Thursday, March 22, 2012

What Is President Obama So Afraid Of?

Quietly, and with little fanfare, President Obama signed a “National Defense Resources Preparedness” Executive Order on Friday. As the name suggests, the order intends to shore up the country’s national defense resources in advance of a national emergency. To be fair, this is not the first time that such an order has been written. President Obama’s order, however, takes things much, much further.This is all playing out with nearly perfect historical precision. Time and time again throughout history as once great empires accelerated their declines, governments have taken steps to protect their interests against the people. In the past, they have imposed curfews, disarmed the population, curtailed civil liberties, and declared national emergencies, usually against some great faceless enemy from abroad who threatens their way of life. As it turns out, though, our great faceless enemy is not some mythical boogeyman living in a cave, nor some angry brown person who hates us for our freedoms… but the very people within the system who’ve taken an oath to ‘support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.’ Have you hit your breaking point yet?



Homeland Security: Pretty Much All Bodily Movement is an Indicator of Potential Terrorism

by Madison Ruppert, Theintelhub.com:

If you thought the criteria for suspicious activity in terms of potential terrorism couldn’t get any more broad and ludicrous, prepare to be taken aback.
The culture of citizen spying and pervasive paranoia in the United States is getting to the point of patent absurdity, yet somehow many American nonsensically seem to continue to treat it as gospel.
According to a document entitled “Terrorism Awareness and Prevention: Participant Guide” distributed by the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness (which you can see embedded below), almost every single action should be treated as suspicious.
Read More @ Theintelhub.com




They’re Watching: Homeland Security Tracking Visitors Across Alternative News and Prepper Web Sites

[Ed. Note: Don't worry, if you're one of the millions of Ron Paul supporters or home schoolers across the country, they've already been watching you. The good news is, they can't shut us all up - and they can't stop an idea whose time has come.]

by Mac Slavo, SHTFplan.com:
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.
If there ever existed individuals and groups that threatened the status quo it’s now, and they can often be found congregating at alternative news web sites, forums and preparedness oriented online communities. Government officials at the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have done everything in their power to marginalize their dangerous ideas and activities going so far as to even issue security bulletins to private businesses like banks, surplus stores, coffee shops and other retailers outlining what employees should look for and when to say something to law enforcement officials. Activities like putting a Ron Paul bumper sticker on your car, paying cash, buying gold, stocking up on food, promoting “anti-U.S.” and “radical theologies,” and demanding personal privacy are all now considered to be suspicious in the eyes of a government hell bent on destroying the Constitution.
While DHS has requisitioned the help of brick and mortar businesses in their efforts to identify persons-of-interest, they have realized that the best place to locate domestic threats to national security is the internet. As such, they have deployed a host of tools to not only monitor what is being posted online, but who is posting it, who their friends are, which sites they visit and what information they ‘like’ in particular.
A recent report from well known survival author James Rawles suggests that Preparedness oriented web sites are a prime target of government snooping and sniffing. A web site like Rawles’ Survival Blog, or even our very own SHTFplan, undoubtedly meets all of the criteria outlined in the multitude of security bulletins issued by DHS and FBI, thus it would only make sense that these types of communities would be primary destinations for government monitoring. In the case of Survival Blog, Rawles reports that a recent analysis of his logs by web forensic experts yielded some startling results:
Read More @ Shtfplan.com





Mitt Romney Proposes $8 Trillion Welfare Program for Defense Contractors; Prepare for Two Wars if Romney Wins

