Gadhafi’s Gold-money Plan Would Have Devastated Dollar


Alex Newman
New American
November 12, 2011
Libya
It remains unclear exactly why or how the Gadhafi regime went from “a model” and an “important ally” to the next target for regime change in a period of just a few years. But after claims of “genocide” as the justification for NATO intervention were disputed by experts, several other theories have been floated.
Oil, of course, has been mentioned frequently — Libya is Africa‘s largest oil producer. But one possible reason in particular for Gadhafi’s fall from gracehas gained significant traction among analysts and segments of the non-Western mediacentral banking and the global monetary system.
According to more than a few observers, Gadhafi’s plan to quit selling Libyan oil in U.S. dollars — demanding payment instead in gold-backed “dinars” (a single African currency made from gold) — was the real cause. The regime, sitting on massive amounts of gold, estimated at close to 150 tons, was also pushing other African and Middle Eastern governments to follow suit.
And it literally had the potential to bring down the dollar and the world monetary system by extension, according to analysts. French President Nicolas Sarkozy reportedly went so far as to call Libya a “threat” to the financial security of the world. The “Insiders” were apparently panicking over Gadhafi’s plan.

Out Of The Ashes Of The Collapse Of The Eurozone Will A “United States Of Europe” Arise?


The American Dream
November 12, 2011
EU
All over Europe, headlines are declaring that the eurozone is on the verge of collapse. Many people falsely assume that this will mean the end of the euro and a return to national currencies. Unfortunately, that is not going to be the case at all. Instead, this is going to be yet another example of how the elite attempt to bring order out of chaos. The European elite have no intention on giving up on a united Europe. Rather, they hope to be able to bring to life a new “United States of Europe” out of the ashes of the existing eurozone. Over the coming months we will see widespread panic and fear all across Europe. The euro will likely sink like a rock and there will probably be huge financial problems in Europe and all around the globe. But for the European elite, a great crisis like this represents a golden opportunity to tear down the existing structures and build new ones. The solution that the European elite will be pushing will not be to go back to the way that Europe used to be. Instead, they will be pushing the idea of a much more tightly integrated Europe really hard.
Of course it will not be called “the United States of Europe”, but that is definitely what they have in mind.
But they know that the people of Europe will never go for this solution unless they feel enough fear and pain first.
Right now, the stage is being set for the coming financial crisis in Europe. All over the EU, media outlets are priming Europeans to expect the worst. For example, the following comes from an article in the Telegraph….
The collapse of the eurozone would cause a crash that would instantly wipe out half of the value of Europe’s economy, plunging the continent into a depression as deep as the 1930s slump, the president of the European Commission has warned.
Some newspapers are even warning that a financial “armageddon” is coming. Just check out the following excerpt from an article in the Express….
PREPARATIONS were under way last night for the break-up of the euro as Europe’s debt crisis spiralled out of control.

Report: Polled Americans prefer Israel PM Netanyahu to Obama


November 12, 2011
President Obama's hot-miked conversation with French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested that he is frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- but Americans might be more frustrated with Obama than they are irritated by Netanyahu.
"A poll conducted by the group Greenberg Quinlan Rosner found that 52.3 percent of Americans rate Netanyahu positively, compared to 51.5 percent for Obama," reportsIsrael Today Magazine. "The results of the poll were enthusiastically discussed on Israel's Channel 10 News on Thursday."
The Washington Examiner called the polling firm to confirm and request the full data, including margin of error, but hasn't heard back yet. The poll reportedly asked questions of 800 U.S. citizens.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney refused to comment, yesterday, on Sarkozy calling Netanyahu a "liar" and Obama reportedly complaining, "You are fed up with him, but me, I have to deal with him every day."
Carney did say that "Our relationship with Israel is based on our shared principles, our shared values, and obviously on our mutual interests in terms of security.  And we will stick by Israel."

