America Wake the ‘ell up or Lose Your Head! 

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BREAKING:  MAJOR  U.S.  CITY  IMPLEMENTS  SHARIA  LAW!!!!  MEDIA  REFUSED  TO  REPORT  THIS.  WHY?!

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WHEN  WAS  THE  ELECTION  BY  THE  PEOPLE  OF DEARBORN  AND,  FOR  THAT  MATTER, THE PEOPLE  OF  MICHIGAN,  TO  APPROVE  SHARIA  LAW  BEING  IMPLEMENTED  IN  THE STATE?

April 8 2017

Dearborn, Michigan, which is home to roughly 95,000 Arab Muslim immigrants, is under Sharia law. Although not officially an Islamic state within the United States, it’s plain as day — orthodox Islam holds sway over the city’s people.

Islam is incompatible with the West, and doesn’t mix well with American traditions like civil law, liberty, and freedom of worship. Unfortunately, wherever Muslims hold a majority population in the West, Sharia law rulesWHY IS THIS?

DEARBORN MICHIGAN IS A ‘MESS’
SHARIA LAW Has Completely Taken Over
Dearborn, Michigan
For instance, in the Paris suburbs (or banlieues) near Charles De Gaulle airport, women aren’t allowed in the streets unless escorted by their husbands or male relatives. The area is known for exporting radical Islamic fighters all over the world, via The Daily Telegraph.

In East London, where Pakistani Muslims are in the process of killing off native Cockney culture, the so-called “Muslim Patrol” enforces Sharia law on Muslims and non-Muslims alike, via YouTube.

The most infamous Muslim “no-go zone” is Brussels’ Molenbeek neighborhood. Known for being a terrorist haven, it played a role in the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris, and is openly hostile to non-Muslims. The Belgian Army, and not the police, is often needed to keep the peace, via The New York Times.

In late 2015, many residents of Dearborn took to the street to protest ISIS, claiming the group overwhelmingly victimized other Muslims, via WYZX.

Although this is a welcome display of anti-ISIS rhetoric, the lack of American culture in Dearborn is likely to breed second or third-generation terrorists who feel no connection to America.

As proof such a generational conflict is happening, take a look at another Midwestern city caught in the clutches of radical Islam — Minneapolis, Minnesota. Home to thousands of Somali Muslim immigrants and their offspring, Minneapolis is now the number one recruiting ground for terrorists in the U.S.

Although city officials place the Somali population at just 30,000, Minneapolis’s Somali citizens have been associating themselves with terrorists since at least 2006, when Muslim fighters in Somalia began fighting their Ethiopian invaders, via Business Insider.

Today, many Somali men find themselves entrenched in war in Somalia, Syria, or Iraq, fighting for ISIS itself.

Donald Trump should consider the wildly Islamic city of Dearborn to be a national security risk. As the president himself witnessed in 2001, when Muslims celebrated the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Muslims in the U.S. are a tempting “fifth column” for any jihadist recruiters.

Source: America Wake the ‘ell up or Lose Your Head! | Alternative

Secret Space Program Update: United States Air Force Space Command & Organizational Changes Publicly Announced » The Event Chronicle

I have communicated with Dr. Michael Salla, of Exopolitics.org, today about these major changes to the USA Air Force Space Command (AFSC) and space enterprise programs.  Dr. Salla said he is working on this story and will release more information as soon as he finds out the real agenda about these changes within the Air Force Space Command.

You may want to review the following press release that discloses the Air Force changes in their space command and organization structure as it may relate to the coming announcements to the secret space program.

Here is the link to the press release by the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs which was publicly announced on April 4, 2017.

http://www.saffm.hq.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1140695/af-announces-major-changes-to-space-enterprise/

Source: Secret Space Program Update: United States Air Force Space Command & Organizational Changes Publicly Announced » The Event Chronicle

TRUMPAGEDDON Was Planned By Neocons All Along—POTUS Taken Captive by Fanatical Warmongers!