[Ed. Note: Is it any wonder the establsihment wants Romney in the Oval office? And the corrupt, complicit media will help to put either him or Obama there.]
by Mike “Mish” Shedlock, Lewrockwell.com:
I sit back in amazement and watch Republicans self-destruct with ridiculous proposal after ridiculous proposal.
Let’s ponder two plans, neither of which is going anywhere, and one of them may very well cost Mitt Romney the election should he win the nomination.
Ryan Plan Revives Deficit Duel
The Wall Street Journal reports Ryan Plan Revives Deficit Duel
Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget instantly became the centerpiece of an election-year debate over the size of government on Tuesday, thrusting back into the spotlight a topic – the deficit – that has been largely overlooked by the presidential candidates.
Mr. Ryan (R., Wis.), who heads the House Budget Committee, said his plan would put the U.S. on a sound economic path by spending $5.3 trillion less than Mr. Obama recommends over 10 years, resulting in a budget deficit that would be $3.3 trillion narrower.
Let’s pause right there for a second. The deficit is about $1.4 trillion. If the US lapses back into a recession at any time, (something I think is highly likely) it will worsen. Cutting $5.3 trillion over 10 years, is $530 billion a year, still leaving deficit spending at $900 billion a year, not counting the odds of a recession.
Read More @ Lewrockwell.com





Two Charts On Why The LTRO Is A 'Real' Failure

While financial and sovereign spreads in the most optically sensitive entities has rallied magnificently for the last few months – helped and extended by LTRO 1 and LTRO 2 – the weakness of the last week or so in both of these critical systemic risk indicators (Sovereign spreads in Spain and Italy and the LTRO Stigma that we noted earlier) should be worrisome for many of the leaders who are using market action as a corollary for their actions. What is most worrisome however is the absolute and utter lack of impact to the ‘real economy’ of Europe as PMIs have continued to slip and sentiment stumbles – nowhere is this more evident than in charts of Corporate Credit Demand and Corporate Credit Availability, which as Morgan Stanley notes today, suggest the deleveraging balance sheet recessionary impacts felt in Japan and the US are now writ large in European minds as minimizing debt dominates maximizing profits (or living standards). Demand for credit is sliding for both large and small firms and bank lending standards continue to tighten aggressively for both large and small firms. As austerity continues and credit contracts, it seems apparent that the much-hoped for shallow recession in Europe will be deeper and longer than most currently believe.





The Crusher Is Flexing His Paper Muscles

Eric De Groot at Eric De Groot - 1 hour ago
The invisible hand which reminds of the Crusher from Warner Brother's 1950 short, Bunny Hugged has been flexing it's paper muscles recently (see video) because it understands the movement of capital within a devaluation cycle. Liquidity has been driving not only stocks but also precious metals higher. When stocks are primed for another run (see equity comments below), I suspect the invisible... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] more »

 

 

How Much Treasury Debt?

Dave in Denver at The Golden Truth - 1 hour ago
If this doesn't scare the shit out of you - and scare you out of paper dollars and into real assets like gold and silver - then you are either brain dead or you just don't care anymore. Tim Geithner (along with Bernanke) was testifying before the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform yesterday. Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) - in a display of forcing Geithner to answer a question directly that Ron Paul should take notes on - asked Geithner if he had only ONE more debt increase request that could possibly be made, how big would it be. After trying to shuffle - very awkw... more » 



CTRL+SPIN 2: The Fed Propaganda Tour Live (Again)

A mere two days ago we were enlightened on the glory of the central banking system and the general denigration of sound money and the gold standard as Part 1 of The Bernank's re-education lecture series. Today we are treated to Part 2 - a historical perspective of how the Fed has saved the world since World War II. As we watch the stream below, we suspect the word 'inflation' will outpace 'deflation' and 'monetary policy' will dominate 'intervention' or 'picking-winners' as the Chairsatan presents his view of the world-according-to-central-planners. Some early headlines of note:
*THE BERNANK: MOST EVIDENCE SHOWS FED DIDN'T CAUSE HOUSING BUBBLE




Temporary Backwardation: The Path Forward From 2008

The March silver futures contract first entered backwardation on Mar 9 and with a few zigs and zags has not only remained there but has gone deeper and deeper in. The April gold future just entered backwardation today. We shall see what the coming days bring for the April gold future, but the fact that backwardation has occurred at all is significant. The fact that it is now a “normal” occurrence since fall 2008 indicates a deep pathology. Backwardation means that anyone who has gold or silver could simultaneously sell the metal and buy futures contracts to recover their position, and make a profit. The market is tight. The metal is out there, but obviously those who have it in an unencumbered form are not able (retail) or willing (others?) to take this backwardation bait.





