Showing posts with label war. Show all posts
Showing posts with label war. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

War on ‘Fake News’ Part of a War on Free Speech

Ron Paul is a true hero.  His critics who falsely claim he is a Russian agent are the true traitors, seeking to eliminate dissenting voices.

http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2016/december/11/war-on-fake-news-part-of-a-war-on-free-speech/

Monday, September 14, 2015

Syria War of deception - Ken O'Keefe

This interview on Syria occurred in 2013, but it's still relevant today.


https://youtu.be/KmQw6CryE9M

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

War on Retirees

Let's say a retiree has been blessed, disciplined, and prudent enough to save $1 million for their retirement.  In a savings account earning 0.1%, the retiree's annual income is $1,000.  So the solution is to put it in the safety of bonds, right?  Wrong.  If yields rise, bond prices drop.  So the bond holder not only doesn't make much, he/she will actually lose some of the principal.  Besides, at nearly zero percent, rates can only go up.

How about stocks?  It's been soaring to record highs, right?  Well, what if they flatten, or God forbid, equities drop?  10%?  60% (like the S&P500 did from 2007-2009), or 80% (like the NASDAQ did from 2000-2003)?  What then?  And oh, by the way, if interest rates rise materially, bond prices will drop, but equities will plummet.  The Fed knows this.  That's why they pin down yields on the short end of the curve.   But the bond vigilantes will eventually demand higher yields at the long end, because frankly, the US Treasury is insolvent and will NEVER be able to pay off its obligations.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Another Middle East War Breaks Out: Saudis Begin Bombing Yemen, US Military Taking Action

The mainstream press may call it a black swan, but some of us predicted the House of Saud succumbing to a difficult transition with the passing of the King.  If Saudi Arabia collapses, goodbye cheap oil, accompanied by many geopolitical fissures in the middle east.

In any case, paper assets are collapsing while hard assets are climbing as this goes to print in overnight trading.  Time for the Fed and Plunge Protection Team to shift into overdrive.

The problem, of course, is market manipulation (or "interventionism") works--until it stops working.  Rigged markets never end well.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-25/another-middle-east-war-breaks-out-saudi-arabia-begins-bombing-yemen

Update:  Sure enough, the PPT steps in this morning to save the day.  With the help of the ECB.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Challenging the reserve currency status of the petrodollar appears to be a dangerous business these days.

http://www.caseyresearch.com/articles/proof/total-war-over-the-petrodollar