Archive for July 19th, 2012

BY ANNA EGELAND Dailyiowan.com JULY 18, 2012 As temperatures remain high and rain clouds remain scarce, state experts suggest food prices are likely to skyrocket this fall. The last statewide rain occurred on May 31, and as a result, the state’s farms and bodies of water are drying up. The Iowa River level was... »

By Jack Farchy in London and Gregory Meyer in New York FT.com July 19, 2012 High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9989dc80-d1c5-11e1-badb-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz2166EjGvB... »

by Mike Krieger ZeroHedge.com 07/19/2012 Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away, and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any farther obedience. – John Locke When it gets down... »

Publicintelligence.net July 19, 2012 For the last two years, the President’s Budget Submissions for the Department of Defense have included purchases of a significant amount of combat equipment, including armored vehicles, helicopters and even artillery, under an obscure section of the FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the purposes of “homeland defense missions,... »

KingWorldNews.com July 19, 2012 On the heels of German lawmakers backing the European bailout of Spanish banks, today MEP (Member European Parliament) Nigel Farage told King World News, “All I can say with absolute confidence is that this crisis will roll on.” Farage also said, “If Spain needs a full bailout, and if it... »

By Kaveh L Afrasiabi AsiaTimes.com Jul 19, 2012 US navy fires on Emirate boat out of fear of Iran” – headline in Kayhan Newspaper, Tehran. The Persian Gulf powder keg may soon explode if the current cycle of mounting tensions continues unabated. Two days ago, a minor incident involving a US refueling warship and... »

Saman Mohammadi Prisonplanet.com July 19, 2012 Speculation that the occult elite is planning a new false flag event at the 2012 London Olympics has steadily grown over the last several months. Tensions were further raised on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, when aterrorist bombing in Bulgaria killed six Israeli tourists. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 07/19/2012 By now it should be more than clear that the entire hope-based, short-squeeze driven, algo-mediated rally is the result of the last traces of hope: with the US economy openly in free-fall mode, housing supported only by once again increasing shadow inventory (and even that myth is starting to... »

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard TelegraphUK July 19th, 2012 The IMF’s latest report on the eurozone is an astonishing document. When the full history of this episode is written, this “Article IV Consultation” will be cited as a key exhibit. The euro area crisis has reached a new and critical stage. Despite major policy actions, financial... »

By Daniel R. Amerman, CFA GoldSeek.com Thursday, 19 July 2012 Everything from the ability to pay for Social Security, to projected federal deficits, to retirement planning and stock market valuations is based upon assumptions that the United States and other nations will emerge from crisis and return to “normal” long-term growth rates. What happens... »