Truth to Power

Warmongers and the profits they make

For all the contempt that the NeoCons shower upon “Old Europe,” they sure seem to find it a good place to invest and even live. Vice-President Cheney likes to tout how great the American economy is, but he and his wife Lynne don’t have much confidence in the dollar. Kiplinger Reports took a close look at the Cheney’s financial disclosure report recently, and found that the Second Couple is betting against the U. S. economy. The biggest chunk of their estimated $96 million in change is bet on a fund that specializes in predominately European bonds and had only 6% of its assets in dollar-based investments when Kiplinger took a look. (Warren Buffett , no NeoCon, but known for his financial acumen, is doing the same.)

How nice for them. If the Vice-President’s relentless push for a new war against Iran succeeds, and oil prices skyrocket to two or three times the previous record, with a resulting collapse of the dollar, it won’t be the Cheneys who suffer.</i>

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