Now that we have paid the extortion money - first installment was $700 billion. Cheney aide David Wurmser says Bush won’t plunge American and the world into chaos and destruction by attack Iran before his term end.

-Americans are told by their government that inflation is not a problem and should not even be discussed as they pass monetary policy devaluing the dollar. Market Watch claims basic grocery items have risen 10.5% in the last 12 months. Quick someone call Michelle Malkin, Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh Market Watch is run by Al Qaeda.

-The Army of the Republic: Insurgency Comes to America. A new book by Sturart Cohen examines a fictional scenario where the United States is in economic collapse and a one-party “democracy” penatrated by corporations rules the people with an iron fist. Read the review at Lew Rockwell.

-The Royal Bank of Scottland would like to thank the American people for their generous gift of $700 billion. They will be showing their appreciation by charging you for the right to breathe in the form of carbon credits.