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VIDEO: Nixon Ends Bretton Woods International Monetary System

Monday, February 23, 2009 20:05 No Comments

August 15, 1971
Richard Nixon ends the Bretton Woods international monetary system and removes the gold backing of the US dollar. Nixon claimed that the move was temporary and was geared toward “Defending” the dollar.
“Your dollar will be worth just as much tomorrow as it is today!” Not Quite DICK!
PS- What’d you do with all that [...]

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Chevron in the White House – Amy Goodman

Thursday, December 4, 2008 8:40 No Comments

President-elect Barack Obama introduced his principal national-security Cabinet selections to the world Monday and left no doubt that he intends to start his administration on a war footing. Perhaps the least well known among them is retired Marine Gen. James Jones, Obama’s pick for national security adviser. The position is crucial—think of the power that [...]

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