Archive for April 2009

U.S. Bank Test Results Delayed as Conclusions Debated

Original Article: Bloomberg

Souter retiring from Supreme Court

Orginal Article: WashintonTimes

Turkey raid left-wing insurgents said to plan ’sensational attacks’ on May 1

Original Article: WorldNetDaily

QUESTIONS ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS’ ROLE IN MARKET

Original Article: NYPost

Pakistan Launches Ground, Air Operations In Buner

Original Article: Morningstar

Pakistan could be overrun by Taliban, warns American military chief

Original Article: DailyMailOnlineUK

Should we be concerned about swine flu? Two new cases pop up in California

Original Article: NYDailyNews

Germany’s slump risks ‘explosive’ mood as second banking crisis looms

Original Article: DailyTelegraphUk

“European banks have much lower reserve cushions than US banks, leaving them acutely vulnerable to the coming phase of rising defaults.”

Bank of America Pressured by U.S. to Buy Merrill, Cuomo Says

Original Article: Bloomberg

Taliban make gains near Islamabad

Original Article: WashingtonTimes

Programs to Help Banks Are Seen as Open to Fraud

Original Article: NYTimes

Meltdown! A solar superstorm could send us back into the dark ages - and one is due in just THREE years

Original Article: DailyMailUk

Taliban in Pakistani ex-resort: ‘Welcome, Osama!’

Original Article: Seattlepi

Spain’s Falling Prices Fuel Deflation Fears in Europe

Original Article: NYTimes

A Backdoor Nationalization

Original Article: WSJOnline

Obama asks Congress to back IMF boost

Original Article: Breitbart

A Bigger, Bolder Role Is Imagined For the IMF

Original Article: WashingtonPost

Killer ‘green’ bill to slaughter U.S. economy

Original Article: WorldNetDaily

For Fed, Big Test Will Be When to Turn Off the Money Pump

Original Article: WSJonline

Japan ’should develop nuclear weapons’ to counter North Korea threat

Original Article: DailyTelegraphUk

Treasuries shaky as investors’ sanctuary

Original Article: WashingtonTimes

“Now there may be a bubble developing in the market for Treasury debt, if only because there is no safer place for investors to park their cash “

Bank Lending Keeps Dropping

Original Article: WsjOnline

U.S. May Convert Bank Bailouts to Equity Share

Original Article: NyTimes

US to put conditions on Tarp repayment

Original Article: FTonline

“only if such a move passes a test to determine whether it is in the national economic interest”

Looming Israel-US clash could spark early Israeli military strike

Original Article: Debka

Israel stands ready to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites

Original Article: TimesOnlineUK

IMF warns over parallels to Great Depression

Original Article: TelegraphUK…..More..

Iran’s new South American embassies tied to Hizbullah activity, U.S. routes

Original Article: World Tribune

N.S.A.’s Intercepts Exceed Limits Set by Congress

Original Article: NYTimes

A ‘Copper Standard’ for the world’s currency system?

Original Article: TelegraphUK

Texas Gov.fired up tea party, said Texas entered the union with the understanding it could pull out

Original Article: DallasNews

Modern day survivalists prepare for the worst

Original Article: DenverPost

Wall Street on the Tundra

Original Article: VanityFair

“Iceland’s de facto bankruptcy—its currency (the krona) is kaput, its debt is 850 percent of G.D.P., its people are hoarding food “

S&P expects a third of Europe’s junk bonds to default

Origianal Article: TelegraphUK

India warns of women terrorists two days before elections

Original Article: Debka

Turkey widens investigation of alleged coup plot by military, secularists

Original Article: WorldTribune

Portland ME police boost arsenal with ‘tank’

Original Article: PortlandPressHerald

“The department receives two armored personnel carriers for free from the Department of Defense”

Texas Sovereignty

Original Article: WorldNetDaily……More

Three Ukrainians arrested for seeking to sell radioactive material used for “dirty bomb”

Original Article: News24.com…..MORE

Wells Fargo May Need $50 Billion in Capital, KBW Says

Original Article: Bloomberg….MORE

The Top 10 Signs You Are Living in a Banana Republic…

http://thebarricadeblog.com/2009/04/11/the-top-10-signs-you-are-living-in-a-banana-republic-and-my-favorite-100-billion-omelet/

In uncertain times, all that glisters is a gold standard

Original Article: FTonline…..link

Chavez in China Touts ‘New World Order’

Original Article: WsjOnline……Link

Cry me a river…

Firm Acted as Tutor in Selling Towns Risky Deals. I guess they never had their lawyers read the fine print.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/us/08bond.html?em

Trouble in Egypt: Anti-government riots reported in several cities

Original Article: Link-WorldTribune

Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated by Spies

Original Article: Wsj Online
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123914805204099085.html

Alabama Schools to Skip Payment on Disputed JPMorgan Swap Deal

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=avNJQTcvdLBc

Default Rate Surges to Highest Since Depression, Moody’s Says

Bloomberg Story…

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=afIlin8GVb6c&refer=home

The G20 moves the world a step closer to a global currency

Original Article: TelegraphUK

Communities print their own currency to keep cash flowing

Original Article: USAToday

NY banks unwittingly aided Iranian nuke plot

Original Article: NydailyNews

Eight dead, 80 hurt in India blasts

Original Article: Cnn

“It is as if Obama has a death wish for the United States”

Original Article: Worldnetdaily

“In matters of national security, the U.S. should speak softly and carry a big stick. Instead, Obama whines like a baby and destroys his country’s big stick. ”

“This invites war.

This invites attack.

This invites nuclear extortion.

This invites disaster. ”

Not to mention the demise of the

US$ as reserve currency status

Beijing Exercises Its Global Leverage

Original Article: wsjonline

U.S. Obama Offers to Cut Nuclear Arms

Original Article: wsjonline

He who has the biggest military, has the world reserve currency…….If he disables the military, then…………………

Italy muzzled scientist who foresaw quake

Original Article: Reuters

IMF urges eastern EU to adopt euro

Original Article: FTonline

Commentary: Another tax by any other name

Original Article: Mcclatchy

“If enacted, cap-and-trade will be one of the government’s largest revenue sources within the next decade. It also would break one of President Obama’s promises. In his speech before Congress in February, he said, “If your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime.” Unless you use energy, apparently.”

Geithner’s dirty little secret

Original Article AsiaTimesOnline

THE VIDEO A FEW POSTS DOWN ILLUSTRATES IT WELL

Obama hits French and German nerves over Turkey’s EU bid

Original Article: Deutsche Welle

A SURE WAY TO PISS OFF THE EUROPEANS……….NOT WELL THOUGHT OUT WITH A BAD HISTORY OF ACTION IN THE REGION

Geithner Says Government Would Remove Bank Chiefs if Needed

Original Article: WSJonline

US warns of possible attack on embassies in Nigeria

Original Article: Reuter

N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure

Original Article: Yahoo

Geithner Plan disected

Original Post: ZeroHedge      (click on the Youtube)

Goodbye U.S. sovereignty, hello globalocracy

Original Article: WorldTribune

British Prime Minister Declares ‘The New World Order is Emerging’

Original Article: Breitbart

Earth population ‘exceeds limits’

Original Article: BBC

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