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We were talking about gun rights this week and here is the feed for our show with the NRA if you want to listen it talks about the mayor of New York wanting to take control of our guns. This guy has really overstepped his boundaries and really needs to be exposed for being a communist. What can we do about people like this I really don't know? I have been blogging and trying to expose him. Heres the link to your show please use it as you see fit. Thanks for all the hard work great how and sorry for the tech problems. See ya next month and thanks again http://www.blogtalkradio.com/green-t-hour/2009/12/04/green-t-hour James Corbett December 18th 9 am EST direct link to the mp3 of our conversation is here: http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2009-12-18%20Bob%20Chapman.mp3 And here is the write-up I wrote to accompany the file: Bob Chapman joins us once again for our monthly update on society, culture, politics and finance. This month we discuss the Copenhagen agreement, moves toward globalization, Ron Paul's Audit the Fed legislation and revolts against the EU and IMF.

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US MARKETS Last week the Dow fell 1.4%, the S&P 0.4% and Nasdaq rose 0.9% and the Russell 2000 1.7%. Cyclicals rose 1.4%; transports 0.8% as consumers fell 1.8%; utilities 0.9% and banks fell 2.1%; broker/dealers rose 0.5%, as high tech rose 2%; semis rose 2.9%; Internets 0.6% and biotechs fell 0.2%. Gold fell $2.00 and the HUI fell 3.2% as our government shorted the shares. The dollar rose 1.5% to close at 77.73. Two-year T-bill yields fell 1 bp to 0.72%, the 10s fell 1 bps to 3.54% and the 10-year German bund fell 7 bps to 3.13%. Freddie Macs 30-year fixed rate mortgages rose 13 bps to 4.94%; 15s rose 6 bps to 4.38% and one-year ARMs rose 10 bps to 4.34%. Fed credit expanded $22.8 billion. Fed foreign holdings of Treasuries and Agency debt rose $4.9 billion to a record $2.949 trillion. Custody holdings for foreign central banks have expanded at a 17.9% rate ytd, and were up $450 billion over the past year, or 18%. M2 narrow money supply fell $12.8 billion to $8.402 trillion. Total money market fund assets fell $54.1 billion to a 23-month low of $3.26 trillion. This is very significant. Players believe Treasuries are safe. Are they in for a surprise! Assets have declined $561 billion ytd, or 15.2% annualized. Distressed debt defined as a bond trading at less than 50 cents on the dollar is rapidly disappearing from US financial markets as yield-hungry investors push up the prices for even the most beaten-down securities. Bonds trading at less than 50 cents on the dollar now account for only 1.1% of the high-yield market, or $8.9bn in securities, down from 27.5%, or $202bn in bonds, a year ago, according to JPMorgan data. The intense demand for once-distressed bonds is stirring the debate about whether investors are acting wisely or piling into junk bonds because of a lack of opportunities elsewhere in the fixed-income markets. With the Federal Reserve keeping its overnight lending rate near zero, the yield on a two-year Treasury remains less than 1%. The Feds zero interest rate policy has been a catalyst for billions and billions of dollars flowing into the high-yield market, said Tim Donohue, managing director for high-yield markets at JPMorgan. The government is holding down interest rates and, as a result, cash is chasing one of the few asset classes that still offers a healthy yield. [Our stance has always been never chase a yield. It always ends in loses.] Even as the biggest banks repay their government debt in what is being heralded as a successful rescue program, four troubled giants of the financial world remain on government life support. These companies, the American International Group, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and GMAC, are not only unable to repay the

government, they are in need of continuing infusions that make them look increasingly like long-term wards of the state. And the total risk they pose to the taxpayer far exceeds that of the big banks. All the companies have recently drawn new government money or are in talks to do so: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have used $112 billion of a total $400 billion pledge from the Treasury. Now, according to people close to the talks, officials are discussing the possibility of increasing that commitment, possibly to $400 billion for each company, by year-end. GMAC already has $13.4 billion from the [TARP], and has been in talks with the Treasury about getting up to $5.6 billion more. A.I.G recently drew $2 billion from a special $30 billion government facility, which was created in the spring after a $40 billion infusion proved inadequate. Those capital commitments from the Treasury do not capture the full scale of government assistance to the companies. The government has also bought mortgage-backed securities and guaranteed corporate bonds, while the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has made an emergency loan. [It is called a rat hole.] Homeowners with mortgages of more than $1 million are defaulting at almost twice the U.S. rate and some are turning to so-called short sales to unload properties as stock-market losses and pay cuts squeeze wealthy borrowers. Payments on about 12% of mortgages exceeding $1 million were 90 days or more overdue in September, compared with 6.3% on loans less than $250,000 and 7.4% on all U.S. mortgages, according to First American CoreLogic Inc. The three largest U.S. banks are preparing for a comeback in the market for collateralized debt obligations backed by high-yield, high-risk loans, two years after issuance tumbled when credit markets seized up. JPMorgan Bank of America. and Citigroup are approaching managers of leveraged loans to offer terms for new collateralized loan obligations following a record rally this year in the debt, according to people familiar with the discussions. The highest-rated portions of CLOs have climbed to 89 cents on the dollar from a record low of 69 cents in April. The $440 billion market for CLOs, which pool loans and slice them into securities of varying risk, largely disappeared at the end of 2007. [They never learn.] Cap & Trade has a lot to do with global warming, but even more to do with creating investment vehicles similar to credit default swaps (CDS). A trillion dollar market in carbon credits. The big players are Goldman Sachs and Al Gore, who, of course, will save the world by lying. His latest is the icebergs and glaciers in the Artic and Antarticia will disappear in three years. This is the same Goldman Sachs that donated $4.5 million to the Democratic Party. The hook is if a company or industry emits more than the allowed carbon set by government bureaucrats, it must trade and or buy permission from someone else that produces less carbon. Then there is the ubiquitous Chicago Climate Exchange. The big shareholders are Goldman Sachs, Hank Paulson and Al Gore. Talk about incest. This is really what Cap & Trade is all about and that is taxing the public and leaving them destitute. In addition these megalomaniacs are obsessed with population control, in an insane belief of population reduction via a reduction in carbon emissions. This is similar to Communist Chinas one child policy. This is where they threw the female children into the Yangsee River. Today they simply abort them in that Godless paradise. If you pay for child reduction in some distant land you will get a carbon offset so that some childs life can be snuffed out. This is a modern version of indulgences, which were used during the Renaissance to smooth the path to heaven. These population carbon offsets are offered by Optimum Population Trust and is part of the official agenda of the United Nations.

The UN Population Funds latest report unequivocally links population growth with climate change. They say the only way disaster can be avoided is to reduce fertility rates so that we wont have a climate change disaster. These Hitlerians are convenienced that population growth has been responsible for about half of the growth of worldwide carbon emissions. The idea of population control is very unpopular, that is a way it is wrapped in climate control. The fact that we even exist is a problem. Yes, these people believe this. This is not some sci-fi movie. These people are truly mentally disordered. In fact, our President is as loony as these creeps at the UN and gave them $50 million of your taxes to advance these policies. Worse yet, this pseudoscience is being taught in schools and universities worldwide in the hope the elitist can create climate control zombies, who will choose not to procreate. This reminds us of the website One Less Child that promotes such stupidity. In Canada, journalist Dianne Francis wants Canada to implement a one-child policy. Her article, The Real Inconvenient Truth, caused an uproar in Canada, because most Canadians are against such policies. This sort of madness has been reflected as well in a book written by Mr. Obamas science czar, John Holdren, called Ecoscience in which he advocates population control that is truly over the edge. He advocates a sterilant be added to water and food to induce involuntary fertility control. He also believe women should be sterilized after a second child, or simply to sterilize men after their second child production. Those in America behind this among others, are all members of the Illuminati: Al Gore, David Rockefeller, Paul Gates, Warren Buffett, George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, Ted Turner and Ophrah Winfrey. Gates and Buffetts entire fortunes are devoted to climate control and population control. The propaganda you can expect from these elitists will be that no action will result in disastrous environmental, social and industrial threats. Do they really expect someone with even a 90 IQ to believe such drivel? This is what you can expect in your future if you let it happen. If you let these people get away with this the elitists are no longer using subtle means to convenience you. This is in your face: fascism. In the midst of rabid insanity and with a straight face Africa and others have demanded $100 billion a year after 2020, as reparations from rich countries to offset their carbon imprint on the world. A true Communist philosophy for the redistribution of wealth. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack who pledged $1 billion to preserve world forests led off the money parade. Our country is already $105 trillion in debt, so what is another billion in the scheme of things? This is a reflection of a great fear of Al Gore that all the ice in the Artic and Antarctic will melt and polar bears will mate with grizzlies. If the truth were known, the Antarctic ice has expanded 300,000 square kilometers, or 116,000 square miles since the 1970s. This proves carbon dioxide has little or nothing to do with global warming. The South Pole has shown significant cooling in recent decades. With such evidence this scam will be put to rest. Thank goodness for the hacked e-mails, that exposed this criminal fraud. Our Lord works in strange ways. We have to chuckle when the world is concerned with financial events in Dubai, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Spain, Ireland, Portugal and Italy, when all of Europes and Americas banks are insolvent. Who is kidding whom? We cannot leave out the brokerage houses and insurance companies. We must admit that the Fed and other central banks have done a good job covering up the mess they deliberately created by deceiving the public, as they prepare for stage 2 of the credit crisis. The only way these companies can continue to survive is to continue to keep two sets of books. Decisions by the FASB and the BIS have guaranteed that the charade will continue unbeknownst to the public and professionals

alike. We are long past moral hazard and into criminal enterprise. They will operate in a one-world of in reality until they all simply collapse. Each and every day their underlying assets deteriorate. Next to fall over the years 2010 and 2011 will be the stock market and bond market. That should expose the rotten underpinnings and bring about the demise of our financial system. The only question is will we look like Weimar, Zimbabwe or Argentina? We still ask why has there never been any civil or criminal actions against the banks, brokerage houses, rating companies by foreign banks, fiduciaries and insurance companies, which purchased the toxic waste known as collateralized debt obligations? We have seen a handful of civil suits in the US; now two years after the fact. The action of these foreign entities, which purchased 60% of the garbage, tells us this was part of a large plan to take the world financial system down. These people are very bright; they had to be part of the plan. Next they will feel the sting of derivative failure and say nothing as they collapse. These events are fraud on a colossal scale. In the background making sure nothing real is discovered is the SEC and CFTC, agencies formed to protect banking, Wall Street and insurance from discovery of the frauds that they are. The frauds come one after another: Madoff, Dubai, all government statistics, such as housing, unemployment, CPI, PPI and on and on. All are events of fiction. A pabulum to keep the masses asleep. The birth/death ratio is a transparent fraud for all who care to look. Economists and the media cannot expose such chicanery, because if they do they will lose their jobs. Thus, the task is left to just a handful of warriors with the guts to expose the system. We might add at great personal cost. Not a word is spoken when every month the gold, silver and USDX options markets are rigged by our government with the help of Goldman Sacks, JPMorgan Chase, Citicorp and others. Ben Nelsons Cornhusker Kickback, as the GOP is calling it, got all the attention Saturday, but other senators lined up for deals as Majority Leader Harry Reid corralled the last few votes for a health reform package. Nelsons might be the most blatant a deal carved out for a single state, a permanent exemption from the state share of Medicaid expansion for Nebraska, meaning federal taxpayers have to kick in an additional $45 million in the first decade. But another Democratic holdout, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), took credit for $10 billion in new funding for community health centers, while denying it was a sweetheart deal. He was clearly more enthusiastic about a bill he said he couldnt support just three days ago. Nelson and Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) carved out an exemption for non-profit insurers in their states from a hefty excise tax. Similar insurers in the other 48 states will pay the tax. Vermont and Massachusetts were given additional Medicaid funding, another plus for Sanders and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Three states Pennsylvania, New York and Florida all won protections for their Medicare Advantage beneficiaries at a time when the program is facing cuts nationwide. All of this came on top of a $300 million increase for Medicaid in Louisiana, designed to win the vote of Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz warned there's a "significant" chance the U.S. economy will contract in the second half of next year, and urged the government to prepare a second stimulus package to spur job creation. "The likelihood of this slowdown is very, very high," Stiglitz told reporters in Singapore. "There is a significant chance that the number will be in the negative range."

