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Israel-Iran war in September?
Here's the Real Kicker:
Bob Wenzel of Economic Policy Journal writes: http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2011/07/israel-iran-war-in-september.html
Economist Nouriel Roubini has tweeted the link to the ZeroHedge story. As long-term EPJ readers know, I consider Roubini the most connected man in finance. He has a small house warming party and George Soros shows up. To ring in the New Year, he shows up at billionaire Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich's New Year's eve party. He gave Larry Summers stock in his company. Within hours of DSK being arrested, he tweeted that Christine Lagarde would take his place--as she has done. He is a consultant to most of the central banks in the world.
I have never seen Roubini tweeting on foreign affairs before, he is unlikely to be tweeting because he finds the story interesting. The story likely falls in line with what he is hearing from his very in the know network.
Israel-Iran war in September, mark your calendar.
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Gold about to touch $1600 and silver about to cross $40 as I write this ...
. . . . and too much going on IMO. Can't be a physical war anyway because US, UK and 'allies' are fatigued + debt etc [risking a revolution]. They need to consolidate Libya, Iraq, AfPak etc first. 'Own' those countries and they will keep the oil flowing in the right direction for a few years. Gold and Silver yep high but still manipulated so no real high, not yet. Remember liquidity, you can't eat precious metals if TSHTF I'd rather have a foundation of investments producing something that is useful, maybe food or water rather than somebody offering me shed loads of 'valuables'. Damned hard work though and at the moment producing food is labour intensive compared to nipping down to the local store, all could change within months though IMO.
There is a race to bottom wrt depreciation of currencies. I agree with Jim Rogers - China, Euro, USA who folds first? China bubble, Euro + Dollar to depreciate to reconcile QE printing. Iran is in the future (2 years, 5 years, 10 years??) build the hate now. Iran has most oil in west of country so US is close enough with the countries it is consolidating. May not even come to physical war if globe can use science to revert back from oil addiction but too many government heads spend too much time considering their image in the mirror (media), rather than doing their job: Bound to screw up so steal from somewhere else just like we do at the moment. Look at the price of a T-shirt and compare with a sandwich, that is the giveaway. UK, US and many other countries are farming REAL poverty overseas. Finally, water will probably hit and become blue gold well before peak oil causes problems.
sundarb -
We've been down this road before. Not sure if you have been through this year old plus thread yet. Some pretty good discussion - both factual and well informed, reasoned opinion based. Then there's the standard fare of insults (both open and thinly veiled), garrulous pomposity and flat out wrong.
I guess it's like a cafeteria - you get to pick what you want. Have fun.
Peace - DIAP "Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away."
sundarb -
We've been down this road before. Not sure if you have been through this year old plus thread yet. Some pretty good discussion - both factual and well informed, reasoned opinion based. Then there's the standard fare of insults (both open and thinly veiled), garrulous pomposity and flat out wrong.
I guess it's like a cafeteria - you get to pick what you want. Have fun.
Dogs,
I'm aware. I put this up because Nouriel Roubini thinks it is important to note. And he has made a few consistent predictions before because of his connections. I don't want to engage in speculation, but something significant of this nature would require urgent preparations. So I just wanted to highlight it, that's all. May be instead of starting a new thread, I'll just email the link to Daily Digest :)
Dogs,
I'm aware. I put this up because Nouriel Roubini thinks it is important to note. And he has made a few consistent predictions before because of his connections. I don't want to engage in speculation, but something significant of this nature would require urgent preparations. So I just wanted to highlight it, that's all. May be instead of starting a new thread, I'll just email the link to Daily Digest :)
sundarb -
Wait 6 months and Durden and Zero Hedge will roll out a carbon copy of this article. There is nothing ominous about the carrier presence in the Gulf. There have been 3 carrier strike groups in the region since 2003. The fact that the USS G. H. W. BUSH was the first carrier to transit the Strait of Hormuz into the region in months is because she just relieved USS CARL VINSON in a normal rotation cycle. A cycle that will be repeated in about 6 months.
Sensationalizing normal deployment cycles as "definitive precursors" to "impending war with (insert Middle East country of choice)" is a worn out tactic by Tyler Durden.
From February: http://www.zerohedge.com/article/us-aircraft-carrier-deployment-update-february-9
Peace - DIAP "Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away."
"Even if we are occupied with important things and even if we attain honor or fall into misfortune, still let us remember how good it once was here, when we were all together, united by a good and kind feeling which made us perhaps better than we are." - Fyodor Dostovevsky
http://www.thefinancialmarketnews.com/do...
This weeks Iran launched an Oil Bourse on Kish Island. At the same time, former CIA officer and middle east expert Robert Baer stated that Israel is preparing to possibly attack on Iran in the Fall. Meanwhile, a US Drone was shot down Iran and a senior Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated. There are a lot of behind-the-scenes secret activities taking place right now that make it hard to say with any definitiveness what will happen next in this theatre.
Actually it was discovered later that the person killed was not a nuclear scientist.
Importantly, readers must understand that the United States is actually in an active war with Iran. Most think the US is not at war with Iran because the US does not have troops inside Iran such as it does in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, and is not engaging in behind-the-scenes support like in Libya, Yemen, and Somalia. The US is involved in active war with Iran in the form of a Siege:
"Even if we are occupied with important things and even if we attain honor or fall into misfortune, still let us remember how good it once was here, when we were all together, united by a good and kind feeling which made us perhaps better than we are." - Fyodor Dostovevsky
Bob Wenzel of Economic Policy Journal writes: http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2011/07/israel-iran-war-in-september.html
....I have never seen Roubini tweeting on foreign affairs before, he is unlikely to be tweeting because he finds the story interesting. The story likely falls in line with what he is hearing from his very in the know network.
Israel-Iran war in September, mark your calendar.
Marked. One day left. Better get busy.
Stick to what you know Bob. Normal carrier strike group deployment cycles and relief on station is really nothing to get excited about. We're midway through this deployment. We'll do it again in about 3 more months and at roughly six months intervals thereafter.
Peace - DIAP "Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away."
Bob Wenzel of Economic Policy Journal writes: http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2011/07/israel-iran-war-in-september.html
....I have never seen Roubini tweeting on foreign affairs before, he is unlikely to be tweeting because he finds the story interesting. The story likely falls in line with what he is hearing from his very in the know network.
Israel-Iran war in September, mark your calendar.
Marked. One day left. Better get busy.
Stick to what you know Bob. Normal carrier strike group deployment cycles and relief on station is really nothing to get excited about. We're midway through this deployment. We'll do it again in about 3 more months and at roughly six months intervals thereafter.
Where is Logansrun when you need him? 
"Even if we are occupied with important things and even if we attain honor or fall into misfortune, still let us remember how good it once was here, when we were all together, united by a good and kind feeling which made us perhaps better than we are." - Fyodor Dostovevsky
This is getting rather predictable, but we are already at war with Iran:
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