S.C. OWS protesters disrupt Michele Bachmann speech


Reuters
November 11, 2011
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann was about 10 minutes into a foreign policy speech in South Carolina on Thursday when she was drowned out by the shouting of protesters.
About 30 people rose in unison and began shouting a scripted message during Bachmann's address aboard the USS Yorktown, a World War Two aircraft carrier.
The group, which later identified itself as being part of Occupy Charleston, accused Bachmann of "dividing Americans" and promoting discrimination.
"You cater to the 1 percent," they yelled.
Bachmann stopped speaking and was escorted from the stage by law enforcement officers. After about three minutes, the protesters shouted: "Have a pleasant day," and marched out chanting "We are the 99 percent."
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Ron Paul Second Only To Romney In Obama Match Up


Congressman wins O’Reilly straw poll, so O’Reilly disqualifies him
Steve Watson
Infowars.com
November 9, 2011
Ron Paul
Congressman Ron Paul has once again been proven a top tier presidential candidate in a new aggregate survey combining poll results from over twelve different mainstream sources.
The comprehensive survey, compiled by Real Clear Politics, reveals that Paul is second only to Mitt Romney when directly pitted against Obama.
The RCP survey draws results from polls carried out by Quinnipiac, Rasmussen Reports, Democracy Corps (D), Associated Press, Time, PPP, NBC News, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Washington Post, Reuters and Gallup.
Paul scores an average of 41.6% to Obama’s 47.6%, with only Romney bettering that 6% difference.
The results of the survey were as follows:
1. Obama vs. Romney: 46.0 (D) 44.3 (R) – Obama +1.7
2. Obama vs. Paul: 47.6 (D) 41.6 (R) – Obama +6
3. Obama vs. Cain: 48.6 (D) 41.2 (R) – Obama +7.4
4. Obama vs. Huntsman: 45.7 (D) 37.0 (R) – Obama +8.7
5. Obama vs. Perry: 49.6 (D) 40.4 (R) – Obama +9.3
6. Obama vs. Gingrich: 48.7 (D) 38.0 (R) – Obama +10.7
7. Obama vs. Bachmann: 51.8 (D) 37.6 (R) – Obama +14.2
Paul vs Obama would represent the establishment’s worst nightmare on every front.
These surveys yet again demonstrate that Ron Paul is a competitive candidate, despite what the mainstream media would have us believe. Even without the corporate media-promotion and general name recognition, Ron Paul is competitively matched against the President. The ‘Ron Paul can’t win hoax’ is yet again dispelled by statistical numbers.

"Big Brother Cameras" Come to Columbus Ohio


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Mark Matheny
November 9, 2011




Big Brother has now come to Columbus Ohio with the introduction of 24 hour surveillance Police cameras under the guise of "safety and security".


The first cameras were installed along Sullivant Avenue as part of a $2 million program in Columbus Ohio. 


http://www.lawofficer.com/article/news/cameras-will-serve-backup-colu


http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/09/14/Weinland-Park-camera...


24 Hour Surveillance Cameras are now in Columbus Ohio

Middle class do worse in current economic recovery – median household income falls faster during recovery than during recession. S&P 500 up 77 percent in recovery while home values are neutral or down in many areas.


MyBudget360.com
November 9, 2011

Some incredibly disturbing data was released this week showing the continuing crushing body blow to the American middle class.  What was striking was that middle class incomes have fallen faster during the supposed recovery from June 2009 to June 2011 than they did in the actual recession from December 2007 to June 2009.  Why?  First, the recovery has largely occurred with the top one percent where much of their wealth is derived from the stock market.  The market has rallied significantly from the lows in March of 2009.  Yet the vastmajority of Americans, those with any net worth, draw a large part of their true wealth from home equity.  The housing market is still mired in problems and never experienced any sort of recovery and in fact, is aiming for a second leg down.  Two charts highlight this dramatic predicament.
Middle class families take a larger hit during the economic recovery
This chart is probably one of the more telling charts I have recently seen:
median household income
Source:  Sentier Research
And then the jaw dropping data:
“Real median annual household income has fallen significantly more during the economic recovery period from June 2009 to June 2011 than during the recession lasting from December 2007 to June 2009.”
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Utility company PROHIBITING illegal immigrants from obtaining electric, gas, water or sewer service in Alabama

Daily Mail
November 9, 2011


A major utilities company in Alabama is now prohibiting illegal immigrants from receiving electricity, gas, water or wastewater services to heated reactions on both sides, but they're just following the law.
The Decatur Utilities company is now one of many in the state that follows the newly signed immigration law which prohibits business with illegal immigrants in the state or its subdivisions.

'We did not [originally] document or confirm whether or not they were citizens or aliens here legally,' Stephen Pirkle, Decatur business manager and chief financial officer told the Decatur Daily.
Gov. Robert Bentley signs the Immigration Bill into law, Thursday, June 09, 2011, in the Old House Chamber at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery.
Felony offense: Gov. Robert Bentley signed the Immigration Bill into law on June 9th which has a section specific to preventing business with illegal immigrants in the state of Alabama
'Because of the new law, we are now going through the process to confirm that they are either a citizen or an alien here legally. If not, we will deny them service,' he added.