Stiglitz, a professor at Columbia University, called on Washington to make more funds available to state governments who face a drop in tax revenue. The U.S. economy, the world's largest, must grow at least 3 percent to create enough jobs for new entrants into the labor force, he said. The unemployment rate fell to 10 percent in November from 10.2 percent in October. "If you don't prepare now, and the economy turns out to be as weak as I think it's likely to be, then you'll be in a very difficult position," he said. The economy grew at a 2.8 percent rate in July through September, after a record four straight quarters of contraction. U.S. banks that spent more money on lobbying were more likely to get government bailout money, according to a study released on Monday. Banks whose executives served on Federal Reserve boards were more likely to receive government bailout funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program, according to the study from Ran Duchin and Denis Sosyura, professors at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. Banks with headquarters in the district of a U.S. House of Representatives member who serves on a committee or subcommittee relating to TARP also received more funds. Political influence was most helpful for poorly performing banks, the study found. "Political connections play an important role in a firm's access to capital," Sosyura, a University of Michigan assistant professor of finance, said in a statement. Banks with an executive who sat on the board of a Federal Reserve Bank were 31 percent more likely to get bailouts through TARP's Capital Purchase Program, the study showed. Banks with ties to a finance committee member were 26 percent more likely to get capital purchase program funds. As of late September, nearly 700 financial institutions had received bailouts of $205 billion under the capital purchase program, the study said. The banking industry has long been criticized for using political influence to obtain bailouts. Scott Talbott, a senior vice president with industry lobbying group The Financial Services Roundtable, said the study was skewed because it did not exclude nine of the largest banks that were "strongly asked" by the government to take bailouts. Those banks included Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N), and Morgan Stanley (MS.N) -- all of which repaid their bailouts in June. Bank of America Co (BAC.N) and Citigroup Inc (C.N) more recently announced plans to pay back taxpayers. Talbott also noted that $116 billion has been repaid with interest. "This demonstrates the banks were excellent stewards of the taxpayer's money," Talbott said. But a watchdog for the government's bailout, the special inspector general for TARP, said last month that the broader $700 billion bailout program "almost certainly" will result in an overall loss for taxpayers. President Obama said in October that despite the bailout, there was still too little credit flowing to small businesses. (Reporting by Steve Eder; Editing by Gary Hill) Iran's Trade Promotion Organization has announced a near future plan to completely exclude the US dollar from the country's foreign revenues and reserves. Iran has recently asked Japan to replace the US dollar with the yen in oil deals it has with the Islamic Republic, Mehr News quoted the organization as saying on Friday.

Since October 2007, Iran has received 85 percent of its oil revenues in currencies other than the US dollar and Tehran is determined to find a substitute for the US dollar for the rest of its 15 percent of oil revenues, the report added. Iran suggests other currencies such as the euro and the United Arab Emirates' dirham to replace the US dollar for oil revenues. The constant declining value of the dollar and persisting economic crisis in the US has forced many countries to drop the currency in favor of a more stable and valuable one. Saudi Arabia, South Korea, China, Venezuela, Sudan and Russia have taken steps to replace the US dollar in their foreign exchange reserves. [Now it is only a matter of time before the attack on Iran begins.] National chain store sales continued to show weakness in December, falling 4.9% in the first three weeks of the month compared with November, according to Redbook Research's latest indicator of national retail sales released Tuesday. The fall in the index was compared to a targeted 4.3% drop. The decline came as consumers battled a blizzard to make their final shopping push for the 2009 holiday season, while Hanukkah came earlier this year. Earlier Tuesday, the ICSC/Goldman Sachs index of chain-store sales showed momentum slowed last week because of the large snowstorm, although they still grew compared with both the prior week and year. The Johnson Redbook Index also showed seasonally adjusted sales for the period were up 1.5% from last year, compared to a targeted 2.1% increase. Redbook said retailers are indicating that the finish to the holiday-shopping season will have to be considerably stronger than originally assumed to meet their targets. It added that storms and the lure of free shipping drove customers to shop online, as well. The US Gross Domestic Product grew at an annual rate of 2.2% for the third quarter of 2009, coming in below more optimistic forecasts of 2.8%. Despite the disappointing results, the GPB climbed from -0.7% registered in the second quarter, and this quarter' reading was its strongest in almost two years. In other data released by the US Department of Commerce, the Gross Domestic Purchasing Index grew 1.3%, ahead of predictions which had it holding steady at the 0.5% registered during the previous quarter, while the Real Personal Consumption Expenditures improved to 2.9%, compared to -0.9% seen in the second quarter. [It took 2-1/2 months to finally get the right GDP, or is it right?] First it was 3.5%, then 2.8%, now 2.2%. Was it really 0.5%? We will never know.] One of the biggest challenges to ending the foreclosure crisis is this: A surprising number of homeowners who get their monthly payments reduced fall behind again within a year. When borrowers get into financial trouble, lenders have several ways to help. They can offer grace periods, longer repayment schedules, lower interest rates or reduced balances. INTERACTIVE: Tracking the housing market's rise, fall, rebound But nearly 40% of homeowners who had their monthly payments cut 20% or more last year were delinquent again within a year, according to a report Monday from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision. With the economy still weak and employers continuing to cut jobs, "even if you've gone through a modification, your situation may deteriorate," said Fred PhillipsPatrick, director for credit policy at the thrift office. That's an ominous sign for the Obama administration's plan to stem the foreclosure crisis. Lenders participating in the program have offered trial loan

modifications to 760,000 eligible borrowers since it was launched in March. As of last month, just 31,000 of them had been made permanent, which requires at least three on-time payments and proof of income. Nearly the same number had dropped out of the program or were found to be ineligible. The meager success rate means the $75 billion program may bring little relief to struggling homeowners. A record 14% of homeowners with a mortgage are either behind on their payments or in foreclosure. And that affects many more homeowners because deeply discounted foreclosures are hurting property values in many parts of the country, especially Arizona, California, Florida and Nevada. But regulators on Monday pointed to some encouraging signs among loans modified from April through June of this year. About 20% of those borrowers had missed at least two out of three payments. That's far better than the track record of loans modified during the same three months a year earlier. About 35% of those borrowers were delinquent within three months. The report also found that lenders completed about 31,000 short sales ones in which the sales price is lower than the mortgage balance in the July-September quarter. While that's up 22% from the prior quarter, lenders foreclosed on nearly four times as many homes. The rising employment of temp workers is not all bad. However uncertain their status, they do count in government statistics as wage-earning workers, adding to the employment rolls and helping to bring down the monthly job loss to just 11,000 in November. Indeed, the unemployment rate fell in 36 states in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week, partly because of the growing use of temps. The bureau, which issues the monthly employment reports, does not distinguish between permanent and casual employment, with one exception: it has a special category for temp workers, the men and women supplied by Manpower, Kelly Services, Adecco and other agencies. Last month 52,000 temps were added, greater than the number of new workers in any other category. Not even health care and government, stalwarts through the long recession, did better. The biggest factor in prompting us to shift from temps to permanent employees would be a solid order backlog, said Phillip Littlefield, a vice president at the company. So far a backlog has not materialized, or even a second order, although there is an uptick in interest, as Mr. Littlefield put it. We are optimistic, he said. Taxpayers to help with the rent at Goldmans new office tower | Raw Story As if billions in cash and government guarantees wasn't enough, it turns out investment bank Goldman Sachs will also be sucking on the taxpayers' teat when employees move into their slick new digs at the corner of West and Vesey in Manhattan next year. The New Goldman Sachs World Headquarters -- a 43-story office tower next to the World Trade Center site -- is being built with the help of millions of dollars from taxpayers, Bloomberg news service reports. The company that has been the focus of populist anger since the TARP bailout last year took advantage of programs the government set up to revitalize lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks. Setting up shop next to the WTC qualified Goldman Sachs for $49 million in "job-grant funds, tax exemptions and energy discounts," Bloomberg's Christine Harper reported. Additionally, because then-Goldman Sachs CEO Hank Paulson raised concerns about security at the site, the city and state gave the construction project an additional $66 million in benefits. And the investment bank was also allowed to sell taxfree some $1.6 billion of Liberty Bonds -- bonds created to fund the effort to rebuild

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lower Manhattan. That allowed Goldman Sachs to avoid taking out a commercial loan for that amount of money, saving it an additional $175 million over 30 years, according to the Bloomberg report. The New York Daily News reported earlier this month that the city of New York forgave Goldman Sachs about $161 million in lease payments the company would have had to make on the land where the new 43-story office tower sits. Under the agreement between the city and the company, Goldman doesn't have to pay the lease if Ground Zero remains empty. Story continues below... Bloomberg reports that Goldman Sachs in on track to make $11.4 billion in profit this year, nearly tying its all-time record of $11.6 billion in 2007. In last year's bailout, the company received $10 billion in cash, had $30 billion of loans guaranteed by the government, and was re-classified as a bank holding company, which allows it to borrow cheaply from the Federal Reserve. The new Goldman Sachs tower has been a headache -- and a hazard -- for New Yorkers. In December 2007, an architect was paralyzed when seven tons of steel fell off the building. Late last month, glass falling off the building shattered in the streets below and snarled traffic for hours. The Chicago Fed National Activity Index was minus 0.32, up from Octobers minus 102. Serious delinquencies among US prime mortgage holders rose nearly 20% in the third quarter from the second quarter, as the percentage of current and performing mortgages fell for the 6th straight quarter. That covers 2/3s of all mortgages. Lenders carried out 2.4 million loan modifications, of which almost all were from the governments Home Affordable Modification Program. In regard to 3rd quarter GDP business spending fell 5.9% versus the experts estimate of a fall of 4.1%. We ask again what recovery? Exiting home sales rose 7.4% in November. These numbers were aided by the re-imposition of an $8,000 credit for first time buyers as well as those who have not owned a home for three years. Compared to November of 2008, sales of existing homes were up 44.1%, the largest yearly gain since 1999. Next they will be giving homes away. The December Richmond Fed manufacturing index was minus four and November was plus one. In a WSJ poll President Obamas approval rating plunged from its high of 61% to 47%. At the same time, public approval of Congress has skidded to a low by 22%. ***** Alex Jones: Copenhagen births World Gov't framework despite fallout over science fraud http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fl9fESYVFY ***** Stock Up On Incandescent Light Bulbs In Fact, Buy a Lifetime Supply of Them! By J. Speer-Williams http://www.rense.com/general88/stock.htm ***** U.S. troops try in vain to train Afghan soldiers Even the best Afghan units lack training, discipline and adequate reinforcements. In one new unit in Baghlan Province, soldiers have been found cowering in ditches rather

