Shortly after 9/11 when it became obvious bin Laden and his boys got extremely lucky in carrying out Clancy's plot, I suggested the reaction was more...
The local PBS station aired a special documentary on Milton Friedman. I have never been a big fan of Milton simply because I like my economists to be aged...
As I look around the US and the ineffectiveness of the progressive movement to accomplish any of its goals including agreeing on goals it strikes me that we...
I think what is evolving is a hybrid, US capitalism is not a sustainable model anymore than was Communism . Which is to be expected in this cycle, new forms of...
Craig Tindale
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Feb 2, 2007 12:21 am
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It is official - Global Warming "may" be caused by humans. The scientists are still not completely sure. There is an Urban Myth about Cher, the singer, having...
Ok so it wasn't Bushie....... but it could have been........ CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A congress wholly loyal to President Hugo Chavez
approved a law...
Ron, I just returned from a condo meeting. The owners want to update the CC&Rs changing among other things the amount of control the board has over the ...
Craig, I think you are referring to what Adam Smith called Mercantilism. He warned that the biggest threat to capitalism, especially the "free enterprise" ...
Eric and Craig, I guess everyone else in the group is enjoying the profits from this exciting bull market. Profits are always a good thing, even if I did get...
Al Marchione
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Feb 3, 2007 8:55 pm
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Al I never read anything about it , for some reason I stay away from all articles about the PPT. The concept is well founded though Bernanke has written an...
Craig Tindale
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Feb 3, 2007 9:36 pm
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Al On the floor in Chicago they have been seen in their black suits the days
after 9/11. Ron ... From: Craig Tindale Date: 2/3/2007 1:36:59 PM To:...
Craig, You sold all your Uranium plays? My Uranium participation units just broke out and and away from C$12...some are saying $18. I bot early last year at ...
Al Marchione
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Feb 4, 2007 1:15 am
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Ron, Your'e pulling my leg again aren't you... ;-) Al ... From: Ron J To: kondratyev@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 7:26 PM Subject: RE:...
Al Marchione
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Feb 4, 2007 1:17 am
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Yes, it is not a secret society not was it set up by PNAC. It was set up after the 87 crash to provide liquidity to illiquid markets. Their actions are, for...
Al, Sold down not sold out I have taken all the profits off the table and I have a hair trigger on the rest. I should be out within 10 days. I dont believe...
Craig Tindale
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Feb 4, 2007 2:05 am
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Looks like the composition of their cabinet is a PNAC blueprint. Since their actions are , understandably not disclosed, isn't that a form of secrecy ? With...
Al Marchione
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Feb 4, 2007 2:20 am
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Craig, Points well taken...that's some scary sh*t....asset re-pricing(?), what ever happened to a "multiple contraction" or "more sellers than buyers"? Al ... ...
Al Marchione
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Feb 4, 2007 2:36 am
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No ask anyone in the sp pit ... From: Al Marchione Date: 2/3/2007 5:17:59 PM To: kondratyev@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [kondratyev] PPT - Plunge Protection...
We needed to send the message to terrorists that they can not rule our
economy ... From: Al Marchione Date: 2/3/2007 6:20:34 PM To: kondratyev@yahoogroups.com...
Note that the Russian Federation is actually a federation, a union of states, so the title would be correct, though not used explicitly. Something here for...
RE: [kondratyev] PPT - Plunge Protection Team ??Craig et.al, There are also the MLPs / pipelines, as a more conservative / income oriented energy play. CEFs...
Brzezinski did not say that Bush would create an incident. He said escalations of aggression toward Iran would be created "then by some provocation in Iraq or...
Chris, Your right I stand corrected I still think its one of the most damning Senate testimonies in US history. He was saying Bush is likely to lie to to the...
Craig Tindale
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Feb 4, 2007 4:18 pm
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Ron, I don't know about sending terrorists this message of not ruling our economy. They may not be trying to "rule" our economy as much as they are trying to...
Al Marchione
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Feb 5, 2007 1:17 am
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Al, thats exactly what they have been doing all along. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kondratyev/message/23786 ... From: kondratyev@yahoogroups.com To:...
Craig Tindale
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Feb 5, 2007 1:46 am
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Craig, Nicely written piece! I am less sure I agree with your conclusion. After all Rumsfeld had his known knowns, his unknown knowns and his unknown ...
Not my favorite song by Cyndi Lauper but to the point. http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/04/bush.budget.ap/index.html Bush is proposing a $2.9 trillion...
Eric, Whilst I understand the general meaning of "will to fight" I guess the specific meaning is harder to define. Throughout recorded history there was a...
Richard, It is obvious you know a great deal more about the details of the Middle East than I. However, my lack of knowledge never prevented me from arguing a...
Eric Middle East out of control - or in someone else's control? Iran - feed the West with duff info re WMD's in Iraq then spoil the party and hope that they...