scary OT item
Pentagon Unloads Armor-Piercing Sniper Bullets as 'Surplus'
<< In the Gulf War, U.S. troops armed with the .50-caliber sniping rifle were able to blast crippling holes in Iraqi tanks from more than a mile away.
Since then, a little-known U.S. Department of Defense program has made surplus .50-caliber armor-piercing ammunition available to the American public, according to a congressional report released today.
The ammunition was designed to destroy military aircraft, vehicles and bunkers, states the report, prepared by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) at the request of Reps. Rod Blagojevich, D-Ill., and Henry Waxman, D-Calif.
"In effect ... the U.S. military is indirectly arming civilians with some of the most powerful and destructive ammunition currently available," the report states ... more ... >>
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I guess nobody is in charge again! ... Why worry about Bin Laden when Joe Sixpack can take out a tank.
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John
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