By Paul Craig Roberts For Americans, financial and economic Armageddon might be close at hand. The evidence for this conclusion is the concerted effort by the Federal Reserve and its dependent financial institutions to scare people away from gold and silver by driving down their prices. When gold prices hit $1,917.50 an ounce on August 23, 2011, a gain of…
by James Hall The alarmist media always seeks to sell papers or broadcast ratings built on the unswerving fear that following the financial meltdown the banking establishment profits from the debt liquidation panic. The lack of stability in fiscal confidence certainly abounds, but the schemes to paper over the mountain of liability obligations, develop at even a more rapid pace.…
by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Those concerned about “The New World Order” speak as if the United States is coming under the control of an outside conspiratorial force. In fact, it is the US that is the New World Order. That is what the American unipolar world, about which China, Russia, and Iran complain, is all about. Washington has demonstrated…
It’s Not a Tax or Spending Problem … It’s a Devolution Into Lawlessness The “fiscal cliff” is a myth. Instead, what we are facing is a descent into lawlessness. Wikipedia notes: In many situations, austerity programs are imposed on countries that were previously under dictatorial regimes, leading to criticism that populations are forced to repay the…
by Anna Malm Bill Van Auken said Obama had declared – without presenting any evidence – that they had been told there was movement of chemical weapons in Syria, in the country in which his administration supports very specific “rebels” – read, terrorists, funded and trained by them. These terrorists come from Libya, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan, as well as…
by Brandon Smith After all the hollow and uninspired elections that this country has suffered through over the past several decades, one might think that at some point long ago the American public would have finally struck a plateau of disenfranchisement; that we could sink no further into despondency, that there is a saturation limit to the corruption of our…
by Susanne Posel According to Deutsche Bank analysts Daniel Brebner and Xiao Fu, gold is “not really a commodity at all.” Berbner and Fu explain: “While it is included in the commodities basket it is in fact a medium of exchange and one that is officially recognized (if not publically used as such). We see gold as an officially recognized…
by Susanne Posel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu continues to decry that Iran is endeavoring to build a nuclear weapon and admonishes Obama’s slow move toward military strike. A “clear red line” must be set forth for Iran not to cross, suggests Netanyahu. “This is a brutal regime that is racing ahead with its nuclear program, because it doesn’t see…
by Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey Suppose Syria were to do a Hiroshima, closely followed by a Nagasaki, “to end the fighting quickly and ultimately save thousands of lives”? Suppose Syria were to use Agent Orange as the USA did in Vietnam? Suppose Syria were to use its special forces in an internal conflict in Turkey as the FUKUS Axis did in Libya?…
Clinton is a lobbyist, not a diplomat 2012-07-01 Pravda.ru Hillary Rodham Clinton is a lobbyist who panders to the whims of the business community surrounding Washington, dictating its policy after financing the campaigns of the Presidential candidates. She is not a diplomat. So who the hell is Hillary Clinton to say whether President Assad should go? Was she elected by…