I am thinking the same as you tidbits. However my brain has now been rewired and I see the conspiracies in everthing I hear, read and see. I know that 90% of the time these conspiracies are only imagined and there is an industry of writers and bloggers that make a living off of peoples gullibility. Lindsay Williams comes to mind as as one of that ilk. Humanity has a hard time believing that their leaders can be evil and tend to follow carismatic figureheads (obama) like a flock of sheep. Unfortunately in order to maintain the power structure these elite blue bloods have in place. Lies, Dedception and often loss of human life are essential tools to stay in control. As far as I am concerned, anyone that believes that gold and silver are not manipulated has their head in the sand, as I believe all the financial markets are manipulated (Anyone hear about Libor). Interest rate fixing has the ability to effect evry assett class and bankers have been using libor to make bets and then move the interest rate in order to profit. Zero Hedge may be viewed by some as irrelevent, however I think they are usually way ahead of the curve when it comes to important information for all taht want to know the truth.