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War Crimes, Syria, and the Importance of Copper

Big Al
September 7, 2013

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What a week this has been! Insinuations about the President committing war crimes; a 100 point plunge in the DJIA at the opening on Friday; Russian saying they will support Syria; and, it goes on and on. We get input on these issues and more from the best of the best.

Listen and see if you don’t agree we are in the most turbulent of times.

Hour 1:

  • Segment 1 and 2: Congressman Walter Jones of North Carolina discusses his views on the Syrian situation and he advises listeners as to what actions they should take.
  • Segments 3 and 4: Marin Katusa, from Casey Research, shares his expert opinion and the reasons for the continuing turmoil in the Middle East. You might be surprised at what he has to say.

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  • Segment 5 : Mining executive Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse the role of copper to the economies of the world.
  • Segments 6, 7, 8: A great round table consisting of Ellen Brown; John Walter Williams; Peter Grandich; and, Jay Taylor share their views about investing; the U.S. economy; and, of course Syria.

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177 Comments
    Sep 07, 2013 07:45 AM

    Confucius Say’s: It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are easy to get.

      Sep 07, 2013 07:40 PM

      Thanks Machine Gun. I needed that today!

    Sep 07, 2013 07:56 AM

    The `Dick` Cheney–Syria Oil Connection http://www.24hgold.com/english/contributor.aspx?article=4505377248G10020 Do I smell a rat, I wonder who ?

    Sep 07, 2013 07:01 AM

    With the Russian support against US now war is more unlikely; therefore, the case for $ 2000 gold does not look good at all.

      Sep 07, 2013 07:13 AM

      Hope you’re right in that sense Pibe. However Hezbollah are simply itching for any excuse to take on Israel, which given its own excuse would retaliate against Lebanon and Iran….etc, etc.

      Sep 07, 2013 07:41 PM

      Can’t agree on that one.

        Tom
        Sep 07, 2013 07:14 PM

        That is a thoughtless comment… Worst case based on basic fundamentals gold should be at 3,000.00 /oz. Divide total money by total gold ozs.

          Sep 09, 2013 09:35 AM

          Very true Tom. It would be better if investors focused on the fundamentals of gold rather than being distracted by a war.

          Cory

        Sep 08, 2013 08:05 PM

        Wonder what Pibe is smoking. Must be some good stuff. Or maybe not so good. (grin)

      Sep 09, 2013 09:23 AM

      I hope you are right about there not being war Pibe. There are other factors that can bring gold higher. I personally do not want a war to be a driving factor for higher gold prices.

      Cory

    Sep 07, 2013 07:08 AM

    Gold had a good close at the highest point of the day – 1391.75 in the after hours. The gold stocks however did not recover much at all.

      Sep 07, 2013 07:41 PM

      Certainly has not happened yet except in some cases.

    Sep 07, 2013 07:12 AM

    Bombing Syria can kill many thousands more to right the wrong (as the gov’t sees it) done by the chemical attacks. How about providing free medical care and educational assistance to the poor instead of spending trillions on useless wars.

      Sep 07, 2013 07:15 AM

      That wouldn’t do at all Paul…the U.S is the world’s policeman, not some global nurse.

        Sep 07, 2013 07:43 PM

        Don’t bite your tongue Reverend!

      Sep 07, 2013 07:42 PM

      I agree!.

      Sep 09, 2013 09:37 AM

      Anything would be better than a war. I agree to the fact that the U.S. could use the money to actually help people rather than launch bombs.

      Coy

    LGC
    Sep 07, 2013 07:24 AM

    I think I have found atleast one of the reasons for the consternation felt by the people who follow this blog. We know the dollar is a relic of times past and it should be in the tank, but do to manipulation and government control it is proped up and painted like a pig to look good and acceptable. Under normal cirumstances the dollar would fall and the gold rise to match golds real value. But with this manipulation comes control and wealth for the elites.
    We (gold bugs) should by all rights be riding the creast of a wave that takes gold to unpresidented hights. This is not wat we have seen for over the 2 past years. All the while the rich and wealthy are growing the wealth to unpsidented levels.
    Just remember one thing “he who laughs last laughs best”

      Sep 07, 2013 07:44 PM

      That is so true, LGC!

      Sep 08, 2013 08:08 PM

      That’s a good summary, LGC

      Sep 09, 2013 09:39 AM

      Great comment LGC. Thanks for sharing your breakdown!

      Cory

    Sep 07, 2013 07:32 AM

    Doc made a good point on Obama being backed in a corner, that is how the First World War happened after the assassination of The Archduke Ferdinand in Serbia, the world at the time was involved in alliances in The Balkans another difficult area like The Middle East.

    The protagonists found themselves having to line up according to their allegiances and losing face was an impossibility for them to consider and we will see this play out now with Syria being the focal point. It’s not a matter of if now only when. DT

      Sep 07, 2013 07:14 AM

      I agree Obama is in a corner.
      But he walked into the corner knowingly.
      His friends were all over the “Arab Spring”!
      The left was stoking revolts and supporting arming the Gaza Strip.
      The terrorists who hosted the fund raiser that kicked off the political career of our President were instigators with their fingerprints all over Egypt in 09 and early 2010.
      Note the date of the below WND article and remember Obama’s own speech in Egypt pre-presidency.
      http://www.wnd.com/2010/01/120711/
      Obama was not inadvertently backed into a corner…he and his friends constructed the corner and he walked into it.
      There are two likely possibilities….:.
      1) Obama and Sec State Clinton/Kerry are inexperienced and they botched foreign policy to arrive us into complete chaos…or
      2) They are evil and they achieved exactly what they set out to achieve.

      Maybe Obama is not faltering……..maybe he is just being post-election flexible as promised in an open microphone.

        Sep 07, 2013 07:03 PM

        No falter, Dennis. Not backed into a corner either. Think more strategically. Obama let it be known an attack was imminent. Ships, subs, missiles and a carrier group were rapidly deployed. Everyone knows that when the US President says he intends a strike the forces carry through on the threat. There is no doubt an attack is real. Panic erupted in Syria as a result and they were calling code. Troops, equipment, chemicals and arms were moved in a big hurry to avoid the inevitable barrage of missiles that were coming. The Syrians and their supporters got flushed out of the bushes in the process. Everything is being monitored. By drone, by satellite, by communications link and by radio. Checkmate friends. The delay was a strategic tactic to get the other side to show their hand and it has worked brilliantly. Using congress as a pawn was a great move to fully exposing vulnerable assets on the ground. The idea is to make the US look incompetent and disorganzed to buy time to assess the capabilites and see who blinks first. They blinked. The Russians blinked too. Nobody doubts an attack is coming but now that attack will be more efficient than it could have been before. The second I heard Obama was sending the issue to Congress for a vote I knew exactly what they had up their sleeve. It was pure genius and everybody fell for it.

