"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
06 July 2012
SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts
Weaker than expected Jobs Report for June had stocks in retreat after the end of quarter run up of the last week, and a false euphoria over a European solution.