Jim Rickards……”A Must Listen To” Interview About The Economy And More

thestatedtruth.com | September 4, 2010

A must listen to interview with Jim Rickards about our economy and more.   We all need to be aware of the direction of things to come.   This interview from Jim Rickards will help in understanding these things better.   Click on the following link or paste into your browser:     http://www.kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Broadcast/Entries/2010/9/4_Jim_Rickards.html   Biography of James G. Rickards…..James G. Rickards is [...]

Government Anti-Poverty Aid Is Rising Fast…..Sets New Record

thestatedtruth.com | August 31, 2010

More then one in six Americans are currently on government anti-poverty programs and the number continues to rise.  The chart is below. WASHINGTON — Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand. More than 50 million Americans are [...]

Stratfor’s George Friedman On: Rethinking American Options on Iran

thestatedtruth.com | August 31, 2010

Rethinking American Options on Iran August 31, 2010 | 0856 GMT   By George Friedman Public discussion of potential attacks on Iran’s nuclear development sites is surging again. This has happened before. On several occasions, leaks about potential airstrikes have created an atmosphere of impending war. These leaks normally coincided with diplomatic initiatives and were [...]

China Cutting Back 72% Of Its Exports Of Rare Earth Metals

thestatedtruth.com | August 29, 2010

Interesting to say the least….rare earth elemnts are used in almost everything that is high tech……. Bloomberg reports that China is cutting back 72% of its exports of Rare Earth metals.  China has said that environmental issues are the reason for the cutbacks. 72% drop in availability of any commodity is important. RE’s are important. Japan [...]

George Friedman Of STRATFOR: China “Will Have A Collapse” In The Coming Decade And America Will Be The Primary Beneficiary

thestatedtruth.com | August 29, 2010

Some food for thought from George Friedman, CEO of STRATFOR, who believes China “will have a collapse” in the coming decade due to internal striff, an export based economy, and low internal rates of return,  It will set America up as the primary beneficiary in a new Golden Era. Mr. Friedman’s views are controversial but well worth listening [...]

Let’s Revisit This Great Piece From Todd Harrison Of Minyanville!

thestatedtruth.com | August 29, 2010

By Todd Harrison of Minyanville Seeking Solutions In An Uncertain World  We used to play for silver, now we play for life; ones for sport and one’s for blood at the point of a knife. –Grateful Dead We live in interesting times. During the last two years, a financial virus spawned and infected the economic [...]

U..S. Sounds Alarm At China’s Military Buildup

thestatedtruth.com | August 21, 2010

So, what does our government (boneheads) expect.  The emerging new economic power of the world is China.  They are also the largest holder of our debt (by the way, this sets up the potential of financial warfare).  Doesn’t logic say that military power will follow!  It might behove the United States NOT to sell Taiwan [...]

Just A Theory

thestatedtruth.com | August 20, 2010

Quoted from Art Cashin on the floor of The New York Stock Exchange Yesterday, there was a bit of floor buzz on a Bloomberg TV item.  The story was that when the President headed off to vacation, he assigned two top defense aides to follow him. That raised some discussion about whether an Israeli move [...]

Stratfor……Drought, Fire and Grain in Russia

thestatedtruth.com | August 10, 2010

Drought, Fire and Grain in Russia August 10, 2010 By Lauren Goodrich Three interlocking crises are striking Russia simultaneously: the highest recorded temperatures Russia has seen in 130 years of recordkeeping; the most widespread drought in more than three decades; and massive wildfires that have stretched across seven regions, including Moscow. The crises threaten the [...]

Listen To The Words

thestatedtruth.com | August 9, 2010

Everyone should watch this Video…..Forget your politics, listen to the Words                   http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=qtjfMjjce2Y

New Threat: Hackers Target Power Plants

thestatedtruth.com | August 4, 2010

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Computer hackers have begun targeting power plants and other critical operations around the world in bold new efforts to seize control of them, setting off a scramble to shore up aging, vulnerable systems. Cyber criminals have long tried, at times successfully, to break into vital [...]

