By Detlev Schlichter ZeroHedge.com 12/26/2011 The pathetic state of the global financial system was again on display this week. Stocks around the world go up when a major central bank pumps money into the financial system. They go down when the flow of money slows and when the intoxicating influence of the latest money... »
Archive for December 26th, 2011
Why is the U.S. Doubling Its Protection Against this Non-existent Health Enemy?
By Dr. Mercola TheIntelHub.com December 25, 2011 The U.S. government has awarded a $433-million contract to pharmaceutical company Siga Technologies for 1.7 million doses of an experimental smallpox drug called ST-246 (Tecovirimat). In this time of limited resources and heavy budget deficits, the decision to spend nearly half a billion dollars to stockpile a... »
Exactly When Was Jesus Born? Not on December 25
By Doug Newman FoodForThinkers.com December 25, 2011 Most pastors, at least privately, will tell you Jesus was not born on December 25. Our celebration of His birth on this date has cultural, not biblical, roots. Ancient pagans celebrated the Winter Solstice in late December. The ancient church fathers jumped into the game with their... »
CDC: We are tracking swine flu virus in five states and we expect more
TheStateColumn.com The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it has identified the second case of human infection of swine flu. Since August, 12 people have been infected with the virus, called H3N2, in Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. CDC officials announced that they found another case of human infection... »
Our Last Christmas in the Old America
Our Last Christmas in the Old America by Justin Raimondo AntiWar.com December 26, 2011 As the world celebrates the birthday of the Prince of Peace, the Lord of War looms large over the land. The shrikes and talking heads are screeching for Iranian blood, and there are ominous signs in the stars. The war... »
The Death Certificate Of The Paper Dollar: Where To Next?
By Ralph Benko Forbes.com The world dollar standard’s death certificate arrives in the mail this week. The Bank of England — “the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street” — one of the most staid, cautious, and dignified entities in the world of monetary policy — signals that the fiduciary currency standard ushered in on August... »
The Four Companies That Control the 147 Companies That Own Everything
By Brendan Coffey Forbes.com 10/26/2011 There may be 147 companies in the world that own everything, as colleague Bruce Upbin points out and they are dominated by investment companies as Eric Savitz rightly points out. But it’s not you and I who really control those companies, even though much of our money is in... »
Think Your IRA Is Safe? Better Think Again…
TruthInGold.Blogspot.com The MF Global bankruptcy is a blueprint for how the Government and wealthy bankers will begin to take everything that is kept within the confines of the financial system. Ten years ago I tried to tell many friends and acquaintances that housing prices would collapse and this country was headed for disaster and... »