RANsquawk US Afternoon Briefing - Stocks, Bonds, FX etc. – 22/03/12

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MF Global Roundup: Louis Freeh Feeling the Heat; Bill Black Talks Fraud on Capital Account 

EB
03/22/2012 - 09:52
Freeh accused of taking $ from Iranian terrorists and taking an MF insurance policy away from customers to pay Corzine's legal defense
Phoenix Capital...
03/22/2012 - 13:08
I know many of you are thinking “the ECB or Fed could just print money.” That answer is wrong. If the ECB chooses to do this, Germany will walk. End of story. They’ve already seen...
 

 

 

MUST WATCH: SILVER is The Achilles’ Heel to the ENTIRE ECONOMIC SYSTEM

from silverguru :

David Morgan uses a BrotherjohnF video to analyze Dr. Ron Paul’s recent confrontation with Ben Bernanke in which Dr. Paul produced a silver eagle from his pocket, nearly blinding the vampiric Chairman, an agent of the International bankers which includes the Rothschilds. It was a highly symbolic moment, a visceral, real world example of the ongoing battle between good and evil; As I have long maintained, it’s humanity VS. the criminal banksters. ~SGT

 



Triple Lutz Report – Michael “Nanny” Bloomberg’s Food Police Invade NY Homeless Shelters–Episode 174 

When it comes to Nanny Statism there’s no greater proponent than New York City’s Mayor Michael Nanny Bloomberg. As a liberal know it all, he believes that he has the personal right to tell you what you should be eating, smoking, inhaling and probably thinking as well. His campaigns against smoking, salt, fast food, trans fats are the stuff of legends. And he commands a vast legion of pointy headed petty bureaucrats who are ready at the drop of a hat to enforce his will. Witness the latest episode where the mayor has personally banned private food contributions to the City’s burgeoning empire of homeless shelters. The mayor has been alarmed that homeless recipients who might otherwise be starving on the streets, could be getting food too high in calories, salt and fat. In his stitled view of the universe, he probably believes that he’s doing God’s work. After all if he doesn’t watch their diet, who will? It is exactly this type of policy that inhibits people from helping those in need and performing a vital service to their fellow man. Obviously, Nanny believes that he and the government can do it better and in a more healthy way, but is this really true?

Direct download: TLR_174.mp3




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The Perils of Attacking Iran

by Steve Lendman, Sjlendman.blogspot.com:

In mid-April, Istanbul or Geneva will host nuclear talks with Iran. America, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany will attend. Russian Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov calls them a “last chance” to avoid war.
Russian diplomats and independent observers expect it after talks designed to fail. Some believe launching it prevents or delays attacking Syria.
Al Quds al Arabi editor Abdel Bari Atwan told Russia Today he expects a package war against Iran, Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Perhaps also against Hamas. At issue is when. Washington wants it after November’s elections. Israel wants it sooner.
On March 21, former Mossad chief Meir Dagan said he believes Israel will know if Iran moves toward nuclear weapons production when, for example, it’s enriching uranium to 90% purity.
Read More @ Sjlendman.blogspot.com




Is Obama a CIA Controlled Manchurian President?

from Economicpolicyjournal.com:
I have already pointed to the curious backgrounds of President Obama and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.
Geithner’s father, in what I suspect was a CIA cover position, worked for the Ford Foundation in Asia. He was in charge of micro-finance for the Ford Foundation for all of Asia. In otherwords, he had an excuse to travel anywhere throughout Asia.
President Obama’s mother was in charge of micro-finance in Indonesia, and so Geithner’s father was the top level boss of Obama’s mother.
The New York Times has obliquely admitted the early Geithner-Obama connection.
Did Geithner’s father ID Obama early on as a potential presidential CIA candidate?
Here’s the latest curious development from the mailman who delivered mail to the house of the parents of former Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers:
Read More @ Economicpolicyjournal.com




