January 12, 2009
Ladies and Gentlemen
There are several writers who I believe are worthy of your time. Congressman Ron Paul is one of them because he has a solid understanding of where the US stands in the eyes of the world from both a geopolitical and a financial perspective.
Remember that both realms are closely connected and no one lives or works in a vaccum. Dr. Paul makes it a point to stay as neutral as he possibly can while offering us the truth.
My own personal opinion is that both sides lack the ability to reason because the emotional issues are so ingrained that it will take an entirely new set of personal, cultural, and government constructs on both sides of the equation to move past this centuries old history of hatred. Hamas simply refuses Israels right to exist and Israel will move heaven and earth to protect its cultural identity and its physical boundries. This is about an immovable object meeting an unrelenting force.
In the broader context however, it is this kind of instability which normally leads a rise in global instability and hence a rise in the price of gold. With all of the geopolitical machinations occurring in the world today, I have to ask myself, why is gold being consistently whacked? I bring this up because first and foremost Seacoast-Consulting is a precious metals site and all of these global events are connected in one way or another. We all need to be aware of the ramifications of events such as these and most importantly pray, and speak up to your government so that these kinds of events do not escalate to greater conflicts in the Middle East and the World.
I would also urge people to keep a sharp eye out for the work of Eric Sprott, John Embry, Roger Wiegand, and others of a silmilar ilk.
D. Stewart Armstrong
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Ron Paul holds US liable for Gazans death
Global Research, January 13, 2009
Press TV - 2009-01-10
Republican congressman Ron Paul says the US is aiding and abetting Israel in Gaza through its financial and military support for Tel Aviv.
“The weapons being used to kill so many Palestinians are American weapons, and American funds, essentially, are being used for this,” said the congressman Friday.
Israel launched an all-out war against the Gaza Strip and its democratically-elected ruler, the Hamas movement, to put an end to rocket attacks against southern Israel.
At least 821 Palestinians have been killed during the operation and some 3,330 others are reported wounded. At least 10 Israeli troops have been killed during the offensive so far.
Hamas demands a cessation to an 18-month Israeli blockade on Gaza before its fighters stop rocket attacks against Israel.
Congressman Paul criticized Washington for its indirect intervention in the affairs of other countries.
“There’s a political liability, which I think is something that we fail to look at, because too often there’s so much blowback from our intervention in areas that we shouldn’t be involved in,” he said.
Paul also expressed his opposition to a House resolution that strongly supported Israel in its Gaza invasion. “I rise in opposition to this resolution, not because I am taking sides and picking who the bad guys are and who the good guys are.”
“I’m looking at this more from the angle of being a United States citizen, an American, and I think resolutions like this really do us great harm,” he added.
Earlier on Friday, House of Representative speaker Nancy Pelosi backed the Israel’s military operations on Gaza, saying that “Israel, like any nation, has a right to self-defense when under attack”.
“There’s a lot of reasons why we should oppose this resolution. It is not in the interests of the United States. It’s not in the interests of Israel, either,” Paul concluded.
The fighting in Gaza has entered its third week despite a UN Security Council resolution which calls for an immediate end to the hostility in the densely-populated Gaza Strip.
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