          Sep 07, 2013 07:39 PM

          It as if the game of “Risk” was a conditioning tool to distance ourselves from the fact that as the dice rolled only plastic triangular pieces are at stake. Well the fact is in this instance no one is playing Risk and/or Chess. You assign too much skill to our regime’s moves thus far. You also assume that those involved desire some sort of military success.
          Why is it that in almost every decision Obama has made as President that I can point to logical arguments he desires to commit harm to our country? Sedition being what it may be…If it is the case that almost everything our current President has done has been in an effort to harm our country then how can it be said he desires to engage Syria to somehow help The United States of America?
          The flawed decisions and apparent incompetence you excuse as brilliance is anything but clever. Clever is only using incompetence as a cover for the possibility that maybe Sen. Joe McCarthy was correct.

            Sep 07, 2013 07:44 PM

            You cannot possibly understand the agenda in play or what is at stake.

            Sep 07, 2013 07:10 PM

            Was Senator Joe McCarthy just one of your pawns?
            I find more accuracy from the sources which are ruthlessly ridiculed like Sen. Joe.
            And if a ism or a verb is made of the name of the ridiculed this indicates to me to read all that the person has written.
            I wish not to know what is not needed to know!
            But this is a vastly different thing from not being able to accurately engage discernment over sources offering information for whatever reason.
            I believe this is a four dimensional chess game.
            And all the names tossed about our mere extra walk-ons in the scheme of things.
            All I need to know, Birdaman, is all I need to know!
            I do not desire to know it all for that would be to recreate the Apple logo and take a bite out of the apple.

            Sep 07, 2013 07:48 PM

            Yeah, Joe and I go way back.

        Tom
        Sep 07, 2013 07:18 PM

        I think Obama should keep his nose in the corner for a little while longer

          Sep 08, 2013 08:10 AM

          How about a long time longer, Tom?

      Sep 07, 2013 07:45 PM

      I really hope you are wrong, Nachine Gun!

    Sep 07, 2013 07:41 AM

    China wants the island of Formosa (Taiwan) back again, and with war in The Middle East this gives them an opportunity to make a move. Who is going to say no? DT

      Sep 07, 2013 07:56 AM

      Then there is North Korea waiting in the wings, thinking Hmmmmmm? This is why I have always thought people should stick to their own knitting at home. DT

    Sep 07, 2013 07:54 AM

    Excellent show. Very positive to hear a group of people that understand whats going on.

    Congressman Walter Jones has a great idea to start useing the phone. One of the few people that actually has an idea that just maybe could be positive. Easier to see whats happening, than actually comeing up with an idea for change, thats a little more difficult.

    Jay mentions “legal reasons” to go to war,one of the reasons is “about to be attacked”. Isnt it nice the american military minds put so many americans in the position to be “legaly” attacked? Edge to Syria there I would say. Exudes confidence in leadership? Another reason, “an ally attacked” What about an ally about to be attacked? Can Iran “legally” hammer the fleets of their coast too?

    How can all this crazy stuff happen? How does it make sense? It makes sense when we understand its the Federal Reserve, follow the money, who profits?

    I thought this show was great, but I was a little disapointed the federal reserves part was not mentioned. I think, the Federal Reserves power is still a long way off from being understood.

    Excellent show this week.

      Sep 07, 2013 07:51 PM

      Thank you benb!

    Sep 07, 2013 07:05 AM

    Thanks again Al. Ref Segment 7 and your comment about ‘rough waters this Fall’, September’s Zeal Intelligence reminds us of a shocking report (Aug 26) on U.S. durable goods for July, plunging some 7.9%. Also on Aug 26th Treasury Sec Jack Lew wrote to Congress warning that the debt ceiling of $16.7 trillion will be hit in mid October. This means another debt-ceiling fight is looming where the last one in mid 2011hit the stock market, whilst igniting a major rally in gold.

    With QE tapered or not, a new Fed chairman, imminent feuding over the budget and overbought stock markets, not to mention the small matter of a war, with all the ramifications of what China might choose to do with U.S. bonds, gold could go stellar in gold’s favourite month of October.

    Sep 07, 2013 07:28 AM

    Will gold continue to flounder in this disinflationary period? Seems that the fundamentals are turning with the pick up of manufacturing, deficit reduction, increases in oil production coupled with reduced consumption, and overall strength in the US economy. Where does it go from here?

      Sep 07, 2013 07:09 PM

      Brief attack on Syria, Bobby. Oil shoots up very short term and then the boys arrive on the scene to take it down like a rock screwing all the longs. Gold follows down in sympathy with crude as the dollar rises and the Euro falters. When its all over the taper starts and markets baffle the blogosphere by actually rsing despite all the bear chatter.

        Sep 07, 2013 07:28 PM

        BINGO Birdman! But I think we may get one more drop in the markets before that happens. Not certain, but looks that way.

          Sep 07, 2013 07:45 PM

          Agree….we get a drop before Mr Bernanke announces tapering.

            Sep 07, 2013 07:35 PM

            Yep, for me I feel it’s time to lighten up.

          Sep 07, 2013 07:56 PM

          Certainly nothing personal here, but I don’t agree gentlemen. Want to bet a bottle of rred wine with a time frame of year end?

          I say that gold will be higher and the DJIA lower by then.

            Sep 07, 2013 07:25 PM

            I agree, Al. If the Dow does manage to continue higher, it will still be falling versus gold.

            Sep 07, 2013 07:50 PM

            al, I am always game for a good bet. I will have the cash, you are on.

            Sep 07, 2013 07:46 PM

            Oh boy, here we go with wine bets again. Some advice Bobby, don’t bother.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:57 AM

            Sure Al. If I lose I won’t pay up though. That should even things up.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:59 AM

            Are you saying al is not good for it!? I know where he lives.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:15 AM

            I am saying without a hint of hesitation that Al is NOT good for it. He made me a similar bet on gold prices which he lost. Then he reneged and did not answer anyone who asked despite the fact I had put my credit card up to cover the cost if I was wrong. I even offered to buy a GOOD bottle of wine at his favourite Vanouver hotel. No small price I assure you. I think he makes these bets whimsically.

