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[Jason]

This is the UCLA Anderson Forecast and Ceridian Corporation index using real-time diesel fuel consumption data: Pulse of Commerce Index Dropped 1.7 Percent in January; Compared with Prior Year, the PCI is Down 2.2 Percent
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2012/ ... ed+Risk%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's Not Just Gasoline Consumption That's Tanking, It's All Energy
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/guest-pos ... all-energy" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Unadjusted January Retail Sales Post Biggest Sequential Plunge In History
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/unadjuste ... ge-history" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

United States of Dollar Stores – dollar stores see a rise in households making $70,000 a year or higher as a customer base. What does the rise of dollar stores say about the middle class?
http://www.mybudget360.com/united-state ... 00-a-year/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Obama proposes $800 million in aid for “Arab Spring” countries
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2 ... 94462.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

January Gas Prices At All-Time Highs
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/january-g ... time-highs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

US debt going is parabolic, as is record high political polarization. The polarization shown on the chart really amounts to squat in terms of the bottom line. Presidente Zero throws his latest campaign piece of meat (a “budget”) out for the Republican to go into a dizzle fit over. Great theater for mainstream media talking heads, but if you want to know what this will mean in due course, look at Greece, and multiple the effect 30 fold.

http://forums.wallstreetexaminer.com/to ... -of-beans/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...polarization is a tool. Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Obama, etc etc etc (funded by the same people) are all tools to help polarize the people and focus them in on each other rather than the real culprits. Its as evident on this forum as it is everywhere else. There has been pretty much zero difference between the last 9 presidents of the United States in terms of foreign policy and aiding and abetting "the enemy". Prior to the disruption that was terminated before them.....you can go back another 7 with only minor disputations between them under the same progressive trend towards growing central power of government as well as the undermining of that same government (principles & power) while aiding and abetting "the enemy".

Obama spends Valentine’s Day with future Chinese leader
http://endthelie.com/2012/02/14/obama-s ... the+Lie%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Police will get much easier access to the web-surfing habits and personal information of all Canadians if a new law - expected to be introduced in the House of Commons next week - passes.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Bil ... story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Japan Announces $130 Billion QE Program, One Percent Inflation Target; 4th Quarter GDP Unexpectedly Contracts 2.3%; Lawmakers Threaten to Take Over Monetary Policy
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot. ... nalysis%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iran Patrol Boats, Drones Shadow CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln As It Passes Through Straits Of Hormuz
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/iran-patr ... its-hormuz" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

USS Abraham Lincoln in Strait of Hormuz voyage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17027768" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Turkey and NATO on the brink of rupture as Israeli ship joins Gulf armada
http://endthelie.com/2012/02/13/turkey- ... the+Lie%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

U.S. Defense Secretary: Israel has yet to decide on Iran strike
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-d ... bled=false" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Japan Scrambles Fighters to Meet Russian Bombers
http://www.en.rian.ru/world/20120209/171225017.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Russia to Deploy S-400 Air Defense Systems Near Borders
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20120214/171302617.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

While We Sleep The Chinese Prepare For War
http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2012/02 ... e-for-war/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

US-China Military Contacts, and a Lot More from CRS
http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/02/alotta_crs.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iraq's PM intends to invite China to build strategic projects
http://en.aswataliraq.info/%28S%284gkal ... &id=146846" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It is official. State and federal governments have condoned forgery, perjury and fraud in what’s been called the “robo-signing” foreclosure debacle. Last week, the five biggest banks in America signed on to a $26 billion deal that, basically, lets them off with a slap on the wrist for fraudulently foreclosing on homes in the last few years. I am not going to go on and on about how unfair and unjust this deal was or how the rule of law has been thrown down the stairs. I am going to focus on the fallout of this morally corrupt deal.

There is $700 billion in negative home equity with nearly half (11 million) of all houses underwater. Meaning, more is owed on the mortgage than the home is worth. This settlement may help a few folks, but it is a drop in an ocean of debt. Now that the deal is done, look for the pace of foreclosures to pick up speed and home values to take another cliff dive. If you thought the negative equity problem was at the bottom–forget it. The plunge in real estate prices is far from over, and it’s not going to turn positive anytime soon. Consider the latest Case-Shiller report where year-over-year declines in home values averaged 3.7% nationwide. This is despite 30-year mortgage rates at or below 4% and a big slowdown in foreclosures because federal and state governments were negotiating a deal for the past 16 months.

Banks are desperate for cash, and they are going to unlock all they can as fast as they can. After all, people can’t live in a house forever without paying. The banks are not going to enter a new age of morality when they just got a “get out of jail free” card from prosecutors. Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi wrote last week, “The only acceptable foreclosure deal had to bring about a complete end to robosigning and the other similar corrupt practices that grew up around it (like for instance gutter service, the practice of process servers simply signing affidavits saying they delivered summonses, instead of really doing it). But this deal not only doesn’t end robosigning, it officially makes getting caught for it inexpensive.”

http://usawatchdog.com/mortgage-settlem ... te-values/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Holder Finally Speaks Truth and Tells Congress Obama Goal to Ban Guns
http://godfatherpolitics.com/3597/holde ... z1m6dJkIOh" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Breaking: Monsanto Found Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France
http://naturalsociety.com/breaking-mons ... in-france/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

How the Medical Profession Covered Up Vaccine Injuries and Called it ‘Child Abuse’
http://vactruth.com/2012/02/14/medical- ... ild-abuse/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A Top Secret Security Clearance was brought up in Steve Job’s FBI report detailing when it was and when it was terminated. The top secret clearance for Mr. Jobs started in 1988 and was canceled in 1990. Steve Jobs was working at Pixar in the same time as the top secret clearance and was listed as his employer. Gawker.com had sources contact them and said, “A source who worked with Jobs emailed to say “several people had security clearances at Pixar since, in the early days, they were selling an image rendering software system that could be used to enhance satellite surveillance photographs and film.”

http://z6mag.com/business/law/steve-job ... 65222.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

LOS ANGELES–The impending arrival of debris swept into the Pacific after the tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake has many residents of the West Coast of the United States and Hawaii on their toes.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120213004672.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Magnitude 6.4 - SOLOMON ISLANDS
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 00803b.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Magnitude 6.0 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 00802f.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Tropical Cyclone Giovanna powered ashore along the east coast of Madagascar as a destructive Category 3 storm with 125 - 130 mph winds at 22 UTC last night. Winds at the coastal city of Tamatave, 70 miles north-northeast of where the center came ashore, peaked at 52 mph, gusting to 71 mph. Giovanna is moving west across the island at 17 mph, and passed just south of the capital of Antananarivo as a Category 1 storm at 8 am local time Tuesday morning. The eyewall missed Antananarivo , and the peak winds in the city were 38 mph, gusting to 55 mph. Microwave satellite imagery from the Navy Research Lab in Monterrey showed that Giovanna had rainfall rates of up to one inch per hour at landfall, and it is likely that the storm dumped 5 - 10 inches of rain along much of its path. The heaviest rains fell on deforested mountain slopes that drain into some of the most densely populated regions on the island, so major flood damage is likely. Heavy wind and storm surge damage undoubtedly occurred where the core of the storm hit the island, as well.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMa ... rynum=2034" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Combined estimates from other insurance groups have already put total cost of Thai natural disaster at $15bn to $20bn
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012 ... CMP=twt_gu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;





Going Off Grid - Montana Style!
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/guest-pos ... tana-style" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Jason]

Did a deep dive on Ron Paul.....

