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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (22397)	2/18/2005 1:15:50 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81050

Gus > But why would the devaluation of the euro entail "economic growth"? Look no further than at dear old Uncle Sam. The US devalues the dollar, so far by 30%, prints money like there's no tomorrow, maintains interest rates at a sniff above nothing, runs debts which can never ever be repaid, manufactures mainly lies and dishonest politicians, exports mainly jobs, imports anything and everything like like crazy, makes wars it can't afford -- and then says the economy is "growing" rapidly -- and without noticeable inflation or deflation. The US is truly an economic "miracle". > Would the EU suddenly be manufacturing cheap cell phones? plastic toys? flat computer screens? At best, a lot of call centers would be moved out of Morocco, Senegal, India,... and relocated in France, Germany, Italy,... Who cares? Just so long as they are printing money. That's the gripe -- they are not printing enough. > all would have to adjust to a workforce whose aggregate income has been trimmed down to that of a third-world developing country!!! Europeans would realize that... they're poor!? God forbid! That's in the Old World. In the New World all that is needed is a printing press and a political Mafia -- and everything falls into your lap.

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (22397)	2/20/2005 7:26:23 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81050

Gus, as our local authority on the world Zionist conspiracy, I would value your opinion on this article. rense.com >>Sharon Fights To Prevent Military Coup PM Sharon is now scrambling to prevent another attempt at a coup d'etat. The top echelons of the IDF, Shabak and intelligence community have all reached the same conclusions: the planned Gaza withdrawal will be a security disaster. Once the withdrawal is over, Israel will no longer be able to secure its southern coastal flank. This will be the first step in the dismantling of the country. To put an end to the coup discussions, in the past week Sharon has fired the highest ranking security officers in the country: IDF Chief of Staff, Gen. Moshe Yaalon, Shabak chief, Avi Dichter, while a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, Col. Effie Eitam, was removed from proceedings for attacking Sharon, and his leadership of the National Religious Party was suspended.. Sharon is rushing to replace the trio from their positions with his own loyalists but the race to squelch the coup will be close. The initial plan was simple and quick. A platoon of six tanks would break down the Knesset security fences and surround the building. Those inside would be given twenty minutes to clear the area. A second tank backed by an infantry squad would take over the Israel Broadcasting Authority studios, a mile away. A smaller force would take over the studios of the government radio stations in downtown Jerusalem. To prevent a counter-attack against the Knesset forces, an announcement of the takeover would be broadcast by TV and radio, urging supporters to join the forces at the Knesset. Estimates are that over 100,000 Jerusalemites would join the soldiers at the Knesset within an hour, while 250,000 would show their support for the coup within half a day. At that point, a new rule by a military triumvirate would be announced. Support for the plan is strengthening and Sharon's mass firings of the nation's security heads, may not prevent it. << Do you think the "coup" is genuine or merely a bullshit story which will enable further delays, and further delays, and further delays, in removing the settlements from Gaza. And then, events in Lebanon, Syria and Iran will "overtake" any ideas of settlement removal, which will eventually be forgotten. So, in a year's time, Israel will still be occupying Gaza, plus more of the West bank plus more of Lebanon, plus, plus.