US/UN Cyber Security: ‘More Draconian Than Chinese Net Censorship’

The cyber security legislation is being called a “Resarch Bill”, and is designed to help increase research, education and international coordination of cyber security guidelines.

We’ll know for sure by February 11th.

Dr. Marc Faber discusses the Chinese bubble, the US bubble, PIIGS, gold, oil, reserve currencies, and geopolitical considerations on February 5, 2010.

Gold’s action was scary last week – for all those who focus only on the short term. But these are precisely the people who cannot see the big picture. And because they cannot see the big picture they cannot predict the big move. And the big money, I remind you, is made in the big move.

The world is experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis resulting from a period of credit expansion and growth unlike we have never seen before. While China may very well become the economic growth engine of the future, the present effects of deleveraging may lead China down the same depressionary spiral as the USA and Europe.

If silver and gold reacted only to fundamentals, then the prices would already be at record, inflation-adjusted highs. But, we live in a world where fundamentals don’t always matter.

There are thousands of preppers around the world whose attention is focused on the changing tides in our economy, politics, and world events. Not caught unaware, these preppers are increasing their efforts toward preparedness. They realize their cheese supply is dwindling.

An interesting graphical representation of the recession playing out from January 2007 through December 2009.

The reality is that all of the problems that caused the recent economic crisis have not been fixed. In fact, many of these economics problems are even worse today.

As if attacks on the second amendment within the borders of the United States weren’t enough, we now have to defend the right to bear arms on a global level if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has her way

To better assist American in paying all their taxes in a timely manner , the IRS is acquiring sixty new combat shot­guns.

Connect the dots and you can see how the game of globalism, control, taxes and enslavement plays out on a variety different levels and infiltrates every aspect of our lives.

As much as I believe in the ideal that the American people should have faith in their elected representatives, this is not the case in America today.

We can continue to blame Bush, or Clinton, or Bush, or Obama, but we’d be much better of admitting that all of these Presidents, as well as the Congressional leaders who have served (if you can call it that) are to blame.

Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that socialists have no concept of what a free market means or how economies are supposed to function, nor does he have any clue what the long-term ramifications for his asinine ideas actually are.

This is what is coming to America under socialized medicine. What is a routine, rapidly initiated procedure today will become a bureaucratic struggle in the future.

Global equities are vulnerable to correction after rallying from their March lows and as governments around the world withdraw stimulus measures.

As bowing is not a traditional greeting in America, one must inquire as to the origin of the President’s habit.

What if the financial catastrophe and potential repercussions of such an event have not been avoided?

When the short term is a puzzle, I take refuge by studying the long term, and so I thought that this week might be a good time to review the long term situation.