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HILLARY
IS A DANGER TO AMERICA AND THE WORLD
HILLARY
CLINTON: “WE CREATED AL QAEDA”. The Protagonists of the “Global War on
Terrorism” are the Terrorists By Prof Michel Chossudovsky,
The following
video features Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton acknowledging that
America created and funded Al Qaeda as a terrorist organization in the heyday
of the Soviet-Afghan war:
“Let’s
remember here… the people we are fighting today we funded them twenty years ago
… let’s
go recruit these mujahideen.
“And
great, let them come from Saudi Arabia and other countries, importing their
Wahabi brand of Islam so that we can go beat the Soviet Union.”
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/xd0fLAbV1cA
Transcript of this Video at: http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-we-created-al-qaeda/5337222
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ZERO HEDGE
Why
Deutsche Bank Thinks A Fed Rate Hike Would Unleash A Stock Market Crash. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/21/2016 : "If
you think you’ve seen this movie before it’s because you have. Like during
2015, the Fed appears bent on pushing rate expectations higher, and the
operative question is whether markets are sufficiently calm for the Fed to use
the June 2016 meeting to pave the way for a July hike. We think the answer
is no.... and the outlier appears to be the S&P500, where valuations
appear excessive given the breakeven/real yield framework."
But which risk asset is at most, pardon the pun, at risk?
One issue is precisely
what risk asset valuations are telling us. If we consider risk asset valuations
as a function of Fed-related variables – say, breakevens and real yields
–market valuations of HY, IG, and EM are more or less consistent with “fair”
levels given these variables and their historical relationship with asset
valuations. Note that DXY appears too high from this perspective, while oil
appears too low.
Big image at: http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2016/05/13/SPX%20vs%20brekevens_0.jpg
The outlier appears to be SPX, where valuations appear
excessive given the breakeven/real yield framework. And while DB's
points are mostly valid, its agenda becomes fully transparent with the next
sentence:
This is not to say that the Fed can never raise rates
because of negative impact on financial variables, but it is far from clear to us that the Fed should be hiking against
financial market froth when many asset classes have only partially recovered
from losses last year.
In fact, we are
confused by Konstam's note: if indeed DB wants (and needs) a monetary paradrop
(recall "According
To Deutsche Bank, The "Worst Kind Of Recession" May Have
Already Started"), then a policy error is precisely what the Fed should
engage in. Not only will it send markets into a long, long overdue
tailspin, one from which the only recovery will be the bubble to end all
bubbles, the end of monetarism as we know it courtesy of the quite literal
money paradrop, but reset not just the US economy but that of the entire world,
in the process wiping out tens of trillions in unrepayable debt, and allowing
the system the much needed reboot we have been urging ever since our start in
2009.
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"We Are Becoming Convinced That The System Won't Stabilize" - Citi Explains How Central Banks Broke The Market . Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/21/2016. : "Central bank distortions have exacerbated these movements, making investor interest more one-sided and leading one market after another to exhibit more bubble-like tendencies, rising exponentially and then falling back abruptly. As such, managers are struggling to justify their fees, while the sellside wonders whether it is really worth the continuing commitment to market-making in the face of increased capital requirements and legal and back-office overheads."
From Citi's Matt
King
The race to the bottom
No, we’re not talking
about currency wars, though they do illustrate the phenomenon. Nor are we thinking
about € credit spreads and yields rapidly converging on (and in some cases
surpassing) the zero bound.
Rather, a significant theme of our research in
recent years has been the tendency of investors to assume they live in a
zero-sum world, only to face a rude awakening when they discover that markets
think otherwise.
Think of the reaction
to falling (and now rising) oil prices, for example. What ought just to be a
redistribution of wealth between oil producers and oil consumers has turned out
not to be. Both markets and the global economy have proved an awful lot happier
when prices have been rising than when they have been falling.
The same applies in
multiple other spheres. We talk about money flowing from one market to another
as though there is a fixed amount of it.
Liquidity breeds liquidity;
illiquidity breeds illiquidity
Take market
liquidity, for example. Despite near-record notional volumes on TRACE, and
policymakers’ protestations that nothing has really changed, market
participants continue to lament that bid-offer is misleading, and depth is not
what it used to be. Worse, many managers have struggled to make money on the
basis of traditional single-name fundamentals, and poor performance is
contributing to a steady leakage of flows away from traditional benchmarked
funds towards totalreturn funds, indices and ETFs. The shift is not unique to
credit: in European equities, futures-to-cash ratios – one convenient measure
of index trading versus single-name trading – have reached all-time highs, for
example (Figure 1).
