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Helen Borg

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7. Would make a lot of sense.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu Nov 26, 2015, 06:30 AM

Nov 2015

Also, I wonder about all the money lots of big players have invested in futures and other casino gambling speculations regarding oil prices. Those same players may be able to affect real world events so that they win their own gambles.

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