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The 'third world war' is on! (debt in the Third World )
From:
Canadian Dimension
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June 1, 1991| Author:
Smith, Doug
| COPYRIGHT 1991 Canadian Dimension Publication, Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Deficits have got nothing to do with the defence of freedom. -- Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, November 14, 1990.
A headline caught my eye. It asked, "Is this the Third World War?" What a perceptive point, I thought, believing the author was referring to the havoc the First World was in the process of wreaking upon the Third World in the Gulf. But the article limited itself to asking whether or not the Gulf War could be classified as the successor to the First and Sec...
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