Archive for August, 2010
John Williams: Times That Try Our Souls
August 9th, 2010This is a good piece and I’ve clipped some of the passages that I felt were the best. I’d recommend clicking through and reading the whole thing. The advice given is in line with what you’ve been seeing on Cryptogon for years. With regard to the speculation about private property being outlawed: The federal government […]
Fed Set to Downgrade Outlook for U.S.?
August 9th, 2010Additionally, Bloomberg is running some chatter about the Fed possibly having to buy up more debt directly: Gold may climb in London on increased demand for a protector of wealth as the dollar weakens and on speculation that the Federal Reserve will step up buying of bonds to prop up the U.S. economy. Via: Financial […]
Big Picture Gallery: Severe Flooding in Pakistan
August 9th, 2010Via: Boston Globe – Big Picture: It is only the start of the monsoon season, but already Pakistan is experiencing some of the worst flooding it has seen in over 80 years. Entire villages have been washed away, an early estimate of over 1,600 deaths so far and over 2 million displaced or otherwise affected. […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions
August 9th, 2010Thank you. Pookie $75 DS $20 LR $25
July Earnings
August 9th, 2010Earnings in July came to a total of $1095.21. Amazon affiliate sales were extremely strong in July. The Amazon U.S. commission total was $512.19. I think that’s the best Amazon result ever. Thanks very much to everyone who sent contributions and conducted business via the affiliate links on Cryptogon.
TheAntiTerrorist on The Big Business of Being Behind Bars
August 9th, 2010Via: TheAntiTerrorist: Related: Land Of The Free: Never In The Civilized World Have So Many Been Locked Up For So Little
The Ministry of Oil Defense
August 6th, 2010The article opens with: It’s not polite to say so, but if Americans understood just how many trillions their military was really spending on protecting oil, they wouldn’t stand for it. Oh really? How Many Millions are in a Trillion? from Econ4U on Vimeo. Tell us all another one about what “Americans” won’t stand for. […]
And Now… Al Qaeda Responsible for Japanese Tanker Attack
August 6th, 2010That’s the ticket. Via: CBS News: Ten years after the deadly attack on the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole in the Gulf of Aden, al Qaeda once again struck at sea with a suicide attack on a Japanese oil tanker. A UAE Coast Guard source confirmed Friday that the tanker, M. Star, was the target […]
Telling Swiss Secrets: A Banker’s Betrayal
August 6th, 2010Via: Global Post: It’s the inner sanctum of Swiss banking — the heavily-guarded nexus between numbered Swiss bank accounts and their owner’s good names — and it’s the rare American that is allowed entry. Bradley Birkenfeld was one of the few Americans who held the keys to the kingdom. A Boston-born, high-flying, cross-border banker at […]
Wheat Heads for Biggest Gain in Half a Century on Export Bans
August 6th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Wheat headed for the biggest weekly gain in half a century on concern other countries may follow an export ban by Russia, and may reach $10 a bushel, a price not seen since the global food crisis in 2008. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Kazakhstan and Belarus should also suspend shipments as […]
