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M&M: What’s ahead for Europe and the US dollar? War in 2020?

“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter What is ahead? Notice the following claims by Larry Edelson of Money and Markets: January 28, 2015 Why is income inequality worsening, despite slow global economic growth and despite government efforts to redistribute wealth?It has to do with what I call the “granddaddy of [...]

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg writes against anti-Semitism

Jews in Poland has to Wear the Above Badge After Germany Invaded in WWII (Daniel Ullrich, Threedots) COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following: By Karl-Theodor Zu Guttenberg and John Henry Crosby TNS Published Jan. 26, 2015 Seventy years ago Allied troops arrived at the concentration camp of Auschwitz, greeting what survivors remained [...]

Ukraine accuses Russia of being ‘aggressor state,’ after Putin declares Ukraine a ‘NATO legion’

NATO in Green, Russia in Orange (Crimea should also be orange–Ukraine is one of the grey countries between NATO and Russia) COGwriter The Ukrainian government in Kiev declared Russia an “aggressor state” today: January 27, 2015 Amid a renewed surge of fighting in eastern Ukraine, the country’s parliament on Tuesday approved a statement identifying Russia [...]

Pat Robertson: The Persians are Coming!

Ancient Persians fighting in India COGwriter A reader sent the following written by Pat Robertson: The Persians Are Coming! January 27, 2015 “The Iranians are on the march,” warned John McCain Sunday.”Iran is building a new Persian Empire,” echoed Col. Ralph Peters.So alarmed is Speaker Boehner, he invited Bibi Netanyahu to come and challenge U.S. [...]

Spanish politician hopes to follow Greece: Are the PIGS rising up?

Debt profile of Eurozone countries (Spitzi) COGwriter The election of an anti-austerity party in Greece on Sunday has encouraged an anti-austerity party in Spain: January 27, 2015 If there is one country in Europe where the fallout of the Sunday’s election result in Greece is felt most keenly, it is Spain. Like in Athens, the [...]

UCG’s income down from prior year

UCG’s Logo for Beyond Today COGwriter The January 2015 edition of the United News of the United Church of God (UCG) arrived last night.  Its lead article was an announcement that decided to drop the ‘Good News’ title for its magazine and replacing it with the title Beyond Today.  This is something I also reported [...]

Evolution and Bill Nye the UN-science Guy

COGwriter Bill Nye, who for years has called himself the ‘science guy,’ was interviewed about some of his evolutionary views: Why Bill Nye Calls Evolution ‘Undeniable’ and Creationism ’Inane’ Darwin’s theory explains so much of the world, from bumblebees to human origins, says the Science Guy. … In his new book, Nye delights in how this [...]

Many rich are buying ‘places of safety’ in New Zealand and elsewhere, but …

COGWriter A reader sent me the following: January 26, 2015 Super rich hedge fund managers are buying ‘secret boltholes’ where they can hideout in the event of civil uprising against growing inequality, it has been claimed. Nervous financiers from across the globe have begun purchasing landing strips, homes and land in areas such as New [...]

Drone/device makes it to the White House

COGwriter A device, reportedly a type of drone, made it past security and ended up at the White House in Washington D.C.: January 26, 2015 A spokesman for U.S. President Barack Obama says the Secret Service has recovered a “device” believed to be a small drone on the grounds of the White House. … The [...]

Top six scams in the USA?

The Ten Commandments COGwriter A while back, CBS had a report about what one author believes are the top six scams that affect people in the USA: Overall, the nation’s most prevalent scam remains a fake check con, which involves “overpaying” for a product or service and asking the recipient to refund the difference. By [...]