Marc Faber Dissolve the EU for Economic Growth

"However, gold has the desirable characteristics that we all want the means of payment to have. Primarily, it is stable in monetary value. It has other desirable characteristics as well, such as being easy to store, infinitely divisable, a chemical element, compact and of high value, and so forth. This is why we say that “gold is money,” and it is why gold has so often been the foundation for successful monetary systems for the last five hundred years." Nathan Lewis

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanlewis/2011/12/01/returning-to-the-basics-what-is-money/

China Economy Faces Rising Risk Of "Substantive Slowdown": Conference Board

http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1780768

Why invest in silver and gold? What's in that?

http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Why-invest-in-silver-and-gold-Whats-in-that-44391-3-1.html

”The Fed is “lying to us,” he stated, “One reason the markets are holding up so well is that they are printing money as fast as they can. Although not officially recognized, "there is QE3, the Fed is pumping money into the system," says Jim Rogers

http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?id=55682&t=1&cg=4

"Easy money is the heroin of the financial world and we’re the main pusher. Generally, the pusher wins arguments with his addict clients, so expect a coordinated US/Europe quantitative easing that dwarfs even the Fed’s secret loan program of the past few years, and expect it soon. Get ready, American and European taxpayers. You’re about to become proud owners of several trillion dollars of slightly used Greek and Italian credit default swaps. Merry Christmas!" by John Rubino

http://dollarcollapse.com/euro-2/europe%E2%80%99s-problem-america%E2%80%99s-solution/

KWN Special - Money is Fleeing the US Financial System

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2011/12/13_KWN_Special_-_Money_is_Fleeing_the_US_Financial_System.html

Turk - Lehman II in Progress as Financial System Implodes

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2011/12/13_Turk_-_Lehman_II_in_Progress_as_Financial_System_Implodes.html

China has displayed a ravaging appetite for the white metal over the past several years, changing from the suit of a net exporter to a net importer, and thereby increasing its significance in the market.

Declining Chinese Exports: Will It Impact Silver?

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/266429/20111213/declining-chinese-exports-will-it-impact-silver.htm

Fed Keeps Rates at 0-1/4%, Extends Operation TWIST, Stands Ready for QE3

http://silverdoctors.blogspot.com/2011/12/fed-keeps-rates-at-0-25.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Silverdoctors+%28SilverDoctors%29

JP Morgan Stock Breaks Down On News Company's Role As MF Global Lender To Be Probed

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/jp-morgan-stock-breaks-down-news-companys-role-lender-be-probed?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

Capital Account: Peter Schiff on the Euro Crisis, the Dollar and the GOP (12/12/11)

Who Gave Permission To A Bankrupt MF Global To Sell Italian Bonds To JPM At A 5% Discount To Market Value?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/who-gave-permission-bankrupt-mf-global-sell-italian-bonds-jpm-5-discount-market-value?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

Global systemic crisis: 30,000 billion US dollars in ghost assets will disappear by early 2013 / The crisis enters a phase of widespread discounting of Western public debt

http://www.leap2020.eu/GEAB-N-59-is-available-Global-systemic-crisis-30000-billion-US-dollars-in-ghost-assets-will-disappear-by-early-2013_a8148.html

End Bernake. Purchase physical silver like Eric Sprott. Avoid MFGlobal and CME

US units exiting Iraq deployed in Jordan to forestall Syrian attack

http://www.debka.com/article/21564/

US troops surround Syria on the eve of invasion?

http://rt.com/usa/news/us-nato-syria-edmonds-709/

Drone home: Iran rejects returning 'war booty' to US

http://rt.com/news/iran-obama-drone-request-713/

Cyber war against drones as second craft downed?

http://rt.com/usa/news/seychelles-drone-us-iran-711/

"Silver has intrinsic value because it is a commodity; it’s rare, and it exists regardless of the world around it. In this regard, silver is a safer investment than the S&P500 because it has real intrinsic value. An ounce of silver will exist regardless of the life of the S&P500 components."

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/266253/20111213/silver-s-beta-irrelevant.htm