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Monday, April 26, 2010
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The Future of Money & Technology Summit will bring together the best and brightest thinkers around money, including visionaries, entrepreneurial business people, developers, press, investors, authors, solution providers, service providers, and organizations who work with them at the convergence of cash and commerce. We meet to discuss the evolving money ecosystem in a proactive, conducive to deal making environment.

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According to the BrooklynEagle, former Brooklyn federal prosecutor Richard Weber, currently the Chief of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section (AFMLS) of the United States Department of Justice, has been appointed Chief of the Major Economic Crimes Bureau, a consolidation and expansion of the resources of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for the purpose of combating complex economic crime.

“Weber was an Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of Asset Forfeiture in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, based in Downtown Brooklyn, where he served for 10 years and prosecuted and coordinated complex multiagency domestic and international money laundering, financial, tax, and forfeiture cases.”

“At the Justice Department, Weber oversaw prosecutions against major domestic and international financial institutions and corporations, including the federal portion of the Credit Suisse and Lloyds investigations, Union Bank of California, American Express Bank International, BankAtlantic, E Gold Ltd. (an internet-based digital currency business), and Sigue Corporation (a global money service business).”

The Major Economic Crimes Bureau will be responsible for all manner of complex financial investigations, including:

• securities, commodities, and investment fraud
• mortgage fraud and financial institution fraud
• commercial bribery and kickbacks
• bank fraud
• structured investment schemes
• internet fraud
• international money laundering and terror financing

• Prosecutors: ID theft case takes deadly turn (cnn.com)
• Feds Want Leniency for Madoff’s Former Chief Aide (abcnews.go.com)

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Yes, a bright shiny new Digital Gold Currency has now opened in the UAE  https://www.gbullion.com/

March 10, 2010 — March 10 2010 is a start date for gBullion – new payment system that enables any user to buy/sell gold and make safe instant payments all over the world.

All transactions are made in system digital currency – gB, wherein 1 gB is equal to 1 gold gram. After the purchase gold bars (of 99, 5% or higher purity) are stored in the specialized secure Vault while corresponding quantity of gold grams (gB) is transferred to electronic gBullion client account.

At any time user can exchange digital gold (gB) for real gold and obtain gold bars from a Vault located in UAE, or take delivery to specified address. Besides gB holder can transfer his digital gold (gB) to another gBullion user. All transfers are instant and free.

“Our experts were to develop internet service based on three principles: minimum charges, easy use, and high degree of reliability. Their work resulted in the unique product of high quality that is coincident with all these demands. Today a growing number of investors become interested in gold, that is of no wonder for gold turns to be the most stable currency in the world, and gBullion is the most convenient instrument for operations with this metal” – Andrew Owen, CEO gBullion.

Features:
- possibility to buy gold in minimum quantity (from 0,0001 gram);
- gB currency is 100% gold backed;
- the best market prices for gold purchase and sale through internet;
- insurance of all gold bars;
- referral program and other variants of business with gBullion;

The system operator is GBULLION DMCC Company registered in Dubai, UAE, and licensed to sell gold.
GBULLION DMCC work is inspected by the CPA firm. An auditor’s report with the information about available assets and quantity of gold bars at vaults will be regularly announced in our site. At the moment the site gBullion operates in test mode and only in English. Other languages will be soon available.

Christine Thompson
Manager of PR & Marketing Communications
www.gbullion.com

• Bullish on Bullion (lewrockwell.com)

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According to the NYTimes,

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament on Thursday broadly rejected an agreement with the United States on sharing information about bank transfers that was aimed at tracking people suspected of being terrorists…..The United States could still rely on an agreement on mutual legal assistance to seek the data. But that could make the process of gathering the information more cumbersome.

Read the full article here.

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NATIONAL TENTH AMENDMENT SUMMIT IS A HUGE SUCCESS

(Atlanta – 1 March 2010)  Even as snowstorms were blanketing much of the northeast, a firestorm for the cause of liberty and state sovereignty was heating up in Atlanta on Thursday and Friday.