Donald Trump Was Chosen To Star In The Neocon-produced “Trumpocalypse”

State of the Nation

This is war!  And nothing but an all out-war between the East and the West.  However, Trump’s flagrant act of war against the sovereign nation of Syria was — ABOVE ALL — an extremely symbolic gesture.

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Just as symbolic, however, was the Russian counter-initiative which effectively neutralized 37 of the 60 missiles fired at Shayrat Airbase.  Only 23 hit a target in Syria. As for the true meaning behind these momentous actions and counteractions, the following background information is absolutely essential if the truth-seeker is to correctly understand this defining moment in human history.


The whole world has been experiencing the cold phase of World War III since the false flag terror attacks staged on September 11, 2001 by the Neocon Zionist cabal that effectively owns and operates the Zio-Anglo-American Axis (See Glossary below).

That CIA-MI6-MOSSAD-GID-ISI-DGSE coordinated black operation on 9/11 was executed to accelerate the “Second Great Depression”, which actually began with the slow-motion Dot-com bubble burst that transpired from 1999 through 2001.  In this fashion, the real economic and financial battlefield of this raging world war would then be carefully cultivated by the London–New York City nexus of banking and financial power over the subsequent 16 years.

Fast forward from 2001 to the engineered real estate crash of 2007, which was immediately followed by the manufactured stock market crash of 2008.  Both of these controlled demolitions were used to significantly deepen the “Second Great Depression”.  More strategically, this global collapse was stealthily utilized as cover to perpetrate many profound and pervasive acts of financial terrorism and economic sabotage against the BRICS nations, especially Russia, China and India.[1]…

Source: TRUMPAGEDDON Was Planned By Neocons All Along—POTUS Taken Captive by Fanatical Warmongers! | War and Conflict

Drain The Swamp! Obama’s IRS Chief Just Got The Worst News Ever

Christina Laila for the Gateway Pundit reports, More than 30 lawmakers sent a letter to President Trump on Thursday calling for Obama’s IRS Commissioner, John Koskinen to step down from his post before the end of his term, Fox News reports.

John Koskinen is the 48th IRS Commissioner. As Commissioner, he presides over the nation’s tax system, which collects approximately $3.3 trillion in tax revenue each year. This revenue funds most government operations and public services. Mr. Koskinen manages an agency of about 83,000 employees and a budget of approximately $11.2 billion.

Draining the swamp baby! So much more to go! Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for more breaking news!

Source: Drain The Swamp! Obama’s IRS Chief Just Got The Worst News Ever (Video) | Prophecy

Obama Flees USA, Hides Overseas! 

 

Obama flees the USA to evade “Project Dragnet” lawsuit!

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Larry Klayman tries to serve Obama with court papers at Obama’s DC mansion – but Obama is hiding in French Polynesia!

Busted as America’s STASI Chief running “Project Dragnet” espionage against Trump and millions of citizens, Obama cannot remain in the USA for fear of getting dragged into court.

So instead of facing justice for treason, Obama grabs his Fake ID and flees halfway around the world to the remote island of Tahiti.

Like a Nazi hiding in Argentina, Obama won’t return until it’s safe….

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Source: Obama Flees USA, Hides Overseas! (Video) | Alternative

Reminder: The Syria Pentagram — The Event Chronicle

The following information was first published by Cobra on April 6, 2016 and I’m republishing to serve as a reminder. Please see the related links at the end of the post for additional information. — Editor

By Cobra

The real occult reason for the Syrian conflict is the battle for the Syrian goddess vortex which is one of the most important key energy points in the planetary energy grid.

Whoever controls that energy point is very close to controlling the majority of the energy leyline system on the planetary surface. Whoever controls the energy leyline system has direct access to global consciousness of humanity.

This is why the Jesuits have engineered the creation of Daesh (Islamic State).