Part I
http://www.ldsfreedomforum.com/viewtopi ... 50#p259921" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Part II
http://www.ldsfreedomforum.com/viewtopi ... 50#p260042" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Visualizing The True Cost Of War
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/infograph ... e-cost-war" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

....and now China is getting contracts and oil???

Iraq to use Chinese Surveillance Systems
http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2012/0 ... e-systems/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

China’s CMEC Wins $1.2bn Power Project
http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2011/1 ... r-project/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iraq Courts Chinese Interest in Major Road Project
http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2011/1 ... d-project/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iraq in $1bn Power Deals with Chinese, Korean Firms
http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2011/1 ... ean-firms/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

China National Petroleum Corp said Tuesday that its subsidiary in Iraq produced 2.603 million mt (615,483 b/d) of crude oil in January, which was 122.6% of its output target, according to a company newsletter.
http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNe ... il/7160108" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Chinese oil firm China Petroleum and Engineering Corp. (CPECC) have been awarded a $174m contract to build three crude processors, and has begun work on the contraction on the first production network of southern Iraq's Halfaya Oil Filed
http://www.ameinfo.com/269871.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

....seems to be steered by design (globalist grand vision doesn't include a strong US???)....weaken the US while strengthening Russia and China via allowance of currency hedges as well as keeping oil prices elevated...

Russia Dumps Treasurys For 14 Consecutive Months; China Slashes Holdings To Lowest In Over A Year
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/russia-du ... -over-year" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

....wouldn't it be ironic if we finally went to a global currency (backed by gold of course)....and for some strange reason the US gold coffers were found empty? Be just like back in the days of pre-1776 with Bank of England instituting taxes payable in gold only....

US weighing steep nuclear arms cuts

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is weighing options for sharp new cuts to the U.S. nuclear force, including a reduction of up to 80 percent in the number of deployed weapons, The Associated Press has learned.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02 ... gle+Reader" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Insanity! Is Barack Obama Going To Unilaterally Slash The Size Of The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal By Another 80 Percent?
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archiv ... 80-percent" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Russian general: Iran's enemies to decide course soon
http://www.kyivpost.com/news/russia/detail/122406/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Russia warns US against deploying Aegis ships in northern seas
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012/02/14/66033368.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iran denies cutting off oil exports to six EU countries, heralds nuclear advances
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/15 ... -advances/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iran Loads Domestically-Made Fuel Rods into Nuclear Reactor
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/iran-lo ... r-reactor/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Last week, the Tehran Times noted that the Iranian oil bourse will start trading oil in currencies other than the dollar from March 20. This long-planned move is part of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s vision of economic war with the west.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comm ... ttack.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Flights by U.S. airlines hit 10-year low
http://news.yahoo.com/flights-u-airline ... 52224.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Mortgage applications down as purchase demand falls
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mortgage- ... 3QD;_ylv=3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The day of reckoning for global total debt – total credit market debt up from $28 trillion in 2001 to $53 trillion in 2012. US consumer debt went up in last few months but largely because of giant amounts of student loan debt taken on.
http://www.mybudget360.com/day-of-recko ... trillions/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Fed's Secret Sale Of AIG Assets To Goldman Criticized As 'Un-American'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/1 ... mail_share" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Magnitude 6.0 - OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 0080ib.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Axe the employee not truly vested yet in the gov retirement fund and you axe that 50K liability AND that 1.3 million liability set aside to honor those tickets to ride equity that they built and stashed into the fund balance over years. Gives them the ability to pull most of that 1.3M and use it elsewhere and no one is the wiser (except those who just read what was said here).

There is a very scary point here: If millions of the elderly died off from some "new" virus or war / economic collapse that caused the death of those 55+ elderly, there goes trillions of dollars of liability payments for government and government "keeps" the liability investment funds stashed away that ware intended to meet that liability. Gives the meaning of intent and motive to release a genetically modified virus that targets the elderly and medical health care policy that kills off the elderly over saving them.

Get it?

Those local government and federal bureaucrats sure are. Per the local government employees, bilk the taxpayer and gov employee during expansion times when hiring and do the same during economic retractions when laying off. It is all about covert wealth transfer.

http://cafr1.com/SS.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Jason]

U.N. Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Condemn Syria
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/world ... .html?_r=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...looks like serious action there is approaching rapidly

Denied insurance cover, shipping firms may not carry Iran crude
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ind ... epage=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...as well as here

Beirut River mysteriously runs blood red

BEIRUT: The Beirut River mysteriously turned blood red Wednesday after a stream of unidentified red liquid began pouring from the southern bank of the river in Furn al-Shubbak. The source of the liquid had yet to be determined Wednesday evening, as the river continued to empty the red-colored water into the Mediterranean Sea.

Government and local officials rushed to the scene at the Chevrolet crossing of Furn al-Shubbak Wednesday morning in an attempt to locate the sewage canal that was dumping the red-colored water but they were unable to locate the source. Accusations were traded among officials from the municipalities of Hadath, Hazmieh, Sin al-Fil, Furn al-Shubbak and Shiyah.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/ArticlePrint.aspx?id=163449" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Still Learning]

Jason,

I can't help but comment on this:

The day of reckoning for global total debt – total credit market debt up from $28 trillion in 2001 to $53 trillion in 2012. US consumer debt went up in last few months but largely because of giant amounts of student loan debt taken on.
http://www.mybudget360.com/day-of-recko" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... trillions/

I know countless #'s of young people, mainly in the 25-35 age range that have gone back to school. Most lost jobs or were struggling financially, and decided to go back to school. Now, first, I must say that I think an education is a good thing. But when I see people living off of student loans and acquiring massive debts to pay the bills while in school, it scares me for them. I have student loans myself, so I am not condemning them. But whereas the federal government has 100% control of these loans, I can't help but wonder what satan has up his sleeve with this!

[Jason]

Jason,

I can't help but comment on this:

The day of reckoning for global total debt – total credit market debt up from $28 trillion in 2001 to $53 trillion in 2012. US consumer debt went up in last few months but largely because of giant amounts of student loan debt taken on.
http://www.mybudget360.com/day-of-recko" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... trillions/

I know countless #'s of young people, mainly in the 25-35 age range that have gone back to school. Most lost jobs or were struggling financially, and decided to go back to school. Now, first, I must say that I think an education is a good thing. But when I see people living off of student loans and acquiring massive debts to pay the bills while in school, it scares me for them. I have student loans myself, so I am not condemning them. But whereas the federal government has 100% control of these loans, I can't help but wonder what satan has up his sleeve with this!

...working on my own student loans...

But yes can you imagine the adversary letting everyone off the debt hook after working so long to get everyone hooked? Imagine trying to pay the debt back via a gold backed global currency....slaves forever!

[Jason]

Payroll tax cut, meet $4 gas
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/02/ ... ?iid=HP_LN" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Congress restructures unemployment benefits
http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/16/news/ec ... m?iid=Lead" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Paul’s Delegate Advantage
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/29 ... ina-trinko" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

$6 Trillion In US Bonds Seized In Zurich, Said To Pose "Severe Threats To International Financial Stability"
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/6-trillio ... zed-zurich" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Suicide Bomber Arrested Near Capitol As Iranian Ships Cross Suez
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/suicide-b ... cross-suez" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Jason]

US Congress bill violates sovereignty: PM Govt taking steps to improve facilities at KPT
http://www.thefrontierpost.com/2012/02/ ... es-at-kpt/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

U.S. Drones Fly over Syria
http://en.rian.ru/world/20120219/171397363.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...isn't that an act of war?

