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To: Rarebird who wrote (57513)	8/21/2000 1:46:21 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116764

Then we can conclude Alan Greenspan is nothing short of lying worthless scum. We know: 1) the(leveraged) short position is driving a lower gold price 2) the Federal Reserve controls the overall margin position in the markets of this nation 3) The commodity markets protect the margin positions of their members 4) There are lower margin requirements placed on the short than the long side of precious metals commodity trades 5) Greenspan testified before Congress he didn't wish to reduce overall margin position in our markets because he wanted to give the same advantage to the small player as the large!