Why America needs a new direction
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- Segment 1-2: We open the show with Rick Rule of Sprott Global discussing what he knows better than almost anyone on the planet. We also discuss his upcoming conference, Sprott Vancouver National Resource Symposium on July 22-25th.
- Segment 3: Brent Cook of Exploration Insights discusses the resource market.
- Segment 4: John Kaiser of Kaiser Bottom Fishing Report discusses the evolution of the reserve currencies.
- Segment 5 : Glen Downs, Chief of Staff for Congressman Walter Jones, provides shocking news about the border crisis.
- Segment 6: Jayant Bhandari discusses the actions by the Central Bank of India to ship its gold to be held in London.
- Segment 7-8: Our expert panel consists of James Anderson CEO of NeLegacy Gold, Dr. Richard Postma, AKA Doc, Chris Temple of The National Investor, and Rick Ackerman of Rick’s Picks. They discuss current political and economic issues and why America needs a new direction.
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Interesting comment Mr. Irish.
RE seg. 6……Something about this deal stinks……..I expect some members in the Indian Govt & the central bank of India have just become very rich , while others have ended-up with very sore arms. All to keep the Rothschild run City of London supplied with fresh ammo….to keep their scam going a little longer…..I am surprised the gold loving people of India are not taking to the streets over this…Somebody somewhere is selling them out.
India shipping their gold to London what a joke………..The Indians have a very short memory., of who controlled their lives for more than a century.
btw…….glad to hear from you……..your comments are always refreshing
HI JERRY….Yes I agree….But then money talks…BTW how is the coin collecting going, if you are after any British pieces let me know, I might be able to help , in the mean time don’t let the Bs get to you .
Hi TONY…… thanks for the reply……..Coin collecting is always on my mind. I always think of you concerning British pieces. Thanks for the offer.
Good point Jerry.
RE. Seg,7/8….Great panel, i love to hear sensible people having a logical conversation…..Chris Temple…You SIR get it , well said.
AL…I said it before & i will say it again this is the best site on the net…….& its all free
A BIG THANK YOU, TO YOU & ALL YOUR GUESTS…….& of course all the bloggers……Between us all if we had the opportunity we could turn America around & make it GREAT again.
Thank you very much for the kind words Mr. Irish.
We sure do try!
Irishtony,
You made me proud today because its so refreshing to hear folks with a realistic foundation. I appreciate your thoughts and inputs and it will take people just like you to turn this around, even if your not an american.
Much respect.
V
HI VORTEX
Thanks for your kind words. My worry about what is happening in the US is….What ever happens there usually has a ripple effect , which effects the Uk /Europe & a good chunk of country’s around the globe , & most of whats happening is not good, I would go as far as to say its evil……In the meantime take care of you & yours & if you happen to live in a community with good people then make as many friends as you can . People need good people around them , more than they realise.
Yes Mr. Irish, people certainly do need good people around them. I have to tell you that I consider myself to be the luckiest man in the world and Cory is rapidly coming to that conclusion.
They’re destroying a nation by immigration. IT is Genocide, they need to go to jail for enabling this. It is ‘Camp of the Saints.
AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS, ASIA FOR THE ASIANS, WHITE COUNTRIES FOR EVERYBODY??
“Diversity” means being chased out of your neighborhood.
“Diversity” means being chased out of your school.
“Diversity” means being chased out of your job.
“Diversity” Means Chasing Down the Last White Person.
“Diversity” means White Genocide
Anti-whites expect an entire race to disappear from the face of the earth without even mentioning, not even whispering about it.
Nobody’s flooding Africa with Non-Africans and giving them free health care, affirmative action and special privileges.
Only White Countries are doing it, only White children are affected, and only White politicians are allowing it.
Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white.
I just gotta add my voice in disagreement with Cecil.
I certainly do agree with you bb!
Justice should be colour blind
I saw a bumper sticker yesterday that said “Kill you local pedophile” I guess you just don’t get it until it happens to you.
Not kill, but definitely imprison!
Big Al…Rick Rule has been looking for obscure 8 cent stocks….does New Zealand Energy Corp fit that category and if so, what’s your time frame on it. Thanks
We will talk with Rhylin about it during the upcoming week.
