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"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs."
-Thomas Jefferson

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Hillary to China: Vote for Iran Sanctions, or Face Gulf Conflagration and Oil Cutoff

Webster G. Tarpley | The Iran attack scenario is once again operational, this time as a means at striking at China’s oil supply.

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Internet Censorship Alert! Alex Jones exposes agenda to ‘blacklist’ dissenting sites and license users

Aaron Dykes & Alex Jones | Major ISPs across the globe are instituting ‘blacklists’ to selectively block alternative sites like Infowars.com and PrisonPlanet.com, even where such draconian policies have not been put in place by law.

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Did The Obama Administration Do ANY Homework Before Announcing The Volcker Rule?

“The Volcker rule could be far-reaching. But it is disturbing that the Obama administration announced it before they had done enough homework to tell us how it would work. And with respect for the one man of influence sticking up for true restraints on the banks, I’d urge Volcker not to minimize the difficulty of the task until he founds out more of what’s really going on”

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Greek Ouzo and the CDS Puppetmaster

Stacy Summary: Two different takes on the Greek crisis at the moment.

Greek Ouzo Crisis Escalates Into Global Margin Call

The CDS PuppetMaster Behind it All

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Links 2/9/10

‘Boredom can kill you’ ANI
Genes reveal ‘biological ageing’ BBC
Re-Engineering the Human Immune System h+ (hat tip reader David C)
Sahara Desert Greening Due to Climate Change? National Geographic (hat tip reader Diane R)
Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize almost everything PhysOrg (hat tip reader Nick)
Sarah Palin caught cheating, proving to the world once again she’s [...]

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Head of BIS Calls for Bigger Liquidity Buffers

Regulators have been making a concerted push for banks to hold more equity as a protection against loss and overly-optimistic valuation of trading assets. But the head of the Bank of International Settlements, Jamie Caruna, argued at a secret (not) central bankers’ conference in Sydney that banks also need to carry more in the way [...]

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