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Where Libya Ranks Among The Worst Oil Disruptions Of All Time
By Joe Weisenthal
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Robyn O’Brien: The Real Price of Food
Products made with synthetic chemicals have hidden costs that affect all of us—these externalized costs are called ag “externalities,” and they include damage and the chemical contamination of…
Quote du Jour
“Any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should have his head examined.”
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Rush to Fix Quake-Damaged Undersea Cables
By Owen Fletcher and Juro Osawa
Beijing—Asia’s major telecom operators scrambled Monday to eliminate the impact on their operations from damage to several submarine cables following the massive e…
New Solari Report Podcast!
Solari has produced a new free podcast—The Solari Report Digest #21.
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Gurría of OECD Say Capital Controls Coming
Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, delivered at the Economic Council of Finland
10th February 2011, Helsinki, Finland
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It is my great pleasure …
Money & Markets – Week of 2.27.11
Saudi Arabia Contagion Triggers Gulf Rout
The Telegraph (3 March 11)
China Says Yuan Could Become a Reserve Currency: Report
Reuters (2 March 11)
Precious Metals – Week of 2.27.11
In Colombia, New Gold Rush Fuels Old Conflict
The New York Times (3 March 11)
A Deep Walkthru For Silver Manipulation – Redux
Zero Hedge (2 March 11)
Currency Bill Backers Want Alternative to ‘Pap…
Geopolitical – Week of 2.27.11
Coast To Coast AM – 1.3.2011 – 4/12 – Geopolitical Disclosures
YouTube (2 March 11)
Meet Alex Jones, the Talk Radio Host Behind Charlie Sheen’s Crazy Rants
RollingStone (2 March 11)
US Warships Ente…
Food & Health – Week of 2.27.11
Why the Washington State Government Is a Ruthless Vaccine Pusher
AllVoices (3 March 11)
“Emergence of the Invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug as Serious Ag and Nuisance Pest in the U.S.”
Fresh and Lo…
Life – Week of 2.27.11
The L41: A Tiny, Energy-Efficient Prefab Home
Natural Home Magazine (March/April 11)
Pope’s New Book: Jews Not to Blame for Killing Jesus
Aol News (2 March 11)
Dan Burns on The Reality of Autism at …
Science & Technology – Week of 2.27.11
Are Cell Towers Ugly? Ericsson May Have an Alternative
Betanews (17 June 09)
London Stock Exchange Site Shows Malicious Adverts
BBC News (28 Feb 11)
‘Anonymous’ Takes Down Americans For Prosperity W…
Wisconsin Budget Bill Would Enable No-bid Sales of State Power Plants
By Thomas Content
Under the budget-repair bill passed by the Assembly on Friday, no bids would be required for the state to sell up to 37 heating and cooling plants across the state.
The bill woul…
GMO Crops: Failure to Yield
Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops
For years the biotechnology industry has trumpeted that it will feed the world, promising that its genetically engineered crops will produ…
Kiva: Supporting Local Entrepreneurs
I am participating in a new loan through Kiva to Mary – To buy stock items for her store as well as items to equip her husband’s upholstery shop.
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EU Farmers Ditch GM Crops
A Greenpeace statement on today’s vote on zero tolerance for GM contamination in animal feed will be sent once the vote has taken place.
February 22 – Industry data released on Tuesday is expected …
Iodine
How much iodine do we need? What are the best sources? What happens if we don’t get enough? Or get too much?
The Iodine Group is gathering information on iodine in an attempt to understand how iodi…
Federal Budget Battles: Time is Running Out Tick,Tock
Before November’s election, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives solemnly promised that they would cut spending by $100 billion this year alone if voters put their party in charge. V…
FinCEN Amends BSA Regs on FBAR Filings
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Thursday issued a final rule that amends the regulations under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regarding Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and…
Poll: Americans Favor Union Bargaining Rights
By Dennis Cauchon
Americans strongly oppose laws taking away the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. The poll found 61% would oppose a l…
The Best And Worst Performing Sectors After An Oil Spike
By Joe Weisenthal
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Mortgage Fraud Whitewash: “Get Out of Jail Free”
By Yves Smith
American leadership is reliable in one respect: it consistently undershoots my already low expectations.
Or maybe I have it backwards because I keep forgetting who the authorities ar…
Monsanto Shifts ALL Liability to Farmers
By Cassandra Anderson
Farmers like genetically modified (GM) crops because they can plant them, spray them with herbicide and then there is very little maintenance until harvest. Farmers who plant M…
Defiant Gaddafi Vows to Die as Martyr, Fight Revolt
By Tripoli
A defiant Muammar Gaddafi said on Tuesday he was ready to die “a martyr” in Libya, vowing to crush a growing revolt which has seen eastern regions break free of his 41-year rule and brou…
Split in Economy Keeps Lid on Prices
By Jon Hilsenrath and Justin Lahart
The pace of consumer price increases in the U.S. is quickening after being dormant for months. But a tug of war between the prices of goods and the prices of ser…
From Cairo to Madison, Some Pizza
By Meredith Shiner
Someone in Egypt has been paying attention to what’s happening in Madison and wanted to send a message of solidarity from across the globe — so they ordered a pizza.