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2010 Food Crisis for Dummies by Eric deCarbonnel http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/12/2010-food-crisis-for-dummies.html ***** Tom Woods on Glenn Beck "Meltdown" 02/09/2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXxNRNOjCM8 ***** Kevin Cooper - Victimized by American Injustice by Stephen Lendman http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2009/12/kevin-cooper-victimized-by-american.html ***** Did Your Personal GDP Grow 2.8%? Can GDP Numbers be Trusted? http://beforeitsnews.com/story/0000000000001290 ***** Inhofe: Copenhagen Has Failed Greg Pollowitz http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/environment/weather_and_climate/ne ws.php?q=1261171540 ***** Senate passes defense spending bill, turns attention to health care http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2009/12/19/AR2009121900796.html?hpid=topnews ***** Obama Year One: Betrayal and Failure (Part I) by Stephen Lendman http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2009/12/obama-year-one-betrayal-and-failure.html ***** China warns Obama deficit spending must stop Beijing reluctant to keep bankrolling president's belt-buster budget http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=119537 ***** Press TV/The Real Deal/US health reform with Max Keiser and George Galloway/12/20/2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBPDjLHCsgQ&feature=youtube_gdata ***** Lenders reject homeowners who apply for Obama plan http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/v-fullstory/story/1391288.html ***** Parturient montes: nascetur ridiculus mus From The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley in Copenhagen http://sppiblog.org/news/parturient-montes-nascetur-ridiculus-mus ***** CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS: Dahlia Wasfi at Iraq Forum

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELjgVq6GtPA ***** http://247wallst.com/2009/12/16/the-biggest-online-winners-and-losers-for-2009ebay-traffic-collapse/ ***** The Biggest Online Winners And Losers For 2009: EBay Traffic Collapse http://247wallst.com/2009/12/16/the-biggest-online-winners-and-losers-for-2009-ebaytraffic-collapse/ ***** New Jersey Leads Municipal Bond Downgrades as State Aid Shrinks http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=apo6dN1UXF54 **** More bailed-out community banks failing to pay U.S. dividends http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2009/12/21/AR2009122102181.html ***** AMAZING SPEECH BY WAR VETERAN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akm3nYN8aG8 ***** Small-business bankruptcies rise 81% in California http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-smallbiz-bankruptcy222009dec22,0,4357844,print.story ***** States' jobless funds are being drained in recession http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2009/12/21/AR2009122103269_pf.html ***** Change Nobody Believes In http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704398304574598130440164954.htm l ***** Global Warming Conspiracy Theory Jesse Ventura http://www.jungleapocalypse.com/?p=473 ***** History of climate gets 'erased' online More than 5,000 entries tailored to hype global-warming agenda http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=119745 By Chelsea Schilling 2009 WorldNetDaily ***** All Too Familiar http://criminalstate.com/2008/11/all-too-familiar ***** House Dem blames leaders for party switch http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30896.html ***** The following quotes are from the John Birch Society website at JBS.org. Read what Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told reporters in Copenhagen . http://www.jbs.org/jbs-news-feed/5775-obama-administration-ignoring-constitution-incopenhagen . Who the hell does she think she is? I can answer my own question, she's a globalist who's hell bent on giving away our country. 13

"With global climate change talks veering off and precariously back on the tracks, the U.S. Thursday extended a $100 billion carrot to the rest of world." "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in Copenhagen Thursday the United States is willing to commit up to $10 billion a year by 2012, and would support a global fund of $100 billion a year to help developing nations deal with climate change, provided the nations here are willing live up to the 'transparency' demanded by the U.S." ***** CLIMATEGATE: Hitler flips out over the CRU hacked emails http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8O-E_GN0Kg&feature=player_embedded# ***** Women Soldiers in Iraq Who Become Pregnant Face Court-Martial http://www.truthout.org/1221097 ***** INTERPOL, an international law enforcement agency, has just been granted complete and utter "diplomatic immunity" within the borders of the United States, courtesy of Obama. They are not subject to any Constitutional limitations within the United States. Good luck filing for discovery, documents, witnesses or subpoenas against a police force that is operating outside of the Constitution in your own country! You can't sue them. Their records can't be searched. They are not subject to FOIA requests. You probably won't even know the name of the agent prosecuting you if INTERPOL comes to visit. And they don't have to tell you either. WAKE UP PEOPLE! Obama WILL now use Interpol against US citizens, as he may not have time to build his private police force. Still think We-the-People can accomplish a peaceful revolution? Obama gave INTERPOL immunity from the Constitution on Dec 16! IMPORTANT <http://marionsword.spaces.live.com/blog/cns%211B80DAF0A76159D5%211346.entr y> ***** Blog this ASAP go VIRAL! With the majority of the American people against this Health Care bill, we are in total tyranny. We have provided all background data/links to assist you. Patriots see what is going on, and it is grave. Draw the line in the sand NOW. This move will rally Independents, moderate Dems and Republicans those who believe in the Constitution. Unless our Republican Senators take a stand and Walk OUT and return to their Districts to work with State Legislatures to beef up 10th Amendment Legislation, we will only see more of the same from the current Administration encroaching on States and disregarding the Will of the People. 1. FAX the below letter (also attached above for your convenience) to your

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Republican senator in DC. I made remarks on the side of mine so they understand we are at a critical juncture. Follow up w/phone calls only speak with Senior Aides. Emphasize the Criminality (see below request for Hearing), rule breaking/deal making, complete disrespect for voters and Republican legislators going on in DC all of this with our taxpayer dollars to buy off votes for this Bill! It will NOT stop..unless we demand THEY stop it. http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Listing of Phones/Faxes by clicking on respective Senators Link 2. The Administration is following the Playbook outlined in the below book and will stop at nothing to achieve its objectives. FAX this letter to your Republican Senator NOW. Call the offices in your State. STOP at nothing. Carmen Reynolds, Lt Col (Ret), USAF, Investigative journalist http://www.freedomforce.us ***** Ex-Con Counts on "Faith Community" to Pass Health Care The media furor over the White House state dinner crashers ignores the convicted felon who was invited to attend with the approval of Obamas inner circle. The exconvict, Robert B. Creamer, is a friend of White House adviser David Axelrod and the husband of Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois. A major Democratic Party political strategist, he is the author of a 628-page book that describes how the Democrats can become the permanent majority party by passing a national health care bill and giving amnesty to illegal immigrants........ http://www.newswithviews.com/Kincaid/cliff372.htm <http://www.newswithviews.com/Kincaid/cliff372.htm> by Cliff Kincaid To witness the Tyranny going on in Washington, observe how Cong. Murtha (D-PA) treats Cong. Sensenbrenner (R-WI). http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2009/11/outrage-you-are-not-going-to-believe.html If you need motivation, listen to Gingrich about what our Founding Fathers and Patriots went through to secure their freedom: This is a great speech. It is about 9 minutes long but worth watching. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtjfMjjce2Y

***** ENSIGN CALLS FOR HEARING ON POLITICS SURROUNDING BASE CLOSURE LIST Senators Jim DeMint (R-SC), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Richard Burr (R-NC), Bob Corker (R-TN), Kit Bond (R-MO), George LeMieux (RFL), Pat Roberts (R-KS), David Vitter (R-LA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), John Cornyn (R-TX), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Bob Bennett (R-UT), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), James Risch (R-ID), Mike Enzi (R-WY), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) also signed the letter.

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The text of the letter is below and attached <http://ensign.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Files.View&amp;FileStore_id= 8cb4b2ed-7558-42a0-b42a-ae4f0f54d84b> : Dear Senator Levin and Senator McCain: It has been reported that the Obama Administration threatened the closure of a U.S. military installation for political purposes, thereby bringing into question the integrity of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. The BRAC process was established to remove political influence so that the decision to close or not to close a military installation could be based upon military utility. Specifically, various media reports have stated that the Obama Administration would put Offutt AFB in southeastern Nebraska on a future BRAC list because of a vote on healthcare reform. While we recognize the importance of Offutt AFB as the headquarters of U.S. Strategic Command and the approximately 10,000 individuals that work there, we feel that this installation should remain open or be closed on its own merits. Therefore, we respectfully ask that a hearing be held as to whether the BRAC process has been compromised. We do not want to see the name of a base from our state on a BRAC list and think it has been put there to settle partisan scores. We also do not want our bases to be more vulnerable to closure because political arm-twisting has taken another installation off the table. National security not partisanship should determine how BRAC decisions are made. http://ensign.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Media.PressReleases&Content Record_id=993e01ea-c15b-2211-79d3-d64defc9f25c <http://ensign.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Media.PressReleases&amp;C ontentRecord_id=993e01ea-c15b-2211-79d3-d64defc9f25c> 3. Last Chance for Republicans to Save Themselves and a Nation Under Siege By JB Williams This morning on Fox Sunday with Chris Wallace, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) conceded that Republican senators wont be able to stop Democratic health care reform legislation from passing the Senate before Christmas. We will fight until the last vote, McCain told Chris Wallace <http://www.politico.com/blogs/politicolive/1209/McCain_GOP_cant_stop_health_care. html> . We owe that to our constituents, because we must do everything we must look back and say we did everything to prevent this terrible mistake from taking place. I beg to differ with Senator John McCain (which is nothing new) Another useless NAY vote is NOT everything they can do! In the final hours of American freedom, liberty and supremacy, Republicans who no longer have a legislative means to stop the ongoing rape of the nation and its people, have one last chance to save themselves and the nation from certain ruin. One week ago today, I issued the following - Open Call to Congressional Republicans <http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;ct2=us%2F0_0_s_9_0_t&amp;usg=AFQj 16

CNHM1NY1yxsMUjitb7DNCbolkrufaw&amp;cid=17593677462409&amp;ei=zWkuS9is LZP48QTl5OL0AQ&amp;rt=SEARCH&amp;vm=STANDARD&amp;url=http%3A%2F% 2Fcanadafreepress.com%2Findex.php%2Farticle%2F17> in which I openly call for ALL congressional Republicans to pack up, walk out, and call the unconstitutional legislative process what it truly is at present, an anti-American sham hell-bent upon the destruction of our free republic. I repeat that call today! McCain is right about one thing Congressional Republicans have NO legislative POWER to stop the current assault on all things American taking place in Washington DC today. Thats because there is NO legitimate legislative process taking place in Washington DC today. In the good old days, when the three administrative branches of the federal government kept independent checks upon each other, politicians were able to hide behind their NAY vote as a demonstration of opposition to anti-American and unconstitutional policies. Those days are gone! There is NO legitimate legislative process taking place in Washington DC today and even those who support this anti-American nonsense know it. More than 60% of American citizens strongly oppose every policy coming out of DC today - President Obamas personal approval rating is in the toilet and still sinking, as is the approval rating of the leftist controlled congress. Still, the left accelerates its rush into unbridled Global Marxism as if totally unconcerned with the will of the people, their limited constitutional authority, or the objections of Republicans in congress. Republicans have only ONE chance left! To save themselves from being painted with the same Marxist brush appropriate for todays Democrats, stop the current slaughter of Americans sovereignty, security and prosperity, and unite the 60% of Americans in desperate need of leadership, congressional Republicans have ONE play remaining. WALK OUT and STAY OUT! Walk out of congress TODAY! Force leftist Democrats to destroy this nation all alone! Publicly name every vote bought off with state pork in the last ten months! Call it what it is, a complete sham and rape of this nation! Refuse to provide any form of cover for this sham and return home!

