With the stroke of a pen, China could collapse US dollar and America would become completely irrelevant http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Asian_Economy/IH24Dk01.html Bank of China Reports Heavy Exposure to US Subprime Crisis http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/business/worldbusiness/24wire-china.html?ref= business US Central Bank Hints At More Intervention As Market Panic Nears 1987 Crash Level http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20428766/ Georgia reports firing on Russian plane http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6963081.stm The new 'NATO of the East' takes shape http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/IH25Ag01.html For the first time, Britons' personal debt exceeds Britain's gross domestic product http://money.independent.co.uk/personal_finance/loans_credit/article2891207.ece Personal bankruptcies set all-time record in UK as foreclosures reach epidemic level http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/23/business/home.php UK economy powers into financial storm http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/843f9628-5220-11dc-a7ab-0000779fd2ac.html Turkey Is Central on World War IV's Frontline http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_kempe&sid=aDbgU fufga0M Iran's army crosses border into neighboring Iraq attacking Kurdish rebels http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=120272