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: 22.11.2005
: 968

: , 8 2006, 14:58:21     :

Zabougornov ():

ß òîæå ñîãëàñåí ÷òî "íà Ïîòñäàìñêîé êîíôåðåíöèè Òðóìýí ñîîáùèë Ñòàëèíó î òîì, ÷òî ÑØÀ ñòàëè ðàñïîëàãàòü îðóæèåì îãðîìíîé ñèëû".

Ñóòü ñîîáùåíèÿ åñòåñòâåííî íå ìåíÿåòñÿ, íî òîëüêî íàäî çíàòü ýòó ñàìóþ ñóòü.


Ýòî äà, íî ìîå âíèìàíèå ïðèâëåê íå ýòîò îáùåèçâåñòíûé ôàêò, à òî, ÷òî Ñòàëèí íåäâóñìûñëåííî îäîáðèë ïðèìåíåíèå ýòîãî ñâåðõîðóæèÿ ïðîòèâ ÿïîíöåâ. ß ðàíüøå ýòîãî íå çíàë, è â îòå÷åñòâåííîé ëèòåðàòóðå âïåðâûå ïðî÷èòàë îá ýòîì â óïîìÿíóòîé êíèæêå ýòîãî ãåáèñòà. Ïîíÿòíî, ïî÷åìó â ñîâåòñêîé èñòîðèîãðàôèè ðåàêöèþ Ñòàëèíà íå îïèñûâàëè - êàê æå ïîòîì îáâèíÿòü ÑØÀ â âàðâàðñêîé áîìáàðäèðîâêå, åñëè ñàì Ñòàëèí îäîáðèë åå ïðèìåíåíèå (à âíåøíþþ ïîëèòèêó Ñòàëèíà ó íàñ íèêîãäà íå êðèòèêîâàëè). Òàê, âñå-òàêè, îäîáðÿë Ñòàëèí èñïîëüçîâàíèå ýòîé îãðîìíîé ðàçðóøèòåëüíîé ñèëû ïðîòèâ ÿïîíöåâ èëè íåò? Òóò, êîíå÷íî, íàäî ÷èòàòü íå Ñîâåòñêóþ Ðîññèþ, à ó÷àñòíèêîâ áåñåäû.

À âîò è âîñïîìèíàíèÿ ó÷àñòíèêîâ:
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President Truman's version:

On July 24 I casually mentioned to Stalin that we had a new weapon of unusual destructive force. The Russian Premier showed no special interest. All he said was he was glad to hear it and hoped we would make "good use of it against the Japanese."

Harry S. Truman, Year of Decisions (Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1955) p. 416.
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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's version:

I was perhaps five yards away, and I watched with the closest attention the momentous talk. I knew what the President was going to do. What was vital to measure was its effect on Stalin. I can see it all as if it were yesterday. He seemed to be delighted. A new bomb! Of extraordinary power! Probably decisive on the whole Japanese war! What a bit of luck!

Winston Churchill, Triumph and Tragedy (Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1953) pp 669-70
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Secretary of State James Byrnes' version I:

At the close of the meeting of the Big Three on the afternoon of July 24, the President walked around the large circular table to talk to Stalin. After a brief conversation the President rejoined me and we rode back to the "Little White House" together. He said he had told Stalin that, after long experimentation, we had developed a new bomb far more destructive than any other known bomb, and that we planned to use it very soon unless Japan surrendered. Stalin's only reply was to say that he was glad to hear of the bomb and he hoped we would use it.

James F. Byrnes, Speaking Frankly (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1947) p. 263.
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Òàê ÷òî íàø ãåáèñò íå ñîâðàë. Äåéñòâèòåëüíî, Ñòàëèí ñêàçàë Òðóìýíó, ÷òî íàäååòñÿ, ÷òî ýòî ñâåðõìîùíîå îðóæèå áóäåò ïðèìåíåíî ïðîòèâ ßïîíèè.

Íàäåæäà Ñòàëèíà ñáûëàñü. È òåïåðü åñòü çàìå÷àòåëüíûé ïîâîä ãîâîðèòü î âàðâàðñòâå àìåðèêàíöåâ íà ôîíå ìèðîëþáèâîé ïîëèòèêè ÑÑÑÐ.
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: 06.04.2006
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: , 11 2006, 12:38:07     :

Òþþþþ... ÷òî òâîðèööî - âàùå ÷óìà! Shocked
"À ÿ è íå çíàëà, ÷òî àìåðèêàíöû òàêèå óìíûå áûâàþò!" ïî÷òè (ñ) Cool Laughing


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Áóäóùèé øåô Ïåíòàãîíà ïîõâàëèë Ïóòèíà
Ãåîðãèé Ñòåïàíîâ

"Âëàäèìèð Ïóòèí ñòðåìèòñÿ âåðíóòü Ðîññèè ñòàòóñ âåëèêîé äåðæàâû" - ýòè ñëîâà íå âûãëÿäåëè áû ñåíñàöèåé, åñëè áû íå ïðèíàäëåæàëè Ðîáåðòó Ãåéòñó, áåç ïÿòè ìèíóò øåôó Ïåíòàãîíà. Âûñòóïàÿ ïåðåä ñåíàòñêèì êîìèòåòîì ïî âîîðóæåííûì ñèëàì, 63-ëåòíèé äîêòîð íàóê, çíàòîê èñòîðèè ÑÑÑÐ è áûâøèé äèðåêòîð ÖÐÓ äàë ðîññèéñêîìó ïðåçèäåíòó òàêóþ îöåíêó, êàêàÿ íå çâó÷àëà èç óñò âåäóùèõ àìåðèêàíñêèõ ïîëèòèêîâ óæå äàâíî.