The system should stabilize. Image at: http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2016/05/13/matt%20king%20markets_0.jpg
Central Banks To The Rescue (or
not)
The one type of
inflation the central banks have managed to engineer is asset price inflation, yet here too the effectiveness seems to be
waning. The widening in spreads over the past month probably says more
about an increase in positions and the renewed hawkishness of the Fed than it
does about central bank credibility. And
yet credit spreads, periphery spreads and equity prices have all moved the
wrong way since the inception of ECB QE. And while € credit continues to
enjoy strong inflows, the buying seems more confined than we would like, with
HY inflows dwindling and equities seeing outright outflows. See image at: http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2016/05/13/matt%20king%20flows_0.jpg
Conclusion
[This] points to an
overall picture which is considerably more precarious than we think many
investors (and central bankers) imagine, and one where seemingly extraneous
influences – like China even for non-exporters, oil even for non-consumers, or
hedge fund performance even for non-hedge funds – take on a disproportionate
importance. Constraints on
financial leverage do not just lead to liquidity settling at a lower level;
they risk sparking a cycle of ever-diminishing liquidity. Banks exiting markets do not just lead to increased
opportunities for the rest; they lead to a diminished pie for all. And a world of diminished credit growth may
not simply stabilize at a lower level of nominal GDP; it
is likely to need continued prodding so as not to consume itself in a
destructive race to the bottom.
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Contra-Krugman:
'Austrian' Economists Dismiss The Myths Of The 2016 Election - Live Feed.
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/21/2016 : As
economist William Anderson explains, "presidential elections in the
United States spawn Really Bad Economic Policies, and 2016 is a vintage
year." Candidates promise everything from living wages to
free health care and college. Proposals about how to run whole
segments of the economy are made with a straight face. The most tired and
hackneyed ideas about income equality, corporate greed, creating jobs, and
paying one's fair share of taxes are trotted out. And millions of
voters apparently believe it all, falling for the same promises of free stuff
and prosperity from Washington. How do political candidates get away with this nonsense,
year after year and election after election? More importantly,
what can we do
as individuals to fight the entrenched economic illiteracy that keeps
politicians in business?
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The assault to workers already started
407,000
Workers Stunned As Pension Fund Proposes 60% Cuts, Treasury Says "Not
Enough". Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 05/21/2016 : 407,000 private sector workers are
about to lose most of their pensions. When private pension plans go
broke, they go broke. Public pension expect a bailout.
I first wrote about this on April 21, in One of Nation’s Largest Pension Funds (Truckers) Will Reduce
Benefits or Go Broke by 2025.
The Central States Pension Fund, which handles the
retirement benefits for current and former Teamster union truck drivers
across various states applied for reductions under that law.
Currently the plan pays out $3.46 in pension benefits for
every $1 it receives from employers. That’s a drain of $2 billion annually.
The plan filed for 60% cuts in pensions. The Treasury
Department has the final say. The verdict came in today: “cuts not deep
enough”.
Please consider Pensions May be Cut to ‘Virtually Nothing’ for 407,000 People.
Public Union Whiners
An Illinois state worker was whining earlier today about my
post Chicago Pension Liabilities Jump 168%, Understated by $11.5
Billion.
When private pension plans go broke, they go broke.
Public pension expect a bailout.
I replied to the
person whining … “Corrupt politicians got in bed with corrupt union leaders
making promises both knew could not be met.”
Taxpayers owe the Chicago pension fund absolutely
nothing. Bankruptcy is the solution.
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Suddenly
Trump And Hillary Is All Goldman's Clients Want To Talk About. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/21/2016 : This
is how Goldman is responding to all of its clients' questions about the
upcoming presidential election and how to trade it.
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State
Of The States: New Jersey's Problems Are Not "Mathematically
Solvable". Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 05/21/2016 : "when debt reaches a certain
level, the can kicking is over and difficult decisions need to be made;"
the issue is to address the root of the problem, which can be a delicate and
at times politically incorrect topic.
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PROGRESSIVE LEADERS WITH BERNIE SANDERS
Ron
Paul: "I Feel A Kinship With Bernie Sanders". Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/21/2016 : "We’re
both against corporatism. We’re both against the special benefits to big
business… we could both attack subsidies to business or the military industrial
complex. In that sense, there is a kinship."
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CIA
'Accidentally' Destroyed 6,700 Page Torture Report? Snowden Calls Bullshit. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/21/2016 : "I
worked at The CIA. I wrote the Emergency Destruction Plan for Geneva. When
CIA destroys something, it's never a mistake..."
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SILENT
MAJORITY: 55% OF AMERICANS WANT INDEPENDENT TO RUN AGAINST TRUMP, CLINTON.