10 Years of Obamacare Would Cost $1.76 TRILLION Dollars – Far More Than Originally Claimed

by Ethan A. Huff, Naturalnews.com:
According to new spending projections issued by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the costs associated with implementing Obamacare over the next ten years are more than double what the Obama Administration claimed when first pushing for its passage. Through 2022, the gross spending requirements for the federal government to fully implement this progressive form of universal healthcare in the U.S. are an astounding $1.76 trillion dollars, also written as $1,760,000,000,000.
“The ACA’s (Affordable Care Act) provisions related to insurance coverage are now projected to have a net cost of $1,252 billion over the 2012-2022 period,” says the CBO report. “[T]hat amount represents a gross cost to the federal government of $1,762 billion, offset in part by $510 billion in receipts and other budgetary effects (primarily revenues from penalties and other sources)”
Read More @ Naturalnews.com





Matt Taibbi on the Explosive Resignation of Goldman Sachs Executive Greg Smith

from democracynow :
Financial reporter Matt Taibbi talks about Goldman Sach’s history of denigrating its own clients, as recently highlighted by former Goldman executive Greg Smith’s explosive resignation letter in the New York Times. Decrying what he called Goldman’s “toxic” culture, Smith said bosses at the firm called their clients “muppets” and strove to maximize profits at the expense of client interests, adding: “It makes me ill how callously people talk about ripping their clients off.” Goldman Sachs is now reportedly scanning internal emails for the term “muppet” and other evidence that employees referred to clients in derogatory ways. Taibbi argues it is naive to think there was ever a “golden era” when Goldman Sachs was a great financial institution.



MUST LISTEN! Ron Paul: Restore Due Process and the Rule of Law

 

Denmark: Socialism’s Prize Nation Slave State

by Michael Bach, Dollarvigilante.com:
Here are some fun facts about Denmark. Or, facts about Denmark you would find outrageous if you have ever been in a free country.
Being born and raised in Denmark, I recently returned there after 8 years of enjoying the freedom of Mexico. It was very strange to go back and see how what had once been normal for me now baffled me. And when asking other Danes about these things I found their reactions to seem very unusual. To them, that is just the way it is.
HOW I GOT INDOCTRINATED INTO LIBERTARIANISM
As background, until I met Jeff Berwick by chance in an Acapulco cafe about seven months ago I was just happily living my life in Acapulco. I knew it felt a lot freer but I never really had given it much thought as to why… or the philosophy of freedom. I just knew that I was born in Denmark and I enjoyed living more in Mexico. That’s it.
Jeff mentioned to me that he needed some help… and I needed some work so we quickly began to work together. Little did I know that just by reading the writings at TDV it would awaken me as to what is really going on in the world… and in a way, ruin my life. The life I used to have. Once you begin to become aware of the truth it is hard to live how you used to anymore.
And so, after eight years of living away from Denmark upon returning the conclusion I quickly came to was that the Danish people have been well and truly enslaved by the State.
Read More @ Dollarvigilante.com

 

 

What Kind of Power Should Government Have Over YOUR Life?

