Our enemies would be denied the geo-strategic leverage they currently enjoy, as indigenously produced energy sources derived from coal, biomass and garbage knock the pegs out from under the cartel's control of the commodity upon which our transportation sector heavily depends.

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Crew members tried to plug the tear with wooden pegs and pump the water out.

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It encouraged individuals and financial institutions to invest in the East Asian countries, and reassured them about currency risk by the belief that the IMF would bail them out if the unexpected happened and the exchange pegs broke.

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