Once home, meet with state legislators to erect Tenth Amendment walls of defense at the state lines! Once state defenses are erected, begin meeting with Tea Party 912 and Town Hall patriots to begin the process of reclaiming the free republic. Your Alternative? Go down in flames with all other anti-American leftists in DC, currently running roughshod over the vast majority of American citizens opposed to everything going on in that sinking cesspool of political corruption called the federal government. At least TEN states are headed for bankruptcy in 2010! - California, Arizona, Florida,

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Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. Another dozen are not far behind. Obamas policies are set to tip these states and maybe others, over the brink in early 2010! Trust me when I tell you, Congressional Republicans have NO other viable options. I happen to know that both RNC Chairman Michael Steele and Senator John McCain have been personally briefed on my call to WALK OUT and STAY OUT. I also know that their past habit of spineless rhetoric and no serious action is very hard to break. But we have entered a new era in America The enemies of freedom and liberty are in full control of all three branches of the federal government there is NO legitimate constitutional process in Washington DC today Republicans have NO in chamber power to stop the dismantling of America and only three defenses of the free republic remain. 1. Republicans MUST separate themselves from the sham immediately or go down in flames with the Democratic Socialists of America in charge! 2. The state legislatures MUST erect Tenth Amendment walls of defense at the state lines. 3. The people MUST unite in patriotic resistance, with or without Republicans!

There is NO TIME left for any other option. Republicans only have 12-48 hours to make what may be their last move. I pray that they decide to WALK OUT and take a stand with more than 60% of Americans who oppose everything going on in DC today. For if they dont, they will be the first to pay the price in the 2010 election cycle, and that will be the end of America as we have known her for 233 years. The time for choosing sides in the battle for freedom and liberty has arrived! McCain is scheduled to appear on Gretta Van Sustren tonight and I hope it is to announce a WALK OUT of Republicans! God help Republicans and this nation if not!

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The Obama administration (and the Bush administration), has shredded the Constitution. Much of what I am telling you below, is not covered in the mainstream media (MSM). We have gotten into this situation because We The People have taken our eye off the ball (government). We are responsible for what is now happening to our country (tyranny). Please know that this health care bill is NOT about Americans having health care (benevolent government), it's about government control OVER the people. It's not too late to fight back. The Capitol Switchboard Number is 202-224-3121. Call your senators and tell them NO on this bill. "Payoffs for states get Harry Reid to 60 votes" Ben Nelson: Gets a permanent exemption from the state share of Medicaid expansion for Nebraska, This means that federal taxpayers have to kick in an additional $45 million in the first decade.

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Medicaid is usually paid for with a mix of federal and state funding, however, what Nelson's carve out means that any Medicaid beneficiaries who join the program under the bill will be fully paid for by the federal government. Bernie Sanders: $10 billion in new funding for community health centers, however, he denied it was a "sweetheart deal." Just three days ago he was more enthusiastic about a bill he said he couldnt support. Carl Levin: He carved out an exemption for non-profit insurers in their states from a hefty excise tax. Similar insurers in the other 48 states will pay the tax. Patrick Leahy: Let's not overlook Vermont and Massachusetts. They were given additional Medicaid funding, this is another plus for Sanders and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Three states Pennsylvania, New York and Florida all won protections for their Medicare Advantage beneficiaries at a time when the program is facing cuts nationwide. Mary Landrieu: She got a $300 million increase for Medicaid in Louisiana, designed to win the vote of Democratic Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30815.html "Government Health Care: The Next Step On the Road to Tyranny and Slavery" "Democrats deceptively argue that health care is legal under the commerce clause of the Constitution. The commerce clause relates to business, not individuals, but the Democrats have skewed the original purpose and intent of the Constitution." (The Commerce Clause. Spending on health care consumes 16 percentand growingof gross domestic product. There is hardly an individual activity with greater effect on commerce than the consumption of health care. [Source:

http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/17594 ] my emphasis)
"When asked to point out where in the Constitution authority is granted to force an individual ultimately at gunpoint to buy government health care, Speaker of the House Pelosi said: "Are you serious?"" ""Nowhere in the Constitution is Congress given the power to mandate that an individual enter into a contract with a private party or purchase a good or service," explains the Heritage Foundation. No decision or present doctrine of the Supreme Court justifies such a claim of power." "Is it possible Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid have not read Article I of the Constitution? It states that the governments rights are limited. Article 1, Section 8 reads, "The Congress shall have Power To regulate Commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian Tribes." It does not say a word about health care. The federal government only has the power to regulate trade between itself, foreign governments, and the states. Period."

Source: http://www.infowars.com/government-health-care-the-next-step-on-the-roadto-tyranny-and-slavery/

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***** Proud Flag-Waving Communists and Socialists March in Copenhagen to Stop Global Warming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNQqUACJ_Kw ***** They're All Against Jobs http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sen-ernest-frederick-hollings/theyre-all-againstjobs_b_397405.html ***** Brace Yourself for a Hard Landing Bernanke Tightens the Noose By MIKE WHITNEY http://www.counterpunch.org/whitney12212009.html ***** All Latest Polls http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latestpolls/ ***** Salbuchi - 2010 Forecast: Transition from Globalization to World Government -12-3 Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ktQSLgu4n4&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r6sy8q79uA&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXzvS2G8Tuw&NR=1 ***** Libertarian Party Candidate Michael Badnarik Suffers Heart Atttack http://www.infowars.com/libertarian-party-candidate-michael-badnarik-suffers-heartatttack/ ***** Surveillance Shocker: Sprint Received 8 MILLION Law Enforcement Requests for GPS Location Data in the Past Year http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/12/surveillance-shocker-sprint-received-8-million-law ***** New underground economy http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/09/new-underground-economy/ ***** Lawrence Solomon: Wikipedias climate doctor http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/12/18/370719.aspx ***** U.S. Homeless Population Up 300% http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HfxU66SUMo ***** Study Finds That Of All Factors Determining The "Bailoutability" Of Crappy Banks, Ties To The Federal Reserve Are Most Critical http://www.zerohedge.com/article/study-finds-all-factors-determiningbailoutability-crappy-banks-ties-federal-reserve-are-mos http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/duchin/TARP%20Investments.pdf ***** Obama Forced To Address Climate Skepticism In Bad Tempered Tantrum

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http://www.infowars.com/obama-forced-to-address-climate-skepticism-in-badtempered-tantrum/ Paul Joseph Watson Friday, December 18, 2009 A visibly frustrated President Barack Obama was forced to address climate skepticism during his ill-tempered tantrum today in Copenhagen, desperately claiming that manmade climate change was not fiction, a view not shared by the majority of Americans he has failed to represent as he attempts to ram through a huge transfer of wealth to the new world order. Obama said he was convinced the danger was real, adding, This is not fiction, it is science, before resolving to pursue his climate change agenda no matter what happened in Copenhagen and evidently no matter what Congress or the American people have to say about it. Obama restated his mission to craft policy that will cut CO2 emissions in America by 80 percent before 2050 an act that will completely devastate the economy and herald a new great depression as we have previously documented <http://www.prisonplanet.com/obama-pushes-carbon-tax-proposal-that-would-inflictnew-great-depression.html> . He also said that $100 billion dollars would be mobilized for climate financing by 2020, the vast majority of which will come from a global tax on financial transactions <http://www.prisonplanet.com/final-copenhagen-text-includes-global-transactiontax.html> and a GDP tax, as we have highlighted. Obama said the ability to take collective action is in doubt right now, admitting that the success of the conference hangs in the balance. Upset at the fact that the Copenhagen agenda is stalling, Obama is busily attempting to engineer an agreement via a series of behind closed doors meetings with world leaders. President Barack Obama and world leaders are holding another impromptu meeting in search of a climate deal, reports the Associated Press <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091218/ap_on_bi_ge/climate_obama> . Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday that Obama was meeting behind closed doors with the leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan. Also participating in the talks were developing countries. ***** The Health-Care Backlash PETER WEHNER http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/wehner/202662 ***** Rewarding failure at the Fed http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/dec/21/ben-bernanke-fedchairman-reappointment ***** Stunning Statistics About the War That Everyone Should Know By JEREMY SCAHILL

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http://www.counterpunch.org/scahill12182009.html ***** From a Fellow Subscriber: What is it that Pontius Pilate said in the movie "Ben Hur?" "Where there is great power, great authority, their is great error." When the world is heterogeneous, when hundreds of cultures and sovereign units cover the globe in a patch-work of randomly developed varieties of human societal organization, some of those cultures will be more brutal, others wonderfully humane. And, everything imaginable will dis-tribute in between these two poles. But, a unified globe? A one-world, homogeneous globe? How do you suppose such an order will be disposed, in its final evolution, toward the individual? Which system thrives under ever higher degrees of consolidation, republicanism or totalitarianism? And, when writers seek to publicize the excesses of certain sects in Islam, what are they really promoting? The rise of a power in the world so potent thatit can exercise superintendent authority over the Muslims. No, if men are going to be free enough to organize and defend a free society... in other words, if they are to be true sovereigns, then they must, inherently, retain the latitude to err, to become malign, either because of religion or for any other "reason." This is why the institution of revolution has always retained the imprimatur of our Revolution. When tyranny arises in a country, let it be contained -- at least somewhat - by the sanctity of that nation's borders. And, when the internal culture becomes intolerable under such a tyranny, let the Patriots of that country rise-up, even to their destruction in detail, and deliver to the tyrant the lethal poison. ***** 10 Things That Make Harry Reids Updated Government-Run Health Care Experiment Just As Bad As His Last One http://www.gop.com/index.php/briefing/comments/10_new_things ***** From an Interested Fellow Subscriber: As soon as Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo complete their public offerings to fund their way out of the TARP, this stock market is going down big time. That is why they have not yet lowered the boom as I knew they would have to do at some point to lend legitimacy to the otherwise ridiculous rally. I couldn't understand why they were delaying a yellow fever stock market hit as gold shot past 1200, and then it finally dawned on me why they had not hit the stock markets yet as I read about the ongoing bankster-gangster exits from the TARP. They have delayed the big takedown stock market correction to allow the bankster-gangsters time to fund their way out of TARP with public stock offerings so the criminals can screw their shareholders and take their filthy, totally outrageous bonuses. Then they will lower the boom, their stocks will plummet and all the new suckers will get taken to the cleaners. This is classic Illuminist criminality. They are just playing the delay game right now, using their usual filthy PM suppression techniques to buy time for the banksters before they go animal crackers on gold and silver via the yellow fever stock market hit. The problem now is, because the dollar carry trade has become so huge, they could implode the system if they chase stock sales proceeds into dollars and US treasuries. That would start a temporary dollar rally that could cause the dollar carry trade to

