[ClubOfRomeII]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Novus', '
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Iran is the largest producer of natural gas after Russia.

[rwwff]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ClubOfRomeII', 'C')ould be!! But alot of people have been betting against carrier battle groups for a long time, and I imagine the game will continue until someone finds and builds something better. But it ain't happened yet.

[ClubOfRomeII]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Free', 'L')et's also not forget:
1.) the reason for the European naval build up, namely enforcing peace in Lebanon.

[cube]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rwwff', '.')...
While it would be interesting to see some results from a non asymetric engagement, I don't think the Sunburn's will do the task.

Warhead is just too small. Could do some serious damage I'm sure, but there won't be any carriers sunk via sunburn.
....

[rwwff]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', 'S')o why is it that no one takes anti ship missiles that seriously?

[ClubOfRomeII]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', '
')
So why is it that no one takes anti ship missiles that seriously?

[cube]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ClubOfRomeII', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', '
')
So why is it that no one takes anti ship missiles that seriously?

[ClubOfRomeII]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ClubOfRomeII', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', '
')
So why is it that no one takes anti ship missiles that seriously?

[rwwff]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', 'H')owever the Brits certainly do take anti-ship missiles very seriously. They lost 2 ships courtesy of Exocet missiles in the Falklands War. Rumor has it that the word "Exocet" is now an english word meaning "a devastating attack".

[airstrip1]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
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They lost two ships as a result of fire, not from the explosive of the weapon. No US carrier would ever be in that situation.

[thecelt]

with all this talk about america entering a recession or even a depression in 2007 the imf 2007 oil price forecast of $75.50 is pretty optimistic . demand destruction resulting from a us recession could reduce consumption of oil by 10% plus equating to over 2.5 million barrels a day in lost demand . thats the equivalent to a new supply source the equivalent to norway. if that occurs prices would be doing well to stay about $60 a barrell.

[ClubOfRomeII]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('airstrip1', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
')
They lost two ships as a result of fire, not from the explosive of the weapon. No US carrier would ever be in that situation.

[ClubOfRomeII]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('thecelt', 'w')ith all this talk about america entering a recession or even a depression in 2007 the imf 2007 oil price forecast of $75.50 is pretty optimistic . demand destruction resulting from a us recession could reduce consumption of oil by 10% plus equating to over 2.5 million barrels a day in lost demand . thats the equivalent to a new supply source the equivalent to norway. if that occurs prices would be doing well to stay about $60 a barrell.

[rwwff]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ClubOfRomeII', 'm')ight even collapse depending on how cheesed the Saudi's get at being the swing producer of last resort. Again.

[shortonoil]

ClubOfRomeII said:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'Y')ou force SA to cut back production by 2.5 MBO/D and they are going to start getting cranky. You put a 5 MBO/D dent in worldwide demand with a decent recession in more than the US and the price will go down and might even collapse depending on how cheesed the Saudi's get at being the swing producer of last resort. Again.

[ClubOfRomeII]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shortonoil', '[')b]ClubOfRomeII said:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'Y')ou force SA to cut back production by 2.5 MBO/D and they are going to start getting cranky. You put a 5 MBO/D dent in worldwide demand with a decent recession in more than the US and the price will go down and might even collapse depending on how cheesed the Saudi's get at being the swing producer of last resort. Again.

[shortonoil]

ClubOfRomeII said:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'G')hawar in 2003 was making more oil than it did in 1991. Where do you get your figures for an 8% decline, considering over these 12 years it didn't decline AT ALL?

[ClubOfRomeII]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shortonoil', '[')b]ClubOfRomeII said:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')here do you get your figures for an 8% decline, considering over the 90's it didn't decline AT ALL?

[wisconsin_cur]

IMF Chief warns dollar may suffer 'abrupt fall'


$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he head of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo Rato, warned Monday there are risks of an "abrupt fall" in the dollar, linked to a loss of confidence in dollar assets.

"There are risks that an abrupt fall in the dollar could either be triggered by, or itself trigger, a loss of confidence in dollar assets," Rato told the IMF board of governors.

He also appeared to suggest that Europe could take steps to temper the strong appreciation of the euro.

"There is a risk that exchange rate appreciation in countries with flexible exchange rates -- including the euro area -- could hurt their growth prospects, and that in these circumstances protectionist pressures could worsen," he said on the final day of the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank.

The outgoing IMF managing director spoke as the European single currency hit a new high of 1.4347 dollars and global equity markets tumbled amid growing fears a US housing-related credit crunch could pitch the world's biggest economy into recession.

[Petrodollar]

...here's how Bernacke intends to "protect" the US economy...can you say I-N-F-L-A-T-I-ON? Good, now let try an old yet new word: STAGFLATION....


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1193932 ... lenews_wsj

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Fed Injects $41 Billion in Liquidity
By EMILY BARRETT
November 1, 2007 11:55 a.m.

NEW YORK -- The Federal Reserve pumped a total $41 billion to the U.S. financial system in three separate operations Thursday, amounting to the largest injection of funds since the liquidity crisis took hold this summer.

The size of the injection may come as a surprise, coming just a day after the central bank delivered its second consecutive rate cut. Wednesday's 25 basis point cut -- which brings the target rate to 4.5% -- follows a half percentage-point drop in September, which was intended in part to help ease stubbornly high lending rates in the interbank market.

The New York Federal Reserve's Web site announced a one-day repurchase of $12 billion, alongside a $21 billion seven-day, and a $8 billion 14-day operation. The total exceeds the $38 billion injection back in August that marked the largest contribution to the market in a single day since the World Trade Center attacks in 2001.

"This morning's combined RP package of $41 billion is significantly larger than we had expected based on our tentative reserve projections," said Lou Crandall, chief economist with Wrightson ICAP.

It slightly undershoots the $42.5 billion in funds maturing Thursday. But the size of the operation suggests that the Fed isn't yet prepared to allow its additional liquidity to drain from a financial system still in recovery mode.