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Bank Of Japan Buying Power Runs Dry: “If They Don’t Increase Now, It’s Going To Be A Shock!”

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– Bank Of Japan Buying Power Runs Dry: “If They Don’t Increase Now, It’s Going To Be A Shock!” (ZeroHedge, Sep 11, 2015):

Since 2010, The Bank of Japan has ‘openly’ – no conspiracy theory here – been a buyer of Japanese stock ETFs. Their bravado increased as the years passed and Abe pressured them from their independence to ‘show’ that his policies were working to the point that in September 2014, The BoJ bought a record amount of Japanese stock ETFs taking its holdings to over 1.5% of the entire market cap, surpassing Nippon Life as the largest individual holder of Japanese stocks.

Having stepped in a stunning 76% of days to ensure the market closed green, it appears, as Bloomberg reports, time (or money) is running out for Kuroda and the BoJ having spent 78 percent of its allotment as of Sept. 7. “They’ve only got a little bit left in their quota,” notes one trader, “The BOJ had a big role in supporting the market,” he implored, “if they don’t increase purchases now, it’s going to be a shock.”

Read moreBank Of Japan Buying Power Runs Dry: “If They Don’t Increase Now, It’s Going To Be A Shock!”

FBI says ‘Australian IS jihadist’ is actually a Jewish American troll named Joshua Ryne Goldberg

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– FBI says ‘Australian IS jihadist’ is actually a Jewish American troll named Joshua Ryne Goldberg (The Age, Sep 11, 2015):

A young Jewish American man has been charged with pretending to be an Australian-based Islamic State jihadist after a FBI joint investigation with the Australian Federal Police based on information provided by Fairfax Media.

Joshua Ryne Goldberg, a 20-year old living at his parents’ house in US state of Florida, is accused of posing online as “Australi Witness,” an IS supporter who publicly called for a series of attacks against individuals and events in western countries.

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French court confirms Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning

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H/t reader squodgy:

“Once again, in their perpetual fight for dominance in poisoning the world population, they vow to take the court judgement of “GUILTY OF POISONING” a French Farmer, on to the next level of Court.

When will farmers & consumers wake up to this tyranny and skullduggery?”

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– French court confirms Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning (Reuters, Sep 10, 2015):

A French court upheld on Thursday a 2012 ruling in which Monsanto was found guilty of chemical poisoning of a French farmer, who says he suffered neurological problems after inhaling the U.S. company’s Lasso weedkiller.

The decision by an appeal court in Lyon, southeast France, confirmed the initial judgment, the first such case heard in court in France, that ruled Monsanto was “responsible” for the intoxication and ordered the company to “fully compensate” grain grower Paul Francois.

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Dr. Paul Craig Roberts: Are Big Banks Using Derivatives To Suppress Bullion Prices?

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– Are Big Banks Using Derivatives To Suppress Bullion Prices? (The Real Agenda News, Sep 9, 2015):

By Paul Craig Roberts

We have explained on a number of occasions how the Federal Reserves’ agents, the bullion banks (principally JPMorganChase, HSBC, and Scotia) sell uncovered shorts (“naked shorts”) on the Comex (gold futures market) in order to drive down an otherwise rising price of gold.

By dumping so many uncovered short contracts into the futures market, an artificial increase in “paper gold” is created, and this increase in supply drives down the price.

Read moreDr. Paul Craig Roberts: Are Big Banks Using Derivatives To Suppress Bullion Prices?

How to Survive a Stock Market Crash

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H/t reader squodgy:

 “The next two weeks will be crucial in establishing reality from denial.

Nobody is privy to exactly what is planned, which just shows the contempt the PTB hold we SHEEPLE in, but based on the continuous high conflict level worldwide and the continuous high debt and unseviceability levels for Nations and individuals, SOMETHING CATSTROPHIC must happen to smokescreen the financial reset.”

