Terry Blanton wrote: Your post prompted me to look to see who has the most gold:
http://www.globalfirepower.com/list_gold_reserves.asp Mauro Lacy wrote on 1-4-09: Interesting. I didn't know that. I'm not sure to what extent the correlation between a country's gold reserves and the strength of their currency is a valid one. Hi All, A major component of the strength of a currency is the ability of the coiner to commit effective violence, e. g. the Pax Romana. The devil's deal whereby US miltary power guanatees Arab safety in return for Arab refusal to accept anything but dollars for oil has been very successful. In fact, I really became worried about a US attack on the Iranian oil fields when, on 2-17-08, the Iranians opened their own Oil Bourse. So the Bin Laden trades in 3-08 were very scary for me. There will be no stop to the US military buildup under Obama; and thus there will be no diminution in the perks of being the world's biggest bully. Jack Smith
