And you kill babies, too! (Off The News).Gretta Duisenberg Gretta Duisenberg (born 1942) is a Dutch activist, known chiefly for her marriage to ECB-banker Wim Duisenberg and pro-Palestinian activities. From 1987 until his death on July 31, 2005, she was married to the Dutch economist Wim Duisenberg, the first president (1999-2003) of the , the wife of European Central Bank European Central Bank (ECB) Bank created to monitor the monetary policy of the countries that have converted to the Euro from their local currencies. The original 11 countries are: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, President Wim Duisenberg Willem Frederik Duisenberg, commonly known as Wim Duisenberg, (July 9, 1935 – July 31, 2005) was a Dutch banker and politician. The first president of the European Central Bank (1998 – 2003), he was instrumental in the introduction of the euro in twelve European , made news recently when she flew a Palestinian flag The Palestinian flag (Arabic: علم فلسطين) was originally designed by Sharif Hussein for the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1916. from the second floor balcony of the family apartment in Amsterdam. The wife of the ECB See electronic code book. president has a reputation for--shall we say--candor. But what surprised many international observers was her husband's utter silence during the affair: Amid his wife's bashing of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Duisenberg said nothing. Many observers wondered why the ECB chief didn't take pains to distance himself from her recent rants. Maybe he's just grown weary of doing so. Turns out the latest incident has opened the floodgates for a number of stories regarding Mrs. Duisenberg's antics. One former G7 official, an American who served in Vietnam and still wears a ring with military markings, was once asked by the wife of the ECB president what role he played in the war. Before he could finish his answer, Mrs. Duisenberg launched a blistering attack, virtually accusing the U.S. official of killing babies. "My only thought was: How do I get out of here? But she kept pummeling me with left-wing accusations to the point of absurdity" the former official says. |
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