Bartering QOTD

Michael Krieger On The Rebirth Of Barter | ZeroHedge: "One of the most important articles I have read this week comes from Forbes contributor Gordon Chang.  In it he states that China is preparing to avoid U.S. sanctions on Iran by paying for oil with gold.  Not only that but he also mentions that China has already been bartering with Iran to get a hold of petroleum."

And as a bonus we have a twofer QOTD embedded in the post:

Outwardly we have a Constitutional government. We have operating within our government and political system, another body representing another form of government, a bureaucratic elite which believes our Constitution is outmoded.- Senator William Jenner(1908-1985) U.S. Senator (IN-R)

The Final Act of the Uruguay Round, marking the conclusion of the most ambitious trade negotiation of our century, will give birth – in Morocco – to the World Trade Organization, the third pillar of the New World Order, along with the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund.- Government of Morocco April, 1994 Source: New York Times, full page ad by the government of Morocco

But what do Moroccans and Republican curmudgeons know?

Silly. The man and the dog aren't working together you paranoid sheep, you...