Archive for the 'Coincidence?' Category
Oil
January 4th, 2009WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. I was going to buy the United States Oil ETF on Friday, but it was sharply higher. I refuse to chase, though, so I’m going to wait for a pullback (that may or may not come). I’ve never touched oil before, […]
SEC’s Top Enforcement Accountant Joins Private Firm
January 1st, 2009What did she put on her CV? “Ignored multiple warnings that Bernard Madoff was a swindler”??? “On my watch, the largest investment scam in the history of the world went undetected”??? Via: Reuters: The top enforcement accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will leave the agency in January to become a managing director […]
Judge Rejects Class-Action Status in FEMA Trailer Suits
December 31st, 2008Imagine my shock. The children who spent time in these trailers have been murdered, they just aren’t dead yet. See: Children in Katrina Trailers May Face Lifelong Ailments FEMA Trailer Manufacturers Knew About Formaldehyde, Findings Went Undisclosed Via: AP: A federal judge on Monday refused to grant class-action status to lawsuits claiming that thousands of […]
The Death of Jennifer Ellis-Seitz
December 30th, 2008None of the stories that I’ve read about the death of Jennifer Ellis-Seitz mentioned that she was involved with training poll workers for upcoming elections in Florida. So, we have: (A reporter) from (Florida), who also happened to be involved with (Florida elections), supposedly committed (suicide) during a cruise that she took with her family […]
Peter Schiff on CNN International
December 14th, 2008It’s all stuff that you’re familiar with, but watch what happens at the end of the clip. (Woops!)
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Suspends State Business with Bank of America and Is Then Promptly Arrested by the FBI on Corruption Charges
December 9th, 2008Less than 24 hours later… Whamo. I’m not saying that the guy isn’t a crook. He could be as crooked as the day is long. The timing of his arrest, however, is priceless. Update: 76-Page Federal Indictment; Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud and Solicitation of Bribery: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on […]
Prosecutor Who Indicted Cheney and Gonzales… Disappeared
November 20th, 2008Via: Express News: Willacy County prosecutor Juan Angel Guerra stumped a presiding judge and attorneys for clients as high up as Vice President Dick Cheney when he failed to show up to court on his own grand jury’s indictments. The no-show infuriated attorneys who’d spent the day milling about with what they’d hoped would be […]
“Shaping a New World Order” During “Vigilant Shield”
November 14th, 2008Here’s the CNN headline: G-20: Shaping a New World Order. But look what’s going to be happening at the same time: Vigilant Shield. Via: Progressive: This week and into next, NorthCom and NORAD are conducting a joint exercise called “Vigilant Shield ’09.” The focus will be on “homeland defense and civil support,” a NorthCom press […]
Ex-CIA Operative Dies After Volume on Heart Monitor Turned Down
October 25th, 2008Via: Manchester Evening News: A FORMER CIA man died at Manchester Royal Infirmary after the alarm on his heart monitor was mysteriously turned down. American Alan Bel – who had lived in Salford for 30 years after finishing working for the secretive agency – may well have been saved if staff had been alerted that […]
October 24: The 1929 Wall Street Crash Began on the Same Day
October 24th, 2008Via: Wikipedia: The Wall Street Crash of 1929 … was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, taking into consideration the full extent and longevity of its fallout. Three phrases – Black Thursday, Black Monday, and Black Tuesday – are used to describe this collapse of stock values. All […]
