Tropical Islander said:
Obama administration moves to freeze Russian assets
President Obama signed an executive order giving his administration powers to freeze U.S.-based financial assets and property 0f Russian officials responsible for the country's military intervention in Ukraine, the White House announced Thursday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/03/06/obama-administration-moves-to-freeze-russian-assets/
A top Russian lawmaker has revealed he is working on a bill that would freeze the assets of European and American companies operating in Russia in reply to Western economic sanctions.
https://rt.com/politics/russia-asset-freeze-sanctions-897/
They always play games like that. In anticipation to eventually extend the game with nukes.
Thanks Barry, you have been a great asset to bring everyone down, globally.
We will always remember you, as the front man to bring on WW3.
If Americans would understand their position on this planet. They would start packing their bags
right now. Soon Putin's patience with this nonsense is up. And you have no weapons like their
mach 3 missiles. Sorry to tell you, you will loose that game, and be without a country.
Twenty first century Money Wars, as someone in the media has called them, began quite some time ago. The current debacle over Ukraine and Crimea is but the most recent eruption of that inflammation. They have their root in a contest between two competing international monetary systems.
The western system, based upon the petro-dollar, is at present the global standard for trade and banking. Most of the controlling interests of the western financial cartel are in American and British banks. The influence of certain Euro-American families, the 1% of the 1% if you will accept it(1), should not be underestimated. Referred to as the Petro-Dollar the western system is based upon debt with its major resource being Saudi Arabian oil.(2)
The eastern system, based upon commodities such as natural gas, oil, and manufacturing of the BRIC(3) nations have already surpassed the international trade balance. Competition is fierce and those who control the commodities control world events and foreign policy.
A good example would be a focus upon Russian natural gas. Russia supplies between 30% - 50% of the natural gas used by western Europe depending upon which statistic one consults. Several years ago, Russia raised the rate it charged for consumption. Europe screamed, but as it was mid-winter they quickly caved in and accepted the new rates. This was the first major battle in the modern Money Wars.
Two years ago, Western banks countered by creating an artificial financial crisis on the island of Crete. At the time Crete was used by Russian legitimate and illegitimate financial interests to escape taxes and provide a base for investments. One particular investment was a new natural gas pipeline in partnership with Turkey. Crete is an off shore financial shelter for Russians similar to Caribbean banks in Grand Cayman. The artificial crisis was meant to disrupt Russian-Turkish development. It only succeeded in delaying the project.
In 2013, the western alliance attempted to open a military ground war against Syria. Parties in play were Russia, Syria, Iran, Lebanon and China in the east and two allied groups in the west - USA, France & Britain as major players with Turkey & Israel as minor players. Russia opposed western military plans by notifying Britain and France that unless they withdrew their military assets the natural gas supply would be cut off. Accordingly Britain and France withdrew. The US, left to face superior Russian military weapon systems such as the Sunburn missile (google it - there is NO defense against this system) also withdrew. Turkey and Israel did not have sufficient resources to successfully engage the Syrians and so they too backed off. The 2013 war against Syria was thus won by Russia without firing a shot. Financial power provided the sole force necessary to win the contest.
The current issues with Ukraine are a continuation of the Money Wars. The west wants to ensnare Ukraine in its web of debt, while Russia wants to annex the property and extend it's own financial system into the former western provinces of the Soviet Union. The obvious ineptitude of American leadership is comical. A gunman breaks into your home and the solution is to take out a loan? This is essentially the solution proposed by Mr. Kerry - mouthpiece for POTUS O an empty suit which is in turn manipulated by the western financial cartel.
The bottom line is that the western debt based system is withering in the face of the increasing financial influence of the commodity based eastern system. If current trends continue, we will not see a crash of the western system as so many predict. Instead we'll see a gradual decrease in the value of our currency. It's called inflation and it's a word the use of which is forbidden in the media.
and that's just me, hollering from the choir loft...
(1) The following is a very abbreviated list....
Western financial dynasties (source Forbes.com)
Rockefeller, Michelin, Mellon, Porsche, Rothschild, Boehringer, Brenninkmeijer, DuPont, Engelhorn, Haniel, Henkel, Merck, Mulliez, Oeri/Hoffman, Phipps, Von Siemens
Middle East
Prince Al Waleed, Mohammed Al Amoudi, Nasser Al Kharafi family, Sulaiman Al Rajhi, Mohammed Bin Issa Al Jaber & Nassef Sawiris
(2) Saudi oil reserves are estimated to be critically low. The International Society of Oil Production Engineers estimates the water cut for the Gwahar oil fields to be less than 15% with a reduction rate in excess of 25% per year of remaining resources.
(3)Brazil, Russia, India & China