More On The Solar Eruption

thestatedtruth.com | August 3, 2010

Earth is bracing for a cosmic tsunami Tuesday night as tons of plasma from a massive solar flare head directly toward the planet.  The Sun’s surface erupted early Sunday morning, shooting a wall of ionized atoms directly at Earth, scientists say. It is expected to create a geomagnetic storm and a spectacular light show — [...]

Unusual Solar Activity, Complex Eruption On The Sun

thestatedtruth.com | August 3, 2010

From Art Cashin on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Longtime readers know that for years we’ve been remarking on the unusual lack of solar activity.  Well, the sleeping sun woke up Sunday and woke up in a big way.  Here’s a bit of detail from Spaceweather.com: COMPLEX ERUPTION ON THE SUN: On [...]

Tropical Storm Bonnie Set To Hit Sunday…..Louisiana Declares State Of Emergency

thestatedtruth.com | July 22, 2010

  * Louisiana declares state of emergency   * U.S. officials evaluating whether to evacuate area   Thu Jul 22, 2010 By Kristen Hays and Anna Driver HOUSTON, July 22 (Reuters) – BP Plc (BP.L) (BP.N) oil spill workers in the Gulf of Mexico prepared for a possible evacuation on Thursday as a tropical storm threatened [...]

Stratfor………Russian Spies and Strategic Intelligence

thestatedtruth.com | July 13, 2010

July 13, 2010 By George Friedman The United States has captured a group of Russian spies and exchanged them for four individuals held by the Russians on espionage charges. The way the media has reported on the issue falls into three groups: That the Cold War is back, That, given that the Cold War is [...]

Taranis……The Newest Unmanned Stealth Fighter Jet, From The British

thestatedtruth.com | July 12, 2010

I hope the Brits lock up Taranis safe and secure  at night, One would think there are a few Russians that would love to fly this pie pan back to the motherland.  Might then be uncatchable. By Daily Mail Reporter July 12,  2010 Looming ominously like a space ship from Star Wars, this is the future of unmanned flight. Defence firm BAE [...]

Russia: Iran Closer To Producing Nuclear Weapons

thestatedtruth.com | July 12, 2010

  This is an interesting comment out of Russia. One has to wonder why they decided to discuss it now? MOSCOW                                  Mon Jul 12, 2010 MOSCOW July 12 (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Iran was moving closer to having the potential to create nuclear weapons. “Iran is moving closer to [...]

Ya Right, With What? No Job, No Earnings, Means No Taxes

thestatedtruth.com | July 5, 2010

USS Carrier Harry Truman Now Officially Just Off Iran, As Israel Allegedly Plotting An Imminent Tehran Raid

thestatedtruth.com | June 27, 2010

The Pentagon has now confirmed that a fleet of 12 warships has passed the Suez Canal, and is now likely awaiting orders to support the escalation in the Persian Gulf.    We can’t be sure if the following is all true, so we would caution readers to view this news cautiously.  We should point out that according to [...]

Gene Inger’s Comments On The Gulf Oil Well

thestatedtruth.com | June 24, 2010

Gene Inger……of the ingerletter.com Remember my comment about BP wanting to drill in 500 ft. not 5000 feet Gulf depth? Turns out that everyone (even the Pentagon and Secretary of Energy and the Pres. as well) signed-off on deep drilling. Their logic was self-sufficiency in-event war came with Iran and we needed nearly 8-10 months [...]

12 American Warships, Including One Aircraft Carrier, And One Israeli Corvette, Cross Suez Canal On Way To Red Sea And Beyond

thestatedtruth.com | June 20, 2010

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/19/2010   Zerohedge.com Update: It appears the Aircraft Carrier crossing the Suez is the USS Harry Truman, under the control of Herman “Herm” Shelanski, who is quoted by aish.com as saying “I understood that the strength of the United States is directly proportional to the safety of Israel.” Arabic newspaper Al-Quds [...]

16 Burning Questions About The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill That

thestatedtruth.com | June 17, 2010

#1) Barack Obama has authorized the deployment of more than 17,000 National Guard members along the Gulf coast to be used “as needed” by state governors.  So what are all of these National Guard troops going to be doing exactly?  Are the troops going to be used to stop the oil or to control the [...]

