I’m feeling more and more like a person about to complete the assembly of a jigsaw puzzle. Each piece of information I discover about the economy, the environment, resource depletion, diseases, business, and politics is like a piece of the jigsaw puzzle. The puzzle is nearly finished in my mind, and what I see is frightening as hell.
The global economy is being destroyed, starting with the U.S. Why? Partly to enrich the wealthy elites – they benefit by hoarding valuable assets as the (...)
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The jigsaw puzzle is nearly finished
17 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
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In Ron Paul Coins, Federal Agents Don’t Trust
17 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
In Ron Paul Coins, Federal Agents Don’t Trust
As if Ron Paul’s supporters needed any more motivation to storm the battlements and wreak havoc on the Republican presidential primary, now comes this: the feds are trying to take away their money.
Federal agents on Wednesday raided the Evansville, Indiana headquarters of the National Organization for the Repeal of the Federal Reserve and Internal Revenue Codes (NORFED), an organization of "sound money" advocates that for the past decade (...) -
What Planet Are They Living On?
16 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentWhat Planet Are They Living On? By David Glenn Cox
The core inflation rate as provided by the ever so trustworthy Bush Department of Labor is 3.5%. Which is what leads me to ask, What Planet are they living on? Doing the grocery shopping I’ve seen prices rise multiples of the stated 3.5% buying the store brand hamburger buns that last year were a dollar this year are a $1.29. Frozen waffles last year $2.00 this year $2.49 frozen pizza’s last year 3 for $10.00 this year 2 for $7.00 and on (...) -
Dems Put War Costs at $3.5 Trillion Through 2017
14 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
by Jim Lobe
U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could cost U.S. taxpayers as much as $3.5 trillion through 2017 if both direct and indirect, or "hidden," costs are taken into account, according to a new report released Tuesday by Democrats in Congress.
The 27-page report, entitled "War at Any Price?" [.pdf], concluded that the total economic costs incurred to date – including "hidden" expenses, such as higher oil prices, interest on borrowing, and the long-term care of injured soldiers – (...) -
Markets fear banks have $1 trillion in toxic debt
6 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
Markets fear banks have $1 trillion in toxic debt
By Sean O’Grady, Economics Editor
Published: 06 November 2007
A new phase in the credit crunch, one of “$1 trillion losses” seems to be dawning. The crisis at Citigroup and renewed doubts about some of the world’s leading banks disquieted stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday, with the fractious mood set to continue.
The FTSE 100 fell 69.2 to 6,461.4, with Alliance & Leicester (down 4 per cent) and Barclays (...) -
Largest dam in Iraq is at risk of an imminent collapse!
1 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentThe largest dam in Iraq is at risk of an imminent collapse that could unleash a 20m (65ft) wave of water on Mosul, a city of 1.7m people, the US has warned.
The largest dam in Iraq is at risk of an imminent collapse that could unleash a 20m (65ft) wave of water on Mosul, a city of 1.7m people, the US has warned.
.......However, a $27m (£13m) US-funded reconstruction project to help shore up the dam has made little or no progress.
....a US watchdog said reconstruction of the dam had (...) -
The New Canadian National Anthem in honor of Canada becoming the 13th highest military spender in the world
26 October 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
“Canada is spending more public money on its military today than it has since the Second World War, says a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
According to the study, by Steven Staples, Director of the Rideau Institute and CCPA Research Associate, and Bill Robinson, Senior Advisor with the Rideau Institute, Canada’s military spending will reach $18.24 billion in 2007-08 — an increase of 9 percent over 2006-07 — and will continue to rise to $19.418 billion by (...) -
GEAB N°18: Seven sequences of the impact phase of the global systemic crisis (2007-2009)
21 October 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
GEAB N°18: Seven sequences of the impact phase of the global systemic crisis (2007-2009)
Since the existence of a global crisis has been generally acknowledged, the course of events of the impact phase of the global systemic crisis has become more accurately anticipable. The psychological factors involved as well as the possible types of actions and reactions, cast a lot of light on the upcoming processes.
Today, LEAP/E2020 researchers have come to the conclusion that the impact phase (...) -
Amazing Video: THE LIGHTBRINGERS: The Emissaries of Jahbulon (History of Freemasonry)
12 October 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
Amazing Video: THE LIGHTBRINGERS: The Emissaries of Jahbulon (History of Freemasonry)
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One of the main reasons behind the collapse of the US Dollar: Why the US wants to attack Iran
9 October 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
4 comments“The Bush administration may be highlighting accusations that the Iranian government is behind attacks in Iraq in order to strengthen its hand in preparing for military strikes on Iran, according to a leading British think-tank.”
This analysis suggesting that the US is using Iran as a scapegoat for it’s failures in Iraq came as Iran stated that it would not succumb to “enemy” efforts to halt its nuclear program, while the US deployed its armada in the Persian Gulf earlier this year. (...)