Summary:Â Recent events in the Middle East reveal the emptiness of US foreign policy, our inability to assess situations before we jump in, and an important trend emerging into view. The scorecard so far in the latest round of the never-ending Middle East game: Tunisia — Big changes, but minor effects on the region. Egypt …
“The demise of the dollar“, Robert Fisk, The Independent, 6 October 2009 — “In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading.” In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs …
Today’s hot rumor: Fisk’s story about a conspiracy to wreck the US dollar Read More »
