[The Sons of Liberty]

I think you’ve pretty well figured out the game being played. All of us small investors are merely pawns and collateral damage.

[ebshumidors]

My conspiracy theory is that this was a test run to shake investor confidence in the market. A couple more and then Obama can ride to the rescue by taking your 401k and ‘guaranteeing’ a return. Who knows, he might even be able to postpone elections.