Stratfor…..Watching for Watchers

thestatedtruth.com | June 17, 2010

Watching for Watchers June 17, 2010  By Scott Stewart In last week’s Security Weekly we discussed how situational awareness is a mindset that can — and should — be practiced by everyone. We also described the different levels of situational awareness and discussed which level is appropriate for different sorts of situations. And we noted [...]

Looks Like British Petroleum Has A Bear Problem!

thestatedtruth.com | June 16, 2010

The Largest Countries In The World

thestatedtruth.com | June 16, 2010

He’s Got To Be Kidding! President Obama May Need A New Cape, And I’m Guessing It Probably Won’t Say Superman On It.

thestatedtruth.com | June 16, 2010

BP’s Oil Leak In The Gulf Of Mexico….. Matt Simmons, Of The Ocean Energy Institute Says That The Use Of A “Small-Bore Nuclear Device” Is Now The “Only Option” To Stop The Flow Of Oil.

thestatedtruth.com | June 16, 2010

Bloomberg — Matthew Simmons, founder of the Ocean Energy Institute, talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman about BP Plc’s oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and his view that the use of a “small-bore nuclear device” is now the “only option” to stop the flow of oil. Listen to this news interview……unbelievable.   Click below: http://video.godlikeproductions.com/video/Simmons_Says_Nuclear_Device_Only_Option_to_Stop_Oil_Flow

More On The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Well Blow Out…..You Won’t Read About This Just Anywhere

thestatedtruth.com | June 16, 2010

From Jeff Rense.com ……………… The magnitude and impact of this disaster will eclipse anything we have known in our life times if the worst or even near worst happens… Contrary to what most of us would think as logical to stop the oil mess, actually opening up the gushing well and making it gush more [...]

U.S. Identifies Vast Mineral Riches In Afghanistan

thestatedtruth.com | June 15, 2010

A bleak Ghazni Province seems to offer little, but a Pentagon study says it may have among the world’s largest deposits of lithium. By JAMES RISEN Published: June 13, 2010 WASHINGTON — The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to [...]

NASA Warns Solar Flares From ‘Huge Space Storm’ Could Cause Power Blackouts

thestatedtruth.com | June 15, 2010

Britain could face widespread power blackouts and be left without critical communication signals for long periods of time, after the earth is hit by a once-in-a-generation “space storm”, NASA has warned. By Andrew Hough National power grids could overheat and air travel severely disrupted while electronic items, navigation devices and major satellites could stop working [...]

Stratfor…..The Kyrgyzstan Crisis And The Russian Dilemma

thestatedtruth.com | June 15, 2010

June 15, 2010   By Peter Zeihan STRATFOR often discusses how Russia is on a bit of a roll. The U.S. distraction in the Middle East has offered Russia a golden opportunity to re-establish its spheres of influence in the region, steadily expanding the Russian zone of control into a shape that is eerily reminiscent [...]

Mexico Puts Restrictions On Bank Deposits In U.S. Dollars

thestatedtruth.com | June 15, 2010

Mexico on Tuesday put a limit of 4,000 US dollars per month on bank deposits by individuals, a move meant to thwart drug traffickers who use the US currency to stash away their illicit profits. Officials also imposed a limit of 7,000 US dollars for deposits by Mexican businesses making deposits in greenbacks. Meanwhile foreigners [...]

China’s U.S. Government Holdings At New High For 2010 And Highest Level Since November 2009

thestatedtruth.com | June 15, 2010

China’s holdings of US debt climbed to the highest level this year, the U.S. Treasury said Tuesday even as Beijing stepped up attacks on the United States for its burgeoning debt. The cash-rich Chinese government raised its US Treasury bond holdings to 900.2 billion dollars in April, its highest level since November 2009, while posting [...]

33 States In Big Trouble….And Yes, It Can Get Worse!

thestatedtruth.com | June 13, 2010

The cat is clearly out of the bag concerning the forthcoming bankruptcy of 33 states of the USA.   This moronic New York non-solution to borrow from state pension funds, which now cannot meet their pension requirements, screams bankruptcy. The Administration calling for $50 billion for states and cities would appear to be confirmation of [...]

