CHINA BUYING UP ALL GOLD IN RECORD AMOUNTS - A BRAND NEW GOLD CURRENCY BECKONS

In the third edition of Venture Capital, Katie Pilbeam explores the reasons why the world's largest producer of gold, China, is buying up the shiny commodity in record quantities. This sudden gold rush is igniting speculation that the country is getting set to create a new gold standard for its currency. Also, the Eurozone breathed a sigh of relief this week: It's officially out of recession, but for how long? And what does this mean for the countries in southern Europe still struggling with historically high unemployment rates? Plus, is Britain ready for a shale revolution to jump-start its sputtering economy, and what will be the implications for the UK environment? Find out the biggest Russian corporate news stories rocking domestic markets, and RT's in-house trader Sean Thomas just about manages to keep his shirt on.

NATURE STRIKES AGAIN - WORST EAST RUSSIA FLOOD LEAVES THOUSANDS in DESPAIR

NATURE STRIKES AGAIN - WORST EAST RUSSIA FLOOD LEAVES THOUSANDS in DESPAIR

Fukushima ~ New Radioactive Leak Found

It's been over two years since a catastrophic Tsunami pounded the Fukushima Nuclear Power plant spreading radioactive material in the area. The Japanese government did its best to contain the seepage, but new reports indicate that storage tanks at the plant are now leaking. RT's Meghan Lopez has more on the alarming update.

Mike Rivero ~ America is now a Dictatorship

What Really Happened Radio Show: Michael Rivero Tuesday August 20 2013: (Commercial Free Video)




 Date: 08/20/2013
Michael Rivero is the webmaster of http://whatreallyhappened.com/ and host of the What Really Happened radio shows on the Republic Broadcasting Network. Formerly with NASA, Michael transitioned his image processing skills (along with a brief stint as an actor) into the then-new motion picture computer animation field and has worked on films such as "Star Trek", "The Day After Tomorrow", and has supervised visual effects on "Brainscan," "LOST", and "Hawaii Five-0." Michael has taken a sabbatical from film work to focus all his efforts on peace activism. Michaels foray into blogging began before the word was even invented, and happened almost by accident when he spotted a suspicious photograph being broadcast on ABC news in 1994 related to the death of White House deputy Council Vincent Foster. Since that sudden beginning, Michaels website has expanded to cover diverse topics including the JFK assassination, the accidental shoot-down of TWA 800, election fraud, health issues, Saddams non-existent nuclear weapons, 9-11, the economy, and of course, the lies used to trick the United States into wars of conquest on Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Iran. Michael resides in Hawaii with his wife Claire, who is a composer and creates much of theme music used on the What Really Happened radio show.

Mike Mish Shedlock ~ Hedging Emerging Market Volatility

The Fed money is pouring -- right back into the US. Over the last few years, Bernanke's cheap quantitative easing money flowed outward into developing countries. But countries such as India, Indonesia and Thailand have seen currency devaluation of up to 40%. Hedge funds are losing massive amounts of money on QE bets. Just last week India's currency, the rupee, sank to a record level, prompting the Indian Prime Minister's attempt to reassure markets, stating "There is 'no question' of India going back to an economic crisis experienced in 1991, as its rupee currency is now linked to the market and foreign exchange reserves are adequate." Nothing is confirmed until officially denied. Bob speaks with Mike Shedlock, author of Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis, about the decline in India's rupee and emerging markets. And, Perianne breaks down inflation. There's more to it than meets the CPI -- which, by the way has been changed twenty times over the last three decades. Finally Bob duels Sam Sacks over public private partnerships and the so-called privatization of prisons.

And according to the S&P Case Shiller report released this morning, Las Vegas and Phoenix are in yet another property boom -- dare we say bubble. Only five years ago, prices had begun plummeting, and foreclosed houses were scooped up by private equity groups and hedge funds. But, as we've discussed, they're cashing out.

Also, in July, Detroit's city manager re-calculated the two pension fund's future obligations to retirees. And the number he came up with -- a $3.5 billion shortfall -- suggests the pension funds are in much worse shape than thought. Now, there's a showdown in Federal bankruptcy Court -- and all we can say is Meredith Whitney was just a few years early on her muni meltdown prediction.

Countdown to Financial Collapse ~ G. Edward Griffin

Stefan Molyneux and G. Edward Griffin discuss the basics of the central banking scheme, past examples of honest banking, theft through inflation, monetarily enabling the military industrial complex, false patriotism and how long it will be until the collapse of the current system.

Bankruptcy of America ~ Prophecy in The News

We are, as a nation, truly already bankrupt...like us ordinary folks ("OF")...we run that credit as far as it will go, till we need to see an attorney. The government unlike us OF's can print money based on the OF's future productivity and secured by the OF's birth certificate. That is why becoming an american citizen is not a cakewalk ...you are swearing up yourself and your progeny to the nations debt. Debt owned by China, Japan, Britain, etc.