Phil > Look again. What a difference a week or a month makes. I just read that the big boys (Goldman & Morgan) are predicting $1.20 or less, Euro/Dollar
Indeed so. Suddenly all doubts are forgotten. Debt is liquidated. Transgressions are forgiven. Jobs abound. But $1.20 isn't much of a move. What happens after that? Meanwhile it seems that Marc Faber was right, at least, partially.
> I wonder what has changed, or is the US simply the best of a bad lot? Good for the traders....these huge swings are big profits for the inside boys.
...including, as I mentioned before, the Japanese who have made a fortune by buying the USD, selling Yen. And also buying US Treasuries. Meanwhile the stockmarket looks sick. Gold price and gold shares can't make up their mind. Certainly very difficult for ordinary mortals to make decisions under such circumstances.
> On the political front, I wonder if the bombing will affect Spain's election.
Must do, but I don't think in favor of Aznar's party.
> Meantime, Colin Powell, says it is not clear if this was Al Quaeda. He is clearly trying to support the Spanish PM's statements.
Sure, but do either have any credibility left?
> ... any other event anywhere in the world is quickly assigned to Al Quaeda without hesitation. Saddam Hussein used to be the favorite fall guy, but that isn't possible anymore, so its back to big Bin.
Amazing. Saddam had no WMDs and not much of an army but he was an immediate threat to the world. Osama is running for his life somewhere in the mountains of East Afghanistan but, nevertheless, he is able to mount a most sophisticated operation a few thousand miles away with perfect timing, high quality ordinance, using possibly 15 to 20 skilled operatives and state-of-the-art radio control. Of course, he never fails to leave his "visiting card", an assortment of weaponry and his "photo album".
> It is so obvious this bombing was not carried out by the Basque Seperatists.
I have no idea but it does seem most unlikely. How would they benefit?
>Why would any organization plan and carry out such a massive evil scheme and then keep it a secret? There would be no gain if no one knew who did it. Besides, ETA have denied their involvement whereas a Muslim group claimed credit
It is most unlikely that we will ever know who did it. We will only know what we are told. Meanwhile, we have no idea that the one who purports to "claim responsibility" is actually the one who did it because there are so many "false flag" operations. Indeed, it is very easy to "claim responsibility" for someone else, particularly an organization which can't speak for itself --- and which may not even exist. In my opinion, since there are so many unanswered questions as well as a persistent refusal to hold a proper inquiry, I hold the US administration, or someone close to it, responsible for 9-11, or at least complicit. In the circumstances, certainly until my suspicion is disproved, I feel much the same way about 3-11.
> Give credit where credit is due I always say.
How about this version?
Cui prodest scelus, is fecit: "He who profits by villainy has perpetrated it." -- Seneca |
