Yearly Archives: 2014

Japan’s Market Breaks

Having ripped higher by over 200 points after the US close, Nikkei 225 futures have “glitched”: *JPX SAYS NIKKEI 225 FUTURES STOPPED TRADING AFTER 11AM TOKYO More…

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FORWARD OBSERVER DISPATCH

Forward Observer Dispatch is our flagship intelligence service. Is the Forward Observer Dispatch right for you? Yes – if you’re a forward thinker and concerned about the future of our nation. Yes – if you anticipate state-sponsored violence against Patriots … Continue reading

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Connecticut Veteran Says “I Will Not Comply” to Unconstitutional Gun Laws

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMQoJAuKrik ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is a copy of the speech from John S.  Cinque which has been removed from YouTube by the user. More…

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Bill Gertz: Ukraine on the Brink

Russian military forces continued massing within six miles of Ukraine’s eastern border regions as tensions increased over Moscow’s so far bloodless attempt to take control of the country by force under the pretext of protecting ethnic Russians. In Kiev, Ukrainian … Continue reading

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Russian markets plunge as Putin tightens Crimea grip

Russia paid a heavy financial price on Monday for its military intervention in neighboring Ukraine, with stocks, bonds and the ruble plunging as President Vladimir Putin’s forces tightened their grip on the Russian-speaking Crimea region. The Moscow stock market fell 10.8 percent, wiping nearly … Continue reading

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Russia And China Stand In Agreement On Ukraine – And That Is Very Bad News For The United States

So much for “isolating” Russia.  The Chinese government is publicly siding with Russia on the crisis in Ukraine, and that is very bad news for the United States.  Not only does it mean that the U.S. is essentially powerless to do anything … Continue reading

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Campaign of Cannibalism

by T.L. Davis When settlers came to America they had to struggle from the ground up. There was no existing government with which they had to contend. The only government they had, they brought with them in the form of … Continue reading

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Fool for a pResident

Obama’s Latest Tactic: “Isolate Russia” After once again clearly delineating that Russian “costs” are set to surge, and hopefully he means more than just the drop in the Micex and its artificial, paper wealth effect which Putin couldn’t care less … Continue reading

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Invasion Models in Connecticut

by Sam Culper III For the benefit of quasi-academic exercise, let’s assume that the absolute worst happens in Connecticut (CT): a federal invasion.  (Although the likelihood is low right now, it could be a plausible scenario in another state for … Continue reading

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Moscow will halt military steps in Ukraine – only after a US guarantee not to post missile shield there

As Washington and the Europeans – and especially the UK – continue to decry Russian military aggression, the US and Russians have quietly entered into intense negotiations on a compromise for resolving their dispute over Ukraine, DEBKAfile’s Washington and Moscow sources report. … Continue reading

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North Carolina school board votes to keep controversial book in high school curriculum

A North Carolina school board will keep in its high school curriculum a book that tackles abortion, torture, rape and prostitution. The Watauga County school board voted 3-2 on Thursday to keep Isabel Allende’s “The House of the Spirits” in … Continue reading

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13,000 Mine-Resistant Armored Vehicles To Be Distributed To Police Depts Around Country

The U.S. Army is giving away 13,000 armored trucks, worth about $500,000 each. The 20-ton MRAPs, or Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected trucks, were built specifically to save U.S. soldiers from roadside bombs in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Now the trucks are … Continue reading

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Global Equities Tumble Over Ukraine Fear

We were perhaps even more amused than our readers by our Friday headline “Stocks Close At New Record High On Russian Invasion, GDP Decline And Pending Home Sales Miss.” It appears that today the market forgot to take its lithium, … Continue reading

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Rubio: Russia has a ‘government of liars’

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=filWTMGbiTk Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) blasted Russian leaders Sunday morning, calling them a “government of liars.” “The Russians have basically violated every major treaty they’ve ever entered into. We’ve seen how they’ve basically lied. Let’s call it what it is. … Continue reading

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Connecticut BICC/E

by Sam Culper A couple months ago, I introduced everyone to my BICC/E analytical method.  (You can learn it here.)  This method looks at adversarial realities, and then charts a way forward for developing potential COAs.  It’s a tool that informs us of … Continue reading

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