Post by jeffolie on Mar 28, 2012 11:34:26 GMT -6
Follow the money ... cut off their money
" ... On March 17, through pressure from the US government and some European nations, Iran was cut off from access to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) system. Belgium-based SWIFT handles almost all international banking transactions. Cutting off Iran from SWIFT is an unprecedented action which could be considered as a provocation for war by Iran. Several Asian nations buy oil from Iran. In order to work around the inability to use SWIFT, India is considering paying for Iranian oil with gold or currencies other than the US dollar. In response, the US government has threatened to cut off India from the SWIFT system. ... "
This act most likely was the biggest and most effective act America has accomplished so far against Iran. Other acts by other countries notwithstanding, Iran's lack of banking tranactions will hurt Iran's ability to buy almost anything.
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Tuesday March 27, 2012 21:38 EDT (All prices and information will update automatically every minute on the home page)
Is US Government Preparing For Next War?
March 27, 2012
By Patrick A. Heller
Is US Government Preparing For Next War?
With almost no notice by the general public, the US government is preparing for the next war.
Go to www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-off ... eparedness to read the March 16, 2012 Executive Order signed by President Obama. This lengthy document, titled “National Defense Resources Preparedness,” instructs various agencies of the US government, especially the military, to make sure that it has access to resources that would be needed to wage war or to manage widespread civil disturbances.
On March 17, through pressure from the US government and some European nations, Iran was cut off from access to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) system. Belgium-based SWIFT handles almost all international banking transactions. Cutting off Iran from SWIFT is an unprecedented action which could be considered as a provocation for war by Iran.
Several Asian nations buy oil from Iran. In order to work around the inability to use SWIFT, India is considering paying for Iranian oil with gold or currencies other than the US dollar. In response, the US government has threatened to cut off India from the SWIFT system.
Last week, my source to the Pentagon told me that the US Air Force has reactivated 80 large military transport and cargo aircraft that are currently mothballed at Dover, Delaware.
On March 28, top financial officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are meeting in New Delhi, India partly to discuss measures to take against US bullying over access to the SWIFT system.
Taken individually, these events could be innocent. Put together, this combination of events looks to me to have all the signs that the US government is preparing for another war in the near future.
During wartime, governments invariably manipulate and inflate their currencies to help cover the huge costs. Among the best ways for private citizens to protect their wealth is to get out of the government currency and take prompt physical possession of assets such as gold, silver, food, water, medical supplies, and the like.
It is not my intention to scare people or to panic them into knee-jerk actions. However, I think it is interesting to review the kinds of goods that the March 16 Executive Order tells the government to ensure it has in supply. The list includes transportation infrastructure and equipment, domestic energy supplies, farm equipment, food, food resource facilities (for processing, distribution, and storage of food), drugs, medical products and devices, medical facilities and equipment, national defense infrastructure, personnel, and equipment, strategic and critical materials that would be needed for military, industrial, or civilian needs but are not found or produced in the US in adequate quantities, and water resources.
I find it interesting that the kinds of goods that I advocate private citizens accumulate are also on the list of items that the US government wants to stock. If it is important enough that President Obama has to issue an Executive Order to lay in a stock of such goods, then I think it should be just as important for every person to do so.
I pray that no new war develops, but I think it is only prudent to take steps today to protect your family’s safety and finances. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
Patrick A. Heller owns Liberty Coin Service and Premier Coins & Collectibles in Lansing, Michigan and writes Liberty’s Outlook, a monthly newsletter on rare coins and precious metals subjects. Past newsletter issues can be viewed at www.libertycoinservice.com. Other commentaries are available at Numismaster (http://www.numismaster.com under “News & Articles) and at CoinWeek (http://www.coinweek.com and search for “Heller”). His award-winning radio show “Things You ‘Know’ That Just Aren’t So, And Important News You Need To Know” can be heard at 8:45 AM Wednesday and Friday mornings on 1320-AM WILS in Lansing (which streams live and becomes part of the audio and text archives posted at www.1320wils.com.