Hosted by Ray McBerry, Republican candidate for governor of Georgia, the first national Tenth Amendment Summit convened for the purpose of bringing candidates together from around the country who are running on a Tenth Amendment platform, each with the goal of restraining the power of the federal government through the assertion of peaceful, constitutional means.  The event was co-sponsored by the Tenth Amendment Center in California.

Thursday night’s closed-door meeting included twenty-five candidates from across America who represented thirteen states — more than a quarter of the states that make up the union.  Of the candidates participating, there were fifteen running for Congress, one for U.S. Senate, one for state senate, five for state house, and three candidates for governor of their respective states.  There were also both men and women present, running for office.

Perhaps more telling, though, was the fact that the candidates included Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Independents.  While it was obvious that all of the candidates did not share the same views  on many issues, it was very apparent that each shared the common belief that his or her state should be allowed to govern itself without federal encroachment in any area other than those powers expressly granted to it in the Constitution.

The closed-door meeting Thursday night was a strategy session for the candidates to discuss what is working currently to promote the cause of state sovereignty and how the group can work together to advance the cause more.

Friday’s all-day meeting was open to the public and included speeches from nearly all of the participating candidates, including the keynote speaker — former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who is currently a Republican candidate for governor of Alabama.  Ray McBerry, candidate for governor in Georgia, was the first speaker; he welcomed the audience of four hundred attendees, some who traveled from as far away as Washington state to be a part of the historic event.  McBerry spoke of several constitutional mechanisms that the states could begin to employ in their efforts to resist federal encroachments, including legislation which he has helped to author that is currently sponsored in the Georgia General Assembly.

One of the important things to emerge from the Summit was a statement presented by the candidates Friday morning as a mutual statement of purpose.  It reads as follows:

We The People of the several States created a federal government to serve as our limited agent, delegating to the federal government only those limited and few powers listed in the Constitution, and no others.

We recognize the federal government has seized unlimited power over virtually every aspect of Americans’ lives in violation of the Constitution of the United States, specifically with respect to the Tenth Amendment.

We call upon freedom-loving citizens everywhere to stand with us, as candidates for state and federal office, to pass meaningful and sensible legislation to restore the most critical check and balance deliberately designed into our constitutional republic: that of strong, sovereign states.

We pledge to limit and restrain all federal government exercise of power that exceeds in any way the plain language of those few powers listed in the Constitution and to nullify all others that exceed such limit.

When we restore the balance of power between the states and the federal government according to the Constitution, our country will enjoy the dynamic blessings of liberty and prosperity.

END RELEASE

For more information about the Tenth Amendment Summit or to schedule interviews, please contact the campaign of Ray McBerry online at

http://www.facebook.com/l/b3b31;www.GeorgiaFirst.org

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*1. Aspen Silver Dollar Shines Forth*
Just what you need to weather the monetary storm

*ASPEN SILVER DOLLAR*

From beautiful Aspen Colorado with its golden Aspen trees, a new currency shines forth.

Peter Affolter, explains the Aspen Silver Dollar, actually started in 2008 when Dr. Bill Wesson, long time local dentist, wanted to introduce Aspen to the unique values of silver.

“Well, Bill introduced me to silver and when he got so busy, I decided to take action and launch the Aspen Silver Dollar as a local currency.” Affolter said.

There is no doubt that Affolter, a well know local chef, is dedicated to silver. As he points out, “In the restaurant business, a cup is a cup. I think a dollar should be a dollar and that dollar should hold its value and even increase in value as people prosper. Simply put, silver has a better shelf life than food.”

Affolter is convinced that the Aspen Silver Dollar is good for his beloved mountain community, the Roaring Fork Valley area and good for America. He is quick to point out that, “Silver is better than voting. Sound money is a more effective and positive approach to big government. It can even be profitable!”

So what finally pushed Affolter to take the big plunge into the silver business?