The Times UK Says Saudi Arabia Gives Israel Clear Skies To Attack Iranian Nuclear Sites

thestatedtruth.com | June 13, 2010

June 12, 2010  Hugh Tomlinson   Saudi Arabia has conducted tests to stand down its air defences to enable Israeli jets to make a bombing raid on Iran’s nuclear facilities, The Times can reveal. In the week that the UN Security Council imposed a new round of sanctions on Tehran, defence sources in the Gulf [...]

The Electric Grid And Mother Nature, Three Categories Of Risk

thestatedtruth.com | June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010 By MATTHEW L. WALD A report just issued by the Energy Department and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, known as Nerc, an industry group that polices the power grid, lists three categories of threats to the grid: coordinated cyber- and physical attacks, pandemic disease and electromagnetic damage. Grid experts have long [...]

Let’s Go Over This Again…..The Resilient Household Is Prepared For Unknown Events…..Water, Food And Energy Are Somewhat In Our Control And We Should Stock Pile These Items, Financial and Health We’ll Try And Do Our Best With. In A World With More And More Outlier Events Occuring, Let’s Face It, Anything Can Happen. Next Up would likely Be A Large Earthquake On The West Coast Of The United States And Most likely In California. A Nuclear Alternative To Shut Down The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Well Blowout Could Trigger Unforseen Events With Unknown Consiquences! If This Happens, We Will Have One More Outlier Event On Our Hands. Hopefully It Can Be Cleaned Up!

thestatedtruth.com | May 31, 2010

Israel Deploys Three Nuclear Cruise Missile-Armed Subs Along Iranian Coastline

thestatedtruth.com | May 31, 2010

Are we coming closer to WW III……it would appear so!  By Tyler Durden on 05/30/2010 Even as futures are feeling buoyant as a result of the JPY drop following the collapse of the Japanese ruling coalition (which in itself will likely spell serious JGB troubles in the days ahead), Middle-east geopolitical issues have once resurfaced… [...]

Who Would’ve Thought….Iran and Russia Clash In Worst Row Since Cold War….. Russia Raps Iranian President For Political Demagoguery

thestatedtruth.com | May 26, 2010

Wed May 26, 2010 8:20pm IST      * Ahmadinejad calls on Medvedev to change sanctions stance * Iran tells Kremlin chief to “think more” and be “cautious” * Russia raps Iranian president for political demagoguery * Worst row between Russia and Iran since Cold War   By Robin Pomeroy and Guy Faulconbridge TEHRAN/MOSCOW, May [...]

Thoughts For The New Week From Gene Inger

thestatedtruth.com | May 23, 2010

You have North Korea threatening ‘all-out war’ now; which is precisely a situation they calculate the United States cannot afford nor permit amidst this chaos. I fear there’s a risk of miscalculation on their part, which could actually start a hot war. Then I consider their conspiratorial allies in Iran and the terrorists in Lebanon, [...]

Looks Like The X-37B Unmaned Successor To The Space Shuttle Is Shrouded In Operational Secrecy

thestatedtruth.com | May 23, 2010

The X-37B has a wingspan of just over 14 feet and is 29 feet long. It looks something like a space shuttle, although about a quarter of the length.  We  discused  the X-37B in an April 4, 2010 article here at The Stated Truth….To review that article, go to the categories section to the left and [...]

Oh Oh…..Bankers Playing Craps…..What The Hell Did He Hit With Those Dice!

thestatedtruth.com | May 20, 2010

U.S. Begins Massive Military Build Up Around Iran, Sending Up To 4 New Carrier Groups In Region

thestatedtruth.com | May 20, 2010

  Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/20/2010 As if uncontrollable economic contagion was not enough for the administration, Obama is now willing to add geopolitical risk to the current extremely precarious economic and financial situation. Over at Debkafile we read that the president has decided to “boost US military strength in the Mediterranean and Persian [...]