Çàñëóøàâ Ãåéòñà è áóêâàëüíî çàñûïàâ åãî âîïðîñàìè, ñåíàòñêèé êîìèòåò åäèíîãëàñíî ïðîãîëîñîâàë çà ýòó êàíäèäàòóðó, âûäâèíóòóþ íàêàíóíå Áóøåì íà ïîñò ìèíèñòðà îáîðîíû.

"Ïóòèí ïûòàåòñÿ âîçðîäèòü â Ðîññèè íàöèîíàëüíóþ ãîðäîñòü. Âîò ïî÷åìó îí òàê ïîïóëÿðåí ó ñåáÿ äîìà... Ñåé÷àñ â Ðîññèè åñòü ñâîáîäû, êîòîðûõ íå áûëî â Ñîâåòñêîì Ñîþçå", - çàÿâèë Ãåéòñ. Ïî åãî ìíåíèþ, íåò íè÷åãî ïëîõîãî â òîì, ÷òî Ïóòèí "ñòðåìèòñÿ âîññòàíîâèòü âëèÿíèå Ðîññèè íà áëèæíåå çàðóáåæüå". "ß íå äóìàþ, ÷òî îí õî÷åò âíîâü ïîäìÿòü ïîä ñåáÿ ðåñïóáëèêè, ðàíåå âõîäèâøèå â ñîñòàâ ÑÑÑÐ. Åìó íå íóæíû èõ ïðîáëåìû", - çàìåòèë áóäóùèé ãëàâà Ïåíòàãîíà.

Çàòåì, ïðàâäà, Ãåéòñ ïðåäóïðåäèë îá "îïàñíîé çàâèñèìîñòè" Çàïàäíîé Åâðîïû îò ðîññèéñêèõ íåôòè è ãàçà. Îí íàïîìíèë, ÷òî â íà÷àëå ÿíâàðÿ Ìîñêâà íà íåñêîëüêî äíåé ïåðåêðûëà ãàç Óêðàèíå: "Îíè, ïîõîæå, çàáûëè, ÷òî ãàç â Çàïàäíóþ Åâðîïó èäåò ÷åðåç Óêðàèíó, è åâðîïåéöû òîæå ïîñòðàäàëè".

Âïðî÷åì, íà ñëóøàíèÿõ â ñåíàòå äîìèíèðîâàëà íå ðîññèéñêàÿ, à èðàêñêàÿ òåìà. Ïðèçíàâ, ÷òî ÑØÀ íå ñïîñîáíû âûèãðàòü âîéíó â ýòîé ñòðàíå, Ãåéòñ âûðàçèë íàäåæäó, ÷òî ñèòóàöèÿ â Èðàêå ñòàáèëèçèðóåòñÿ â òå÷åíèå ãîäà-äâóõ.  ïðîòèâíîì ñëó÷àå, ïî åãî ñëîâàì, âåëèê ðèñê ðåãèîíàëüíîãî êîíôëèêòà - ñ ó÷àñòèåì Ñèðèè, Òóðöèè, Ñàóäîâñêîé Àðàâèè è Èðàíà.

Ãåéòñ êàòåãîðè÷åñêè ïðîòèâ âîåííîé àêöèè â îòíîøåíèè Èðàíà, õîòÿ è ñ÷èòàåò, ÷òî Òåãåðàí òàéíî ðàáîòàåò íàä ñîçäàíèåì ÿäåðíîãî îðóæèÿ: "Ïîñëåäñòâèÿ òàêîãî êîíôëèêòà áóäóò óæàñàþùèìè". Íà âîïðîñ î ñòåïåíè óãðîçû Àìåðèêå ñî ñòîðîíû áåí Ëàäåíà Ãåéòñ îòâåòèë, ÷òî ëèäåð "Àëü-Êàèäû" óæå äàëåêî íå òàê îïàñåí, êàê â 2001 ãîäó: "Íå èñêëþ÷åíî, ÷òî ýòîò ÷åëîâåê ìåðòâ èëè òÿæåëî áîëåí".
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: 06.04.2006
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: , 27 2007, 08:03:51     :

Òàê, ïîõîæå åùå íå âñå êîí÷åíî.
Íà ïîìîùü ïðèõîäÿò îâöû. Cool


http://news.mail.ru/society/1286895/print/
27.03

Àìåðèêàíñêèå ó÷åíûå ñîçäàëè ÷åëîâåêà-îâöó
Àìåðèêàíñêèå ó÷åíûå ñêðåñòèëè ÷åëîâåêà è îâöó. Ïîëó÷èâøàÿñÿ õèìåðà íà 85% ñîñòîèò èç êëåòîê îâöû è íà 15% èç êëåòîê ÷åëîâåêà. ×òîáû ñîçäàòü ãèáðèä…

×òîáû ñîçäàòü ãèáðèä ÷åëîâåêà è îâöû, ó÷åíûå ââåëè ÷åëîâå÷åñêèå ñòâîëîâûå êëåòêè â ýìáðèîí îâöû, ïèøåò gazeta.ru.

