Blowback: “The unintended consequences of foreign operations that were deliberately kept secret from the American public.”

“There is a direct connection between events that happened more than 50 years ago and the war in Iraq today.”  Read more...

And keeping with the holiday spirit of European bank runs, Kyle Bass provides some chilling insight into what is about to take place in Europe and how the Federal Reserve and other G7 central banks are preparing for the “event”.  Read more...

Tuesday’s ”word of the day” was bank run.

And in light of that, let’s turn our attention to none other than Greece to see what a modern day European bank run actually looks like.  Read more...

Corzine stated during his prepared testimony, “I simply do not know where the money is, or why the accounts have not been reconciled to date. I do not know which accounts are unreconciled or whether the unreconciled accounts were or were not subject to the segregation rules.”  Read more...

Why is a bank run a problem?

“Because banks by their very nature never have the money on deposit to meet all of their outstanding claims and liabilities.  That’s how fractional reserve lending works.  You lend out more money than you have.”  Read more...

A fascinating and candid interview with Jim Rogers on government confiscations, farming, food prices, economic collapse, and nickles.

“What they’re more likely to do this time is to take your pension plan or your IRA.”  Read more...

Who said that Obama’s proposed “Indefinite Detention Bill” is “one of the most radical proposals for defying the constitution that we have ever heard made to the American people”?

a.)  Mitt Romney

b.)  Newt Gingrich  Read more...

SGT interviews legendary author and documentary film producer G Edward Griffin about his book ‘The Creature From Jekyll Island’, and other current events.

In case there was still any confusion or misunderstanding about any meaningful differences between Republican and Democrat party, I would like to present the “Indefinite Detention Bill”.  Read more...

From S&P:

“Today’s CreditWatch placements are prompted by our belief that systemic stresses in the eurozone have risen in recent weeks to the extent that they now put downward pressure on the credit standing of the eurozone as a whole.  Read more...

While the advertised unemployment rate fell to 8.6% in November as a result of 120,000 jobs being created, the truth behind these manufactured numbers is not quite as glamorous.  Read more...

A couple of weeks ago Ann Barnhardt sent a letter to her clients detailing why she could no longer in good conscience operate her business, Barnhardt Capital Management, becuase, “I  could no longer tell my clients that their monies and positions were  safe in the futures and options markets – because they are not.”  Read more...

From Ron Paul:  Read more...

According to the Federal Reserve, “The Federal Reserve sets the nation’s monetary policy to promote the objectives of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates.”

Let’s take a quick look to see how the Fed is performing at these three objectives.  Read more...

“British embassies in the eurozone have been told to draw up plans to help British expats through the collapse of the single currency, amid new fears for Italy and Spain.”

That’s the latest story out of The Telegraph.  Read more...