It started when he wanted to buy some silver in Aspen but there were no coin dealers and only one antique store had a few old US silver dollars. With no silver available, Affolter decided to follow the old marketing adage, “find a need and fill it,” and voila, the Aspen Silver Dollar was born.

Very quickly, Dr. Wesson and a dozen other Aspenites started using the Aspen Silver Dollar. The dentist, local bar, food store, car repairman have become the first local merchants to accept the new silver dollar for their goods and services.

Dr. Bill Wesson said, “I am very grateful that Peter took action to bring silver to Aspen. I think it is the best thing for Aspen and strongly encourage everyone to get and use the Aspen Silver Dollar for their own good and for the good of Aspen.”

To hear Affolter tell his story, he harkens back to the good old days when Aspen was the richest silver mining area in the world. He reminisces about how the Populist Party adopted silver as “legal tender” after the panic of 1893 – that almost killed Aspen. But Aspen never died, although it was down to only 705 residents in 1930.

Today, Aspen is the storied land of the rich and famous. But still Affolter is concerned about his beloved town and its local citizens. He is concerned about the US dollar and what the future will bear. And who knows, with silver up nearly 25% in 2009, the $50 Aspen Silver Dollar might just catch on if the current US dollar drops any more and Aspenites start shopping for something with more value.

So what is the Aspen Silver Dollar? Aspen Silver features an image of Liberty on the obverse and an Aspen leaf on the reverse. The new silver dollar contains one ounce of pure .999 fine silver and has a $50 MSRP so it in sync with the silver market and can be used voluntarily by merchants who accept it. So does the new dollar cost $50? Not if you know Affolter or live in the Roaring Fork Valley area. Locals are encouraged to get the currency at a steep volume discounts and then use it for whatever value is agreed upon with the merchant. The value changes with the silver market that is on an uptrend.

In addition to the 2010 Aspen Silver Dollar in Brilliant Uncirculated condition priced in sync with the silver market, two special collector issues have been created. The First Day of Issue features a special hand stamped Aspen leaf hallmark and a Limited Numbered Issue of only 100 individually hand stamped with a serial number.

The new Silver Aspen Dollar is, very “Aspen.” It is beautiful and more valuable than the debt plagued US dollar and would have been the darling of the Aspen of old. And who knows, for anyone who is savvy or lucky enough to catch Peter Affolter, the Aspen Silver Dollar might be just what you need to weather the current monetary storm.

*DISCLAIMER:* The Aspen Silver Dollar is not a currency, as it does not have a face value ($50 is the MSRP only) and is not intended to compete with the depreciating US dollar. The sole purpose of this commemorative “dollar” is for local enjoyment only as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution. Let it be known that this is not a Liberty Dollar and that I have not involved in the minting, production or circulation of this historic commemorative “dollar.” I was commissioned as an artist only.

/*Please note that the Aspen Silver Dollar is not intended to be used as United States currency and any representation as such is strictly prohibited by law.*/

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by Tarek Saab

At the writing of this article, the first week of March 2010, the United States Mint is once again facing an extended “shortage” on silver American Eagles. Surprising? Hardly. This has become a regular phenomenon.

The U.S. Mint strikes a beautiful coin which is coveted by nearly all precious metals enthusiasts. Its gold and silver Eagles are industry staples, and every major dealer gladly promotes and sells these coins to its client base. But aspiring entrepreneurs take note: The United States government has never, and will never, run a business well. The U.S. Mint joins rarified air with the other ne’er-do-wells from the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Postal Service in an unrivaled trio of mediocrity.

Customers have recently inferred that the consistent shortages on American Eagles are indicative of dwindling silver supply. This presumption is false. Gold and silver bullion is readily available in large quantities.

So why the shortages?

