My comment: I am not familiar with the Eastern Europe perspective. Probably Antidefm is much better informed.
About Western Europe, I think that William Engdahl is partly correct. I know from what I perceive and talk that another important share of European economists, and people in general, see those financial failures are a result of lack of professional skills at the other side of the ocean and "ingenuity" (as premier Brown told) at this side of the ocean. I do not know how much percentage would vote for curruption and how much for lack of professional skills. I must say that once the rest of the world took control of the situation last days, the sentiment improved a lot. People in Western Europe now know that that this crisis will have an strong influence in Europe, but they trust that people around the world will handle it since now on. Therefore, although Europeans are furious, that is true, it is also true that it is also mixed with some sort of disdain, a sentiment of "never again". We have to understand that somehow, they also have looked ridiculous before their public opinion because they trusted too much, too long on their American colleagues. I have not been in touch very much with Chinese people lately, but through the very little information that I have exchanged, IMO lack of professional skills is perceived as the basic reason, rather than corruption. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivVhuj6Klo0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PlRqCgAtY Peace and best wishes. Xi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to world-thread@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
