A main concern is that the failure of some banks or governments to pay their debts could send a financial shock across many countries.

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We do not need a huge army because we do not go about deposing democratically elected governments or invading sovereign countries.

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Lending to governments or companies in developing countries proved highly profitable, with relatively large interest payments made to the lender (i.e. the investor) until the loan was repaid.

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Moreover, the vile contraptions continue to be planted by governments or rebels in some 25 countries.

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