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October 27, 2007
Bang, bang goes petrol
The US administration is queerly talented in enriching its enemies while engaging in pointless, self-defeating particularly nuisible form of extra territorality in its unilateralism.
I don't know that I could put it better than Stephens: "the White House once again seems hell-bent on being outwitted in the court of global opinion; and, maybe, on making a strategic miscalculation that could make the war in Iraq look like a sideshow."
Regardless, while dealing with big international money center banks has its efficiencies, there is other non-transparent sources of financing, and while perhaps less skilled, their equally non-transparent friends in Dubai's 2nd to 3rd tier operators can get by.
I am merely happy to have a new found interest in likely benefiting parties.
Posted by The Lounsbury at October 27, 2007 01:18 AM
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Biodiesel, eh?
This: The rising tempo of speculation is easily explained. The starting point is the political timetable. If Mr Bush does intend to act, he has to do so soon. The window of opportunity for an attack, the conventional wisdom has it, will close next summer. Even this president cannot take the nation into another war of choice once the 2008 election campaign is under way.
...assumes firstly, that Bush cares about the future of the GOP, which he hasn't at all so far. Secondly, that Republicans (what's left of them) are against an attack. They're not, quite the opposite. Finally, if the administration was rational, it wouldn't even consider bombs when its army is embroiled in wars to its breaking point on either side of Iran. I believe an attack will be as likely a month before the election as today. The question is whether the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be able to keep stalling them. Linkie.
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at October 27, 2007 07:54 PM
