I’m always interested in how Government ties in with the markets. It’s been a bit of a hobby of mine, along with WWII battles, over the past 2-3 years and there’s no bigger tie then Goldman and the Government then recently…and BOY is it bigger then we know! In my recent late night surfing I came across Greg Roy. Greg recently released a special report with the same title of this blog post, Goldman Sachs’ Next Slaughter of the Stock Market Lambs, and being the digger I am, I read the full report and cold called him. I asked if I could repost a part of the report for my Trader’s Blog members. After some convincing he said ok.

This guy knows what he is talking about… Here is an exclusive excerpt from his newly released report Goldman Sachs’ Next Slaughter of the Stock Market Lambs.

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Goldman Sachs

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Ermenegildo Zegna, a leading multinational in men's luxury clothing and one of the oldest business families in Italy, has located its first Chinese mainland global concept store at Lippo Plaza, Luwan district, Shanghai. This new store in Shanghai is reported to be the fifth Zegna global concept store designed by architect Peter Marino, following those in [...]

There's a very interesting article on euobserver.com about Russia's attempts to re-brand itself as a benign global power in the eyes of Brussels.  The piece reports that news agency Ria-Novosti has apparently engaged the services of low-profile PR consultancy RJI Companies to assist it in softening Russia's image in Europe, in order to justify it having a large say in global affairs.  Apparently a sub-section of this campaign revolves around Stalin rehabilitation and a Soviet makeover:Russian news agency Ria Novosti is rolling out a new public relations campaign in the political capital of the European Union which, according to sources in the PR industry, aims to justify Russia's great power ambitions and improve the image of Joseph Stalin....

The race for Ukraine's Presidency is hotting up.  With the incumbent serial Kremlin-offender Viktor Yushchenko flagging with ratings of just 3%, it seems that battle has truly commenced between Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych.  Russia-Ukraine relations have considerably suffered under Yushchenko's leadership -  will Tymoshenko, the other, (lest it be forgot) architect of the Orange Revolution, be West or East-leaning?  RFE/RL quotes her as suggesting that whilst involvement with Europe will be prioritized, warmer Russia relations may be on the cards:I'm sure that our relations with the Russian Federation can be equal and respectable, open and honest, without ambiguities.Or is she planning an altogether different kind of homage to Russia?  Yevgeny ...

PrismOne Group, Inc., a leading provider of managed technology services to targeted vertical market clients with growth challenges, recently announced that the company has selected Axcess International, Inc. (AXSI.OB) as the supplier of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for PrismOne’s pilot product, Presence Response and Intelligent Systems Management (PRISM).

PRISM will enable real time analysis of building environments through the use of presence tracking to modify, manage and control environmental systems such as lighting and HVAC to optimize energy efficiency. PRISM will be integrated into PrismOne’s web-based interface as an additional module and integrated with the existing communications and network modules.

Samir Burshan, chief executive officer of PrismOne, stated, “I was educated as an architect and feel very strongly about building sustainability. In our capacity to develop technology solutions, I wanted to provide a way to answer the frustrating questions of why lights in an empty space are left on,

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A very interesting if not controversial article from Luke Harding makes the argument that we are seeing continuity in foreign policy toward Russia under both Gerhard Schröder and Angela Merkel.  In my experience, the change has been night and day in terms of getting high level politicians willing to talk about human rights issues (just look at Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger), though Harding does make a good point that this has not produced any concrete or measurable changes on the ground or any visible political costs of the relationship.  He has a point, but my response would be that we should wait and see.

During her first visit to Russia as chancellor, in January 2006, Merkel made a point of meeting human rights activists - an apparent break with the sleazy Schröder era. She also promised to

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eDOORWAYS Corporation recently announced that it has signed former speakTECH Solutions Architect Michael Vincent to manage functional testing, modifications and delivery of the eDOORWAYS’ platform. Vincent will supervise the operation of all necessary “SOLVE” soft launch components. Company insiders suggest that the addition of Vincent strengthens eDOORWAYS and reinforces its capability of meeting its goals.

Vincent, a Visual Studio Team System MVP, consults primarily on Microsoft development tools and technologies. With over 20 years in the industry, Vincent has worked with a range of companies from smaller businesses such as eDOORWAYS to Fortune 100 companies. As a former speakTECH employee, Vincent possesses the knowledge and experience to provide eDOORWAYS with top grade software architecture, application lifecycle management, and development services. Additionally, as the project manager overseeing the initial design and development of eDOORWAYS, Vincent has an intimate working knowledge of the platform.

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And it’s one, two, three, What are we fighting for? Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn, Next stop is Vietnam; And it’s five, six, seven, Open up the pearly gates, Well there ain’t no time to wonder why, Whoopee! We’re all gonna die.

– Country Joe & the Fish, “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag”

Robert McNamara must have been in a hurry too. He never had time to wonder why he was sending 500,000 American boys to fight a war when Lyndon Johnson was “publicly promising in campaign speeches not to ‘go North,’ not to send American boys to fight wars Asian boys ought to fight for themselves,” as an editorial appearing in the June 17, 1971 issue of The Washington Post put it.

Both the International Herald Tribune and the Financial Times describe the former Secretary of Defense as the “architect” of the Vietnam War. This is news to

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