The Syrian energy vortex is actually a pentagram. In the hands of the Light forces, this pentagram is an instrument of good that can transform the whole Middle East and can be a huge transmitter of positive feminine energy. In the hands of the dark, this pentagram can create much suffering, as people in Syria have experienced in the last few years.

All five points of Syria pentagram are key towns in Syria that had a strong connection with the Goddess energy in their rich past.

These five points are:

Aleppo, a city with a strong Goddess presence:

https://fromshamwithlove.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/from-jerusalem-to-aleppo-with-love/

Homs, the birth place of Julia Domna. Julia Domna was a Roman empress who tried to bring wisdom to the Roman court:

http://www.societyforthestudyofwomenphilosophers.org/Julia_Domna.html

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?677702-Julia-Domna

Palmyra, the birth place of Zenobia, a queen that lead the revolt against the oppression of the Roman empire:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenobia

Raqqa, the area where the Halaf culture was born:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halaf_culture

Manbij, which was the center of worship of the Syrian goddess of fertility, Atargatis:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij

Three of those points, Aleppo, Homs and Palmyra, have already been liberated from the clutches of Daesh, Palmyra very recently:

http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160327/1037032429/syrian-army-liberates-palmyra.html

Manbij will be free soon, too:

http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160406/1037601020/syrian-kurdish-operation-liberate-northwest.html

The liberation of Palmyra has cleared the path towards the liberation of Raqqa, the main Daesh stronghold in Syria:

http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160320/1036611451/palmyra-raqqa-syria-daesh.html

When Raqqa is liberated, that will very rapidly lead to the complete liberation of the Syrian pentagram and will drastically improve the situation in the Middle East.

Those who feel guided, can help supporting the healing of the Syria pentagram by visualizing this piece of ancient Halafian pottery rotating over the whole Syria pentagram, strengthening the Goddess vortex there and removing all darkness from the region:

This piece of Halafian pottery, made 7000 years ago, contains sacred geometry codes that activate Goddess presence and remove darkness from all four directions.

Victory of the Light!

via Reminder: The Syria Pentagram — The Event Chronicle

Khazarian Satanists fatally expose themselves by turning Trump into a zombie slave – Weekly geo-political news and analysis Message from Benjamin Fulford

The Satan worshipping Khazarian mafia made a fatal miscalculation last week when they blackmailed US president Trump into becoming their slave zombie, Pentagon and other sources agree.

The Satanists posted videos of opium poisoned babies being murdered by doctors and used that as an excuse for Trump to order an illegal missile attack against Syria.

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/04/06/swedish-medical-associations-says-white-helmets-murdered-kids-for-fake-gas-attack-videos/

However, the real reason Trump ordered this illegal attack is because he is being blackmailed by the Satanists with a video they have of him murdering a 12 year old girl named Mary, Pentagon and CIA sources say.

Pentagon sources say the “Syria strike was done with advance notice to the Russian military for minimal damage while creating backlash and mass protests nationwide to fire Trump [Satanist] Khazarian handler Jared Kushner and purge the neocons.”

In case you find it hard to believe Kushner is a Satanist, you might ask yourself why he bought the building 666 Fifth Avenue that housed a company called Lucent Technology that was developing micro-chips to be implanted into humans, ie the mark of the beast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8k9CMy8LXw&feature=youtu.be]

Kushner is now an official target and is not expected to remain long on this planet, CIA and agency sources say.

In any case, another major reason the desperate Khazarian “cabal routed and launched the Syria strike was because Russia won the energy war when the EU dropped its opposition to the Nord stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany,” the Pentagon sources say.

The other thing to note about the attack on Syria is that it was timed to help the Khazarian Satanic Daesh mercenary army try to retake the temple of Baal (Molech, Set, Satan) in Palmyra. This attempt failed.

