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France’s answer to terrorism: The Law of Suspects

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“Robespierre passed the ‘Law of Suspects’, allowing the government to essentially imprison anyone they wanted for any reason.  It was impossible to tell friend from foe back then; you never knew if someone was a loyalist, or a Christian, or an Austrian spy, or any number of counter-revolutionaries.  So people were required to carry special certificates indicating that they were good and dutiful citizens. Those without would be imprisoned, and potentially executed.  It turns out that ‘terrorist’ was originally a term used to describe the government officials who created and executed these oppressive tactics under the guise of keeping people safe from their enemies.”

https://www.sovereignman.com/trends/frances-answer-to-terrorism-the-law-of-suspects-18244/

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Never Forget … Your Country Admits to False Flag Terror

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“In the following [56] instances, officials in the government which carried out the attack (or seriously proposed an attack) admit to it, either orally, in writing, or through photographs or videos.”

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/09/remember-your-country-admits-to-false-flag-terror.html

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John Hussman: On the Completion of the Current Market Cycle and Beyond

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“Based on a century of evidence relating the most historically reliable valuation measures to actual subsequent market returns, neither a market plunge of 40-55% over the completion of the current cycle, nor the expectation of zero 10-12 year S&P 500 nominal total returns, nor the likelihood of substantially negative 10-12 year real returns should be viewed as worst-case scenarios. Based on the joint behavior of the most reliable leading economic measures (particularly new orders plus order backlogs, minus inventories), widening credit spreads, and clearly deteriorating market internals, our economic outlook has also moved to a guarded expectation of a U.S. recession.”

http://www.hussmanfunds.com/wmc/wmc151228.htm

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Trump’s Ban on Muslims Is Unconstitutional and Obscures Real Solution

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“Trump’s solution is just a more extreme version of the denial that the West has shown since 9/11 that radical Islamist terrorism is retaliatory in nature. The reality for Middle Eastern Muslims has become what George W. Bush claimed after 9/11: the United States needs to fight them over there so it doesn’t have to fight them over here. For Middle Eastern Muslims, they are beginning to strike over here to ultimately get the United States to withdraw from over there. Thus, Trump’s proposal is just one more example of a false solution based on hysteria.”

http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=8617

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John Hussman: Reversing the Speculative Effect of QE Overnight

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“Last week, without taking any care to reduce the size of its balance sheet, the Federal Reserve instantly changed the monetary environment to one that is observationally equivalent to the one that prevailed in 2009. By raising interest rates artificially (through interest payments on reserves and reverse repurchases) and applying those payments to everything but currency in circulation, the Fed has neutralized the misguided speculative prop it created through 6 years of policy distortion, and it did so in one fell swoop. From the standpoint of investors, the overall effect is just as if the Fed had suddenly reversed every dollar of quantitative easing since 2009 ($1.7 trillion).”

http://www.hussmanfunds.com/wmc/wmc151221.htm

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Donald Trump defends Muslim ban: ‘We’re at war’

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“A defiant Donald Trump is defending his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States.  ‘Something has to be done,’ Trump said on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America,’ one of several phone interviews the Republican frontrunner participated in Tuesday morning. ‘What I’m doing is I’m calling very simply for a shutdown of Muslims entering the United States — and here’s a key — until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.’  Trump’s plan, which was released Tuesday, calls for a ‘total and complete shutdown’ of all Muslims entering the country.  His campaign initially indicated the ban would include Muslim-Americans traveling overseas.”

https://www.yahoo.com/politics/trump-defends-muslim-ban-morning-joe-lindsey-154401548.html

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Bill Gross: Central bank ‘casinos’ to run out of luck

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“Investors should cut risk heading into 2016 as central banks trying to pump up their respective economies make losing bets, bond guru Bill Gross says.  Institutions like the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank are like ‘casinos’ that create money instead of chips ‘they’ll never have to redeem,’ said Gross, founder of bond giant Pimco who now runs the $1.4 billion Janus Global Unconstrained Fund.  Furthering the gambling analogy, he said central bankers are using a familiar ploy — doubling down on losing bets until they break even.  ‘How long can this keep going on? Well, theoretically as long as there are financial assets (including stocks) to buy,’ Gross said.”

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/03/bill-gross-central-bank-casinos-to-run-out-of-luck.html

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Blackstone’s James Says U.S. May Enter Recession in 2017

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“Tony James, who leads New York-based Blackstone, said most of the industrial sector, excluding aerospace and automotive companies, is already in recession, and he expects no growth in earnings in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index of large U.S. companies this year. He also cited factors such as financial strain on consumers, while saying wage growth is one positive sign.  A rise in interest rates won’t have a major impact on the economy or on markets, said James. Rates, which have been ‘too low for too long,’ have ceased to spur growth, he said, and may even have hurt employment because they can encourage companies to invest more in operations than in labor.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-18/blackstone-president-james-sees-potential-u-s-recession-in-2017

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Junk-Bond Funds Extend Losses as Lucidus Liquidates Holdings

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“Prices on U.S. high-yield bonds kept sinking Monday as London-based Lucidus Capital Partners became the latest fund to liquidate holdings as investors demanded their money back.  The risk premium on the Markit CDX North American High Yield Index, a credit-default swaps benchmark tied to the debt of 100 speculative-grade companies, rose as much as 17.1 basis points to 539.810 basis points at 8:31 a.m. in New York, the highest since November 2012.  Lucidus Capital Partners, a high-yield credit fund, said on Monday it would return the $900 million it has under management to investors next month.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-14/junk-bond-funds-extend-losses-as-lucidus-liquidates-holdings

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Stone Lion Capital Partners Suspends Redemptions in Credit Hedge Funds

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“Stone Lion, founded in 2008 by Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. veterans Gregory Hanley and Alan Mintz, is in a similar malaise, facing heavy losses on so-called distressed investments including junk bonds, post reorganization equities and other special situations, people familiar with the matter said.  Its oldest set of credit funds, which manage $400 million altogether, received ‘substantial redemption requests,’ precipitating the decision, the firm said in a statement. The firm didn’t give a time frame for when the money would be returned.  The firm continues to operate several other funds, including one that bets on Puerto Rico’s economic recovery.”

http://www.wsj.com/articles/stone-lion-capital-partners-suspends-redemptions-in-its-oldest-fund-1449870782

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