But it also hints at the capricious Mr Hussein's power to cripple the Kurdish economy overnight, should he decide to flood it by releasing billions of Swiss dinars.

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Even though Kirchner has expressed strong support for national industry (which also benefited from the countryb s economic growth), it is pretty obvious that the private sector knows that its power can be curtailed by a random and capricious president.

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Since Jobs would never allow anyone as capricious, autocratic, and stubborn as himself anywhere near the seat of power at Apple, his principal executives have molded themselves to him.

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