Now that Trump has been turned into a Satanist zombie the Satanist general David Petraeus has taken over the US National Security Council, the Pentagon sources say. His flunky, H. R. McMaster, is now the National Security Adviser for Trump and is planning to send 150,000 US ground troops to invade Syria, the sources say. “This won’t fly with the Joint Chiefs of Staff so were will be more shake ups,” the sources continue. Needless to say, sending 150,000 US troops to Syria would start World War 3 and lead to the death of 90% of humanity and the destruction of the Northern Hemisphere, so it ain’t going to happen folks.

The Israelis are also somehow deluding themselves that the US air-force will build a giant airbase in Syria now that that the Satanists heroin smuggling operations at Turkey’s Incirlink airbase have been shut down.

http://www.debka.com/article/26004/US-Air-Force-to-quit-Incirlik-move-to-Syria-base

What we are witnessing is a desperate, battle of the bulge type offensive by the Satanists occupying the government of Israel.

“Hezbollah, Syria and Iran may be heavily rearmed by Russia to seize the Golan Heights since red lines have been crossed with tomahawks and Coptic church bombings on palm Sunday,” the Pentagon sources say. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon are joining with Russia and the US military to force the Israelis, the Saudis and their mercenary armies to stop their illegal never-ending war-mongering, multiple sources agree.

Despite the fireworks in the Middle East, however, the decisive action is taking place now in Japan and North Korea, CIA, FSB, Japanese military intelligence and other sources agree.
Satanic slave Donald Trump’s decision to order a carrier group to North Korea is connected to his orders for a nuclear attack on North Korea to take place on…

Full report will be posted in 3 days.

Source: Khazarian Satanists fatally expose themselves by turning Trump into a zombie slave

Pentagon Insider Discusses Trump’s Syria Bombing 4/09/2017

Published on 9 Apr 2017

http://operationdisclosure.blogspot.c…

Q. Its uncanny how you were predicting the following. Last year, you stated that Israel, Turkey, Isis, Saudis were all in league with CIA, Mossad Mi6, and that the common goal was to take down Assad. You urged us to watch McCain, Graham, Rubio and Hillary. You warned us that if Trump was elected, he would either destroy the Deep State, or be swallowed by it. Everything you have predicted has come true. How did you know?

A. Its not divine knowledge. Its a logical conclusion based on prior actions of the moving chess pieces.

Q. Was the chemical attack a false flag?

A. Of course it was. McCain, Graham and Brennan hired Al Nusra, whom we call the “Poor man’s day laborers”. These monsters work for cheap and are readily available. Rumor has it the false flag costs McCain under $100k to do.

Q. You have called McCain and Graham the “Ghoul sisters”. Ex CIA agent Robert Steele says they are being blackmailed. Is this true?

A. Steele is right. I do not know him but he has a good head on his shoulders. He was warning about this exact thing as well.

Q. We have heard that June 1st will be the start date of a ground invasion of Syria. Care to comment?

A. Its unwise to broadcast an exact date, but that sounds about the right amount of time to pivot in.

Q. Are you in agreement with Trumps actions?

A. No I am not. Trump was tricked. CIA figured they could play to his emotions. The false flag is only fooling the stupidest of people. And this may end up to be Trump’s Bay of Pigs moment.

Q. Bay of Pigs?

A. Yes. After that failure, JFK realized the CIA and war hawks intended war with Russia and had no problem gutting JFK’s legacy to achieve their goals.

Q. So how do you see this playing out?

A. Hard to tell, but I am pretty sure all parties will try and convince the public Assad really did use chemical weapons. But, the public will not buy it. Look at the comments on social media. People have woken up and realize Israel and Saudis are the puppet masters here. Trump lost 1/2 of his base yesterday. He will notice the truth in a manner nobody expects, by reaction on twitter, less retweets, less engagement, a nation who lauded him for his David vs. Goliath stance, and now sees him as a vassal of Israel. This is catastrophic to his image. In essence, McCain, Brennan and Graham, along with Rubio, and Netanyahu gang raped Trump. Trump has a chance to redeem himself, but he better be aware of the blowback.

