Arpaio Says Obama Birth Record Is Fraudulent

Don't tell me that a Conspiracy Theory is becoming a Conspiracy fact?  Although long term readers of this blog would have already known that Obama's birth certificate, as presented, was a forgery as discussed in these two posts here & here

Jul 17, 2012 by AssociatedPress

Investigators for an Arizona sheriff's volunteer posse have declared that President Barack Obama's birth certificate is definitely fraudulent. The president's campaign has declined to comment on Sheriff Joe Arpaio's allegations.

Syria Update - Assad's brother-in-law killed by suicide bomber

Jul 18, 2012 by RussiaToday

Syria's Defence minister and his deputy have been killed in a suicide bombing in Damascus. The minister is the most senior official within the Syrian government to have been killed since the conflict began last year. The attack adds to the violence that's been rocking the Syrian capital for four days now. RT's Maria Finoshina reporting from the Syrian capital.

George Galloway - 'West invented Al-Qaeda, monster turned on master'

Jul 17, 2012 by RussiaToday

 RT's Laura Smith discusses Britain's domestic and foreign policy with a controversial UK MP George Galloway who sheds light on agendas debated behind closed doors.

Jim Rogers on Gold, Silver and Benanke

Jul 17, 2012 by KitcoNews

Quote of the Week

 
 "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help"

Ronald Reagan

Alex Jones Repents and Embraces Big Government

Jul 17, 2012 by TheAlexJonesChannel

The Battle for Damascus

Jul 17, 2012 by RussiaToday

Syrian opposition fighters have taken their battle to the neighbourhoods of Damascus, with reports that the city has witnessed explosions and intense daylight shootouts.

RT's Maria Finoshina is in the capital. Follow her on twitter for updates: http://twitter.com/MFinoshina_RT

Jul 17, 2012 by PressTVGlobalNews 

B.S.Benanke Says U.S. Economy Has Lost Strength

Jul 17, 2012 by AssociatedPress

Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a sour assessment of the U.S. economy Tuesday and said the Federal Reserve is ready to take further action if growth doesn't pick up. Full text of his speech here

HSBC Said to Have Laundered Mexican Drug Cash

Jul 17, 2012 by AssociatedPress

An investigation has found that lax controls at HSBC allowed Mexican drug cartels to launder billions of dollars through its U.S. operation and other illicit transactions.

Keiser Report: Cotton Candy Fraud

Jul 17, 2012 by RussiaToday

In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss how market participants are never more than a few milliseconds away from the next act of fraud and how a teaspoon of collateral leads to economic martial law. They also discuss German economists proposing that the wealthy be forced to buy bonds while in Spain the government and EU force bank losses on cooks and pensioners. In the second half of the show, oil analyst, Chris Cook, about how, despite sanctions, oil will always find a home; the Enron technique of pre-pay now being used by Enron's former counterparties; and how stability is the death for the oil market middlemen.