Challenging the mighty dollar

[Pharaoh]

By Ramin Davoodi

It's becoming increasingly obvious that there is a looming crisis brewing over Iran. The true 'whys' and 'whats' of the issue, however, are clouded to the American public due to our modern press and to the nature of the underlying stakes involved.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article12254.htm

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[liberal N proud]

1. It is why we attacked Iraq as well...

Saddam had decided to do this before Iran

In 2004, Iran decided to do what Iraq did before it -- start the process of eventually selling its oil and natural gas in euros instead of the globally mandated US dollar. Yet, Iran is 'one-upping' Iraq by starting its own energy exchange, labeled the Iran Oil Bourse, which would rival the aforementioned exchanges in London and New York.