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MooseTrax

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 08:08 AM Jul 2012

A Voice From The Watery Grave



How's this working for him??


November 1, 2004


"The Arabic-language network Al-Jazeera released a full transcript Monday of the most recent videotape from Osama bin Laden in which the head of al Qaeda said his group's goal is to force America into bankruptcy.

Al-Jazeera aired portions of the videotape Friday but released the full transcript of the entire tape on its Web site Monday.

"We are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy. Allah willing, and nothing is too great for Allah," bin Laden said in the transcript."

2012:

This year, 47 global companies have been unable to keep paying the interest on their debt, which is more than double the levels a year ago, says Standard & Poor's. A majority of those defaults, 25, are by U.S. companies.

"The economy is still fragile," says Diane Vazza of S&P.
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