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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (79918)	9/20/2011 2:42:05 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 217734

BRICS are really after; they want to force a new correlation of forces at the IMF. To this end, why not undermine the power of the US dollar a little further, and to defy Europe a little more forcefully; but without betting on the US dollar, or the euro, or both, crashing. Sun Tzu would give it the thumbs up. atimes.com

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (79918)	9/21/2011 4:40:26 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217734

Germany artificial economy: Dismantle nuclear and "build fossil fuel-fired generators to make up for lost capacity" They are trying to artificially increase GDP. Japanization comes to mind. In the 80s I was in Germany it was like this: They had cobblestones streets and asphalted during WWII reconstruction. Then they took the asphalt and put back cobblestones. I asked my German friend: Why put the cobblestones back? He said it was because it was in vogue a retro nostalgia sense among the people. I thought it was more a job for the boys scheme for the municipalities. Then they went there and bought the former DDR. Eastern Germany provided a decade of economic growth financed by the solidairity taxes. Now Germans found another scheme to keep economy moving: Dismantle one type of power generation and build another. KfW to Provide 100 Billion Euros to Aid German Energy Transition news.businessweek.com