McCain wants to arm Syrian rebels
http://endthelie.com/2012/02/20/mccain- ... the+Lie%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Former Member of Russian Joint Chiefs of Staff Col.-Gen. Leonid Ivashov: Russia Is Ready to Use Military Power to Defend Iran and Syria; Attack on Syria or Iran Is Indirect Attack on Russia; U.S. in Libya Like Hitler in Poland
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6057.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Russia Would Use Nukes to Stave Off Threats - General Staff
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20120215/171329091.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Russia to Put More RS-24 Missiles on Combat Duty in 2012
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20120216/171343460.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Russia to boost defense budget
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_02_20/66512054/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iran Stops Oil Sales To British, French Companies
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/iran-stop ... -companies" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Consequences To Expect If The U.S. Invades Iran
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/guest-pos ... vades-iran" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

North Korea Tells South Korean Islanders to Evacuate
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asi ... 24723.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

4 out of 5 Americans affected by weather-related disasters since 2006, study finds
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMa ... rynum=2038" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Japan Teeters, Nobody Pays Attention
http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?singlepost=2872699" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Gas prices are highest ever for this time of year
http://www.cnbc.com/id/46439046" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Price Of Gas Is Outrageous – And It Is Going To Go Even Higher
http://world.hawaiinewsdaily.com/2012/0 ... en-higher/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...interesting....demand is dropping and price is rising....smells like a monopoly to me...

America is Being Stolen, One Piece of Land At A Time…Who Is The Wizard Behind The Curtain?
http://mattweidnerlaw.com/blog/2012/02/ ... e-curtain/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

MF Global: Where's the Cash? David Woolley on the Risk of Defective Commercial Land Titles
http://us1.irabankratings.com/pub/IRAMain.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Congress set to hand our highways and freeways over to foreign corporations: New toll roads planned for all 50 states!
http://ppjg.me/2012/02/17/congress-set- ... 50-states/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...isn't that a good thing??? turn over all of the government (the public's - i.e. people's) property to private interests (the market)??? Ron Paul thinks so....and I disagree. Its definitely the next leg in the journey though as everything contained in the CAFR's....which is technically owned by the people....gets turned over to private interests for pennies on the dollar...

Peter Thiel Emerges As Ron Paul's Biggest Super PAC Backer; Bill Gross Next?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/peter-thi ... gross-next" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Japan's nuclear evacuees denied Canadian refuge
http://www.calgarysun.com/2012/02/18/ja ... an-refugee" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

3 Powerful Facts Discovered About Suppressed Cancer Treatments and the American Medical Association
http://vactruth.com/2012/02/19/ama-supp ... cer-cures/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

World Health Organization Decides to Release Research on Super Flu That Could Wipe Out Humanity
http://theintelhub.com/2012/02/18/world ... -humanity/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Federal Agents Provide Weapons for Attempted Terrorist Attack on US Capitol
http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2012/02 ... s-capitol/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Details of every phone call and text message, email traffic and websites visited online are to be stored in a series of vast databases under new Government anti-terror plans
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/i ... -plan.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Online surveillance bill opens door for Big Brother - Section 34 gives Orwellian powers to government-appointed 'inspectors'
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2 ... l-c30.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

We have never resolved it. Today, I have this quite frightening piece of paper, which is my justification for bringing it into this meeting. It is available on the internet and I am astonished that it has not already been unearthed by the Treasury because every alarm bell in the land should be ringing if it has. It is from the general audit office of the Federal Reserve in Washington-the real Federal Reserve-and its audit review to the end of July 2010 on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It has on it some 20 banks listed to which $16.115 trillion is outstanding in loans.

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/p ... 6-0002.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;





The 2012 Grammy Awards took place in a horrible context: the wake of the sudden, mysterious death of Whitney Houston. The show went on nevertheless … but not without a great deal of strange symbols and events that made one thing very clear: There is a definite dark side to the entertainment business. We will look at the facts surrounding Whitney Houston’s death, the symbolic elements of the 2012 Grammy Awards (including Nikki Minaj’s ritualistic performance) and see how the ceremony turned into another mega-ritual.
http://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusines ... ga-ritual/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Jason]

Iran threatens pre-emptive action amid nuclear tensions
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46461790/ns ... _n_africa/#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iranian Warships Return Through Suez Canal After Stop In Syria
http://www.rferl.org/content/iranian_wa ... 91680.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

U.S. Super-Sizing Afghan Jail It Promised to Abandon
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/02/afghan-prison/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Saudi Arabia vows to end violence with "iron fist"
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre81j ... statement/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

4.0 earthquake in Missouri shakes 9 states
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46465402/ns ... 0PLNHnURn8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Original_Intent]

Monday's Blipits were particularly eye-opening. Thanks!

[Jason]

Monday's Blipits were particularly eye-opening. Thanks!

Your welcome!!!

[Jason]

Greek 1 Year Hits 763%
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/greek-1-year-hits-763" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's Official - Greece Unveils The Negative Salary, And A Whole New Meaning For "Pay To Play"
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/its-offic ... ive-salary" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So almost 80 per cent of the European taxpayers' money is being channelled to the banks and financial institutions.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opi ... epage=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The 24 largest independent pension systems in California, including Sacramento County's, are facing a combined $135.7 billion in long-term obligations that they won't have the assets to cover, a newStanford University report says.
http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_state_worke ... llion.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Facing troubling finances, Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday plans to call for widespread closures and consolidation in agencies dealing with social services, state police and prisons, including the shutdown of the controversial super-maximum prison in deep Southern Illinois, according to budget documents obtained by the Tribune.
http://www.wgnradio.com/news/top/chi-qu ... 6357.story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Excessive regulation of financial institutions is squeezing out middle-class consumers who soon will find themselves locked out of the banking system, analyst Meredith Whitney said Wednesday
http://www.cnbc.com/id/46479059" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A survey by Bankrate.com released Tuesday found that 25 percent of Americans have more credit card debt than they have in emergency savings, and that spells trouble if an emergency situation actually hits.
http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_new ... an-savings" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Gas Prices Are Going Up No Matter What Happens In Iran
http://www.businessinsider.com/crude-oi ... rst-2012-2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...despite a massive collapse in demand (smells of monopoly to me)...

The collapse of MF Global, which had a large group of agricultural clients, has produced one financial frustration after another for former customers who still have not been fully reimbursed for hundreds of millions of dollars that were frozen in their accounts as a result of the firm's Oct. 31 bankruptcy. A trustee overseeing the bankruptcy frustrated customers by returning portions of the frozen funds in staggered amounts during the past three months and requiring them to fill out claim forms to get their own money back.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/46468106" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Dodd-Frank Act Progress: Stress Testing for Over $10B Asset Banks Approaches
http://us1.irabankratings.com/pub/IRAMain.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Fed Writes Sweeping Rules From Behind Closed Doors
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 50312.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Isn't there a violation of the law in there somewhere? I guess not, if you're one of the mainstream political candidates.... or for that matter most of the Libertarian ones, including specifically Gary Johnson.
http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?singlepost=2874457" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

UN team have no plans to inspect Iranian nuclear facilities
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 37527.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The former chief of staff to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday an Israeli strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities is “imminent.”
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/weve-go ... -imminent/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Russia Warns Attack On Iran Would Lead To Catastrophe
http://www.rferl.org/content/russia_war ... 92681.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iran FM: We are ready to face 'worst-case scenario' in defense of nuclear program
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east ... m-1.413447" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iran 'will take pre-emptive action if Tehran feels threatened'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... tened.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iran Holds Air Defense Drills As IAEA Says Iran Blocks Access To Key Nuclear Site
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/iran-hold ... clear-site" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Chemical weapons used against Syrians, says defected soldier
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/chemic ... sCatID=338" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

