tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post8947913142434598681..comments2009-06-24T04:33:04.627-07:00Eric deCarbonnelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-12967902319952919472009-06-24T04:33:04.627-07:002009-06-24T04:33:04.627-07:00Regarding those Japanese with bonds, someone just put online something from a supposed &quot;insider&quot; in Washington, at http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/print.asp?ID=10952. The &quot;leak&quot; is interesting, as a theory (I don&#39;t much trust the source), but I still suspect that the bonds were fakes and that the Japanese gents were suckered into buying them by fraudsters seeking not billions, but only a few tens of thousands of dollars from suckers or unwary senior citizens.Anton Kleutgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18030851187113184947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-60021276868462589392009-06-22T18:23:02.764-07:002009-06-22T18:23:02.764-07:00http://www.turnerradionetwork.com/in...news&amp;Itemid=50<br /><br />Two Japanese men arrested by Italian Police while trying to smuggle $134 Billion in U.S. Treasury Bonds concealed in suitcases, out of Italy into Switzerland, <b>are employees of the Finance Ministry of Japan.</b><br />...<br />Despite assurances from Japanese Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano about Japan&#39;s &quot;absolutely unshakable” confidence in the credibility of the U.S. dollar, it is now confirmed based upon the serial numbers of the Bonds, that the $134 Billion is part of the $686 billion of U.S. debt officially held by Japan.<br />...<br />The paper bonds below were being smuggled into Switzerland by employees of the Japan Finance Ministry so they could be sold, at discount, under the anonymity of Swiss financial laws. If no one knew Japan was dumping US Treasury bonds, it would not cause a panic worldwide as other nations dumped their US Treasuries too. Japan was rudely surprised when the two employees of the Japan Finance Ministry were grabbed at the Italian border.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-22377537129260416392009-06-18T19:51:56.333-07:002009-06-18T19:51:56.333-07:00Gold/silver stocks took huge hit in the last 3 weeks. They dropped as much as 30%. Were the big boys shorting them in preparation of dollar collpse?Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-60054771459809778362009-06-17T02:27:11.263-07:002009-06-17T02:27:11.263-07:00Soros says that the strength of the US$ is sickness. It is due to large amounts of debt denominated in US$.<br /><br />In other (my) words: there is no significant productive demand for US$.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02093046718167304539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-68221288752434244102009-06-16T21:28:43.996-07:002009-06-16T21:28:43.996-07:00I will be talking yo the ex head of the Bilderbergs tomorrow and get the real scoop on these bonds,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-40799678260051371552009-06-16T20:14:01.676-07:002009-06-16T20:14:01.676-07:00Its just too bad that more of the &quot;right&quot; people are not heard or involved in any attempts to resuscitate the economy.<br /><br />I don&#39;t believe there is any hope for real change. The criminal element has been in charge for centuries, and the status quo continues. The world will change drastically over the next decades. Only those with useful skills, healthy/strong and intelligent will survive. <br /><br />As far as the USD is concerned, why be bothered about it at all. Spend your dollars if you feel they will be worthless. Buy hard assets and pay off debt. Become self sufficient. That is the key to the game...survival.<br /><br />There are no saviors, no good leaders or powerful/wealthy people with a conscience.<br /><br />Either conform and survive, or meet you maker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-69342354453248720772009-06-16T19:29:38.563-07:002009-06-16T19:29:38.563-07:00Anon,<br /><br />Plato&#39;s Allegory of the Cave does a better job of illustrating where we are.<br /><br />The fact that we are prisoners in a constructed world doesn&#39;t change the fact that 2 plus 2 normally equals 4. Thus, the decline and eventual fall of the American Empire is a logical expectation.OperationNorthwoodsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-62188721310960595832009-06-16T14:58:33.512-07:002009-06-16T14:58:33.512-07:00Eric deCarbonnel said...<br /><br /><i>Russia stating there &quot;is no alternative to the dollar right now&quot; is like someone standing on the deck of Titanic (after it hit the iceburg) and declaring &quot;there is not enough life boats&quot;. While true in both cases, it doesn&#39;t change the fact that the boat is sinking.