– How to Survive a Stock Market Crash (The Real Agenda News, Sep 11, 2015)

ABC: “Epic flooding threatening Fukushima… Serious concerns about nuclear plant in flood zone” — Massive amount of nuclear waste has already flowed into ocean — “Grave danger” from contaminated water leak — Torrential downpours overwhelm site — Official: It’s “threatening safety” at plant (VIDEO)

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 – ABC: “Epic flooding threatening Fukushima… Serious concerns about nuclear plant in flood zone” — Massive amount of nuclear waste has already flowed into ocean — “Grave danger” from contaminated water leak — Torrential downpours overwhelm site — Official: It’s “threatening safety” at plant (VIDEO)

“Rapid, stunning and complete” die-off of animals near nuclear site — 150,000+ antelopes bleeding from internal organs, pits brimming with corpses — Experts completely baffled: “It’s really unheard of… 100% mortality, I know of no example in history like it… Doesn’t make any sense” (PHOTOS)

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– “Rapid, stunning and complete” die-off of animals near nuclear site — 150,000+ antelopes bleeding from internal organs, pits brimming with corpses — Experts completely baffled: “It’s really unheard of… 100% mortality, I know of no example in history like it… Doesn’t make any sense” (PHOTOS)

 

“Be Our Guest”: Russia Warns Washington Of “Unintended Incidents” In Syria

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Related info:

– Iran Sends Soldiers To Support Russian Troops In Syria, … Combating ISIS, Al-Nusra, And Other US-Israel-Supported Groups

– “Be Our Guest”: Russia Warns Washington Of “Unintended Incidents” In Syria (ZeroHedge, Sep 11, 2015):

On Thursday evening, we chronicled the latest in the drama that is Syria’s horrific civil war, noting that, according to an Israeli defense source, “hundreds” of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are on the ground in Syria fighting alongside the Russians to support Bashar al-Assad’s depleted forces as they battle to regain control of the country.

If true, that would answer the following question which we’ve been asking for quite some time: will Iran remain on the sidelines and allow the Houthis to be routed in Yemen and Assad deposed in Syria, or will Tehran, like Moscow, finally decide that the time for rhetoric has come to an end?

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At Least 107 Killed As Crane Crashes Into Mecca’s Grand Mosque

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Before you read the following articles, take a look at this:

Islam’s holiest place, the Kaaba, in the city of Mecca & the 9/11 memorial.

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– 107 dead after crane collapses at world’s holiest mosque in Mecca (RT, Sep 11, 2015):

At least 107 people died and 238 more were injured when a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Friday.

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The Kingdom’s General Directorate of Civil Defense blamed the accident on severe storms, according to its official Twitter.

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The tragedy comes ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage which is due later this month. Millions of Muslims from around the world will converge on the holy city between September 21-26.

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– Crane Collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque Kills at Least 107 People (NBC News/AP, Sep 11, 2015)

– Mecca crane collapse: 107 dead at Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque (BBC News, Sep 11, 2015)

– At least 107 killed as crane crashes into Mecca’s Grand Mosque (Telegraph, Sep 11, 2015)

– 87 Dead After Crane Collapses In Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque Following Storm, Lightning Strike (ZeroHedge, Sep 11, 2015):

At least 87 people were killed after a crane crashed earlier today in Mecca’s Grand Mosque with Saudi Arabia’s Civil defense adding another 184 people were injured in the fatal accident which takes place just weeks before Islam’s annual Hajj pilgrimage which takes place between September 21-26.

The video captures the moment of the crane collapse:

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9/11: Decade of Deception (Full Film NEW 2015)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqqelDq4P48

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Description:

On the tenth anniversary of the Attacks of September 11th, 2001, expert witnesses gathered at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada to provide evidence-based research that called into question the official story of 9/11. This was known as The Toronto Hearings on 9/11.

Over a period of four days, these experts in Structural Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, and History gave researched and professional testimony to an international panel of distinguished judges. The panel of judges, in conjunction with the steering committee would go on to publish their final analysis of the evidence provided, which called for a new investigation into the Attacks of September 11th, 2001.

This film is a summary of the strongest evidence given over the four days of hearings. To see the hearings in their entirety please visit http://torontohearings.org/ or read the final report available on the aforementioned website.

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Iran Sends Soldiers To Support Russian Troops In Syria, … Combating ISIS, Al-Nusra, And Other US-Israel-Supported Groups

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Related info:

– Russia Sends More Tank Landing Ships, Military Aircraft To Syria

– Russian Military Presence In Syria Risks “Confrontation” With US-Backed Forces (= ISIS), Kerry Warns Lavrov

Flashback:

– British SAS Special Forces ‘Dressed Up As ISIS Rebels’ Fighting Assad in Syria

More info down below.

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– In Major Humiliation For Obama, Iran Sends Soldiers To Support Russian Troops In Syria (ZeroHedge, Sep 10, 2015):

When Zero Hedge first reported ten days ago that Russian troops, in their bid to support the Assad regime in its ongoing confrontation with various ISIS, Al Nusra, and other US-supported groups in what has become the proxy war of 2015 (one which even comes with thousands of refugees for dramatic media impact) had been quietly massing in Syria and have set up a forward operating base near Damascus, there were those who were openly skeptical.