Gimme a break.. I’m embarrassed to hear nonsense like this still coming out of people’s mouths. How bout we re all just human beings. Forget this racist garbage, forget patriotism n just accept we all live on the same planet together, we re all human beings.
There is no white genocide.. us Caucasians are THE people who create and manufacture almost ALL of the weapons including wmds world wide. Only white children are affected???? I don’t see white children being forced into sweat shops do you?
Have to agree Jay. Positive discrimination if one chooses to call it that is the inevitable result of over population. It’s as old as the hills. The trouble is that over here like in Texas it’s either got out of control or as it seems in the States has come about through devious political motives and sleight of hand.
As do I Reverend!
I am definitely with you Jay!
Great forum all round – thank you. Seg 8 sums it up with words like joker, carnival, circus act. There’s absolutely no doubt that we’re being governed by clowns and jackasses whether in the U.S or here in the UK. All we can hope and pray for is that the big top collapses in some sort of controlled way, taking the high-wire p… artists with it. And please God may the up-until-now docile spectators be given an answer short of all out riots.
Rev. Andy:
Any thoughts on how the Anglican conclave will sort things out this week?
Dai Uy – are you referring to the assisted death issue now being considered by General Synod? Former Archb George Carey has changed his mind on the subject and thinks it’s necessary in certain situations, while current Archb Welby thinks it is not.
Personally I think Gen Synod’s obsessing over such topics (gay marriage and women bishops are two of the other ‘chestnuts’)is a distraction from ever getting to grips with things like Gaza, Christians in Iraq etc, and so much more. The tragedy of our C of E is that it prefers to have all its teeth extracted through political correctness than ever sinking them into anything of substance.
Great comments Andrew…..The thing I like about you is you are NOT mainstream…
you have your own mind , & you are not afraid to speak it….You speak with the guidance of JESUS.
Thank you Mr Irish. Great to hear from you again. HOLD ONLY TO CHRIST!!
Rev Andy et al:
Speaking of Indians, I went to a local theater last night to view D’neesh Dzousa’s (sp)new film “America; Imagine a world without her” last night. He skillfully sets up 5 o6 Liberal,hateful myths about America and knocks them down one by one. An excellent film; I highly recommend to all who cherish freedom. Obama obviously does not come out well.
Imagine a world without light. That is a world without Jesus, The Light of the World. If you don’t obey Him, you are the problem.
Speaking of light, I was givin the idea of “freezing light” recently, I guess there will be some advancement in the way we think once we accomplish that.
I found the u tube by accident when attempting a J Rickards interview, darned if I can find it again.
You know that I do agree with you on this one Wayne!
Wayne,
Totally agree with your comment regarding Him being the Light of the World!
Thanks for the positive reminder.
Jody D
I guess the dinosaurs didn’t obey Jesus and look what happened to them…behold the fury of Jesus!
No disrespect to anyone but I got a good giggle from that one.
I personally think that is a little over the top, don’t you Tom?
I personally believe that free will is how God will desperate the wheat from the chaff.
I will definitely go and see it Dai Uy. Thank you!
Cecil could use some basic lessons in History 101.
‘Those’ that destroy are the same ‘Those’ that created it.
Pity the poor Indians,with their history of having been used/abused by the PTB.
Yes Matt
On the record agreeing with you Matt!
+1 Matt.
Re: Segment 6. I have one word for India: “Suckers!”
If you don’t realize that gold will disappear, you are STUPID.
CFS….Whats your take on the news that , CME/Thomson Reuters are to take over the Silver benchmark…….Me! I think the same crooks..different name.
I believe the only way Silver is going to reach its true value is if a few billionaire’s come in & start buying as much physical as they can get their hands on.
I think the London fix is becoming basically irrelevant. Except for LIBOR, that is still highly relevant.
See this???
Elites don’t care about the destruction of communities despite citizens objections. They need to go to prison for this systematic attack on a nation.
Citizens in Michigan Town Resist Alien Dump
Tony, my guess for silver is industril use, especially solar.
The thing with billionares aquireing lots remind me of the Hunts.
Also, I think Hugo Price has mentioned a time or two that he wonders if he will be killed for what he says.
Anyway, I just think it will be industial use drive the price up.
