Archive for January 3rd, 2012

Gregor Macdonald ZeroHedge.com 01/03/2012 Perfect Storms 2011 was an abysmal year for the global insurance industry, which had to cover yet another enormous increase in damages from natural disasters. Unknown to most casual observers is the fact that during the past few decades the frequency of weather-related disasters (floods, fires, storms) has been growing... »

by John C.K. Daly ZeroHedge.com 01/03/2012 The pieces and policies for potential conflict in the Persian Gulf are seemingly drawing inexorably together. Since 24 December the Iranian Navy has been holding its ten-day Velayat 90 naval exercises, covering an area in the Arabian Sea stretching from east of the Strait of Hormuz entrance to... »

by George Washington ZeroHedge.com 01/03/2012 Bloomberg notes: The “corporate psychopaths” at the helm of our financial institutions are to blame . Clive R. Boddy, most recently a professor at the Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent University, says psychopaths are the 1 percent of “people who, perhaps due to physical factors... »

By Alan P. Halbert AmericanThinker.com January 2, 2012 Of all the rumors flying around on the internet, one just refuses to die, and it concerns America’s FEMA camps. In a nutshell, there seems to be a solicitation of bids occurring for the staffing of FEMA camps within 72 hours of implementation by an order... »

ExtinctionProtocol.com January 3, 2012 LONDON – Governments of the world’s leading economies have more than $7.6 trillion of debt maturing this year, with most facing a rise in borrowing costs. Led by Japan’s $3 trillion and the U.S.’s $2.8 trillion, the amount coming due for the Group of Seven nations and Brazil, Russia, India... »

ExtinctionProtocol.com January 3, 2012 MIDDLE EAST – Iran will take action if a U.S. aircraft carrier which left the area because of Iranian naval exercises returns to the Gulf, the state news agency quoted army chief Ataollah Salehi as saying on Tuesday. “Iran will not repeat its warning … the enemy’s carrier has been... »

Anthony Gucciardi Activist Post January 3, 2012 Corporate media talking heads simply cannot admit that the Ron Paul 2012 campaign, along with the inexorable momentum of the liberty movement as a whole, has now soared high enough to shatter the false political paradigm — even crushing opponents in a wide array of corporate-backed polling... »

“They’re going to keep him from getting the number one spot because they are concerned.” Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Republican strategist Dee Dee Benkie revealed during a radio show appearance last night that the GOP establishment has resolved to prevent Ron Paul from winning tonight’s Iowa primary by offering... »

by Darrell L. Shahan Global Research January 3, 2012 -By being the first to use drones, we have unleashed a Pandora’s box upon the world. Imagine a world where your every move outside your home is monitored. Drone warfare demands that we learn to settle conflicts without war. Modern warfare has entered a new... »

by Jonathan Turley Global Research January 3, 2012 President Barack Obama rang in the New Year by signing the NDAA law with its provision allowing him to indefinitely detain citizens. It was a symbolic moment to say the least. With Americans distracted with drinking and celebrating, Obama signed one of the greatest rollbacks of... »