Q. What do you mean?

A. Populist movements are based in raw emotions. Its a two edged sword. Look at populist movements from the French revolution to Italian dictators. The same people swept into power can generate a massive sense of betrayal if the people think they have been conned. The American public hates John McCain. They hate Lindsay Graham. Yet, somehow, these two slime bags bested Trump. Trump has now tasted first blood. It can change a man in profound ways

Q. What about all those people saying Obama was weak and Trump is strong?

A. Idiots. Obama dropped over 12,000 bombs in Syria in 2016 alone. As Steele and your bevy of insiders have explained, Israel runs our foreign policy. Israel owns the politicians. Israel appears to own Trump and they will bend him as they see fit unless he steps up and declares that America is independent. Israel and Saudis have purchased our politicians, and our media. We are fooling ourselves if we believe otherwise.

Q. How does Putin respond?

A. Maher Asaad is waiting in the wings, and if he replaces his younger brother, McCain will once again look like the bumbling idiot who has savaged the Middle East. Maher is a much more severe character than Bashir.

Q. Is this the start of WW3?

A. Yes.

Truth Bomb Dropped Live On BBC By British Ambassador Goes Viral

Former British Ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford, refused to go along with the BBC propaganda on Syria and dropped a truth bomb live on air yesterday.

Former British Ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford, refused to go along with the BBC propaganda on Syria and dropped a truth bomb live on air yesterday. Fed up with the state sponsored propaganda from the very […]

via Truth Bomb Dropped Live On BBC By British Ambassador Goes Viral — Your News Wire

The false narrative of the Syrian rebels – Eva Bartlett [VIDEO]

Apr 9, 2017 Independent journalist Eva Bartlett sets a reporter straight during a UN Syria Mission press conference. Please take 3 minutes from your busy schedule and watch this amazing video originally from the UN. She is one of the few reporters who has actually traveled to the region to…

via The false narrative of the Syrian rebels – Eva Bartlett [VIDEO] — Galactic Connection

OBAMA ARREST UPDATE! why the white house won’t publicise it; Apr 9, 2017 

Published on 9 Apr 2017

Horrifying New Study Shows People Willing to Hurt Complete Strangers Just to Obey Authority — Prepare for Change

For the state to make war, it must convince the populace that killing other people is just and necessary. Many different rationalizations have cropped up over the millennia – from controlling resources to exterminating races to “fighting terrorism” – but murdering strangers requires a particular obedience to authority. Fifty years ago, psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted…

via Horrifying New Study Shows People Willing to Hurt Complete Strangers Just to Obey Authority — Prepare for Change

Tapestry of Terror – White Helmets Exposed As FSA Terrorists Linked With ISIS

“I want to help the people of Syria.”

via Tapestry of Terror – White Helmets Exposed As FSA Terrorists Linked With ISIS — Abel Danger

Robert Steele: Is Kushner Mossad, Syria Chemical Attack Done by Israel?

I like the honest analysis of Bob Steele, and he explains how Kushner may have worked with Mossad agents to get Jewish husbands for Ivanka and Chelsea. He likes Kushner, but believes he needs to be heavily vetted, and I agree.

^Jared Kushner and Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi at the Harvard Chabad New York Alumni Reception, June 2013

Steele also point out that it’s possible that Trump pulled a fast one on the Neocons (my analysis) but thinks that Trump made a mistake. I’m sticking with my original analysis. I believe Trump is smarter than me, and the writing is on the wall, is telling me so. However, I question ALL authority, and I don’t like Kushner being so close to the Nuke Football.

There’s also a part where he says he received an email from a source within the Whitehouse basically laying out how Bannon told Kushner we didn’t need to fight Isreals enemies for them, and Kushner called Americans “stupid”

Interesting interview.

It’s interesting to note, Kushner owns 666 Fifth Avenue in Manhatten.

