I'm not a big fan of either of these guys, but I have to go with Shedlock on this one:

http://www.dailypaul.com/59290/price-of-silver-gold-mish-shedlock-vs-ted-butler

Yes the article is over a year old, but I don't see much that's changed in the interim. Oh wait, silver's way up from when this article was written, so this alleged conspiracy has hurt silver holders exactly how?

Here's another link some people might find illuminating:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/c/confirmation_bias.htm

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