Then, just a few hours ago, Bloomberg finally confirmed that “top officials were scheduled to meet at the National Security Council Deputies Committee level to discuss how to respond to the growing buildup of Russian military equipment and personnel in Latakia” and that Russia is “set to start flying combat missions from a new air base inside Syria.”

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We Now Know What Happened At 6:12 AM This Morning

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– We Now Know What Happened At 6:12 AM This Morning (ZeroHedge, Sep 10, 2015):

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In summary: what we do know: a nearly 1% move up and down in the S&P due to blatan – and illegal – spoofing manipulation; what we don’t know: the identity of the spoofer.

What is certain: if the culprit is a central bank or one of its trading agents like Citadel, the CFTC will never follow up. If it is some Indian living in his parents’ basement in a London suburb, you can run but you can’t hide.

US Warns Of “Unprecedented” Russian Military Buildup In Syria: “It’s Starting To Look Like Crimea”

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– US Warns Of “Unprecedented” Russian Military Buildup In Syria: “It’s Starting To Look Like Crimea” (ZeroHedge, Sep 10, 2015):

On Wednesday, we brought you an in-depth look at the latest from Syria where Russia is apparently in a mad dash to send reinforcements to Assad and his depleted army at Latakia (or at least that’s the narrative being pushed rather hard by Western media).

Meanwhile, France and Britain have apparently decided that the best way to stem the flow of refugees to Western Europe is to bomb the country from which the refugees are fleeing, which means that in relatively short order, the skies above Syria will be filled with French, British, American, Turkish, and Russian jets, a situation which quite clearly has the potential to cause an “accident.”

With the war drums now beating loudly, the media is keen on documenting anything that even sounds like it might be incremental which, in combination with the fact that situation on the ground truly is rather fluid, means we get more color on the situation with each passing hour. Case in point, from Reuters:

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Paul Krugman Is “Really, Really Worried” That He Might Have Screwed Up Japan

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– Paul Krugman Is “Really, Really Worried” That He Might Have Screwed Up Japan (ZeroHedge, Sep 10, 2015):

Late last year, a very important and very “powerful” man took a field trip to Japan to observe Keynesian insanity prowling around in its natural habitat…

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That’s right, last November Paul Krugman – the mere mention of whom is enough to strike terror in the hearts and minds of the sane – found himself in a limousine with Japanese economist Etsuro Honda who was intent on securing the Nobel laureate’s help in convincing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to delay a planned (and prudent) sales tax hike. As a reminder, here’s how Bloomberg described the “historic” series of events:

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Is This The Start Of India’s Gold Confiscation

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Wow! You can’t make this scam up if you wanted to.

From the article:

“the plan will allow Indians to deposit their jewelry or bars with banks and earn interest, while the banks will be free to sell the gold to jewelers, thereby boosting supply.”

And again: Only physical(!) gold (and silver) stored outside the banking system is real, everything else is an illusion.

 

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– Is This The Start Of India’s Gold Confiscation (ZeroHedge, Sep 10, 2015):

On April 5, 1933, FDR signed Executive order 6102 which made illegal “the Hoarding of gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates within the continental United States” in the process criminalizing the possession of monetary gold by any individual or corporation.

This was de facto gold confiscation; De jure it wasn’t, because as compensation for the relinquished gold, Americans would receive 20.67 in freshly printed US dollars for every troy ounce. Anybody who objected faced a fine of $10,000 (just under $200,000 in inflation-adjusted dollars) and up to 10 years in prison.

Once the government was confident it has confiscated enough gold, it turned around and raised the official price of a gold ounce to $35 (about $600 in today’s dollars) devaluing the US Dollar by 40% overnight at a time when currencies were still backed by hard assets.

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Welcome to the Recovery – Two Out of Five American Children Experience Poverty

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– Welcome to the Recovery – Two Out of Five American Children Experience Poverty (Liberty Blitzkrieg, Sep 10, 2015):

The last seven years of American history will be remembered for the unprecedented oligarch crime scene that it is. Branding what has occurred during the Obama administration an “economic recovery,” represents little more than a vicious assault on human intelligence.

I’ve spent a lot of time on these pages proving this to be the case, and have even dubbed it the “oligarch recovery” (see links at the end). Here’s the latest proof.

From the Wall Street Journal:

Childhood poverty is far more prevalent than annual figures suggest, a new paper says, with nearly two in every five U.S. children spending at least one year in poverty before they turn 18 years old.

