To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (80281 ) 3/23/2007 3:07:44 PM From: 5thGrader Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 110194 Credit and property bubbles when thy finally collapse create more damage to our nation than any terrorist could hope to in their wildest fantasies. Are you David Walker? "I would argue that the most serious threat to the United States is not someone hiding in a cave in Afghanistan or Pakistan but our own fiscal irresponsibility." -David Walker, Comptroller General of the United States [March 2007] Here is some history for you Elroy - you will need real audio player to listen - newly released Paul Nitze interviews talking about the 1950 british currency crisis, the nationalization of oil interests in Iran that same year, the installment of the shah and the early days of the oil companies and how one secretary of state thought anti trust laws and stopping big business were more important than any national security interests relating to oil! Your buddy trotsky should like Nitze - he was claimed to be the architect of the cold war. He admits even back decades ago the jewish/israel influence on american presidents was a very difficult matter, that short term political gains were making long term economic prosperity of the USA questionable.12.170.145.161 American Political Archive This week, it's the final installment of our three part series featuring portions of an August 1975 oral history interview with Paul Nitze recorded for the Harry Truman Presidential Library. In this interview Nitze talks about the importance of the oil resources of the Middle East; the political situation with Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Egypt; and the beginnings of U.S. foreign policy with Israel. 3/17/2007: WASHINGTON, DC: : C-SPAN Radio American Political Archive In part two of APA's 3 part series, Paul Nitze discusses the origins of NSC-68, a secret National Security Council document he authored which provided the strategic outline for increased U.S. expenditures to counter the perceived threat of Soviet armament. Nitze also talks about his work with the Joint Strategic Survey Committee, nuclear war strategy, and deals with the question of what to do in case of war with the U.S.S.R. 3/10/2007: WASHINGTON, DC: : C-SPAN Radio American Political Archive APA begins a three part series of interviews with Paul Nitze. This week, Nitze talks about traveling to Japan and heading a survey of the effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He also discusses post-war missions of American armed forces, the Office of International Trade Policy, and the State Department Policy Planning Staff. 3/3/2007: WASHINGTON, DC: : C-SPAN Radio