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Nuclear Unicorn

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7. Oil prices falling as US production comes on line also cuts out the lynchpin of his

Reply to PeoViejo (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 03:04 PM

Nov 2014

economic planning. All the more so since he has been threatening to decouple from the dollar.

He was recently declared the World's Most Powerful Man. Apparently, that's not synonymous with smartest.

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Something is going-on in Russia [View all] PeoViejo Nov 2014 OP

Investigation opened up on Putin billionaire pal for money laundering. blm Nov 2014 #1

I hope it's that simple. PeoViejo Nov 2014 #2

This is a very close friend of Putin and one of his advisors. blm Nov 2014 #3

And Putin has tight links to the French far risht "fachosphere" mylye2222 Nov 2014 #8

Putin is not the brightest bulb, he may be going to openly move into Ukraine or CK_John Nov 2014 #4

Yup. CK_John Nov 2014 #11

Gold is a commodity - thus its value is set worldwide, not per country karynnj Nov 2014 #5

Keystone us a go. AngryAmish Nov 2014 #12

so putin says the soviet/nazi non aggression pact was a good thing then the ruble craters. hmmm nt msongs Nov 2014 #6

Oil prices falling as US production comes on line also cuts out the lynchpin of his Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #7

I would argue that the people who designated him the most powerful are not that smart either karynnj Nov 2014 #13

Oil and gas coupled currencies... hunter Nov 2014 #9

Putin is to Russia what Justinian was to Rome. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #10