Hosts and Parasites
The Consequences of Default By Michael Hudson What happens when a country goes broke? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23811.htm === Americans Pull Strings in Afghan Election By Eric Margolis Henry Kissinger once observed that being America's ally can be more dangerous than being its enemy. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23808.htm === Welcome to 2025 American Preeminence Is Disappearing Fifteen Years Early By Michael T. Klare It may take a decade or two (or three) before historians will be able to look back and say with assurance, "That was the moment when the United States ceased to be the planet's preeminent power and was forced to behave like another major player in a world of many competing great powers." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23817.htm === Are You Ready for the Next Crisis? By Paul Craig Roberts Evidence that the US is a failed state is piling up faster than I can record it. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23810.htm === After the Billionaires Plundered Alabama Town, Troops Were Called in ... Illegally By Mark Ames One of this year's more disturbing stories that were ignored was the illegal Army occupation of Samson, Alab., in March following a shooting spree that raged across two towns by a disgruntled worker, leaving 11 people dead. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23812.htm === Detroit House Auction Flops For Urban Wasteland By Kevin Krolicki After five hours of calling out a drumbeat of "no bid" for properties listed in an auction book as thick as a city phone directory, the energy of the county auctioneer began to flag. "OK," he said. "We only have 300 more pages to go." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23813.htm === The US Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex By Larry Wilkerson: The beginning of the American "Imperial Rome" and Eisenhower's warning. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23809.htm === "Will the Dollar Still be the World's Reserve Currency in 5 Years?" Interview with Prof. Menzie D. Chinn By Mike Whitney The Fed's measures have probably weakened the dollar over the short term; but in staving off a worse recession in the US (and a collapse in the financial system), it has probably meant a stronger currency over the medium term. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23814.htm === --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/shadowgovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