          Tom
          Sep 07, 2013 07:21 PM

          The Fed will never “tighten”

            Sep 08, 2013 08:59 AM

            You mean “Taper”. The Fed will 100% taper but rates will stay low.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:44 AM

            Tapering IS tightening.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:41 AM

            Tapering IS NOT tightening. Do your homework on it. Tapering refers to a reduction in MBS or other bond buying. It speaks to a reduction in the assets the Fed is absorbing. The ignorance on this topic is without precedent. A low rate environment on the other hand means credit still flows. A Fed policy that targets higher rates is what we refer to as “tightening” and suggests borrowing will become deincentivized due to higher costs. That is not in the cards. The statements from the Federal Reserve and Treasury specifically and unequivocally note that the Fed Funds rate will remain low even as exceptional bond buying is withdrawn. You obviously skipped your Econ classes Matthew as you don’t know what you are talking about…….as usual.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:49 AM

            You know, you really need to give it a rest Matthew. You keep showing again and again your lack of knowledge on so many topics. If Al has you on his show it will be a big mistake in my opinion. Most readers following your comments surely see through your ignorance and will conclude your analysis cannot be relied upon as valid.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:39 AM

            I love it. I’m getting lectured about skipping “Econ” classes by a Keynesian!
            Interest rates are “managed” in part by the Fed’s sale or purchase of treasuries. Taper equals less purchasing. No matter how slightly they taper, in amounts to a RELATIVE tightening.
            You really need to give your ego a “time out,” mr. “I wouldn’t touch silver at $18!!!”

            Sep 08, 2013 08:39 AM

            Certainly not in the near future if conditions stay the same!

    Sep 07, 2013 07:38 AM

    MOVIE of the WEEK

    Well suited for this site is a deep drama about the early 1920’s resource sector.
    Daniel Day Lewis in the 2007 feature quality movie “There Will Be Blood”.
    An in depth exploration into the resource sector when the lead character a gold prospector becomes an oil man as the petroleum industry takes early 1900’s stride.
    A compelling tale of how evil reveals good and good reveals evil.
    I never heard of the movie before last night.
    Maybe we need to abandon the promises of the tree of knowledge in favor of knowing we will never understand everything completely.
    Streams on Netflix

    Sep 07, 2013 07:58 AM

    I cringe at the thought of losing a single sailor or marine or American service man for this totally insane missile attack. Lets get our ships out of there while we still can.

      Sep 07, 2013 07:57 PM

      A big Amen from me Glen!

    Sep 07, 2013 07:15 AM

    On September 8, 2012 at 10:23 am,
    Dennis M. O’Neil says:

    Who are the intolerant ones?
    Democrats enthusiastically vote against God!!!!!!!!!! And then lie about it!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Why would someone worship at the altar of The State celebrating perversion and honoring the sacrament of abortion? Why would an ordained minister Co-chair of the platform committee redact God from any mention and be forced to attempt repair by floor vote? Because the voices shouting NAY in this video are intolerant Godless scum:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZJvcjni8-U

    Interesting when watching the atheistic proceeding are many but here are a couple interesting tid bits:
    1) The amendment was introduced to motion by Former Gov. of Ohio Ted Strickland who was Co-chair of the Platform Committee. Therefore if anyone was responsible for God being omitted from the platform it was he. Methodist ordained minister or not!
    2) It is obvious the voice vote by decibel revealed the motion for God was voted down.
    Think of that next time a Democrat canvasser knocks on your door.
    3) The yet to be identified ruling chairman was clearly confused. The voice vote result was inconsistent with his tele-prompter telling him “In the opinion of the chair the vote was in the affirmative.”
    4) So there you have it. God is voted against. Jerusalem is slighted. And the result is lied about for clear politics. Only at the Democratic National Convention where it is most likely you cannot tell the electorate who you really are because you need the majority of people to vote for you with your hidden amoral baggage!
    OTRAGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply to this comment
    also

    September 8, 2012 at 5:26 pm,
    Dennis M. O’Neil says:

    THE ILLUSION THAT IS OUR ECONOMY
    How can what we all experience be a mirage?
    Did Einstein clear everything up, or did he convolute it?
    Does it matter to discern what is real?
    Is it enough to play along in endless hide and seek pretending that nothing matters until the dinner bell?
    Where have we arrived?
    Is making determination based on perceived data rendered meaningless?
    Do words have no real meaning?
    Are we just birds in a cage chirping?
    Is a 4 year Old’s parental induced belief in Santa Claus the equivalent to a 65 year Old’s politician’s induced belief in unfunded Medicare and Social Security?
    Where does economic reality exist if in important matters grandparents are similar to their grandkids thanking non-reality for bounty delivered from fantasy?
    We should not embrace what is not!
    Truth hurts but it is like…kicking a can:
    http://www.myspace.com/video/o/the-twilight-zone-kick-the-can/19615645
    Let the kids play.
    Give up on Santa Claus!

    Reply to this comment

    Sep 07, 2013 07:17 AM

    WHAT WERE WE TALKING ABOUT LASE YEAR PART 1
    On September 7, 2013 at 10:15 am,
    Dennis M. O’Neil says:

    Your comment is awaiting moderation.

    On September 8, 2012 at 10:23 am,
    Dennis M. O’Neil says:

    Who are the intolerant ones?
    Democrats enthusiastically vote against God!!!!!!!!!! And then lie about it!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Why would someone worship at the altar of The State celebrating perversion and honoring the sacrament of abortion? Why would an ordained minister Co-chair of the platform committee redact God from any mention and be forced to attempt repair by floor vote? Because the voices shouting NAY in this video are intolerant Godless scum:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZJvcjni8-U

    Interesting when watching the atheistic proceeding are many but here are a couple interesting tid bits:
    1) The amendment was introduced to motion by Former Gov. of Ohio Ted Strickland who was Co-chair of the Platform Committee. Therefore if anyone was responsible for God being omitted from the platform it was he. Methodist ordained minister or not!
    2) It is obvious the voice vote by decibel revealed the motion for God was voted down.
    Think of that next time a Democrat canvasser knocks on your door.
    3) The yet to be identified ruling chairman was clearly confused. The voice vote result was inconsistent with his tele-prompter telling him “In the opinion of the chair the vote was in the affirmative.”
    4) So there you have it. God is voted against. Jerusalem is slighted. And the result is lied about for clear politics. Only at the Democratic National Convention where it is most likely you cannot tell the electorate who you really are because you need the majority of people to vote for you with your hidden amoral baggage!
    OTRAGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Sep 07, 2013 07:43 AM

      I was interested in the video you linked Dennis, being the “tolerant” godless scum” I am, lol.
      Im sure you know I really dont see religous ideals being necessary to society. Liberty but not religion.
      Anyway, was just interested in your view but couldnt access the video, says its unavailable.

        Sep 07, 2013 07:55 AM

        benb,
        Check out the movie “There Will Be Blood”!
        I will find a live link and posit it below……..:

        benb…..just who do you think gives you LIBERTY.?……NOT MAN………

          Sep 07, 2013 07:49 PM

          Jerry really?
          A big maybe there was liberty in some parts of North America Before white people got here. Once the christian principles and christian god arrived it was over.