The U.S. Mint has never adequately ramped up with the growing bullion demand over the past decade. It lacks the equipment and personnel to mint coins at necessary capacity. Furthermore, as has always been its practice, it continues to outsource blanks to the Sunshine Mint and Stern-Leach, among others, which adds another variable to potential bottle necks. According to Mineweb: “Federal laws and regulations say the gold (and silver) must be newly mined in the United States. Only a handful of refineries meet the standards and regulations to produce the blanks for the coins . . . While gold and silver producers have repeatedly gone to government officials to get them to authorize an increase in the number of refineries which can produce the blanks and the facilities that can mint the coins, industry sources say they feel they have been stonewalled by mint officials who refuse to budge.”

Conspiracy or incompetence? Take your pick. A review of the U.S. Mint website is revealing:

Quote:

“Since Congress created the United States Mint on April 2, 1792, it has grown tremendously. The United States Mint receives more than     $1 billion in annual revenues. As a self-funded agency, the United States Mint turns revenues beyond its operating expenses over to the General Fund of the Treasury.” www.usmint.gov

You have to wonder: Since the directors of the U.S. Mint do not earn dividends off of revenue, and since there are neither shareholders nor board members to answer to, what is the incentive to grow revenues? This is a business whose members turn over all profits to the state. Sounds like, well . . .  I won’t say it.

The U.S. Mint claims its mission is to “apply world-class business practices in making, selling, and protecting our Nation’s coinage and assets.” By “world-class business practices” its means caring very little about whether it satisfies consumer demand or grows profitability. If the mint were a private corporation it would be capitalizing handsomely on ever-increasing demand for its product. Instead, the mint is habitually out of stock, even though Public Law 99-61 states that the mint is required to produce these coins “in quantities sufficient to meet public demand.”

During the “Great Bullion Shortage of 2008,” the shortage was unrelated to the overall supply of gold and silver, and wholly related to bottlenecks in production at the mints, strained to capacity as they attempted to meet consumer demand. This is an important point. Premiums rose because customers wanted delivery immediately and the mints could not keep up with the orders. The premiums did not rise because the metal itself was in short supply. In fact, according to the World of Mining Professionals Gold Miners Roundup, production from major mining companies is increasing. (See: www.womp-inc.com)

As of today, there is so much bullion on the open market for sale that most dealers have no trouble shipping product immediately. Dealers wait in eager anticipation for the next downslide in the Dow to field the inevitable onslaught of orders once again. Just like 2008, the mints will create bottlenecks in getting supply to customers, premiums will rise, and the U.S. Mint will be the first to halt sales.

As a dealer, we happily sell the U.S. Mint coins, but we reluctantly turn away customers when the mint halts production. It is an unfortunate and very unbusinesslike situation, and in the end, the American citizen is left to wonder when the government will work for the people.

Til next time, that’s my Saab Story.

Tarek Saab is the President of Guardian Commodities and a former finalist on NBC’s “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump. He is an international speaker and syndicated author.

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The Sovereign Man Newsletter

Notes from the Field, Date: March 2, 2010

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The following statement was approved by candidates participating in the closed-door strategy meeting at the Tenth Amendment Summit – February 25, 2010 in Atlanta Georgia – Read by Ken Ivory at the all-day open session on Feb 26, 2010

We The People of the several States created a federal government to serve as our limited agent, delegating to the federal government only those limited and few powers listed in the Constitution, and no others.

We recognize the federal government has seized unlimited power over virtually every aspect of Americans’ lives in violation of the Constitution of the United States, specifically with respect to the Tenth Amendment.

We call upon freedom-loving citizens everywhere to stand with us, as candidates for state and federal office, to pass meaningful and sensible legislation to restore the most critical check and balance deliberately designed into our constitutional republic: that of strong, sovereign states.

We pledge to limit and restrain all federal government exercise of power that exceeds in any way the plain language of those few powers listed in the Constitution and to nullify all others that exceed such limit.

When we restore the balance of power between the states and the federal government according to the Constitution, our country will enjoy the dynamic blessings of liberty and prosperity.