It migh…
Home Prices Hit New Lows
By Bob Willis
Residential real-estate prices dropped in the 12 months to December by the most in a year, a sign the U.S. housing market is struggling even as the rest of the economy recovers.
The …
Catherine on Financial Coup d’etat
18 Jan 2011
By Truth Cafe’
Former Wall Street-Washington insider Catherine Austin Fitts offers insights into the financial coup d’etat.
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Thousands of Protesters Surround Wis. Capitol
Budget fight wages on as nearly 70,000 show up for peaceful rally in Madison
An estimated 70,000 protesters converged on the Wisconsin Capitol on Saturday, with supporters of Republican efforts to …
Is This Man a Faith Healer?
Pt. 1 (Video)
Pt. 2 (Video)
Pt. 3 (Video)
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Book Excerpt: Miracles Every Day
The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr.Oz Show Videos
Welcome to Issam Nemeh, M.D.’s Medical Practice
Issam Nemeh, M….
Federal Judge Dismisses IRS Lawsuit Against Ambac, Wisconsin
By Joseph Checkler
A federal judge dismissed the Internal Revenue Service’s lawsuit against Wisconsin’s Commissioner of Insurance and Ambac Assurance Corp., saying her court lacks jurisdiction in t…
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Money & Markets – Week of 2.20.11
Margin Outlook Takes Shine Off Lloyds’ Profit
Reuters (25 Feb 11)
Bank of India Becomes First to Offer Trade Settlement in Yuan
The Times of India (24 Feb 11)
The Red Button
Precious Metals – Week of 2.20.11
Gold Research Videos
GoldMoney (21 Feb 11)
Prepare To Give Up All Private Data For Any Gold Purchase Over $100
Zero Hedge (18 Feb 11)
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 2.20.11
Freddie Mac Posts $1.7B Loss For Q4
Yahoo Finance (24 Feb 11)
Home Sales Data Doubted
The Wall Street Journal (22 Feb 11)
Geopolitical – Week of 2.20.11
Outrage, Anxiety After Providence Mayor ‘Fires’ Almost 2,000 Teachers
CNN (25 Feb 11)
Indebted Irish Take Revenge in Crisis Poll
Reuters (25 Feb 11)
Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, Falls For Ph…
Food & Health – Week of 1.20.11
Roundup or Roundup-Ready Crops May Be Causing Animal Miscarriages and Infertility
Farm and Ranch Freedom (16 Jan 11)
Under Kidney Transplant Proposal, Younger Patients Would Get The Best Organs
The W…
Life – Week of 2.20.11
NZ Earthquake Toll at 98 Dead, 226 Missing
6abc.com (24 Feb 11)
HAARP Chart For New Zealand Quake ~ Evidence of Man Made Disaster
YouTube (21 Feb 11)
Population Control
Police State Planning (Marc…
Science & Technology – Week of 2.20.11
Baby Dolphin Deaths Puzzling
clarionledger.com (23 Feb 11)
Technology for Autopilot Override of Pilot Control of Boeing Aircraft Developed Circa 2001
911 Blogger.com (3 Feb 11)
Planet Could Be ‘Unre…
Whoa…Cotton Down!
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Egypt to Let Iranian Warships Through Suez Canal
By The CNN Wire Staff
Egypt has agreed to allow two Iranian warships to cross through the Suez Canal in a move that puts the country’s new military regime in a prickly position with its Israeli nei…
Homeland Security Shuts Down 84,000 Websites
By QMI Agency
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in an effort to clamp down on websites that host and advertise child pornography, inadvertently shut down more than 84,000 innocent websites …
The Bankster Mind with Stewart Thomson
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The Solari Report – 17 Feb 11
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By Catherine Austin Fitts
This Thursday evening on The Solari Report, I will b…
Solar Flare Eruptions Set to Reach Earth
By Paul Rincon
Scientists around the world will be watching closely as three eruptions from the Sun reach the Earth over Thursday and Friday.
