The 'coalition' says that it deployed 112 Cruise missiles against Libya on the first day of the attacks

According to official sources each missile costs nearly $600,000. Total cost on day one for Cruise missiles alone: $67 million.

At the same time, tent cities have appeared across America because the country 'does not have enough money'. 

T'was always so: Never enough money to keep people alive and in decent, dignified conditions - always enough to wage war

China Imports 245 Tonnes Of Silver In February And Qatar SWF “Interested” In Buying Silver

Gold and silver rose on the open in Asia and have continued those gains so far in European trading with the Libyan military conflict leading to a safe haven bid and falls in the dollar and yen. The all time and multiyear nominal dollar highs set on March 7th ($1,444.95/oz and $36.75/oz) look set to be challenged as gold is less than 1% from its record high and silver less than 2% from its nominal recent high.



Safe haven demand continues especially in Asia and macroeconomic and geopolitical risk remains elevated. The tragedy in Japan and possibility of an ecological catastrophe has clouded the economic picture and created even more uncertainty which will lead to continuing physical demand.

In Japan, many ATMs have not been working for days now and this is leading to safe haven demand for gold. Should efforts to sort out the ATM problem not be resolved this week it could out pressure on the already strained Japanese financial system.

• Read more: China Imports 245 Tonnes Of Silver In February And Qatar SWF “Interested” In Buying Silver 

More volunteers 'prepared for death' at Fukushima

In the scramble to avert catastrophe at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, selfless workers are volunteering to repeatedly endure high doses of radiation for the sake of millions of people. Even if the engineers succeed in restoring power to the plant, crippled by a giant earthquake and tsunami, they have risked permanent health damage. On Friday, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the workers were "prepared for death".

But they have nevertheless raised their hands to return into a hellish, toxic environment to hook up power cables, inspect machinery and identify where firefighters should aim powerful hoses to cool reactors.
Self-Defense Forces and firemen have repeatedly driven trucks up to overheating reactors spewing radiation to douse them with water.

"I will work until the limit," one technician in his 30s told his employer, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., an official revealed in a press conference late Sunday.

• Read more: More volunteers 'prepared for death' at Fukushima 

The mayan calender is not going to end in 2012. neither will the world. But, we know the mayan calender ends THIS YEAR on the 28th of October 2011.

 

• http://nunki.nl/

• The Mayan Calendar - Carl Calleman 

2012 (its actually in October 2011)

Yemen video where a shot protester is carried along the street every 10 seconds

Total information blackout on Fukushima Unit 4 reactor raises serious questions about truth of situation

'The status of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant's Unit 4 reactor is one of the most critical aspects in determining the severity of the impending nuclear meltdown. After all, the most recent temperature readings available showed that the rods there were three times hotter than they should be, which was far worse than the other reactors at the time. And yet for several days, basic information like whether or not there is actually water left in Unit 4's cooling pool, or what the current temperature is of the spent fuel rods there, is no longer being supplied and reported, at least not accurately.'

• Read more: Total information blackout on Fukushima Unit 4 reactor raises serious questions about truth of situation 

Maddow Explains How Spent Nuclear Rods Could Be More Dangerous Than The Exploded Reactors pt.1 

 

What Can The Japanese Tsunami Teach Us About Prepping For Disasters And Emergencies?

The Japanese tsunami is a crystal clear example of just how unpredictable disasters and emergencies can be.  Nobody ever dreamed that a tsunami in Japan could wash cars, homes and people up to 6 miles inland.  But that is exactly what happened.  So while it is great to make elaborate preparations for potential disasters and emergencies, it is also absolutely essential to have backup plans.  After all, what good is all of that emergency food that you have stored up going to do if a massive tsunami comes along and rips your house off the foundation and deposits it into the sea?  Not that all of us shouldn't be busy prepping.  Of course we should be.  All over Japan right now the supermarkets are being stripped bare.  Don't you think that many of those people are wishing that they had stored up some food?  It is those that prepare that have the best chance of surviving disasters and emergencies.  No plan is foolproof, but having a plan is much better than not having a plan.

• Read more: What Can The Japanese Tsunami Teach Us About Prepping For Disasters And Emergencies? 

monday - silver rises in asian trading

Libya attack – live updates

• American and European military commanders are assessing the effect of the bombardment of Libyan targets. Overnight 110 cruise missiles were launched, and one large airbase alone is reported to have been hit with 40 bombs. "Effectively a no-fly zone has been put in place," said Mike Mullen, US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.
• Libyan state TV has said there are 48 dead and 150 wounded from the attacks. Speaking from his Bab al-Azizia military compound on the southern outskirts of Tripoli, which was bombed in 1986, Muammar Gaddafi vowed to fight the onslaught "inch by inch". He spoke of the "glorious hours we are living" in a 15 minute speech. Thousands of his supporters have joined him at the barracks.
• China and Russia have condemned the attacks Both had abstained from the UN security council vote approving military action against Libya. The Arab League also called for a ceasefire, and the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, led a chorus of protest by Libya's Latin American allies.
• Aircraft continue to arrive at Mediterranean bases from allied countries including Canada, Denmark and Spain. 