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unwind in totally out-of-control fashion before they are ready to destroy the US economy. Won't it be fun to watch the Jackasses and Dumbos in Congress experience massive coronaries in the event that the economy implodes before November? We are in for one wild ride in 2010, especially after the November elections, if we even get that far before a major financial catastrophe puts a mighty big crimp in the plans of the evil, wicked Illuminati. ***** From a Fellow Subscriber: Urgent Message from Sheriff Joe Arpaio!] Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:25:12 -0700 My Dear Friends: I am outraged at the sham being played right now by the Obama administration to stop my lawful enforcement of our immigration laws. Please I need your help today. The United State Justice Department just advertised late last week that they established a Sheriff Joe Arpaio Hotline" for the sole purpose of soliciting people (socalled victims) to call and report so-called injustices and wrongdoings that my deputies are allegedly conducting. This is a blatant and transparent demonstration of the hollow shell of the Justice Departments non-existent case against me. Further, it clearly shows the level of outright fraud on their part to bring baseless allegations against the very deputies that THEY THEMSELVES trained to arrest illegal aliens. Just last month, the Obama White House through the Justice Department and Homeland Security Department under Janet Napolitano, took away my authority to make street arrests and detain illegal immigrants and human smugglers. I have defied that outrageous and irresponsible federal policy that does nothing but tie the hands of Sheriffs and Police officers all across the country. Since October when my Deputy Sheriffs had their federal authority pulled by the Obama White House, we have continued crime suppression operations in accordance with the Constitution of the United States and the Laws of the State of Arizona. My office, in this short month-and-a-half time, has arrested 54 felony smugglers and caused the deportation of over 1,400 illegal aliens. This brings to a total of illegal aliens captured and deported to almost 35,000 in the last two years. This represents almost one-third of the total arrests and deportations in the entire United States; and more than all of the other 64 local law enforcement agencies combined. The Obama White House wants to put me out of business. Why? The only reason they are doing this is to stop me from enforcing the laws of this state and our country. Why? Why would they try to prevent me from arresting those who are breaking the law? It all comes down to AMNESTY. They want to so badly weaken laws against illegal immigration that they can establish automatic citizenship for those who cross our borders illegally. It is appalling to think that the Obama administration wants to spend our tax dollars in placing these criminals in hospitals and hotels at our expense while they figure out a way to con the citizens of the United States that this is good for our economy. This is rubbish and insults the intelligence of hard working Americans. If the liberal politicians and media want me to stop arresting illegal immigrants and human smugglers, then they need to change the law. For me to pick and choose which laws I want to enforce would not only be a dereliction of duty, it would lead to anarchy and chaos. I am saddened that so few politicians will join this fight and choose to ignore the laws and make empty excuses as to why we cannot secure our borders. That is why I need your help today. The DOJ knows full well that by establishing a toll-free number, in English and in Spanish, that my political opponents, left-wing open borders activists and extremists

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can stack the deck and make any open-ended allegation they want to. The Department of Justice has already lied and openly violated the rights of my Deputies. The allegations against me and my office are already absurd. You can just imagine what will happen now. Never in my thirty years of working as a federal law enforcement official did we ever target a locally elected Sheriff the way this Obama Administration has. This is a fight that I cannot lose. This is the front line in the battle on illegal immigration. This is a fight that WE cannot lose. The same people who have called me a racist; depicted me as a KKK member hanging a Hispanic man; burned me in effigy; beheaded me in effigy then paraded my severed head in a mob of cheering protesters; sued and picketed me will be calling that hotline on daily basis making more and more outrageous and false claims against me and my dedicated Deputies. This action by the Justice Department is completely irresponsible, reckless and provocative. In fact, its so far out there they may have gotten the idea from the Reverend Al Sharpton. (The Rev. Al Sharpton came to Phoenix earlier this year just so he could hold an Anti-Arpaio rally and label me a racist.) Today, I make you a steadfast promise: No matter what political shenanigans these people try, I will never back down one inch. And, Im not going to surrender. But I desperately need your help. These left-wing groups and their allies in the media need to know just how strong the support is among law-abiding people like you for me and my policies. They are mounting an all out effort to remove me as Sheriff. For months now, people have been bused in to protest in front of my headquarters. Will you please stand with me and help me fight this fight? Its going to take a lot of resources to combat these false allegations as well as the latest talk about a recall campaign against me. We anticipate the hardest campaign in Maricopa county history to remove me due to my unyielding stance on illegal immigration enforcement. Your financial support today is so critical. Please log on to http://www.reelectjoearpaio.com right now and make a much needed contribution. Any amount you can offer today is tremendously appreciated. I promise I will not let you down. Our country's future depends on what we do now. I cannot thank you enough for joining me in this battle. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Sheriff Joe Arpaio Maricopa County P.S. In addition to making a contribution, please do me a favor and forward this email to your friends, family and other individuals who share our views. Together we can win this fight. Thank you.

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It is reported that a provision of the proposed health care bill states: "[I]t shall not be in order in the senate or the house of representatives to consider any bill, resolution, amendment, or conference report that would repeal or otherwise change this subsection." It looks like this bill is attempting to effectuate a rule change binding the current and future congresses. It could be changed again with a 2/3 vote, but would make it difficult to do so, to correct the inevitable problems that will be revealed as implementation unfolds. A repeal would likely be vetoed by Obama while he is in office, requiring a 2/3 vote of both houses to pass it over his veto, so the effect would be to entrench it even if Obama is not re-elected. To my knowledge nothing like this has ever been attempted before. I would appreciate any information about previous attempts. ***** From a Fellow Subscriber: HI BOB, MORE PEOPLE ARE STATING WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE COMING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE IN AMERICA BECOMING A TOTAL GLOBAL ECONOMIC COLLAPSE OF ALL NATIONS. A COMPLETE WORLD WIDE DEPRESSION WITH THE MASSES OF EVERY COUNTRY RISING UP AGAINST THEIR RULERS. AMERICA AND OTHER NATIONS ARE SO INTERTWINED ECONOMICALLY THERE IS NO WAY ANY NATION CAN AVOID ECONOMIC COLLAPSE. WHEN THE FIRST DOMINO TOPPLES, IT TOPPLES THE SECOND DOMINO WHICH IN TURN TOPPLES THE THIRD DOMINO, THEN THE NEXT, AND THE NEXT UNTIL ALL THE DOMINOS ARE KNOCKED DOWN. AND REMEMBER THAT IN THE WORLD OF ECONOMICS THE PLAYERS ALWAYS PANIC. ***** From a Fellow Subscriber: The Hollywood Video/Game Stop store by our house closed its doors a week or so ago. On the front of the store was a sign announcing they were having a Liquidation Sale today (Sunday) from 10am-8pm. Went down to check out the situation and maybe get in on some cheap videos/video games. What a surprise we got when we got there. The line wrapped all the way around the building, and this line was 4 and 5 deep, not a single file line! Hundreds of people!!! For cheap videos & games. Right away, decided we did not need cheap videos that bad, and left. This was confusing to us, because everywhere on the lame stream media, all we hear is Recovery, Recovery, Recovery. People in a country in recovery do not have to line up like this to take advantage of a going out of business sale for discount videos/games. Guess everybody is doing his or her Christmas shopping on the cheap. Reminiscent of Black Friday; only don't think they had this kind of crowd on that day. Maybe the Helicopter should be appraised of this situation; to us it is a microcosm of what is really

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going on in this country, and that is Depression, not Recovery. At least not for the Little Guy. ***** From a Fellow Subscriber: Exit Interview: Another Middle Class Family Leaves California http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC3q8P6TB54 ***** from a Fellow Subscriber: Hi Bob, Being a citizen of India, I found it very difficult to locate a broker who dealt in Canadian Shares. Most brokers were not interested in opening accounts for foreigners. I then located a few brokers which would be of interest to the non American, non Canadian IF readers. All these brokers open accounts by post. 1. Internaxx - www.internaxx.lu - A Luxembourg based broker who buys shares around the world stock exchanges. Most exchanges are included (India and China are not included). Luxembourg's client confidentiality is maintained. However, brokerage is expensive starting from EUR 25 per trade. Also Internaxx accepts wires from only 20 countries. People who do not belong to that list as residents have to open overseas accounts in any of those countries to make a transfer to Internaxx. Most notable is Singapore. HSBC Singapore opens non resident accounts by post in the currency you choose. S$ 75,000 is the account minimum. But you can transfer from here to Internaxx. 2. Interactive Brokers - www.interactivebrokers.com - The cheapest broker so far - 1 c per share with a minimum of CAD 1. Account opening is also very easy. A scan copy of your passport is what you upload while opening this account. Base currency is your choice. CAD should be base if you choose to buy TSX resource stocks. The only trouble is that the brokers rating is BBB+, 2 notches above investment grade. They are the only broker in India who allow foreigners to buy directly from the Indian Stock exchange (NSE). 3. Swissquote - www.swissquote.ch - Switzerland's first online broker and bank Deposit guarantee of upto 100,000 CHF. Client confidentality maintained according to Swiss law. There is no account minimum :-). Can buy shares from stock exchanges around the world. Only broker I know who allows you to buy stocks on the China Stock Exchange. All the others allow you to buy from Hong Kong, not China. Brokerage is more than Interactive Brokers, but less than Internaxx. Min brokerage CAD 25 for upto CAD 2000, then it is CAD 30. Swissquote is good for those who wish to buy and store gold in Switzerland such as the ZKB Gold ETF. I think they are one of the few Swiss Banks who allow US Residents to open accounts. 4. Keytrade Bank - www.keytradebank.ch / www.keytrade.lu / www.keytradebank.com (Belgium) - Another online bank in competition with Swissquote. They have branches in Luxembourg, Belgium, and since Nov 2009, Geneva. The Geneva branch offers cheap rates for trading on the Canadian Stock Exchanges. The Belgium and Luxembourg branches have the highest rates for trading. No account minimums, complete confidentiality maintained. 26

5. Royal Bank of Canada Wealth Management - The RBC Toronto Dominion opens brokerage accounts for foreigners. They offer full service brokerage with a personalised broker. They do not specifically deal with resource stocks. The account minimum is CAD 100,000. THey have 2 options, 1. Administrative fee option - Charge for each transaction USD 150-350, 1%. Each transaction can be kept open for upto 90 days whence you can accumulate the stock as it dips in price. 2. Asset Based fee option. - This is a percentage fee debited from the account quarterly. Fees can be from 0.50%-2.25% of portfolio depending upon assets under management. They give you 70 trades free per year under this option. RBC is a AAA bank, and based in canada. They buy the shares under their name. Complete confidentiality is maintained. I would suggest you have a minimum of 250,000 here if you really want to leverage the service offering, otherwise the fees will be too expensive. If any of your readers have more options please have them put up on the next issue of the IF. I think these are better options than EverBank (everbank.com) which is in the US jurisdiction. Best regards, ***** From a Fellow Subscriber: Financial Collapse Preparation Bob, Many people are looking for answers to the question of "what do I do to prepare for a financial collapse?" I would recommend that the subscribers read the book Surviving the Economic Collapse by Fernando Ferfal Aguirre. He lives in Argentina and went through the collapse of 2001. He describes what happened, how life in general has changed and things you can do to prepare for a similar occurrence. I have read many "survival manuals", and most end up in an Armageddon/Road Warrior scenarios. FerFal's book deals with what has actually happened there, and what you need to be aware of in the event of a collapse. Reading his book has changed my mind on many issues that I thought of as conventional wisdom when it comes to surviving a collapse. He also has a blog site with lots of good information. Blog: http://www.ferfal.blogspot.com/ Book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/9870563457?tag=surviinargen20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=9870563457&adid= 1M6DJX7940GNQNZC4AF5& (ps. I have no affiliation with FerFal, just thought it was a good relevant book and wanted to pass it on) Merry Christmas.

