Patriot News Network

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

Road to Depression

Mining chief say gold pushing towards $2000 an ounce!

JAKARTA, Indonesia - June 14, 2011 - The head of the world's largest gold producer, Newmont Mining, is tipping the rapid economic rise of China to push gold to the $2000 an ounce mark in the next five years.

Road to Depression

Greece's credit rating cut again on higher risk of default!

ATHENS, Greece - June 13, 2011 - Greece's recovery plans have suffered another hammer blow after Standard & Poor's cut the country's credit rating because of "a significantly higher likelihood of one or more defaults".

The rating agency reduced the long-term rating on Greek sovereign debt from B to CCC - only four notches above default. It added that in its view the country's credit

Road to Depression

Perfect storm may converge on global economy in two years!

NEW YORK - June 12, 2011 - A “perfect storm” of fiscal woe in the U.S., a slowdown in China, European debt restructuring, and stagnation in Japan may converge on the global economy, New York University professor Nouriel Roubini said.

There’s a one-in-three chance the factors will combine to stunt growth from 2013, Roubini said in a June 11 interview in Singapore. Other possible

War on Freedom

Ten indications the United States is a dictatorship!

May 16, 2011 - For a people to be free, they must first be honest with themselves, their government, and the world at large. History is filled with stories of free nations that fell under the spell cast by their governments who exploited the threat of terror.

War on Freedom

Child’s lemonade stand at U.S. Open fined $500 and shut down by county!

BETHESDA, Maryland - June 17, 2011 - You can make a fortune selling parking spots outside the U.S. Open, but don't even dream of setting up a lemonade stand.

A county inspector ordered the Marriott and Augustine children to shut down the stand they set up on Persimmon Tree Road; and after they allegedly ignored a couple of warnings, the inspector fined their parents $500.

War on Freedom

Case will set precedent regarding videotaping of cops!

BOSTON, Massachusetts - June 15, 2011 - Four years ago, Boston police officers arrested a man for videotaping them making an arrest in a public park.

They charged Simon Glik with felony wiretapping, disturbing the peace and aiding the escape of a prisoner - even though all he did was hold up a video camera - and the man they were arresting did not escape.

War on Freedom

Helluva town: Cops ticket women for sitting on park bench and eating donuts!

NEW YORK - June 15, 2011 - Long gone are the days of common-sense courtesy when the average police officer actually took the time to consider the unique nature of minor law violations, and use his or her best judgment to decide whether a warning or a citation was most appropriate. New York City police officers recently issued tickets and court summonses to two women who decided to sit for a few