by Brandon Smith, Whiskeyandgunpowder.com:
The concept of government power is a strange and complex cipher. The existence of governments has always been predicated on assumptions of necessity, but few societies have ever truly considered what those necessities might be. What is government actually good for? What do they do that is so important? And, what happens when a government fails in the roles and duties that a culture deems vital? We tend to view government as an inevitability of life, but the fact is, government is NOT a force of nature, it is a creation of man, and it can be dismantled by men just as easily as it can be established.
In America, many people see government as an extension of the Republic, or even the source, and an animal that feeds at the behest of the common citizen. An often heard argument against the idea of drastic change or even rebellion within the establishment system is the assertion that the government “is us”. That it is made of Americans, by Americans, and for Americans. That there is no separation between the public, and the base of power. This is, of course, a childish and fantastical delusion drawn from a complete lack of understanding as to how our system really operates today. How many people out there who make this argument really believe at their very core that they have any legitimate influence over the actions of the state? I wager not many…
At bottom, to cling to the lie that the government as it stands is a construct of the people is an act of pure denial designed to help the lost masses cope with underlying feelings of utter powerlessness.
Read More @ Whiskeyandgunpowder.com

 

 

10 Signs That America Is On The Verge Of A Horrible Municipal Debt Crisis

from, Endoftheamericandream.com:
Is America on the verge of a horrible municipal debt crisis?  Unfortunately, the answer is yes.  From coast to coast there are an increasing number of cities, towns and counties that are rapidly going broke.  Financial analyst Meredith Whitney took a lot of heat when her prediction of a municipal bond crash in 2011 did not happen, but she was not fundamentally wrong in her analysis.  A horrifying municipal debt crisis is starting to unfold right in front of our eyes.  It just did not happen as soon as she thought that it would.  When most Americans think of our “debt problem”, they think of the federal government.  But the truth is that we have hundreds and hundreds of smaller “debt problems” all across the country.  In 2012, cities such as Stockton, California and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania have already defaulted and a whole bunch of other cities and towns are headed down the exact same path.  Once we see the first major wave of municipal defaults, creditors will become much tighter with their money and that will cause even more municipalities to get into financial trouble.  This crisis could start spinning out of control at any time.
The frightening thing is that all of this is happening at a time when we are supposed to be having an “economic recovery“.
So what will things look like when the economy gets even worse than this?
If hundreds of cities, towns and counties are barely able to keep their heads above water financially right now, what is going to happen when the next recession hits?
That is frightening to think about.
The following are 10 signs that America is on the verge of a horrible municipal debt crisis….
Read More @ Endoftheamericandream.com

 

The Psychopathology of ‘Tim Tebow Time’

from, The Daily Bell:
The Broncos and the Jets have completed a trade to send quarterback Tim Tebow to New York. The deal hit a snag earlier Wednesday when the Jets apparently balked at repaying Denver more than $5 million for a salary advance due Tebow. ESPN reported that the two sides had agreed to split that cost. The Broncos also will receive fourth- and sixth-round draft picks, while New York gets a seventh-rounder — all in 2012 — as agreed to in the initial deal. – AP
Dominant Social Theme: Tim Tebow … woo boy! Let’s talk Tebow. Boy, does he get me stirred up!
Free-Market Analysis: In a previous article about Tim Tebow we wrote pointed out that sportswriters are the worst of the mainstream breed, almost like lemmings.
But since we wrote that article in October 2011, things have gotten much, much worse, mostly because the fascination with Tim Tebow has deepened.
Read More @ thedailybell.com




Feeding The Homeless BANNED in Major Cities All Over America

from, Theeconomiccollapseblog.com:
What would you do if you came across someone on the street that had not had anything to eat for several days?  Would you give that person some food?  Well, the next time you get that impulse you might want to check if it is still legal to feed the homeless where you live.  Sadly, feeding the homeless has been banned in major cities all over America.  Other cities that have not banned it outright have put so many requirements on those that want to feed the homeless (acquiring expensive permits, taking food preparation courses, etc.) that feeding the homeless has become “out of reach” for most average people.  Some cities are doing these things because they are concerned about the “health risks” of the food being distributed by ordinary “do-gooders”.  Other cities are passing these laws because they do not want homeless people congregating in city centers where they know that they will be fed.  But at a time when poverty and government dependence are soaring to unprecedented levels, is it really a good idea to ban people from helping those that are hurting?
Read More @ Theeconomiccollapseblog.com




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