Source: Robert Steele: Is Kushner Mossad, Syria Chemical Attack Done by Israel? | International

Mercury Just Went Retrograde Again, This Time In Taurus & Aries

Mercury is once again going retrograde starting off in Taurus and ending in Aries. This is when it appears to be going backwards from our geocentric (Earth-based) perspective. It officially begins on April 9th/10th and lasts until May 3rd/4th. Some of its well-known disruptive effects may have already started to be noticeable for you in…

via Mercury Just Went Retrograde Again, This Time In Taurus & Aries — Collective Evolution

DR WILLIAM MOUNT: Huge “POOF” During FRUCT Conference

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DR WILLIAM MOUNT: Hillary Resigns From Public Service

Forget about every other news story

She has finally stepped down and the Clinton drug empire collapses around her.

The woman everyone loves to hate has resigned.

Let’s pray that all her stupid satanic ideas die with her.

You are the smartest, most active, and cool3est audience on the planet.

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Dr William B. Mount

Quote: John Shapiro, Assistant Secretary Of State,  1 June 2012:

The purpose of the State Department Is To Sell Weapons.

Source: DR WILLIAM MOUNT: Hillary Resigns From Public Service

Nobody Noticed the Incredible Thing Trump Did With Chinese President Last Night! 

Danny Gold for Liberty Writers reports, Donald Trump has had a heck of a weekend. Sure, ya’ll probably heard all about him bombing the HELL out of Syria last night, but I bet you DIDN’T see the incredible thing he did with the Chinese President at the SAME TIME.

Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York, the fourth of five children of Frederick C. and Mary MacLeod Trump. Frederick Trump was a builder and real estate developer who specialized in constructing and operating middle-income apartments in Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn.

Source: Nobody Noticed the Incredible Thing Trump Did With Chinese President Last Night! (Video) | Prophecy

Is This The Beginning Of The End For U.S. Empire? | Zero Hedge

Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.

Before I get into the meat of this post, I want to revisit something I wrote back in January.

From the post, Very Powerful People in the U.S. Government Want War – This is Their Sales Pitch:

We need to understand that those who want this war will be absolutely relentless. The sales pitch will not end until they get exactly what they want. This is where all of us critical thinkers need to play a key role. We must be prepared to diligently analyze all unsubstantiated official claims, and push back against the war-mongers, because we know for certain the oligarch-owned corporate media won’t. We must be prepared to inform our fellow citizens about what’s happening so that we don’t fall victim to a cheap sales pitch with devastating consequences. Unfortunately, we must also be prepared for a possible deep state false flag if the current sales tactic falls on deaf ears.

America cannot win a global war of such a scale if it is based on false pretenses and in the absence of exceedingly strong public support. This support does not exist. Will this serve as a necessary restraint against the masters of war and their devious plans? It’s too early to tell, but I do know that if we are unnecessarily pushed into a global conflagration, it will not end well for us. If this is the road our twisted status quo insists on taking us down, let us never forget who they are and the self-serving motivations behind their actions.

Source: Is This The Beginning Of The End For U.S. Empire? | Zero Hedge

Putin Blasts Euro-Western Culture of Pedophilia and Satanism

(Brendan D. Murphy) Recent events have sparked renewed interest in an explosive speech given by Vladimir Putin at the final plenary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club On September 19, 2013, addressing a number of challenges faced by contemporary Russia. In doing so, he also took aim at the moral degradation creeping through Europe…

via Putin Blasts Euro-Western Culture of Pedophilia and Satanism — Stillness in the Storm

Strange Moves In Gold, Federal Reserve Policy, And Fundamentals | Zero Hedge

Something odd happened late in the day in Wednesday’s trading session, which prompted a number of people to mail in comments or ask a question or two. Since we have discussed this issue previously, we decided this was a good opportunity to briefly elaborate on the topic again in these pages.

A strong ADP jobs report for March was released on Wednesday, and the gold price dutifully declined ahead of it already, while the stock market surged concurrently. Later in the day, the Fed minutes were published, and their tone was definitely seen as very “hawkish”, at least by today’s standards.