These “coronal mass ejections” will slam into the Eart…
Lessons From The Soviet Union Economic Collapse
By Dmitry Orlov
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Dmitry Orlov: Teaching Us to Survive and Thrive
A Legal Manual for an Apocalyptic New York
By William Glaberson
Major disasters like terrorist attacks and mass epidemics raise confounding issues for rescuers, doctors and government officials. They also pose bewildering legal questions, i…
NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Probes
By NASA
STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) is the third mission in NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Probes program (STP). The mission, launched in October 2006, has provided a unique and revo…
Quote du Jour
“It is the long-term investor, he who most promotes the public interest, who will in practice come in for the most criticism… For it is in the essence of his behaviour that he should be eccentric,…
Canada Will Review LSE’s Bid for Toronto Exchange
By Theophilos Argitis and Greg Quinn
Canadian Industry Minister Tony Clement said he will review London Stock Exchange Group Plc’s C$3.2 billion ($3.2 billion) bid for TMX Group Inc., owner of th…
MERS Lacks Right to Transfer Mortgages, Judge Says
By Thom Weidlich
(Corrects to show parties would come before the judge to lift the automatic ban in 20th paragraph.)
Merscorp Inc., operator of the electronic-registration system that contains abo…
The Blizzard of 2011
By Matt Stopera
A collection of pictures from around the country of the largest snow/ice storm to hit the US in decades.
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Decapitalizing Housing
Capital is slowly withdrawing from the American housing stock.
We are transitioning from a model in which most Americans think of their homes as an investment, to one in which housing is a consumpt…
Krugman on the Budget & the Red Button Problem
By Paul Krugman
On Friday, House Republicans unveiled their proposal for immediate cuts in federal spending. Uncharacteristically, they failed to accompany the release with a catchy slogan. So I’…
NYSE Deal on Tuesday?
By Jacob Bunge and Aaron Lucchetti
Votes on Tap; Schumer Speaks Up for Big Board’s ‘Brand’
New York Stock Exchange operator NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse AG are likely to announce a merger as …
Quote du Jour
Copyright The National Gallery, London
“The Wind of Heaven is that which blows through a horse’s ears.”
~Bedouin proverb
Imagining Life Without Fannie and Freddie
By Gretchen Morgenson
KUDOS to Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development for some straight talk about the nation’s broken mortgage system.
A report to Congress from those depa…
Morales Flees Food Price Protests
Bolivian president Evo Morales has abruptly left the southern highlands city of Oruro after protesters angered by rising prices booed him and set off dynamite.
Mr Morales cancelled plans to partici…
Deutsche Börse AG and NYSE Euronext Inc. Confirm Advanced Merger Discussions
NEW YORK and FRANKFURT, 9 February 2011 – In light of recent market rumors, Deutsche Börse AG and NYSE Euronext (NYX) today confirmed that they are engaged in advanced discussions regarding a po…
Suez Canal 101
From Wikipedia
The Suez Canal (Arabic: ???? ??????? Qan?t al-S?wais) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869, it allo…
Good News
This Sunday, I joined Christ Our Hope Church in West Point, Tennessee. The Church is Reformed Episcopal. Reverend Franklin Sanders is the minister.
Christ Our Hope is one of the most beautiful chur…
Money & Markets – Week of 2.13.11
EU Suspends Import Duties on Wheat to Ease Supply Pressures
Bakery and Snacks.com (17 Feb 11)
Vibrant Exports Will Save Spain, And Perhaps The Euro
The Telegraph (18 Feb 11)
Precious Metals – Week of 2.13.11
Update: Counterfeit Collector Coins From China Show up in Port Angeles
Peninsula Daily News (10 Feb 11)
World Gold Council: Global Gold Demand Hit 10-Year High In 2010
Kitco Exclusive News (17 Feb 11…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 2.13.11
Fed Official Calls For Major Foreclosure Reforms
The Huffington Post (15 Feb 11)
Real Estate News: Rise in Rates Is Headwind for Housing
The Wall Street Journal (11 Feb 11)
Rental Market Gets Respec…
Geopolitical – Week of 2.13.11
Obama Joins Wisconsin’s Budget Battle, Opposing Republican Anti-union Bill
The Washington Post (18 Feb 11)
A Breast-Feeding Plan Mixes Partisan Reactions
The New York Times (17 Feb 11)
Jobs, Zuckerb…
Food & Health – Week of 1.13.11
Negative Experiences Can Stop Painkillers Working
BBC News (16 Feb 11)
Church Using Stained Glass Solar Panels
Care2 (16 Feb 11)
Morgellons Syndrome/Chemtrail Illness Protocol -Alzheimers
Gwen Scott…
Life – Week of 2.13.11
Banksy Seems to be Behind New Street Art That Has Popped up Around Town
Los Angeles Times (17 Feb 11)
Aretha Franklin Will Return to the Stage and Release New Album
Rolling Stone (17 Feb 11)
Bill Mo…
Science & Technology – Week of 2.13.11
Computer Wins on ‘Jeopardy!’: Trivial, It’s Not
The New York Times (16 Feb 11)
Michael Pawlyn: Using Nature’s Genius in Architecture
Ted.com (Feb 2011)
Animation Nation
The Wall Street Journal…
Excerpt: On the Edge with Catherine Austin Fitts
By Stacy Herbert
Stacy Summary: Max interviews Catherine Austin Fitts. They talk revolution, Ben Bernanke and the US dollar being a unit of war.