          You are no doubt refering to the time of Lincons greenback and Jefferson? killing the bank. (if I recall correctly) But that of course ended in 1913.

          That short time may have had liberty for some white people, but NO way was there liberty for red,black, brown or yellow people. And the white people that enjoyed it for awhile bled a great deal for it. So I would have a hard time seeing anyone Gave it to them.

          I disagree with “who do you think gives you liberty”.
          As long as the federal reserve exists, we are all slaves. The debt is IMPOSSIBLE to pay. People are so well trained now, they dont even see it.

          An interesting note, Jim Rickards says we have two generations of economists now that dont understand gold. Liberty? not very likely. And there is NOBODY going to give it to anyone.

      GREAT POST MR. DENNIS O….

      Dennis the movie is not available……….

    Sep 07, 2013 07:18 AM

    WHAT WERE WE TALKING ABOUT LASE YEAR PART 2
    September 8, 2012 at 5:26 pm,
    Dennis M. O’Neil says:

    THE ILLUSION THAT IS OUR ECONOMY
    How can what we all experience be a mirage?
    Did Einstein clear everything up, or did he convolute it?
    Does it matter to discern what is real?
    Is it enough to play along in endless hide and seek pretending that nothing matters until the dinner bell?
    Where have we arrived?
    Is making determination based on perceived data rendered meaningless?
    Do words have no real meaning?
    Are we just birds in a cage chirping?
    Is a 4 year Old’s parental induced belief in Santa Claus the equivalent to a 65 year Old’s politician’s induced belief in unfunded Medicare and Social Security?
    Where does economic reality exist if in important matters grandparents are similar to their grandkids thanking non-reality for bounty delivered from fantasy?
    We should not embrace what is not!
    Truth hurts but it is like…kicking a can:
    http://www.myspace.com/video/o/the-twilight-zone-kick-the-can/19615645
    Let the kids play.
    Give up on Santa Claus!

    Reply to this comment

      Sep 07, 2013 07:55 AM

      Interesting thought about Santa Clause Dennis, I see what you mean in terms of entitlement, I mean the gift giving that has gotten out of hand for parents as well as the children. DT

        Sep 08, 2013 08:46 AM

        Agreed Machine Gun.

        The reall meaning of Christmas has certainly been forgotten by many!

      Sep 08, 2013 08:21 AM

      http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/09/classified-intelligence-doesnt-prove-anything.html Congress Members Who Have Seen Classified Evidence About Syria Says It Fails to Prove Anything – posted Sept. 7, 2013

        Sep 09, 2013 09:52 AM

        Very interesting articles Tex and Dennis. They outline the scariest part of this potential war in Syria… the U.S. has not proved anything and looks like they are unable to prove anything. Obama needs to get as far away from this situation as he can but we all know he won’t do it. Here’s to hoping he doesn’t go ahead and commit a war crime.

        Cory

    Sep 07, 2013 07:30 AM

    DT…….
    I have long thought that if people understood the fractional reserve banking system then they would not participate in it.
    I have also long thought if people understood the debt enslavement they have acquiesced to which will be their generation’s legacy that they would have long ago rejected the system creating the enslavement.
    The question becomes…… to what extent is ignorance a defense from culpability?
    To what extent can the so called greatest generation plead ignorance?
    Will history find it ironic that some in their later years many voted for the very systems they fought against in their youth?

      Sep 07, 2013 07:56 PM

      Agreed Dennis, the hippies of the 1960’s became squarer then the parents they despised for being square. DT

        Sep 07, 2013 07:28 PM

        DT-
        The hippies preached unrestrained liberty against their parent’s perceived uptight know your limit self control.
        Liberty without self constraint is chaos.
        What the baby boomers failed to grasp is that it OK to live in the moment if you honestly deal with the consequences of sucking on the hookah all day.
        The world in which we now live is a world of contrivance.
        We medicate or feelings away.
        We make promises which are mathematically impossible to keep.
        We make lifetime commitments that half of us break.
        We pencil whip every quarterly report and golf outing score cards.
        Integrity is passé.
        After all how can someone be honest and slack the day away and also live in McMansion Country Club World.
        How can they do it?????
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0HX4a5P8eE?????????
        Notice who the sponsor of the advertisement was!! Irony is humorous!!

          Sep 09, 2013 09:55 AM

          Very thought provoking comment Dennis. All I can think is – sad but true.

          Cory

    Americans do not have a clue…on the energy issue, or the countries that have and do not have the oil……….this has been going on since NIXON……it is the same and will remain the same….check out the players……….and until the American citizens get their head out of their …,,it will continue………War is the side issue………

      Cheap oil has been gone for 40 years….

        Marin……..has not put all the pieces together on the oil situation…..as long as the insiders have control, this is not going to end….It is only the beginning, and the oil and bankersters go hand in hand……….

          Sep 07, 2013 07:28 PM

          Jerry,
          Watch the above movie I …..it is all about oil at the turn of the century.
          You are right that….. Americans for the most part do not have a clue.
          We have been NEAed and McGraw Hill-ed to death.
          At what point do the teachers’ union members figure out they have debased the talents of the potential taxpayers to whom they will eventually rely on retirement?

    Sep 07, 2013 07:28 PM

    The Vanunu story. At around 30 minutes an Arab Israeli is shouted down in the Knesset for describing Israel as a poisonous nuclear waste bin with the country being ‘a vast nuclear, biological and chemical warehouse that is used as an anchor for the nuclear arms race in the Middle East’.

    As for Israel’s own poisonous gas story that follows.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeBku6sva-0

    Sep 07, 2013 07:38 PM

    Al, Corey and Congressman Jones, unfortunately, and with much respect, you are wrong. Americans do care but our voices are meaningless to the Washington corridor. Remember that little peice of legislation called Obamacare. Millions of Americans called in opposition to the takeover of 1\5th of our economy. We were told our calls clogged the Congressional communication system to a non-functioning level. We still got Obamacare. Many are still opposed yet I see the implementation has begun without much push back from our leaders in DC.
    We also played witness this week to Sec. of State Kerry categorically refusing to confirm if President Obama will obey a “nay” vote regarding a Syrian attack. Secretary Kerry arrogantly stated that the president has the authority to attack without Congressional approval. What a mockery this former Senator made of the American people and all of our laws and traditions! And, now I have to hear your panel tell us to wake up and call our leaders. Wake up? Respectfully….Are you kidding me? For what? They will do what they will do and none of us can stop them.

