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Round Three! Printing more money!
Week Ahead: Fed Expected to Launch New Program While Europe Debt Troubles Bubble The Fed in the week ahead is widely expected to pull the trigger on a new easing program, as the European debt crisis continues to boil….. Richard … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Bernanke, capitalism, Collapse, economics, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve system, hyper inflation, hyperinflation, inflation, Obama, Politics, QE3, quantitative easing, Thomas Friedman, Tim Geithner, Treasury Bonds, United States, US Dollar, US economy
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The Straw that Might Break this Camel’s back
China should cap forex reserves at 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars: China banker You think the price of gasoline is expensive now? This most recent jump in cost for gasoline cannot be attributed to inflation. If China reduces its US reserve … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Dollar, hyperinflation, inflation, National reserves, United States, United States dollar, US Dollar
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You expected honesty about this oil spill?
Senior NOAA Scientist Admits He Lied That Gulf Spill Oil Is Gone, Puts Administration’s Spill-Disclosure “Credibility” In Question His statement seems to all but confirm suspicions within the scientific community that the White House was trying to spin and hide … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond Petroleum, BP, disinformation, Gulf oil spill, lies, Obama, United States, White House
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Chalmers Johnson on “the American Century”
The Guns of August Lowering the Flag on the American Century If you haven’t read Mr Johnson’s books in the “Blowback trilogy” or are not familiar with his writing – give this a good read. Once again Chalmers Johnson drops knowledge … Continue reading
Erik Prince needs “a break from America”
Blackwater Founder Moves to Abu Dhabi, Records Say Probably a good idea for the man behind Xe Services (formerly Blackwater) to skip town while he still can. Employees of his company have been accused of federal weapons chargers, obstructing justice, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackwater, Erik Prince, mercenaries, military, United States, Xe Services
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Woman Gang Raped in Iraq by fellow KBR Employees
Victim: Gang-Rape Cover-Up by U.S., Halliburton/KBR An employee of KBR, Jamie Leigh Jones, claims she was gang raped by her fellow Kellog, Brown and Root (a subsidiary of Halliburton) employees. She was administered a “rape kit” by Army medical officers … Continue reading
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Tagged arbitration, gang rape, Halliburton, Jamie Leigh Jones, KBR, Kellog Brown and Root, rape, United States
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Obama Cans “Ethics” Position that was in Charge of Transparency
Obama closes curtain on transparency Ohhh! This must have been all of the “change” that Obama campaigned on! Move along, nothing to see here – especially after ditching the “ethics” guy’s position and charging the task to a person that … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama, oversight, transparency, United States, US
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US Bankrupt – Not a Surprise to Some
U.S. Is Bankrupt and We Don’t Even Know It: Laurence Kotlikoff An Economics professor at Boston University says that the US economy is worse off than that of Greece. Yes, the same Greece that has been having riots because of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bankruptcy, economics, Federal Reserve, insolvency, Politics, United States, US
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Verizon and Google to Determine New Internet Regulations?
Verizon, Google Map Traffic Plan Because what’s worked before in Congress will work again in Congress; the industry being regulated is situated to write their own regulations. Google and Verizon have put forth a proposal to create a “two-tiered” architecture … Continue reading
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Tagged FCC, Google, net neutrality, political science, Politics, United States, US Congress, Verizon
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US Health Care – A Comparative Analysis Across States
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Introduction In 2009 the health care system of the United States had come under great domestic scrutiny. Of the 300 million citizens living in the United States some 50 million go completely uninsured while nearly 25 million are under-insured (Kennis). … Continue reading