Ñîçäàíèåì õèìåð ãåíåòèêè èç óíèâåðñèòåòà Íåâàäû çàíèìàþòñÿ äëÿ òîãî, ÷òîáû íàó÷èòüñÿ "âûðàùèâàòü" ÷åëîâå÷åñêèå îðãàíû âíóòðè òåëà æèâîòíîãî äëÿ ïîñëåäóþùåé òðàíñïëàíòàöèè.

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Äîáðûé Àäìèíèñòðàòîð (èíîãäà)


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: , 21 2007, 12:49:30     :

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Ïàäåíèå äîëëàðà: îò ñèìâîëà ãåãåìîíèè ê ïðåçèðàåìîé âàëþòå

Ýíäè Ìàêñìèò

Ïàäåíèå àìåðèêàíñêîãî äîëëàðà, êîòîðûé ïî÷òè öåëûé âåê áûë ñèìâîëîì ãëîáàëüíîé ãåãåìîíèè ÑØÀ, íàñòîëüêî óñóãóáèëîñü, ÷òî íåêîòîðûå ýêñïåðòû òåïåðü îïàñàþòñÿ íåîáðàòèìîñòè ýòîãî ïðîöåññà.

Ïîñëå íåñêîëüêèõ ìåñÿöåâ êðóïíûõ è íåïðåêðàùàþùèõñÿ ïðîáëåì íà ôèíàíñîâûõ ðûíêàõ íåäîâåðèå ê ìèðîâîé âàëþòå, èìåþùåé çíà÷åíèå ñâîåãî ðîäà òîòåìà, íàñòîëüêî øèðîêî ðàñïðîñòðàíèëîñü, ÷òî âñå áîëüøå òðåéäåðîâ ìåæäóíàðîäíîãî ðûíêà ïåðåâîäÿò ñâîè êàïèòàëû â áîëåå êðåïêèå âàëþòû – íàïðèìåð, åâðî, êóðñ êîòîðîãî ê äîëëàðó íåäàâíî âûðîñ äî ðåêîðäíîãî óðîâíÿ.

"Åñëè ó àìåðèêàíñêîãî áèçíåñìåíà åñòü âûáîð, îí âîçüìåò ëþáûå äåíüãè, êðîìå äîëëàðîâ, – ïîÿñíèë â÷åðà Äýâèä Áüþèê èç Cantor Index. – ß ïðåäïî÷åë áû ïîëó÷àòü â èåíàõ, à åñëè ýòî íåâîçìîæíî, òî â åâðî èëè â ôóíòàõ ñòåðëèíãîâ".

Ìýòüþ Îñáîðí èç Armstrong International äîáàâèë: "Áîëüøèíñòâî ïðåäïî÷òåò ôóíòû ñòåðëèíãîâ. Ïðàâäà, â Ñèòè íàéäåòñÿ íåñêîëüêî áèðæåâûõ èãðîêîâ, êîòîðûå ñ÷èòàþò, ÷òî äîëëàðû íàäî áðàòü ñåé÷àñ, ïîêà îíè äåøåâûå, è ïîäåðæàòü ó ñåáÿ ãîä. Íî ïðîáëåìà î÷åíü ñåðüåçíàÿ: ëþäè, êîòîðûå â èþëå èëè àâãóñòå äóìàëè: "Ìíå ïëàòÿò â äîëëàðàõ, è ýòî äîñàäíî", òåïåðü çàäóìûâàþòñÿ, êóäà áû óñòðîèòüñÿ ðàáîòàòü, êàê áû ïîëó÷èòü áîíóñ".

Êðàõ ðûíêà âûñîêîðèñêîâàííûõ èïîòå÷íûõ êðåäèòîâ â ÑØÀ, ïîäñòåãèâàþùèé íåñòàáèëüíîñòü äîëëàðà, óæå ñâàëèë îäèí áðèòàíñêèé áàíê – Northern Rock – è âûíóäèë äðóãèå îáúÿâèòü î êðóïíûõ óáûòêàõ. Â÷åðà, êîãäà óæå âðîäå áû êàçàëîñü, ÷òî ïàäåíèå äîëëàðà çàâåðøèëîñü – ìîë, äàëüøå åìó ïàäàòü ïðîñòî íåêóäà, íàìåòèëñÿ åùå îäèí ñèìïòîì äàëüíåéøåãî îáîñòðåíèÿ èïîòå÷íîãî êðèçèñà. Ìèíèñòð ôèíàíñîâ ÑØÀ Ãåíðè Ïîëñîí, âûñòóïàÿ íà ìåæäóíàðîäíîì áèçíåñ-ôîðóìå âûñîêîãî óðîâíÿ â Þæíîé Àôðèêå, ïðåäîñòåðåã: " íåêîòîðûõ ñåãìåíòàõ ðûíêà âûñîêîðèñêîâàííîé èïîòåêè ñèòóàöèÿ óõóäøèòñÿ, ïðåæäå ÷åì ïîéòè íà ïîïðàâêó". Ïî åãî ñëîâàì, îãðîìíîå ÷èñëî äîìîâëàäåëüöåâ â ÑØÀ ïîêà åùå çàùèùåíî íà÷àëüíûìè ïðîöåíòíûìè ñòàâêàìè, óñòàíîâëåííûìè, êîãäà â 2005-2006 ãîäàõ ýòè ëþäè áðàëè êðåäèòû. Êîãäà ñðîê äåéñòâèÿ òàêèõ ñòàâîê çàêîí÷èòñÿ, ïëàòåæè ïî êðåäèòàì äëÿ íèõ âûðàñòóò, à ñëåäîâàòåëüíî, áóäåò äàí òîë÷îê íîâîé âîëíå îáúÿâëåíèÿ äîëæíèêîâ íåïëàòåæåñïîñîáíûìè è âîçâðàùåíèÿ äîìîâ â ñîáñòâåííîñòü áàíêîâ. Ìåæäó òåì äîëëàð ïåðåæèâàåò ñàìûé òÿæåëûé ïåðèîä íà ïàìÿòè íûíåøíèõ ïîêîëåíèé.

