Quote: Originally Posted by captain morgan
I heard on the radio this morning that China is making a run for being the biggest consumer/buyer of gold having bought approx 500 metric tonnes recently, they may topple India on the purchase/consumption side.
That said, Iran may be forced to expend whatever gold that they have to keep their econ engine running.
What good did the gold do Libya when she kept it in the banks before being 'liberated'. When Germany announced 'their contribution' it was stressed by the speaker several times that it was only 2% of their income and that is probably saved by the higher unemployment they now have and consumption may decrease more than just that amount should the EU and the West contribute to manufacturing decrease even further, total consumption will also decrease. (at least for for some, the elite will just have to slink around more than usual)
Italy is being set us as the 'guardian of Western Interests' in Libra, luck for the EU they just happen to have ports and oil and some new pumps and a great introductory offer for the 'ask no questions', 'do what you're told' crowds. Iran upping contracts with 'the opposition' is just the tit for tat the the security council members have amongst themselves. In typical Treaty Talk the only security they are truly interested in is their own so the opinions of the vast majority of Nations is a list of who the 5 rule over.
The 5 are, in turn, ruled over by the ones that control the money supply.
Should Canada ever want to 'separate' from NATO we might be forced to do the same as Scotland and our Whiskey will become too valuable to drink. A new brand could be marketed under the NewBay's Liquor Emporium located on the shores of the former Hudson's Bay. The Bay's ice is the purification part and the hops (via American Moonshiner reality series) come from Manitoba and west of there. Given the conditions at sea it might be better to ship via submersible bladders that could be 'linked' together with a steering part at the front and a propeller part ar the back powered by the same as a carrier has.
(as a side note why not gift those 8 reactors in the Enterprise to Iran as each could be planted by a major city to supply it's power needs and the 'by products' could be easily tracked as verification nothing funny is going on. For all the hype of why Iran cannot have N-Power the ones complaining are not suggesting any solutions that see Iran have electricity in the same range or capacity as she would with the two plants she has permission to run at full bore if needed. The benefits is all that is being targeted and that means the sanctions are intended to stop the education of the least in their country.
Jimmy Carter 'hired' the 'freedom fighters' in the war with the USSR in Afghanistan 6 months before the invasion created the 'war', to do the same in Iran would not be unheard of as they like to use the same ploys that were used successfully in the past. The loser ended up downsizing within about 10 years of leaving the area (unconquered) Course the US may be paying the Taliban to keep fighting so the war never ends.
Last edited by MHz; Jan 29th, 2012 at 12:22 PM..
