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SAFE Ark Two Newsletter
March 6th, 2013
I have dawdled about getting this newsletter out.
So much information has come to me this week that I have several times
changed my mind about what to write about. I have ended up with a little
bit about a lot of different things. I appreciate it greatly that so
many of you send me so much insightful information. More than I can
possibly share. Hours of videos have been sent to me this week by
different people about events in the relatively recent US past.
Excellent documentaries such as showing questions and responses in US
Congressional Hearings. Again and again I think to myself, "Oh, how I
wish I could get others to view all this." But, no chance. The masses of
people out there hold their fixed opinions about the American System,
their particular political persuasions, their views of history, their
theories of economics and money, etc., etc., and there is no chance of
getting them to look/consider anything else so I won't be sending along
those subjects.
I will instead just present some very short items of current events that
have gotten my attention this week. There are some who will look at the
'facts' / information and interpret them at an extreme in one direction
and others who will look at the same facts and interpret them in the
extreme opposite direction. So -
do with them as you will.
Table of Contents
The Dope on the Dow
Wealth Concentration
Poop about the Pope
US Supreme Court Conference
Where are the Carriers?
A visitor from China
Japan / China news
Iran Election
Israel Election / Obama Visit
Syria
Sequestration
Chicago Riots
Feed a Family
Gun sales
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The Dope on the Dow
The Dow this week hit an all time high! One commentator said:
Look, we all know that the Dow, being the only "economic indicator" that
Joe Sixpack understands, is manipulated to the point of being
meaningless. So according to the Dow, recovery is going ahead
full-steam. Good times are here again, so rejoice!
Another commentator stated:
"The stock market is basically back to where it was in 2000, while
corporate earnings have doubled since then. Yet the real median wage is
now 8 percent below what it was in 2000, and unemployment remains
sky-high."
A third source compared when the Dow was previously at this level and now:
•Dow Jones Industrial Average:
Then 14164.5;
Now 14164.5
•Regular Gas Price:
Then $2.75;
Now $3.73
•GDP Growth:
Then +2.5%;
Now +1.6%
•Americans Unemployed (in Labor Force):
Then 6.7 million;
Now 13.2 million
•Americans On Food Stamps:
Then 26.9 million;
Now 47.69 million
•Size of Fed's Balance Sheet:
Then $0.89 trillion;
Now $3.01 trillion
•US Debt as a Percentage of GDP:
Then ~38%;
Now 74.2%
•US Deficit (LTM):
Then $97 billion;
Now $975.6 billion
•Total US Debt Outstanding:
Then $9.008 trillion;
Now $16.43 trillion
•US Household Debt:
Then $13.5 trillion;
Now 12.87 trillion
•Labor Force Participation Rate:
Then 65.8%;
Now 63.6%
•Consumer Confidence:
Then 99.5;
Now 69.6
•S&P Rating of the US:
Then AAA;
Now AA+
•VIX:
Then 17.5%;
Now 14%
•10 Year Treasury Yield:
Then 4.64%;
Now 1.89%
•USDJPY:
Then 117;
Now 93
•EURUSD:
Then 1.4145;
Now 1.3050
•Gold:
Then $748;
Now $1583
•NYSE Average LTM Volume (per day):
Then 1.3 billion shares;
Now 545 million shares
I have given you LOTS of facts there. Up to you to go through each one
and think about it for a moment. I could have given you a lot more facts
about what is happening in Italy, Greece, France and elsewhere about
the Euro. AND about unemployment in those areas. But I don't want to
overload you.
One interesting commentator was pointing out that when one person is
unemployed it actually (on average) in a society affects three in a
household. So that when 25% of a population is unemployed it means 75%
of the population of a country are affected. Virtually everyone, or
sufficient that it can certainly affect social stability. This may be
coming to a country near to you.
Wealth Concentration
The following is a six minute video with charts done by a Harvard
Professor. I truly wish people would invest that much time to watch it
because while it does not mention them it explains many things such as
how the US Congress is controlled, while there is mounting social unrest
in the US and why IMO this is one reason there is going to be social
collapse.
Wealth Inequality in America
Poop about the Pope
Not much news about the appointing of the Pope. That is sort of amazing
with over 4,000 media personnel having been accredited by the Church and
checked into the hotels in Rome.
It is being called a news blackout.
In the previous newsletter I gave you the Wikipedia link to the Prophecy
of the Popes. I found it interesting and I will repeat the link here if
you didn't look at it then:
Prophecy of the Popes
Yahoo listed seven as being the top contenders.