Signed:

Ray McBerry
Adam Kokesh
Francisco Rodriguez
Ken Ivory
Lex Green
Valerie Sargent Myers
Roy Moore
Dan Eichenbaum
Dean Madere
Troy Stanley
Bill Taylor
Joe Leinweber, Jr.
Van Irion
Dean Moore
Michael Frisbee
Jeremy Jones
Neal Towey
Eric Forcade
Jason Sager
Steve Tarvin
Matt Sheffield
Charles Lincoln
Mark DeVol

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(This is not a product recommendation, this is a blog post about a news item taken from a recent press release.)

Here at DGCblog we have seen a number of these card/gold products over the years. In past products the card companies eventually shut down the cards for some minor infraction, but this account is a new twist on an old issue. Feedback appreciated.

Here is an interesting new gold product call the Gold Bullion Card. This appears to be some kind of a plastic debit/credit/ATM card where the company will extend you a line of credit based on your gold deposits with them.  They are reported to be using FideliTrade Incorporated although they misspell it (FidliTrade Vault in Delaware) in the FAQ section of their card web site.

“Credit Line = 75% of the value of your deposited coins”

The small print reads: *Subject to the card-issuing bank’s choice and required approvals, a Visa and/or MasterCard may be issued.

It’s great to see business people recognizing the value and everyday use of gold in financial transactions. If you have any experience with this company please feel free to comment below.

Of course, SSN required for this US financial product. For more info visit their web site or contact the company. http://www.thegoldbullioncard.com/

Personally I prefer and can recommend the Webmoney MasterCards.

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Sound Money Essay Winner Nicolás Cachanosky

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Dear Friends of Sound Money,

I need your help RIGHT NOW, to take ONE MINUTE of your very valuable time, for a quick Action Item to advance HB 430, the “Constitutional Tender Act.”

As you know, we won a significant victory in the last session, when two major subcommittees of the Georgia House Banks and Banking Committee held a full hearing on the ConTen Act: http://bit.ly/dCu6t9

That was ONLY possible because patriots like YOU were willing to demand that hearing be held. You demanded it — and it WORKED.

Now, we need to KEEP PUSHING.

At this moment, the bill is still stuck in those subcommittees. We NEED to get it sent UP to the full committee, in order to get an up-or-down vote on it. Rep. Calvin Hill, Chairman of the Financial Institutions & Services Subcommittee, has been ill recently, so no action could be taken on his part.

However, Rep. Mike Coan, Chairman of the Regulations & Oversight Subcommittee, has been very active at the State Capitol — but NOT in moving forward on the Constitutional Tender Act!

When the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Bobby Franklin, asked Rep. Coan to please move it out of subcommittee, Rep. Coan’s response was that he needed the permission of the Chairman of the full Banks and Banking Committee, Rep. James Mills, to do so.

That is simply NOT TRUE. Rep. Coan CAN push HB 430 up to the full committee ANY time he wants to – HE is the Chairman of his subcommittee, with full responsibility over it.

So today, RIGHT NOW, I’m asking you to do just one quick thing: Rep. Coan a quick email, or give him a quick phone call.

It doesn’t even matter if you live in Georgia. He MUST hear from a LOT of folks, so we can move this bill forward! Again, his contact info is:

* Chairman of the Regulations & Oversight Subcommittee, Rep. Mike Coan (R-101) – repcoan@charter.net – 404-656-6801

* In your message, you can politely explain to him WHY this bill is so important: because Georgia, like every other state, is in violation of the U.S. Constitution without such a bill (because the State is making some other “Thing” a Tender in Payment of Debts, both to and by the State). Remind him that State legislators are all required to swear an oath to uphold that Constitution, so ethically and morally they need to do whatever the Constitution requires.

* Inform Rep. Coan that this type of bill is also needed because, due to the ever-widening circle of economic disaster that is affecting the citizens of every State, we MUST do something to at least begin the process of restoring sound money and a sound economy, whether or not the Federal government or any other State government does so. This would immediately begin the flow of real wealth toward the state’s treasury. This would stabilize the state’s economy, protect the pensions of state employees, etc. — and offer many other immediately recognizable benefits.