      Chico…..I think you are correct………I SAY 535 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS NEED TO GO.
      AND TERM LIMITS NEED TO BE PUT IN PLACE…..

        Sep 07, 2013 07:45 PM

        Hi Jerry. Again, the cynic in me disagrees with you because how many times have we heard, “if only we had a majority, then we can solve the issues.”. Americans have given both parties a majority over the years by literally throwing the bums out. Yes, here we sit with the same-old, same-old only now it’s worse. I think a crisis is the only thing that will cause significant change except I don’t know if what could follow is good or bad. History shows positive and negative results grown out of a crisis.

          Chico………JUST throwing the same parties out, and getting different party members,,,no,no, no……The parties are the TWO HEADED SNAKE, they are the same. AS I have said countless times on this site……You have to go back to A. Jackson 1837 to have a difference in the parties………WE have what is called THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICANS……the DEMOS AND REPUB. ARE THE SAME…….There needs to be a new party not just changing the chairs………and getting people with the same old BS..AND WHEN THEY GET THERE IN CONGRESS THEY SELL OUT……….. There can be no sell out and their feet need to be held to the fire……….not , lip service as we have now.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:43 PM

            Absolutley correct Jerry. They are the same party paid for by the same bank. Federal Reserve.
            I obviously feel the federal reserve has got to go before there is any meaningful change possible.

            Ron Paul is right,right,right.

        Sep 08, 2013 08:56 AM

        Agreed!

      Sep 08, 2013 08:56 AM

      Common Chico, let’s at least fight for what we believe in!

      I,for one, am. And you know what? I would bet that you are too!

    Sep 07, 2013 07:51 PM

    UK NOT okay. If PM Cameron had his way he’d be doing a Blair.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2apntInMuG0

    Sep 07, 2013 07:52 PM

    In regards to Al’s question…”Too many Americans at this time…maybe even a majority don’t care!?”

    I think they care a lot. The problem is they care about the wrong things.
    People care about themselves! Not in an Ayn Rand producers/creators…. “The Fountainhead” sense but…..instead in an unsustainable “what is in it for me…. here and now!” sense.
    They care about ……”Do I get mine today……and if I do…. I could care less about tomorrow!”
    It is as if we live in a “Woodstock” ethos “if it feels good do it!.”
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYheSZ9G3AY
    Instant gratification equals ignorant ecstasy.
    Wealth is deferred consumption which is well stored.
    However…today we live in a world with people caring about the moment.
    The inverse of this is we live in a society that has forsaken its own future.
    History will show that today….. most people embraced evil to avoid good works.
    In the Biblical sense cultures like this brought about horrific judgment.
    Floods, fire and brimstone, salt blocks, tumbling towers, plagues. In the historical sense they brought about Caligula(s), genocide, and the ultimate……condemnation.
    Al was right when he qualified is comments to “many Americans…maybe… a majority!”
    But like most things Obama is wrong about salvation.
    Unlike what Obama says our salvation is not resolved by the collective.
    Our salvation is a personal decision independent of the debauchery which may surround us. “Tu ne cede malis” is the phrase on the von Mises t-shirt I now wear. Translation….Do not surrender to evil. It is also the first Latin expression I taught my son. Perhaps as the Congressman Jones suggests…. we should learn the entire phrase from Virgil and concentrate on the second half of phrase and…and battle against the evils we no face.
    Entire expression……
    “Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito”
    Translation
    Do not surrender to evil but proceed evermore boldly against it!
    So let us proceed boldly against it!

      Dennis …..”they will get it today”……..but, not what they expect.
      “tu ne cede malis”………..ditto………..

        Dennis……IF your son needs a good latin tudor…..my son is a GREEK AND LATIN teacher and tudor..(this is a paid ad, I need to recoup some of my money)………and he has translated the New testament from the original Greek….I think I can share this with you , and not to sound boastful, since, you are aware of how to rightly divide the word.

      Sep 08, 2013 08:00 PM

      Not to be defensive, but I think we are saying the same thing!

      Sep 07, 2013 07:36 PM

      You see how many ships are converging on Syria now, Paul? The Russians have a flotilla to match US naval power including subs, destroyers, sub-killers, listening posts etcetera. Awhile back I was trying to tell you all here that this all comes down to the tiny port of Tartus in Syria that Russia uses as a drop zone to ship arms into the Middle East. I wonder if anybody believes me now?

        Sep 07, 2013 07:57 PM

        Russia cannot match our military capabilities. Can we please dismiss this incorrect notion. There is simply no comparison militaristically to the US.

          Sep 08, 2013 08:52 AM

          Nobody said they were equal, Chico. The buildup of floating hardware that we are now seeing is truly exceptional though and speaks to us of the strategic interests both sides have in the region.

          The Russians are obviously not threatening direct attacks (and nobody expects that) but they are saying loud and clear they will arm the Syrians with the best defenses on offer if the US attacks. That means a proxy war is in the making.

          The outcome will be a test of sorts over the techology and military equipment both sides provide their allies. Military contracts are on the line here. These guys are dying to prove they can one-up the other and give a bloody nose and black eye to their opponent.

          This is a test if you will. An opportunity to put hardware on show and size up the other guy. Nothing like it has been seen in years. You have to appreciate that both the American builders and the Russian suppliers are itching to pit each others equipment against one another and this is the chosen venue. Call it cynical if you like but that is what is happening in the background. Shoot, the world is a cynical place and these conflicts are all about business and trade interests.

          When Obama was in Russia he basically told Putin the US is going to kick his ass. Putin responded “bring it, man” and said he was up for the challenge. That is why they are going to send the S400 missiles to Syria. For these guys this is just an equipment trial on a real battlefield.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:18 AM

            And by the way, I think we can take Putin at his word that he will send in the air to sea missiles and rockets. That is why the supply ships are there. I suspect they are thinking that if the Syrians sink even one US ship (won’t be Russia’s fault) that the global projection of power enabled by American fleets will be emasculated for good thus ending US military hegemony on the world stage. Reputations could be shattered if Syria inflicts any serious blows. This is high stakes poker. Syria is just a pawn in the exercise, sorry to say. I keep telling you guys this conflict is all about regional domination with the US pitted against the worlds only other real military superpower but most people here are getting all mixed up with the minor actors, religious strife, terrorist cells and small politics. Get your focus back and you will understand what is really happening.

