England attacks Putin as protests grow? "Russian spy targeted MPs and Whitehall officials"

In politics, nothing happens by accident.

If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

"A Russian spy was expelled from Britain
after he was caught attempting to recruit politicians
and senior Whitehall officials as agents.

...Russia is targeting Britain as source of intelligence
at a level not seen since the height of the Cold War.

Cullen Roche on Europe Swaps, the Fed vote and potential US taxpayer losses

Gerald Celente on Swap Lines, the Federal Reserve and Europe: "this is just a con game."

"Only an imbecile would believe what’s going on now.

They have to keep the Ponzi scheme going.

"This ...is not risk-free for the Fed." Don't steal from my kids?

"This ...is not risk-free for the Fed.

Dear Ben Bernanke; Don't steal from my kids?

The Fed did the Europeans a favor.

Joseph Gagnon

former Fed official

"The central banks of the wealthiest countries,
trying to prevent a debt crisis in Europe
from exploding into a global panic,
swept in ...by making it easier
...to borrow American dollars.

With what money from where?

Naked Capitalism's Yves Smith on the news out of Europe and the Cognitive Dissonance of the Political Elite

The great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearance

as though they were realities,

and are often more influenced by the things that seem

than those that are.

Niccolo Machiavelli

"...the news reports seem more anesthetized
than shellshocked.