America’s Fading Footprint in the Middle East

America’s Fading Footprint in the Middle East

U.S. Army soldiers board a helicopter as they leave after the end of their one-year deployment in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan, in March 2012. PHOTO:

Money & Markets – Week of 10.11.15

Money & Markets – Week of 10.11.15

Auditor calls Bank of England Regulation Bill ‘Unacceptable’ Gata | 15 October 2015 Public entity could… Britain’s Biggest Banks to be Forced to Separate Retail

Precious Metals – Week of 10.11.15

Precious Metals – Week of 10.11.15

Gold Comes Back to Life as Prices Exceed 200-Day Moving Average Bloomberg | 14 October 2015 First time in about…

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 10.11.15

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 10.11.15

Foreign Homebuying Drops in California as China Slowdown Seen Bloomberg | 08 October 2015 It’s harder for Chinese to get… Goldman Sachs agrees $270m settlement

Geopolitical – Week of 10.11.15

Geopolitical – Week of 10.11.15

Jonathan Pie: Reporter Gets Angry and Tells Us the Real News, Video Facebook | 09 October 2012 Reporter gets angry and tells us the real

Science & Technology – Week of 10.11.15

Science & Technology – Week of 10.11.15

LENR Explanation Break-through Revolution Green | 15 October 2015 Ponderomotive forces at resonance frequencies… Tesla’s New Software Helps Model S Drive Itself USA Today |

Food & Health – Week of 10.11.15

Food & Health – Week of 10.11.15

American Psycho: Has the United States Lost its Collective Mind? RT | 15 October 2015 Free and Disturbed is an antipsychotic, happily named… The Truth

Life – Week of 10.11.15

Life – Week of 10.11.15

South African Woman in Court for Selling Baby Online Africa Review | 16 October 2015 Ascertain where the… Doctor, ABC News Reporter Jamie Zimmerman Dies

Wildcards – Week of 10.11.15

Wildcards – Week of 10.11.15

Suicide at San Francisco Marriott By Former Employee of DHS Terrorist Behavioral Study Group, Following Brutal Assault Target Liberty | 14 October 2015 START’s Mission:

Flash Mob: Il trovatore

Flash Mob: Il trovatore

CAF Note: This weekend I am seeing Il trovatore at the Amsterdam Opera. Related Reading: Il trovatore Wikipedia Giuseppe Verdi Wikipedia, Tor di Nona Wikipedia, Why

3rd Quarter 2015 Wrap Up: Equity Overview

3rd Quarter 2015 Wrap Up: Equity Overview

“One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.” ~

Billions in Change Official Film

Billions in Change Official Film

Published on Oct 4, 2015 The world is facing some huge problems. There’s a lot of talk about how to solve them. But talk doesn’t

Dominant and Dangerous

Dominant and Dangerous

As America’s economic supremacy fades, the primacy of the dollar looks unsustainable IF HEGEMONS are good for anything, it is for conferring stability on the

Peabody Energy

Peabody Energy

By Catherine Austin Fitts If you think you have had a tough decade so far, consider the leadership of the coal companies. In the last

Money & Markets – Week of 10.04.15

Money & Markets – Week of 10.04.15

The Final Leaked TPP Text Is All That We Feared Electronic Freedom Foundation | 09 October 2015 Importation of cheaper versions… Metals-Zinc Surges 12 pct

Geopolitical – Week of 10.04.15

Geopolitical – Week of 10.04.15

Portugal: European Left Batting 1,000 Dispatches From The Edge | 08 October 2015 Surprise in the election was… Breaking: John Boehner has Agreed to Stay

Science & Technology – Week of 10.04.15

Science & Technology – Week of 10.04.15

Opinion: Edward Snowden’s New Revelations Are Truly Chilling True Activist | 07 October 2015 Even when the phone is… U.S. Gov’t Spends Half Million Dollars

Food & Health – Week of 10.04.15

Food & Health – Week of 10.04.15

Supreme Court Justices Uphold Appeals Court Ruling Violating Constitutional Right of Religious Freedom Infowars | 08 October 2015 Refused to hear a case challenging… Global

Life – Week of 10.04.15

Life – Week of 10.04.15

U.S. Navy Teaching Members to Combat ‘Male Privilege’ The American Mirror | 08 October 2015 Stereotypical examples of… What Does It Mean To Raise A

Fox Stock up on Mars

Fox Stock up on Mars

by Catherine Austin Fitts 21st Century Fox stock is flying on the performance of The Martian with Matt Damon. One of the things that helped

What Did Putin Just Say?

What Did Putin Just Say?