          Sep 08, 2013 08:24 AM

          China Naval Modernizations: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33153.pdf posted as of Sept. 5, 2013 / In short the Chinese are 2nd to the US in Capabilities —- DOD states that “acquisition and development of longer-range unmanned aerial vehicles(UCAV[s]), will increase China`s ability to conduct long-range reconnaissance and strike operations.“104 —- Nuclear and Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Weapons A July 22, 2011, press report states that “China`s military is developing electromagnetic pulse weapons that Beijing plans to use against U.S. aircraft carriers in any future conflict over Taiwan, ….. once labeled `secret,` stated that Chinese military writings have discussed building low-yield EMP warheads, but `it is not known whether [the Chinese] have actually done so.“`106 — this is on page 38 of report. ……… Then think about joint operations between China and Russia in Syria

          Sep 08, 2013 08:35 PM

          Chico, Russian nuclear subs were in the gulf of Mexico for months, only surfacing due to storms, never having been spotted.

          My point, nobody can be sure who has the “upper hand”. Actualy, nobody wins anything, people just die.
          But Bird could very well be correct here, Banks want the wars, they are good for profits big time and the military everywhere loves it. Politicians are just pawns and your, our, children are nothing more than fodder.

            Sep 09, 2013 09:02 AM

            Good comment Benb. You are tight we can simply only speculate who has the upper hand in the waters over there and in the end it will come down to money.

            Cory

        Tom
        Sep 07, 2013 07:33 PM

        Lol…as long as “A” country has a nuke and “B” country has a nuke, it doesn’t matter who has a better army

          Sep 08, 2013 08:05 PM

          And that, Tom, is a very sad reality!

      Sep 07, 2013 07:41 PM

      And by the way, that article from Michael Snyder at the Economic Collapse blog is pure fluff. The guy is interesting but he does not have any idea what he is talking about. Just spouting fear propoganda and ruminatinig on worries that will never come to pass.

    Sep 07, 2013 07:07 PM

    John Kerry goes from worse to reprehensible by comparing the U.S. plus others’ response to Syria as their ‘Munich moment’. Like so much that Kerry says he trips over his own rhetoric: The 1938 Munich Agreement ceded control of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany. So is this what the U.S. hopes for – to get Syria ceded over to Israel?

    Sep 07, 2013 07:21 PM

    Please pay attention to PIMCO when probably like Poland the US procures private property pensions!

      Sep 07, 2013 07:33 PM

      Wow. Yeah, that is a pretty interesting story, Dennis. Came as a surprise to me. Right out of the damn blue but Poland is not the first to take such drastic action and won’t be the last either. The boys over at Casey Research are often warning investors to get a second passport, open a foreign bank account, move some assets overseas and even (gasp!) close out your 401k. I just hope Poland was not on their list of counties to shift bonds too!!!

        Sep 07, 2013 07:41 PM

        Casey Research is correct in their recommendation to move out of the US. Most people do not have the means to move out. If you have the means and you are not moving out of the US you are making a big mistake. If this crisis in Syria is not a wake up call for you then please, just sleep well. Buy some stocks and bonds and go to a football game and just forget about it.

          Sep 07, 2013 07:23 PM

          Glen,
          You do not understand Birdman is omniscient!
          Bow to the Birdman

            Sep 07, 2013 07:36 PM

            He’s also probably even a few feathers short of a surrealistic pillow.

            Sep 07, 2013 07:54 PM

            At least my pillow is um…..an actual woman Matty.

            Sep 07, 2013 07:06 PM

            That’s strange, my pillow is um…..an actual pillow. Go figure.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:23 AM

            I know Matthew. That is what makes it so funny!

            Sep 08, 2013 08:41 AM

            Oh yeah, bm, you are SO funny. Just brilliant.

          Sep 07, 2013 07:57 PM

          Glen,

          Come on…..please.

          All this site really is about is a place where a bunch Americans can come and bitch with a bunch of like-minded bitchers about the US situation every week and everyone gets to validate their inaction right along with a get big group of the same ilk.

          All this is, is one great big giant BS cession.

          In reality there may be 2 to 3 people out of this entire forum that has taken Doug Casey’s advice and actually, really got off their self righteous ***, and internationalized their families assets.

          Most people here just talk a good game of BS. The reality is less than 1% have any intention of ever doing anything to really change any facet of their life or the govt or politics or the war machine or banking or the NSA, or 100 other critical items.

          No, their going sit here and just bitch about it and find as many ways to rationalize their collective inaction as it relates to all of this crap festering around them and their country.

          Basically most are just too damn lazy, weak and apathetic to make a real change and drop out of the sick subverted control system that has thrown them overboard decades ago.

          So I’ll continue to come here and visit and be sadly amused and disappointed on a weekly basis as I watch the full scope of decades of targeted social engineering play-out before my eyes.

          V

            Sep 07, 2013 07:40 PM

            We here are all just mice in a maze.
            You may be in a maze of your own.
            I am amazed you are amused.
            It is one thing to engage and/or study science.
            It is a sick thing to be amused by your demented process.

            Sep 07, 2013 07:42 PM

            Hopefully not a maze of maize, Monsanto, ya know! (I agree with you, by the way.)

            Sep 07, 2013 07:43 PM

            Dennis that is. I agree with Dennis.

            Sep 07, 2013 07:44 PM

            About right Vortex. Lots of people just pay lip service to ideas like those of Casey Research. I know Al is internationalized because of his connections to Canada. And CFS just might be the the best travelled guy on the site. In his case he did get another passport and moved his assets overseas. Not sure about anyone else. I have been in the Mid East/ North Africa on and off for the past 35 years but it has NEVER crossed my mind to actually take a citizenship in one of these countries. A bank account is a different story though. You need one to function normally unless you plan to just stay very short term. By the way, I was just having a little fun when I said I hoped the Casey guys weren’t recommending Poland as a destination for capital safety. My point is that you can actually increase your risk profile by taking advice to move assets, especially if you don’t have good insights into the country of choice. Lets not forget that Poland is part of Eastern Europe. But look at the debt profiles of other nearby countries. Are France, Spain or Italy any different? I would suggest that each one of those presents a much higher probability of confiscation of pensions, gold and bank accounts than the US does. On that basis does it really make sense to expose yourself to citizenship requirements and therefore tax risks that come with that new passport? The G20 just concluded with a deal to sniff out global money flows and tax citizens abroad pretty much no matter where they live and everyone is onboard cooperating. So they are going to lift the veil of secrecy on bank accounts by sharing information with one another. And that officially includes the Swiss now. Even if the country you live in does not sign on to the conventions your own home law code will typically make it an offence to not report overseas assets and accounts. Penalties for US citizens can be high for failure to not report even if you have a second passport! I wonder if it is not just a tail-chasing exercise that just adds layers of paperwork at tax time to try to be in two places at once. Other than some guys like CFS and Al who obviously have considerable resources, most don’t have the financial ability to make it worth their time. Anybody can move money out of the country. Just try changing it back to dollars at a later date though. Not so simple anymore.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:59 PM

            Vortex, you may be right. Personaly,if I was young enough I would leave north america, I try to convince my kids that have my grandkids but to no avail.