Êåííåò Ôðóò, ïðîôåññîð Ãàðâàðäñêîãî óíèâåðñèòåòà, â ïðîøëîì êîíñóëüòàíò Ôåäåðàëüíîé ðåçåðâíîé ñèñòåìû ÑØÀ, â÷åðà ïðåäîñòåðåã: "Îáåñöåíèâàíèå äîëëàðà îò÷àñòè ÿâëÿåòñÿ ïåðìàíåíòíûì. Íåñîìíåííî, êóðñ äîëëàðà ïðîñòî âûíóæäåí ñíèçèòüñÿ ïî îòíîøåíèþ ê "ïåðèôåðèéíûì âàëþòàì" – ýòî îòðàæàåò ðîñò èõ êîíêóðåíòîñïîñîáíîñòè è ïðîèçâîäèòåëüíîñòè òðóäà â èõ ñòðàíàõ".

Ïðîôåññîð Ðèîðäàí Ðîýòò èç Óíèâåðñèòåòà Äæîíà Õîïêèíñà (Áàëòèìîð, ÑØÀ) ñêàçàë â èíòåðâüþ Bloomberg News: "Äîâåðèå ê äîëëàðó è ê ÑØÀ ïàäàåò. Âîçìîæíî, ýòî îòðàæàåò âñåãî ëèøü øèðîêîå íåäîâîëüñòâî àäìèíèñòðàöèåé Áóøà, íî î÷åâèäíî, ÷òî ñëåäóþùåé àäìèíèñòðàöèè, êàêóþ áû ïàðòèþ îíà íè ïðåäñòàâëÿëà, ïðèäåòñÿ íàïðÿæåííî ðàáîòàòü, âûáèðàÿñü èç ýòîé ïðîïàñòè". Äîëëàð íå òîëüêî óïàë äî ñàìîé íèçêîé îòìåòêè ïî îòíîøåíèþ ê åâðî (çà îäèí åâðî äàþò 1,47 äîëëàðà ñ íåáîëüøèì), íî è äî ñàìîé íèçêîé îòìåòêè ïî îòíîøåíèþ ê êàíàäñêîìó äîëëàðó ñ 1950 ãîäà, ê ôóíòó ñòåðëèíãîâ – ñ 1981, ê øâåéöàðñêîìó ôðàíêó – ñ 1995 ãîäà.

Ïîëîæåíèå äîëëàðà åùå áîëåå óõóäøèëîñü ïîñëå íåïðèÿòíîãî ñèãíàëà èç Êèòàÿ – ýòà ñòðàíà äàëà ïîíÿòü, ÷òî ïåðåêëþ÷àåòñÿ íà äðóãèå âàëþòû. ×ýí Ñèâýé, çàìåñòèòåëü ïðåäñåäàòåëÿ Ïîñòîÿííîãî êîìèòåòà Âñåêèòàéñêîãî ñîáðàíèÿ íàðîäíûõ ïðåäñòàâèòåëåé, ñêàçàë íà êîíôåðåíöèè â Ïåêèíå: "Ìû ïðåäïî÷òåì áîëåå ñèëüíûå âàëþòû ñëàáûì è ñîîòâåòñòâåííî ïåðåñòðîèì íàøó ïîëèòèêó".

Ýòî ïðåäîñòåðåæåíèå ïîäòâåðäèë çàìåñòèòåëü äèðåêòîðà Öåíòðàëüíîãî áàíêà Êèòàÿ Ñó Öçèàíü, çàÿâèâøèé, ÷òî äîëëàð "óòðà÷èâàåò ñâîé ñòàòóñ ìèðîâîé âàëþòû".

Êèòàé íàêîïèë âàëþòíûå ðåçåðâû íà ñóììó â 700 ìëðä ôóíòîâ; åìó äîñòàòî÷íî âñåãî ëèøü çàìåäëèòü íàêîïëåíèå äîëëàðîâ, ÷òîáû åùå áîëåå îñëàáèòü âàëþòó ÑØÀ.  îêòÿáðå èìåë ìåñòî óíèçèòåëüíûé ïîâîðîò ñîáûòèé – Öåíòðàëüíûé áàíê Èðàêà ñïóñòÿ ÷åòûðå ãîäà ïîñëå âòîðæåíèÿ ÑØÀ çàÿâèë î ñâîåì æåëàíèè äèâåðñèôèöèðîâàòü ðåçåðâû, äàáû áîëåå íå ïîëàãàòüñÿ íà äîëëàðû.

Öåíòðàëüíûé áàíê Þæíîé Êîðåè ïðèçâàë êîðàáëåñòðîèòåëåé âûïèñûâàòü èíâîéñû â ìåñòíîé âàëþòå è ïðèíèìàòü ìåðû ïðåäîñòîðîæíîñòè â ñâÿçè ñ îñëàáëåíèåì äîëëàðà, à òðè ìèðîâûõ ýêñïîðòåðà íåôòè èç ÷èñëà êðóïíåéøèõ – Èðàí, Âåíåñóýëà è Ðîññèÿ – òðåáóþò ïëàòåæåé â åâðî, à íå â äîëëàðàõ. Èðàí íàñòàèâàåò íà òîì, ÷òîáû ßïîíèÿ ðàñïëà÷èâàëàñü ñ íèì çà íåôòü èñêëþ÷èòåëüíî â èåíàõ, à íå â äîëëàðàõ.