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/20/2016 : It’s happening! According to a new poll, Americans have finally maxed out their tolerance for “lesser
evils” in presidential politics.
The survey,
published by independent research firm, Data Targeting, found a majority of Americans now want an
independent candidate to take on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — two of the
most disliked candidates in recent history.
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FOR THOSE WHO MISS
IT:
Here they are: “HILLARY'S 22
BIGGEST SCANDALS EVER”
Does America really want '2 Clintons
for price of 1' back in White House?
NO WAY..
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ME & WORLD ISSUES
WWIII?
A "Hybrid Geo-Financial War" Between NATO and Russia Is Dangerously
Escalating. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/21/2016
These waxing and waning empires are dangerous as their
vulnerabilities and short-comings become exposed, and their territories
challenged. That fact that Putin is being prodded from within Russia to be
less diplomatic and more aggressive in posturing for war is downright
unsettling. Many of our most dangerous American leaders are all-too willing
to poke the bear and evoke a reaction.
[ Who really start Econ sanctions
& setting the missile-nuke in the borders of RU? ]
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The Mother Of All Head & Shoulder Patterns Just Completed The Right Shoulder. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/20/2016 : China was, in essence, the right shoulder to the greatest head and shoulder pattern in the history of mankind. Central banks and federal governments will do everything in their power to maintain the present system. They will attempt anything and likely everything to maintain what ultimately cannot be maintained. Unfortunately, no one knows how much is too much and the economic, financial, and societal ramifications.
Link Location at: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-05-20/mother-all-head-shoulder-patterns-just-completed-right-shoulder
Conclusion
China was, in essence, the right shoulder to the greatest
head and shoulder pattern in the history of mankind. Central banks and federal governments
will do everything in their power to maintain the present system. They will attempt anything and likely everything
to maintain what ultimately cannot be maintained. Unfortunately, no
one knows how much is too much and the economic, financial, and societal
ramifications.
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The
Eurozone Is The Greatest Danger.
Submitted by Tyler Durden
on 05/21/2016. : Financial and economic prospects for the
Eurozone have many similarities to the 1972-75 period in the UK, which this
writer remembers vividly. This time, the prospects facing the Eurozone
potentially could be worse. Let us hope that these dangers are exaggerated, and the final
outcome will not be systemically
destabilising, not just for Europe, but globally as well. A
wise man, faced with the unknown, believes nothing, expects the worst, and
takes precautions.
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For more on Economics OPEN:
THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/
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GLOBAL RESEARCH
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HILLARY IS A DANGER
TO AMERICA AND THE WORLD
HILLARY
CLINTON: “WE CREATED AL QAEDA”. The Protagonists of the “Global War on
Terrorism” are the Terrorists By Prof Michel
Chossudovsky, see above.
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INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE
There is nothing to be gained by negotiation with people who
are being paid to maintain the conflict
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Syria :
U.S. Finally Agrees To Russian Ceasefire Plan. By Moon Of Alaabama
The U.S., for the first time, agreed to proceed towards a
full ceasefire between its proxy forces in Syria and the Syrian government and
its allies.
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NATO foreign ministers met on Thursday to counter what they
see as a more aggressive and unpredictable Russia.
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Debunking
Popular Clichés About Modern Warfare. By The Saker
“What would a war between Russia and the USA look like?”
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America –
The Most Frightened Nation On Earth. By Finian Cunningham
Americans have been subjected to a relentless psychological
program – euphemistically referred to as «news» – for the past seven decades.
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Zionism brooks no compromises and admits to no sins – even
as Israeli behavior grows evermore barbaric.
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Watch:
First Interview With Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff Since the Senate’s
Impeachment Vote
By Glenn Greenwald
By Glenn Greenwald
Rather than subdued, resigned, and defeated, Rousseff -
is more combative, defiant, and resolute than ever.
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RT SHOWS
Keiser
Report . Episode
917 . Max and Stacy discuss the return of “Bubba” – aka
ex-President Bill Clinton – as Hillary's “coal gaffe” loses her votes in
Appalachia. In the second half, Max interviews...
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Redacted
Tonight . The
Nevada Chaos Lie, Voting Machines Are Hacked, Giant Global Protest & more Lee covers the mayhem at the Nevada delegate
convention. He also...
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The Big
Picture . Is
the US ‘Under-incarcerated’? Thom discusses Senator Tom Cotton’s refusal to
reduce minimum sentencing and even compares violence in the US to Iraq and
Afghanistan. Then the panel weighs in on US postal banking and if the GOP
should apologize to...
