Published 06 November, 2009, 10:28
Edited 12 November, 2009, 20:41
When, a decade ago, Russian economist Igor Panarin claimed the United States was on the verge of disintegration, almost no one took him seriously. But things have changed since then.After an elected US official, Texas Governor Rick Perry, hinted at secession in April 2009, people really started to pay attention. He claimed then: “Texas is a unique place. When we came into the union in 1845, one of the issues was that we would be able to leave if we decided to do that.”
His comments about possibly leaving the Union caused a media firestorm.
