"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 February 2017
Stocks and Precious Metals Charts - Risk On
Stocks were drifting higher today on lighter volumes.
The precious metals were off a bit on a stronger dollar.