Oil News…Specifically, the Miami Herald points out that – according to the Coast Guard – The Spill Is Getting Worse In Spite Of The Insertion Tube:

thestatedtruth.com | May 19, 2010

New BP Insertion Tube Isn’t Working   Submitted by George Washington on 05/19/2010    Tube inside the leaking oil pipe – unfortunately – isn’t doing very much. Specifically, the Miami Herald points out that – according to the Coast Guard – the spill is getting worse in spite of the insertion tube:  The massive Gulf [...]

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill……..Scientists Find Giant Plumes Of Oil Forming Under The Gulf

thestatedtruth.com | May 15, 2010

  Jim Wilson/The New York Times By JUSTIN GILLIS Published: May 15, 2010 Scientists are finding enormous oil plumes in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including one as large as 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick. The discovery is fresh evidence that the leak from the broken undersea [...]

Here Are Some Comparisons Of The Exxon Valdez Tanker Spill Back In 1989 Vs. The Horizon Deepwater Blowout Currently

thestatedtruth.com | May 2, 2010

Here are the comparisons of the Exxon Valdez tanker spill vs. the Deepwater Horizon well blowout…………..If the 25,000 barrel-a-day estimate is accurate (it may turn out to be conservative) and the leak lasts for 90 days, that would total 2.25 million barrels, or 94.5 million gallons vs. 11 million gallons for the Exxon Valdez tanker disaster.  The [...]

Oil Slickonomics, A Disaster For The Ages

thestatedtruth.com | May 2, 2010

Oil Slickonomics May 2, 2010 “At its current leak rate of 5,000 barrels of oil per day, the spill could surpass the size of the 1969 Santa Barbara spill by next week. If the leak cannot be contained, it could exceed the size of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska by mid June.”    Paul [...]

Secret Meetings…..So What’s On The Agenda?

thestatedtruth.com | April 29, 2010

Information is circulating of a secret meeting between U.S. and Egyptian as well as Israeli defense officials, as well as even the Palestinians asking the Chinese to back-off working with Iran; because of growing concern that Iran now seeks triggering a false reason for conflict, perhaps within the next three-four months or so. Egypt in [...]

Germany Throws A Wrench Into The Works………..

thestatedtruth.com | April 26, 2010

Germany refuses to help Greece unless it agrees to tougher terms Germany’s finance minister Wolfgang Schauble has raised fresh obstacles to the €40bn (£35bn) aid package for Greece, warning that Berlin will not transfer funds until Athens agrees to tougher terms.  By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard and Edmund Conway  Published: 10:47PM BST 25 Apr 2010 Mr Schauble [...]

Oh Oh….Wasn’t This Problem Solved? Nope

thestatedtruth.com | April 21, 2010

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From Stratfor……Baghdad Politics and the U.S.-Iranian Balance

thestatedtruth.com | April 20, 2010

April 20, 2010  By George Friedman The status of Iraq has always framed the strategic challenge of Iran. Until 2003, regional stability — such as it was — was based on the Iran-Iraq balance of power. The United States invaded Iraq on the assumption that it could quickly defeat and dismantle the Iraqi government and [...]

Kyrgyzstan And The Russian Resurgence

thestatedtruth.com | April 13, 2010

April 13, 2010 | 0854 GMT   By Lauren Goodrich This past week saw another key success in Russia’s resurgence in former Soviet territory when pro-Russian forces took control of Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz revolution was quick and intense. Within 24 hours, protests that had been simmering for months spun into countrywide riots as the president [...]

Air Force To Launch Robotic Winged Space Plane

thestatedtruth.com | April 4, 2010

AP – This undated image released by the U.S. Air Force shows the X-37B spacecraft. By JOHN ANTCZAK,      Associated Press Writer John Antczak, Associated Press   Sat April 3, 2010                    Posted April 4, 2010 LOS ANGELES – After a decade of development, the Air Force this month plans to launch a robotic spacecraft resembling a small space [...]