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Larry King
Now . Susan
Sarandon on Hillary vs. Bernie, Obama & smoking pot with Snoop . The legendary Susan Sarandon is as candid as ever
with Larry, discussing the legacy of her iconic film 'Thelma and Louise,' the
fight for gender equality in Hollywood, and her grievances with Hillary Clinton
and President Obama.
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CrossTalk.
Universal
justice? The American legal system is rapidly
transforming with the expressed purpose of superseding much of international
law, be it within the realm of trade and banking, criminal prosecution, or even
sports. The Americanization of law is supplanting the...
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SophieCo
Oil
output freeze now won't help anybody, OPEC already at max production – Ex-CEO
of Shell . In the past few months, oil prices have been growing up.
Experts say that hike is due to a firestorm disaster in Canada, as well as
sabotages at Nigerian pipelines. However, these factors come and go, being only
a temporary issue on the global oil...
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Worlds
Apart. Politics
by intentions? . The many
disagreements between the United States and Russia ultimately boil down to one
crucial distinction – Americans aim to shape the world as it should be, while
Russians are trying to prevent the world from becoming what it should not
be....
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WASHINGTON BLOG
US
illegal: History of rogue empire REQUIRING arrests in the present. Posted
on May 21, 2016 by Carl Herman
“The only thing new in the world
is the history you don’t know.” – President Harry Truman
3-minute
video: Police, Military – Was your Oath sincere?
VIDEO URL https://youtu.be/Q4AKkF97fcE
2-minute video: US imperialism 1800 –
1900:
VIDEO URL https://youtu.be/ZTcU47XHH3M
This article series
is among hundreds in alternative media that explain, document, and prove that
the United States continuously engage in the viciously destructive policies of
a rogue state, with a required and obvious citizen response to call
for arrests of those .01% leaders of these crimes centering in war, money, and
corporate media lies.
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I have pointed out in
previous articles how most of the growth in stocks over the past few years has
been due to stock share buybacks. Without this hideous (and at one time
illegal) practice, there would have been no bull market over the last few
years.
That’s right.
Research from no other place than Wall Street, itself, indicates that almost all of the returns since 2009 have
been due to stock share buybacks!
Most people assume what has kept the market afloat this year after
sinking 11% at the start of the year was a mixture of better news out of China,
oil prices stabilizing, and indications that the Fed won’t raise rates as much
as thought. But the real thing bouying the market could be something else:
Stock buybacks…. The stock buybacks come at a time when major investors
including individuals, foreign investors, and pension funds have been selling
off their shares, according to a note from Goldman Sachs, amid market
volatility and weak oil prices. (Fortune)
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Posted on May 21, 2016 by Robert Barsocchini
Russian
Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkin pointed
out that US exceptionalism rhetoric is the same as rhetoric used by the
Nazis, and that it also exemplifies Orwell’s observation
that certain people and groups proclaim themselves to be ‘more
equal’ than others. Zorkin noted that exceptionalism rhetoric is an:
“…almost exact copy of leading politicians and propaganda
specialists of the Third Reich, including Adolph Hitler… In essence, Obama is
using the exact same thing that Nazi bosses said about the German
exceptionalism when they started the world war,” he added.
“Obama says that
Americans and the USA are an exceptional people and an exceptional state and
thus they can pretend for much more than any other people or state. In other
words, he follows the plot of Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ dystopia and, while
formally not rejecting the principle of equality of sovereign states and
peoples, fixed by the UN Charter, he still declares that Americans and America
are ‘more equal’ than any other country and the rest of the planet’s population,”
RIA Novosti quoted the judge as saying.
⇒ Keep Reading
⇒ Keep Reading
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Posted on May 21, 2016 by WashingtonsBlog
By Daniel Lazare.
Originally published at Consortium
News (republished with permission).
On May 12, at dawn,
members of Al Nusra and an allied Syrian rebel group known as Ahrar al-Sham stormed
the Alawite village of Al-Zahraa, reportedly killing 19 people and
abducting 120 others. In typical Salafist fashion, Ahrar al-Sham then
posted a grisly YouTube
video showing jihadis chanting Allahu akbar – “God is great” – and
pointing in triumph to a bloody female body sprawled across the floor.
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NOTICIAS IN SPANISH
Puerto Rico y Venezuela: para quien pregunte. Marcos Reyes
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La estrategia de Washington para terminar con
la integración. Aram Aharonian
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Un desafío al poder de Estados
Unidos (y II). Noam Chomsky
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PRESS TV
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Sanders: Clinton, Trump 'very
strongly disliked'
He does not want Americans to vote "for the lesser
of two evils."
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Iran
'wants more from US on nuclear deal' Iran urges
Europe and the US lifting banking and economic bans stipulated in the JCPOA.
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