Óîððåí Áàôôåò – ïî íåêîòîðûì ñâåäåíèÿì, áîãàòåéøèé ÷åëîâåê ìèðà, – â îêòÿáðå ó÷àñòâîâàë â ïåðåäà÷å àìåðèêàíñêîé òåëåêîìïàíèè CNBC, ãäå åãî ñïðîñèëè, â êàêîé, íà åãî âçãëÿä, âàëþòå ìèðà ñåé÷àñ ëó÷øå âñåãî äåðæàòü äåíüãè. Áàôôåò îòâåòèë: "Íå â àìåðèêàíñêèõ äîëëàðàõ".

Wall Street Journal ïðîâåëà â èíòåðíåòå îïðîñ: " êàêîé âàëþòå âû ïðåäïî÷ëè áû ïîëó÷àòü çàðïëàòó?". Ïåðâîå ìåñòî çàíÿë åâðî, çà íèì ñëåäîâàë ôóíò ñòåðëèíãîâ. Îò ýòèõ âàëþò çíà÷èòåëüíî îòñòàâàëè êàíàäñêèé äîëëàð, èåíà è øâåéöàðñêèé ôðàíê. Îäèí èç ðåñïîíäåíòîâ íàïèñàë: "ß àìåðèêàíåö, ðàáîòàþ â Åâðîïå ïî òðóäîâîìó äîãîâîðó åâðîïåéñêîãî îáðàçöà. Ìíå ïëàòÿò â åâðî, è ÿ ñ÷àñòëèâ ïîëó÷àòü çàðïëàòó â åâðî, à ïîêóïêè ñîâåðøàòü â Øòàòàõ. Åñëè ýòîò öèêë ïðîäëèòñÿ äî ìîåãî âûõîäà íà ïåíñèþ, ÿ ñìîãó ïîëó÷àòü ïåíñèþ â Åâðîïå, à â Øòàòàõ íà íåå æèòü".

Ôåäåðàëüíàÿ ðåçåðâíàÿ ñèñòåìà ñ ñåíòÿáðÿ äâàæäû ïîíèæàëà ó÷åòíóþ ñòàâêó, ÷òîáû ðåàíèìèðîâàòü ýêîíîìèêó ÑØÀ, íî ýòè ðåøåíèÿ â ñî÷åòàíèè ñ âåðîÿòíîñòüþ äàëüíåéøèõ ïîíèæåíèé óìåíüøàþò ïðèâëåêàòåëüíîñòü äîëëàðà äëÿ èíâåñòîðîâ. Â÷åðà äîëëàð ñëåãêà îêðåï, êîãäà Ðýíäîëë Êðîçíåð èç Ôåäåðàëüíîé ðåçåðâíîé ñèñòåìû îïðîâåðã ïðåäïîëîæåíèÿ î äàëüíåéøåì ïîíèæåíèè ó÷åòíîé ñòàâêè, çàÿâèâ, ÷òî ñåé÷àñ åå óðîâåíü äîñòàòî÷íî íèçîê, ÷òîáû ïðîâåñòè ýêîíîìèêó ÷åðåç íûíåøíèé "òðóäíûé ó÷àñòîê ïóòè".

Íåâçãîäû "çåëåíûõ äåíåã", à òàêæå äåøåâèçíà àâèàáèëåòîâ ïîîùðÿþò âñå áîëüøå áðèòàíöåâ ëåòàòü çà ïîêóïêàìè ÷åðåç Àòëàíòèêó. Êàê ñîîáùèëî â÷åðà íüþ-éîðêñêîå óïðàâëåíèå ïî ìàðêåòèíãó è òóðèçìó, áðèòàíñêèå òóðèñòû â ïðîøëîì ãîäó ïîòðàòèëè â ýòîì ãîðîäå 785 ìëí ôóíòîâ.  2006 ãîäó â Íüþ-Éîðêå ïîáûâàëè 1 169 000 ãîñòåé èç Âåëèêîáðèòàíèè. 54% ïðîâåëè òàì îò 4 äî 7 íî÷åé, 31% – äâå-òðè íî÷è. Îíè òðàòèëè â ñðåäíåì 112 ôóíòîâ â äåíü. Èõ ñðåäíèé âîçðàñò – 40 ëåò.

Êðèñòîôåð Õåéâóä, ïèàð-äèðåêòîð ïî âîïðîñàì òóðèçìà NYC & Company, ïîëàãàåò, ÷òî îñëàáåâøèé äîëëàð â áóäóùåì ïðèâëå÷åò åùå áîëüøå áðèòàíöåâ, èíòåðåñóþùèõñÿ øîïèíãîì. "Èñêóøåííûå ïóòåøåñòâåííèêè, êîòîðûå ïðèåçæàþò ñþäà ðàäè ìàãàçèíîâ, ñìîãóò ñîâåðøèòü î÷åíü âûãîäíûå ïîêóïêè, – ñêàçàë îí. – Ïðèåçæàþò îíè ñ îäíèì ÷åìîäàíîì, à óåçæàþò ñ äâóìÿ èëè òðåìÿ".

