By Damian Thompson TelegraphUK August 19th, 2011 Next weekend, I shall be living in a police state. There will be policemen at either end of my little street, policemen on duty outside my local pub, policemen guarding the entrance to the supermarket. If I go to the shops and plan to return to my... »
Archive for August 21st, 2011
Tased From Above! New Robot Copter To Begin Patrolling Our Skies (video)
WeeklyIntercept.com Sunday, August 21, 2011 Editor’s Note: Time to brush up on your trapshooting! Forget the idea that weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are only for military operations in wars fought in far off lands. Soon they’ll begin setting their sights on criminals within our borders. And they’ll be packing heat, not the long-range... »
An Empire in Decline. The Debt Crisis is Just a “Prelude to War”
by K. Selim Global Research August 20, 2011 “How can an empire in decline impose its views? The U.S. not only shows obvious signs of economic collapse, but also of genuine regression: the American dream no longer exists. The U.S. establishment, Democratic or Republican, is not prepared to cash in its last major comparative... »
UBS’ George Magnus On Marxist Existential Crises And The “Convulsions Of A Political Economy”
by Tyler Durden Zerohedge.com 08/21/2011 Well over two months ago we first reminded the Marxists of the world that something big may be coming over the horizon in “Attention Marxists: Labor’s Share Of National Income Drops To Lowest In History” a theme, whose violent reprisals in the real world we have been observing since... »
Air Force Unit Leads Massive Raid On Nevada Gun Shop Over Stolen Items From Air Force Base
The Intel Hub August 20, 2011 In a startling and surprising turn of a events, the United States Air Force has led a massive raid on a Nevada gun shop. Tight lipped about the reasons for the raid, police with machine guns, K9 swat units, the FBI, the ATF, and the United States Air... »
By Choosing The Big Banks Over The Little Guy, The Government Is Dooming BOTH
WashingtonsBlog.com SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011 f the government is going to give anyone money, giving it to the little guy is arguably more fair than giving money to Wall Street fatcats. Moreover, as Steve Keen demonstrated mathematically in 2009, giving money to the debtors is much better for stimulating the economy than giving it... »
Lemmingly, We Roll Along
When soldiers are killed, the politicians who sent them to their deaths typically use euphemisms, words like “fallen” or “ultimate sacrifice.” On one level, the avoidance of blunt language may be seen as a sign of respect, but on another, it is just one more evasion of responsibility. By Ray McGovern Information Clearing House.com... »
Cash strapped Aussie families return to Waltons-era lifestyle
Jackie Sinnerton Adelaidenow.com.au August 20, 2011 A growing number of Australian households have three and even four generations under the same roof due to financial pressures, natural disasters, aged-care limitations, offspring staying at home longer and high childcare costs. According to futurist Mark McCrindle, by 2020 we will flashback a century and there will... »
Financial Markets and the Descending Triangle of Doom
By: Barry M Ferguson Market Oracle Aug 20, 2011 The Dow has been trending lower since July 22, 2011. Other than a fabulous 600-point rally from 3PM to 4PM following the Fed meeting of August 9, 2011, the trend downward has been brutal and abrupt. There was also a 400-point rally two days later... »
Prepare for the Global Long Wave Extinction Event
By David Knox Barker GoldSeek.com Sunday, 21 August 2011 Life without appreciation for irony in global financial, economic and political affairs would be challenging. God undoubtedly enjoys the irony at work in human action. Politicians promising government sponsored heaven on earth for decades have delivered the world into a global financial meltdown nightmare, and... »