Archive for the 'Elite' Category
Fisk: Arab States, China, Russia and France Moving to Stop Using U.S. Dollar for Oil Trading
October 6th, 2009WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. I have absolutely no doubt that the Chinese are aware of their ability to flip the kill switch on the U.S. economy. I also have no doubt that, while the blowback would be severe for them, it would be nothing compared […]
Afghanistan: Massive Election Fraud
October 5th, 2009“This was an important step forward in the Afghan people’s effort to take control of their future… The United States did not support any candidate in this election. Our only interest was the result fairly, accurately reflecting the will of the Afghan people…” —Barack Obama on Afghan Election Via: Times Online: The head of the […]
Goldman Sachs Would Make $1 Billion from CIT Failure; U.S. Taxpayer Would Pay $2.3 Billion
October 5th, 2009Via: Financial Times: Goldman Sachs stands to receive a payment of $1bn – while US taxpayers would lose $2.3bn – if embattled commercial lender CIT files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, people familiar with the matter said. The payment stems from the structure of a $3bn rescue finance package that Goldman extended to CIT on […]
“When You Own Gold You’re Fighting Every Central Bank in the World”
October 4th, 2009Jim Rickards:
Former Japanese Finance Minister Nakagawa Found Dead
October 4th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: Shoichi Nakagawa, who resigned as Japanese finance minister in February amid accusations of drunken behavior during an international conference in Rome, was found dead in his Tokyo home today. He was 56. Nakagawa lost his parliamentary seat in Aug. 30 elections that saw the Liberal Democratic Party swept out of power after half […]
Ireland Backs EU’s Lisbon Treaty
October 3rd, 2009Mmm hmm. Via: BBC: Irish voters have strongly endorsed the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty – 16 months after their first vote rejecting it plunged EU reforms into deadlock. About 67% voted “Yes”, official results from the latest referendum showed. Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen hailed a “clear and resounding” endorsement. Political leaders across the EU […]
Just Get Your Damn Vaccine
October 1st, 2009A Semi-Pisstake Look at Freemasons in Congress
September 30th, 2009Via: Politico: The Knight Templar was standing in the back of the House chamber, chatting amiably with his fellow Democrats. This was it. The moment the reporter had been working for. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) emerged, briefly, from the chamber. A genial 60-year-old with bushy eyebrows, the diminutive Rahall didn’t look anything like a medieval […]
When Farming Is Just About Money: New Zealand’s Biggest Dairy Farmer Allows Calves to Starve to Death
September 29th, 2009If you’re outside of New Zealand, chances are that this isn’t all over your mainstream media. In New Zealand, this is a very big story. Anytime food production is turned into an industrial process that involves commoditization and absurd commitments to international bankers, there are going to be atrocities. Predictably, much of the outrage is […]
G20 Post Mortem / Open Thread
September 27th, 2009A few people seem surprised that the U.S. is a police state. Oh the cops. Oh the poor students. Oh boo hoo, we just want to wave our signs. The don’t taze me bro generation is obviously going to have to figure this one out the hard way. My position has always been that people […]
