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Saudi Foreign Minister Meets Obama, Urges "More Aggressive Approach To Syria"
Earlier today, when breaking down the "mutiny" at the State Department which as the WSJ reported saw over 50 staffers demand that military strikes be launched against Syria to eliminated president Assad "as the only way to defeat the Islamic State", we suggested that one of the untold motives behind this surprising revolt, a very disturbing one, is that this was merely a trojan horse proposal to push the Saudi agenda.
JPM Emails High Net Worth Clients, Urging Them To "Stay Invested"
It appears Bank of America's high net worth private clients (who together with hedge funds and institutional make up the so-called "smart money" investor category) are not the only ones who have been quietly offloading stocks.
Utah Lawmakers Literally Think Porn Is A "Public Health Hazard"
Utah isn’t exactly known as a hotbed of socially lenient legislation, but Governor Gary R. Herbert plans to chisel in stone the state’s erstwhile Puritanical reputation by signing two pieces of legislation to combat the “sexually toxic environment” ostensibly induced by pornography.
State Department And DOD Order Hundreds Of Military Families To Evacuate Turkey
Has the US finally had enough of its "ally" Erdogan? Moments ago the DOD announced that the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, has authorized the ordered departure of all DoD dependents not assigned to Chief of Mission authority from Adana (to include Incirlik Air Base), Ismir, and Mugla, Turkey. This decision allows for the deliberate, safe return of family members from these areas due to continued security concerns in the region.
Foreign Officials Sell A Record $48 Billion In U.S. Treasurys In December
There has been much speculation whether foreign official institutions (central banks, SWFs, reserve managers and so on) are selling Treasurys or equities, or both as part of the Quantitative Tightening phenomenon.
Circus Politics: Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Presidential Election?
Submitted by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, Adding yet another layer of farce to an already comical spectacle, the 2016 presidential election has been given its own reality show. Presented by Showtime, The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth will follow the various presidential candidates from now until Election Day.
Drone Captures Dramatic Aftermath Of Massive Shenzhen Landslide And Rescue Effort
Any other time, the following video would be a ringing, if comical, endorsement of Keynesian economics: build it up just to tear it down again, and then build it back up again.
"Stick With The Bull" Indeed: 10 Out Of 10 Barrons "Experts" Again Predict The S&P Will Rise 10% In 2016
One year ago, as part of its one-year forward forecast issue, the ten "experts" polled by Barrons in its one year forward forecast, predicted that the S&P would close at an average of 2209. Instead, with just 13 trading days to go in the year, the S&P is down just over 2% for the year. No wonder the name of that particular Barron's article was "Stick With the Bull", although we doubt Barrons meant it in the more accurate in retrospect, "secondary" meaning of the phrase.
President Obama's Latest ISIS Strategy Illustrated
Even despite the saturation criminality that readers have already seen, many will still argue that we “need” these Big Banks, and that we even “need” fractional-reserve (no reserve) fraud.
Fourth Turning - Our Rendezvous With Destiny
Submitted by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, In Part 1 of this article I discussed the catalyst spark which ignited this Fourth Turning and the seemingly delayed regeneracy. In Part 2 I pondered possible Grey Champion prophet generation leaders who could arise during the regeneracy. In Part 3 I focused on the economic channel of distress which is likely to be the primary driving force in the next phase of this Crisis.
If This Really Is "1998 All Over Again", Oil Is About To Soar
Last night, when laying out Bank of America's case on how much higher this "one final meltup" can push Wall Street, we observed a topic that has gained particular prevalence in recent weeks: following the latest snapback from its September lows, instead of comparisons to 2007, the latest fad is to compare equity index chart to those in late 1998, early 1999 in the aftermath of the LTCM bailout, and just before the dot com bubble took off in earnest.
UK Ignores Barbaric Death & Torture To Become Saudi Arabia's Largest Arms Supplier
While increasing cries from the West demand an end to all association with Saudi Arabia, the U.K. government described lucrative public contracts with the notorious human rights abuser as a “priority market.” Government departments have been actively — even aggressively — steering U.K. businesses into bidding for contracts with the Saudis in the health, justice, defense, and security sectors, according to documents seen by the Observer.
The Tragic Ending To Obama's Bay Of Pigs: CIA Hands Over Syria To Russia
One week ago, when summarizing the current state of play in Syria, we said that for Obama, "this is shaping up to be the most spectacular US foreign policy debacle since Vietnam." Yesterday, in tacit confirmation of this assessment, the Obama administration threw in the towel on one of the most contentious programs it has implemented in "fighting ISIS", when the Defense Department announced it was abandoning the goal of a U.S.-trained Syrian force.
Washington Blasts Putin For Russian Strikes On "CIA-Backed Rebels" In Syria
On Wednesday, we said that while even we were surprised at how quickly the Western propaganda machine was put into motion in the wake of Russia’s first airstrikes in Syria, it wasn’t at all surprising to see reports surface that Moscow was targeting US-backed forces rather than ISIS. Here’s how we put it: Followiing Russian lawmakers’ move to officially sanction airstrikes in Syria, Moscow wasted no time in launching its first round of air raids.
Chinese Military Personnel, "Aerial Assets" Allegedly En Route To Syria
On Wednesday evening, we suggested that Vladimir Putin’s explicit promise to go ahead with airstrikes against terrorist targets in Syria with or without the help of the US effectively marks the end of Washington’s years-old effort to destabilize and ultimately remove the Assad regime.
Fortress Europe Under Threat
Submitted by Erico Matias Tavares via Sinclair & Co., We apologize in advance for the depressing tone of what we have written here. Of course the migrant crisis that Europe is currently facing is anything but cheerful – for those who understandably are desperate to come in and for the Europeans who are contemplating the likely consequences of this. But the lack of leadership to tackle this clear and present danger to Europe's future is truly concerning.
Europe's Refugee Crisis Solved? An Egyptian Billionaire Has A 'Solution'
With the refugee crisis in Europe reaching epidemic levels and European leaders impotent, it appears an Egyptian Billionaire has a solution. As Al-Arabiya reports, Naguib Sawiris has offered to buy an island off Greece or Italy and develop it to help hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from Syria and other conflicts. The problem is not getting better on its own...
Shock At ISIS Beheadings, Silence At Saudi Arabia's: Why?
In the past 3 months there has been much discussion regarding the gruesome and barbaric beheadings by ISIS of western hostages. Yet surprisingly, a similar and just as barbaric tradition has been taking place for ages just a few hundred miles east of ISIS, in Saudi Arabia. It has been met with nothing but silence by the same indignant western societies who are quick to condemn ISIS villainy. Why the disconnect?
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