* Finally, ask Rep. Coan to please get HB 430, the Constitutional Tender Act, moving UP to the full Banks and Banking Committee.

Chairman Coan MUST hear from the people about how IMPORTANT this bill is, and WHY it needs to be sent favorably back up to the Committee!

THANK YOU SO MUCH — it’s because of people like YOU, who are willing to take a minute of your valuable time to do something like this, that we have a GOOD SHOT at getting this bill moved through the General Assembly this year — and even introduced in other states!

LET’S ROLL!

http://www.ConstitutionalTender.com/

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eGold (Pvt) Ltd. is happy to announce that we have commenced our Amanah Services using which you can now purchase the Islamic Gold Dinars and Silver Dirhams, and also open secure online storage accounts for use as an investment and payment medium of exchange.

Islamic Dinar is not only a comprehensive remedy to the prevalent interest-based financial system and a path to the Ummah’s economic renaissance, but also one of the most reliable and safe personal investment alternatives owing to its pure gold content. This can be demonstrated by a simple example that the State Bank of Pakistan has reported a price inflation of almost 100% since the year 2000, meaning the purchasing power of the Rupee has halved in the last 10 years. The price of gold on the other hand, in this same period, has increased more than three times.

It is a Sunnah of the Holy Prophet(sm) that he used commodity-backed currencies in the first Islamic State in Medina, with gold and silver based Dinars and Dirhams, as well as other commodity backed mediums of exchange like Dates. As Muslims, today we can proudly say that this apparently trivial, but really highly significant Sunnah of the Prophet(sm) of using commodity-backed mediums of exchange, is being hailed the world over from towering western economists, including some Nobel Laureates, as being the only true monetary system that is non-exploitative, robust, and leads to tremendous economic prosperity and stability for the public.

Not only this, but many eminent Muslim scholars have now taken the position that the only way of completely eliminating interest from the banking system is by adoption of a gold backed monetary standard. Out of the many, one of the simplest arguments forwarded by them is that the very act of the creation of modern money – issuing banks notes against discounted treasury bonds – involves a patently usurious activity that is expressly prohibited by all schools of thought.

With eGold as a latest entrant into a global movement in the Ummah towards a return to the Gold Dinar standard, we invite you to join us in this noble endeavor. Your support of this system would not only be a service to the nation and our religion, but also a very pure and Halal way of expanding your wealth, and protecting it against inflation – a fact to which many centuries of gold’s consistent price appreciation data is a clear witness.

To learn more about the gold dinar, and establish online accounts for their purchase and storage, please visit our website at the following address:

http://amanah.egold.pk

Yours Sincerely,

Muhammad A. Shiraz
eGold (Pvt) Ltd.

H. 31, St 6, Sector D
DHA, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Ph: +92-303-5700862

eGold Profile Amanah Services

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Now with less crunch.

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

As you may have seen from the Bloomberg News story dispatched to you previously today,(http://www.gata.org/node/8352), Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is to appear next week before the banking committees of Congress to present the Fed’s semi-annual report on the economy. Presumably Bernanke will be subjected to the usual questioning by committee members. The problem, of course, is that these questions are seldom very compelling and so elicit little about the Fed’s secret, market-manipulating actions.

With your help, we can change that next week.

After all, what if a committee member asked Bernanke about the Fed’s gold swap agreements with foreign banks, agreements the Fed admits having and insists on keeping secret, agreements about which GATA is suing the Fed for access under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act?

Of course Bernanke might weave, dodge, and evade such questions, but then the issue would be squarely on the table.

These are the key questions for Bernanke:

1) Will you confirm the substance of Fed Governor Kevin M. Warsh’s letter of September 17, 2009, to the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, to the effect that the Fed has gold swap agreements with foreign banks and insists on keeping those agreements secret? (For a copy of Warsh’s letter, see http://www.gata.org/node/8192.)