Egypt And The Pyramid of Power
By Jon Rappoport
January 30, 2011. It’s a grim party. People in the streets, riots, police, soldiers, and nobody seems exactly sure what it’s for.
Take your choice: kick out the dictators; new…
American Workers Not Needed
By Robert Kuttner
Once again, the job numbers are dismal. In January, the U.S. economy created just 36,000 domestic jobs, far below the roughly 145,000 that economists had forecast. The unemploymen…
2010 Year End Wrap-up Available to Subscribers!
As Solari Report subscribers know, Catherine’s quarterly and year end wrap-ups are always an interesting and informative treat.
A text and graphic version of the 2010 Year End Wrap-up: The Road Turns…
P&I 1000 Statistics at a Glance
Assets are in billions as of Sept. 30.
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Food Is the New Fashion
By Martha Stewart
As a professional cook, cookbook author and teacher, I have a noticed a shift in the role that food plays in our lives and in our culture. Food has become more than one of life’s…
“A Servant When He Reigneth”
Three things make earth unquiet
And four she cannot brook
The godly Agur counted them
And put them in a book —
Those Four Tremendous Curses
With which mankind is cursed;
But a Servant when He Reign…
Electro Magnetic Fields (EMFs)
By Better Health Guy
In a world that is full of harmful electromagnetic fields, how to evaluate these issues and what to do about them is often elusive to most of us.
In this blog post, I’ll provi…
Rethinking Electricity
By Darlene Heckman
Virtually all of your electronics are sucking up energy even if they’re turned off or not being used. Some of the biggest culprits include your TV, computer, and printer. Even yo…
White House Plans to Revamp Mortgage Market
By Nick Timiraos
More than two years after the government seized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Obama administration will recommend phasing out the housing-finance giants and gradually reducing th…
Precious Metals Market Report
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The Solari Report – 10 Feb 11
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By Catherine Austin Fitts
I am back in Tennessee, so I am headed over …
Money & Markets Charts ~ 2.10.11
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report tonight, Thursday, February 10, 2011.
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Quote du Jour
“Men who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon. Do not try to sell and buy back (core positions) on reactions in a bull market.”
~ Jesse Livermore
Here’s Why The Dallas Fed Chief Is Against More QE
By Joe Weisenthal
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Why Can’t The US Legalize Drugs? There’s ‘Too Much Money in it,’ Clinton Says
By Daniel Tencer
In what will likely be seen as something of a Freudian slip by the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton said recently in a Mexican news interview that the United States cannot le…
All The Big Emerging Markets, And Their PE Multiples
By Joe Weisenthal
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God Bless Dennis Kucinich
By Ashland Current
U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) today took to the floor of the House to oppose the effort to reauthorize expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Act, which ultimately failed…
PetroChina Pays $5.4 billion For Canadian Gas Assets
By Jeffrey Jones and Farah Master
PetroChina is purchasing half of a prolific shale gas project from Canada’s Encana Corp for C$5.4 billion ($5.4 billion), marking the largest Chinese investment ye…
Chambersburg Pennsylvania Declaration
We Declare:
That the political, legal, and economic systems of the United States allow, in each generation, an elite few to impose policy and governing decisions that threaten the very survival of …
The More Poverty, the Better for JP Morgan’s Profits!
By Mary Bottari, Bankster USA
Earnings and bonus reports are rolling in and the big, bailed-out banks are back in the black. In 2010, total compensation and benefits at publicly traded Wall Street …
The Moneychanger: Steps to Rebuilding Your Local Economy
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One Industry Loving The High Food Prices
By Joe Weisenthal
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Quote du Jour
“Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now … Thus in France the emetic was once forbidden as medicine, the potato as an …
Einstein Was Right – Honey Bee Collapse Threatens Global Food Security
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The bee crisis has been treated as a niche concern until now, but as the UN’s index of food prices hits an all time-high, it is becoming urgent to know whether the plight…
Score One for Chrysler’s Ad Firm
The Chrysler 200 has arrived. Imported from Detroit.
More Americans Are Creating Their Own Jobs
By Los Angeles Times
New job figures released Friday might have been more meager than most economists had expected, but at least one set of numbers made some people happy. That’s because the Bureau…
Proposal Would Exempt Utah Food From Federal Regulation
By Robert Gehrke
Rep. Bill Wright, as he puts it, “grew up in the dirt,” raising dairy cattle since he was a boy.
But now he fears farming is in jeopardy, threatened by the heavy hand of federa…