Archive for February 10th, 2011

by Becky Akers TheNewAmerican.com 09 February 2011 You might think a guy who’s sponged off us all his life, first for his education and then for every paycheck since, would keep his mouth shut lest we notice his bloodsucking — and that if he opened it at all, it would be for a succinct... »

Republicans and Democrats attempt to out do each other in quest to finish off freedom Steve Watson & Paul Joseph Watson Prisonplanet.com Feb 10, 2011 Defeat for the proposed extension of the so called PATRIOT Act in the House Tuesday night made national headlines, yet the extension is set to pass by the end... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 02/10/2011 Ron Paul has just stepped up his war of rhetoric with his nemesis the Archchairsatan Rudolf Vissarionovich von Bernankestein (because never before have we had a genocidal central planner hell bent on printing the world’s fate out of a deflationary collapse), and in an interview with Larry Kudlow said... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 02/10/2011 While nothing new to Zero Hedge readers, the realization that everyone’s purchasing power is about to be yanked from underneath them has gone mainstream. Omaha.com has just come out with a headline that leaves little to the imagination: “Get ready for higher food prices.” The issue is that no... »

Joe Weisenthal BusinessInsider.com Feb. 10, 2011 In the latest monthly IEA oil report, the agency makes a special comment about oil prices as a percentage of global GDP: At 4.1%, the 2010 global oil burden, albeit below that of 2008 (5.1%), was already the second highest following a major recession (the highest was reached... »

Rolling Outages Due To “Maxed Out” Grid, Not “Mechanical Failures” As Obama Communications Director Claimed Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Thursday, February 10, 2011 We have become used to seeing politicians distort the truth, but when such lies are brazenly plastered all over the front page of the White House website, it really highlights... »

Wealth Cycles Feb 10, 2011 The average retirement age is measured in spans of five years for accuracy. Of the people that are retiring, how many are completely or semi-dependent on the government? Social Security is a very sore subject for many. People have been working for decades, only to see FICA taxes taken... »

Today an economic battle; later, combat By Paul B. Farrell MarketWatch.com Yes, Americans love war. Yes, wars cost money. And pile on debt, new taxes. Still, we love war. Why else let the military budget burn 48% of your tax dollars? But why is it “off the table” when the GOP talks “deficit cuts”?... »

In Iran, both the regime and the opposition are working to co-opt Egypt’s popular uprising By Reza Aslan The Atlantic.com A wide range of observers, from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Fox News’ Glenn Beck, are warning that the downfall of the U.S.-backed dictator in Egypt could lead to another Iranian style theocracy... »

Leave Or Stay, The Egyptian Crisis Will Only Get Deeper With No Quick Fix Likely By Danny Schechter OpEdNews.com A Focus On The Political Battle Conceals An Economic Disaster The African journalist Nathanial Manheru chose a quote from French icon Andre Malraux’s Anti-Memoirs to understand current events in Egypt, “it is in Egypt that... »