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The City of London Has Turned Britain Into a “Civilized Mafia State”

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Keep Calm And Love Your Banker

– Guardian Op-Ed – The City of London Has Turned Britain Into a “Civilized Mafia State” (Liberty Blitzkrieg, Sep 9, 2015):

While an earlier post related to the likely bursting of the London real estate bubble, this one highlights a blistering critique of the role the City of London has played in transforming Great Britain into what George Monbiot calls a “civilized mafia state.” But that’s just an appetizer. This extremely well written and information article is a must read for anyone still in the dark regarding London’s central role within the global financial crime syndicate.

Here are a few excerpts from the Guardian:

To an extent unknown since before the first world war, economic relations in this country are becoming set in stone. It is not just that the very rich no longer fall while the very poor no longer rise. It’s that the system itself is protected from risk. Through bailouts, quantitative easing and delays in interest-rate rises, speculative investment has been so well cushioned that – as the Guardian economics editor, Larry Elliott, puts it – financial markets are “one of the last bastions of socialism left on Earth”.

Read moreThe City of London Has Turned Britain Into a “Civilized Mafia State”

This Is EXACTLY What The Early Phases Of A Market Meltdown Look Like

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– This Is EXACTLY What The Early Phases Of A Market Meltdown Look Like (Economic Collapse, Sep 9, 2015):

There is so much confusion out there.  On the days when the Dow goes down by several hundred points, lots of people pat me on the back and tell me that I “nailed” my call for the second half of this year.  But on the days when the Dow goes up by several hundred points, I get lots of people contacting me and telling me that they are confused because they thought the stock market was supposed to go down.  Well, the truth is that if there is going to be a full-blown market meltdown, we would expect for there to be wildly dramatic swings in the market both up and down.

A perfect example of this is what we experienced during the financial crisis of 2008.  9 of the 20 largest single day declines in stock market history happened that year, but 9 of the 20 largest single day increases in stock market history also happened that year.  If we are moving into another great financial crisis, there should be massive ups and massive downs, and that is precisely what we are witnessing right now.

Read moreThis Is EXACTLY What The Early Phases Of A Market Meltdown Look Like

God Sent Snow to Obama’s Global Warming Fieldtrip

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– God Sent Snow to Obama’s Global Warming Fieldtrip (The Christian Post, Sep 9, 2015):

“Study the past if you would divine the future.” – Confucius

President Obama told some whoppers the size of Mt. McKinley, I mean Denali, about global warming while he was here in Alaska.

At a climate change conference in Anchorage Obama attempted to scare the long-johns off Alaskans he obviously thinks are stupid when he predicted “submerged countries, abandoned cities … entire industries of people who can’t practice their livelihoods, desperate refugees seeking the sanctuary of nations not their own, and political disruptions that could trigger multiple conflicts around the globe.”

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“Junked” Brazil Is Falling Apart At The Seams; Cancels Bond Auction

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– “Junked” Brazil Is Falling Apart At The Seams; Cancels Bond Auction (ZeroHedge, Sep 10, 2015):

Exactly one month ago, in the aftermath of the Chinese devaluation announcement, we made a simple prediction. “Biggest immediate loser from China’s devaluation: Brazil” Today, following the overdue, long anticipated, and yet “shocking” downgrade of Brazil by the S&P to junk, this prediction is coming true.

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What Happened At 6:12 AM This Morning?

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– What Happened At 6:12 AM This Morning? (ZeroHedge, Sep 10, 2015):

Anyone waking this morning will glance at US equity futures and happily note its unchanged-ness relative to weakness in Asia overnight. But behind the scenes of the last 12 hours was a total and utter farce of price discovery failure. S&P 500 e-mini futures have been halted twice (0551ET anbd 0612ET) in what one market observer exclaimed “looks like manipulation to me.” So what exactly happened at 6:12am?

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New Yorkers Without “Enhanced” ID Could Face Travel Restrictions From Homeland Security

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– New Yorkers Without “Enhanced” ID Could Face Travel Restrictions From Homeland Security (Activist Post, Sep 9, 2015):

It has been speculated by those who have been researching the ongoing encroachment of the national security state that it would be fully implemented through  a range of restrictions that would make it all but impossible to engage with modern society if one is “non-compliant.”

Enter the “enhanced” driver’s license.

First off, it’s worth noting that having a driver’s license at all is a restriction on one’s liberty. Nevertheless, for those who have given in to that bit of soft tyranny, it now appears that the standard license is not going to be sufficient to travel as you wish.

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