2) What is the purpose of the Fed’s gold swap agreements?

3) Have any of these agreements ever been implemented? If so, exactly how, why, and when?

4) How do those agreements affect the U.S. gold reserves?

5) Why must the Fed keep these agreements secret? What would happen if the public, the markets, and Congress knew what the Fed was doing in the gold market? Will the Fed disclose those agreements to Congress? If not, why?

If you’re a U.S. citizen, you can help put these questions to Bernanke and thus hasten the end of the gold price suppression scheme by urgently contacting your U.S. representative and U.S. senators and ask them to see that Bernanke is asked about the gold swaps. You especially can help if your U.S. representative or either of your U.S. senators is a member of the House Financial Services Committee or the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the committees that will question Bernanke directly.

You can find a list of members of the House Financial Services Committee here:

http://financialservices.house.gov/members.html

A list of the members of the Senate Banking Committee is here:

http://banking.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=CommitteeInformati…

You can identify and locate your U.S. representative here:

http://www.house.gov/

You can identify and locate your U.S. senators here:

http://www.senate.gov/

For this to have a chance with Bernanke’s testimony next week, you’ll have to try to reach your U.S. representative and senators on Monday. Please do try. All it will take is one member of Congress to raise the issue during the hearings. Thanks for your help.

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.

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Support GATA by purchasing a colorful GATA T-shirt:

http://gata.org/tshirts

Or a colorful poster of GATA’s full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal on January 31, 2009:

http://www.cartserver.com/sc/cart.cgi

Or a video disc of GATA’s 2005 Gold Rush 21 conference in the Yukon:

http://www.goldrush21.com/

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Help keep GATA going

GATA is a civil rights and educational organization based in the United States and tax-exempt under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Its e-mail dispatches are free, and you can subscribe at:

http://www.gata.org

To contribute to GATA, please visit:

http://www.gata.org/node/16

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Ukash, the world’s largest prepaid cash-issuing estate, has announced the continued expansion of its issuing network in Russia and the Ukraine following strategic partnerships with leading e-wallet providers

This great news from Finextra

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Santa Fe, New Mexico – February 18, 2010 – Adam Kokesh, Republican candidate for New Mexico’s 3rd District and veteran of the Iraq war, built his campaign on the principles of a strong national defense, transparent government and providing necessary aid to veterans returning home from service. Another campaign plank supports a policy of honest money to minimize inflationary theft by the Federal Reserve System.

“The Federal Reserve has destroyed the value of our dollar. Its boom and bust cycle must be replaced by savings, wise investment and honest money. Few have done more to establish an alternative and further the cause of honest money than the American Open Currency Standard,” says Kokesh. “They provide a useful set of tools for individuals across the country to rebuild local economic wealth and put the control of real money back where it belongs: in the hands of the people.”

Today the AOCS unveils its latest complementary currency line, dubbed “Candidate Currency”, paying tribute to public office seekers that walk the walk. According to American Open Currency Standard Executive Director Rob Gray, the line will feature “…candidates who put their money where their mouth is. We believe future Congressman Kokesh is the perfect candidate to launch this series and we’re proud to support his campaign.”

The Kokesh for Congress medallion is an ounce of .999 fine silver, struck in brilliant proof-like collector’s grade mirror finish. The obverse features meticulously sculpted original artwork of Kokesh and Lady Liberty sharing the call to a revolution. The limited edition medallion is exclusively available as a “token of appreciation” to campaign donors that contribute $50 and use the promo code “AOCS” through the campaign website at www.kokeshforcongress.com. Multiple qualifying donations receive multiple medallions.

Though the Kokesh for Congress medallion is a timeless classic for collectors across the globe, it doubles as an AOCS Approved private voluntary barter currency that can be used like a gift certificate of equal value within the rapidly growing network of merchants across the country, who actively trade goods and services for honest money.

