U.S., Turkey Joint Operation Designed To Save ISIS, Not Destroy It

by Brandon Turbeville, Activist Post:

With Russia annihilating terrorist vermin all across Syria from the air and the SAA personally mopping up the remainders in village after village, it appears the West has shifted from utter panic to an attempt to launch a Hail Mary and save its jihadist pets as well as the plan to overthrow the secular government of Bashar al-Assad.
This Hail Mary appears to be coming in the form of an attempt to secure the “Safe Zone” area discussed and agreed upon by the Turks and the United States in the past under the guise of fighting ISIS and protecting “moderate rebels” and civilians. In reality, however, the “Safe Zone” is nothing but a trafficking corridor for ISIS and other related terrorist organizations supported by NATO, financed by the GCC, and funneled through Turkey into Syria.
It is for this reason that the U.S. and Turkey have announced an agreement to “shut off Turkey’s border with Syria as part of a joint military operation.” In an interview with CNN, U.S. Secretary of State and Skull and Bones member John Kerry stated, “The entire border of northern Syria – 75 percent of it has now been shut off. And we are entering an operation with the Turks to shut off the other remaining 98 kilometers.”
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“THE ISIS STORM: America On Alert” — History Channel Propaganda EXPOSED

by SGT, SGT Report.com:

The mockingbird network known as “History Channel” is OWNED by A+E Networks, which is a joint venture between the HEARST Corporation and the Disney–ABC Television Group.
Magically, just FIVE DAYS after the Paris false flag attacks, History Channel already has a propagandist “special” called “The ISIS Storm” ready to shove down the throats of the American people. Take a look.

Russia Explains To Clueless US Public Why Obama Can't Defeat ISIS

“Apparently, it’s a kind of a ‘honey is sweet, but the bee stings’ situation: they want IS to weaken Assad as soon as possible to make him leave somehow, but at the same time they don’t want to overly strengthen IS, which may then seize power."

Here Comes China: Xi "Vows Terror Fight" After ISIS Executes First Chinese Hostage

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/19/2015 - 04:47 As a result of the latest announcement by ISIS, namely that it had just executed its first Chinese hostage, China's isolationist position has now changed and as Bloomberg reports "Xi Vows Terror Fight After IS Kills Chinese Captive".  As it further adds, China's President Xi Jinping condemned the Islamic State’s execution of a Chinese national, "an act that raises pressure on China to take a greater role in resolving Syria’s civil war."
 

Dramatic Footage Of Paris Attack Released, Shows Gunman Opening Fire On Pizzeria

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/19/2015 - 08:08

Paris Attack "Mastermind" Killed In Police Raid

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/19/2015 - 08:04 "Paris prosecutor says Abaaoud was been identified dead at the scene by his fingerprints. His body was found "riddled with impacts."

Goldman Releases Its Top 6 Trades For 2016... And The Three Biggest Risks

1. Top Trade #1: Long USD vs short EUR and JPY
2. Top Trade #2: Long US 10-year ‘Breakeven’ Inflation
3. Top Trade #3: Long MXN and RUB versus short ZAR and CLP.
4. Top Trade #4: Long EM ‘External Demand’ vs. Banks stocks
5. Top Trade #5: Tighter Spread between Italy and Germany Long Rates
6. Top Trade #6: Long large-cap US Banks relative to the overall S&P500

"Devastated" Trader Crushed By Soaring Biotech, Starts Online Begging Campaign To Fund $106,000 Margin Call

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/19/2015 - 08:54 "I hesitated on doing this but I literally owe Etrade $106,445.56 as of this moment what would you do if you were in my situation?"

If The Economy Is Fine, Why Are So Many Hedge Funds, Energy Companies And Large Retailers Imploding?

If the U.S. economy really is in “great shape”, then why do all of the numbers keep telling us that we are in a recession? In 2008, stocks didn’t crash until well after the U.S. economy as a whole started crashing, and the same thing is apparently happening this time around as well.