By Catherine Austin Fitts Vladimir Putin’s recent speech at the United Nations is well worth reading. I would like to emphasize a section worth contemplating

Welcome to Amsterdam

Welcome to Amsterdam

“The rise of the Dutch Republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times.” ~ John Lothrop Motley By Catherine

Changing Your Mind with Jon Rappoport

Changing Your Mind with Jon Rappoport

“The dog trots freely in the street and has his own dog’s life to live and to think about and to reflect upon touching and

GoldMoney Stock Down on Continued Losses

GoldMoney Stock Down on Continued Losses

By Catherine Austin Fitts In June, I withdrew my recommendation of GoldMoney as an option for storing precious metals, as did Franklin Sanders of The

Money & Markets – Week of 09.27.15

Money & Markets – Week of 09.27.15

The Stock Market Hasn’t Made this Much Sense in 4 Years Business Insider | 02 October 2015 Good news for patient investors who are… US

Precious Metals – Week of 09.27.15

Precious Metals – Week of 09.27.15

“The Physical Gold Markets In The East Will Prevail” – The Matterhorn Interview – Sept/Oct 2015: Folker Hellmeyer: Audio Gold Switzerland | 01 October 2015

Geopolitical – Week of 09.27.15

Geopolitical – Week of 09.27.15

Let’s Politicize this: Latest Nutjob to become Famous for Killing People The Burning Platform | 02 October 2015 Drugged up by Big Pharma with dangerous…

Food & Health – Week of 09.27.15

Food & Health – Week of 09.27.15

GMO-Free Zone: Germany Tells EU it Bans Genetically Modified Crops Cultivation RT | 01 October 2015 Genetically modified corn is incompatible with… The GMO Scrapbook:

Life – Week of 09.27.15

Life – Week of 09.27.15

Badass People: Grandma Gatewood and the Appalachian Trail Dyer and Jenkins | 19 November 2014 Dedicated to people we think are awesome and… Americans’ Trust

Beyer Clock and Watch Museum

Beyer Clock and Watch Museum

“Great moments in science: Einstein discovers that time is actually money.” ~Gary Larson By Catherine Austin Fitts I was in Zurich for a week to

Why I Love Opera

Why I Love Opera

“An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my

A Week in Assisi

A Week in Assisi

“If God can work through me, He can work through anyone.’ ~ Francis of Assisi By Catherine Austin Fitts I arrived in Assisi by train

What You Need to Know Now

What You Need to Know Now

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” ~ Mark Twain By

Money & Markets – Week of 09.20.15

Money & Markets – Week of 09.20.15

Yellen Returns to Washington; Questions Remain after Health Scare Reuters | 25 September 2015 Former Bank of Israel chief Stanley Fischer — would… Wednesday Report…Deflation

Precious Metals – Week of 09.20.15

Precious Metals – Week of 09.20.15

LBMA/BOE VAULTED GOLD: Case Study of Physical Gold Stored in London Vaults Share Lynx | 24 September 2015 This leaves a total of … tonnes

Geopolitical – Week of 09.20.15

Geopolitical – Week of 09.20.15

British Prime Minister and an Obscene Act with a Dead Pig’s Head: How David Cameron Took Part in Sordid Initiation Ceremony after Joining Oxford University

Science & Technology – Week of 09.20.15

Science & Technology – Week of 09.20.15

We’re Going Back to the Moon Kiplinger | 04 August 2015 Moon seems likely sometime late in… New Venture Touts $100 Million for Vegas-Victorville Express

Food & Health – Week of 09.20.15

Food & Health – Week of 09.20.15

Dark Cloud Over Sunnyvale CA: Neighbors Suing Family with Autistic Child as “Public Nuisance” Age of Autism | 24 September 2015 “The question I have

Life – Week of 09.20.15

Life – Week of 09.20.15

Will Feminists and Gender Activists Demand Perfect Gender Equality When It Comes to Workplace Fatalities? Economic Policy Journal | 23 September 2015 Top ten fatal

Wildcards – Week of 09.20.15

Wildcards – Week of 09.20.15

The Media Response to the Growing Influence of the 9/11 Truth Movement Global Research | 21 September 2015 international media may pave the way for

Falstaff Highlights – San Francisco Opera (2013)

Falstaff Highlights – San Francisco Opera (2013)

CAF Note: Next week I am seeing Falstaff at the Zurich Opera – a very special occasion! Related reading: Falstaff -Opera Completa (YouTube) www.arteturismoe.altervista.org Falstaff Wikipedia