Now that Ive said hat Monday we will find out somebody has discovered a few billion onces. lol
BB….I read somewhere during the week that Hugo Price is gaining more support for his Silver Peso down in Mexico there is only a small number who are opposing his idea…(& they are probably bought & paid for ) If it came to pass I think it would put the cat among the pidgin’s …..Regards solar I can not understand why Countries are not racing ahead with development , its a no brainer, imo.
Regards the few billion ounces of silver….simple they will just take all the gold clad tungsten bars & spray them silver, there you go job done…haha.
I don’t understand why we are not charging ahead with solar as well, gotta be some opposition to it, didnt the oil industry crush electric cars at one time?
Maybe the same thing is happening now.
China looks to be our best hope for it, go figure.
I don’t know a lot about alternative energy. Keeping that in mind, I have heard that solar is not particularly effective.
That is something that I definitely need to look into and I will.
Al,,,,that is non sense concerning solar……………all you need is black plastic and glass, and you can have all the heat/energy you want from the sun………You are reading misinformation from some guy who wants to rip people off or keep oil as the main source of energy………Ever think big oil and big corporation and big govt want you to be free of them……… ETHANOL…RENEWAL RESOURCES…were the same game plan in the 1970’s… and got minimized by big govt…big business…. THE SUN IS FREE…….and big business, big govt has nothing to gain….from FREE……..
TONY……….If solar takes off……..How will the OIL ELITES,,Cause any wars………WILL IT BE A BATTLE OVER THE SUN,,,INSTEAD OF OIL………….
Well duh! Colonies on the sun have to be protected!
POLITICAL HOT SEAT, ,,could take on a new meaning……..
Just wait til they find a way to patent air. We ll be getting taxed for that soon enough too (already getting taxed for polluting it )
Jerry….”THEY”.Don’t like the SUN….”THEY” cant tax it , & “THEY” cant manipulate it.
that wouldn’t be because they do not like HOT MONEY….PLUS doesn’t paper burn.?
J…..the long, Could you explain how black plastic and glass works in the northern Midwest in winter. This inquiring mind would like to know, …or for that matter in summertime, when air-conditioning is needed.
Thanks.
grow lights………………
grow lights in winter,,,,and hamsters on a wheel in summer,,,just make sure you do not forget to feed the poor little things.
Now CFS…you know that in the Midwest, the sun shines 365 days a year….You just have to get above the cloud cover….or…you could turn on the wind turbines full blast and blow away the cloud cover…. with those big wind turbines spread out all over the upper part of the state, the wind turbines could easily blow away the clouds allowing sunshine to pour in ,,,and then the problem is solved………..You really need to think out side the box professor……..this is only logical thinking……
I really forgot I was not in Florida…..
BB, silver should be a lot higher than it is now. But as long as the manipulators/traders/ speculators can control the paper price, silver isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. It will be ranged bound, just like gold. Unless something breaks in the near future, then all bets are off. The cats over at KWN have been saying that silver will rocket to $100 but I don’t see that happening. Seeing that silver is an important industrial metal, I doubt we will see it trade anywhere higher than $50, and I am being generous with that price. I read a few years back that an auto maker (forget the name, but I believe it was Volvo) had been stockpiling silver. It’s possible that a lot of companies who use silver have already stockpiled enough of it to meet their demands for the foreseeable future. That can also keep silver’s price down.
Interesting point that I was unaware of Chris.
There was a whole story about it in one of the car magazines I read. The reason behind the stockpiling was because 1) the price was cheap 2) They had run in to problems in the past when they needed large amounts of it and couldn’t find the amount they needed. So they decided that when they located large amount of silver, they would buy it immediately, regardless if they needed it or not.
Thanks Chris,
Got a source?
Al
Its a good point, but couldnt you say that about oil 10 years ago?
Oil is more important than silver, and the world economy would be a lot more prosperous at 40 dollar oil than 100 + oil.
Surely there are people who would love to control the price of oil too—perhaps they do— but it always seems to the upside.
Good point, Cecil. The reason why oil is 100+ is 1) there are wars happening in oil rich countries- there is always a scare that supply might be cut off 2) I think that oil is also factoring in inflation, or the devaluation of the US Dollar (some people believe oil is high because the US dollar in almost worthless)
I am not a chartist, but my analysis of charts seems to indicate WTI drops to the mid $90s per barrel, before finally heading upwards.
