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by WashingtonsBlog
All Empires Crash Soon After They Reach Their Peak Thomas Edison said, “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” And because I love my country, I frequently criticize America’s shortcomings in the hopes of making her better. But the truth is that the United States is not unusual … it is just like all other empires which have hit their peak and then quickly crashed. We noted in 2008: Political insider and veteran reporter Kevin Phillips [...] It’s an accepted truism that all beauty pageant contestants have a certain similar “look,” but one Japanese blog has touched off a firestorm of speculation that South Korea’s plastic surgery crazemay have taken that cliché too far. It’s an established fact that South Korea has one of, if not the highest rate of plastic surgery per capita in the entire world, and a Japanese blog covering South Korean topicrecently wondered out loud if the phenomenon [...] 10 years ago the bones of a six-inch skeleton with a large head were found in Chile It was hailed as proof of alien life, a mummified visitor from another planet. Ten [...] MOSCOW, Russia — A website used by Russia’s North Caucasus rebels denied Sunday any link to the deadly Boston Marathon bombings that have been blamed on two ethnic-Chechen suspects. “The command of the Vilayat Dagestan mujahedeen… declares that the Caucasus fighters are not waging any military activities against the United States of America,” the Kavkazcenter.com website said. Representative Steve King of Iowa, a prominent House conservative, says Congress should be cautious about rushing immigration reform, especially after Monday’s bombing in Boston, where three people were killed. “Some of the speculation that has come out is that yes, it was a foreign national and, speculating here, that it was potentially a person on a student visa,” King says. “If that’s the case, then we need to take a look [...] SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) — North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-un has not been seen in public over the past two weeks, setting off speculation that he might be tempted to tone down fiery threats of provocations, according to sources and an analyst on Sunday. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/04/14/…HTML “China has sent North Korea its strongest warning yet not to “misjudge” the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, telling Pyongyang it “cannot shirk its responsibility” for ratcheting up tensions. The warning from North Korea’s only major ally came as speculation mounted that missile tests are imminent. US and South Korean officials are playing a waiting game, saying the launch of mobile weapons could come “at any time”, according to Pentagon sources [...] from The Daily Bell: Stagnant Wages and Speculation Triggered the Crisis … There’s been a lot of debate about just what is at the root of the current economic crisis. Some people have called it a banking crisis. Some people have called it a regulatory crisis. Some people are trying to say it’s a debt crisis. Well, there’s another line of thought, which is: the underlying issue is that in fact it’s [...] With currency wars at hand you would think this would be headline ! Not a peep out of the MSM ! This occured Saturday but just being reported today ! Monday, April 01, 2013 – Caracas—A Venezuelan government foreign currency auction for local importers has triggered a de facto currency devaluation, the second in less than 50 days, analysts said. Venezuela has had strict currency exchange controls since 2003 in an attempt [...] Mike Adams This use of the term “haircut” to describe government theft of private banking accounts has got to stop. It’s not a haircut, it’s outright thievery. When a person breaks into your home with a gun and steals your jewelry or cash, do we call that a “haircut?” Of course not. It’s a criminal act, not a trip to the salon. I’m referring to the government bank raids in [...] Wall Street Journal Roundup George P. Bush is officially running for Texas land commissioner — ending months of speculation about which statewide office the grandson of one former president and nephew of another planned to seek. An attorney from Fort Worth and Spanish-speaker whose mother, Columba Bush, is originally from Mexico, Mr. Bush is considered a rising star among conservative Hispanics. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/03/12/george-p-bush-runs-for-office-in-texas/ H.R. 748 would require all persons in the US 18-25 to perform ‘national service’ These persons in the United States would either serve the country as a member of uniformed services or as civilian service. The civilian service could be served with a Federal, State, or local government program. There has been speculation regarding President Obama’s “citizen army”. In 2008, President Obama made statements regarding a “civilian national security force”. Since that [...] As of 02/21/2013 summary for H.R.748 – To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or as civilian service in a Federal, State, or local government program or with a community-based agency or community-based entity, to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength requirements [...] From Economic Policy Journal: While much focus was put on the curious improvement in unemployment data in early October, which resulted in speculation that the BLS may have manipulated the data for the benefit of the President and his re-election campaign, perhaps more focus should have centered on an even more curious data point released on October 26, 2012, the Gross Domestic Product: Third Quarter 2012 (advance estimate). Real gross [...] The World According to Doug Casey Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report (1/28/13) Doug Casey’s new book is entitled “Totally Incorrect,” and, true to form, the chairman of Casey Research doesn’t mince words. “Most Europeans believe the state owes them a living; the society is corrupt through and through.” “Government acquires income by theft.” “Nobody reads a book from the classical era in school; it’s now mostly committee-approved pablum.” Casey considers [...] She never adress the nation on a random day. this WILL be big, the transition of power… Possible stepping down( 33 years of reign) ridicule me all you want, it’s coming here’s a link to watch it online: http://www.rtl.nl/service/cookieconsent/#returnto=… The Dutch Royal House says Queen Beatrix will deliver a nationally televised speech this evening and speculation is growing that the popular monarch will announce she is to abdicate. Prince Willem-Alexander will carry the crown afterwards http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/dutch-queen-beatrix-expected-to-abdicate-in-favour-of-son-reports/article7905174/ January 12, 2013 – CHINA – Yesterday, it was reported that China – not currently suffering from any food shortages – is amassing rice stockpiles. This past year, the country mysteriously imported four times the rice over 2011 purchases: United Nations agricultural experts are reporting confusion, after figures show that China imported 2.6 million tons of rice in 2012, substantially more than a four-fold increase over the 575,000 tons imported [...]
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com / By Mike “Mish” Shedlock / Friday, January 11, 2013 12:18 PM Bank of Japan to Adopt 2% Inflation Target Bloomberg reports Yen Falls to Lowest Since 2010 on Stimulus The yen reached the weakest since June 2010 versus the dollar after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government said it will spend 10.3 trillion yen ($116 billion) in new stimulus efforts that tend to weaken a currency. The yen headed for a ninth weekly decline, the [...] Recent increases ‘just the tip of the iceberg,’ managing director Mark Price
Massive rises in food prices will hammer family budgets this year, the boss of one of Britain’s biggest supermarkets warned yesterday. Waitrose managing director Mark Price said recent increases in the price of bread and vegetables were ‘just the tip of the iceberg’, with prices [...] If this is true then why was she going to Iran and why is Obama lying about this ? http://www.debka.com/article/22645/Hillary-Clinton-in-hospital-amid-speculation-of-plane-accident-in-Iran The unexplained death of Commander Job Price, 42, SEALs commander in Afghanistan is tied by some of the speculation to that incident. At the time, the Pentagon reported that his sudden death on Dec. 22, in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, was under investigation. It is now suggested that Commander Price was head of the [...] According to NDTV, a Chinese news station based outside the country, in regard to recent speculation that Iran would be the target of a US-Israeli military assault, Major General Zhang Zhaozhong commented that, “China will not hesitate to protect Iran even with a third world war,” remarks described as “puzzling to some”. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/foreign-office-summons-israel-envoy-over-settlement-expansion-plans-8375358.html “The Foreign Office went on to again urge the Israelis to drop the settlement plan announced by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying: “We deplore the recent Israeli government decision to build 3,000 new housing units and unfreeze development in the E1 block. This threatens the viability of the two-state solution.” Earlier, officials described Israeli press reports that Britain – together with France – was planning to recall its ambassador from Tel [...] Chris Matthews’ detractors have for years alleged that he’s sometimes drunk when he does his program on MSNBC. His gas attack on Friday’s Hardball will certainly add to this speculation, especially as it ended with the host actually saying, “Excuse me – I’m burping here” (video follows with commentary). Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/11/30/chris-matthews-has-air-gas-attack-excuse-me-im-burping-here#ixzz2Dpc8kBZV
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