“We earnestly await Adam’s successful bid for office; but while elections and candidates will come and go, you have the opportunity every day to vote with your wallet,” says Gray. “Make a donation today to help send a statesman and ardent supporter of Ron Paul’s “Audit the Fed” to work for you in D.C.”

Contact:

Andrew Sharp

Communications Director

www.KokeshforCongress.com

andrew@kokeshforcongress.com

505.470.1917

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There’s an HYIP scam promoter called Money New Online, http://money-news-online.com/

Here is the scam’s pitch:

“So we have found a way to profit from China’s growing economy and don’t want to keep the know-how just for ourselves. With MandarinInvest you will be able to partake in our success and patch up any financial holes your budget might have gotten due to the world financial crisis.”

Strangely enough?… I followed a Pecunix, keyword alert.

and found this wonderful scam interview, posted on a scam promotional web site, for a fraudulent/scam investment ponzi scheme.

Hi everyone! For my first post today I am really pleased to finally have this interview with the admin of what has surely been one of the most successful programs and consistent performers in the online investments industry for the last several months. I’m talking about Robbyn Hart who I’m sure needs little introduction to the many loyal fans of MandarinInvest (reviewed here).

That popularity is in no small part due to the professional service and regular and dependable payouts made by MandarinInvest. In what can be a very difficult area of the HYIP industry to establish yourself in, Robbyn and MandarinInvest have worked tirelessly to earn a reputation as a team that can compete with the more established names in the industry. And I think you’ll agree after reading this that the program is in some very capable hands and managed by some good HYIP professionals.

Before we hear from Robbyn however allow me to just briefly remind you that MandarinInvest is a long term HYI program that offers 1% for 30 days, 1.3% for 100 days, and 1.6%-2.1% for 150 days, with your principal returned on expiry.

I’m so tired of seeing these HYIP investment scams and writing about them (not that anyone cares) but we are today dropping Pecunix and C-gold from any future magazine issues. You are now both banned from our tiny part of the DGC world.  No ads, no articles etc.

I’m very unhappy to make such a decision, but to the operators of those companies, we are distancing the magazine and blog from you because of your continued support and integration with such scams.

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Following the success of our Pavilion projects in London, Copenhagen and Davos, we wanted to let you know about the new Hub Culture Pavilion with Sportmax, (our first location in New York City!) designed around New York Fashion Week.

The Hub Culture Pavilion with Sportmax is a partnership developed between the two companies for the benefit of YOU, and the global fashion and style community.

The Pavilion experience is open 13 February to 11 March, 2010, and arrives set against the backdrop of an invigorated and expanded 2010 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York, now more widely distributed across the city.

Strategically located inside the Sportmax flagship at 450 West Broadway in Soho, the Pavilion offers a range of services for you, including work and meeting space, wifi, private briefings and events, evening receptions and critical support services – ranging from printing and reservations to high value services from curated partners.

Its open and available now for all http://www.facebook.com/l/02a92;HubCulture.com and Hub Culture Pavilion members.

Please stop by anytime between 11-7 daily, 12-6 Sundays, tell your friends, and help make it a success with your presence!

Save the date for events on the evenings of Feb. 27 and March 10th, celebrating Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.

• Social network, virtual currency, real fashion
• First fashion label to feature ready to wear with a virtual currency
• Showroom focus on emerging local New York furniture designers from Voos Furniture and TRACE Furniture
• Groundbreaking collaboration to provide workspace, wifi, meetings and events for global fashion community

http://www.facebook.com/l/02a92;hub.vg/gonyc

http://www.facebook.com/l/02a92;hub.vg/findnyc

http://www.facebook.com/l/02a92;hubculture.com/press

http://www.facebook.com/l/02a92;hub.vg/globalfashion

photos: http://www.facebook.com/l/02a92;flickr.com/hubculture

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GATA Washington Conference – Speech by James Turk from Chris Powell on Vimeo.

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