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A crackerjack job of cold-case reporting, deft in description and detail of old assumptions and stunning new information, convincing in its final appeal to the District Attorney of Manhattan: Reopen this case, Mr. D.A. — It begs for a better understanding of the murder of the reporter who was hot on the trail of who really killed John Kennedy. Mark Shaw has given us a front-of-the-shelf JFK assassination book that really makes us wonder who dunit and why and pays some long-overdue homage to the tough woman reporter who was about to find out when she died. Five stars. ”The … Continue reading →

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A Brief Recap India’s Prime Minister announced on 8th November 2016 that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes will no longer be legal tender. Linked are Part-I, Part-II, Part-III, and Part-IV , which provide updates on the rapidly encroaching police state Expect a continuation of new social engineering notifications, each sabotaging wealth-creation, confiscating people’s wealth, and tyrannizing those who refuse to be a part of the herd, in the process destroying the very backbone of the economy and civilization. There are clear signs that in a very convoluted way, possession of gold for investment purposes will be made illegal. Expect … Continue reading →

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A long time ago, people did not buy or sell with money. Instead, they traded one thing for another to get what they wanted or needed. This exchange of goods or services is called barter. At the beginning this was sufficient, but with the evolution of societies, certain needs made the creation of a more stable and more efficient way of trading imperative. Many cultures around the world eventually developed the use of money whose value was based on the value of the material from which it was made. This type of money is known as “specie money” and its … Continue reading →

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The purpose of the European project, at least the purpose sold to the public, was to provide long-term stability to the continent, particularly economic stability. The lesson of the first fifty years of the 20th century was that nationalist competition among states led to economic instability and war. Therefore, cooperation among the nations of Europe on economic matters, as well as a common defense, would keep the peace and allow all nations to prosper together, as one continent. Talk to sophisticated Europeans and they will give you some version of how a united Europe has kept the peace. Many will argue that open … Continue reading →

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Many centuries of research and study have passed since Benjamin Franklin conducted his experiments with a kite in 1752, but there are still many myths about this revolutionary form of energy. Rest aside your misconceptions, grab some popcorn, and keep reading you’re in for quite a shock! 10 Batteries Store Electric Charge Or Electrons Ask yourself: “What is a battery?” A very common answer is that a battery stores electricity, or perhaps a form of free electrons “floating” around inside. However, that is far from the truth. Current Prices on popular forms of Gold Bullion Inside a battery is a … Continue reading →

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Of all the Clinton-era monsters who refuse to crawl under a rock and die, Madeleine Albright continues to distinguish herself as a monument to shameless hubris. As you might recall, the former secretary of state made an eloquent, compelling case for Hillary Clinton during the Democratic primaries: “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other!” And television pundits still can’t wrap their heads around Clinton’s spectacular defeat. Go figure. Albright is also famous for championing the Clinton administration’s decision to prevent Iraq from importing basic supplies like medicine and water purification equipment, which led to … Continue reading →

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The man is 50 years old, or maybe 40. Either 6-feet 1-inches or 5-feet 9-inches. Nervous or composed. In the interviews following the event on Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 on November 24, 1971, there were few things eyewitnesses could agree on. All authorities could take for an absolute fact is that a passenger who gave his name as Dan—later misidentified by a reporter as “D.B.”—Cooper had boarded the Seattle-bound plane in Portland, Oregon, ordered a bourbon and soda, and then handed stewardess Flo Schaffner a note. When it appeared she wasn’t about to read it right away, Cooper asked her to open it … Continue reading →

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Why There Is So Much Pro-War Reporting? American media is always pro-war: Can you name a single paper, or a single TV network, that was unequivocally opposed to the American wars carried out against Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Panama, Grenada, and Vietnam while they were happening, or shortly thereafter? Or even opposed to any two of these seven wars? How about one? In 1968, six years into the Vietnam War, the Boston Globe (Feb. 18, 1968) surveyed the editorial positions of 39 leading U.S. papers concerning the war and found that “none advocated a pull-out.” Has the phrase “invasion of … Continue reading →

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For many people, sneaking in a few hours of shut-eye is an indulgence best saved for the weekend. But rather than feeling guilty about lying in, research suggests that sleep may be the perfect time for learning. From grasping a new language to quitting smoking, studies have shown that a range of skills can be improved from the comfort of your bed. Current Prices on popular forms of Gold Bullion LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE While it might sound implausible, research has shown that it is possible to improve your understanding of a new language while asleep. A study in 2014, … Continue reading →

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The 7 “Blind” men and the US Elephant The famous Indian story of the Blind Men and the Elephant is a metaphor highlighting that while one’s subjective experience can be true, it can also be limited by its failure to account for other truths or a totality of truth. A similar metaphor can be used to try to explain the hidden forces guiding the US Government From 1975 to 1976 the Church Committee in the Senate and the Pike Committee in the House attempted unsuccessfully to curtail the power of US intelligence agencies. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), in particular, … Continue reading →

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My Dad always said that when you want to know something, talk to the organ-grinder, not the monkey. With that epithet in mind, may I suggest that you promptly borrow or buy a copy of Linus Pauling’s How to Live Longer and Feel Better, recently reissued in an updated 20th-anniversary edition. Yes, this is THE Dr. Pauling: the man your chemistry teacher idolized and your family doctor tries hard to ignore. Why? Because Linus Pauling committed the cardinal sin of allopathic medicine: he, a medical outsider, dared to present, directly to the public, his insightful reviews of the scientific literature … Continue reading →

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A team of divers has ventured 110 meters deep in the Mediterranean Sea to explore a 2,700-year-old shipwreck. The Phoenician ship is about 50ft long and lies a mile off the coast of Gozo. It dates back to the first part of the 7th century BC, making it the oldest wreck ever found in the central Mediterranean. Researchers have now uncovered new artifacts in the wreck which have helped shed light on possible trade routes for the mysterious Phoenician merchants. Myths, Misunderstandings and Outright lies about owning Gold. Are you at risk? The ancient Phoenicia civilization consisted of independent states … Continue reading →

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Most preppers have so many things on their wishlist that it may seem like only those with a lot of spare money can manage it. Starting out, most of us have purchased cheaply made items, not realizing just how low-quality they really were. Imagine being in a severe emergency only to find that the gear in your bug out bag either breaks the first time you use it. That’s a nightmare scenario, for sure. You don’t have to be a victim of cheap and poor quality survival gear and supplies — not when your life could depend on it! We’ve combed … Continue reading →

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Moana, the new Polynesian-princess animated feature from Disney, is like a less on-the-nose version of Interstellar, the 2014 Christopher Nolan science-fiction epic set on a dying Earth that has cravenly given up on space exploration. Nolan’s characters complain overtly that humanity has lost its urge to settle new worlds (an implicit criticism of the smallness of current identity politics). But in Moana, Disney’s veteran directing team of Ron Clements and John Musker more artfully turn to the astonishing history of the Polynesian settlement of the vast Pacific as an optimistic metaphor suggesting that humanity’s current stagnation in space won’t endure. … Continue reading →

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The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution went into effect in 1920 and was not repealed until December 1933. The purpose of Prohibition was to cure American society of all the ills that had supposedly befallen it. However, for most people, Prohibition was a merry period marked with increases in drinking, gambling, and corruption. Above all, Prohibition encouraged high levels of creativity in attempts to get around the law at all levels of society. Current Prices on popular forms of Silver Bullion 10 The ‘Dry Boss’ Who Pushed Prohibition Through Photo credit: Library of Congress Wayne Wheeler was born in … Continue reading →

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