Friday, 8 May 2009


Obama's SOS to Gulf emirs: Invest in US and global economies

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report

May 7, 2009, 9:33 PM (GMT+02:00)

A massive petrodollar influx would help

A massive petrodollar influx would help

A secret American delegation was sent by US President Barack Obama this week to solicit Saudi Arabian and other Gulf rulers for hundreds of billions of petro-dollars' for investment in US and global economic stimulus plans, DEBKAfile's exclusive Gulf sources report. They came away empty-handed.

The Gulf officials were informed on the quiet that Federal Reserve  Governor Ben Benanke had been "premature" in his latest optimistic forecast. 

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