Section 30 of the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, signed into law on June 9th of this year, will make it a felony offense, encouraging businesses like Decatur Utilities, with over 30,000 customers, to check customer's citizenship before service.

More States Accept TSA VIPR Teams at Transportation Hubs


Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
November 8, 2011
The effort by the Department of Homeland Security and the TSA to expand their operations from airports to state roads and beyond is being accepted by state and local governments around the country, according to AllGov.com, a website covering government activity.
AllGov.com reports today that other “states are expected to follow and accept VIPR (Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response) at their transportation hubs” following recent operations in Tennessee.
The unconstitutional operations were not in response “to any particular threat,” but rather designed to act as “a visible deterrence and detection security presence across Tennessee.”
In other words, the operation was an effort to acclimate Tennesseans to militarized TSA units at checkpoints around the state.
In October, the TSA’s VIPR units worked with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and conducted random inspections on interstate roadways in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
Paul Armes, TSA Federal Security Director for Nashville International Airport, told News Channel 5 that intelligence indicates law enforcement should focus on the highways as well as the airports. “Where is a terrorist more apt to be found? Not these days on an airplane more likely on the interstate,” added Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons.
Since September 11, 2001, the United States has not faced the prospect of a serious domestic terrorist plot. The FBI habitually recruits and publicizes alleged terror plots arranged by its army of informers and operatives for propaganda purposes, but none of these have represented a serious threat. A terror plot hyped on the tenth anniversary of September 11th turned out to be a government concocted ruse. Intelligence agencies reported there was no terrorist threat.

Don't panic! FEMA urges Americans not to worry as national alert system is tested


Daily Mail
November 9, 2011

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are spearheading an aggressive public education campaign reminding Americans not to panic when they lose television and radio service for a few minutes on Wednesday during a test of the Emergency Alert System.
Although the public alert mechanism is decades old and often tested and used at the local level, it has never before been tested on a nationwide scale. 
This first-ever test will occur at 2:00pm EST on Wednesday, November 9 and will occur simultaneously across the U.S. and its territories, lasting up to three-and-a-half-minutes.
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PSA: FCC executive James Barnett reminds viewers not to to panic when they lose television and radio service briefly on Wednesday
PSA: FCC executive James Barnett reminds viewers not to to panic when they lose television and radio service briefly on Wednesday
The EAS is a national alert and warning system established to enable the President of the United States to address the American public during emergencies. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service, governors and state and local emergency authorities also use parts of the system to issue more localized emergency alerts.

Ron Paul: Is Obama President or an Executive Dictator?


Ron Paul
Monday, November 7, 2011
More Texas Straight Talk from the Congressman.

Russia issues stark warning against attack on Iran


msnbc.com
November 7, 2011
Russia’s foreign minister warned on Monday that any military strike against Iran would be a grave mistake with unpredictable consequences, ahead of a report expected to be released this week by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency showing that Tehran has mastered the critical steps needed to build a nuclear weapon.
According to intelligence provided to the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, Iran appears to have received crucial technical assistance from foreign experts, the Washington Post reported, citing Western diplomats and nuclear experts briefed on the findings by the IAEA.
The Israeli media has been rife with speculation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to secure cabinet consensus for an attack on Iranian nuclear installations.

Most of U.S. Unemployed No Longer Receive Benefits


The jobs crisis has left so many people out of work for so long that most of America's unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits.

Early last year, 75 percent were receiving checks. The figure is now 48 percent -- a shift that points to a growing crisis of long-term unemployment. Nearly one-third of America's 14 million unemployed have had no job for a year or more.

Congress is expected to decide by year's end whether to continue providing emergency unemployment benefits for up to 99 weeks in the hardest-hit states.

If the emergency benefits expire, the proportion of the unemployed receiving aid would fall further.
The ranks of the poor would also rise. The Census Bureau says unemployment benefits kept 3.2 million people from slipping into poverty last year. It defines poverty as annual income below $22,314 for a family of four.

Yet for a growing share of the unemployed, a vote in Congress to extend the benefits to 99 weeks is irrelevant. They've had no job for more than 99 weeks.
They're no longer eligible for benefits.

Their options include food stamps or other social programs. Nearly 46 million people received food stamps in August, a record total. That figure could grow as more people lose unemployment benefits.

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