"Where such a shift in power is in favor of the governing elite, Power will achieve its murderous potential. It simply waits for an excuse, an event of some sort, an assassination, a massacre in a neighboring country, an attempted coup, a famine, or a natural disaster, to justify the beginning of murder en masse. Most state sponsored murder occurs under the cover of war, revolution, or guerrilla war, or in their aftermath."
R. J. Rummel
13 August 2010
SP 500 and Nasdaq 100 September Futures; Gold Daily Chart at Week's End
Sleepy trade despite the almost 20 point range on the SP futures, and on a Friday the 13th no less.