Iraq War "Caused Slowdown in the US"
The Australian's Peter Wilson writes: "The Iraq war has cost the US 50-60 times more than the Bush administration predicted and was a central cause of the sub-prime banking crisis threatening the world economy, according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz."
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/022908T.shtml
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The True Cost Of War
By Aida Edemariam
In 2005, a Nobel prize-winning economist began the painstaking process of calculating the true cost of the Iraq war. In his new book, he reveals how short-sighted budget decisions, cover-ups and a war fought in bad faith will affect us all for decades to come.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19443.htm
Economist: War to cost $3.5 trillion
Nobel economist tells Congress about impact of war that White House said would cost $60B.
http://tinyurl.com/ysketb
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=banking+crisis
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Joseph+Stiglitz
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/022908T.shtml
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The True Cost Of War
By Aida Edemariam
In 2005, a Nobel prize-winning economist began the painstaking process of calculating the true cost of the Iraq war. In his new book, he reveals how short-sighted budget decisions, cover-ups and a war fought in bad faith will affect us all for decades to come.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19443.htm
Economist: War to cost $3.5 trillion
Nobel economist tells Congress about impact of war that White House said would cost $60B.
http://tinyurl.com/ysketb
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=banking+crisis
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Joseph+Stiglitz
rudkla - 1. Mär, 09:57