China’s COSCO Dis-Assembles 8 Ships Amid Glut As Baltic Dry Hits Another Record Low

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China’s COSCO Dis-Assembles 8 Ships Amid Glut As Baltic Dry Hits Another Record Low (ZeroHedge, Feb 16, 2015):

You know things are bad in the ship-building business when… amid considerably larger than expected losses, China’s COSCO announced that it has dis-assembled 8 vessels in January alone (including 3 bulk carriers) and will be decommissioning and disposing of them as it awaits a “more conducive” environment. It appears that is not coming anytime soon, as The Baltic Dry Index just hit 522 – a new all-time low (down a stunning 53 of the last 55 days).

As COSCO explains in its HKSE Statement:

The board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company wishes to inform the shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”) and potential investors that the Group had disassembled eight vessels (collectively, the “Vessels”), including five container vessels (Hutuo He, Xinhui He, Zhaoqing He, Yangjiang He and Yongding He) and three bulk carriers (Peng Jie, Peng Nian and Peng Cai) from 1 January 2015 to 31 January 2015.

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HSBC Bank: Secret Origins To Laundering The World’s Drug Money

 

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HSBC Bank: Secret Origins To Laundering The World’s Drug Money (ZeroHedge, Feb 16, 2015):

HSBC Bank : Secret Origins To 26/11 Mumbai Attacks

#SwissLeaks what the media has termed it is a trove of secret documents from HSBC’s Swiss private banking arm that reveals names of account holders and their balances for the year 2006-07. They come from over 200 countries, the total balance over $100 billion. But nowhere has the HSBC Swiss list touched off a more raging political debate than in India.

That’s why to obtain and investigate the Indian names, The Indian Express partnered in a three-month-long global project with the Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and the Paris-based Le Monde newspaper. The investigation revealed 1,195 Indian HSBC clients, roughly double the 628 names that French authorities gave to the Government in 2011. The new revelation— published as part of a global agreement — is expected to significantly widen the scale and scope of the ongoing probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court.

For years, when banks have been caught laundering drug money, they have claimed that they did not know, that they were but victims of sneaky drug dealers and a few corrupt employees. Nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is that a considerable portion of the global banking system is explicitly dedicated to handling the enormous volume of cash produced daily by dope traffickers.

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Eurogroup Meeting Over – Talks Have Broken Down; Risk Slides After Greece Says “Won’t Take Orders On Bailout” – Live

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Full article, video, charts here:

Eurogroup Meeting Over – Talks Have Broken Down; Risk Slides After Greece Says “Won’t Take Orders On Bailout” – Live (ZeroHedge, Feb 16, 2015):

UPDATE: *EU FINANCE MINISTERS’ TALKS WITH GREECE OVER FOR TODAY, GREECE SAYS WON’T TAKE ORDERS ON BAILOUT

Well that didn’t last long. It seems – just as earlier in the week – the ability for either side in this Euro-system death match game of chicken to find any common ground to even start negotiations remains lost:

GREEK GOVT OFFICIAL SAYS THAT “THERE CANNOT BE A DEAL TODAY”, EUROGROUP DISCUSSED “UNREASONABLE”, “UNACCEPTABLE” DRAFT TEXT INSISTING ON EXTENDING BAILOUT

In fact, reports sya that the text presented was a reversal of last Thursday’s agreement… The Germans are now calling for Tsipras to replace Varoufakis at the negotiating table. EURUSD is tumbling and S&P Futures are falling fast.

David Stockman: The Global Economy Has Entered The Crack-Up Phase

David Stockman: The Global Economy Has Entered The Crack-Up Phase (PeakProsperity, Feb 15, 2015):

Few people understand the global economy and its (mis)management better than David Stockman — former director of the OMB under President Reagan, former US Representative, best-selling author of The Great Deformation, and veteran financier.

David is now loudly warning that events have entered the crack-up phase, which he predicts will be defined by the following 4 developments:

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EU Leaders “Are Afraid The Syriza ‘Virus’ Will Spread Across Europe”

–  EU Leaders “Are Afraid The Syriza ‘Virus’ Will Spread Across Europe” (ZeroHedge, Feb 16, 2015):

As anti-austerity protests continue to build in numbers across Europe (and not just in Spain where Podemos now holds a commanding poll lead over the status quo) KeepTalkingGreece reports that Greek parliamentary spokesman for Syriza, Nikos Filis notes “The wave of protests indicates a new beginning… And it scares the dominant forces in Europe. Because Syriza virus can spread and in their communities.” And we suspect that is indeed the Eurogroup’s greatest fear…

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“The World’s Most Sophisticated Cyber Attack” – How Hackers Infiltrated The Banks & Stole Millions

“The World’s Most Sophisticated Cyber Attack” – How Hackers Infiltrated The Banks & Stole Millions (ZeroHedge, Feb 15, 2015):

Since late 2013, The NY Times reports that an unknown group of hackers has reportedly stolen $300 million ­- possibly as much as triple that amount – from banks across the world, with the majority of the victims in Russia. The attacks continue, all using roughly the same modus operandi

Hackers send email containing a malware program called Carbanak to hundreds of bank employees, hoping to infect a bank’s administrative computer.

