Hopes that summits in Brussels would deliver a ‘grand bargain’ to bring an end to an 18-month sovereign debt crisis fading fast Larry Elliott, David Gow in Brussels, and Jill Treanor GuardianUK Tuesday 25 October 2011 Fears intensified of a fresh global slump on Tuesday as it emerged that Europe’s leaders were still at... »
Archive for October 25th, 2011
EU crisis talks in limbo after crucial summit is cancelled
The crucial summit of Europe’s finance ministers to thrash out the details of a eurozone rescue has been dramatically cancelled, leaving any solution to the crisis in limbo. By Louise Armitstead TelegraphUK 25 Oct 2011 The 27 finance ministers, including Chancellor George Osborne, were due to meet this morning to prepare an “ambitious and... »
Congressman: Secret Report On TSA Pat Downs, Body Scanner Failures Will “Knock Your Socks Off”
“Off the charts” failure rate “sort of like the record of the Marx Brothers” Steve Watson Prisonplanet.com October 25, 2011 The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which oversees the TSA, has asserted that the release of a classified report on TSA security failures will renew calls for the replacement of the... »
Mayor: ‘Occupy’ Protesters Putting Atlanta on ‘Path to Escalation’
AtlantaCBSLocal.com October 25, 2011 ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) – Atlanta’s mayor is ready to put an end to the “Occupy” protests. Amid rising costs to keep law enforcement present in and around Woodruff Park, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has urged an end to the “Occupy Atlanta” movement, a demonstration that began more than three weeks... »
The Beginning Of The European Endgame
Peter Tchir of TF Market Advisors ZeroHedge.com 10/25/2011 I think this is one of the most important bits of news on the day. This and the fact that the Dutch finally said something – and it wasn’t positive. I have been arguing that the solutions create contagion rather than prevent it. I’ve also argued... »
Greece In Shock As Bankster Cuts Take Hold
Patrick Cockburn IndependentUK Up close, the most striking feature of the reforms being forced on Greece by its international creditors is their destructiveness and futility. The pay cuts, tax rises, cuts and job losses agreed to by parliament in Athens last week will serve only to send the economy into a steeper tailspin, even... »
A Survival Q & A: Living Through SHTF In the Middle of A War Zone
Chris Kitze SHTFPlan.com October 25th, 2011 Several readers alerted us to a forum thread at Survivalist Boards that centered around an individual named Selco who spent several years in a city setting during the complete collapse of Bosnia circa 1992. Selco describes the experiences and the survival strategies that he, his family and his... »
Leading Population Researcher: There is a 90% Chance Of “Collapse Of Global Civilization”
Mac Slavo October 25th, 2011 SHTFplan.com Paul Ralph Ehrlich, biologist and professor of population studies at Stanford University, has been warning for decades (The Population Bomb, 1968) that the earth is becoming increasingly unstable and incapable of supporting our ever expanding population growth. With 7 billion people on the planet and growth estimated to... »
Silver Waits to Begin Breakout
By: George Maniere Market Oracle Oct 25, 2011 To 250 million people in 51 countries in the world the word for money is the same word as the word for silver. Silver literally means money. According to Noble Laureate Milton Friedman the majority of monetary metal throughout history has been silver, not gold. Gold... »
Weiss final warning to all investors: “Get all or most of your money out of danger immediately… stay safe!” Prepare for the coming bank collapse.
InvestmentWatch.com SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Worst-case scenario’s closing fast: Occupy Wall Street growing. But no political power or allies yet. Feared yes, attacked by GOP proxy tea party. Soon the Occupation will explode into a new American Revolution. When? A string of European bank collapses is dead ahead. And like the Arab Spring,... »