U.S. hints at possibility of arming Syrian rebels
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns- ... 7593.story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Al-Qaeda’s Air Force
http://gowans.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/ ... air-force/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Reported US Military Ramp-up on the Border Follows Years of ATF-Sanctioned Gun Running
http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebo ... us-fallout" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

national security spending is much larger, nearly double the amount US citizens are told
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc ... et/253327/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The American Embassy said its staff were in “lockdown” and travel had been suspended as thousands of people expressed fury over the burning, a public relations disaster for U.S.-led NATO forces fighting Taliban militants ahead of the withdrawal of foreign combat troops by the end of 2014.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/ ... 9T20120222" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

More than 100 people killed in south Libya clashes
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2 ... 96198.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Balouch separatists have promised the US that "if (Pakistan's) Balouchestan is set free, we will leave the control of Guadar port to the US and will block the routes and the gas pipelines which link Iran to Pakistan", Vahid Mojdeh told FNA on Tuesday
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9010175546" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Pakistan is to create its own nuclear submarine fleet, according to media reports. Yet experts doubt the feasibility of this project. But if this decision has, indeed, officially been made, it is a response to Russia leasing the K-152 Nerpa submarine to India.
http://indrus.in/articles/2012/02/21/ru ... 14921.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

UN about to take control of the Internet. Forget SOPA - this is international control - Forget Privacy - Seems "One World Government" is coming together.
http://sherriequestioningall.blogspot.c ... ernet.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The UN To Use Appropriate and Gradual Force In Gun Confiscation
http://armedselfdefense.blogspot.com/20 ... force.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Autism – and a Different Vaccine
http://vactruth.com/2012/02/22/autism-a ... t-vaccine/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The current prediction for Sunspot Cycle 24 gives a smoothed sunspot number maximum of about 63 in early 2013. We are currently over three years into Cycle 24. The current predicted size makes this the smallest sunspot cycle in about 100 years.
http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/predict.shtml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Jason]

fyi - deadline is today (might be surprised to see your history)...

How to Remove Your Google Search History Before Google's New Privacy Policy Takes Effect
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/02/h ... kes-effect" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...additional information...

Six Tips to Protect Your Search Privacy
https://www.eff.org/wp/six-tips-protect ... ch-privacy" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Jason]

U.S. Talking Tougher About Iran as Netanyahu Visit Approaches
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-0 ... nears.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Israel to Begin Investing Reserves in U.S Equities Today
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-0 ... ay-1-.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Chinese Imports Invade India
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/20 ... vade-india" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

India holds military exercises close to China border
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/india ... der-181633" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has acknowledged that Al Qaeda and other organizations on the US “terror list” are supporting the Syrian opposition
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php? ... &aid=29524" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Russia under existing treaties are not obliged to provide military assistance to Syria in the event of an invasion of its territory. This is the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Alexander Lukashevich .
http://expert.ru/2012/03/2/vojna-nevozmozhna/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Foodstamps
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/ifoodstamps" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The reason that housing prices have dipped only 33.6 percent in the United States instead of 60 percent as they have in Ireland, is because the big banks have been keeping inventory off the market. If the millions of homes–that are presently headed for foreclosure–were suddenly dumped onto the market, prices would plunge and the biggest banks in the country would be declared insolvent. That’s why the banks have slowed the flow of foreclosures. According to Amherst Securities Group’s Laurie Goodman, “….2.8 million borrowers haven’t made a payment in over a year. Add that to the over 450,000 real estate owned (REO) units and you have approximately 3.2 million that are in the shadows.

http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/03/02/ ... oondoggle/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

UN to propose planetary regulations of water, food
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/ ... gle+Reader" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

From Gulf War I, fully 75% of our fighting men who were on the ground are now dead, dying, or sick from Depleted Uranium.
http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1843.cfm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Vets feel abandoned after secret drug experiments
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/01/healt ... ?hpt=hp_c2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

September 11, 2001: Our Big Lie
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/mike-krie ... ur-big-lie" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Towns Evacuated as Floods Threaten Australia’s NSW State
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-0 ... eaten.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A moderate solar flare reaching M3.3 took place at 17:46 UTC Friday afternoon around a new sunspot rotating into view on the northeast limb.
http://www.solarham.com/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Jason]

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Why US Special forces stationed in India, CPI asks Government
http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2012/0 ... government" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

McCain Calls For US To Lead Effort To Begin Syrian Air Strikes
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/mccain-ca ... ikes-syria" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Russia Profile Weekly Experts Panel: Is Putin Preparing Russia for War?
http://russiaprofile.org/experts_panel/55297.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

North Korea halts missile launches for US food aid
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_03_02/67318589/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Vacuuming Up the Pacific's Resources - The 11th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations is currently taking place in Melbourne, Australia.
http://www.fpif.org/articles/vacuuming_ ... _resources" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Deadliest Place in Mexico
http://www.theinvestigativefund.org/inv ... in_mexico/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

OBL was not buried at sea: Stratfor analysts
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/03 ... -analysts/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Revealed: government plans for police privatisation
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/0 ... irms-crime" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

....UK seems to be 6 to 12 months ahead of US...

Hitting the credit card wall – Credit card debt contracts 17 percent as the grand American household deleveraging continues. Average household with credit card debt carries $16,000 at an average rate of 15% – Real broke housewives. Orange County California witnesses a 600 percent jump in bankruptcies
http://www.mybudget360.com/credit-cards ... kruptcies/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

With food stamps at record highs, real disposable personal income growth stagnant, and real consumer spending decelerating rapidly the difference between consumer sentiment and real consumer actions seems to highlight the hope-filled 'bubble' we find ourselves in as the first quarter is off to a very weak start for spending trends.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/impoveris ... oor-dining" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

3 Charts On The US Consumption Crash Dead-Ahead
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/3-charts- ... dead-ahead" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A blanket of snow 2 - 4 inches deep fell yesterday on the regions of Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky pounded by deadly tornadoes on Friday, adding to the misery of survivors. The violent tornado rampage killed 39 and injured hundreds more, wreaking property damage that will likely exceed $1 billion. Hardest hit were Kentucky and Southern Indiana, which suffered 21 and 13 dead, respectively. Three were killed in Ohio, and one each in Alabama and Georgia. The scale of the outbreak was enormous, with a preliminary total of 117 tornadoes touching down in eleven states, from southern Ohio to Northern Florida. The National Weather Service issued 297 tornado warnings and 388 severe thunderstorm warnings. At one point, 31 separate tornado warnings were in effect during the outbreak, and an area larger than Nebraska--81,000 square miles--received tornado warnings. Tornado watches were posted for 300,000 square miles--an area larger than Texas.
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMa ... rynum=2045" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A long duration and major X1.1 solar flare peaked at 04:09 UTC Monday morning around Sunspot 1429. A strong R3 Level Radio Blackout resulted. A bright Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is now seen in the latest STEREO Behind and Lasco images. The expanding plasma cloud is mostly heading towards the north and east, however a small portion looks to be Earth directed. This is the 10th largest solar flare of the current Sunspot Cycle and it also happens to be the 10th X-Class flare as well.
http://www.solarham.com/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[mes5464]

Revealed: government plans for police privatisation
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/0 ... irms-crime" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

....UK seems to be 6 to 12 months ahead of US...

Didn't this already happen in Salt Lake County. I remember they even created a board to assess fees for the sheriff services that only has one elected official on it, the sheriff himself!

