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Hypocrisy

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  Haven’t heard much about Occupy Wall Street (OWS) lately, but it is still going on.  The official premise is to protest greed and corruption on Wall Street.  Unofficially, I think it is a bunch of people who

Denial, Delusion and MSM Disinformation

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  What is going on in the world today is both frightening and historic.  It is frightening because the amount of debt accumulated is orders of magnitude more than ever before.  It is historic because the way this

Weekly News Wrap-Up 11.4.11

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com   Will the people of Greece vote on the 130 billion euro bailout plan?  Not now, according to the Greek Prime Minister.  The people will be heard even if it comes to more intense protests in the streets. 

Greek Referendum Will Not Be Stopped

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatcdhdog.com The Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou, has called off a vote by the people of his country on whether to accept a 130 billion euro bailout and stay in the EU.  Earlier this week, the Prime

Two Financial Nukes Explode

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  On Monday, I said at the end of my post, “I think someday we will “grow” our way out of the economic mess we are in but not before a very big fall.”  I didn’t think the

The 2.5% GDP Growth Spin Job

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  Last week, the government announced the economy (gross domestic product, GDP) grew at a 2.5% rate.  The mainstream media (MSM) hailed this as some significant turnaround.  Businessweek.com reported, “Buoyed by a resurgent consumer and strong business investment,

Weekly News Wrap-Up 10.28.11

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com   Stocks soared this week as the EU agreed on a deal that will address its sovereign debt crisis.  The Dow was up nearly 340 points to 12,200, but is the debt problem really fixed?  NO WAY!!!  There

Is the EU Sovereign Debt Problem Really Fixed?

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  When I first heard of the deal to fix the European debt crisis, I thought, “Is the EU Sovereign Debt Problem Really Fixed?”  This is a complicated solution and mainly addresses sour Greek debt.  Bankers are supposed

Unknown Territory

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  I was surprised to see the Dow only off a few hundred points yesterday considering all the problems European Union finance ministers are having getting a sovereign debt rescue plan together.  A 200 point loss on the

Inflation Up Globally

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  The meeting yesterday in Europe to come up with a plan to stem the sovereign debt crisis turned sour.  Zero was accomplished, except to put even more fear into the world over an impending financial meltdown that

Weekly News Wrap-Up 10/21/11

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com It only cost one or two billion bucks to get rid of Libya’s leader, Muammar Gaddafi.  Was it worth it?  He pled for his life, but was killed anyway.  Did NATO want him dead?  Would a war crime trial embarrass the

The Age of Bank Failures

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  The U.S. stock market surged yesterday on news the European Union (EU) would deploy a two trillion euro rescue fund to help get its sovereign debt crisis under control.  This news was so good even battered Bank

Should There be a Public Option for Banking?

Things are not looking good for European banks or, for that matter, U.S. banks.  Bankers are cutting expenses and laying off workers in droves as their profits go up in smoke.  The bankers got what they wanted years ago—almost all regulations

Everyone Now Identifies With Protesters

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  What started out as a little insignificant protest that the mainstream media tried to ignore (or at least downplay) has turned into a global phenomenon in a little less than a month.  One of the many headlines

Weekly News Wrap-Up 10.14.11

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  The alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi Ambassador in Washington D.C. has put everyone on edge even though it was foiled.  Secretary of State Hilary Clinton says it is a “dangerous escalation.”  The U.S. government considers