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Kimmy · 03-30-09, 11:17 PM

Indeed, perhaps no image is more evocative of the current state of the global economy than that of a World War II German U-Boat depth-charged in the North Atlantic by British destroyers. It's going down fast, and the crew doesn't know when it will hit rock bottom. And when it does hit the ocean floor, the big question is: Will the crew be able to make the submarine rise again by pumping compressed air into the severely damaged ballast tanks, like the sailors in Wolfgang Petersen's classic film Das Boot? Or will the U-Boat simply stay at the bottom, its crew doomed to contemplate a fate worse than sudden death?

Let's hope the global economy fares better than das boot in the end

article is here, guys http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/6001

03-30-09, 11:17 PM	#1
Kimmy Swept to sea Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: City of Angels Posts: 36 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	U-20: Will the Global Economy Resurface? Indeed, perhaps no image is more evocative of the current state of the global economy than that of a World War II German U-Boat depth-charged in the North Atlantic by British destroyers. It's going down fast, and the crew doesn't know when it will hit rock bottom. And when it does hit the ocean floor, the big question is: Will the crew be able to make the submarine rise again by pumping compressed air into the severely damaged ballast tanks, like the sailors in Wolfgang Petersen's classic film Das Boot? Or will the U-Boat simply stay at the bottom, its crew doomed to contemplate a fate worse than sudden death? Let's hope the global economy fares better than das boot in the end article is here, guys http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/6001