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
Country: Italy
Age: 70
Titles:Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture
6
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone
Country: Italy
Age: 78
Titles: Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, Cardinal Secretary of State
4
Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco
Country: Italy
Age: 70
Titles: Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio; Archbishop of Genoa
1
Cardinal Angelo Scola
Country: Italy
Age: 71
Titles: Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli; Archbishop of Milan
As you can see - of the top seven names on the Yahoo list for pope
4 are Italian
of the other
2 are black
1 is a Canadian
There is much speculation - perhaps even hope - that it will be a
non-European but I am going with the Prophecy, not that it may not be in
some way that I don't comprehend it. The only things of which we can be
certain is that he will be:
a man
catholic
over 35(also age requirement for US president)
US Supreme Court Conference
Speaking of news blackouts. Nothing on that Feb. 15th US Supreme Court
conferenec when all nine justices of the US Supreme Court were scheduled
to gather to review whether Obama used forged government documents and
fake identification in order to get elected as commander-in-chief. The
actual log entries of the schedule were published - but since then -
nada. Some reported controversy that a couple of black law clerks who
were responsible for getting the papers into the Justice's folders -
didn't do so. Conspiracy abounds. I have no dog in this fight but just
one of those many things that I watch - like sink holes.
Where are the Carriers?
This picture was taken the February 8th 2013 in Norfolk. The Obama Administration ordered 5 nuclear
carriers into harbor. (Sequestration?)
The first time since WWII that five U.S. aircraft carriers
were docked together.
(You do remember Pearl Harbor?)
The ships in the photo are:
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69),
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77),
USS Enterprise (CVN 65),
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75),
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
all in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., the world’s largest naval station.
This gives new meaning to the expression - "Where are the carriers".
"When word of a crisis breaks out in Washington, it's no accident that
the first question that comes to everyone's lips is:
'Where's the nearest carrier?'"
March 12, 1993
aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
When asked at a diplomatic dinner party how many carriers the US has
"the answer
ranged from 22 to 100. The EU expert weighed in with 40. All were
shocked to learn that the United States has a total of just 11 aircraft
carriers."
You are looking at five of them in the above picture. The Navy
announced in February that in response to Sequestration that it would be
docking most of them. Here is their status that I found March 6th,
2013.
Nimitz - Home Port - Everett Washington - decommissioned
Eisenhower - 5th and 6th fleet areas of operation
Vinson - Home Port, San Diego, CA
Roosevelt - Home Port - Norfolk, VA No air wing assigned
Lincoln - Home Port - Norfolk, VA No air wing assigned
Washington - Home Port : Yokosuka, Japan
Stennis - U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility
Truman - March 5th, 2013 Departed Norfolk
Reagan - Being refitted in Puget Sound
Bush - Home Port - Norfolk, VA
Ford - To be completed 2015
Kennedy - To be completed 2022
Enterprise - To be completed 2027
For my part it is all irrelevant. From the moment I saw the first Bikini photo I said, "Carriers are now obsolete."
A visitor from China
For me - about as exciting as the visitor last week - from space. Both bode for Great Destruction.
A Chinese general who once threatened to use nuclear weapons against
hundreds of U.S. cities will visit the Pentagon this week as part of a
U.S.-China military exchange program.
“If the Americans draw their missiles and position [sic]-guided
ammunition onto the target zone on China’s territory, I think we will
have to respond with nuclear weapons,” Zhu told reporters for the
Financial Times and the Asian edition of the Wall Street Journal,
according to their July 14, 2005, editions.
Zhu’s comments also were the most explicit statement of Chinese
strategic intent since 1995 when another general, Xiong Guangkai,
implicitly threatened to use nuclear arms against Los Angeles if the
United States defended Taiwan in a conflict.
Chinese spokesman later claimed the comments did not reflect official policy.
Zhu was neither reprimanded nor fired after the comments, an indication his remarks reflected official military policy.
Zhu also was never penalized for the comments and in fact was later promoted,
“If the Americans are determined to interfere … we will be determined to respond,” Zhu said.
“We Chinese will prepare ourselves for the destruction of all of the
cities east of Xian [in central China]. Of course the Americans will
have to be prepared that hundreds … of cities will be destroyed by the
Chinese,” he said.
Zhu’s comments called into question the stated Chinese policy of not
being the first nation to use nuclear weapons in a conflict. Zhu said
the no-first-use policy did not apply to nuclear-armed states. He said
the policy was limited to nonnuclear states and could be changed.
[How logical is that? But, I think all the nuclear states have now come
to the same announced: "Pre-emptive first use" policy, and I am not even
going to get into China's Ghost Cities or Russias gigantic new shelter
plan. - Bruce]
The whole story China Visitor story here
Japan / China news
An Asian correspondent tells me:
"The Japanese Premier Shintaro Abe has just compared himself
to Margaret Thatcher vis a vis the Falklands as concerns Senkaku."
Fukushima has sort of just faded from the news. There are so many
sub-stories here that I could fill the whole newsletter just about this.
It is hard to say what is important. Maybe it is all important.
Japanese leaders are talking nukes also.
Taiwan raises its voice about these same islands.
North Korea and Iran are cooperating about nukes -
and both are making threats.
China and India both have nukes and are at odds -
with Pakistan, another nuke state, thrown into the mix.
I know - I know. It is only I who has this perspective of things.
Iran Election
Iran is having a June 14 presidential election to replace outgoing
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. How many think this will change Iran's
nuke policy? I am sure Obama will say - "We will have to wait and see."
