Monthly Archives: October 2012

Bullion and Bandits: The Improbable Rise and Fall of E-Gold (2009)

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“In a sparsely decorated office suite two floors above a neighborhood of strip malls and car dealerships, former oncologist Douglas Jackson is struggling to resuscitate a dying dream.  Jackson, 51, is the maverick founder of E-Gold, the first-of-its-kind digital currency that was once used by millions of people in more than a hundred countries. Today the currency is barely alive.  Stacks of cardboard evidence boxes in the office, marked ‘U.S. Secret Service,’ help explain why, as does the pager-sized black box strapped to Jackson’s ankle: a tracking device that tells his probation officer whenever he leaves or enters his home.”

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/06/e-gold/all/

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Ron Paul: Gold is Good Money

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“Last year the Chairman of the Federal Reserve told me that gold is not money, a position which central banks, governments and mainstream economists have claimed is the consensus for decades. But lately there have been some high-profile defections from that consensus. The president of the Bundesbank (Germany’s central bank) and two highly-respected analysts at Deutsche Bank have praised gold as good money.  Why is gold good money? Because it possesses all the monetary properties that the market demands: it is divisible, portable, recognizable and, most importantly, scarce − making it a stable store of value.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/4376/Ron-Paul-Gold-is-Good-Money

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How Does FATCA Impact You?

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“Until a few weeks ago, I was living under the assumption that by now everyone knew about the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and had a broad understanding of its implications. I realized, though, that I was wrong. FATCA is generally understood by non-US financial institutions; they are directly impacted by the rules and are trying to cope with its enormous administrative and legal requirements. But private investors are frequently not even aware of the regulatory monster preparing to invade.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/28116/Frank-Suess-How-Does-FATCA-Impact-You

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Your Money Isn’t Safe In Any U.S. Financial Institution

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“Frankly, I’m terrified of the implications of hyper-hypothecation, combined with the lax rules for segregated accounts. Not to mention that U.S. courts have placed their stamp of approval on the practice of U.S. financial institutions inter-mingling supposedly segregated client funds with their own to make risky bets with borrowed money. It means that your money isn’t safe in any U.S. financial institution. Nor am I confident that the situation offshore is any better, especially in a country like the United Kingdom, which permits re-hypothecation of 100% of collateral value placed in broker custody.”

https://nestmann.com/your-money-isnt-safe-in-any-u-s-financial-institution/

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Web currency Bitcoin seeks legitimacy, stability via foundation

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“The Bitcoin Foundation plans over the next year to fund efforts to create a set of best practices for merchants accepting Bitcoins as well as conduct a payments-oriented conference in Silicon Valley early next year, wrote Peter Vessenes, who will be the foundation’s chairman and executive director.  Its other plans include creating a opt-in certification process for businesses accepting Bitcoins and funding a development team lead by Gavin Andresen, a foundation board member and lead developer for the overall Bitcoin project.”

http://www.techhive.com/article/2010886/web-currency-bitcoin-seeks-legitimacy-stability-via-foundation.html

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Everything You Need to Know about Bitcoins

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“In this interview, I talk with Trace Mayer about bitcoins. Are they money? Will they ever become money? Do bitcoins violate the Ludwig von Mises Regression Theorem on what can become a money? Under what circumstances could bitcoins become a popular medium of exchange? These questions and many more are discussed this week at the Robert Wenzel Show.”

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Senkaku: The Islands That Launched a Thousand Ships

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“On September 11, 2012, Japan formally nationalized three of the five islands, setting off events that could lead all the nations in the region down a warpath.  Chinese citizens began a series of anti-Japanese protests that spread across almost 200 cities. A week after the Japanese announcement, a flotilla of a thousand Chinese ships entered Japanese waters. A week after that, China commissioned its first-ever aircraft carrier into service.  The Americans added fuel to the fire by stating that the USA would be obliged to come to Japan’s aid under a 1960 security treaty if the islands were attacked.”

http://www.caseyresearch.com/cdd/islands-launched-thousand-ships

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NWO: The Enemy of Humanity HD

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“Stop motion video with Mear One painting a thought provoking mural in London Sept 2012. Sparking conversation and debate …  produced by: Roger L. Griffith  music by: Nosaj Thing  http://mearone.com/”

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Sacrifice at Pearl Harbor (1989)

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“For nearly 50 years, the world has believed President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s declaration that the Pearl Harbor attack was a completely unexpected assault on a neutral nation. Sacrifice at Pearl Harbor tells another, hidden story – using actual recording of intercepted diplomatic communications, declassified government documents, archival footage and interviews with diplomats and spies from around the world. We now know that intelligence operatives from the US and three Allied nations monitored the Japanese fleet’s progress on its deadly mission to Oahu in late 1941. Yet neither Admiral Kimmel nor General Short received a word of warning.”

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A letter to my family and friends about the NDAA and me.

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“When the US Government said in Federal Court that they would not guarantee that I would not be indefinitely detained without charge under Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act FY2012 for articles I had written on the ‘War on Terror’, you set aside partisanship. You realized that what is as stake is more than an election. What was at stake is the safety of your friend, your daughter, a fellow citizen or journalist, as well as this nation and people across the globe. The NDAA, after all, was passed with bi-partisan support, and signed into law by President Obama.”

http://www.alexaobrien.com/secondsight/ndaa_hedges_et/ndaa_letter_to_my_friends_and_family.html

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