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From a Fellow Subscriber: Mr. Chapman: You related the experience of a Wal-Mart customer who was given un-requested instant cash from a cashier in a recent article. I had the very same experience at the Wal-Mart in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia the week before Thanksgiving. I have heard from

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several other people that they also have been treated to the same routine as your writer and me. The cashier gave me twenty dollars back that I didn't request, and when I objected she called her immediate supervisor to explain the process to me. That supervisor simply told me "that's the way it is, and you have to accept the fact that the transaction is irreversible and goes directly to the Wal-Mart Discover Card people not to be altered in any way. I would have to pay the transaction fee regardless of the fact that I never requested the $20." I don't think that cashiers at Wal-Mart are stealing the customer's money; somehow the goal of the process is to pile on transaction fees for the Credit Card Company and/or Wal-Mart Incorporated. I asked to speak to the next CSM (Customer Service Mgr.) in the pecking order and she told me that I absolutely have to accept the fact that the transaction is irreversible and to accept the $20 and go home. She told me that she would void the entire transaction and start over, and that the "register" would probably void the cash-back so that I should pay the balance of the bill and keep the $20 in case the process failed to be a satisfactory solution. Then she called yet another supervisor to talk to me who is next up in the mgmnt. chain. This supervisor told me that I had to have made a mistake in my actions at the cash register and that they would review the "tapes" to determine that I was at fault, and they would not appreciate having wasted their time in that case. I was really pissed-off by then, and I told her that I didn't care if the "cash-back" routine had been initiated by accident or on purpose, and that I simply did not want to have to pay any transaction fee and the whole process should be canceled on the spot. My initial "tape report" was canceled and a new tape was run that definitely did not include cash back. I paid that receipt with the same credit card and went home with the $20 that they insisted that I keep. When I received my credit card statement from Wal-Mart Discover last week the entire process was recorded, the $20 appeared as a requested transaction that I was responsible for (never having been voided although it was not reflected in the voiding process), and I have been charged a transaction fee by the credit card company. THEY LIED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. I used to work for Wal-Mart as a grocery associate. I could not understand how Wal-Mart could stay profitable with so much terrible waste in their system. Then I had conversations with several managers who unintentionally gave me insight. They explained that Wal-Mart does not pay invoices until that item is cashed out at the front registers; then Wal-Mart pays the invoice. The managers would joke that whether an item is stolen, sold, or thrown into the dumpster, Wal-Mart would receive the benefit. This is especially interesting since at least 85% of the retail dry goods sold by WalMart is supplied by China. It is as though China owns its very own country within the United States with which to carry on commerce directly with U.S. citizens without the worries of international trade rules getting in the way or diminishing China's profit. I wonder just how much China does control Wal-Mart decisions. I know that that they have a tremendous financial investment in the success of Wal-Mart, and don't seem to mind if they operate at a loss. Wal-Mart will broadcast that they are so generous to those in need while they order the trashing of dumpsters full of toys, stuffed animals, clothes, electronics, food, and on and on that the poor and needy can use. They would brag at the store that I worked at that they threw away enough to sustain a lot of cities our size. It is no wonder that Wal-Mart is able to report such financial success while China underwrites its existence. Enough. I just thought I would let you know that your previous writer did not experience an isolated incident. *****

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COMMODITIES Falling production in commodities from rice to milk is bad news for just about everyone except investors. Rice may surge 63% to $1,038 a metric ton from $638 on Philippine imports and a shortage in India, a Bloomberg survey of importers, exporters and analysts showed. The US government says nonfat dry milk may jump 39% next year, and JPMorgan forecasts a 25% gain for sugar. Global food costs jumped 7% in November, the most since February 2008 according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Demand for thermal coal from China and India may boost prices of the fuel to $80 a metric ton next year amid reduced supplies and lower inventories, JPMorgan said. Prices of coal burnt at power stations may rise to $85 a ton in 2011 from $70 this year. China and India may import a combined 63.9 million tons of thermal coal next year. Soybeans prices rose to a two-week high on increasing demand by Chinese importers and U.S. processors. US exporters sold 290,000 metric tons to China for delivery before Sept. 1, the Department of Agriculture said. Cumulative US sales to all customers from Sept. 1 to Dec. 3 are up 56 percent from a year earlier. Demand is very strong, and exports to China are phenomenal, said Dale Durchholz, the senior market analyst at AgriVisor LLC. Processors are running near 100% of capacity to produce animal feed for overseas buyers, he said. Cocoa climbed to the highest level in at least two decades in London as investors bet on further price gains. The CRB index rose 1.9% this week (up 20.3% y-t-d) in spite of the dollar's strong advance. The Goldman Sachs Commodities Index (GSCI) surged 2.5% (up 43.7%). Gold slipped 0.2% to close at $1,113 (up 26.2%). Silver rallied 1.2% to $17.30 (up 53.2%). January Crude recovered $3.31 to $73.18 (up 64%). January Gasoline gained 2.8% (up 78%), and January Natural Gas surged 12.3% (up 3%). March Copper was little changed (up 123%). March Wheat declined 1.8% (down 14%), while March Corn fell 1.7% (down 2% y-t-d).

GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM AND PALLADIUM Monday saw our government put gold lease rates ever lower into negative territory and again came back to pound both bullion and the producing shares. Spot gold fell $15.40 to $1,095.40, as February lost $2.40 additional. Spot silver fell $0.35 to $17.00, as March fell $0.27. Gold rose $6.00 on the Japanese mark and opened firm in NYC at those levels. Low volume and a lack of market makers and players made it very easy to manipulate. The rise in the 10-year Treasury Note should have helped gold rising 15 bps to 3.69%, which may again herald higher real market interest rates, an event that has sent gold and silver and shares up in the past. Physical gold in the London market is difficult to obtain in size. Gold OI interest fell 9,808 contracts to 493,122, as specs ran for cover. The HUI lost 7.90 to 421.74, as the XAU fell 1.61 to 166.43. The announcement that the Russian Central Bank in November bought 6.22 tons of gold was not enough to turn the elitist tide for today. The Dow rose 85 to 10,414, S&P rose 103 and Nasdaq 156 Dow points. The yen fell .0091 to $.9112; the euro fell .0047 to $1.4272; the pound fell .0081 to $1.6230; the Swiss franc fell .0027 to $1.0452; the Canadian dollar rose .0035 to $.9417 and the USDX rose .30 to 78.12.

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Oil fell $1.15 to $73.27; gas fell $0.03 to $1.86 and natural gas fell $0.10 to $5.68. Copper gained $0.01 to $3.15; platinum fell $8.30 to $1,421 and palladium fell $2.50 to $365.40. The CRB fell 1.36 to 274.78. Russia's Finance Ministry has sold 30 metric tons of gold to the country's Central Bank for $1 billion, an official said Monday, saying the cash will be use to help ease the crisis in the country's budget. The Eurosystem's reserves of gold and gold receivables rose EUR1 million to EUR238.15 billion in the week ended Dec. 18, the European Central Bank said Tuesday. The Eurosystem's reserves of net foreign currency decreased by EUR1.6 billion to EUR161.8 billion during the period, the ECB said. The ECB said cash in circulation increased by EUR8.1 billion to EUR797.5 billion. The Eurosystem consists of the Frankfurt-based ECB and the 16 euro-zone national central banks. Slovakia joined the euro zone Jan. 1, 2009. On Tuesday, spot gold fell $9.60 to $1,086, as February fell $12.70. spot silver rose $0.01 to $17.01, as March fell $0.05. As on almost every day all of the downside damage is caused on the Comex futures market. There is no question that higher gold margins are affecting the spec longs. Gold tested $1,073, but came back strongly. Silver rallied but couldnt keep its $0.14 gains. Gold open interest rose 9,037 contracts to 502,429, as silver OI rose 1,513 to 123,701. Corrections are never easy or popular, but they are an integral part of markets and have to be faced just as rallies are. Incidentally, the dollar was up again, as was the Dow, which should have been retreating. It will as soon as the banks finish raising funds to pay back the TARP funds. During this two week period commodities have held up well as interest rates have risen. The 10-year T-bill note rose again today, up 5 bps to 3.74%. The XAU rose .52 to 165.95 and the HUI was up 1.30 to 423.04. AEM rose 0.77%, or up $0.41 to $53.69; GG rose 0.57%, or $0.22 to $39.50; SSRI rose 1.30%, or up $0.28 to $21.81 and MFN rose 2.82%, or $0.28 to $10.21. A big question is will the US 10-year Treasury note hit 4%, and the answer is yes, and probably soon. When that happens the real estate markets and the stock and bond markets will be in big trouble. Real estate isnt reviving and higher rates will be a killer. We have a big year ahead. It will be the year when government loses total control of the gold and silver markets, and the year the public finds out about massive market manipulation. Volatility in all markets will test the nerves of the strongest among us. What you have experience over the past ten years in the biggest bull market of gold and silver and any other market in history will be looked upon as placid childs play. We have been here for you for 20 years to guide you and we will be here to do the same until everything reaches a conclusion. Put on your seat belts, it is going to be a wild ride. The Dow rose 50 to 10,465; the S&P rose 45 and Nasdaq 95 Dow points. The yen fell .0073 to $.9176; the euro fell .0039 to $1.4248; the pound fell .0083 to $1.5962; the Swiss franc fell .0030 to $1.0482; the Canadian dollar rose 0082 to $.9451 and the USDX rose .24 to 78.28. Oil rose $0.35 to $74.07; gas rose $0.01 to $1.89 and natural gas rose $0.06 to $5.73. Copper fell $0.03 to $3.13; platinum fell $29.90 to $1,393.60 and palladium fell $9.90 to $355.50. The CRB Index rose .11 to 274.99. *****

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Mint's missing gold now accounted for [If you believe this you also believe in the tooth fairy.] http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/12/21/mint-missing-gold163.html ***** Obama asked to block Chinese investment in U.S. gold mine on security grounds http://mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72068?oid=94728&amp;sn= Detail ***** One Lie After Another By: Theodore Butler http://news.silverseek.com/SilverSeek/1261415180.php ***** CANADA Canadian home resales rose to a record 46,450 units in November, as the housing market helped to pull the economy out of recession - sales in November climbed 67% from a year earlier, the Canadian Real Estate Association said. Canadian household net worth rose between July and September as individuals benefited from a rise in stock markets. The value of families assets, such as houses and savings accounts, minus their liabilities rose 2.3% to C$5.72 trillion ($5.38 trillion) in the third quarter. The ratio of household debt to income rose 2 percentage points to a record 145%.