This is completely at odds with my fundamental analysis, which suggests going up right now……which means I’m missing something!
If I have to choose between charts and fundamentals, this time I choose the charts, because of the current volume.
Volume often carries almost as much information as price. I guess I don’t understand why Rick and Gary don’t seem to place much value in volume information.
Chris, that could be worth a search, ya never no, I think I remember hearing of companies stockpiling silver awhile back.
Wherever its coming from nobody that I read seems to know where its coming from.
I’ll try and find what magazine it was in. If I do, I’ll scan the article and post it.
Many thanks, Chris
If a constitutional convention is convened, what part do your experts want to change? A Con Con would not be limited to one subject, and the final product, no matter how many do-gooders are in charge, could very well be the end of our Republic.
Can you elaborate on that Bud?
SEE COMMENT TO CFS.
BUD, You do understand the ratification process for constitutional changes, I trust!
I find most people who make statements like “end of the US or Republic” completely ignorant of the law and process.
THE CONSTITUTION CAN BE CHANGED WITHOUT A CONVENTION AS IT HAS BEEN DONE MANY TIMES. A CONVENTION WILL OPEN UP THE PROCESS TO WRITING A NEW CONSTITUTION IF THE ATTENDEES DECIDE. LOOK AT OUR CURRENT LEADERS AND FIND EVEN ONE THAT YOU COULD TRUST WITH YOUR FREEDOM. I URGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS AND PROVE ME WRONG.
BUD, You do NOT understand the ConCon process.
The problem with the standard process for amendment is subject to needing both houses of Congress to agree, which is impossible at the moment. The ConCon process goes to the states directly. It technically does not even need a meeting of delegates. It is NOT like the original writing of the constitution convention, contrary to what many idiot radio hosts like to state.
To understand the ConCon process please read Mark Levin’s book on the subject, then you might understand the process.
I should have probably replaced the words “goes to the states directly” by “comes from the States directly”, That is more precise.
It permits the people basically to bypass Congress and the President, for such a circumstance as when the government becomes tyrannical. Is that not the current situation?
If there is no shame in collecting welfare and government hand outs and the illegal immigrants are receiving all the entitlements of the average American citizen, why would anyone in the mid to lower classes want to be gainfully employed. No incentive, no problem, If anyone asks you if you have a job just say you are working for the government. Nothing could be closer to the truth.
Chris, most Canadians think the government should take care of all their needs from the cradle to the grave without giving a thought to who will pay for it. That article doesn’t shock me anymore.
Canadians’ dream is to work for the government. That is why there is little to no innovation happening in Canada. If you tell somebody you are going to open your own business, they look at you as if you’re crazy.
Hey man, we ARE pioneers in the marijuana industry 😉 otherwise yup, ridiculous trying to get a business off the ground. Usually seems the greatest ideas here are sold to the highest bidder n that’s it that’s all
Not in Alberta where we actually get to keep 2/3 + of our income Chris. Being from Ontario where wages are lower, taxes are higher, overtime is rare if possible at all and jobs outside of gov’t. are scarce I can see that being the prevailing attitude east of Saskatchewan though. There are 1000 machine shops in Edmonton, which were not built by wanna-be bureaucrats.
Proudcanuck, what I meant to say (which didn’t come out right) is Canadians who have ideas usually tend to leave the country. There is innovation happening in Canada and there are people who stay in Canada and make valuable contributions but they are a minority. Canadians in general like safety over risk. I’ve noticed in western Canada that people have more of a go-getter attitude. Here in Montreal where I live, I can really say that about the people. Everybody is scrambling to get that cushy government job. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard my associates tell their children to go work for the government after finishing school. It’s as if the private sector doesn’t exist. That is my observation.
I still wouldn’t trade our health care system for America’s. Ironically we seem to spend more money on things that benefit health and well being and far less on killing devices wmds, military, etc. Sure some of that can be pinned down to the notion that “America will defend us” but – harper aside – we also have a far better record of not invading other countries or training up future terrorists vis a vis saddam / Osama etc
Canada has its strengths and weaknesses, just like any other country. But I think the public sector will bankrupt this country, or should I say it already has. I live in La Belle Province and let me tell you, I don’t know how this province will continue paying the public sector worker and retiree. Taxes I believe are the highest in the country and they continue to sneak their beloved fees anywhere they can.
