Why is the MSM (Finally) Reporting on the Petrodollar?
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Bloomberg is trumpeting “The Untold Story Behind Saudi Arabia’s 41-Year U.S. Debt Secret,” but anyone who is scratching their heads at this non-revelation might well wonder ‘Why Bloomberg?’ and ‘Why now?’ Join James in today’s Thought For The Day as he examines the latest volleys in the ongoing covert war between the Saudis and the US and the bigger picture of the battle for the global monetary system.
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https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/markets-by-sector/foreign-exchange/usd/dollar-reality-end-of-petro-dollars/
James, may i suggest you might broaden your perspective by following the work of Martin Armstrong (discussion above re. petrodollar)? he is far from infallible, and knows about as much about Marx as you seem to (at least you don’t talk about Marx!), but MA has the best track record of any market forecaster i know of.
I fully agree with your judgement on Martin Armstrong. He doesn’t just express outlandish forecasts, but supports them with historical data. Give him a chance, James. Even the Big Boys behind the curtain seem to care what he says.
James, interesting report and I do note this timing of these ridiculous “new reporting” by Bloomberg combined with the recent 28 page false flag event which may somehow be reported (although it’s probably crap) to the public in detail after certain revelations were made public by a couple of congress critters re the content of this these pages.
Taken combined could this be a method they’ve chosen to run SA under the bus for 911 (or not) and foment war (which they clearly are with Putin and maybe China) to complete the PNAC project which includes a large portion of SA, Syria and Russia on it’s map that’d make this come to fruition.
We know they have already started changing physical method of finalization physical methods and planning on electronic conveyance via ultimately a inserted chip in your hand (news reports from NBC last week liken to chipping your dog) for “safety” of course and the usual reasons “terrorists and bad actors of all stripes”.
This was reported years ago by Aaron Russo in a meeting he allegedly had with one to the Rockefeller’s and is in a film ‘America-Freedom to Fascism’ which I am in possession of and it is available on U-Tube. It was regarding the 16th Amendment unconstitutionality (which I have verified to be true long ago) and the elimination of physical cash which calls are becoming louder and faster.
In their arrogance, oh, it’s now being reported that Janet Yellen’s job will be eliminated as they will utilize AI to make all financial decisions going forward in terms of easing/tightening and money supply and velocity thereof. Sorry for the choppy sentence structure but I’m just free flow writing of these thoughts as they occur while I write this question and new issues arise. Will they attempt in their arrogance to go away from the petro-dollar and just continuation finalization merely by adjust i and increasing more computer code “cash” and velocity backed now by not anything even petroleum? (Just Berkeley,,Harvard, Frankfort School ” financial genius”)Their arrogance and stupidity leaves me breathless as they have really gotten events and left naked The Fed to criticism increasingly over the last year or so. A move to Global Currency would not require a Federal Reserve and maybe just one in Manhattan or Brussels would suffice for their dangerous game.
This Globalization is all too real with even this Trotskyite Pope calling for a “World Government” (and I am Catholic as most of my people are). There are simultaneous collapse going on including now Brazil-Venezuela, The EU and we are next with a new Bolshevik finance manager (Brazil) and now austerity for their state with “reduced state spending”. This all and the recent movement of foreigners Sweden, Germany, USA etc suddenly brings me to this New World Order conclusion which they no longer hide.
Is this the Fat Lady singing at the conclusion of their preparations? Could this be a part of the culmination of all of these events to bring this whole thing to an end? I also note the life spans of people lie D Rockefeller, George HW Bush and H Kissinger and Zginiew Bryinski indicates to me that they want to see this complete before their pulses stop by natures means which means very soon.
If they try to protect the real instigators of 911 there is a certain occupied land that would cease to exist is it came out. (eyes on Ukraine/Russia is my guess) or taking control over ALL ME oil as a part of PNACS plan. My belief is that PNAC plans are not the end game for these Bolsheviks-I believe it’s much more comprehensive. Global serfdom comes to mind. Talmudic stuff is my guess as far as being comprehensive.
I apologize about the writing style and grammar (I am clearly no trained writer)but I’m in a rush and had to get this question out as I try to think it through and write simultaneously.
Be well James. My love to your family.
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Thank you James!!!!
This is a prolific resource.
“Game of Thrones – The Recent Saudi Coup” – http://911blogger.com/news/2016-05-31/game-thrones-recent-saudi-coup
It includes links to stories like Bloomberg’s “Eight unprecedented hours with “Mr. Everything,†Prince Mohammed bin Salman”.
