Revealed: The ghost fleet of the recession anchored just east of Singapore


	Revealed: The ghost fleet of the recession anchored just east of Singapore

The Infowarrior

9-17-2009 2:39 PM

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singapore, economy, deppression, recession, news, politics, money, jobs, ghost fleet

The Infowarrior says:

Bigger than the combined Navy's of the US and UK....

Economic recovery? They must be joking.

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