Archive for November 16th, 2011

The Post-Modern Bull Connors by PHIL ROCKSTROH CounterPunch.org NOVEMBER 16, 2011 For days now, we have endured demonstrably false propaganda that the fallen soldiers of U.S. wars sacrificed their lives for “our freedoms.” Yet, as that noxious nonsense still lingers in the air, militarized police have invaded OWS sites in numerous cities, including Zuccotti... »

by Charles Hugh Smith ZeroHedge.com 11/16/2011 An array of evidence suggests that a crash in equities might be just ahead. I know, I know, retail sales are up so everything’s wunnerful, but the captain of Global Equities Flight 2011 just instructed the passengers to assume crash positions. It seems the captain has the distinct... »

Courses funded by organization that produced video suggesting buying gold was a suspicious activity Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Wednesday, November 16, 2011 American citizens are being trained that their best friend or their closest neighbor could be a terrorist in ‘Community Awareness Program’ classes sponsored by the same DHS-linked non-profit group which was... »

Washington’s Blog November 16, 2011 National Coordination Goes Against Protection of Local Accountability According to Oakland Mayor Jean said that 18 cities coordinated police crack downs on Occupy protests. Wonkette reports that Homeland Security likely organized the crack downs: Remember when people were freaking out over the Patriot Act and Homeland Security and all... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 11/16/2011 Gold is marginally lower today but is consolidating in all currencies after French, Belgian and Austrian bond yields gained sharply yesterday as contagion takes hold in the Eurozone. French financial markets experienced turmoil on Tuesday, reflecting fears that France is being sucked into the spiraling debt crisis. UK unemployment... »

By Stewart Thomson GoldSeek.com Gold at $1800 was a touch “up there”, but in the bigger picture, the weekly chart is ultra-bullish. The commercials (banks) have added both longs and shorts, as of the Tuesday, November 8th cut-off date for the latest COT report. Their action of adding some longs suggests they expected a... »

Number of Uninsured (and Untreated) Americans Grows By Noel Brinkerhoff AllGov.com Americans are continuing to lose health insurance coverage and to struggle paying for serious medical conditions, according to two separate surveys. A Gallup poll found the proportion of adults with no health insurance has been above 17% for the last six months. The... »

by Leigh Thomas Portfolio.com None of the world’s major economies will escape a slowdown, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Monday, highlighting increasing signs that growth momentum is dwindling across the board. The Paris-based organization’s composite leading indicator (CLI) for its members fell for the seventh straight month to 100.4 in... »

By Eric Fry DailyReckoning.com 11/15/11 Laguna Beach, California –”Europe is in one of its toughest — perhaps the toughest — hours since World War II,” German Chancellor, Angela Merkel declared yesterday. Who would argue with her? The Second World War crippled the European economy. The victors suffered almost as much as the vanquished. Nearly... »

By Matt Taibbi RollingStone.com Federal judge Jed Rakoff, a former prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s office here in New York, is fast becoming a sort of legal hero of our time. He showed that again yesterday when he shat all over the SEC’s latest dirty settlement with serial fraud offender Citigroup, refusing to let... »