            I do believe the ultimate issue is conciousness, they way we see things, whats important to us.
            Eventually, we will realise that we are one, not seperate from everyone and everthing else. I dont like the religions that perpetuate this seperatness between themselves and their gods, I see it as a hinderance to our creativness which of cousre is against creation or creator. but we do get clues, like love your neighbour,do unto others, I forget a few I am sure.

            But you are right v, a b#tch session, but everyone needs to let off steam about things that bother them and lately it has been Syria. I would remind you, Good people are bothered by war, not psychopaths, whatever their outlook.

            And besides, every once in awhile there is a discovery of potential profit around here too.
            But if you can get out of North America, hold 2-3 passports, gold sitting in a few countries, Go for it!!! Who the heck wouldnt???

      Sep 08, 2013 08:07 PM

      Yeh, that development is truly interesting!

    Sep 07, 2013 07:25 PM

    Kevin Hogan starts a Heisman season tonight!
    That is if the world makes it through December.

      Sep 07, 2013 07:59 PM

      Dennis,

      Since you appear to want to remain an apologist for the system, its best you direct your energies towards the next football game. You know….the important stuff in life.

      take care

        Sep 07, 2013 07:46 PM

        I think you’re confusing Dennis with the Birdman.

          Sep 07, 2013 07:45 PM

          There is no need to compare this with that….
          I would like to compare how the US would have done in the last hundred years without the drag of a central bank. To study US history is to understand it has been a struggle between central banking and not.

          The revolution was caused by monetary concern and ever since the losers of the revolution (and/or their agents) have fought to reverse the hard fought liberty won.

          Because of the Fed we do not know our economic potential.
          It is farce to say Ben Bernanke can guide us to anything but profits to the central banks friends.
          I would prefer to experiment with markets as compared to existing in an economic cartel.

            Sep 07, 2013 07:40 PM

            Those were hardly the words of “an apologist for the system!”

          Sep 08, 2013 08:55 AM

          No, I don’t think he is confused.

    Sep 07, 2013 07:33 PM

    Obama and the military Generals want WWIII.
    This limited strike thing is to start it. They think they can win it at any cost.
    It’s all about the petro dollar and who is going to control oil and gas.
    Get ready.

      Tom
      Sep 07, 2013 07:26 PM

      Who is more “evil” WWII Germany or present day USA

        Tom
        Sep 07, 2013 07:28 PM

        I’m going to compile a death database on who has killed more and who had enslaved more….but I’m sure you all know who that is

    Sep 07, 2013 07:16 PM

    The economics mistakes the so called “Western World” make today are based in the same Malthusian sickness that brought about holocaust.
    When the times comes for the know-it-all’s too take a loss…..Malthus gets a population cull and the corrupt take profit.

      Tom
      Sep 07, 2013 07:41 PM

      Nothing has really changed since the 1800’s except that now its more obvious that you are all slaves to the “man”

    Sep 08, 2013 08:42 AM

    Anyone here ever read Martin Armstrong. Wow. Is that guy ever the poster boy for sour grapes or what. His posts are full of venom from beginning to end. Probably just as well that most of what he writes makes no damn sense and is full of spelling and syntax errors. I get the drift though. He really hates government……..a lot.

      Sep 08, 2013 08:53 AM

      Sour grapes?! He was a political prisoner for 10 years! What is wrong with you. Of course nothing he says makes any damn sense to you. If it did, that would make me potentially wrong about you. You are like a very young child in a room of adults. The adults know that they can speak freely while you’re around because you are not yet able to comprehend the world around you.

        Sep 08, 2013 08:21 PM

        He is using my material, Matty boy. Maybe that’s why I am bugged. That was me who wrote that US pensions and 401k’s would be confiscated if push came to shove. I said it right here on this site before the idea even perked in anybody elses head. It is so obvious anybody can see it coming. Problem is that nobody believes it is possible even when confronted with the information that total pensions (savings) in the US are roughly equal to the 16 plus trillion dollar debt of the government. The ultimate “out” if trouble really hits the fan is that real money and real savings in all their pension forms are almost perfectly sufficient to extinguish the national debt. Does that not tell you what the future holds? Look at what just happened in Poland. They took all the bonds and put them under government control for the good of the country. They left the equity portion alone for the moment though. That is the escape clause for people with real money but it won’t be a loophole forever. So I am just bugged that Martin uses my material without giving credit. That’s all. The rest of your insulting comment is going to be ignored, Matthew.

          Sep 08, 2013 08:22 PM

          Link to Martin’s comments today that I refer to above:
          http://armstrongeconomics.com/2013/09/08/are-they-going-after-safety-deposit-boxes/

          Sep 08, 2013 08:47 PM

          Your delusions of grandeur are getting creepy, Bird. I don’t know what rock you’ve been living under (iRock?), but the potential for the confiscation of 401ks has been the subject of speculation for YEARS. I wonder if ANYONE knows who deserves credit for broaching the subject, but I know it was not you.
          I don’t blame you for ignoring the rest of my insulting comment.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:14 PM

            Wrong as usual Mathew. You really need to do better than skim when you read. This time I am not helping you though, It’s always like Kindergarden when you show up.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:13 PM

            Sorry, there’s precisely no chance that Armstrong got anything from you. There is also precisely no chance that the topic was not discussed by many, WAY before you showed up on this site. Your meds, Bird, take them please.

          Sep 08, 2013 08:27 PM

          You are right about pensions Bird, but I dont know if I could say you were first to say it. My sister had hers reduced by the Canadian government years ago. Not sure but might have been around the time of the income trusts being played with stolen or whatever happened to them.
          Also, I stopped contributing to pension plans years ago once I figured it out and I have read many articles pertaining to pension thefts by governments for years. So, yup your right but first would surprise me. Maybe I am just knitpicky tho really, doesnt matter who was first. cept maybe with that patent on pewters.

      Sep 08, 2013 08:08 AM

      Saw it Bobby. Thanks……. I concur with the comments of the General where he states “”Military action against the Syrian regime is, thus, necessary not just to deter future use of chemical weapons in Syria and elsewhere, but also to ensure that Iran, North Korea and other would-be aggressors never underestimate the United States resolve to take necessary military action when other tools prove insufficient.”

      He has hit the nail on the head. If Congress comes out like kittens instead of Lions then the whole difficult situation there will become more inflamed than ever as US resolve will come into doubt and the Putin threats will be seen to have been sufficient to thwart am operation. Since when does the hot air of a Russian president and a Syrian dictator move decisions in Washingon anyway? I could laugh. Those guys threw down the red flag. Should we all cower in deference to them?

