JAN 12 SIT EC Y POL
4th MEDIA
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W-B
If Muslims are responsible for
Muslim terrorism, then …
All Christians are responsible for Ku Klux
Klan violence against African-Americans.
And all Christians are
responsible for the Norwegian terrorist who murdered 77 civilians.
And all Christians are
responsible for the Spanish Inquisition and all Christian fundamentalist
violence.
And all Christians are
responsible for Hitler and the Nazis.
And all Jews, Hindus and
Buddhists are responsible for all of the
terrorism carried out by the crazy extremists who use the name of their religions
as well.
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The
Achilles Heel of the Global Status Quo: Deflation. Posted on January 12, 2015 by Charles
Hugh Smith . Is deflation the nightmare scenario for central
banks, debtors, central states, monopolies and cartels? Yes. That all these
entities share the same interests–anti-competitive monopolies, governments,
debtors and central banks–should give us pause.
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Martin
Luther King assassinated by US Govt: King Family civil trial verdict. Posted
on January 12, 2015 by Carl Herman . Dr. Martin Luther
King’s family and personal friend/attorney, William
F. Pepper, won a civil trial that found US government agencies guilty of
assassination/wrongful death.
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The
Road To War With Russia – We’re not only on it; we’ve already arrived. Posted
on www.ashingtonsblog.com , January 11, 2015 by Chris Martenson . Ron Paul
expressed the problems with this resolution very well: Reckless Congress
‘Declares War’ on Russia. Dec 4, 2014. Later on Dec 11, 2014 with Act,
S.2828 The Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014: US-NATO Delivering Arms
to Ukraine. The Planning of Aggression against Russia. Dec 15, 2014. The
Ukraine Freedom Support Act (UFSA) of 2014 authorizes lethal and non-lethal
aid. Besides what’s already being supplied.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander
Lukashevich said in response: “Both houses of the US Congress have
approved the Ukraine Freedom Support Act bypassing debates and proper voting.
The overtly confrontational message of the new law cannot but evoke profound
regret.”.- “Once again Washington is leveling baseless sweeping accusations
against Russia and threatening more sanctions. At the same time it is muddling
together the Ukrainian and Syrian conflicts, which the United States has been
instrumental in inflating. It even refers to the INF Treaty although American
compliance with it is questionable, to put it mildly..- At the same time, it
promises to Kiev to arm its military operation in Donbass and openly admits
that it intends to use NGOs for an impact on Russia’s domestic processes.”. We
cannot but conclude that, blinded by outdated phobias, the United States is
anxious to reverse time. As the US Congress instigates anti-Russian sanctions,
it should part with the illusion of their effect. Russia will not be
intimidated into giving up its interests and tolerating interference in its
internal affairs.” SOURCE of Lukashevich statement: http://www.globalresearch.ca/us-nato-delivering-arms-to-ukraine-the-planning-of-aggression-against-russia/5419850
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SPUTNIK
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GLOBAL RESEARCH
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Israeli
Attack on Gaza Was “Massive State Terror”: Former UN Official Richard Falk By Richard Falk and Nora Barrows-Friedman,
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INFORMATION CLEARING
HOUSE
A Message From the Dispossessed. By Chris Hedges. The cartoons of the
Prophet in the Paris-based satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo are offensive and
juvenile. None of them are funny. And they expose a grotesque double standard
when it comes to Muslims.
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The Biggest Threat to French Free Speech
Isn’t Terrorism. It’s The Government. By Jonathan Turley.
The murders at Charlie Hebdo, while tragic, aren’t the problem.
The murders at Charlie Hebdo, while tragic, aren’t the problem.
PRESSTV
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Protest
held in Congress over CIA torture .
Protesters demanding prosecutions over the CIA torture report broke into shouts
inside the US Senate on Monday.
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Ukraine
crisis meeting bears no result. A
meeting of the foreign ministers of four European countries on the crisis in
Ukraine has finished with no progress.
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US
has ‘promoted’ ISIL terrorists, through the CIA, a political analyst says.
