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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (32)	12/29/2002 11:18:37 PM
From: SOROS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1210

How many will continue to listen to the paid promoters? If a little thinking were done, perhaps not many. They have done their jobs well the past year in accomplishing keeping any real selling from going on, but how much longer can they fool the masses? Here were the great predictions of the smartest Wallstreet had to offer concerning how 2002 would shape up. Ed Kerschner of UBS PaineWebber said the S&P 500 would get to 1600 in 2002. Abby Joseph Cohen of Goldman Sachs said the S&P would be at 1,300 and the Dow at 12,500. Jeff Applegate of Lehman Brothers predicted the S&P would finish 2002 at 1,350. And Henry Cavanna of JP Morgan said in November of 2001, "What this market is telling you is that economic recovery next year is an absolute certainty." Now the same "best of Wallstreet" are making the same (4th year in a row) absurd predictions meant to keep investors from selling. They would like some buying, but the key to prevent a meltdown is to stop selling. Keep people thinking, "I have to stay in to make up my losses when the markets turn." At some point, someone of significance is going to figure out they have been scammed and are about to get scammed again. When they pull the plug, everyone and their mother is going to try and get out before the drain gets plugged with dead bodies, and they have to spend a short eternity in the dirty bath water with nothing to grab onto but Greenspasm's backside, his rubber ducky, and a wad of wet dollar bills. I remain, SOROS

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (32)	12/29/2002 11:37:48 PM
From: SOROS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1210

Humor Pause: Dec 26th, 2001 (DF) -President-Elect Bush's transition team released his plans for dealing with world leader's names. After Bush's publicized inability to remember and pronounce the names of some world leaders during the campaign, much focus has been put on how he'll perform in foriegn meetings. For the most part, aides say, Bush will refer to world leader's as "hey, you." If there are multiple leaders present, Bush will wink at the one he wishes to speak to, and point at him, often making a little gun gesture with his hand. But the incoming Bush administration says Bush is aware there will be times when he must pronounce a name. So the President-Elect's team has announced they will ask world leaders change their names to make them more acceptable to the new President. "There are obviously a lot of strange sounding names in the world that are not compatible with Texas" said former Sec. of State Jim Baker, who is leading the effort. "so we are going to move ahead in a way that the President-Elect is comfortable." Baker says leaders will simply be asked to "Texasize" their names. Under this plan, Yogoslavia's President Voyaslav Kostunicha will become "Floyd Custer." Russian President Vladimir Putin will be changed to "Chad Peters." PLO Chairman Yassir Arafat will become "Yassidy." French President Jacques Chirac will be "Jack Shack" at the Bush White House. Nicknames will also help the President-Elect. British Prime Minister Tony Blair can expect to hear "Hey, TB" when he visits the White House. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's name will be crunched into "Ed" for the President-Elect's easy comprehension. However, at least one world leader will not cooperate with Bush. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was indignant when he learned the new President would be calling him "My buddy G." And there was word that Canada's Jean Chritien was not pleased with his Texasized name, "Jeek," although he signaled he may be open to just being called "Bud.