Star Gazer Arch Crawford Has An Outlier Opinion

thestatedtruth.com | March 29, 2010

Arch Crawford Sets His Opinion On Outlier Event Expected To Happen Between May 1st and Nov 1st Of This Year Posted By thestatedtruth.com Is It Written In The Stars?   Peter Brimelow devotes his column this morning to the latest projections from Arch Crawford.  Crawford in case you didn’t know, bases many, in fact most, of his projections through the use [...]

Former Secretary of State, James Baker III, Has An Opinion….Would Tell Iran To Fold Its Nuclear Program Or Else!

thestatedtruth.com | March 29, 2010

03/29/2010   “We have 3,500 nuclear weapons left over from the cold war we don’t need, they take 20 seconds to re-aim, we’re not afraid to use them, and by the way, they’re already aimed at you.” That is the approach James Baker III thinks America should take with Iran, Ronald Reagan’s Chief of Staff [...]

Uncle Sam Says…. You Can Take This To The Bank

thestatedtruth.com | March 29, 2010

 

Stratfor………Military Priorities in Afghanistan

thestatedtruth.com | March 19, 2010

Military Priorities in Afghanistan   Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, testified before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees in Washington this week, saying that military progress in Afghanistan will be difficult this year. Afghan security officials recently have issued similar warnings, noting that the number of violent assaults is likely to [...]

New Stratfor Report

thestatedtruth.com | March 16, 2010

  . Germany: Mitteleuropa Redux By Peter Zeihan | March 16, 2010 The global system is undergoing profound change. Three powers — Germany, Iran and China — face challenges forcing them to refashion the way they interact with their regions and the world. We will explore each of these three states in detail in our [...]

Stratfor……China’s Challenge

thestatedtruth.com | March 9, 2010

China’s Challenge March 9, 2010 | 0958 GMT   By Jennifer Richmond and Rodger Baker China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) remains in session. As usual, the meeting has provided Beijing an opportunity to highlight the past year’s successes and lay out the problems that lie ahead. On the surface at least, China has shown remarkable [...]

Stratfor Thinking About the Unthinkable: A U.S.-Iranian Deal

thestatedtruth.com | March 2, 2010

    March 1, 2010 | 1703 GMT By George Friedman The United States apparently has reached the point where it must either accept that Iran will develop nuclear weapons at some point if it wishes, or take military action to prevent this. There is a third strategy, however: Washington can seek to redefine the [...]

The New China And Its Problems That Lie Ahead

thestatedtruth.com | February 24, 2010

This may happen sooner rather then later based on how much real estate they’re building over there (many entire new towns and cities are being built on speculation and sitting empty.)  …..China’s economic growth will plunge to as low as 2 percent following the collapse of a debt- fueled bubble within 10 years, sparking a regional [...]

U.S. Unprepared for Cyber War

thestatedtruth.com | February 23, 2010

U.S. Unprepared for Cyber War, Former Top Spy Official Says By Jeff Bliss Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. isn’t prepared for a massive attack on its computer networks by another country, a former top intelligence official said. “If the nation went to war today, in a cyber war, we would lose, former Director of [...]

Creditable Solutions To Reviving The U.S. Economy Without Tax Increases.

thestatedtruth.com | February 21, 2010

IF YOU WANT CREDITABLE SOLUTIONS ……to our nation’s fiscal problems, go to a creditable source. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels gives his ideas for restoring our economy — which can be done, he says, without tax increases. Daniels is a man of deep thought and bold action. His state has one of the strongest balance sheets in the country, [...]

U.S. Beefs Up Military Presence Off Iranian Shores

thestatedtruth.com | January 31, 2010

U.S. Beefs Up Military Presence Off Iranian Shores Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:50:31 GMT In addition to imposing new sanctions on the Tehran government, the US has reportedly begun beefing up its military presence and war paraphernalia off the Iranian coast. US military officials told AP on condition of anonymity that Washington has taken silent [...]

Things Are Looking A Little Dicey In The Middle East

thestatedtruth.com | January 31, 2010

U.S. speeds up arms buildup with Gulf allies Initiatives with Arab nations, military aimed at thwarting Iran attacks By Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writer updated 3:37 p.m. MT, Sat., Jan. 30, 2010 DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – The Obama administration is quietly working with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf allies to speed up [...]

