Interesting article. Though I have my doubts about some of the claims, they seem a bit exaggerated. On the other hand, the authors seem to provide plenty of evidence for their allegations. I'll probably wait for some reputable European historians to review the facts.

Quote Originally Posted by shiningblue
As for america being the most visible country, i totally understand. People like the big dog to fall and the US is under constant scrutiny for their actions no matter what they maybe doing in the world...
Not only being the most visible, but with the highest pretence: land of the free, guardian of human rights & so on. If the US insists on having the moral high ground, it will be judged accordingly. Noone expects Russia or China (let alone Sudan) to be too considerate regarding human rights or collateral damage. Hence their human rights violations (usually) don't get that much public attention.

The US taking gold reserves from Japan that Japan took from different Asian nations? Maybe. The US using that money to fund the arms race during the cold war and now against terrorists in the Middle East? Not Likely. The US in a giant global domination scheme with ties to people in the government of all the G-8 countries
The US most probably had (& has) secret funds for all kinds of purposes. Hence the notion that they used booty gold for these is not too far-fetched. If it was worth $ 500 billion (in modern currency), who knows.
Of course the US has its people (in governments, ministries, secret services) all over the world. If that can be called a global domination scheme, I don't know, but the US surely uses all possible ways to get information & to increase its influence.