Also are links to oil price manipulation and, of course, Corbett within 911blogger threads and story entries.
On this interview with Bob Graham, the EXTREMELY IMPORTANT question of “Why Now?” was asked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0eGZoU1UiE&feature=youtu.be&t=1m29s
and again later other aspects are mentioned after Graham recites how the FBI told him to shut up…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0eGZoU1UiE&feature=youtu.be&t=9m20s
— Mentioned throughout the interview are different influences regarding the release of the 28 pages. Examples include: “Bob’s answer to ‘Why Now?'” / “Saudi influence” / “Oil and Energy influence” / “National Security influence” / “Self protection of the PR of Intelligence Agencies” / “Military and Arms Industry influence” / “Self protection of those who covered up 9/11” /
I guess a person could make two lists. Those who benefit from the release and those who don’t.
An “invisible” possibility of “Why Now?”
One possibility, which is almost invisible, is that certain Saudi Royal Family members desire the release of the 28 pages. A motivation would be to “gain more power” within the Saudi hierarchy. Certainly, money to fund a media operation is not a problem.
The release of the 28 pages would actually benefit some Royal Family Members, because it would destroy opposing “clans”.
There is no lack of corruption and “behind closed doors” activity in Saudi land.
In fact, it has been a “free for all” of activity with assorted Saudi Royals doing whatever they wanted…there are few checks and balances on their escapades. No real effective enforcement. Their system is not set up for it. It reminds me of the many rogue agency operations in the US multiplied by 100.
Judging by an article published yesterday (5/31) in mega establishment meme leader The Wall Street Journal, the anticipated outcome of the unwinding of the petro states in the coming to us soon post-carbon era is going to be fully dissected, at least for the managerial class…and then eventually an expanded awareness moving wave-like over the rest. The WSJ piece specifically reports on the Saudis having to prepare for austerity as well as massive economic and cultural reforms in relatively short time frames (an embedded video states a weaning off of oil in as little as 4 years). In the article, there is no hint of tension between the US and the Saudis. On the contrary, there a sense of global cooperation and integration into the wider sphere with a specific mention of the powerful elite controlled General Electric doubling its Saudi personnel base and, working jointly with China’s Sinopec, facilitating the Saudi’s ambitious goals to develop new research and business models.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-change-affluent-saudi-arabia-goes-to-work-1464716895
Last week Bloomberg reported that Qatar raised $9 billion in Eurobonds in the biggest middle east bond sale to date. A month earlier it was Abu Dhabi selling $5 billion in Eurobonds and now the Saudis are launching a $15 billion bond sale, their first ever. Combine this with the WSJ article describing a push for privatization of publicly held assets and we see confirmation that the middle east petro states are being actively integrated into the new big paradigm. It’s also clear the keys to the new system are being handed over to the young highly educated sons of the reigning plutocracy, not just Prince Mohammed Bin Salman but others such as a young prince with a western earned PhD in geophysics and engineering fluent in Mandarin who is leading the development of new big technology projects in Asia to diversify KSA’s investment holdings.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-25/qatar-selling-9-billion-bonds-in-biggest-ever-middle-east-issue
It appears the psy op of US butting heads with the Saudis narrative is unraveling and already the media is transitioning into a more truthful and nuanced narrative – or at least dipping its toe into another pool to test the water. At this point, how can they possibly hide the actions of the men behind curtain orchestrating the tectonic shifts taking place? They will be getting out ahead of the stories to control the framing. The thing is, the truth doesn’t need any artificial constructs, it just is. “There is no spoon.”
For fun, here’s a link to a website that lists per capita oil consumption by nation. http://www.indexmundi.com/map/?v=91000 Any guesses on what the 2030 per capita targets are? Indications are by 2020 there will be a lot of squeezing going on.
James
Thanks for this piece. I think you are quite correct to raise the question as to why this is being raised now. I think you are also quite correct to speculate on the relationship of this topic with changes to the global economic system.