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Iceland Reiterates That It Will Not Be Joining EU

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Iceland reiterates that it will not be joining EU (Ice News, Feb 14, 2015):

Icelandic Foreign Minister Jon Hannibalsson has outlined the reasons why the North Atlantic nation will not be joining the EU.

Despite formal negotiations on the country’s accession into the EU starting back in 2010, citizens were widely split on whether it would be a positive move, and the ruling coalition government was voted into power in 2013 on the promise that it would abandon the talks.

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Fake Disney Measles Outbreak: Send In The Clowns

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Fake Disney measles outbreak: send in the clowns (John Rappoport, Feb 15, 2015):

by Jon Rappoport

“Lacking any real science proving we have a serious 2015 measles outbreak, and lacking any science supporting the idea that the measles vaccine is safe and effective, we’re looking at a psyop called The Disney Story. A fake horror movie happening at ‘the happiest place on Earth,’ Disneyland. It’s a perfect way to scare the moms into vaccinating their kiddies. If the happiest place on Earth isn’t safe, then where is safety? ‘Mickey Mouse infects children.’ Cue the ominous music. ‘Cotton candy dream turns into nightmare.’ ‘Send in the clowns, carriers of the virus.’” (The Underground, Jon Rappoport)

150 measles cases. No deaths.

Dangerous outbreak? Are you kidding?

Mainstream media recalling past problems with the measles vaccine? Are you kidding? The news brushes off what happened 24 hours ago.

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Putin’s Trust Rating Hits 85% Historical High

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Putin’s trust rating hits 85% historical high (RT, Feb 15, 2015):

The latest poll has shown that 85 percent of Russian citizens trust President Vladimir Putin and 74 percent say they would vote for him if presidential elections were held next weekend.

The poll, conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation on February 7-8 and released on February 13, shows that the current 85 percent trust rating is up from 75 percent in February 2014. The share of those who said they were ready to vote for Putin was also up from 45 percent one year ago.

84 percent of those polled said they approved of Putin’s work as president and only 7 percent admitted they were discontented with it.

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Greece matters: Anti-Euro AfD polling 5.2% in #Hamburg state election, acc to ARD. Merkel’s CDU plunges to 16%, Free Democrats 7%. SPD 47%. Read more: whatreallyhappened.com http://whatreallyhappened.com/#ixzz3RrwdwC9x

Greece matters: Anti-Euro AfD polling 5.2% in #Hamburg state election, acc to ARD. Merkel’s CDU plunges to 16%, Free Democrats 7%. SPD 47%. (InvestmentWatch, Feb 15, 2015):

First Genetically Modified ‘Browning-Resistant’ Apple Approved For US Consumption

First Genetically Modified “Browning-Resistant” Apple Approved For US Consumption (ZeroHedge, Feb 15, 2015):

With only 37% of the public believing that genetically-modified foods are ‘safe’, The Arctic apple – which resists browning when cut open or sliced – faces an uphill battle for ‘success’. But as WSJ reports, the non-browing trait makes it particularly attractive for restaurants, grocery stores, airlines and other companies that offer pre-sliced fruit, and since The Agriculture Department on Friday approved it as the first genetically modified apple for sale in the U.S., the debate over the safety (and labelling) of modified foods reignites. While “getting the consumer to buy in to the product has to be the priority,” notes Okanagan, environmentalists warn “there is no place in the U.S. or global market for genetically engineered apples.”

24 Hours in the life of a GMO Apple…

The Agriculture Department on Friday approved the first genetically modified apple for sale in the U.S., reigniting debate over the safety of modified foods and whether the products should carry mandatory labels.

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GMOs invade fruit industry: Apples, pears, cherries and peaches to all become unlabeled GMO

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GMOs invade fruit industry: Apples, pears, cherries and peaches to all become unlabeled GMO (Natural News, Feb 14, 2015):

Genetically modified apples have been approved by the industry-corrupted USDA, a federal regulator that accomplishes for the biotech industry the same thing the FDA achieves for Big Pharma: unlimited profits, lax regulation and a ready willingness to accept fabricated “science” as fact.

“The USDA’s environmental review received 73,000 comments that overwhelmingly opposed the commercialization of Arctic Apples,” explains a press release from Food & Water Watch. [1]

The GMO apple that just received approval was developed by the Okanagan Specialty Fruits company, which says it “…married the best of nature with the best of science.”

