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Germany completes return of 300 tons of reserve gold from US
Associated Press ^
| Feb 9, 2017 7:27 AM EST
| Geir Moulson
Posted on 02/09/2017 7:10:47 AM PST by Olog-hai
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So if the danger back during the Cold War was Russia possibly seizing German gold, and if (as they say) Russia is a danger of a similar magnitude today . . . why are they bringing the gold back home? Couldnt have to do with a plan with respect to the euro currency, maybe?
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:10:48 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Now, the Muslims can get at it quicker. :0)
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:12:51 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: Olog-hai
First, deduct whatever debt Germany owes us.
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:15:26 AM PST
by
bgill
(From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
To: Olog-hai
More likely control through digital currency and the destruction of paper currency. They may be simply preparing to get rid of small denominations, for our own good.
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:15:45 AM PST
by
momincombatboots
(Pray for Sky, 20, two gunshots to abdomen, college student, hostess, easy prey n transformed US)
To: Olog-hai
They should check the bullion to see if it is fake.
Some real skeevy things went down on Obama’s watch.
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:17:04 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Olog-hai
Gold is a barbarous relic. What would they need to protect it for?
//sarc
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:18:05 AM PST
by
Vermont Lt
(Brace. Brace. Brace. Heads down. Do not look up.)
To: momincombatboots
The EU has been planning a “cashless society” move for quite a while.
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:18:42 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
they’re worried about the Americans seizing German gold?
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:19:24 AM PST
by
babble-on
To: Olog-hai
People have said for years that something was wrong...but I’ve never seen this mentioned.
To: Olog-hai
Out of 330 tons, I wonder how hard it would be to spot 10 lbs. missing.........
To: Darksheare
I have no doubt they’re doing that, even in spite of Bundesbank president Carl-Ludwig Thiele’s claim of having “a trusting relationship with the Fed”.
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:20:30 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
So the Fed finally came up with 300 tons to give back to the Germans (I’d suggest the Germans test it), or about 1/5 of what the Germans think they owned in the US.
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:22:05 AM PST
by
PAR35
To: Olog-hai
I’d like to see President Trump demand an inventory of US gold reserves and publish the findings.
That is, if there is anything still there to inventory.
After all - it does belong to we, the people.
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:23:40 AM PST
by
Iron Munro
(If Illegals voted Rebublican 66 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
To: Olog-hai
“The German central bank said it brought 111 tons of gold back from the Federal Reserve in New York last year.”
So is all our gold now at the Fed?
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:31:35 AM PST
by
JPJones
(George Washington's Tariffs were Patriotic. Build a Wall and Build a Wall of tariffs.)
To: babble-on
Too many reruns of Kelly’s Heroes.
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:32:29 AM PST
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: Olog-hai
And I have to wonder how many of those bars used to be gold fillings?
(oops, I forgot the current SJW narrative is that the so-called ‘Holocaust’ never happened)
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:35:52 AM PST
by
Kriggerel
("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
To: Olog-hai
I do wonder how much will turn out to be fake.
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posted on
02/09/2017 7:36:51 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Olog-hai
I wonder if the long time it took to ship it back was because the Federal Reserve was playing fractional Reserve banking games with the gold instead of boring and only slightly profitable storage. It took a while to untangle the German gold. Or else it was waaaaay in the back of the vault and they had to move crates of Beanie Babies out of the way to get to it.
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02/09/2017 7:48:39 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
To: Olog-hai
...aaaaaand announce it to the world?
To: Olog-hai
“why are they bringing the gold back home?”
Why would they trust a country that keeps interest rates at zero for a decade and the currency printing presses running full time NOT to steal their gold?
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