It Looks Like Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s New Book Will Have Some Eye Popping Things In It!

thestatedtruth.com | January 30, 2010

Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — Russia urged China to dump its Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds in 2008 in a bid to force a bailout of the largest U.S. mortgage-finance companies, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said. Paulson learned of the disruptive scheme while attending the Beijing Summer Olympics, according to his memoir, On The [...]

We Are At An Inflexion Point And The Middle Class Is Largely Being Squeezed Out

thestatedtruth.com | January 29, 2010

But we are at an inflexion point and the middle class is largely being squeezed out.  A recent study from the Commerce Department shed some light on an issue that we already know.  Over the past 20 years the middle class has been falling behind: Everything is relative in this world.  Incomes have gone up [...]

Rare-Earth Elements That Rule The Globe

thestatedtruth.com | January 13, 2010

Elements That Rule The Globe Rare-earths are so-called because when they were first discovered in the 19th Century in Sweden, they were believed to be some of the most uncommon elements. But through further scientific discovery, rare-earths have been found to be relatively abundant in the Earth’s crust. However, the high cost of extraction means [...]

What To Expect in 2010…. The Afghanistan War

thestatedtruth.com | January 4, 2010

What To Expect in 2010   by J. R. Nyquist   Weekly Column Published: 1.04.2010 In Roman mythology, Janus was the god of gateways, portals and bridges. He has been used to symbolize the march of time, the transition from one age to another. He is often represented as having two faces: one peering into [...]

Stratfor …..Obama’s Plan And The Key Battleground

thestatedtruth.com | December 3, 2009

  Obama’s Plan and the Key Battleground December 2, 2009 | 1155 GMTBy George Friedman U.S. President Barack Obama announced the broad structure of his Afghanistan strategy in a speech at West Point on Tuesday evening. The strategy had three core elements. First, he intends to maintain pressure on al Qaeda on the Afghan-Pakistani border [...]

From The Inger Letter…….Naval Build Up In The Red Sea Off Of Yemen

thestatedtruth.com | November 23, 2009

Gene Inger’s Daily Briefing . . . for Tuesday November 24, 2009:   Good evening; The most important development . . ……occurring Monday, was not the existing home data that some crowed about (actually delayed pre-first-round incentive’s end; thus a fairly irrelevant number that omits the reality of contracting mortgage applications and other more recently [...]

Gene Inger’s Daily Briefing . . .Left Field Surprises

thestatedtruth.com | November 10, 2009

Gene Inger’s Daily Briefing . . . For Wednesday November 11, 2009: Good evening; Left-field surprises . . . have ways of impacting over-extended markets occasionally we have observed; irrespective of whether the market ‘deserves’ to decline (as surely this one does). As if to remind the world of the power of cyber-terror; guess what [...]

Stratfor….The Curious Case of Adlene Hicheur

thestatedtruth.com | October 21, 2009

The Curious Case of Adlene Hicheur October 21, 2009 By Scott Stewart On Oct. 8, 2009, French police and agents from the Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence (known by its French acronym, DCRI) arrested French particle physicist Adlene Hicheur and his brother, Halim, who has a Ph.D. in physiology and biomechanics. French authorities arrested the [...]

Cumberland Talks About Iran, War & Markets

thestatedtruth.com | September 26, 2009

 Iran, Nukes, War & Markets  September 26, 2009 Iran.   Remember the old story about the kid and cookie jar?  “If you do that one more time, I will punish you,” says the mom.  This latest two-months so-called “line in the sand” is not the first, nor the second, nor the third time.  The only thing [...]

Anyone Ever Seen One Of These Before?

thestatedtruth.com | September 23, 2009

U.S.S. Independence (LCS-2)  …….We’ve been hearing rumblings about these U.S. Navy triple-hulled ships, so here’s one that was launched recently….Build by General Dynamics, it’s called a “Littoral Combat Ship” (LCS), and it can move weapons around faster than any ship in the Navy.  Littoral means close to shore, and that’s where these fleet-hulled ships will [...]