[Jason]

Revealed: government plans for police privatisation
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/0 ... irms-crime" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

....UK seems to be 6 to 12 months ahead of US...

Didn't this already happen in Salt Lake County. I remember they even created a board to assess fees for the sheriff services that only has one elected official on it, the sheriff himself!

LOL....yeah and our little start-up had to kick out $400+ a year for the past two years for that....

[mes5464]

Revealed: government plans for police privatisation
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/0 ... irms-crime" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

....UK seems to be 6 to 12 months ahead of US...

Didn't this already happen in Salt Lake County. I remember they even created a board to assess fees for the sheriff services that only has one elected official on it, the sheriff himself!

LOL....yeah and our little start-up had to kick out $400+ a year for the past two years for that....

You business has had to pay +400+ per year for police protection? That is called "protection money"! Salt Lake has the mafia running the government! (

We were told that Salt Lake would become one of the most wicked cities of the world.

[Fairminded]

You business has had to pay +400+ per year for police protection? That is called "protection money"! Salt Lake has the mafia running the government! (

We were told that Salt Lake would become one of the most wicked cities of the world.

I certainly couldn't stand to live there. I was glad when I moved away.

[Jason]

Panetta: When all else fails, the U.S. will act against Iran
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-d ... bled=false" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

U.S., Israel Pull Closer on Iran
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... lenews_wsj" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

McCain calls for airstrikes on Syria
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/05/world ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

John McCain: U.S. should bomb Syria
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/03 ... z1oLcopo00" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

McCain calls for air strikes against Syria's Assad
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03 ... ias-assad/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Eastern Libya declares autonomy
http://rt.com/news/libya-split-cyrenaica-autonomy-971/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

On China And The End Of The Commodity Super-Cycle
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/china-and ... uper-cycle" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

15 Potentially Massive Threats To The U.S. Economy Over The Next 12 Months
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/arch ... -12-months" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The brewing bubble in higher education – in 2000 student debt made up 3 percent of all household debt. Today it has doubled to 7.5 percent and has grown by 511 percent in the last decade.
http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/brew ... e+SoCal%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Student-loan delinquencies may be higher than previously thought
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/l ... 2067.story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The crisis of solvency – peak debt, peak food stamp usage, and massive financial deception by media. The faux economy of solving a solvency issue with more debt. Job postings up but hiring flat.
http://www.mybudget360.com/crisis-of-so ... -by-media/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Greek 1-Year Bond Yield Hits 1,006%
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot. ... nalysis%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Steve Bridges. His passing comes as a shock to all of us. The cause of death is not known at this time, but we will publish more information as it becomes available.
http://www.stevebridges.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This old clip shows CIA officials admitting the agency’s infiltration of mainstream media in order to influence public opinion and to manipulate the thoughts and values of Americans.
http://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/c ... 975-video/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The US Defense Department Plans for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2012/03 ... -vehicles/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Hidden Email the White House Hopes to Keep Under Wraps
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/artic ... _DNL_art_1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Patricia Finn – “I will not, under any circumstances, give up those names… I’ll go to jail first.”
http://vactruth.com/2012/03/03/interview-patricia-finn/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Australian Bill Allows for Sterilizations Without Parental Consent at Any Age
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Australi ... 0/Y/M.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Tornado outbreaks already set record for March
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x5798 ... -for-March" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A radiation wave kicked up by the eruption of a powerful solar flare late Sunday (March 4) will likely miss the Earth, but could catch several NASA satellites in its crosshairs, scientists say.
http://www.space.com/14791-solar-flare- ... gle+Reader" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Big and active region 1429 continues to churn out low level M-Class flares. There have been at least 8 of them detected within the past 24 hours.
http://www.solarham.com/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[SmallFarm]

A radiation wave kicked up by the eruption of a powerful solar flare late Sunday (March 4) will likely miss the Earth, but could catch several NASA satellites in its crosshairs, scientists say.
http://www.space.com/14791-solar-flare-" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... gle+Reader

Big and active region 1429 continues to churn out low level M-Class flares. There have been at least 8 of them detected within the past 24 hours.
http://www.solarham.com/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Latest about the sunspot, from http://www.spaceweather.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :

MAJOR SOLAR FLARE: Earth-orbiting satellites have just detected an X5-class solar flare from big sunspot AR1429. The blast peaked on March 7th at 00:28 UT. Radiation storms and radio blackouts are possible.

[Jason]

Thank you for the update SmallFarm!!!

Incoming! The new WSA-Enlil Solar Wind Prediction is calling for a direct CME impact during the middle of tomorrow (March 8). The solar wind is expected to increase to over 800 km/s and Strong Geomagnetic Storming will be possible. This plasma cloud is the result of the X5.4 and X1.3 Solar Flare event very early this morning. in the new movie below, you can see that the plasma cloud is Full_Halo and heading this way.

http://www.solarham.com/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Extends Warning #343. Watch (43): Geomagnetic A-index of 50 or greater predicted NOAA Scale: Periods reaching the G3 (Strong) Level Likely Valid for UTC Day: 2012 Mar 08 Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 50 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Power system voltage irregularities possible, false alarms may be triggered on some protection devices. Spacecraft - Systems may experience surface charging; increased drag on low Earth-orbit satellites and orientation problems may occur. Navigation - Intermittent satellite navigation (GPS) problems, including loss-of-lock and increased range error may occur. Radio - HF (high frequency) radio may be intermittent. Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as Pennsylvania to Iowa to Oregon.

Comment from the SIDC (RWC Belgium): Catania sunspot group 65 (NOAA AR 1429) continues to grow and now has beta-gamma-delta configuration of its photospheric magnetic field. Another major flare from this active region is possible, most probably not earlier than tomorrow. Due to the Catania sunspot group 65 (NOAA AR 1429) approach to the solar central meridian, another Earth-directed CME and SEP release will be probable. The X5.4 flare this morning was accompanied by a full halo CME first appearing in the LASCO C2 field of view at 00:24 UT. The CME speed was around 2300 km/s. We expect the arrival of the corresponding ICME at the Earth tomorrow, most probably in the evening. At least a strong (K = 7) geomagnetic storm will be possible. The SEP flux continues to increase, with the proton flux at energies above 100 MeV crossing the SEP event threshold (10 pfu) around 10 UT today. We expect the proton flux to remain elevated at least until the arrival of the CME-driven shock tomorrow evening and possibly after that. SOHO/CELIAS and ACE confirm the detection of the interplanetary shock wave that arrived at 03:35 UT today. This shock wave was most probably associated with the halo CME erupted on March 4. The plasma measurements by ACE are now corrupted by the on-going major SEP event. The Earth is currently inside the post-shock solar wind flow with moderate speed (around 420 km/s) and elevated (around 15 nT) interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) magnitude. The north-south IMF component Bz is currently fluctuating near zero, but had extended intervals of negative values in the recent hours. A geomagnetic storm resulted despite the moderate solar wind speeds: K = 6 was reported by NOAA and K = 5 was reported by Dourbes. Another shock may arrive this evening (associated with the halo CME on March 5), possibly resulting in another geomagnetic storm.