</i><br /><br />Well you seem to believe that the dollar collapse is eminent, but what if it isn&#39;t?<br /><br />I mean what happens if all that you believe is no more then some propaganda that you picked up from somewhere, which had the sole intention of driving up prices on commodities?<br /><br />I mean there is such a thing as bias when we look at stories in the news... and as such we seek only those things to confirm that which we believe.<br /><br />Doing something like makes hard for anyone to see the whole truth...<br /><br /><i>Nine Inch Nails</i><br /><br />See the animal in his cage that you built<br />Are you sure what side you&#39;re on?<br />Better not look him too closely in the eye<br />Are you sure what side of the glass you are on?<br />See the safety of the life you have built<br />Everything where it belongs<br />Feel the hollowness inside of your heart<br />And it&#39;s all<br />Right where it belongs<br /><br />What if everything around you<br />Isn&#39;t quite as it seems?<br />What if all the world you think you know<br />Is an elaborate dream?<br />And if you look at your reflection<br />Is it all you want it to be?<br />What if you could look right through the cracks?<br />Would you find yourself<br />Find yourself afraid to see?<br /><br />What if all the world&#39;s inside of your head<br />Just creations of your own?<br />Your devils and your gods<br />All the living and the dead<br />And you&#39;re really all alone?<br />You can live in this illusion<br />You can choose to believe<br />You keep looking but you can&#39;t find the woods<br />While you&#39;re hiding in the trees<br /><br />What if everything around you<br />Isn&#39;t quite as it seems?<br />What if all the world you used to know<br />Is an elaborate dream?<br />And if you look at your reflection<br />Is it all you want it to be?<br />What if you could look right through the cracks<br />Would you find yourself<br />Find yourself afraid to see?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-17304007903579565112009-06-16T13:47:03.291-07:002009-06-16T13:47:03.291-07:00Things are getting curiouser and curiouser. I remember reading two months ago how Japan was going to spend $150 billion to jump start their economy. My guess is that they were going to finance it with the sale of these bonds.<br /><br />http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30132798/Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496310016536790407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-19736534212769483692009-06-16T13:09:23.749-07:002009-06-16T13:09:23.749-07:00We&#39;re broke and everyone knows it. Gee, I guess I missed this on FOX last week. The emporer has no clothes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-64800290999398674022009-06-16T06:43:14.362-07:002009-06-16T06:43:14.362-07:00Anonymous said... <br /><i>Even russia has stated that there is no alternative to the dollar right now...<br /><br /></i>Russia stating there &quot;is no alternative to the dollar right now&quot; is like someone standing on the deck of Titanic (after it hit the iceburg) and declaring &quot;there is not enough life boats&quot;. While true in both cases, it doesn&#39;t change the fact that the boat is sinking.Eric deCarbonnelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-77355292138086298512009-06-16T04:45:20.710-07:002009-06-16T04:45:20.710-07:00Absolutely fascinating.Just like a good old Agatha Christie eh ?<br />Your articles are excellent reading Eric- great research and a wonderful nose for the pong of rot beneath all things financial.They bring out other enlightened and enlightening perspectives also thru the rich variety of opinions added in comments.<br />I seriously hope all this research leads to you writing a book at the end of it.Actually, I hope you make that two books.<br />One fiction and one factual.<br />I personally will buy a signed hardback copy of each.<br />Kudo&#39;s to you with much respect.<br />Your blog is a daily visit for me,<br />though I seriously hope you take time out from it all to give your head a rest every once in a while .<br />It would be a crying shame if you were to succumb to information overload....I know this threatens to happen to me quite often in various research,it can be addictive.<br />I don&#39;t think a single lifetime would be enough to wriggle to the bottom of the coiling twists and turns of this deeply corrupt century.<br />all the best to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-20209276150836308162009-06-16T04:30:38.853-07:002009-06-16T04:30:38.853-07:00Anonymous June 15, 2009 9:34 PM:<br /><br />&quot;Even russia has stated that there is no alternative to the dollar right now...