Why the North Korean missile launch is different this time and some history of North Korea.

First of all Kim Un isn’t going to be nuking anyone with an atomic warhead on any missile, they don’t have the ability to do that, regardless of what any “intelligence” agency is speculating about. Even IF they could, which they cannot, I seriously doubt anyone, even the crazyass North Koreans are in the mood for suicide anytime soon, they just aren’t that stupid. They also aren’t going to EMP’ing [...]

When it costs more to be poor – Fed and government shifting inflation onto rent, medical care, and food. QE3 to widen the gap between the poor and the wealthy.

Inflation has been picking up since the recession ended in 2009.  The problem with the CPI increasing year over year with no rise in household incomes is that the standard of living for most Americans erodes every year that incomes do not keep up.  Household incomes are back to levels last seen in the mid-1990s while the cost of necessities has gone up.  This brings us to our article today that [...]

Guatemalan leader: the only way to beat gangs is to legalise drugs

Guy Adams
The Independent
February 16, 2012

The President of Guatemala has floated the prospect of legalising drugs in a bid to stop criminal gangs bringing even more bloodshed to Central America, and will attempt to win regional support for an idea which is likely to face fierce opposition in Washington.

Otto Perez Molina used a meeting with Mauricio Funes, his counterpart from neighbouring El Salvador, to discuss the concept earlier this week. He [...]