Regarding the MJ industry, I don’t have any issues with it (I might get some hell from Big Al for saying that). Legalise it and tax it. We all know the War on Drugs has been a failure, like prohibition. Let’s legalise MJ for starters and see what happens.
I was only being sarcky in regards to that mj comment but agree with you. If there has to be a tax, imo get rid of 95% of the bureaucracy, 99.9999% of the tax code (even laws in general), and have a reasonable flat tax RIGHT across the board (no exemptions, right off s etc. Then everything’s fair, those in the 1% will be forced to contribute as they surely don’t at all as it stands. Fairest way I think and would cover only essential services.
Jay, regarding your flat tax comment, what percentage would you deem reasonable? 10%, 15%.
Chris, I couldn’t put a number to it personally, I have a feeling if left to it society / the market would figure it out. Right now the entire tax burden is solely on the middle class. While the free ride needs to go , the wealthy deserve to pay their share. Get rid of the ultra plush bums and the burden of the rest will dissappear. (Simple example of the extreme reality we live in : if you took just the top 10 wealthiest families in America such as the Waltons, Gates, Rockefellers etc and distributed only HALF of their annual income across the entirety of the population, the average family income would DOUBLE.
Strange how many Canadians come for treatment in the US, isn’t it?
Cfs I know very few who have gone to the states (in dyer circumstances where a lot of money can make a difference is about the only example I can think of). Medicare isn’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination, however it sure is great not having to pay a penny for something as fundamentally important as that. I always find it amusing to hear people rag on socialized medicine yet expect the fire ddepartment or police to show up when needed free of charge..
Actually I wonder how much healthier and better off America might be if medicare was free for Americans (via taxes) and instead every time massive military purchases or operations are taken on each taxpayer got a personalized bill for the expenses.. 😉
I agree with you Chris
DT, I find that statement far from truth.
Now, health care, Canadians believe everyone has the right to it.
But wealth? Earn it buddy! or win the lotto, lol
Sadly Stepan Molynew did a presentation on Canada which stated that 20.9% of the Canadian work force work for government at one level or another…but of that only about 1/6 work for the federal government. One thing to remember though is that our health care workers are also government employees in a sense…70% of our medicare being public and 30% private…where as in europe it’s 85%. Americans have to pay health insurance to the tune of ? $200-500/month? Overall we have a balanced budget at the federal level, our meagre old age pensions and Canada pension plans are funded fully …not relying on the next generation as an ongoing ponzi scheme as in the US….but with the concept of innovation…critics are right; we have fewer smaller businesses who don’t innovate enough and generally invest too little in training, education and r and d. Partly because our society spurns opulence and being bold.
To add something to my comment above, the problem is on the provincial level. On the federal level things are OK. It’s the provinces (Ontario and Quebec are the main offenders) that have a huge debt load that threaten to bring Canada to its knees.
Because the taxpayers will revolt…..!!!
Agree
the way it is going , the only tax payers, will be govt. employees………
Womb to tomb welfare dependent – we certainly have our fair share of them over here DT.
The taxpayer’s revolt in the UK was, of course, the reason for VAT.
Have you noticed on receipts food is taxed at 0%.
Ever wondered WHY that line is there?
That because before the system is allowed to collapse, food WILL ALSO be taxed.
I am informed that income tax cheating in the UK is beginning to run out of control.
CFS, speaking of Europe. Martin Armstrong has an interesting article on Germany. Here it is:http://armstrongeconomics.com/2014/07/10/german-municipals-in-trouble/ You are well-traveled; Have you been to Germany? If so, any insights you can share with us? I’ve read that Deutsche Bank is in terrible financial health. Any truth to that?
4 out of 9 justices are Jewish. Kagan, breyer, Ginsburg, sotomaryor, all jews. Jewish people are only 1.8% of the population but are 44% of the supreme court. Sincerely. Very dangerous
Great show guys!! Love hearing from Rick Rule. And really hit the nail on the head with that last segment! Definitely miss hearing from Gary on these weekend reports (hopefully this is just down to his recuperation 😉
The week seems to be incomplete as we do not have a summary of last week, from Doc or his views going into next week. To state that there is no innovation happening in Canada is Ridiculous! It certainly isn’t as large a contribution as the US but it is still there. Highest Regards, FIH.