http://prop.hfradio.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The CME that erupted late on March 4 passed ACE around 0400 UTC March 7 (11:00 p.m. EST March 6). As a result, storming reaching the G2 (Moderate) level continues at this time. Another CME, part of the recent R3 (Strong) Radio Blackout event at 0024 UTC March 7 (7:24 p.m. EST March 6) is forecast to pass ACE early morning UTC on March 8 (start of day EST March 8) . Geomagnetic storm periods reaching the G3 (Strong) level are likely from that CME. Finally, a Solar Radiation Storm is also in progress and levels are currently above the S3 (Strong) threshold. Region 1429 remains potent and subsequent activity is certainly possible. Updates here as conditions warrant.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Although the CME is not squarely Earth-directed, it appears direct enough to deliver a glancing blow to our planet’s magnetic field on March 8-9. This would add to the magnetic unrest already underway at high latitudes. The flare also accelerated energetic protons toward Earth, triggering an S3-class solar radiation storm, in progress. Such a storm is mainly a nuisance to satellites, causing occasional reboots of onboard computers and adding noise to imaging systems. –Space Weather

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Irina have killed 72 people on Madagascar and left 70,000 homeless, according to news reports. Irina never reached hurricane strength, but dumped heavy rains on the island over an extended period, February 29 - March 2. The area affected was remote, so the reports of the disaster only today reached the outside world. Irina is the deadliest tropical cyclone of 2012 thus far, and the second deadly storm to affect the island in recent weeks; Tropical Cyclone Giovanna hit the island two weeks ago as a Category 3 storm, killing 35 and leaving 240,000 homeless. Irina is expected to dissipate over cold waters southwest of Madagascar over the next day.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMa ... rynum=2046" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

These people that died apparently went downhill fast and started coughing up blood and then their organs were shutting down. From my understanding it all happened in a matter of 2 days from onset of symptoms. The 5th person is a funeral director that was in contact with the bodies, but I haven’t heard anymore on his condition but after he was in contact with the bodies he soon had a tightness in his chest and trouble breathing

The above comments are anecdotal and posted in response to one of several media reports which have cited 4-5 people who were hospitalized including 3-4 who have died with flu-like symptoms, including pneumonia. The cases are under investigation by health and criminal agencies. The fatality rate in the family appears to be in the 75-100% range, raising serious concerns.

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/03061 ... _MD_5.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The top U.S. commander in the Middle East will warn Congress on Tuesday against efforts to scale back the Navy's presence in the embattled region, saying threats from Iran and elsewhere will require more ships and maritime missile defense capabilities.

Marine Gen. James Mattis, head of U.S. Central Command, also said Syria has a "substantial" chemical and biological weapons capability and thousands of shoulder-launched missiles. Until now, the U.S. military has largely declined to describe the expanse of weapons that President Bashar Assad's regime has at its disposal.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10129034" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Mossad, CIA and Blackwater operate in Syria
http://endthelie.com/2012/03/07/mossad- ... the+Lie%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

LEAKED STRATFOR EMAILS: Source Says Several Countries Already Have Forces In Syria
http://www.businessinsider.com/bi-straf ... ria-2012-3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

UN Syria draft: US attempts to get Russia and China aboard
http://endthelie.com/2012/03/07/un-syri ... the+Lie%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Defense Secretary Panetta Testifies On Situation In Syria, Honorable Warmonger #1 John McCain Presiding
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/defense-s ... -presiding" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

U.S. Says Iranian General Instrumental In Afghan Drug Traffic
http://www.rferl.org/content/us_says_ir ... 08321.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...of course the US State Department notes (below) -

Adultery, sex outside marriage, and homosexual sex are all illegal under Iranian law and carry the death penalty. DVDs depicting sexual relations and magazines showing unveiled women are forbidden. Penalties for possession, use, or trafficking in illegal drugs in Iran are severe and convicted offenders can expect long jail sentences and heavy fines. Iran executes many people each year on drug-related charges.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_t ... _1142.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Around 180 people were executed in Iran in 2010.[3] The overwhelming majority were drug traffickers, and virtually all executions are carried out for murder, aggravated rape, large scale drug trafficking, treason, and armed robbery (cases usually resulting in rape/death/attempted murder).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Iran is one of 32 countries which apply the death penalty for drug-related crimes, including trafficking, cultivation, manufacturing and possession of illicit drugs. However, under Article 6(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights capital punishment should be reserved only for ‘the most serious crimes’, and the UN Human Rights Council has stated that drug offences do not fall into this category. It is estimated that Iran executed approximately 590 people for drug offences in 2010 alone(1).

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/get ... XML+V0//EN" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

According to monitoring carried out by Iran Human Rights, an NGO based in Norway which works against the death penalty in the Islamic Republic, in 2011, Iran carried out at least 676 executions, a frightening increase over preceding years, and with a sharp increase in executions in public. The IHR’s report is primarily based on the information published by the official Iranian sources and different independent sources: 416 (62%) of the 676 executions have been reported by official Iranian news agencies or high-ranking officials within the Iranian judiciary.

IHR emphasizes that the actual number of the executions in Iran is probably much higher than the figures included in its annual report.

According to the official Iranian sources, a majority of those who were executed were convicted of drug-related offences (71%), followed by rape (13%), murder (7%), Moharebeh (enemy of God) (4%), immoral acts or acts against chastity (1%), and armed robbery (1%). For 3% of the executions announced by official Iranian media no charges were mentioned.

In 2011, public executions have more than tripled with at least 65 people being executed in public. This is the highest number of public executions in more than 10 years.

The execution of child offenders continued into 2011, in open violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to which it is a co-signatory.

http://deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com/20 ... nalty.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In a bizarre outburst, the Secretary General of the Iranian Supreme Council for Human Rights accused Europe of failing Iran in the war on drugs and even acknowledged in frustration that its draconian drug laws were hurting its international reputation, according to a published report.

After being challenged on Iran's skyrocketing execution rate, Secretary General of the Iranian Supreme Council for Human Rights, Mohammad Javad Larijani, told reporters in Pretoria, "The number of executions is high because 74% of those executed are of drug traffickers who traffic drugs from Afghanistan to Western European countries."

... Larijani said the death penalty would be reviewed only if the West participated in fighting the war against drug trafficking. "We cannot win this war alone. If Europe is interested in the prevention of the trafficking of drugs, then it should participate in this war."

The other option was for Iran to ignore drug trafficking.

"We can close our eyes and drug traffickers can pass through Iran and go wherever they want to go and the number of executions in Iran will drop 74%. In fact, it will be very good for our reputation then."

http://www.ihra.net/contents/1000" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

....so what is the truth??? I would suggest Googling - "cia afghanistan heroin trafficking"....for an alternate perspective...and contrasted with this -

New York: High-End Madam Provided Underage Girls for Wealthy Clients at Upper East Side Brothel
http://cryptogon.com/?p=27921" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...anyways back to rumors of wars....

