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  1. German #austerity drives mother, son to suicide in #Greece. Middle classes are being pauperized in Greece and #Spain. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/german…
  2. #Israel has reportedly revived armed option to end #Iran nuke threat. Israel could end the threat as easy as E-M-P. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/israel…
  3. #SKorea says #NKorea ready to test nuke, chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/seoul-…
  4. The folly of #Iran sanctions could end in catastrophe. Iran's intentions are key. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/folly-…
  5. #IronMan director's new TV series is about post-electirc USA, 15 years after an #EMP event. The threat is all too real. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/iron-m…
  6. #NKorea may be planning its next nuke test for next Monday, May 28, to again overshadow the US Memorial Day holiday. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/again-…
  7. Investors planning Euro-style beach club for #SierraLeone and reality TV series on project to be launched on #Facebook. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/sierra…
  8. News of Cayman Islands vulture fund profiting from turmoil in #Greece could hurt pro-#Austerity pols, including Romney. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/cayman…
  9. Will #Russia rescue #Greece? Perfect political-economic storm creating opportunity for Moscow. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/will-r…
  10. Reuters says #Greece could be heading towards a twilight zone of IOUs and proxy drachmas. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/specul…
  11. Good news,bad news. Oil futures are falling, but for the wrong reasons.
  12. Sad, scary news from #Greece: desperate pro-#austerity politicians pondering technocratic state. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/desper…
  13. Dutch Finance Minister to #Greece: It's the #EU way or the highway. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/hollan…
  14. Reuters reports contingency plans drawn for forcing #Greece to exit #EU. chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us…
  15. #Euro collapse could = #EU crackup, which could be catastrophe for financial system. Pay attention to #derivatives. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/if-eur…
  16. How would a #euro breakup affect FX derivatives? chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/few-qu…
  17. #Greece update: #EuroZone banks preparing for a return of the drachma. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/euro-z…
  18. Anti #Austerity gaining. 100,000 protest in #Spain as #Greece remains deadlocked. Vanishing middle class angry. chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/05/unders…
  19. Taboo question about #JPMorgan scandal: will anyone investigate possible theft, transfer of millions into offshore accounts? Why not?
  20. #NYSEAmex rebranded NYSE MKT (pronounced N-Y-S-E M-K-T). Another name change for a storied stock exchange long known as 'the Curb."