Philly Fed Creeps Back Into Positive Despite Collapse In Prices Paid, Workweek

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/19/2015 - 08:38 After 2 months of notably unusual negative prints, November's Philly Fed rose from -4.5 to +1.9 (the best MoM rise since June). Sadly, the survey's headline gains were driven by a big surge in 'hope' as the outlook surged from 36.7 to 43.4, as under the covers of the current business environment was a collapse in prices paid, further deterioration in new orders and shipments, and a plunge in average workweek.

WTI Tumbles Back Below $40, Goldman Warns Risk Of "Sharp Leg Lower"

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/19/2015 - 08:15 After an exuberantv-shaped recovery of hawkish fed minutes, WTI Crude (Dec contract) has tumbled back below $40 this morning following warnings from Goldmn Sachs of the potential for a "sharp leg lower" to $20 handle given expectations for warmer-than-normal weather this winter.

ECB Publishes October Minutes, Says "Deflation Risk Not fully Excluded"

Moments ago Bloomberg's Richard Breslow explained why the ECB's minutes, since they would confirm the dramatically easing nature of the upcoming ECB action, are far more important than what the Fed disclosed yesterday. And now, here are the minutes themselves, with the following summary courtesy of Bloomberg.

And Now The ECB's Minutes: One Trader's Take

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/19/2015 - 07:22 The ECB has real policy choices they will have to choose between, and the implications are real. A further foray into negative deposit rates, extension and enlargement of QE, even a less likely change to the main financing rate. Each choice has externalities internally and is also likely to provoke a reaction from other affected countries. The Riksbank and SNB will be watching as closely as EGB traders. The ECB is in easing mode. The Fed plans to tighten. Relative value trades have further to play out

Global Markets Surge Overnight On Fed Minutes Optimism; ECB Minutes Set To Keep Rally Going

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/19/2015 - 06:55 While it is still unclear just why the FOMC Minutes which are said to have made a December liftoff "more likely" unleashed a dramatic market rally, one which sent both stocks and TSYs higher, the sentiment continued overnight, with both Asian stocks surging on the US momentum, as well as Europe, where the DAX gapped solidly above the 200 DMA as most European shares advanced, led by resources, travel stocks. U.S. futures continue their ramp higher, and at last check were another 8 points, or 0.4%, in the green.  But if the Fed Minutes were enough to unleash the latest leg in this rally, than the ECB's own minutes due also today, should send futures back over 2100 without much difficult, regardless of their actual content.

What December Liftoff? The Lack Of Any Discussion On "Normalization Logistics" Is Big Red Flag

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/19/2015 - 04:03 Aside from some vague reassurance that the Reverse Repo - IOER corridor "should" work, there has been no detail on the topic. To Jefferies this is a glaring problem: "The lack of any discussion of liftoff logistics is puzzling to us and a potentially significant communication snafu."

Antibiotics Fed to Livestock are Putting Kids’ Lives in Danger

by Julie Fidler, Natural Society:

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a technical report warning that doctors’ ability to treat life-threatening infections in children is being compromised by the practice of adding antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs to the feed of healthy livestock.

“Children can be exposed to multiple-drug resistant bacteria, which are extremely difficult to treat if they cause an infection, through contact with animals given antibiotics and through consuming the meat of those animals,” said the report’s lead author Jerome A. Paulson, MD, FAAP in a statement.

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Americans Rush To Buy Guns In Wake Of Paris Attacks

Spike in citizens exercising Second Amendment rights
by Steve Watson, Infowars:
Gun sales and concealed carry permit applications in the US have spiked in the days following the terror attacks in Paris, according to gun store owners.
Americans are exercising their Second Amendment rights in droves after witnessing the harrowing footage of innocent people being murdered by gunmen in the French capital, and being warned thatthe same could happen on home soil.
Fox News San Antonio carried comments by Texas Guns owner Jerry McCall who noted that he is serving “people … in their 70s and 80s who say they have never owned a firearm before but … think [they] need one in the house now.”
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