Classic!

Lessons from Argentina

'Clearly,this was a massive banker-orchestrated, government-backed robbery of the assets and savings of 40 million Argentinians.Half our population quickly fell below the poverty line, GDP contracted by almost 40% in 2002, millions lost their jobs, their savings, their homes to foreclosures, their livelihoods and yet… not one single bank folded or collapsed!'

http://www.asalbuchi.com.ar/2011/12/argentina-tango-lessons-europe%E2%80%99s-turn-for-financial-danse-macabre/

How safe is your pension? Your savings?

Free M.I.T. Education

Best initiative I've heard in a long time:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/mitx-faq-1219.html

Also see this:

http://academicearth.org/

And this:

http://www.khanacademy.org/

Pakistan Signs Oil Deal with Iran

Looks like Pakistan has taken sides:

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/218383.html

I believe Pakistan has still closed the NATO supply lines into Afghanistan. Good.

Understanding Inflation

Worth the 12 minutes it takes to watch, especially as many bloggers are predicting QE3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPqCDmGja_0

I sent that Professor Bartlett video to anyone I thought was interested, years ago. It's also worth watching in its entirety:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY

Understanding exponential growth is essential to your own survival, literally!

H.A.A.R.P.

For info:

http://gramercyimages.com/blog1/2011/04/21/u-s-government-takes-down-haarp-website/

Porter Stansberry

Here he's interviewed by Alex Jones, and although I really don't like the latter, for his voice, for his ego, for his arrogance, there's no denying, this is one fascinating chat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzKoaltsWWY

Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFnyj69CdZU&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Just when it gets interesting (in Part 2), where Stansberry says the bankers are all pretty scared right now, because the problem is 'of systemic proportions', Alex (as usual) interrupts him and goes to break. What an idiot!

Just after minute 3 of the second interview, they talk about the Treasurer of MF Global, one Edith O'Brian, has hired a criminal attourney to defend herself, and they hint at her possibly having 'an accident'...........proof right there that this is serious stuff, and there is a lot of violence and conspiracy right at the top of the financial markets. Stansberry himself says he doesn't like his face being known, because of the dangers that brings...

China an Afghanistan sign 1st Oil Deal

Wow!

http://business.financialpost.com/2011/12/26/afghanistan-signs-oil-development-deal-with-china/

Can't understand why the contract didn't go to US or UK? (sarc!)

MF Global (cont.)

It's really worth trying to understand what has gone on here. Ann Barnhardt here explains that the bankruptcy was (illegally) filed under a 'Securities' instead of a 'Commodities' bankruptcy, meaning that the creditors (JP Morgan, of course) get precedence over the customers - the people with money or stock or physical bullion in their accounts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18A698QQex0&feature=player_embedded#!

Useful Phrases

Cognitive Dissonance
Demand Destruction
False Flag
Peak Oil

...and that's about all you need to know!

Decentralisation

Great interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKaCyB41yCQ

Anonymous

This time hacking Stratfor:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/anonymous-explains-why-27-million-stratfor-emails-were-hacked

Background:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/stratfor-hacked-200gb-emails-credit-cards-stolen-client-list-released-includes-mf-global-rockef

Reads like the Stieg Larsson novels!

Plus, here's their (possibly useful?) 'Survival Guide in a Revolution':

http://www.pdf-archive.com/2011/10/26/anonymous-survival-guide-for-citizens-in-a-revolution/anonymous-survival-guide-for-citizens-in-a-revolution.pdf

Better print a copy off...

Metropolis

A film recommendation:

http://www.allocine.fr/video/player_gen_cmedia=19250974&cfilm=240.html

The original version, of course. The opening scenes are some of the best I've ever seen. Visual imagery which speaks volumes.

Proof of New Global Currency System?