Read moreGMOs invade fruit industry: Apples, pears, cherries and peaches to all become unlabeled GMO

AND NOW … McDonald’s Including Free Vaccines Alongside Happy Meals

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McDonald’s now including free vaccines alongside Happy Meals (Natural News, Feb 13, 2015):

The only way to make a processed, chemical-laden Happy Meal even happier, it seems, is to accompany it with an injection of aluminum into the bodies of young children.

A McDonald’s restaurant in San Antonio, Texas, has announced it is offering free vaccine shots to children who swing by the restaurant, reports Amarillo.com [1]. The purchase of a Happy Meal does not seem to be required, but that’s what McDonald’s markets to children it can manage to influence.

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‘Alarming Numbers’: Over 15,000 baby sea lions may have died off California coast – ‘Marine biologists warn it could deplete an entire generation’

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FOX San Diego: Sardines, Crayfish ‘Disappeared From Pacific Ocean … They’ve Just Vanished’

CBS: Officials alarmed as several types of marine mammals begin washing up in California — “Now entire coast is being affected” — “Whole population getting hit hard … a real shock to us” — Animals of all ages sick, not only newborns

TV: “Animals basically dying on our beaches” along West Coast — “New, worse calamity seems to be unfolding” — Experts: “Like walking skeletons”; “So hungry they gnaw on rocks”; “Skin hanging off”; “Extremely unusual… maybe the fish have all left”; “Prepare for the worst”

Gov’t: Sea urchins with insides empty, bare skeletons, and black lesions in Hawaii — Birds dying of unusual cancers, rarely seen in wildlife

“Sea creatures sick, dying or disappearing at alarming rate all along Pacific coast… Some wonder if it’s fallout from Fukushima” — New York Times: “Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction” — Study: “We may be on precipice of major extinction event” in marine wildlife


“Alarming Numbers”: Over 15,000 baby sea lions may have died off California coast — “Marine biologists warn it could deplete an entire generation” — “Heralding the demise of something else beneath the waves”? (VIDEO) (ENENews, Feb 15, 2015):

LA Times, Feb 12, 2015 (emphasis added): [A] record number of sea lions [have] been rescued in recent weeks. “One hundred and two California sea lions in the last 10 days,” a spokeswoman for the [Marine Mammal Center] said… The influx is unprecedented

National Geographic, Feb 12, 2015: Since January 1, nearly 500 of the tiny animals have been [rescued] a number many times higher than normal. Why these animals are struggling to survive is a mystery… California sea lions are considered a sentinel species, meaning they’re seen as indicators of ocean health. Generally, if sea lions are suffering, something is wrong offshore. In this case, scientists still don’t really know what that something is… Starting in January 2013, waves of starving sea lion pups began washing ashore… Scientists noted that the stranding pattern resembled that of severe El Niño years [with] warm ocean waters… The trouble was, these weren’t El Niño years… January 2014, strandings started to swell again… Now, 2015 is looking even worse… more than 470 sea lions have been admitted to California rehab centers… For now, it’s too soon to say… if the sea lion pups are heralding the demise of something else beneath the waves.

Read more‘Alarming Numbers’: Over 15,000 baby sea lions may have died off California coast – ‘Marine biologists warn it could deplete an entire generation’

The Only Question About The So-Called ‘RECOVERY’

The Only Question About The So-Called “Recovery” (ZeroHedge, Feb 15, 2015):

We were almost eager to swallow the blue pill and admit that the “recovery” is an actual recovery this time (non-GAAP that is, one where all the economic data is first excluded)… and then we happened to glance at this chart, courtesy of Citigroup’s Matt King.

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Ignoring for a second the direct implication of what the chart highlights, namely that due to central bank intervention there is no more net supply of debt left in the world, now that for the first time ever, central banks are set to monetize all global government debt, something we showed previously…

Read moreThe Only Question About The So-Called ‘RECOVERY’

Priest banned from using social media sites for six months after posting ‘anti-Semitic’ comments claiming Israel was behind 9/11

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Sadly all those videos have been removed. However, there are still several videos with him to be found on YouTube:

Dr. Alan Sabrosky, Former Director Of Studies At The US Army War College: ‘It Is 100% Certain That 9/11 Was A Mossad Operation’ (Video):

Dr. Alan Sabrosky, former director of studies at the US Army War College says that the military brass now know that Israel “and those traitors within our nation” committed the 911 attack.

……”I have had long conversations over the last two weeks with contacts at the Army War College and the headquarters, Marine Corps and I’ve made it absolutely clear in both cases that it is 100% certain that 9/11 was a Mossad operation.” Period.

