Patriot News Network

The following collection of articles by various authors are their opinions, inspiration and humor for your reading enjoyment.

Road to Depression

Gold outpaces stocks and bonds for second straight year!

NEW YORK - December 29, 2011 - Gold is poised to complete its 11th consecutive annual gain, the longest winning streak in at least nine decades, on the brink of a bear market.

George Soros, the billionaire who two years ago called it the “ultimate asset bubble,” cut 99% of his holdings in the first quarter, Securities and Exchange Commission data show.

Road to Depression

Sears to close 100-120 Kmart and Sears stores!

NEW YORK - December 27, 2011 - Sears Holdings Corp. plans to close 100-120 Sears and Kmart stores after poor sales during the holidays, the most crucial time of the year for retailers.

Road to Depression

Treasury plans for euro failure!

LONDON, England - December 26, 2011 - The government is considering plans to restrict the flow of money in and out of Britain to protect the economy in the event of a full-blown euro collapse.

The Treasury is working on contingency plans for the disintegration of the single currency, which include capital controls.

Road to Depression

French unemployment at 12-year high!

PARIS, France - December 26, 2011 - The number of jobless people in France hit a 12-year high in November in the latest sign the French job market is deteriorating ahead of the April-May presidential election.

Road to Depression

Spanish finance minister prepares for a Depression!

LONDON, England - December 26, 2011 - Spain's economy will shrink in the last quarter and faces a bleak outlook for the coming months, its new economy minister said on Monday, heightening fears of a worsening Depression.

Finance Minister Luis de Guindos dampened already gloomy expectations for the economy as the new conservative government got to work on its program of tough spending

War on Freedom

Amerikan Gestapo brings fascist tactics to professional hockey!

WASHINGTON (PNN) - December 30, 2011 - Amerikan Gestapo Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has recruited hockey fans into counterterrorism efforts, as DHS has expanded the "If you see something, say something" campaign to National Hockey League (NHL) games.

"Through efforts like 'If You See Something, Say Something™', we can engage everyone, including

War on Freedom

Council members retire for pension then return to work next day!

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (PNN) - December 29, 2011 - Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco is retiring Friday, but only so she can collect a $478,057 pension check and return to work Monday, when she will be sworn in for her seventh term.

Tasco was one of six Council members to enroll in the city’s controversial Deferred Retirement Option Plan, better known as DROP. She did not immediatel