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From a Fellow Subscriber: Hi Bob, The story from the retards at the Royal Canadian Mint gets weirder and weirder. The name Royal Mint suits these inbred wonders as we all know most of the Royals come from a long line of retarded inbreds. Their pictures appear in the dictionary when one looks up the meaning of miscreant. Thus the appropriate name ROYAL Canadian Mint. There you go Canada, that is who is looking after the coining of your gold. Inbred retard wonders who go on 2 hour martini lunches and come back and screw up the count. You are as retarded as them if you believe their latest story as published in the Ottawa Citizen. These guys represent the name ROYAL I love it. The truth is that these guys do not know slag from gold. Discerning how stupid the buyers for the ROYAL Mint were (maybe an illegitimate child of the queen) a sharp mining sales rep sold them slag from their refinery as gold. The dummies could not tell the difference so they bought 17,500 troy ounces of it. One fine morning the Mint guys finally realized how retarded they were and so they thought, "boy now that we realized we were just retarded dummies our reputation will be strengthened when we tell everybody that we now know we are retarded. So they had their spokes women say These reviews have bolstered our

reputation by strengthening the mints accounting practices, vindicating our security

systems and confirming that our technical procedures and expertise in other areas are superior to industry standards. Read we now have 2 retards counting the gold instead of one. They were no longer considered mentally competent enough to manage employees at the ROYAL mint with guns so they hired an out side security firm. I hear they came strongly recommended by Bill Clinton. 31

Future breaking news "Entire Gold Inventory Goes Missing at the ROYAL Canadian Mint". Pray for us Canadians Bob. They live, breed and walk among us. Here is the Ottawa Citizen parody http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Royal+Canadian+Mint+reveals+lost+track+fort une+gold/2367305/story.html *****

EUROPE Greek bonds fell after Standard & Poors cut the countrys credit rating and threatened to take further action unless Prime Minister George Papandreou tackles the European Unions largest budget deficit. The euro also slid against the dollar and the yen after S&P downgraded Greece one step to BBB+ from A-. Euro-region banks may have to write down an additional 187 billion euros ($268bn) as loans to property companies and eastern European nations threaten the recovery in financial markets, the European Central Bank said. The ECB raised its estimate for writedowns by 13% to 553 billion euros for the period of 2007 through 2010. Confidence among business executives in Belgium rose slightly in December after a sharp jump in November, the Belgian central bank said Tuesday. The central bank's main sentiment index remained negative, but rose to -7.9 in December from -8.8 in November, the ninth consecutive month the index has posted gains. The business-related services component of the index recorded the largest gain, rising to -1.4 from -7.8 a month ago, the bank said. The manufacturing part of the index slipped slightly to -9.3, after registering its largest month-on-month gain ever in November. The trade component of the index rose to -6.3 from -10. Although Belgium accounts for only about 4% of the European Union's gross domestic product, its business sentiment survey is closely watched. The country is one of the most open economies in the world, with exports accounting for about 75% of gross domestic product. Ireland's Financial Regulator said Tuesday that more than 5.5% of the country's EUR118.6 billion mortgages were in arrears at the end of September, but only 331 properties have been repossessed. It said EUR 4.8 billion, or 3.3% of total mortgages, were owed by accountholders who were over 90 days in arrears, while EUR3.2 billion, or 2.2% of total mortgages, were owed by accounts that were over 180 days in arrears. In addition, there were also 4,565 formal demands outstanding of a total of 791,634 mortgages in the country at the end of September, totaling EUR57.8 million in arrears on outstanding mortgages valued at EUR957.5 million. The regulator also said there were 3,617 cases in which court proceedings had been issued to enforce the debt/security on the mortgage where the arrears totaled EUR84.2 million of mortgages valued at EUR699.5 million. Denmark's economy swung to growth in the third quarter after four quarters of decline, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Tuesday.

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The Nordic country's gross domestic product rose a quarterly 0.6% in the third quarter, but declined 5.2% on the year, both figures beating economists' forecasts of a 0.1% rise and 5.5% fall respectively. Denmark's economy posted a 2.3% quarterly decline in the second quarter, upwardly revised from 2.6%, a slump which had surprised market watchers. Italy's annual trade deficit with countries outside the European Union narrowed in November, as imports fell faster than exports for the 10th month in a row, statistics office Istat said Tuesday. The trade deficit with non-EU countries was EUR30 million in November, compared with a deficit of EUR1.23 billion in the year-earlier month. Overall, imports fell 18.5% in November on the year-earlier period, while exports dropped 10.3%. Exports to key trading partner China rose 8.6% on the year, while imports from China fell 27.1%. The largest declines in Italian exports in November were to Russia, down 30.7%; the U.S., down 23.9%; and Japan, down 23.8%, Istat said. Swedish consumers remained optimistic about the economy in December, but less so than in November, data showed Tuesday. Sweden's consumer confidence index fell slightly to 8.8 in December, bringing to an end a run of seven consecutive monthly rises. That compares with a reading of 11.4 in November and 7.5 in October, the Swedish National Institute of Economic Research said in its latest monthly survey. NIER said householders' attitudes as to whether it is currently the right time to purchase consumer durables were more negative compared with November and they remain more negative than normal about their own situation in the labor market. Economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires had forecast a rise to 12.3. Positive index readings signal optimism, while negative measures show pessimism. French producer prices edged 0.2% higher on the month in November, pulled up by prices of refined oil products, State statistics office INSEE reported Tuesday. Reflecting sharp recession-induced declines at the end of last year and the beginning of 2009, the French producer price index was down 4.1% on the year. The PPI had hit a recent peak in August 2008, before retracting. The agency said oil product prices rose 3.3% on the month and were down 0.9% on the year. The economic recovery since the second quarter has heightened demand for petroleum around the world, pushing prices up from previous depressed levels. But INSEE said the monthly rises in producer prices last month were modest in most sectors. INSEE reports producer prices on the basis of the French market alone, for external markets and for the economy overall. For the French market alone, prices also edged 0.2% higher in November on the month and were down 4.5% on year. The agency said in external markets, French producer prices rose 0.2% last month from October and were down 3% from a year earlier. Greece had its credit rating cut one step to A2 by Moodys Investors Service, sparking a rally in its bonds as concern eased that a steeper downgrade would make its debt ineligible as collateral at the European Central Bank. There is some relief that its only one notch, said Peter Chatwell, Londonbased fixed-income strategist at Calyon, Credit Agricole SAs investment-banking arm. Moodys talks quite positively about Greeces liquidity situation. The downgrade puts Greeces rating five steps above non- investment grade and two higher than the levels assigned to it by Standard & Poors and Fitch Ratings.

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The ranking is the lowest among the 16 euro-member states and the same as that of Poland and Botswana. Moodys said in a statement today the new rating carries a negative outlook, meaning its more inclined to cut it again than leave it unchanged or raise it. Switzerland November Trade Surplus declines to 2.14B in November vs. 2.46B in October. Germany Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey declines to 3.3 in December vs. 3.7 in November. ***** In Ireland's deep budget cuts, an omen for a heavily indebted United States? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2009/12/21/AR2009122103522.html ***** From a Fellow Subscriber: NB! Cant help telling you details from the streets of COP 15: Police took more than a thousand protesters nearly all of them were innocent bystanders only a handful of the detained is going to court. You call that democracy? No way next step? I dont know but its not going to be pretty, to use one of your phrases!!! Danish police is getting more and more power from parliament to control people. And its a law they passed only to be able to control violent protesters at the summit, but they do not have any plans of revoking it. So now police can randomly arrest people without any justification in law. They only need the sole policemans decision whether a person is in his way or not, and they can hold you for 12 hours without charge. A survey in the centre-left daily Politiken shows, that more than 60 pct. of the voters approve the law. Example: According to media-reports a 12 year old girl were forced to sit for hours on the frozen road handcuffed, and afterwards she was detained with a mental disturbed male adult in a metal-bar cage. She was released next morning without charge! Example: According to media-reports a curious 14 year old boy were down at the street in Copenhagen in front of his house to watch the fuss in his street he went inside to his parents again the minute after armor-clad police kicked in the door and tried to detain him. His parents intervened and the police retreated. Well allow me to comment: Here in Denmark, we are supposed to remember what happened further south AND in Denmark more than 60 years ago. Its not going to be pretty! Its creeping fascism in my mind. All the best from snow covered Denmark! ***** ENGLAND The British government had a 20.3 billion-pound ($33bn) budget deficit in November, the largest since records began in 1993, pushing national debt above 60% of economic output. The shortfall was up from 15.5 billion pounds a year earlier.

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Current Account deficit widens to 4.7B in 3Q from revised 4.4B in 2Q. The GDP for the UK for the third quarter registered negative gro wth of -0.2% in November. Even though the result is an improvement from -0.4% reading in October, the forecasts had called for gro wth in the range of -0.1%. In yearly terms, the UK's GDP registered -5.1% gro wth, in line with the previous estimate. Economists, ho wever, had expected a more positive annual revision of around -4.9%. ***** Deflationary myth is poor excuse for irresponsible policy excesses http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/liamhalligan/6844315/Deflationarymyth-is-poor-excuse-for-irresponsible-policy-excesses.html ***** CHINA Chinas property and stock markets are a bubble that will burst when inflation accelerates in 2011, former Morgan Stanley chief Asian economist Andy Xie said. Chinas asset markets are a Ponzi scheme - property is heading for one huge bust that will take a year and a half to unfold. China has dangerous bubbles in the real estate market, Huang Yiping, an economics professor at Beijing University and former Citigroup Inc. economist, wrote in the China Daily. He cited the level of vacancies and the ratio of home prices to incomes. Huang said that the Dubai crisis indicated that once bubbles emerge, they are sure to burst. China property stocks fell the most in four months on concern the government will step up measures to curb property speculation. Poly Real Estate, Chinas secondlargest developer by market value, plunged 7.5%, a ninth day of losses, after the government increased down payment requirements on land purchases. ***** Soros: China Must Be Part Of The New World Order http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOjckJWqb0A ***** INDIA Indias wholesale food prices rose at the fastest pace in eleven years, making it more likely that the central bank will raise borrowing costs to curb inflation. An index of food articles compiled by the commerce ministry increased 19.95% in the week ended Dec. 5 from a year earlier. LATIN AMERICA Brazils central bank said the countrys current account deficit rose to a 19month high in November and the gap may expand to a record next year. Brazil had a $3.3 billion current account deficit in November. The gap will nearly double to $40 billion next year, from a forecast $22 billion deficit this year. The gap may rise to 2% of gross domestic product in 2010, from an estimated 1.4% this year. Brazilian store owners expect the best holiday sales in eight years as government tax cuts and a revival in consumer finance bolster demand. Sales revenue will rise 12% in the Christmas season, up from 9.5% last year and the most since 2001, according to 66% of the store owners polled by the national association of mall retailers.

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Brazils retail sales jumped in October twice as fast as forecast as surging consumer demand drives the recovery of Latin Americas biggest economy. From the same month a year earlier, sales rose 8.4% in October. It was the biggest annual jump since October, 2008. Brazils unemployment rate fell for a third month to the lowest level of 2009 as Latin Americas biggest economy rebounds. Brazils jobless rate fell to 7.4% in November from 7.5% in October. Brazil's main consumer confidence index dropped in December after two consecutive months of increase, the Getulio Vargas Foundation, or FGV, said Tuesday. FGV's Consumer Confidence Index, or ICC, dropped to 111.2 points from 115.1 points in November. The index runs from 1 to 200 points, with 100 considered neutral. Despite the fall in December, the figure remains well above the historical average of 107 points, according to FGV. Brazil's economy has proved resilient in the face of the global economic crisis. The country slipped into recession in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of this year. But recovering consumer confidence and rising employment have led to higher retail sales, fueling the nation's recovery. Brazil's GDP expanded 1.3% in the third quarter compared with the second quarter, with economists predicting steady growth through the end of 2009 and in to 2010. The ICC index is based on interviews with 2,000 families in Brazil's seven largest cities. The ICC measures the willingness of families to make purchases of various types of consumer goods and gauges expectations about employment, income and economic opportunities. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL Australia Bank has amassed a $12.78 billion indirect exposure to the debt-laden Italian Government, according to documents published last night by the bank. NAB's exposure to the Italian Government represents about 2 per cent of the company's total asset base of $654 billion. From a risk management perspective, the exposure is very large and investors will no doubt be seeking more detail from the bank. NAB's exposure to Italy and its official institutions was immaterial in 2007, but ballooned to $10.3 billion by the end of the 2008 financial year. The bank's exposure to Italy stems from a complex "interbank reverse repurchase agreement" with a foreign bank that it has not named. Under the agreement NAB has agreed to take over a lending obligation on behalf of that bank under certain circumstances. NAB is believed to have been issued up to $12.78 billion worth of Italian bonds as collateral for taking on that obligation. The bank is exposed because if it has to take up the lending obligation it will be relying on the value of those Italian bonds as compensation. Disclosure of the exposure comes as ratings agencies have cast a spotlight on the rising risk of southern European governments defaulting on loan repayments to international lenders. At present, the focus of those concerns is on the Greek Government which had its credit rating downgraded by Fitch last week to BBB+ because its national debt has continued to blow out this year.