This article ties in with Fulford's claims, and the recent news about Japan and China moving out of dollars. Perhaps we're witnessing the emergence or a non-Western Central Banking model? If so, I'm crossing my fingers that it will be better:

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/china-offically-enters-gold-market-full-release-pbocs-plan-expand-and-develop-chinas-gold-in

And this:

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/china-commerce-ministry-says-country-should-buy-more-gold-diversify-dollar-holdings

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/usa/business/2011-12/27/content_14332943.htm

MF Global (cont.)

A few of the blogs I follow regularly are wonderful, for several reasons: they are often 'insiders' who know the financial markets and how they work, they have an ability, and (fortunately for us) a desire, to explain this information simply and clearly, but perhaps more importantly they have unfettered thinking when it comes to imagining the impossible. Put another way, they do not suffer from the cognitive dissonance that the vast majority of people are going through at the moment.

'I believe that bankers created futures markets for the explicit intent of allowing themselves to manipulate the prices of commodities and to enrich themselves, and themselves only, through the process of alternately and artificially inflating and deflating prices as would not be allowed in any type of free market.'

Quote from:

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/did-bankers-deliberately-crash-mf-global-crash-gold-and-silver-prices-0

As I've said many times before, the howl that will go up from the masses when they realise they have all been swindled by a small group of greedy men should be enough to put the fear of God into the latter group. I hope I live long enough to see not only justice but the emergence of a better system, and therefore a better world.

Dr Michael Hudson on Greece, Imperialism & Oligarchy

'Old news' I suppose in one way, but worth repeating (as stated by Webster Tarpley) that any bail-out for Greece does NOT go to Greeks. As is obvious to most people who are doing any decent reading recently, we're going from Democracy to Oligarchy, and pretty quickly too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9uMGcGULJxI#!

Where To Get Your News

Going forward, we all need to stop reading the MSM, and read some real news. Here are some ideas:

http://therealnews.com/t2/

http://www.globalresearch.ca/

http://www.corbettreport.com/

Japan and China Continue to Drop Dollar

"Japan and China will promote direct trading of yen and yuan without using dollars and will encourage the development of a market for the exchange, to cut costs for companies, the Japanese government said."

From:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/worlds-second-and-third-largest-economies-bypass-dollar-engage-direct-currency-trade

Myth of The Liberal Media

Irrefutable:

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/the-myth-of-the-liberal-media-the-propaganda-model-of-news-2002-must-see/

Life - The Movie

Excellent stuff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOBWhVe68os&feature=player_embedded&noredirect=1

Worth a 'quote of the day': "The Renaissance was the end of a Golden Age".

Classic!

2012 Predictions

From Adrian Salbuchi:

https://rt.com/news/world-government-conspiracy-therory-657/

Tesla and H.A.A.R.P.

Re-posted because of relevancy:

http://vodpod.com/watch/2680850-holes-in-heaven-haarp-and-advances-intelsa-technology-5118

Oh yes, and Happy Christmas!

The Future Looks Bright!

Tying in with the Fulford message, this post by the excellent statistical analyst Jim Willie CB explains why the PM prices are being held down - for the moment! The whole article is fascinating, with the last few paragraphs reading more like something out of a thriller:

http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_08/willie122111.html

Hold on to your hats, this ride is going to get interesting...

Max & Stacy...

...try to explain that we are all victims of the banks, but most people still don't realise how much they're being defrauded out of their own money by the banks:

http://maxkeiser.com/2011/12/20/kr255-keiser-report-victims-of-banking-terrorists/

Warning - Intelligent Commentary Ahead

Not many clear-sighted, well-written articles out there with an overview like the Archdruid has. That's why I'm one of his biggest fans:

'once the unraveling of the industrial economy goes far enough, the superstructure will come apart, leaving a great many human resource managers, corporate image consultants, strategic marketing specialists, and the like with about as much chance of finding jobs in their fields as they would have had 17th-century Osaka or 14th-century Milan.'

This from his latest posting:

http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/

Try to get your head around it, you won't regret it!

