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12/03/2004:

"Use dollar to bring US to its senses, says Mahathir"

Countries which opposed "bullying" by the United States should use the dollar to bring the administration to its senses, Dr Mahathir Mohammad said in Dubai yesterday.

The former prime minister of Malaysia said the American giant had "feet of clay" and its weakest point was the mighty dollar. In an interview at the Leaders in Dubai conference, Mahathir, 78, said the US "owes huge sums of money to the rest of the world".

Full Article : gulf-news.com