Health Freedom

Health Freedom

“If we fail to insist on health freedom, we lose our ability to create excellent health. They go hand in hand.” ~ Scott Tips By

Money & Markets – Week of 09.13.15

Money & Markets – Week of 09.13.15

TPP Could have ‘Catastrophic Effects’ on Canada’s Economy CTV News Canada | 18 September 2015 “Basis of the global”… Updated: Last Ditch TPPA Ministerial in

Precious Metals – Week of 09.13.15

Precious Metals – Week of 09.13.15

Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts – The Misguided Paperati and Bifurcated Markets Jesse’s Cafe Americain | 16 September 2015 Big change is what…

Geopolitics – Week of 09.13.15

Geopolitics – Week of 09.13.15

75% in U.S. See Widespread Government Corruption Gallup | 19 September 2015 Figure is up from… Iran Nuclear Deal is Done, but Not the Debate

Science & Technology – Week of 09.13.15

Science & Technology – Week of 09.13.15

U.S. and China Seek Arms Deal for Cyberspace NY Times | 19 September 2015 United Nations code of… Satellite Images Show Economies Growing and Shrinking

Food & Health – Week of 09.13.15

Food & Health – Week of 09.13.15

Govt Decides to Ban GMO Food Production in Russia – Deputy PM RT | 18 September 2015 Creation of a national research base for… 11th

Life – Week of 09.13.15

Life – Week of 09.13.15

8 Italian Words We Should Be Using in English Babbel | 18 September 2015 Are sonorous, playful and really… Making Care Easier MCE | 17

Wildcards – Week of 09.13.15

Wildcards – Week of 09.13.15

Creating a Crime: How the CIA Commandeered the DEA Couterpunch | 11 September 2015 Manages the judicial system on behalf of the rich political elite..

The Offshore Financial System with Lucy Komisar

The Offshore Financial System with Lucy Komisar

“Nowadays, people will go anywhere to avoid paying tax. A quick visit to Lichtenstein, Monaco, maybe Jersey; empty the vaults of private wealth, and you

Mapping Your Local Financial Ecosystems

Mapping Your Local Financial Ecosystems

[CAF Note: I am republishing this post – originally published in March 2009 of a taxonomy made in the 1990’s – as a subscriber asked

Pistis Sophia

Pistis Sophia

“And now, let all Matter rejoice; let all aspire to the Light, that the power of the soul which is in you may live.” ~

The Refugee Migration

The Refugee Migration

“My record label always says you shouldn’t talk about money because it makes people extremely uncomfortable. Refugees can’t talk about money. Rappers can talk about

An Anniversary Prayer – September 11, 2015

An Anniversary Prayer – September 11, 2015

Catherine’s Anniversary Prayer — September 11, 2015 By Catherine Austin Fitts Lord, we gather in prayer on the fourteenth anniversary of 9-11; We thank you

The Student Loan Scam with Alan Michael Collinge

The Student Loan Scam with Alan Michael Collinge

“If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower.” ~ Gary Johnson By Catherine Austin Fitts In 1992, the US Secretary

Heads Up: It’s a Trap

Heads Up: It’s a Trap

By Catherine Austin Fitts “The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox

Book Review: The Globalization of War

Book Review: The Globalization of War

“The lies and fabrications which sustain the war agenda must be uncovered.” ~ Michel Chossudovsky By Catherine Austin Fitts Ultimately, all control and enforcement comes

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day!

On Work By Kahlil Gibran You work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth. For to be idle

Money & Markets – Week of 09.06.15

Money & Markets – Week of 09.06.15

Goldman: This May Push Oil to $20 CNBC | 11 September 2015 Is even more… Big Banks in $1.87 Billion Swaps Price-fixing Settlement GATA |

Precious Metals – Week of 09.06.15

Precious Metals – Week of 09.06.15

Big Cap PM Stocks…Can they Go Any Lower: Rambus Labor Day Weekend Report Gold Paradise | 07 September 2015 Until this group is ready to…

Geopolitical – Week of 09.06.15

Geopolitical – Week of 09.06.15

Nearly 1/3 of Americans would Back Military Coup against Government – Poll RT | 09 September 2015 Takeover if the government violated… Vote Allows Palestinian

Science & Technology – Week of 09.06.15

Science & Technology – Week of 09.06.15

Justice Department’s New Stingray Surveillance Policy Has Major Loophole MintPress News | 08 September 2015 Won’t Get a Warrant if we don’t… Cloak of Light

Food & Health – Week of 09.06.15

Food & Health – Week of 09.06.15

Greek Crisis Prompts a Rethink on Food Waste Ekathemerini | 07 September 2015 Forced us to end the ‘each man for… Heroin NPR | 10

Life – Week of 09.06.15

Life – Week of 09.06.15

Robert Redford: From Sundance Kid to Hollywood Legend WSJ | 02 September 2015 Even in their twilight years cool… Liam Dutton Nails Pronouncing Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch YouTube

Wildcards – Week of 09.06.15

Wildcards – Week of 09.06.15

Hollywood Film Pilot Who was Working with Tom cruise on New Pablo Escobar Film Dies after his Small Plane Crashes in Medellin Daily Mail |

What’s Up This Fall 2015?