"Íåêîòîðûå ïðèåçæàþò ñþäà ïðîñòî íà âûõîäíûå – ÷òîáû ïðèîáðåñòè òîâàðû çíàìåíèòûõ ìàðîê, – ïðîäîëæàë îí. – Ëþäè ïðèåçæàþò ðàäè óíèâåðìàãîâ, êîòîðûå èçâåñòíû âñÿêîìó íà ïëàíåòå, íî òàêæå è ðàäè áóòèêîâ, ðàñïîëîæåííûõ íà ïåðèôåðèè Ìàíõýòòåíà. Èõ èíòåðåñóåò âñå – îò Ìýäèñîí-àâåíþ è Ïÿòîé àâåíþ äî Áëèêåð-ñòðèò â Âåñò-Âèëëåäæå è Ñîõî".

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article3169638.ece
The dollar's decline: from symbol of hegemony to shunned currency
By Andy McSmith
Published: 17 November 2007

The decline of the dollar, symbol of US global hegemony for the best part of a century, may have become so entrenched that some experts now fear it is irreversible.

After months of huge and sustained turmoil on the money markets, lack of confidence in the world's totemic currency has become so widespread that an increasing number of international traders are transferring their wealth to stronger currencies such as the euro, which recently hit its highest level against the dollar.

"An American businessman over here who is given the choice would take anything but the dollar," David Buik of Cantor Index said yesterday. "I would want to be paid in yen, and if not yen then the euro or sterling."

Matthew Osborne, of Armstrong International, added: "The majority would say sterling. There are a few dealers in the City who may take the view that they'll take dollars now, while they're cheap, and hold on to them for 12 months.

"But the problem is so serious that there are people who in July or August might have been thinking, 'I'm paid in dollars, how annoying' for whom it's now a question of, 'Do you have a job; do you have a bonus?' "

The collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market in the US, which is fuelling the dollar unrest, has already brought down one British bank, Northern Rock, and has forced others to declare vast losses. Yesterday, just as it appeared that the dollar might have finally reached its floor, there was another warning that the sub-prime crisis is going to get worse. The US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, warned an international business summit in South Africa: "The sub-prime market, parts of it will get worse before it gets better." Huge numbers of US homeowners are still cushioned by introductory interest rates set when they took out loans in 2005 or 2006, he said. When these introductory offers run out, their interest payments will increase, setting off another wave of defaulting and repossessions. And the dollar is enduring its rockiest spell in recent memory.

Kenneth Froot, a Harvard university professor and former consultant to the US Federal Reserve, warned yesterday: "Part of the depreciation [of the dollar] is permanent. There is no doubt that the dollar must sink against periphery currencies to reflect their increase in competitiveness and productivity."

Professor Riordan Roett, of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, told Bloomberg News: "There is a loss of confidence in the dollar and the US. It may only reflect the widespread dismay with the Bush administration, but it is obvious that the next administration, of either party, will have a steep uphill struggle." As well as reaching its lowest level against the euro, which has been trading at more than $1.47, the dollar has also fallen to its lowest level against the Canadian dollar since 1950, sterling since 1981, and the Swiss franc since 1995.

Its plight was made still worse by a jarring signal from China that it was switching to other currencies. Cheng Siwei, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, told a conference in Beijing: "We will favour stronger currencies over weaker ones, and will readjust accordingly."

The warning was reinforced by a Chinese central bank vice-director, Xu Jian, who said the dollar was "losing its status as the world currency".

China has stockpiled £700bn worth of foreign currency, and has only to decide to slow its accumulation of dollars to weaken the currency further. Last month, in a humiliating turn of events, the central bank in Iraq, four years after the United States invaded, stated that it wished to diversify reserves from a reliance on dollars.

Korea's central bank has urged shipbuilders to issue invoices in the local currency and take precautions against the weakened dollar, and three of the world's big oil exporters, Iran, Venezuela, and Russia, are demanding payment in euros rather than dollars. Iran insisted that Japan should make all its payments for oil in yen, rather than dollars.

Warren Buffet, who is reputedly the richest man in the world, was asked on the US network CNBC last month what he thought was the best currency in the world to own now. He answered: "Not the US dollar."

The Wall Street Journal ran an online poll asking people which currency, they would prefer to be paid in. The euro came top, ahead of sterling, with others such as the Canadian dollar, yen and Swiss franc trailing far behind. One respondent wrote: "Being an expat in Europe with a European employment contract, I am paid in euros, and happy to get paid in euros, and shop in the US, just as long as the cycle lasts through my retirement, so I can pick up pension in Europe and retire in the US."

The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates twice since September to revive the US economy, but the cuts – combined with the possibility that more were on the way – made the dollar less attractive to investors. Yesterday, it recovered slightly when one Federal Reserve banker, Randall Kroszner, dampened speculation about further interest rate cuts, saying that rates were low enough to get the economy through a "rough patch".

Problems with the greenback, combined with cheap air fares, have encouraged more Britons to go shopping across the Atlantic. British tourists spent £785m in New York last year, the city's marketing and tourism organisation said yesterday. There were 1,169,000 visitors to New York from the UK in 2006, with 54 per cent going for four to seven nights and 31 per cent staying for two to three nights. They spent an average of £112 a day. The average age of the UK visitor is 40.

Christopher Heywood, director of tourism PR for NYC & Company, said he expected the dollar crisis to attract yet more British shoppers. "The savvy traveller who's coming here for the shopping can really get a bargain. They're coming with one suitcase and leaving with two or three," he said.