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Greece's public debt exceeds the annual gross output of its economy. While Italy maintains its AA credit rating with Standard & Poor's, it is laboring under a large national debt. ***** Banks relaxed on loan loss potential http://www.news.com.au/business/banks-relaxed-on-loan-loss-potential/storye6frfm1i-1225812975004 ***** Reintroduction of ETS laws a mistake business http://www.news.com.au/business/reintroduction-of-ets-laws-a-mistakebusiness/story-e6frfm1i-1225812823893 ***** Green energy scheme 'a fraud' CLANCY YEATES AND JACOB SAULWICK http://www.smh.com.au/environment/green-energy-scheme-a-fraud-20091222lbsj.html ***** McMansions out of favour after grant slashed http://www.news.com.au/money/property/canny-first-buyers-want-a-home-rather-thana-statement/story-e6frfmd0-1225812976793 ***** HEALTH JURASSIC PARK MEDICINE In the past weve visited our ancient ancestors to discover what they did to improve health. Why not go further back to the time of the dinosaur when the earth was pristine and undefiled. What could we possibly discover there that will empower us now to improve our health? If medicinal plants can survive the dinosaurs, the big bang, Noahs flood and our modern age then I want to know what plants are that hardy and what they can do for me. So, if we uncover plant fossils that are 270 million years old, which are still blooming today, then its worth looking at. Thats right; paleontologists have found 270 million-year-old ginkgo fossils. Something that old has got to hold some secrets. THE AMAZING GINKGO The ginkgo tree is common to Asia, Europe and North America. However, scientists think the tree originated in Asia. Written records on ginkgo surfaced in China in the 11th century. In 1100 AD the Buddhist monks cultivated the ginkgo tree in China as both an ornamental tree and also for its medicine. Many of the Asian writings mention the nuts produced by the tree (called ginnan) as a food source going back to 206 BC. Today, the nuts are still used in oriental dishes and as an antidote for alcoholism. Some Japanese bars serve roasted ginkgo nuts to prevent intoxication. The ancient Chinese text Great Herbal mentions using ginkgo for asthma, coughs, bladder and uterine conditions, cancer and digestive disorders. The Chinese Materia Medica mentions earlier writings of around 2800 BC with the discovery of the ginkgo leaf helping with blood circulation and breathing. Later in 1690 a German physician, Engelbert Kaempfer, working for the Dutch East-India Company was sent to Japan where he discovered the ginkgo tree. From there ginkgo made its way into Holland and Korea. Trade routs from Japan to Europe brought the ginkgo tree seeds. In the 1700s ginkgo arrived in America. By the late 1800s the ginkgo tree lined residential streets on the east coast, however it was not widely used as a natural medicine. The ginkgo is one of

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the oldest living trees in botanical history. The ginkgo tree is very hardy and has a life span of 3,000 years or longer. On August 6, 1945 when the US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan ginkgo trees surrounded the Hiroshima temple. Although the temple was destroyed, the ginkgo trees continued to bud showing little signs of damage. The first ginkgo tincture was produced in 1965 by the Schwabe Company (founder Dr. Willmar Schwabe). It (ginkgo tree) is an emblem of changelessness, a heritage from worlds too remote for our human intelligence to grasp, a tree which has in its keeping the secrets of the immeasurable past. Sir Albert Stweard, Paleobotanist 1938 STUDIES The West began its study on ginkgo in the 1950s. In 1990 Dr. Elias Corey of Harvard received a Nobel Prize for his 1988 chemistry work on ginkgo. Today gingko is a popular natural medicine in Europe, Canada and the US. Some of the newer research points to ginkgo helping with Alzheimers disease as well as an aid for heart disease, impotence and memory loss. In 1972 it was discovered that ginkgo interferes with the action of the platelet activation factor (PAF), which influences blood flow, organ transplant rejection, blood clots and asthma. Ginkgo made the biggest media splash in 1997 when the Journal of the American Medical Association reported a study by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx NY. The study proved that ginkgo slowed mental deterioration and improved cognitive function especially in Alzheimers patients. This particular study used a ginkgo tincture and placebo product. Various studies from Germany and other parts of Europe all confirmed similar findings including improvement for stroke patients. Ginkgo is a standard medicine given in Germany for Alzheimers and stroke patients. Other findings were that ginkgo improves blood flow through the heart muscle as well as the brain. Modern medicine is not sure how ginkgo prevents the formation of blood clots, which trigger heart attacks. In France if you have coronary artery bypass surgery you are given ginkgo to shorten your recovery time. If you suffer from leg cramps it may be due to insufficient blood flow. Studies have shown that ginkgo improves blood flow to the calves preventing weakness and pain. A German study reported that patients who used ginkgo regularly for six months reported they could walk 50% longer without leg cramps. In the Journal of Urology a study reported that a group of 60 men who used ginkgo for one year reversed their impotence due to circulation problems. Ginkgo also was clinically used to reverse the lack of libido of those taking antidepressant drugs. Other studies showed ginkgo helped with tinnitus (ringing in ears), cochlear deafness and macular degeneration by improving blood flow to ear and eye nerves. To prove that ginkgo helps prevent drunkenness, a Japanese study found it is the enzyme in the ginkgo nut that accelerates metabolism, which prevents too much alcohol to enter the bloodstream. However, this is not an excuse to over indulge during he holidays and not drink responsibly. It should also be noted that if you have a clotting disorder or already take anticoagulant drugs that you should not use ginkgo. WHAT MAKES IT WORK? It is the antioxidant compounds (flavone glycosides and terpene lactones) in ginkgo that help the body deter cell damage. This may be the reason why those who use ginkgo can stay off degenerative conditions as they age such as stroke, heart disease and cancer. The traditional natural healers of India use ginkgo to promote longevity. Today ginkgo is popular all over the globe and is a favorite herb in Europe. Ginkgo products containing ginkgo sell $1 billion annually.

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THE GINKGO FIND You wont have to travel the globe with archeologists to find the best ginkgo. All you have to do is call Apothecary Herbs for their ginkgo tincture called Brain Concentrate. They add two additional herbs to this formula which magnify circulation and enhance ginkgos healing properties. I would use their Brain Concentrate with their Herbal Eyewash if you have vision issues. Call Apothecary Herbs toll free 866-229-3663, International 704-875-8010 online http://www.thepowerherbs.com. If you havent gotten on the list to receive Apothecary Herbs 10th Anniversary Catalog (available in January 2010) youd better call today. It is mailed by request only. A free PDF download of the catalog will also be available on their website next month. SWINE & H1N1 FLU UPDATE Continue to educate yourselves on the H1N1 vaccine. Please visit the radio archives http://www.thepowerherbs.com/archives.htm for the several interviews aired on Herb Talk live with Dr. Joseph Mercola and neurologist Dr. Russell Blaylock (air date beginning 11/5/09). These shows have just posted. You will hear the research the mainstream media is not publishing on the experimental vaccines. Doctors who read the scientific neurological data dont take these vaccines and dont let their families take them either. If you want to know what they know, listen to the shows on the Apothecary Herbs web site under show archives. Dont let the government make a criminal out of you because you dont trust them with your health. You know something is very wrong when health care professionals dont want the vaccines either. Just say no to the flu vaccines. UPGRADED PANDEMIC KIT Apothecary Herbs Upgraded Pandemic Kit is designed to strengthen your own immune system by ten fold and help protect you from swine & bird flu this fall. IMPORTANT: this kit contains two back-up products for a forced vaccination situation to help draw the vaccine back out and protect the blood system from the virus. These items have worked well on venomous snake bites, bee stings, poison ivy, brown recluse spider bite and the tetanus vaccine. If you are forced to be vaccinated you would use these products immediately after getting the vaccination. If you havent gotten your Upgraded Pandemic Kit from Apothecary Herbs dont wait too long - now is the time. To get your UPGRADED PANDEMIC KIT Call Apothecary Herbs 866-229-3663, International 704875-8010 or http://www.thepowerherbs.com each kit contains 8 products for 2 adults for 10-day pandemic in a travel case for just $175.00. Use dose by weight for children under 100 pounds (see instructions). Now save 15% with your mail-in order. Call Apothecary Herbs or see Economic Stimulus discount below. POWER HERB KIT contains 13 concentrated herbal liquids for numerous uses and is a good starter kit and comes in a portable carry case. Call Apothecary Herbs toll free 866-229-3663, International 704-875-8010 or http://www.thepowerherbs.com. OUR VERSION OF THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS Apothecary Herbs is offering 15% off your total order before shipping when you print off your shopping cart order online or fill out the catalog order form and mail in your order with your check or money order. Get prepared, healthy and save what could be better than that? International orders can send an International Money Order and save 15%. Apothecary Herbs, P.O. Box 918, Huntersville, NC 28070 USA.

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Alex Jones Tv 1/2:Food Irradiation & Live Viruses! http://eclipptv.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=9095 *****

An Exclusive Interview with Barbara Starfield MEDICALLY CAUSED DEATH IN AMERICA http://blogs.healthfreedomalliance.org/blog/2009/12/17/an-exclusive-interviewwith-barbara-starfield/ ***** From a Fellow Subscriber: Hey BobI don't know if you are interested, but a good friend of mine has cured himself of Morgellon's disease (look it up- it is a horrific skin disease that somehow may be related to GMO's) and he has created a website where he doesn't sell anything and he offers free advice to people how to cure themselves of it. When people come to his site, he contacts them and talks to them on the phone to help themselves cure themselves. He's a good guy, and he wants to change the world to make it a better place. His website is: www.howicuredmorgellons.com Check it out. ***** From a Fellow subscriber: This is what I have written to both my Congressman and Senator today: December 22, 2009 Please vote against nationalized health care. I think that building/expanding yet another bureaucracy to centralize yet another service is a bad idea. While I agree that health care is important for everyone, I believe that there are other means LESS INTRUSIVE to insure that more people have healthcare such as: tax deductions. These kinds of options need to be explored more. Increasingly what's clear in this country is "who" has clout: the pharmaceutical industry definitely is the winner in this nationalized schema. Nationalized healthcare is perfect for them. They'll have a stranglehold on medical care! As it is, this industry is trying to shut down or discredit alternative care: natural herbs and the vitamin industry. I, as a constituent, want choice. Another disturbing development in this country is agriculture. Agriculture of course has a direct link to health and healthcare. I have seen "factory" animals absolutely suffer from all of the hormones and chemicals that they are forced to swallow! I have read how Monsanto and other multinationals try to force farmers to buy their chemically altered seeds! They also promote chemical fertilizers that destroy the nutrients in the soil. In addition, these same kinds of organizations try to push legislation to over regulate the organic farmers out of business. Do you see the problem here? Let's make sure that Americans eat nutritionally deficient food so that they always need drugs! All I want for people like me is the freedom to have nothing to do with this hellish picture that I see forming in the horizon. I want to take my minerals, my vitamins, and

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eat good organic food and stay away from hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry. I want absolutely nothing to do with all this chemical shit. Thank you very much for kindly considering my comments. Vote against all of this nationalization. It just takes away choice and enslaves us! This is not the American I know. Give me back the old America please. Thank you and do the right thing! NEXT ISSUE WEDNESDAY - DECENBER 30TH, 2009

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