What’s Up This Fall 2015?

“Rush hour cometh.” ~ Pastor Melvin Bufford, September 16, 2001 By Catherine Austin Fitts The fall is always an intense period in the financial markets.

Shadow Work: Your Stolen Time

Shadow Work: Your Stolen Time

“Time and tide wait for no man.” ~ Geoffrey Chaucer By Catherine Austin Fitts Download Shadow Work: Your Stolen Time as a PDF Craig Lambert

Community Data

Community Data

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1 By Catherine Austin Fitts When I

Remembering Katrina

Remembering Katrina

“I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss, and, in their struggles to be truly free, in their triumphs and

Money & Markets – Week of 08.30.15

Money & Markets – Week of 08.30.15

Putin Says Dump Dollar RT | 01 September 2015 Create preconditions for greater… Federal Workers on Track to Get 1.3 Percent Pay Hike in January

Precious Metals – Week of 08.30.15

Precious Metals – Week of 08.30.15

Rambus: What if Gold is Just in a Great Big Bull Consolidation Pattern? Gold Paradise | 03 September 2015 Critical level right…

Geopolitical – Week of 08.30.15

Geopolitical – Week of 08.30.15

Whistle Blowers File $100 Million Suit Against NSA, FBI Who What Why | 01 September 2015 NSA, FBI, and the Department of Justice…knowingly and intentionally…

Science & Technology – Week of 08.30.15

Science & Technology – Week of 08.30.15

U.S. Working on Sanctions against China over Cyber Espionage MSN | 31 August 2015 First use of…authority to freeze financial and…

Food & Health – Week of 08.30.15

Food & Health – Week of 08.30.15

Anti-abortion Mom Wins Right to Not Vaccinate Her Son NY Post| 31 August 2015 linkage between vaccines and aborted Catalan Project Harvests Unwanted Fruit and

Life – Week of 08.30.15

Life – Week of 08.30.15

Remembering Wayne Dyer: 20 Quotes to Help You Become a Better You Entrepreneur | 01 September 2015 Beautiful soul and… UN Confirms Destruction of Ancient

Free & Inspired in Mississippi

Free & Inspired in Mississippi

“Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.” ~Yogi Berra By Catherine Austin Fitts It is remarkable what

The Plunge in Commodities

The Plunge in Commodities

“Whatever commodity you want, other than truth, is available in great supply, at a good price.” ~ Don Coxe By Catherine Austin Fitts I keep

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary!

By Catherine Austin Fitts Congratulations to Diane and John Shear, two of our amazing subscribers on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Here is a picture of

Global Equity Markets

Global Equity Markets

By Catherine Austin Fitts At last I can stop saying “the US markets are significantly overdue for a 10-25% correction.” The correction is here. The

Book Review: The Paris Architect

Book Review: The Paris Architect

By Catherine Austin Fitts In The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure, Lucien Bernard is an architect struggling to make his way in Nazi-occupied Paris. A

Solari Toon!

Solari Toon!

Related Reading: 5 Tougher Questions to Ask Your Adviser

Money & Markets – Week of 08.23.15

Money & Markets – Week of 08.23.15

Jackson Hole Summit 2015: What is It, Why is It Important and Who Will Be There? City AM | 12 August 2015 Somewhat marred by…

Precious Metals – Week of 08.23.15

Precious Metals – Week of 08.23.15

Wednesday Report…Keep Your Eye On the Precious Metals Bear Rambus Chartology| 26 August 2015 Keep your eye on…

Geopolitical – Week of 08.23.15

Geopolitical – Week of 08.23.15

FBI ‘A-team’ Leading ‘Serious’ Clinton Server Probe, Focusing on Defense Info Fox News| 28 August 2015 Rules do not make the “send” or “receive”… Europe

Science & Technology – Week of 08.23.15

Science & Technology – Week of 08.23.15

Many scientific studies can’t be replicated. That’s a problem. Washington Post | 27 August 2015 May succumb to motivated… The Future of the Internet Is