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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch

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To: Mannie who wrote (18997)5/9/2003 4:32:23 PM
From: Jim Willie CB  Read Replies (1) of 89467
 
hearing strange obscure rumors that USDeptTrez hitting US$

the rumors indicate that the US Dept of Treasury is purposely pushing down the USDollar, in order to punish the Germans and French, who did not support our Iraqi annexation efforts

do I hear 51st state?

on its face, this sounds ludicrous
but I have heard it now in three different places
the reasoning goes that a higher EURO currency will inhibit the EuroZone economy by making their export prices higher and thus less competitive

this all seems farfetched
a dollar pushdown would go against all the efforts in the last desperate two years to keep the dollar afloat, and ahead of that upstart GOLD THING

like a jerkweed tossing big rocks at his neighbor's house
when his own is 100% glass
if the dollar decline were to develop some momentum, we just might get that USDollar monetary crisis I have been muttering about for 16 months

oh yeah, it is coming, but in ultra-slow motion
any effort by the USGovt morons would only produce a sense of desperation sooner rather than later

my best guess: Saudis and Europeans are abandoning the dollar-based securities (e.g. Trez bonds, corp bonds, stocks, maybe real estate to some extent)
so the rumor mill grinds out silly stories whereby the USGovt can take credit for the massive damage done since early April, which by the way is a monstrous embarassment to our Bushy Team leaders
so take credit, create spin that the lower dollar is good, then go home for dinner and bang the old lady

Islamics are now learning their greatest weapon for counter-attack is the dollar and their petrodollars
they will turn to Europe for commercial contracts
they will turn to EuroBonds for money in the bank

/ jim
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