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"Private" OPEC Meeting not so Private
OPEC is running an important meeting of the member's countries by having Heads of State attend. What was supposed to be a private discussion got off to a good start for those who ever wanted to be a fly on the wall during important political "closed door" meetings, the first 40 minutes was broadcast live to some journalists in the press room! Some official apparently found out about it then and they pulled the plug, but not before some of the juicier details were shown to a lot of journalists. One of the things they were arguing about was the drop of the US dollar in worth, with Saudi Arabia wanting there to be no mention of their concerns in public, with Iran pushing for the inclusion. Only a few news sources are reporting this gaffe right now, although coverage of the event is widespread and they make some allusions to the discussion without revealing it was part of the accidental leak.
.."Journalists witnessed Iran and Saudi Arabia spar over the issue of the falling dollar courtesy of a television in the media room that mistakenly had a live feed of the meeting. "..more there, ton of other articles up on the web now about the meeting. This is only the third "full" meeting OPEC has had since it was founded.