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To: TobagoJack who wrote (41514)	10/18/2008 12:42:18 PM
From: gg cox	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218069

<<what we are doing is not really 'investing' any more, and probably was not either>> Message 25028239 Message 25077249 Another salvo.. Canada canadianpress.google.com Private-Sector Pension Meltdown 2003 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp <<WE'RE broke. Putting it more precisely, our retirement is busted, tapped out, barely breathing on government life support>> ohsonline.com Another bailout??..How bad is it 08/09??.....73 Billion liability in 2006...it is America and only money LOL. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu

To: TobagoJack who wrote (41514)	10/18/2008 2:10:37 PM
From: Bert	Respond to of 218069

Slezak on the markets: jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com

To: TobagoJack who wrote (41514)	10/18/2008 3:42:28 PM
From: Bert	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218069

sciencedaily.com

To: TobagoJack who wrote (41514)	10/19/2008 4:59:30 AM
From: elmatador	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218069

Once British Empire went belly up -end of WWI- the baton was not formally handed over to the US, this was the root cause of the Depression and lead to WWII. Today we are in the same situation. Only it took longer than the interim period 1918-1939. It's been taking 1972-2008 to unfold into a crisis that will not be solved by war but by a round of discussions the type US and Europe are agreeing upon. Bush to Host First in Series of Summits on Financial Crisis bloomberg.com Last week India, Brazil and South Africa already started aligning their interest and positions for this round of discussions. Last week, before senior government officials from India, Brazil and South Africa sat down in a Delhi hotel to discuss the nitty-gritty of trilateral ties during the annual IBSA summit,.. timesofindia.indiatimes.com The emerging markets were beaten up in the past months for intimidation purposes and to soften their positions coming the round of discussions for the new economic world order.