03/07/2010

Bernanke Wrongly Calls "Bizarre" Allegations Cited by Ron Paul

On February 24, Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), at a hearing held by the House Financial Services Committee, asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke whether he was aware of allegations that the Federal Reserve had been complicit in the Watergate cover-up and in the illegal funneling of billions of dollars in loans to Iraq’s Saddam Hussein:

via www.thenewamerican.com

Mar 7, 2010 11:37:57 PM

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