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Freedom
of speech in France This
edition of The Debate focuses on freedom of speech in France
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'Obama
putting Band Aid on Gitmo tumor'. To close Guantanamo Bay is the equivalent
of putting a Band Aid on a malignant tumor, says an analyst.
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Berlin
hosts quartet meeting on Ukraine. Foreign ministers of major European
countries are in Berlin to finalize a peace summit on Ukraine.
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Power:
New Iran sanctions to isolate US. The
US envoy to UN says new anti-Iran sanctions could thwart Iran nuclear deal and
isolate Washington.
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‘ISIL
terrorists actually losing’. An analyst says ISIL will ultimately lose the
battle in Iraq.
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‘Hundreds
of French in ME terror groups’. The French PM says hundreds of people from
France have joined terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq.
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ZERO HEDGE
The
Confessions Begin: Goldman, BofA Warn Crude Crash Will Have Negative Impact On
GDP, Earnings Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 01/12/2015
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Ron
Paul: "Lessons From Paris".
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/12/2015. Foreign policy
actions have consequences. The aggressive foreign policies of the United
States and its allies in the Middle East have radicalized thousands and have
made us less safe. Blowback is real whether some want to recognize it or not. There
are no guarantees of security, but only a policy of non-intervention can reduce
the risk of another attack.
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The
Central Banks Still Appear To Be In Control (Or So They Think). Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 01/12/2015. The major
unintended consequence of government and central bank intervention since
Volcker's stand against inflation has been to generate its nemesis; deflation. With
interest rates near zero in the major economies, there is nowhere for rates
intervention to go to provide a stimulus. Strangely the answer must be higher
interest rates. We will then see some "creative destruction" which is
what the financial system needs to reset and start a proper economic cycle, but
with the investment banks, who stand to lose the most, controlling the strings (just
how do you think the US Budget bill got changed to allow banks’ derivative
positions to be included in subsidiaries covered by FDIC insurance? ie the
taxpayer covers their losses) we need stronger hands at the tiller than a
coalition of "politicians" or a lame duck president. We need
somebody with balls... any volunteers?
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When
Even Bloomberg Makes Fun Of China's Stock Bubble Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 01/12/2015 When even mainstream
media is reporting on the epic farce that is the explosion of retail
interest in Chinese stocks (and the concomittant surge in stock prices),
perhaps it is time for the 'greater fool' to pull back a little. Perhaps the
'exuberance' is best summed up by the following from a security guard for
Beijing's subway system, "low-priced stocks are less risky - big drops
won’t result in huge losses for me - I don’t know much about investing, but
the stocks my friends recommended have been soaring." Trade
accordingly...
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The
Achilles Heel Of The Global Status Quo: Deflation . Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 01/12/2015. That the global Status Quo is terrified of
deflation is the background of every policy decision and official PR
sound-bite. The reason behind this unremitting terror: deflation is
the Achilles Heel of the global Status Quo. Rather than being the
Monster Under the Bed in central bank nightmares, deflation is the
natural result of a competitive economy experiencing productivity gains.
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Peak
Propaganda: Meet "Joyflation"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/12/2015 Everyone has heard of
"inflation" and "deflation" and, when things go really bad
and another recession is just around the corner coupled with soaring prices and
plunging wages like in Japan for example, "stagflation." But
have you heard about its optimistic, happy-go-lucky cousin? Meet Joyflation!
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'Charlie
Hebdo' & French Revolution: Setting Aside Emotion & Seeking Reason.
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/12/2015. Throughout history,
there have been cases where this willingness to live together vanished because a
big part of the population expresses a desire to live under different rules.
