The Guardian (London)
February 12, 2002
SECTION: Guardian Leader Pages, Pg. 17
LENGTH: 1192 words
HEADLINE: Comment Analysis: America's imperial war: The liberals
who backed the Afghan bombing are now lined up with rampant US
militarism
BYLINE: George Monbiot
...On January 29, the IMF's
...On January 29, the IMF's assistant director for monetary and
exchange affairs suggested that the country [Afghanistan] should abandon
its
currency and adopt the dollar instead.
My alternative proposal -- that Argentina should peg its currency to the
Afghani -- met with but scant support