Benjamin Fulford

I've been following Benjamin for years, and keeping an open mind. After the bizarre events of the last few weeks (including MF Global) I'm going to stick my neck out and say I think this story is genuine. If it is, we're going to have an incredible next few years:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT4GGIp0YeQ

Chris Hedges in Princeton

Pretty good speech, with lots of history:

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/chris-hedges-at-occupy-princeton-the-liberal-class-is-not-the-left/

GEAB N°60

'In fact, the United States ends 2011 in a state of weakness unmatched since the Civil War. They practice no significant leadership at international level'.

From:

http://www.leap2020.eu/GEAB-N-60-is-available-Global-systemic-crisis-USA-2012-2016-An-insolvent-and-ungovernable-country_a8481.html

Great reading, if you want to know what's going on...

World's Gold Supply

At first glance, not a very interesting story, but once you find out that David Wilcock has received death threats on releasing this information, it all becomes pretty intruiging:

http://divinecosmos.com/start-here/davids-blog/995-lawsuit-end-tyranny

I'm not a particular fan of Wilcock, but I like to consider all options, until proven untrue, so I'm posting this here today...

Here's the 'alleged' background:

http://www.americanfreedomradio.com/archive/Project-Camelot-32k-121411.mp3

A MUST LISTEN!!

William Engdahl explains to us clearly exactly what is going on, with Greece, the Eurozone, US economy and more:

http://www.corbettreport.com/engineering-the-eurozone-collapse-f-william-engdahl-on-grtv/

Rehypothecation

I love this fancy financial talk! This is another new word in the shadow banking system lexicon which can basically be a synonym for 'stealing' - that is to say, borrowing money which isn't yours, in order to speculate, without telling the original owner that you've borrowed it. Here's an excellent explanation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdSWqHZXrr8

And here's some more straight-talk (from the bears) about MF Global and the systemic collapse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLt05sN7vK0&feature=related

Peter Dale Scott and the Norway Massacre

Very interesting interview from a researcher of deep politics:

http://www.redicecreations.com/radio/2011/12/RIR-111201.php

Papandreou calls Goldman Sachs

Quite a surprising interview, where he gets a bit embarassed about now having an un-elected Dictator in charge of Greece, but where he says they're investigatig GS. Trouble is, wasn't it him who negotiated with GS to cook the books? His talk towards the end is still very globalist, so this is possibly just another approach they're trying, to get the result they want:

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/12/9/exclusive_ex_greek_pm_george_papandreou

How to Survive The Collapse

A great essay, by the ever-modest Dmitri Orlov:

https://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dtxqwqr_19gjjvp8

Quotes

“This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.”
- Plato

“If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.”
- U.S. President James Madison

“Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death”.
- Adolph Hitler

“Why of course the people don’t want war … But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship … Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”
- Hermann Goering, Nazi leader.

“The easiest way to gain control of a population is to carry out acts of terror. [The public] will clamor for such laws if their personal security is threatened”.
- Josef Stalin

Peak OIl

You'd better believe it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ftC04LlrjGE

http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Is-Saudi-Arabia-Heading-for-a-Downfall.html

And here's Chris Martenson's 'Crash Course', a must watch if you want to get up-to-speed with peak oil:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0WuQ5-t3xM

Plus, an old favourite of mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY&feature=related

Naomi Wolf - Fascism in America

It's been on its way for years, everyone was looking the other way:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-8bml7tD10

MF Global

WOW! This reminds me of the South Park clip about putting money in the bank - 'poof, it's gone!':

http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Securities/Insight/2011/12_-_December/MF_Global_and_the_great_Wall_St_re-hypothecation_scandal/

South Park:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAKsMnAM8vk

What Peak Oil Looks Like

From the wonderful Archdruid:

http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2011/12/what-peak-oil-looks-like.html

Why do you think all the recent invasions of sovereign nations have been where the oil is? Oh yeah, I forgot, bringing 'freedom and democracy'.

I remember seeing a sticker a few years back "How did our oil get under their sand?". Trouble is, it ain't funny any more.