FIH, I should have phrased it differently. There is innovation in Canada, but nothing to brag about. Canadians who have ideas usually head down to the US or Europe, even Australia. I’ve seen it happen countless of times. Canada has lost a lot of great minds to other countries.
Chris, we are falling into the same trap that Americans have, we don’t have a choice who our leaders are, Justin Trudeau’s father was our Prime Minister but surely with all the people in this country his son can’t be the only candidate for the opposition party. This is all so third world like in India or Pakistan if your family’s last name was Ghandi or Bhouto!
Dick Tracy, like it or not Justin Trudeau is going to be Canada’s next Prime Minister. He’s handsome and hip and his father was Pierre Trudeau, the hippest of all Prime Ministers. People only care about looks and catchphrases. Canada’s last great Prime Minister was Lester B. Pearson.
I know Justin will probably win the next national election, the point is we don’t have a choice anymore.
I hope you’re wrong, aside from legalizing weed he hasn’t had an idea in his head his whole life beyond how nice it would be to become pm…just a decent amateur boxer with good looks…that said im buying into supreme pharmaceuticals to hedge my bet …they’ll get their growing license this fall. 😉
I lived in Germany for almost three years, but not recently.
(I even dated a German girl from Munich for a while and love that area and over to Salzburg.
I used to visit regularly over the years, but less so since I am no longer able to drive because of my lack of sight. It has been almost 5 years since I was in Austria, Germany or Switzerland. I was in Trieste last year….as close as I got! (Except for changing planes in Frankfort, which doesn’t count) Used to love the Alps in Summertime, but my climbing/hiking days are over.
There is a debt problem all over. I expect some municipalities to run out of taxing power eventually. As a general rule Germans tend to be more financially cautious than the English. (Certainly Austrians and the Swiss more so) Those nations, in general, enjoy a higher standard of living than Americans.
My previous comment was for Chris’s question.
I’m heading to Germany (Cologne) for business in March after a trip to France. I’ll let you know how I think its going when I get there. It will have been two years since I was last there…interesting to see whats changed in that time.
I follow people as well as silver companies. There’s a newish silver company I’m looking at right now. There’s an insider by the name of Mike Clarke. Do you follow Aussies in the Mining business? He may not actually be an Aussie, but he’s been associated with a couple of Australian Mining companies.
That question was for you, Skeeta, about Aussies.
No..I don’t know him.
Be wary of all in costs if investing here. …Ive been caught in the past.
Doray Minerals are a low cost ASX listed miner if your interested…
…not investment advice…but check them out 🙂
Cheers
Regarding segment 5. I looked up this Request For Information in Fedbizopps myself and indeed it looks like some part of a grand plan that was cooked up before January of 2014. It was issued by Immigration & Customs Enforcement but I’ll bet you anything it goes all the way up to the White House.
If only the big 0’s emails could be subpoenaed, his treachery to the country would be exposed. He has killed the US, whose citizens will realize only after another generation.
I find it interesting that Canadians who have probably about 1/10 the population of the US are much more involved in the political discussions on this site.
DT….& that is the problem with US citizen’s , not enough of them are interested in what their Govt. are doing.
http://armstrongeconomics.com/2014/07/06/obama-worst-president-since-1945/
The polls on Obama are being talked about around the world. There probably has not been a president so disliked globally as Obama. His defense of the NSA has destroyed his image outside the USA. He seems to be just considered as a liar and a sneak. I personally encounter more negativism about Obama than any president in my whole life travelling around. It seemed you just said you were an American and oh boy they just had to comment about Obama. This was even sitting in airports without people knowing who I was or what I did. Just mention you were American and it seemed like they had to mention Obama. He has definitely destroyed the image of the USA more than any president in my lifetime. The polls showing he is the worst president since 1945 among Americans is taking the headlines everywhere.
Interestingly the media over here (Australia) more often than not always perceive him as a good guy & good President ?
Must be that keep up that strategic Australian / American military alliance thats been going on for many, many decades now ?
You guys do have many strategic spy bases over here like Pine Gap etc.
Just my guess ?
There’s 170 main bases; God knows how many minor bases.