"We have people coming over here even for weekend trips to shop for the famous brand names. People are coming for the department stores that everyone around the world knows, but also for the boutique stores out of the centre of Manhattan, anything from Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue to Bleecker Street in the West Village and SoHo."

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Íèêîëü Áàøàðàí: "Àìåðèêàíñêàÿ äåìîêðàòèÿ ñàìà íàáëþäàëà çà òåì, êàê óìèðàåò"

Íèêîëü Áàøàðàí, ïîëèòîëîã è ñïåöèàëèñò ïî ÑØÀ, â èíòåðâüþ øâåéöàðñêîé ãàçåòå Le Temps àíàëèçèðóåò ïðåäñòîÿùóþ ðàáîòó ïî âîññòàíîâëåíèþ ñîöèàëüíûõ èíñòèòóòîâ â ÑØÀ.

"(...) ß íå âåðþ â ñöåíàðèé ãðàæäàíñêîé âîéíû. Ïîñëå âûáîðîâ 3 íîÿáðÿ âîçíèêëè îïàñåíèÿ ñòîëêíîâåíèé, êîòîðûå ïðîèçîøëè ëèøü â ñðåäó. À â ÷åòâåðã Äîíàëüä Òðàìï âûøåë èç èãðû, óñïîêàèâàÿ ñâîèõ ñàìûõ ýíåðãè÷íûõ ñòîðîííèêîâ è ïðè ýòîì îòêðûòî áðîñàÿ èõ ïîñëå òîãî, êàê îí ïîäñòðåêàë èõ ê òîìó, ÷òîáû îíè ïîøëè ìàðøåì ê Êàïèòîëèþ", - ãîâîðèò Áàøàðàí.

"Ñ äðóãîé ñòîðîíû, ÿ ñ÷èòàþ, ÷òî çäåñü ñëåäóåò ãîâîðèòü íå î òðàìïèçìå, à î ïîïóëèçìå. Ó Äîíàëüäà Òðàìïà íåò íèêàêîé èíòåëëåêòóàëüíîé ñòðóêòóðû èëè èäåîëîãè÷åñêîãî áàãàæà. Îí îïèðàåòñÿ íà ïðóæèíû ïîïóëèçìà: ïðîâîêàöèè, îñêîðáëåíèÿ, ïðèçûâû ê íàñèëèþ. Òàêèå ìåòîäû äîëãîå âðåìÿ ó íåãî ñðàáàòûâàëè, ìîëîäûå ðåñïóáëèêàíöû âåðÿò â òî, ÷òî îíè ïðåäñòàâëÿþò ñîáîé áóäóùåå ñâîåé ïàðòèè, à îí óâåðåí, ÷òî îíè íèêóäà íå äåíóòñÿ. Ìèëëèîíû àìåðèêàíöåâ ñîõðàíÿò âåðó â òî, ÷òî âûáîðû ó íèõ óêðàëè", - óêàçûâàåò ýêñïåðò.

"(...) Íóæíî, ÷òîáû êîíòðîëü íàä ïàðòèåé âîññòàíîâèëè "ðåñïóáëèêàíöû ñòàðîãî îáðàçöà", ïîòîìó ÷òî íàì íóæíà êîíñåðâàòèâíàÿ ñèëà, óâàæàþùàÿ äåìîêðàòè÷åñêèå ïðàâèëà. Îíè íå ìîãóò ðàáîòàòü âìåñòå ñ ëþäüìè, êîòîðûå íå ñîáëþäàþò òàêèå ïðàâèëà. Ïàðòèè ïðèäåòñÿ âîññòàíàâëèâàòüñÿ, äàæå öåíîé ðàñïàäà è îñíîâàíèÿ íîâîé ïàðòèè", - îòìå÷àåò Áàøàðàí.

"(...) Ñóùåñòâóþùàÿ â ÑØÀ ñèñòåìà âûáîðîâ â îäèí òóð âûíóæäàåò ïîëèòè÷åñêîå ïîëå îðãàíèçîâûâàòüñÿ â äâå îñíîâíûå ïàðòèè. Âû íå ìîæåòå ïðîãîëîñîâàòü â ïåðâîì òóðå çà êàíäèäàòà äóøè, à âî âòîðîì çà êàíäèäàòà ðàçóìà, êàê íà âûáîðàõ ïðåçèäåíòà Ôðàíöèè. Òàêèì îáðàçîì, ïîÿâëåíèå òðåòüåé ñòîðîíû ìîæåò áûòü òîëüêî âðåìåííûì", - ïðîäîëæàåò îíà.

"(...) Àìåðèêàíñêèì èíñòèòóòàì óäàëîñü ïðîéòè "ñòðåññ-òåñò", ïîòîìó ÷òî îíè âñå åùå äåðæàòñÿ. Ïðîèçîøëî èçáðàíèå ïðåçèäåíòà è Êîíãðåññà, ñóäû îòêëîíèëè íåîáîñíîâàííûå àïåëëÿöèè, ïàðëàìåíòàðèè ïðèçíàëè ïîáåäó Äæî Áàéäåíà, è ïåðåâîðîò ïðîâàëèëñÿ. Íî ýòè ó÷ðåæäåíèÿ ðàñøàòàëèñü äî íåâîîáðàçèìîé ñòåïåíè, ÷òî âûëèëîñü â óæàñíóþ ñöåíó, ïðîèçîøåäøóþ â ñðåäó íà Êàïèòîëèéñêîì õîëìå. Äîíàëüäó Òðàìïó â òîò äåíü íå õâàòàëî âîåííûõ - è ïðåçèäåíò ïðåêðàñíî çíàë, ÷òî îíè íå ïîñëåäóåò çà íèì. Òàêèì îáðàçîì, àìåðèêàíñêàÿ äåìîêðàòèÿ óñòîÿëà, íî î÷åíü îñëàáëà. Îíà ñàìà íàáëþäàëà çà òåì, êàê óìèðàåò", - àíàëèçèðóåò ïîëèòîëîã.

