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keithbvadu2

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10. Trump and Idi Amin on spending money

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:04 PM

Jan 2017

Trump and Idi Amin on spending money

http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1290570/44-money-uganda

A story is told of a former Governor of Bank of Uganda who was killed after defying orders from President Idi Amin to print money. It is reported that Joseph Mubiru, was summoned by Amin and asked to release money urgently. The governor told Amin that the treasury did not have money. -

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"Trumps government looks an awful lot like a badly run business, No wonder his companies kept going [View all] FSogol Jan 2017 OP

The fucker is not qualified to run a cash register at 7-Eleven dalton99a Jan 2017 #1

Make sure a camera is aimed at the cash register and his tiny hands. keithbvadu2 Jan 2017 #8

You got that right madokie Jan 2017 #12

Wait until he decides we won't pay our debts as a way to become debt free. Vinca Jan 2017 #2

He said on the campaign trail that he thought the US should default on US debt. FSogol Jan 2017 #3

that's a violation of the Constitution NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #6

Trump and Idi Amin on spending money keithbvadu2 Jan 2017 #10

By any standard anyone who has as many bankruptcys randr Jan 2017 #4

republicans will spend billions on a wall for no-one & kill Americans with no access to healthcare. Sunlei Jan 2017 #5

we need him out bdamomma Jan 2017 #7

Well, he did promise... El Mimbreno Jan 2017 #9

Man o man madokie Jan 2017 #11