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Clinton Email Hints that Oil an Gold Were Behind Regime Change In Libya
Submitted by George Washington on 01/09/2016 18:51 -0500- George Washington's blog
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One Map That Explains The Dangerous Saudi-Iranian Conflict
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/09/2016 13:17 -0500To the degree that the current crisis has anything to do with religion, it’s much less about whether Abu Bakr or Ali was Muhammad’s rightful successor and much more about who’s going to control something more concrete right now: oil.
Islamic Radicalism: A Consequence Of Petro-Imperialism
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 19:01 -0500The mainspring of Islamic extremism and militancy isn’t the moderate and democratic political Islam, because why would people turn to violence when they can exercise their right to choose their rulers? The mainspring of Islamic militancy is the despotic and militant political Islam of the Gulf variety. The Western powers are fully aware of this fact, then why do they choose to support the same forces that have nurtured jihadism and terroris?
"Ms. Merkel Invited Me": Refugee Sex Assaults Reported In Finland, Switzerland, Austria
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 14:46 -0500Reports now suggest the string of sex assaults allegedly perpetrated by asylum seekers on New Year's Eve wasn't confined to Germany as women in Switzerland, Austria, and Finland say they experienced similar attacks to those which occurred in Cologne. Germany now says it's prepared to deport those responsible, while little by little, Angela Merkel's rheotric is shifting.
Calls For "Retroactive Assessment" Begin After US Arrests Two Mid-East Refugees On Terror Charges
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 14:32 -0500"I commend the law enforcement for apprehending these two individuals, but their apprehensions raise the immediate question: Who else is there? What are they planning next? We need to see a systematic and careful retroactive assessment of refugees brought in from high-risk countries."
The China Narrative That Really Matters
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 12:14 -0500"I get nervous because the next move in China is going to be a political move, and political moves are never well anticipated by markets. The Beijing regime is going to take steps to defend itself, or at least insulate itself, from the growing Narrative that they are incompetent. Heads will roll. Literally, in all likelihood. But the incompetence genie is very hard to stuff back into the bottle, and depending on whose head is on the chopping block, regime stability can deteriorate very quickly. Now that's what will make me change my bullish stance on China fundamentals, and that's what will make the US market swoon of last August look like a gentle spring rain."
2016: Oil Limits & The End Of The Debt Supercycle
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 21:30 -0500The problem of reaching limits in a finite world manifests itself in an unexpected way: slowing wage growth for non-elite workers. Lower wages mean that these workers become less able to afford the output of the system. These problems first lead to commodity oversupply and very low commodity prices. Eventually these problems lead to falling asset prices and widespread debt defaults. These problems are the opposite of what many expect, namely oil shortages and high prices. This strange situation exists because the economy is a networked system. Feedback loops in a networked system don’t necessarily work in the way people expect.
"The Jihadists Will Attack Europe": Leaked Phone Call Shows Gaddafi Warned Tony Blair Of Terror Attacks
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 21:00 -0500"They keep saying things like Mohammed is the prophet. Similar to Bin Laden. They are paving the way for him in North Africa."
"We Came, We Saw, He Died" – Revisiting The Incredible Disaster That Is Libya
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 19:30 -0500"In retrospect, Obama’s intervention in Libya was an abject failure, judged even by its own standards. Libya has not only failed to evolve into a democracy; it has devolved into a failed state...As bad as Libya’s human rights situation was under Qaddafi, it has gotten worse since NATO ousted him."
Iran Accuses Saudi Arabia Of Bombing Its Embassy In Yemen
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 07:18 -0500In a move that could very well lead Iran to take the "proxy" out of Yemen's proxy war, Saudi Arabia has reportedly bombed the Iranian embassy in Sana'a, injuring staff in what Tehran says was a "deliberate" attack. "My classmate and I were at recess when a huge explosion hit the neighborhood. We ran to the side and she fell to the ground in fear."
Enough Already! It's Time To Send The Despicable House Of Saud To The Dustbin Of History
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 21:15 -0500For more than four decades Washington’s middle eastern policy has been dead wrong and increasingly counter-productive and destructive. Washington’s Mideast policy is predicated on the assumption that the answer to high oil prices and energy security is deployment of the Fifth Fleet to the Persian Gulf. And that an associated alliance with one of the most corrupt, despotic, avaricious and benighted tyrannies in the modern world is the lynch pin to regional stability and US national security. Nothing could be further from the truth. The House of Saud is a scourge on mankind that would have been eliminated decades ago, save for Imperial Washington’s deplorable coddling and massive transfer of arms and political support.
ISIS – The Case For Non-Intervention
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 18:45 -0500We don’t have a dog in this fight. San Bernardino doesn’t change the calculation. ISIS will eventually collapse under its own homicidal and parasitical weight, probably with the help of one or more of its neighbors, whose inactivity and divisiveness we currently underwrite. Then ISIS will be replaced by something better... or worse... it is impossible to know in this region. In the interim, we and our European friends should focus our efforts on isolating ourselves from the madness. And we certainly should not go out of our way to draw further fire.
"Pray For Us": Libya Issues "Cry For Help" As ISIS Advances On Oil Fields
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 14:36 -0500
10 Key Energy Trends To Watch For In 2016
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 12:55 -0500Energy investors got clobbered in 2015, and are hoping for things to turn positive as we head into the New Year. What can we expect in 2016? Here is a rundown of some key trends to watch for...
How Corrupt Is the American Government?
Submitted by George Washington on 01/06/2016 01:18 -0500- 8.5%
- Agent Orange
- Alan Greenspan
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bitcoin
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Corruption
- Department of Justice
- FBI
- Federal Reserve
- Federal Reserve Bank
- General Electric
- Iran
- Iraq
- Lehman
- Main Street
- Monsanto
- national security
- New Orleans
- Obama Administration
- Quantitative Easing
- Rating Agencies
- SPY
- TARP
- Tim Geithner
- Treasury Department
- Washington D.C.
- White House
- World Bank



