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13 Oct, 2008

Brilliant Counterterrorism Tactic

Posted by: Noah Horton In: Politics

Great tactic used against the IRA in the Washington Post::
One of the most interesting operations was the laundry mat [sic]. Having lost many troops and civilians to bombings, the Brits decided they needed to determine who was making the bombs and where they were being manufactured. One bright fellow recommended they operate a laundry [...]

01 Oct, 2008

$700B in T-Bills makes the problem worse

Posted by: Noah Horton In: Business| Politics

Interesting comments from Naked Capitalism. I had wondered what the new influx of T-Bills would do, but here is a better analysis than mine.
Bailout Bill To Make Money Market Liquidity Crunch Worse?
The bailout, I mean rescue plan, can be seen as nothing less than a new Ponzi scheme. It works like this:
Fed as only [...]


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