What happened last week in Paris begs the question whether Western Europe faces
this problem; i.e., does France and its neighbors have a part of their
population that rejects the rules on which the nation is based, and wishes to
build a nation under a different set of rules? http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-12/charlie-hebdo-french-revolution-setting-aside-emotion-seeking-reason
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Oil
& The Clash Of Civilizations. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 01/12/2015. It is at least well-understood that there are seasons
in history, but they seem to have a mysterious, implacable dynamism that mere
humans can only hope to ride like great waves, hoping to not get crushed. In
the background of the present disturbances are not only the rise of Islamic
fundamentalism, but the imminent collapse of the machinery that boosted up the
greater Islamic economy of our time: the oil engine. These are the stresses
that are boiling over into the West these days. The long war underway is a
race to the bottom where the human project has to re-set the terms of a life
above savagery.
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Shale
War Full Frontal. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 01/12/2015 Despite
Saudi prince bin Talal's explanations of the imbalances between supply and
demand being the prime driver of lower oil prices, we thought a look at
just where that over-supply is coming from might provide some context into the
'shale oil war'. As the following chart shows, since the start of 2014, rig
counts in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and UAE have surged (just as they did in the
mid-2000s). As of this week, US rig counts are now at 14 month lows as it
appears clear that the core OPEC producers are intent on drowning the shale
oil industry in excess supply.
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2015: The Year
Of The Slump?. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 01/12/2015. There is compelling evidence that 2015 will see a
global slump in economic activity. This being the case, financial and
systemic risks will increase as evidence of the slump accumulates. It can be
expected to undermine global equities, property and finally bond markets, which
are currently all priced for economic stability. Even though these markets
are increasingly controlled by central bank intervention, it is dangerous to
assume this will continue to be the case as financial and systemic risks
accumulate. Precious metals are ultimately free from price management by
the state. Furthermore, they are the only asset class notably under-priced
today, given the enormous increase in the quantity of fiat money since the
Lehman crisis. In short, 2015 is shaping up to be very bad for fiat
currencies and very good for gold and silver.
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Since
QE Ended, Stocks Are Unchanged, Treasury Yields Down 60bps. submitted
by Tyler Durden on 01/12/2015. Today's extension of
Friday's losses has erased all the post-End-QE3 gains for stocks as the S&P
500 catches back down towards the Fed's flat balance sheet. During the last 2
months, however, 30Y Treasury yields have plunged almost 60bps (back below
2.50% today)...
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Investment
Guide For The American Dystopia: Go Long the 1%, Short The Middle Class.
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/12/2015. he Long/Short
Strategy for the New Reality
1. Go long companies that cater to the 1%.
2. Short companies that cater to the middle class.
3. Go long companies that cater to the poor.
1. Go long companies that cater to the 1%.
2. Short companies that cater to the middle class.
3. Go long companies that cater to the poor.
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Hollande
Furious After Netanyahu Participates In Paris March, Disobeying French
President's Request. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 01/12/2015. Reuters reports, he managed to "ruffle a few
feathers while taking part in the "Charlie Hebdo" rally in Paris on
Sunday" because this was an event his office initially said he would not
be attending following a specific request form French president Hollande not
to come to Paris, but ultimately ended up participating in much to the
Chagrin of the French president.
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Commodity
Carnage Continues - Copper & Crude Crushed. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 01/12/2015. Just as worrying away from the apparently
OPEC-over-supplied (and nothing to do with demand) oil complex, copper
prices just broke below $6000/mt for the first time in 5 years (which
'over-supplier' will get the blame for that? Or is it really about demand
after all, just as Saudi Prince bin Talal warned). And don't mention Iron
ore, Steel, Aluminum... which all hit new cycle lows...
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Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 01/12/2015 - 07:42
- Earnings Pessimism Jumps as Oil Threatens S&P 500 Growth (BBG)
- It’s Amateur Hour in the Booming Chinese Stock Market (BBG)
- France mobilizes 10,000 troops at home after Paris shootings (Reuters)
- European Stocks Gain With S&P 500 Futures While Oil Drops (BBG)
- Nasdaq Looks to Operate Dark Pools for Banks (WSJ)
- This Guy Called Bonds in ’14. You Listening This Time? (BBG)
- Paris attacks boost support for Dutch anti-Islam populist Wilders (Reuters)
- OPEC price war in Asia intensifies as oil falls below $50 (Reuters)
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