Iran 'seeking to build nuclear weapon', warns David Cameron
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/ma ... id-cameron" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sen. Carl Levin after meeting with Netanyahu: Israeli attack likely if Iran doesn’t stand down
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ ... story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

US bunker-busters, aerial refueling for Israel alongside diplomacy for Iran
http://www.debka.com/article/21799/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Libyan leader threatens to use ‘force’ to foil east autonomy bid
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2 ... 99140.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

As US Contemplates Releasing Crude From The Strategic Reserve, China Resumes Building Emergency Inventory
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/us-contem ... -inventory" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bust Reveals Government Runs Hacking Groups
http://www.infowars.com/bust-reveals-go ... ng-groups/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So much money has gone into armoring and arming local law-enforcement since September 2001 that the federal government could have rebuilt post-Katrina New Orleans five times over and had enough money left in the kitty to provide job training and housing for every one of the record 41,000-plus homeless people in New York City.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/NC08Ak01.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Controversy after US gov’t estimate showed 40,000 microsievert thyroid dose for California infants from Fukushima — Data not released to public — “Very high doses to children”
http://enenews.com/controversy-after-go ... nfo-public" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

'People keep falling sick': How poor Indians are recruited for clinical drug trials
http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/ ... rug-trials" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Monsanto’s Roundup Shown to be Ravaging Butterfly Population
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/03/mon ... aging.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Greeks move billions from local bank accounts to the UK
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/busin ... 37889.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

China lambasts U.S. trade bill, won't adjust yuan
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/ ... N920120307" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Recession Hits Australia; 21st Monthly Decline in Construction; Service Sector in Contraction, New Orders Plunge; Ring, Ring Goes The Bell
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot. ... nalysis%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

January Consumer Credit Surges As Government Blows Student Debt Bubble To Epic Proportions
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/january-c ... roportions" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Will 2012 begin the unclogging of 6,000,000 distressed properties? Over 40 percent of the 2 million active foreclosures stand with no payment in over two years and some with three years and more. Foreclosure starts surge 28 percent in last month of data. Mid-tier markets in Los Angeles and Orange County contract severely in 2011
http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/shad ... e+SoCal%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Obama Unveils New J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo Bailout Plan, Disguised as Mortgage Relief
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot. ... nalysis%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Under Michigan law, an emergency manager has the authority to lay off or cut the pay of employees, outsource services, merge and reorganize departments, overturn ordinances, alter the budget, cancel vendor contracts, sell city assets and abandon labor agreements.

What Detroit desperately needs is an influx of cash.

"We need $105 million just to get through the rest of this fiscal year and be able to pay our bills and make payroll," said City Council President Pro Tem Gary Brown. The fiscal year ends June 30.

http://www.freep.com/article/20120306/N ... picks=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

CIA Admits Using News To Manipulate the USA (1975 video)
http://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/c ... 975-video/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

9/11 Questions Bubble Up in the Media
http://www.911blogger.com/news/2012-03- ... ll-bergman" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Warning: The following column contains sexually explicit language.

There’s a new form of Christianity sweeping the U.S. Its main focus: sex.

http://mobile.wnd.com/2012/03/the-church-of-sex/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

....definitely not worth reading (at least I didn't get very far before thinking it was time to ditch it) as what is here says it all.....just a water tick mark on the USSA Titanic....

[AGStacker]

"But yes can you imagine the adversary letting everyone off the debt hook after working so long to get everyone hooked? Imagine trying to pay the debt back via a gold backed global currency....slaves forever!"

This is incorrect. The dollar is dying and the Fed will print unlimited amounts of currency. You'll be able to repay your loans one day with a day's wage. Read "When Money Dies".

[Jason]

"But yes can you imagine the adversary letting everyone off the debt hook after working so long to get everyone hooked? Imagine trying to pay the debt back via a gold backed global currency....slaves forever!"

This is incorrect. The dollar is dying and the Fed will print unlimited amounts of currency. You'll be able to repay your loans one day with a day's wage. Read "When Money Dies".

Prove it!!!

Loans aren't getting any easier to pay back with job losses, wage reductions, and what is ultimately demand destruction due to declining dollars in circulation (contraction of total debt)....any idiot can figure that out pretty quick (especially if they are out of work and looking for a job).

The Fed can print what ever amount of money they want....it if never hits the street (via bank loan) then it doesn't make a hill of beans difference....are loans going up? debt increasing? extra money flowing? demand increasing?

Nah all you have is increasing commodity prices as a result of monopolies....most likely a concerted propaganda effort to open the door to a global currency that is "gold backed". You don't think that they thought they were squandering all of that investment money in libertarian philosophy do you???

Take Adam Fergusson's word for it??? The same guy who was VP of the International Paneuropean Union for 20 years under Otto von Habsburg - a member of the Mont Pelerin Society???

[Still Learning]

"Loans aren't getting any easier to pay back with job losses, wage reductions, and what is ultimately demand destruction due to declining dollars in circulation (contraction of total debt)....

The Fed can print what ever amount of money they want....it if never hits the street (via bank loan) then it doesn't make a hill of beans difference....are loans going up? debt increasing? extra money flowing? demand increasing?

Nah all you have is increasing prices as a result of monopolies....

+1 Jason

That's what people don't realize is that all of the money that has been printed hasn't actually gone into the hands of the people who spend it.

There is a reason the prophets have stated "GET OUT OF DEBT!" If mass inflation were to hit due to additional money being printed and made available to the people, then debt would be a good thing. The economy could grow. You could pay down that debt with cheaper dollars. But what you are seeing is less money in circulation and the cost of goods rising. That means less money for the people to spend on higher priced goods. It is essentially forcing poverty onto the middle class. It will become harder and harder to pay down debts. Your income will continue to decline - through unemployment adn higher priced goods. Debt owners will become even more enslaved and satan's plan will take more control over our lives than ever.

[Jason]

"Loans aren't getting any easier to pay back with job losses, wage reductions, and what is ultimately demand destruction due to declining dollars in circulation (contraction of total debt)....

The Fed can print what ever amount of money they want....it if never hits the street (via bank loan) then it doesn't make a hill of beans difference....are loans going up? debt increasing? extra money flowing? demand increasing?

Nah all you have is increasing prices as a result of monopolies....

+1 Jason

That's what people don't realize is that all of the money that has been printed hasn't actually gone into the hands of the people who spend it.

There is a reason the prophets have stated "GET OUT OF DEBT!" If mass inflation were to hit due to additional money being printed and made available to the people, then debt would be a good thing. The economy could grow. You could pay down that debt with cheaper dollars. But what you are seeing is less money in circulation and the cost of goods rising. That means less money for the people to spend on higher priced goods. It is essentially forcing poverty onto the middle class. It will become harder and harder to pay down debts. Your income will continue to decline - through unemployment adn higher priced goods. Debt owners will become even more enslaved and satan's plan will take more control over our lives than ever.

Nice summary!

Ron Paul could yet play into this scenario as well via an alternate global currency (like digital gold) that undermines the dollar. For example you have to convert your dollars to digital gold at some ridiculous rate....so your debt burden is magnified as you have to pay back debt in dollars, pay taxes in dollars, and likely will earn your wages in dollars (if you have a job in a world based on everything going to the lowest common denominator)....but everything you buy (at least the vast majority that comes from out of country) via conversion to digital gold. The exchange rate is set by "the market" (supposedly free)....of course.

Not to mention all the remaining barriers coming down to "free" trade, privatization, and globalization.

For example after Congress has allowed China to peg their currency to the US dollar for decades completely undermining our manufacturing base....they now claim to be on the job (rare achievement for divided Congress) trying to protect you (now that you are completely dependent upon cheap Chinese goods - in 2007) by raising the prices you will have to pay for essential goods that we no longer manufacture. Interesting isn't it???

Partisan gridlock still reigns on Capitol Hill, but there’s one thing lawmakers agree on — trade penalties for China.

The House easily approved legislation Tuesday to grant the Commerce Department the right to continue imposing higher tariffs on goods from China and other countries that subsidize their exports to the United States. The measure passed with broad bipartisan support on a vote of 370 to 39.

Commerce has been applying these “countervailing” duties since 2007.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... e-imports/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Passage marked a rare achievement for a divided Congress that has yielded few accomplishments since Republicans took control of the House last year.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-0 ... ts-2-.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Kind of like Ron Paul talking about turning everything over to the "free" market after they've spent centuries monopolizing it.

Disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj105-121" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h1998-317" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...oh but he voted against getting rid of China's most favored nation treatment...what happened to equal "free" trade??? Or the flip-flop with his current "most favored treatment" votes???

