Archive for December 15th, 2012

By Chris Martenson GoldSeek.com Sunday, 16 December 2012 Okay, the Fed’s recent decision to boost its monetary stimulus (a.k.a. “money printing,” “quantitative easing,” or simply “QE”) by another $45 billion a month to a combined $85 billion per month demonstrates an almost complete departure from what a normal person might consider sensible. To borrow... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 12/15/2012 The anchoring bias in the world’s major sovereign bond markets (most notably those that have printing presses) is tremendous. As Jim Grant notes during this interview with Lauren Lyster, the blind indifference to the possibility of rising interest rates now is extremely similar to the indignance to the possibility... »

Investmentwatchblog.com December 14th, 2012 Almost Half of Americans Take At Least One Prescription Drug Is America the most medicated nation on Earth? Could be, according data just released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) showing that at least half of all Americans takes at least one prescription drug, with one in... »

Kim Bhasin BusinessInsider.com Dec 15 2012 An 18-year-old Oklahoma high school student has been arrested on charges that he was plotting a mass shooting and bombing at his school, Tim Hudson at the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise reports. Sammie Eaglebear Chavez was taken into custody early Friday morning after learning about the alleged plot Thursday, the... »

BY KIM ZETTER Wired.com 12.13.12 In a secret government agreement granted without approval or debate from lawmakers, the U.S. attorney general recently gave the National Counterterrorism Center sweeping new powers to store dossiers on U.S. citizens, even if they are not suspected of a crime, according to a news report. Earlier this year, Attorney... »

By: Chris Powell, Secretary/Treasurer, GATA GoldSeek.com Sunday, 16 December 2012 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: With his commentary this week Chris Martenson became the latest financial writer to earn his tinfoil hat. “Once upon a time,” Martenson writes, perhaps with a weary glance at GATA, “it would have been considered in bad taste... »

By Danny Schechter Global Research December 15, 2012 2012 has been the l00th anniversary of the famous Titanic disaster. The Captain of that “unsinkable” ship was warned that there were icebergs ahead but he was too busy, out to set a speed record on the way to New York. The warnings were ignored and... »

LonestarWatchdog.com December 15, 2012 Do not blame the gun for the massacre. Blame the individual for the act. Blame strict gun control laws and the ridicules rules of engagement used by the Police preventing them from responding effectively . Connecticut is one of the states that have the most strict gun control laws preventing... »

Mybudget360.com The fiscal issues facing the country are troubling for a variety of reasons but one big reason is the reality that many older Americans simply do not have enough money to retire. The idea of entering your golden years without the need of working is a relatively modern one. In fact, it was... »

Geoengineeringwatch.org December 14, 2012 While the “scientists”, the US military, and numerous other governmental agencies, continue to deny the reality of the massive global geoengineering programs, the enormous machine that runs these ever expanding programs continues to grow in plain sight. Those that are attempting to expose the truth regarding the planetary weather/climate modification... »