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" ... On March 17, through pressure from the US government and some European nations, Iran was cut off from access to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) system. Belgium-based SWIFT handles almost all international banking transactions. Cutting off Iran from SWIFT is an unprecedented action which could be considered as a provocation for war by Iran. Several Asian nations buy oil from Iran. In order to work around the inability to use SWIFT, India is considering paying for Iranian oil with gold or currencies other than the US dollar. In response, the US government has threatened to cut off India from the SWIFT system. ... "
This act most likely was the biggest and most effective act America has accomplished so far against Iran. Other acts by other countries notwithstanding, Iran's lack of banking tranactions will hurt Iran's ability to buy almost anything.
===============================
www.coininfo.com/page/Is+US+Government+Preparing+For+Next+War%3F
Tuesday March 27, 2012 21:38 EDT (All prices and information will update automatically every minute on the home page)
Is US Government Preparing For Next War?
March 27, 2012
By Patrick A. Heller
Is US Government Preparing For Next War?
With almost no notice by the general public, the US government is preparing for the next war.
Go to www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-off ... eparedness to read the March 16, 2012 Executive Order signed by President Obama. This lengthy document, titled “National Defense Resources Preparedness,” instructs various agencies of the US government, especially the military, to make sure that it has access to resources that would be needed to wage war or to manage widespread civil disturbances.
On March 17, through pressure from the US government and some European nations, Iran was cut off from access to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) system. Belgium-based SWIFT handles almost all international banking transactions. Cutting off Iran from SWIFT is an unprecedented action which could be considered as a provocation for war by Iran.
Several Asian nations buy oil from Iran. In order to work around the inability to use SWIFT, India is considering paying for Iranian oil with gold or currencies other than the US dollar. In response, the US government has threatened to cut off India from the SWIFT system.
Last week, my source to the Pentagon told me that the US Air Force has reactivated 80 large military transport and cargo aircraft that are currently mothballed at Dover, Delaware.
On March 28, top financial officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are meeting in New Delhi, India partly to discuss measures to take against US bullying over access to the SWIFT system.
Taken individually, these events could be innocent. Put together, this combination of events looks to me to have all the signs that the US government is preparing for another war in the near future.
During wartime, governments invariably manipulate and inflate their currencies to help cover the huge costs. Among the best ways for private citizens to protect their wealth is to get out of the government currency and take prompt physical possession of assets such as gold, silver, food, water, medical supplies, and the like.
It is not my intention to scare people or to panic them into knee-jerk actions. However, I think it is interesting to review the kinds of goods that the March 16 Executive Order tells the government to ensure it has in supply. The list includes transportation infrastructure and equipment, domestic energy supplies, farm equipment, food, food resource facilities (for processing, distribution, and storage of food), drugs, medical products and devices, medical facilities and equipment, national defense infrastructure, personnel, and equipment, strategic and critical materials that would be needed for military, industrial, or civilian needs but are not found or produced in the US in adequate quantities, and water resources.
I find it interesting that the kinds of goods that I advocate private citizens accumulate are also on the list of items that the US government wants to stock. If it is important enough that President Obama has to issue an Executive Order to lay in a stock of such goods, then I think it should be just as important for every person to do so.
I pray that no new war develops, but I think it is only prudent to take steps today to protect your family’s safety and finances. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
Patrick A. Heller owns Liberty Coin Service and Premier Coins & Collectibles in Lansing, Michigan and writes Liberty’s Outlook, a monthly newsletter on rare coins and precious metals subjects. Past newsletter issues can be viewed at www.libertycoinservice.com. Other commentaries are available at Numismaster (http://www.numismaster.com under “News & Articles) and at CoinWeek (http://www.coinweek.com and search for “Heller”). His award-winning radio show “Things You ‘Know’ That Just Aren’t So, And Important News You Need To Know” can be heard at 8:45 AM Wednesday and Friday mornings on 1320-AM WILS in Lansing (which streams live and becomes part of the audio and text archives posted at www.1320wils.com.
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