Crisis of the U.S. Dollar System

In doing some research on gold in the below post, I came across this article that stemmed from a speech given by F. William Engdahl at an international conference held in Feldkirch, Austria, September 2003. It provides some historical information on the dollar that unfortunately I don't believe many are aware of, while I don't agree with everything written, I think it was and still is a thought provoking piece that I recommend taking the time to read.