Posted on 11/24/2008 11:16:12 PM PST by solfour
"By 1998, when I first made my prediction, it had exceeded $2 trillion. Now it is more than 11 trillion. This is a pyramid that can only collapse."
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"It is already collapsing. Due to the financial crisis, three of the largest and oldest five banks on Wall Street have already ceased to exist, and two are barely surviving."
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"Two countries could assume this role: China, with its vast reserves, and Russia, which could play the role of a regulator in Eurasia."
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"Millions of citizens there have lost their savings. ... whole cities will be left without work ... by spring, it will be clear that there are no miracles ... vulnerable political setup ... lack of unified national laws ... divisions among the elite"
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He predicted that the U.S. will break up into six parts - the Pacific coast, with its growing Chinese population; the South, with its Hispanics; Texas, where independence movements are on the rise; the Atlantic coast, with its distinct and separate mentality; five of the poorer central states with their large Native American populations; and the northern states, where the influence from Canada is strong.
He even suggested that "we could claim Alaska - it was only granted on lease, after all."
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"In 2006 a secret agreement was reached between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. on a common Amero currency as a new monetary unit."
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"We [Russia] must break the strings tying us to the financial Titanic, which in my view will soon sink."
(Excerpt) Read more at en.rian.ru ...
Wow. I’ve seen wishful thinking, but this takes the cake.
Financial services? Tourism?
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