President who vowed to end war, now seeks sweeping power to expand it

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/9/obama-asks-expansive-war-against-islamic-state/

China’s Gold Purchases From Hong Kong Expand to Record

China and India are buying the $hit out of physical gold.  This is probably the 1000th time I've blogged about it.  Yet, if you watch the western media outlets, gold's days are numbered.  I laugh.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-07/china-s-gold-purchases-from-hong-kong-expand-to-record-in-march.html

Russia, Kazakhstan Expand Gold Reserves as Central Banks Buy

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-28/russia-kazakhstan-expand-gold-reserves-as-central-banks-buy.html