Israel Election / Obama Visit
Israel had its election, but being a parliamentary system it still has a
number of steps to go through to try to establish a functioning
government - or it will again in another month have to schedule another
election. Obama will be there in about two weeks - but won't speak to
the Knesset since the government probably won't have formed.
The biggest scheduled excitement during the time period of Obama's
visit is that the Iranian Oil Bourse will begin trading oil in
currencies other than the petro dollar (set to begin March 20th). In the
financial world this is about the equivalent of a nuke. It is what did
in both Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Col. Gaddafi of Libya. This could be
just about the biggest news on the horizon - or maybe not. Who knows.
All sorts of surprising things can happen.
Syria
All sorts of potential surprises surround Israel. None of them good.
Powers are coming to the fore in Egypt that greatly destabilize what has
been the situation vis-a-vis Israel for many years. Sunni Egypt (and
Saudi Arabia) are supporting the
rebels in Syria. Shiite Iran is supporting the Alawite Assad (since they
both accept Ali). Assad also has the support of Hezbollah, Russia,
China and the Christian community in Syria and Lebanon. The concern is
that Assad may do a Hail Mary against Israel. There are so many factors
in that scrimmage that no one understands them all.
With all that - the big discussion with Obama during his trip to Israel
will be what to do with Iran. Iran with nukes. Iran assisting Assad.
Iran supplying missiles to Hezbollah. Iran cooperating with North Korea /
Russia / China. Netanyahu wants to play the Iran card. Just look back
at that list in the last sentence and say how opposed to that you think
Obama/Kerry may be.
Sequestration
The news today is that the budget effects have largely been kicked down
the road to September 1st. However, the ships are still in port and a
lot of other things are going to get cut back both militarily and
domestically.
Chicago Riots
I thought this 3 minute video to be newsworthy.
Chicago Riot
Just fun and games after a concert. Could as well as have been whites in
the UK after a soccer game. Not particularly anything to do with race
(although there is a lot of anger in all sorts of groups). The thing
that impresses me is how wild they can go about nothing. They have warm
clothing, warm places to go to, and don't look to be starving. The
weather surely cools them down.
Now think about a summer situation with a shortage of food, etc. In my opinion - those times are a-coming.
Feed a Family
Readers tell me that they wish for me to also include solutions. I
receive many recommendations each week. However, I thought this one was
exceptionally good - so here it is.
Feed a family for $300 a year
Gun sales
The following is just some information that I am reprinting from another source:
The Friday after President Obama's first election was the largest ever
day for gun sales. Much the same occurred four years later, when the
volume of gun sales crashed the NICS (buyer identification system) twice
upon his re-election. The FBI processing of nearly 2.8m background
checks made November 2012 – the month of the presidential election –
gunsellers' busiest month.
For example, in Kansas City, AR-15s that, a year ago, sold for about
$400 have lately been fetching $925, with some assault rifle models
selling for $1,500 or more. Large capacity magazines that sold for less
than $20 are now fetching $100; in some places, bullets for these
weapons are costing as much as $1 apiece. All of this at a time when the
economy is bad and people are cutting corners just to get by.
The US has around 4m assault rifles – about 1% of the 310m firearms
owned by Americans according to estimates from the FBI. It is critical
to understand the symbolic meaning of this weapon in the context of
recent skyrocketing sales.
My point of all this is that the US is preparing for a war. I won't call
it a civil war. Just social breakdown. It will bring more deaths than
the Civil War. The problem is not just in the US - it is world-wide.
Social/economic collapse. The solution that will be used by governments
everywhere, to retain some sort of control, will be to wag the dog.
Won't work this time. The dog now has nuclear teeth. Something is about
to start that no one can stop. It will take Divine Intervention because
unless those days are shortened - none would survive.
Other News
There is a great amount of 'other' news, such as the expanded use of
drones both internationally and domestically. The increasing
militarization of the police departments is another item with many
supporting stories this week.
BREAKING NEWS: RAND PAUL SAYS THAT HE WILL FILIBUSTER TO PREVENT USE OF
DRONES AGAINST AMERICAN CITIZENS IN THE US WITHOUT ACCUSATION, TRIAL OR
CONVICTION. (Will this prove to be an important event? I don't know -
but I can't wait to find out before I send this newsletter.)
Video Here!
Nuclear news from Russia this week was certainly about equivalent to the
China story above, but there has to be a limit about how much I write.
The weather. The sun. The very planet itself. All seems to be in
increasing turmoil. However, unless I stop at some point I will never
get this newsletter out. My apologies if I have not touched upon what
you think was really important this week -
but we live in a very active / intense / and collapsing world where I
just cannot begin to cover it all.
A Final Word
Victoria is planning a radiation detection newsletter - but it is an
exceptionally large task. I think that will be apparent whenever we ever
get it out. Also this week was a setback on the radio. The exciter
quit working. I am sure this upsets the engineer as much as myself. He
did let me come over for a day and wind coils and he says that all those
did work.
I will end with my usual plea, that if there is someone who would like
to move to Ark Two who could give Jean a hand, we would sure like to
hear from you.
Peace and love,
Bruce
DawnSayer@webpal.org
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