The IMF and World Bank are not exsactly representing the interests of nations, per se.geoff said:The term is unimportant. Foreign policy is dictated by all nations to the extent they're able.
Well they must have a reason then, eh?leopold said:frankly i find it hard to believe that the US government would intentionally bankrupt a nation for no reason.
Such sentiments would be more reassuring coming from people who know what "structural adjustiment" and the like are. The people who do know don't speak with the same confidence when they say such things. You get more along the lines of "The US has a lot of virtues, but - - - - "leopold said:there is a piece of the puzzle we are missing here sam because the US is not some kind of evil empire.
They did what? Not on my planet.diamond said:If these people truly desired to give these regions self-determination, they could have easily done it. Look how easily they supported the independence of East Timor.
No it isn't. The supremicist types are perfectly happy to let you keep your culture, and they have no real idea there even is a Muslim world. They certainly aren't staying up late at night trying to think of ways to subjugate all the Muslims.diamond said:This has always been their game, and at this age it is centered around subjugating the Muslim world. There main goal is to wipe our culture of the map and make us their cultural slaves.
They want oil and stuff like that. Your culture is only noticed to the extent it becomes an obstacle or a threat. You could be Zoroastrians, it wouldn't matter.