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Has the U.S. Seizure of Russian Assets Boomeranged?

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024
And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress … to raise standing armies, unless necessary for the defense of the United States.
– Samuel Adams,
Debates & Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1786-87

HORNBERGER’S BLOG
March 19, 2024
Has the U.S. Seizure of Russian Assets Boomeranged?
After the Pentagon, operating through NATO, succeeded in provoking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S. official and their allies seized $300 billion in Russian assets. The seizers are now talking about giving the loot to Ukrainian officials, who would then use it to buy armaments and ammunition from U.S. “defense” contractors. Meanwhile, the news media is reporting that central banks are purchasing gold in …
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