Trillion-dollar war
The Nation Blog
by Robert Dreyfuss
06/15/10
Various estimates have suggested that the war in Afghanistan might cost the United States a trillion dollars. Now we find out that it’s worth it: Afghanistan has a trillion dollars worth of mineral wealth under its soil. The cartoon in the Washington Post, by Tom Toles, says it all. In front of a cavernous mine opening labeled ‘Afghan Minerals,’ a turban-wearing Afghan is shouting ‘Eureka!’ What he’s excited about is not so much that Afghanistan is alleged to have more than $1 trillion is mineral wealth under its war-torn land, but that there’s now a reason for the war itself. As Toles’ caption says: ‘Reason for U.S. Involvement Discovered.’ That’s funny. Toles is joking, sort of...
http://www.thenation.com/blog/trillion-dollar-war
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Afghan minerals may reach 3 trillion dollars: minister
Afghanistan's mining minister said Thursday that mineral deposits in his country could be worth up to three trillion dollars, tripling a US estimate from earlier this week.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100617/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanuseconomyminerals
The small clip included here of the reporting gravitas of the top two FOX NEWS anchors says more about the FOX NEWS audience than anything I have see thus far.
http://tinyurl.com/25gs3yt
Suiting Up for a Post-Dollar World
By John Browne
There is fresh evidence that time is running out for the dollar-centric global monetary order. In fact, central banks outside the US are already making swift and discrete preparation for a post-dollar era.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25837.htm
From Information Clearing House
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50 Statistics About the U.S. Economy That Are Almost Too Crazy to Believe
http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl2/cant-defy-economic-law.html
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Afghanistan
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Dreyfuss
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=John+Browne
by Robert Dreyfuss
06/15/10
Various estimates have suggested that the war in Afghanistan might cost the United States a trillion dollars. Now we find out that it’s worth it: Afghanistan has a trillion dollars worth of mineral wealth under its soil. The cartoon in the Washington Post, by Tom Toles, says it all. In front of a cavernous mine opening labeled ‘Afghan Minerals,’ a turban-wearing Afghan is shouting ‘Eureka!’ What he’s excited about is not so much that Afghanistan is alleged to have more than $1 trillion is mineral wealth under its war-torn land, but that there’s now a reason for the war itself. As Toles’ caption says: ‘Reason for U.S. Involvement Discovered.’ That’s funny. Toles is joking, sort of...
http://www.thenation.com/blog/trillion-dollar-war
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Afghan minerals may reach 3 trillion dollars: minister
Afghanistan's mining minister said Thursday that mineral deposits in his country could be worth up to three trillion dollars, tripling a US estimate from earlier this week.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100617/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanuseconomyminerals
The small clip included here of the reporting gravitas of the top two FOX NEWS anchors says more about the FOX NEWS audience than anything I have see thus far.
http://tinyurl.com/25gs3yt
Suiting Up for a Post-Dollar World
By John Browne
There is fresh evidence that time is running out for the dollar-centric global monetary order. In fact, central banks outside the US are already making swift and discrete preparation for a post-dollar era.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25837.htm
From Information Clearing House
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50 Statistics About the U.S. Economy That Are Almost Too Crazy to Believe
http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl2/cant-defy-economic-law.html
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Afghanistan
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Dreyfuss
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=John+Browne
rudkla - 16. Jun, 10:03