        Sep 08, 2013 08:32 AM

        Birdman, the neo- conservatives have you sewn up in their back pocket, a case can always be made for war but peace is far more illusory, it requires true wisdom, compassion. and courage, and like Confucius say’s, all good things are difficult to achieve and bad things are easy to get. DT

          Sep 08, 2013 08:55 AM

          Totally agree, DT.

        Sep 08, 2013 08:57 AM

        Drinking the Kool-Aid,eh? How’s it taste?

          Sep 08, 2013 08:46 PM

          When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. So no Koolaide here, Simon. It’s Lemonade.

        Sep 08, 2013 08:23 AM

        Bird, you make my point about not understanding the federal reserve.
        Your statment is the perfect example of complete……shall we say “befuddlement?”.

          Sep 08, 2013 08:27 AM

          It occurs to me Bird you are mearly seeing what kind of rise you can get out of whom.
          Kinda funny actualy.

            Sep 08, 2013 08:25 AM

            Benb, Birdman always plays the devil’s advocate, that’s his schtick, as they like to say in the BIZ. DT

          Sep 08, 2013 08:56 AM

          Totally agree, benb.

      Sep 08, 2013 08:25 AM

      War? ?Fact or Fiction: Poll Says Majority Of Americans Approve Of Sending Congress To Syria – The New York Times/CBS News poll showed that though just 1 in 4 Americans believe that the US has responsibility to intervene in Syrian conflict, more than 90 percent of the public is convinced that putting all 535 representatives of the United States on the ground in Syria……. In fact, 91 percent of those surveyed agreed that the active use of sarin gas attacks by the Syrian government would, increase poll respondents` desire to send Congress to Syria. 79% of Americans strongly support sending Congress to Syria in cases of bomb and missile attacks, kidnappings and executions, and 75% for torture, and 100% believe Sen. Rand Paul should be deployed. …. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-06/fact–or-fiction-poll-says-majority–americans-approve-sending-congress-syria

    Sep 08, 2013 08:46 AM

    It’s (Syria) all about LNG Pipelines. From Russia (Gazprom) supplying/supporting western Europe. Period. End of story.

    Sep 08, 2013 08:05 AM

    Not to mention an Empire in free-fall decline resembling that of a Third-World Banana Republic~ Brace/Ready yourself for massive chaos; civil unrest; it’s a comin’.

    Sep 08, 2013 08:51 AM

    “Global warming” fear mongers were forced to retreat to a “climate change” mantra in the face of chilling facts.
    Now we may have to deal with receding coastlines as the ice extends and thickens.
    The Hippy Dippy Weatherman in his last forecast told us the weather will be changing from now until the end of time.
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/10294082/Global-warming-No-actually-were-cooling-claim-scientists.html

    15 degree August Alaskan mercury readings make the Northern miners task of maintain free flowing water problematic. The pros and cons of mining in the North always need to calculate weather. Maybe now that we know Al Gore never had the debate he should have had we must realize the house we bought three houses back from the beach will never be beach front property in our lifetime.

    Sep 08, 2013 08:59 AM

    Maybe we should take a closer look at Australian miners in light of a very positive election result….:
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013/abbott-i-pledge-myself-to-the-service-of-this-country-20130907-2td1g.html
    Julia Gillard and Rudd have been tough on the miners since 2007. Maybe now the miners can operate with a little more elbow room on the island continent.

    Sep 08, 2013 08:19 AM

    Al, this is for Ellen Brown, ….. Bill Still Report: The Truth About Hungary — Another Iceland has emerged from the weight of Banksters on their backs, Hungary paid back IMF Loan, then went off Fractional Reserve Lending, Hungary is looking real good, unlike America, whose Kool-Aid drinking days are here to stay. Unless we have a Ron Paul Renaissance period soon. http://www.fedupusa.org/2013/09/bill-still-report-the-truth-about-hungary/ the video is about 15:33

      Sep 08, 2013 08:34 PM

      Thanks Dennis M.

    Tex
    Sep 08, 2013 08:28 PM

    The round table of hour 2 was excellent. PLEASE reconstitute this panel for further discussions.

    (I heard Ellen Brown recently for the first time on ‘this week in money’ and thought of suggesting her as a guest….but Big Al was already aware of her! THANKS!)

    http://talkdigitalnetwork.com/2013/08/this-week-in-money-98/

    Sep 08, 2013 08:35 PM

    Thanks Tex. I have known and respected Ellen for a fair amount of time now.

    Sep 09, 2013 09:36 AM

    G20 Ends Abruptly as Obama Calls Putin a Jackass – The press corps appeared stunned by the uncharacteristic outburst from Mr. Obama, who then unleashed a ten-minute tirade at the stone-faced Russian President. – “Look, I`m not just talking about Snowden and Syria,“ Mr. Obama said. “What about Pussy Riot? What about your anti-gay laws? Total jackass moves, my friend.“ – As Putin narrowed his eyes in frosty silence, Mr. Obama seemed to warm to his topic. – “If you think I`m the only one who feels this way, you`re kidding yourself,“ Mr. Obama said, jabbing his finger in the direction of the Russian President`s face. “Ask Angel Merkel. Ask David Cameron. Ask the Turkish guy. Every last one of them thinks you`re a dick.“ – Shortly after Mr. Obama`s volcanic performance, Mr. Putin released a terse official statement, reading, “I should be afraid of this skinny man? I wrestle bears.“ – After one day of meetings, the G20 nations voted unanimously on a resolution that said may be everyone should just go home. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/09/g20-ends-abruptly-as-obama-calls-putin-a-jackass.html

      Sep 09, 2013 09:57 AM

      Unbelievable – shows Obama is unravelling. Any chance he might resign if he loses with Congress? What does a coward in such circumstances?

        Sep 09, 2013 09:24 AM

        No, Andrew, remember how it was with Mr. Hitler, as remarked by Erwin Rommel to one of his aids, he will take us, all down in flames. I know this type of man.

      Sep 09, 2013 09:12 AM

      Horrible form for a president. Obama is right, that Russia has some bad laws but they are their own country and one that is growing more powerful by the day. This shows how much stress Obama is under and that he is running out of ways to make Russia fall in line with what he wants.

      Cory

        Sep 09, 2013 09:20 AM

        What is part of what Obama said, was he right ?

    Sep 09, 2013 09:52 AM

    Yikes Dennis – Assad’s due to speak this pm.

    Sep 09, 2013 09:36 AM

    Dollar falling this morning. Maybe it is signalling little or no tapering by the Fed due to the jobs numbers and a possible war on the horizon.