The US spends more on defense (black budget not included) than the Sum of spending of China + Russia + Japan + England + France + Germany + Israel + Turkey combined.
Just North of us we have a country with the greatest population of Muslims in the world if I’m not mistaken ?
Its no wonder we keep strategic alliance with America…..just in case.
Any fall of America’s military strength will affect us also.
Going to be interesting times ahead…for all.
Cheers.
That’s (Indonesia) where Barry (The Big 0) was raised.
Off topic: I think this is an important story.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-11/deadliest-rarest-form-of-plague-contracted-near-denver.html
Great show guys…thank you.
Its a sunny (but cool) winters Sunday morning here.
Listened to the show as I washed the cars.
It helped take my mind off doing the chores !
Cheers.
Re: ISIS:
According to an ex -Foreign Secretary, in addition to the 550 American troops on the ground as advisors and to defend the Baghdad Embassy, there are CIA run troops on the ground setting up for an attack on ISIS.
The delay seems to be setting up a base in Kurdistan, for re-fuelling and re-arming.
Negotiations on-going. I don’t know if the Big 0 is in the loop; the impression I got was he is disinterested. in the Middle East.
Interesting cfs
The info came directly from someone who talked with Condi Rice at Stanford over the weekend.
Al and Cory I’m shocked there were no tough questions or musings regarding Indian gold…Do you think they are free from influence of the Anglo-American empire? Surely, as with Germany a private deal was most likely made…now the UK can stay afloat many more months to keep the ponzi scheme going of “leasing out” gold to China while making western bank gold speculators rich on the short side, manipulating prices lower at their will; allowing this financial ponzi scheme of money printing to go on. Maybe I will be wrong, but from the info. we all listen to that’s what I expect to see.
An overlooked element in the immigration debate is the nation’s Immigration Court system, where many of the newly arrived migrants will have their cases resolved.
Here are key facts about the court system :
OVERFLOWING CASELOAD : The number of immigrants with cases before the immigration courts has jumped 7 percent since October, 2013 to more than 375,000 (April 2014), the agency’s highest caseload to date. The number of cases before the immigration courts rose by 23,000 during the previous fiscal year.
WAIT TIMES : The average time a pending case has been before the immigration courts is now 587 days, which is about 19 months; according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. Immigration lawyers say getting a hearing can take much longer than that. For example, in Los Angeles, the average time a case has been before the immigration court is more than two years, data show. (i.e. Over 3.5 years for a decision)
COURT LOCATIONS : The country has 59 immigration courts overseen by the U.S. Department of Justice. Some are inside detention centers, while others deal with immigrants who are not detained. The states with the biggest immigration caseloads are California, New York and Texas. None of the “minors” are detained more than 72 hours. Since they are undocumented anyone up toabout 25 years old can claim to be 17, without any challenge.
DEPORTATION VERSUS RELIEF : Immigration judges decided more than 140,000 initial cases during the 2013 fiscal year, which doesn’t include cases reopened or returned on appeal. More than two-thirds of the immigrants were ordered deported, while about 17 percent qualified for relief. Four years earlier, about 82 percent of the initial cases decided by the courts ended in deportation, according to agency statistics.
NATIONALITIES : The top five countries of origin of immigrants with initial cases decided by the court during the 2013 fiscal year were Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and China, according to the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review.
I could not find meaningful valid data on No-shows, for the court system.
Various different sources claim as high as 95% no shows. Others claim about 50%.
Listen ti this radio show…..
http://www.trunews.com/friday-july-11-2014-charlie-daniels-robert-shibley/
http://armstrongeconomics.com/2014/07/12/rising-civil-unrest-from-government-workers/
This could be coming to Canada and the US.
Unfortunately, cuts in the public sector are going to happen. Just look at Greece, for example. As the bubbles slowly begin to pop, Canada’s and America’s true economy is going to reveal itself. There is no way these countries can continue to support such a large public sector.
*Fortunately…
Re. seg.5……Glen summed it up in his last sentence…..Obama is been allowed to do as he pleases , because these servants of the “PEOPLE” are scared to rock the boat for fear of loosing their cushy lifestyles….They only care about protecting their jobs , while all around them the “PEOPLE” who employ them..(the american public) are losing theirs……..The cowards in congress are as about as useful as a bunch of EUNUCHS at an orgy.