"(...) Àìåðèêàíñêàÿ äåìîêðàòèÿ îïðàâèëàñü îò Ãðàæäàíñêîé âîéíû â ÑØÀ, åäèíñòâåííîãî êðèçèñà, ñîïîñòàâèìîãî ñ òåì, ÷òî ìû ïåðåæèâàåì ñåãîäíÿ, õîòÿ çà ýòî âðåìÿ áûëî ìíîãî ñïîðíûõ âûáîðîâ. Íà ýòîò ðàç ïðîáëåìû íå áóäóò ðåøàòüñÿ ïîñðåäñòâîì âîéíû, íî âîññòàíîâëåíèå áóäåò äîëãèì è òðóäíûì. Íóæíû ìóæ÷èíû è æåíùèíû, îñîçíàþùèå îáùèé èíòåðåñ, ñâîþ ðîëü è îòâåòñòâåííîñòü ïåðåä èñòîðèåé. Ñòðàíà, Êîíãðåññ, ñóäåáíàÿ ñèñòåìà îñòàþòñÿ î÷åíü ðàçäåëåííûìè. Âñå ýòî óêàçûâàåò íà òî, ÷òî áèòâà çà èäåíòè÷íîñòü Àìåðèêè äàëåêà îò çàâåðøåíèÿ", - ðàññóæäàåò Áàøàðàí.

"(...) ß óâåðåíà, ÷òî ïðåçèäåíòñòâî Òðàìïà ïðèâåëî áû ê äåìîêðàòè÷åñêîé êàòàñòðîôå, ïîñêîëüêó ñîáëþäåíèÿ îäíèõ ëèøü ôîðì çàêîííîñòè íåäîñòàòî÷íî. Äëÿ çäîðîâüÿ è âûæèâàíèÿ äåìîêðàòèè íåîáõîäèìû íåïèñàíûå ïðàâèëà: óâàæåíèå ê ïðîòèâíèêó, ê èñòèíå, ê ãðàæäàíàì, ê èçáèðàòåëüíîìó ïðàâó, ê ÷åñòíîé èãðå. Âàæíî, ÷òîáû íè îäíà èç ïðîòèâîáîðñòâóþùèõ ñòîðîí íå áûëà ýêñòðåìèñòñêîé èëè íåïðèåìëåìîé äëÿ ïðîòèâîïîëîæíîãî ëàãåðÿ. Íàì íóæíû ïàðòèè, êîòîðûå ñïîñîáíû ñìèðèòüñÿ ñ ïîðàæåíèåì íà âûáîðàõ", - îòìå÷àåò ýêñïåðò.

"(...) Ó Ñîåäèíåííûõ Øòàòîâ áîëüøå íåò íèêàêîãî àâòîðèòåòà, íèêàêîé ìÿãêîé ñèëû, îíè áîëüøå íèêîãî íå âäîõíîâëÿþò è ïîëíîñòüþ îòñóòñòâóþò íà ìèðîâîé àðåíå. Îíè òåðïÿò ÷ðåçâû÷àéíî ñåðüåçíûå êèáåðàòàêè, íèêàê íå ðåàãèðóÿ, è êðàéíå ïëîõî ñïðàâëÿþòñÿ ñ ïàíäåìèåé. Òåïåðü îíè ðàäóþò àâòîêðàòîâ âñåãî ìèðà ñîáûòèÿìè â Êàïèòîëèè. Êèòàéñêèå ÑÌÈ ïîìåùàþò èõ ïàðàëëåëüíî ñ èçîáðàæåíèÿìè ïàðëàìåíòà Ãîíêîíãà, çàõâà÷åííîãî ïðîäåìîêðàòè÷åñêèìè àêòèâèñòàìè. Îäèí èç ðîññèéñêèõ ïîëèòè÷åñêèõ äåÿòåëåé óòâåðæäàåò, ÷òî "ïðàçäíèê äåìîêðàòèè çàêîí÷èëñÿ". Ïðåçèäåíò Èðàíà Õàñàí Ðóõàíè çàÿâëÿåò, ÷òî çàïàäíàÿ äåìîêðàòèÿ "õðóïêà, åå ôóíäàìåíò ñëàá". Òàêîå êðóøåíèå ïîä÷åðêèâàåò ôóíäàìåíòàëüíîå ïðîòèâîðå÷èå: êîãäà àâòîêðàò ïðîíèêàåò â äåìîêðàòè÷åñêèå èíñòèòóòû, îí ìîæåò ðàñøàòàòü èõ äî êðàéíåé íåñîîáðàçíîñòè, âïëîòü äî ïðèçûâîâ ñâîèõ ñòîðîííèêîâ çàïóãàòü ïàðëàìåíòàðèåâ, ÷òîáû ñâåñòè íà íåò ðåçóëüòàòû âûáîðîâ", - ðåçþìèðóåò ñîáåñåäíèöà èçäàíèÿ.
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