There was quite a bit of talk about rate hikes and  – gasp! – even about ending reinvestment of funds the Fed receives when debt securities in its QE portfolio mature. The merry pranksters also bemoaned the egregious bubble their own policies have given birth to.

According to Reuters:

Most Federal Reserve policymakers think the U.S. central bank should take steps to begin trimming its $4.5 trillion balance sheet this year as long as the economic data holds up, Fed meeting minutes showed.

The minutes also showed “some participants viewed equity prices as quite high relative to standard valuation measures.” [duh…]

(emphasis added)

Here is a 15 minute candle chart encompassing Wednesday’s intra-day moves in June gold futures:

June gold futures, 15 minute candles. After at first declining in anticipation of a strong ADP report and hawkish Fed minutes, gold rebounded when said minutes were released – and actually sounded even more hawkish than expected – click to enlarge.

Talk about “balance sheet normalization” – with the added twist that “most” committee members seemed to think it was an idea whose time had come – apparently was indeed a bit of a surprise to market participants, who probably (and quite reasonably) assumed it would never happen. Not surprisingly, they have already gotten over the “shock” as of Thursday’s trading, but in this case, their initial reaction actually made sense…

Source: Strange Moves In Gold, Federal Reserve Policy, And Fundamentals | Zero Hedge

President Trump Raises the Stakes With China Will President Xi Jinping Fold or Call to See if it’s a Bluff

Has President Trump turned on the very values that got him elected to office by caving to the establishment and becoming part of the swamp that he promised to drain? The attack on Syria was orchestrated during the talks to act as a surprise show of force with an attempt to intimidate China over the North Korean and China Sea area militarization issues. How China reads and reacts to the strike on Syria remain to be seen. China could double down and become more forceful by standing up to President Trump on North Korea and the islands militarization. President Xi just departed from the two day meeting with President Trump without having a press conference. We will have to wait to get his views on how the meeting went.

According to US Secretary of State Tillerson stated, “President Trump indicated to President Xi …we would be happy to work with them, but we understand it creates unique problems for them and challenges and that we would and are prepared to chart our own course if this is something China is just unable to coordinate with us,” after their meeting.

The Russian Kremlin stated on April 7th, “The President of Russia regards the US airstrikes on Syria as an act of aggression against a sovereign state delivered in violation of international law under a far-fetched pretext…”  also President Putin had conducted a telephone call with Prime Minister Netanyahu on April 6th, “…exchanged views on the incident involving chemical weapons on April 4 in the Syrian province of Idlib. Mr Putin underscored, in particular, that it is unacceptable to make groundless accusations against any party until a thorough and objective international investigation has been conducted…”

Further the Russian Foreign Ministry released a  Statement on 7 April stating, “However, we will never agree to unsanctioned action against the legitimate Syrian government that has been waging an uncompromising war on international terrorism for a long time…Russia suspends the Memorandum of Understanding on Prevention of Flight Safety Incidents in the course of operations in Syria signed with the US…”

The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying stated during her press conference on April 7th and when asked about the building on artificial islands, “The deployment of necessary national defense facilities is for the aim of safeguarding China’s own territory…” On Syria she stated, “The Chinese side upholds the principle of non-interference in others’ domestic affairs. We believe that the future of Syria should be left in the hands of the Syrian people themselves… We respect the Syrian people’s choice of their own leaders and development path…”

On April 8th she responded about the airstrikes on Syria,

 

Source: President Trump Raises the Stakes With China Will President Xi Jinping Fold or Call to See if it’s a Bluff | War and Conflict

Documentary Of The Strange Land Of Antartica & Explorations From The 19th Century To Present

2 killed, 21 injured at blast at coptic church in Alexandria – local media

An explosion has occurred in front of St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Alexandria, killing two and injuring 21 according to state tv. This follows a suspected bomb attack in Tanta, Egypt earlier Sunday morning. Read Full Article at RT.com

via 2 killed, 21 injured at blast at coptic church in Alexandria – local media — RT – Daily news