The following are links that contain some nuggets related to this topic – unfortunately some of them are dated and others contain spurious elements – however, there is enough in them to help identify and then join the dots, IMHO.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-03/petrodollar-mercantilism-explained-one-simple-chart
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-01-12/demise-dollar-hegemony-russia-breaks-wall-sts-oil-price-monopoly
The producer of the following video has produced a series of videos linking the petrodollar system to gold. Well worth checking out his entire series
Gold and the Petrodollar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRVqJky9J6c
When Gold and Silver Go Into Hiding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbKEwAXuiYM
Other useful videos
The Petrodollar | War Machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1Drj7-YeoY
Petrodollar Cycle & Realpolitik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Rll6ZHbow
The Petro-dollar explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djwPqAJ_3GY
As regards Martin Armstrong, the description of someone who speaks a lot but says very little is quite apt for this chap. People with time on their hands would be better far directed to the archives of the Corbett report rather than Armstrong IMHO.
Great analysis, James.
Anyone care to comment on the Saudi gov.’s $3.5bn dollar investment in Uber?
Saudi Arabia is going through a dynamic transition. Call it a Coup or call it a “quiet revolution”.
HUGE Resource with many links about Oil, 9/11, etc.
“Game of Thrones – The Recent Saudi Coup”
http://911blogger.com/news/2016-05-31/game-thrones-recent-saudi-coup
Part of the new Saudi game plan is to diversify and wean itself off of oil revenue dependence.
As Goldman Sachs coined the word “NEW OIL ORDER”, there is now a new era with that commodity (oil). http://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/pages/the-new-oil-order/index.html?CID=PS_01_11_07_00_00_15_01&mkwid=7XJjxUBO
My personal take is that commodities (oil, metals, foods, etc.) are listed on US exchanges with the agenda of “CONTROL”. If the elite want to control a segment, a resource, it will go on the exchanges. I have to chuckle about their covert CO2 agenda, but who knows when they will put H2O on the exchange.
Oil prices are highly manipulated.
The Fed plays a roll in manipulating oil prices. Even Yellen’s INTENTIONAL whispered hint about not raising rates during April’s “Yellen with past Fed chiefs Bernanke, Greenspan and Volcker” sent oil prices shooting up despite fundamentals showing a massive glut of oil. (It should be noted that an unprecedented number of oil companies were on the edge of bankruptcy with astounding mounds of debt & Wall Street Investment funds’ vested interest. Probably more than 1/2 trillion dollars on the line about to fall off a cliff. Compare that figure with Treasury holdings of Saudi Arabia)
More about OIL PRICE MANIPULATION here – http://911blogger.com/news/2016-04-10/bob-graham-60-minutes#comment-263900
An aspect of the “New Oil Order”…
In the past, OPEC has been seen as the main driver is setting oil prices around the world. This is no longer true. It is now a myth. The advantage which some of these middle east countries have is that their cost of pulling oil out of the ground is comparatively low compared to other regions. (Maybe $5-$10 a barrel cost is some Saudi fields)
However, the real “SWING PRODUCER” is now North America.
With the availability of toxic fracking & newer oil extraction methods, the mega-growth of US oil production had boomed during the previous 5-6 years.
The US had risen to be the top oil producing nation in the world. And few media articles point to Russia as #2…and of course, Russia has sanctions imposed upon them.
So, it is a new flagship, a “New Oil Order”, and Saudi Arabia is trying to get off the boat.
All of the many, many factors from Geo-Politics to Control to Money, really highlight Corbett’s famous “How Big Oil Conquered the World”.
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This recent Coup in Saudi Arabia is upsetting the apple cart for certain interests (both internally and foreign, such as the US).
I also think that Saudi’s new IPO might pose a threat to many. After all, corporations are largely immune to some of the geo-political charades. How do “The Powers That Shouldn’t Be” control something like the Saudi IPO, because they can’t get a controlling financial hand into it except by media fluff.
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It is a “new oil order”.
And, perhaps, Saudi Arabia’s new leadership is trying to break ranks with the “New World Order” in a complicated game of chess. I mean, really, a possible question might be: “How can a country survive? yet withdraw from being dominated?”
June 6 2016 News
ZeroHedge as seen on OilPrice.com
“Saudi Authorities Panic as Speculators Drive Currency Down”
http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Saudi-Authorities-Panic-As-Speculators-Drive-Currency-Down.html
The article talks about the Petro-Dollar and how Saudi currency is pegged to the Dollar.
The article also talks about the “indirect QE effect” of Saudi oil-treasury dealings.
The Saudis tried to curb derivative speculation on their currency in January, but speculators found a way around that rule recently.
Saudi Arabia is left with narrow, tough choices.