&quot;<br /><br />While:<br /><br />Medvedev: World Needs New Reserve Currency<br />http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526541,00.html<br /><br />Russia can&#39;t seem to make up their mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-33076678755579799472009-06-15T22:32:56.033-07:002009-06-15T22:32:56.033-07:00Anon,<br /><br />Maybe he did go outside, at least in the US. It&#39;s a country in serious decline, whether on the health front, family front, or economic front. Then try going outside in China. <br /><br />Also, if there is a dollar collapse, it will come right after China, Japan, and Russia all proclaim eternal love for the dollar.OperationNorthwoodsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-18967489829469373942009-06-15T21:54:49.461-07:002009-06-15T21:54:49.461-07:00HAHAHAHA!<br /><br />The whole world is forecasting the apocalypse now and still there are so many who do not understand it.<br /><br />Guys, understand that big changes do not get recognized by the ordinary people. They just read it in books about history. Maybe. The only thing YOU guys ever recognize is when you are out of job.<br /><br />Side note: only because things need decades to play out, it does not mean they are not there...... it just feels like that.<br /><br />With all that criminal forces in the highest level of banks and governments during each financial crisis, how could ANYONE ever believe these things do not actually happen...Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02093046718167304539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-33559423660654008382009-06-15T21:34:42.456-07:002009-06-15T21:34:42.456-07:00LOL as if he will be right...<br /><br />How can there ever be a dollar collapse now?<br /><br />Even russia has stated that there is no alternative to the dollar right now...<br /><br />I swear to god ya all need to get outside!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-31613354413825356812009-06-15T18:51:25.382-07:002009-06-15T18:51:25.382-07:00I am so bored reading apocalyse articles. It never come true.<br /><br />Anyway, good thing about you, Eric, is that you dare to set timeframe, that end of September, is the beginning of collapse for USD.<br /><br />Others commentators don&#39;t dare to say the timeframe. They just talk, talk, and talk. Much of what they said are fantasy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-79806973582597094372009-06-15T18:40:47.174-07:002009-06-15T18:40:47.174-07:00They are real. Govt used these to finance off budget projects. <br /><br />Easiest solution? Declare them fake since there is no record of US ever producing/selling those.<br /><br />One Problem with that....who knows HOW MANY OTHERS we have sold to WHO KNOWS WHO around the world who will instantly rise up against us by being ripped off by us since they would make all their current black market holdings of off balance US debt worthless.<br /><br />Sticky situation they got themselves into....VegasBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04779928961998350245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-70337698444451023522009-06-15T18:23:36.337-07:002009-06-15T18:23:36.337-07:00They may be downplaying that due to diplomatic reasons.<br /><br />I guess all countries all over the world are playing poker with their US treasuries right now. And some may even consider dropping them on not-so-official markets in order to keep their sell-off a secret to avoid a run away from longer-term treasuriesby investors which would render them almost worthless.<br /><br />So, maybe, the initial story was true and the subsequent reports were &quot;adjusted&quot;.<br /><br />Isn&#39;t it strange that such a thing happens during the climax of a bond crisis? (record low yields and record high debt)<br /><br />Isn&#39;t it strange that Bernanke was puzzled by the increase of treasury yields?<br /><br />Now we have an explanation.<br /><br />Additionally, the Chinese could use their long-to-short maturity transformed treasuries as collateral for loans -- which they use to buy up oil and soya indirectly (from their own markets, forcing the markets to buy it from the rest of the world and thereby doing the due diligence to buy it at the lowest possible cost and in exchange for US$).<br /><br />The Chinese are not dumb. I&#39;m pretty sure they won&#39;t risk their treasuries. They will drop them before everyone else does. Even if they still buy them -- you just cannot know if they are net buyers if you include the treasuries&#39; use as collateral.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02093046718167304539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-34184914417332552642009-06-15T16:47:45.492-07:002009-06-15T16:47:45.492-07:00See this site http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2009/06/mystery-bonds-enter-cult-now-it-gets.html<br /><br />Has a nice video with 500 million dollar bonds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com