WIN in the Gulf An hour before dawn, in the Straits of Hormuz: a dark and dangerous time and place. The air was a chill mixture of sea and sweetness, giving no hint of the heat that would be generated once day took over. The massive Japanese-registered oil-tanker Son of Takashuni slowly ploughed its way towards the Gulf of Oman and parative safety. Its vast deck rolled gently; the tall superstructure, rising from the stem, looking like a block of flats, appeared to tip more violently than th
The means of destruction are approaching perfection with frightful rapidity. BARON ANTOINE HENRI JOMINI. 1838 1 Terry Franklin was a spy. This afternoon in February, in a small cubbyhole in the basement of the Pentagon, he was practicing his trade. It was tedious work. He adjusted the screen brightness on his puter monitor and tapped the secret access code of the user he was pretending to be tonight. Now the file name, also special access, a classification higher than top secret. He had to b
近代史上各国的金融战争金融战争已成为各国主要的战争模式 第一章近代史上各国的金融战争 我有两个主要的敌人:一个是我面前的南方军队,还有一个就是后面的金融机构。在这两者之中,后者才是最大的威胁。我看见未来的一场令我颤抖的危机正在向我们靠近,让我对我们国家的安危颤栗不已。金钱的力量将继续统治并伤害着人民,直到财富最终积聚到少数人手里,我们的共和国将被摧毁。我现在对这个国家安危的焦虑胜过以往任何时候,甚至比在战争中更为焦虑。——美国第十六任总统亚伯拉翰?林肯 一个伟大的工业国家被信用系统牢牢地控制着,这个信用系统高度地集中。这个国家的发展和我们所有的活动完全掌握在少数人手中。我们已经完全陷于最糟糕的统治之下,一种世界上最完全,最彻底的控制。政府不再有自由的意见,不再拥有司法定罪权,不再是那个多数选民选择的政府,而是在极少数拥有支配权的人的意见和强迫之下的政府。...
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1 World Without End If a killing type of virus strain should suddenly arise by mutation ... it could, because of the rapid transportation in which we indulge nowadays, be carried to the far corners of the earth and cause the deaths of millions of people. - W. M. Stanley, in Chemical and Engineering News, Dec. 22, 1947. Chapter 1 ... and the government of the United States of America is herewith suspended, except in the District of Columbia, as of the emergency. Federal officers, includ
Lennart Sane who is not only the best at what he does but who is also a nice guy. And to Elisabeth Sane who is as charming as her husband. PART ONE Shattering the Past The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn. -H. G. Wells The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. -C. G. Jung ONE 1...
坐庄的原理在大街上,有时可以看到一种玩38的临时赌局。一个人拿着一个小酒杯,酒杯里有一个白色的小片,小片的一面写着3,另一面写着8,他一面快速地在地上转着酒杯,一面口中念念有词,不外是解说规则招呼围观者下注。随着酒杯旋转,杯中的小片也跟着翻滚,转上一阵后,他突然用一块硬纸板把杯口盖上,周围的人开始压钱。由于小片一直在晃动,看清上面的字多少是有些困难的,所以有人压3有人压8。压完之后一开盖,压对的一赔一,压错的压多少全输掉。这个游戏看似对压钱的人有利,因为只要眼力好,仔细看,就算不是每一次都能看准,至少能对多错少,只要看的仔细些,应该是只赢不输。但一玩就知道了,有时候看的清清楚楚是3,可一开盖却是8。玩的人只以为是自己没看清,于是更仔细的看,看清楚了再压,结果还是有时对有时错,等玩一段时间再看,肯定是输钱多赢钱少。...
作者简介埃迪耶德·巴卡斯:Adjiedj Bakas,声誉甚隆的未来学者、作家与演讲家。他也是销售达数十万本的畅销书──《欧洲大趋势》的作者。他每年巡回世界演讲超过250场以上,并多次来华,最近的一次是2007年的演讲。而2009年,他将再一次来中国举行一次大型演讲。出版社:机械工业出版社 金融界《大趋势》 金融海啸过后,未来世界的金融面貌! 你能想象未来世界的金融是怎样的情况吗? 作者认为,全球各国的财政部门、银行、保险业以及社会福利机关将出现结构性的革命。新兴国家如中国、巴西、俄罗斯、印度等将在这波洗牌之中填补空缺,占据有利的位置;未来欧美的银行与保险业将会被中东与亚洲地区的政府债券入主;高科技以及21世纪的新产业也将与传统金融产业一起流动!...