• Read more: Libya attack – live updates 

FBI Busts Mastermind Criminal For Issuing Silver Currency, Demanding Repeal Of Fed And IRS; Faces 15 Years In Prison

The FBI, which apparently has no major criminals to pursue, is now busting those who are preparing for the dollar's imminent destruction. Bernard von NotHaus, head of the National Organization for the Repeal of the Federal Reserve and Internal Revenue Code, commonly known as NORFED and also known as Liberty Services (his website can, or rather could, be seen here), which since 1998 has been issuing silver coins as a replacement for the relentlessly devaluating US currency, was convicted today by a federal jury of making, possessing, and selling his own coins. " Following an eight-day trial and less than two hours of deliberation, von NotHaus, the founder and monetary architect of a currency known as the Liberty Dollar, was found guilty by a jury in Statesville, North Carolina, of making coins resembling and similar to United States coins; of issuing, passing, selling, and possessing Liberty Dollar coins; of issuing and passing Liberty Dollar coins intended for use as current money; and of conspiracy against the United States." The devious scheme for which von NotHaus faces up to 15 years jail time: "NORFED’s purpose was to mix Liberty Dollars into the current money of the United States. NORFED intended for the Liberty Dollar to be used as current money in order to limit reliance on, and to compete with, United States currency." In other words make the US currency less credible. We are confident the Chairsatan will take this shining example of what happens to "counterfeiters" of US currency to heart, and promply proceed to release another cool trillion in green 75% cotton/25% linen products, forcing US jails to promptly fill up with millions of subversive elements who no longer wish to interact with the former reserve currency.

• Read more: FBI Busts Mastermind Criminal For Issuing Silver Currency, Demanding Repeal Of Fed And IRS; Faces 15 Years In Prison 

U.S. House Floor: Ron Paul on Afghanistan 03/17/11

ZeroHedge Guest Post: The Return Of Precious Metals And Sound Money

Well, those devious gold bugs and sound money advocates are at it again! They had the audacity to produce economic analysis that consistently outshines and embarrasses mainstream Keynesian pundits. They had the nerve to expose the seedy underpinnings of the private Federal Reserve. They even had the gall to bring the long established short manipulations of metals markets by global banks like JP Morgan and HSBC into the light of day, where anyone whose head was not buried in the dark recesses of their own colon could see and say “My god! There really is an organized cabal against gold and silver!” But if you thought all that was outrageous, these people, who promote the insane notion that our currency should actually be backed by tangible wealth and should be under the control of the voting public instead of some unaccountable parasitic corporate central bank, have now brought state legislators into the mix! The return to sound money has begun…

• Read more: Guest Post: The Return Of Precious Metals And Sound Money 

Free Money Friday – Yentervention – G7 Style!

What a manipulated joke the markets are!
Of course, that’s why we love them, right?  But, sometimes, even when we’re playing along – the manipulation we see is so sickening, we still feel the need to declare SHENANIGANS!  On Wednesday evening, against all possible logic and on no volume at all – the Yen future ROSE (up is down), blowing past the 79.75 record high against the Dollar that had held since 1995, all the way to 76.65 DESPITE the FACT that it had already been signaled that the BOJ was ready to step in to support the Yen at around 80.

Why did this happen then?  This is what we call a flush and it’s what the manipulators do ahead of reversals to flush out as many stops as they can.  By triggering the stops of other bullish betters, they force them to sell – lowering their entry price and by triggering new, lower levels, they also entice short player to take up new positions.

•  Read more: Free Money Friday – Yentervention – G7 Style!

Secret Iran Gold Holdings Leaked: Tehran Holds Same Amount Of Gold As United Kingdom, And Is Buying More

While it will not come as a major surprise to most, according to senior BOE individuals and Wikileaks, Iran, as well as Qatar and Jordan have been actively purchasing gold well over the amount reported to and by the IMF, in an accelerated attempt to diversify their holdings away from the US dollar. "Iran has bought large amounts of gold in the international market, according to a senior Bank of England official, in a sign of how growing political pressure has driven Tehran to reduce its exposure to the US dollar. Andrew Bailey, head of banking at the Bank of England, told an American official that the central bank had observed “significant moves by Iran to purchase gold”, according to a US diplomatic cable obtained by WikiLeaks and seen by the Financial Times." The reason for Tehran's scramble into gold: "an attempt by Iran to protect its reserves from risk of seizure”. The misrepresentation of Iran's holdings could be so vast that Iran could possibly be one of the largest holders of goldin the world. "Market observers believe Tehran has been one of the biggest buyers of bullion over the past decade after China, Russia and India, and is among the 20 largest holders of gold reserves... with an alleged 300 tons, big enough to challenge the UK at 310 tons, and more than Spain! " As a reminder according to the WGC, Iran is not even disclosed as an official holder of gold. Also, Iran is not the only one: "Cables obtained by WikiLeaks cite Jordan’s prime minister as saying the central bank was “instructed to increase its holdings” of gold, and a Qatar Investment Authority official as saying the QIA was interested in buying gold and silver." Which means that there is far more marginal demand by countries supposedly friendly to the dollar, as many more than previously expected are actively dumping linen and buying bullion. What all this means for the future price of gold, especially with geopolitical tension in the region,  and QE3 imminent, is rather self-evident.

• Read more: Secret Iran Gold Holdings Leaked: Tehran Holds Same Amount Of Gold As United Kingdom, And Is Buying More 

Note each cruise missile contains approx. 15kg of silver in wiring, contacts, solder and batteries. The more silver the SLA talkes off the market, the less bombs and missiles can be fired. BUY! BUY! BUY! so they can’t bomb! bomb! bomb!

•  1650kg of Silver fired at Libya to enable No-Fly Zone

MaxKeiser: Isn’t peace worth $200 an Oz.?





MK: $500 silver transfers all the wealth the banks stole – back to you guys. It takes silver off the market that can be used to build bombs. It drops JPM’s stock price to zero. And it gets rid of fiat paper and the Fed. And we have the power to make this happen. There are only 1/2 billion Oz.’s of Silver available. That’s less than $17 bn., about the same as the amount of junk and crap sold on an average day.