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Israel: “The possibility of a military attack against Iran is closer than the diplomatic option”

Now, this could just be bluster and rhetoric. But then again it may be something else. I think it bears watching. Just following up on the post by Global Macro Monitor this morning, I note from French daily L’Express the following passage

Is Iran About to Get Hot?

Here is something brewing off radar. We’re wondering if this is a factor as to why crude is bid and gold is coming back

Occupy Wall Street, Social Unrest and Income Inequality

We are seeing the specter of instability in the growing protests of income inequality, economic distress of the middle class, and economic and political power of the very wealthy. There is Occupy Wall Street in the U.S., and similar protests ranging across the globe. In parts of Europe there is rioting in the streets, in parts of China protests have turned deadly