On July 27, 1999, The U.S. House of Representatives refused to end "Most Favored Nation" status (MFN) for Communist China in spite of spying, threats, and very high Chinese taxes on many American goods.
http://www.conservativeusa.org/mfnvote.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...and again earlier...seems like he only opposes it when its not really a threat...they've already implemented the plan....

in the speech relating to the spy plane, Congressman Paul also briefly addressed the trade imbalance. He stated that despite a trade imbalance in their favor, the US subsidizes numerous Chinese industries through the Export/Import Bank. In 2006, Congressman Paul introduced an amendment to end the $4 billion subsidy to this bank, which underwrites the purchases of goods and services by the Chinese government and others. He noted that many US businesses benefit from this arrangement. Congressman Paul has continued stating his desire to end this subsidy in related speeches.

He has argued against resolutions and other items condemning Chinese currency manipulation as antagonistic and ultimately ineffective. He states that the real problem is not China's manipulation of their currency, but the overall use of fiat currency of the world that allows for such manipulation by removing the backing of the currencies with precious metals.

http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profil ... ews/China/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

August 14, 2006 Each year the people of the United States write a check to subsidize China, one of the most brutal, anti-American regimes in the world. Apparently, many members of Congress are happy to bash China, but don’t mind lending her U.S. taxpayer money at sweetheart interest rates.

http://paul.house.gov/index.php?option= ... &Itemid=69" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

May 9, 2007 The fact that the Chinese keep their currency artificially weak is a benefit to American consumers and long term is inflationary for the Chinese. Neither tariffs nor forced devaluations can solve the problem.

Our current account deficit and huge foreign indebtedness is a reflection of the world monetary system of fiat money. The longer the trade imbalances last, the more difficult the adjustment will be. The market will eventually force these adjustments on us.

Eventually it will be necessary to consider commodity-based money to solve the trade imbalances that concern so many here in the Congress.

http://paul.house.gov/index.php?option= ... &Itemid=60" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Who is the "market" that will "force" these adjustments on us via commodity-based money???





China Moves To Further Marginalize Dollar: Offers CNY-Denominated BRIC Loans
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/china-mov ... bric-loans" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Rep. Paul (R-TX) has called China "one of the most brutal, anti-American regimes in the world." Still, Paul was one of only five representatives to vote against the Political Freedom in China Act of 1997.

Paul was also the only member of the House to vote against a 2006 resolution condemning religious persecution in China.

Paul voted against the U.S.-China Trade Relations Act of 2000, as well as the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act in 2001.

http://www.cfr.org/world/candidates-us- ... ina/p14759" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;




....if the president or government shouldn't have the power....who does??? private corporations???



...yet here he talks about the war in Libya being all about business....

This current wave of globalization has been driven by policies that have opened economies domestically and internationally. In the years since the Second World War, and especially during the past two decades, many governments have adopted free-market economic systems, vastly increasing their own productive potential and creating myriad new opportunities for international trade and investment. Governments also have negotiated dramatic reductions in barriers to commerce and have established international agreements to promote trade in goods, services, and investment. Taking advantage of new opportunities in foreign markets, corporations have built foreign factories and established production and marketing arrangements with foreign partners. A defining feature of globalization, therefore, is an international industrial and financial business structure.

Privatization coupled w/ globalization is simply dictatorship by foreign, phantom, unelectable boards of directors.

Privatization + globalization allows for companies like Bechtel to troll the planet, prey on poor countries, privatize their natural resources and pollute the rest while extolling the virtues of employment for a few underpaid workers.

Globalization + privatization allows for the possibility of a UAE national company to purchase America's ports... from a British company.

Rampant privatization allows for private individuals to 'own' all the natural resources. Unelectable boards of directors, particularly those w/ foreign interests, should not be allowed to control our water, energy and oil. A bunch of nouveau riche hicks shouldn't have been in such a position to tinker w/ California's energy as did those at Enron.

The Latest Hamptons' Tennant: The US Military
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/latest-ha ... s-military" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...what happens when it shifts to private contractors??? Would we also privatize everyone running the elections???

Imagine a world where everything is owned: the land, the water, and the air.

Ownership is the right of influence. When you own something you can do what you will with it. Nobody can tell you otherwise. If you save all your money and buy a Porsche, you can drive it off a cliff for all we care. It is yours, and being yours, it escapes our influence.

In a corporation, decisions are made through ownership percentage of the company. If you and I, together, own 51% of our company, we can institute any corporate policy or bylaws we want. But I ask you, how many of us own 51% of Exxon, or Merrill Lynch, or Monsanto? How many of us have ever sat in on a board meeting for Disney, or Microsoft, or K-Mart? Chances are, you have not, and as long as you don’t own enough of the company, you will never be invited. You will never have influence. That takes ownership.

Granted, the consumer has, at best, a secondary influence. Corporations require income and income requires customers. Yet even at this level, our amount of influence is dependent on a dollar amount. If a small group of angry consumers boycotts Fox News, while Fox News rakes in millions from their advertisers, who is more in control of what Fox News does? If a corporation puts into the market a product full of harmful materials, knowing that they are harmful, keeping such knowledge from the public, knowing that the legal structure of their corporation would insulate them from personal liability, what influence does the consumer have to stop from being exposed to the harmful material? Virtually none. They can only react after they are harmed. When they rise up against the evil company, investors have already been tipped-off to the scandal. They sell their shares and the price of the stock implodes — but the investors walk away with their returns, ready to invest in the next growth-based business scheme. The workers are out of a job, but they were mechanisms of profit, and profit was made.

Imagine a world where everything is owned: not by you, but by one of these companies. Imagine that the presiding authority over the water you drink, or the air you breathe is owned by somebody else, and its use had to be commercially negotiated: that you drink because you have permission to drink, or breathe air because you have permission to breathe it.

What else is a license than merely formal arrangements of permission? When you buy a $0.99 song on iTunes, its not merely the bandwidth you are paying for, or even the royalty to the artist. You are purchasing a license — you are purchasing permission from the owner of the music, the record company, to play and store the music on your computer and iPod.

Imagine a world where the central systems of society were privatized in this fashion: they are owned, not by you, and provided through private permission.

What else is Despotism than a society where everything that is done, is done with permission of the elite? What else is Despotism than the privatization of society?

http://mylibertynow.wordpress.com/the-p ... atization/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Privatization of Roads and Highways
http://managainstthestate.blogspot.com/ ... hways.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...Walter Block is Adjunct Scholar at the Mises Institute and the Hoover Institute....

Have you noticed everything is getting privatized these past decades?
http://anarchadia.com/2011/12/20/privat ... -the-poor/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There’s nothing to fear from globalism, free trade and a single worldwide currency…

— Ron Paul, Congressional Record, March 13, 2001

The Club for Growth wrote a white paper on Rep. Ron Paul back in 2007. Most of the information below is from that report, but since Paul has been outspoken on several issues since then, we’ve updated his record to reflect those positions. Paul has a lifetime Club for Growth rating of 87%. The average House Republican score during that time period was 73%. Congressman Paul’s scores for the last six years (since the Club started issuing a scorecard) are:

2010: 90%
2009: 97%
2008: 88%
2007: 80%
2006: 83%
2005: 82%

http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepaper ... 137&id=921" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ron Paul – Not All Roses
http://militantlibertarian.org/2011/07/ ... all-roses/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bilderberg steering committee member is Ron Paul’s biggest campaign donor
https://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/201 ... ign-donor/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;