National Defense Authorisation Bill 2011

A lot of bloggers saying this is the beginning of the end for democracy in US. Others are saying that it ended years ago, and that fascism is on the rise:

http://www.corbettreport.com/interview-427-eric-shine/

And if that's not true, why this?

http://www.businessinsider.com/program-1033-military-equipment-police-2011-12#ixzz1fktBn2bO

I predicted martial law in US more than three years ago.

Here's Jon Stewart's take on it:

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/%3F-older-posts-jon-stewart-indefinite-detention-americans?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

MF Global Latest

Beginning of the end, according to more and more financial analysts:

Jim Willie:

http://bullmarketthinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/12062011willie.mp3

MSM take:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/dimon_eyes_clawback_kREEfrYWIbA84Om6j2kKmK

Karl Denninger:

http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=198641

Zerohedge:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/watch-corzines-mf-global-testimony-live

Catherine Austin Fitts:

http://solari.com/blog/mf-global-woes-ripple-into-heartland/

etc, etc, etc. Note the surprising news that Bill Clinton was on the take from MF Global (sarc).

The whole system's going down, folks. You'd better believe it!

Climategate II

This is fascinating and fits in perfectly with everything else that we're seeing. A must-listen, I'd say:

http://www.corbettreport.com/interview-421-dr-tim-ball/

Here's the Doctor's website:

http://drtimball.com/

I still haven't worked out what Max Keiser is up to, as he (and Stacey) are in complete denial about this, and geoengineering.

Peak Oil a Myth?

Recently some politicians have been saying that the US has massive amounts of oil under its own soil. Called the 'strategic reserve' it's no surprise to those of us in the peak-oil movement that countries try to deplete their own stores last, but what is surprising is that people seem to take seriously these up-starts who are seeking election or re-election who try to convince us that the world has infinite resources. No brainer question: would you believe a politician or a geologist?

http://www.theoildrum.com/node/8646#more

NB There is only one thing which is infinite: man's stupidity.

Systemic Collapse

Going mainstream:

"There simply isn’t enough money with which to repay the debt and this is creating solvency issues for debtors and creditors. It is not a case of poor liquidity for sovereign bonds, as some argue. It is academically, functionally, purely, without question, a case of systemic solvency for Euro-based creditors and debtors.”

From:

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2011/12/1_KWN_Special_-_This_is_a_Case_of_Systemic_Solvency_%26_Control.html

MF Global

Here's an interesting rant by Ann Barnhardt, who closed her brokerage firm because she saw this MF Global bankruptcy as the end of the rule of law in the US. I think she's wrong about the Communist/Marxist connection, and she's also an Islamophobe, but she makes some pretty amazing points in this interview:

http://www.netcastdaily.com/broadcast/fsn2011-1201-1.mp3

Plus, one month on, no heads rolling yet:

http://blogs.reuters.com/unstructuredfinance/2011/11/27/mf-global-a-month-later-and-still-a-mystery/

Oops, some of it turns up at JP Morgan, in London:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T8CIxbxkec

IMF/SDRs/Jim Rickards/Currency Wars

http://maxkeiser.com/2011/12/01/james-rickards-on-the-imf-becoming-a-central-bank-and-the-fed-becoming-a-hedge-fund/

World-Changing Lawsuit?

Presented earlier this week, this lawsuit (allegedly) sues the people who have diverted the global financial system for their own gain. Even the most asleep of people must have heard of bonus' going to bankers whilst the public get austerity - well here is the law-suit that starts the process of redress:

http://www.rumormillnews.com/pdfs/11%20civ%208500%20Keenan%20Complaint.pdf

again:

http://www.spirit.kauwila.net/wordpress_kauilapele/111128_ben_fulford_article_11_civ_8500_keenan_complaint.pdf

As I've said before, I keep an open mind, and it's possible this lawsuit will disappear and/or get diverted/thrown out. For the moment, however, it seems some (powerful) people are willing to stand up to the Banksters. Maybe that's why they're trying to get WWIII started?

NB It's all about the gold!

CIA runs Opium Trade in Afghanistan

Old news for some of us, but worth repeating:

http://www.naturalnews.com/034289_Afghanistan_opium_trade.html