……”There are some really, really unhappy people up there…….astonishment was the first thing…..they didn’t know, they truly didn’t know……and the next statement is rage…real rage”

……” The Zionists are playing this as an all-or-nothing exercise. If they lose this one, they’re done…..”

More info on 9/11 down below.



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Priest banned from using social media sites for six months after posting ‘anti-Semitic’ comments claiming Israel was behind 9/11 (Daily Mail, Feb 10, 2015):

A vicar who suggested Israel was responsible for the 9/11 attack on the twin towers has been banned from Twitter and other social media for six months, the Church of England said yesterday.

The Reverend Stephen Sizer used his internet accounts to spread ideas which were ‘clearly anti-Semitic’, it said.

But despite his ‘indefensible’ actions the cleric will be allowed to remain a priest and to keep his job as vicar of the wealthy parish of Christ Church in Virginia Water in Surrey.

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US Helped Israel With H-Bomb – 1980s Report Declassified

US helped Israel with H-bomb – 1980s report declassified (RT, Feb 13, 2015):

Conceding to a federal lawsuit, the US government agreed to release a 1987 Defense Department report detailing US assistance to Israel in its development of a hydrogen bomb, which skirted international standards.

The 386-page report, Critical Technology Assessment in Israel and NATO Nations,” likens top Israeli nuclear facilities to the Los Alamos and Oak Ridge National Laboratories that were key in the development of US nuclear weaponry.

Israelis are “developing the kind of codes which will enable them to make hydrogen bombs. That is, codes which detail fission and fusion processes on a microscopic and macroscopic level,” said the report, the release of which comes before Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s March 3 speech in front of the US Congress in which he will oppose any deal that allows Iran’s legal nuclear program to persist.

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Kiev Forces Fire Mortars, Shell LPR, DPR Targets – Donbas Militia

Kiev Forces Fire Mortars, Shell LPR, DPR Targets – Donbas Militia (Sputnik, Feb 15, 2015):

Despite the official beginning of a ceasefire in Donbas, Kiev forces started firing mortars and shelling the positions of the independence supporters of the self-proclaimed people’s republics of Donetsk and Luhansk (DPR and LPR).

DONETSK (Sputnik) —The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Alexander Zakharchenko has called an emergency meeting Sunday regarding the violation of silence regime in Donbas by Kiev forces, the deputy head of DPR militia said.

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Greek Government “Not Holding Out Much Hope” For Monday Even As Market Signals Deal Imminent

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Greek Government “Not Holding Out Much Hope” For Monday Even As Market Signals Deal Imminent (ZeroHedge, Feb 14, 2015):

According to Kathimerini, late last night, Greek PM Tsipras chaired a meeting of his cabinet on Friday night to brief ministers on the state of talks with the eurozone. “With the possibility of the government having to make a compromise with the eurozone over the way forward in the next few days, Tsipras was eager to assess the mood of his cabinet. Some members, such as Energy Minister Panayiotis Lafazanis have been adamant that the government should stick to its pre-election pledges.” Which probably suggests that Greece is if not about to fold, then certainly cave on most, if not all, of its demands. Still, Greece is hopeful that some deus ex machina will appear in the last minute, and that delaying the inevitable will give it some further leverage. Which explains why, as Kathimerini reported, “the government is not holding out much hope for a solution in Brussels on Monday.

The Untold Story Of A Ukrainian Sniper Who Took Part In The Maidan Massacre

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The Untold Story Of A Ukrainian Sniper Who Took Part In The Maidan Massacre (ZeroHedge, Feb 13, 2015):

One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the February 2014 US-staged coup in Ukraine and the violent overthrow of then president Yanukovich, is “who started shooting first” by which we, of course, refer to the lethal shooting escalation between the government’s police force and random snipers who conducted target practice with various citizens and officials of the law during the crackdown at the Euro Maidan square protests, which eventually escalated into all out violence whose culmination was the overthrow of the president.

Read moreThe Untold Story Of A Ukrainian Sniper Who Took Part In The Maidan Massacre

Ron Paul: “The Ukraine Coup Was Planned By Nato And EU” (Video)

Ron Paul: Ukraine Coup Planned By Nato And EU (ZeroHedge, Feb 14, 2015):

As Ron Paul recently exclaimed, the war propagandists are very active and are winning over the support of many unsuspecting American citizens. So we thought the followingg 90 seconds of ‘pure Paul’ would provide a refreshingly different perspective as he explains, “I’m not pro-Russia, I’m not pro-Putin, I’m pro-facts.”

“The Ukraine coup was planned by NATO and EU… The best thing we can do for Ukraine is get the foreigners out.”

As Ron Paul previously concluded:

Our government has no more credibility in telling us the truth about the facts that require us to expand our military presence in this region than Brian Williams.

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