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Historians warning of a sudden 'thief at night,' an 'accelerating car crash'

By Paul B. Farrell

Harvard's Niall Ferguson, one of the world's leading financial historians, echoes Diamond's warning: "Imperial collapse may come much more suddenly than many historians imagine. A combination of fiscal deficits and military overstretch suggests that the United States may be the next empire on the precipice." Yes, America is on the edge.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24949.htm



Stumbling About In the Graveyard of Empires

By David Michael Green

Where is the public which, in a democracy, can control their government? Where are the fine American citizens, with their "Support the Troops" bumper-stickers cracked and fading on the back of their SUVs? Where are the great advocates of Christian morality, reading about cheek-turning in their bibles at night, and pouring out of churches on Sunday mornings? Where are they, indeed?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25038.htm

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How Dare You Tell the Truth About the Empire
http://www.lewrockwell.com/greenwald/greenwald63.html



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