[Chaparral]

This is a most revolting development. How are the economic hit men going to make a living if everyone pays off their debts? This might create job opportunities for the jackals to come in and persuade these nations to take on new debt.

[greenworm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') think far from a failure, this is a success of IMF policies to get their respective financial houses in order.

[KevO]

Bloomberg Article Here
" Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The International Monetary Fund raised its 2007 oil-price forecast 20 percent to $75.50 a barrel, citing the risk of cuts in supplies from major producers as consumption rises.

The projection was raised from the $63 estimated in April, the Washington-based fund said in its semi-annual World Economic Outlook today in Singapore. The IMF's number tops all but one of the 30 analysts' predictions tracked by Bloomberg.

``With spare capacity remaining at very low levels, supply concerns have played a growing role in pushing up oil prices,'' the IMF said in its World Economic Outlook published today. ``A major disruption in a large producer or a further escalation of security concerns in the Middle East could well lead to another upward oil price spike.'' "

more at link

[KevO]

do they know something we predict?

[shortonoil]

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This could have something to due with the reports that the Middle East is on the verge of exploding. The Europeans are now amassing the greatest navel fleet in the Mid, that has been seen since War II!

DEBKAfile Exclusive Military Report

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')his expectation has brought together the greatest sea and air armada Europe has ever assembled at any point on earth since World War II: two carriers with 75 fighter-bombers, spy planes and helicopters on their decks; 15 warships of various types – 7 French, 5 Italian, 2-3 Green, 3-5 German, and five American; thousands of Marines – French, Italian and German, as well as 1,800 US Marines.

[KevO]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shortonoil', '.')

This could have something to due with the reports that the Middle East is on the verge of exploding. The Europeans are now amassing the greatest navel fleet in the Mid, that has been seen since War II!

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[rwwff]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shortonoil', 'I') expect that we are in for a serious wakeup call, and morons of FOX aren’t going to tell us about it until the bell goes off.

[Fergus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shortonoil', '.')

This could have something to due with the reports that the Middle East is on the verge of exploding. The Europeans are now amassing the greatest navel fleet in the Mid, that has been seen since War II!

DEBKAfile Exclusive Military Report

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')his expectation has brought together the greatest sea and air armada Europe has ever assembled at any point on earth since World War II: two carriers with 75 fighter-bombers, spy planes and helicopters on their decks; 15 warships of various types – 7 French, 5 Italian, 2-3 Green, 3-5 German, and five American; thousands of Marines – French, Italian and German, as well as 1,800 US Marines.

[seahorse2]

The massive amout JP Morgan put into natural gas is just astounding. Others have argued it wouldn't be possible to manipulate markets, I don't think so, especially when we see these large traders are exempt from SEC regs for national security reasons.

[ClubOfRomeII]

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This could have something to due with the reports that the Middle East is on the verge of exploding. The Europeans are now amassing the greatest navel fleet in the Mid, that has been seen since War II!

[KevO]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ClubOfRomeII', '
')Unless of course we want to relive ancient history, prior to the 21st century, by which time Europeans were mostly irrelevant?

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rwwff said:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')nd when they do, it'll be set to a "March on Victory" music and screaching pictures of F/A 18 Super Hornets.

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ClubOfRomeII said:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'L')ets not get to excited now when we talk about ANYTHING European, and naval, in the same sentence.

[Novus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shortonoil', '.')
http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1208

Also, it could be that other things are percolating below our radar. J.B. Morgan has, in the last quarter floated $5.5 trillion, (almost one half of the GNP for the US), in derivatives on natural gas. Since natgas is supposedly above inventory levels for this time of year, what do they know that we don’t! $5.5 trillion is not bird seed money; this is mind binding!

[rwwff]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shortonoil', 'I') hope your WWI combat boots still fit.

[ipWinston]

I'm visitng the IMF with my college class tomorrow and we're encouraged to ask questions...
any suggestions?

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Novus said:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')ran is the largest producer of natural gas after Russia. So basically one of the largest banks in America has placed a 5 trillion dollar bet that Iran will be attacked and world natural gas supplies will be severely interupted..

[rwwff]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shortonoil', 'W')hen these vipers are done it will be ironic that the money they stole at the expense of 100,000s of thousand lives and their nation’s misery, will be absolutely useless.

[Free]

Let's also not forget:
1.) the reason for the European naval build up, namely enforcing peace in Lebanon.

2.) the poor reputation of DEBKA, who repeatedly have proven to report biased and sensational. Namely they spread the meme of "WWIII around the corner because of evil Iran muslim conspiracy only waiting to attack blah blah blah...."

[ClubOfRomeII]

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ClubOfRomeII said:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'L')ets not get to excited now when we talk about ANYTHING European, and naval, in the same sentence.