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2012年8月16日星期四
Trapwire: Big Brother Software Designed for Pre-Crime Surveillance
CIA ,FBI 在美國監視 每一樣事情
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
August 15, 2012
The CIA-sponsored psy-op Wikileaks have released emails regarding Stratfor, the private intelligence firm that brought attention to Trapwire . With information provided by Anonymous, a CIA funded hacker group, this surveillance system has been installed across America.
Having been created by a group of American business men, in conjunction with the CIA, use of Trapwire has been justified because of 9/11 attacks, threats from al-Qaeda and further efforts in the war on terrorism. By sacrificing “sensitive or personally identifiable information” the US government has given itself permission to implement a super-spying control grid that encompasses all modes of surveillance in one centralized operational software technology.
We see the surveillance cameras in retail stores across the nation, never suspecting that those devices are being used to track our movements and records or behavior for the benefit of the burgeoning Big Brother control grid.
In the name of potential terrorist attack prevention, Trapwire combines state-defined suspicious activity reports and other “evidence” that justify all-encompassing surveillance of the general public. The beauty of Trapwire as a Big Brother control software de jour, is that it is “a unique, predictive software system designed to detect patterns of pre-attack surveillance.”
A press release
from June, states that Trapwire is “designed to provide a simple yet
powerful means of collecting and recording suspicious activity reports.”
A system of interconnected nodes spot information considered to be
suspect and then inputs it into the system to be “analyzed and compared
with data entered from other areas within a network for the purpose of
identifying patterns of behavior that are indicative of pre-attack
planning.”Trapwire looks for “any patterns detected – links among individuals, vehicles or activities – will be reported back to each affected facility. This information can also be shared with law enforcement organizations, enabling them to begin investigations into the suspected surveillance cell.”
The proclaimed goal of Trapwire, as explained by Richard Helms, CEO of Trapwire is to “collect information about people and vehicles that is more accurate than facial recognition, draw patterns, and do threat assessments of areas that may be under observation from terrorists.” By identifying “behavior patterns” Trapwire is the ultimate in identity surveillance because it can create a timeline of past, present and predict the future on any individual it is analyzing.
The system can collaborate with existing camera technologies, combined with intelligence communities to data mine through all digital sources for informational comparison across all internet networks – such as information provided readily on social networking sites.
Every few seconds, data from remote cameras in all major cities is encrypted, and then sent digitally to an undisclosed central database center to be aggregated with other intelligence.
In Los Angeles, the police department has unveiled iWatch which is a Trapwire surveillance system. Other cities such as the District of Columbia, New York City’s See Something, Say Something program; as well as private casino corporations in Las Vegas, Nevada have employed Trapwire along with the Pentagon, CIA and many military facilities .
Trapwire has been employed worldwide by private sector multi-national corporations and foreign and domestic governments. The White House is surveilled by the same company as Wal-mart with all data going to fusion centers .
In Australia, the governmental transportation and defense contractors have implemented Trapwire under a $370 million deal to spy on Sydney’s public transportation ticketing system based on London’s Oster card.
Trapwire has also been granted $32 million in defense contracts with the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to provide simulation training systems.
According to a spokesperson for the ADF, ”The Department of Defense is aware of the Trapwire System. However, it would be inappropriate to provide further comment on this system or its capabilities” with regard to “intelligence or operational capabilities.”
This Big Brother surveillance system which has been justified since the state-sponsored attacks on 9/11 because of the necessity of the global war on terror, has made America a lucrative customer and “high-value target”.
金價Q2回落 投資人續抱 投資巨擘索羅斯也大幅增持
《彭博社》報導，投資巨擘索羅斯 (George Soros) 與保森 (John Paulson) 均增加了黃金基金在其投資組合中的比重，由於金價在第 2 季出現 2008 年以來出現最大的季度回落。
據美國證券交易委員會的文件顯示，索羅斯基金管理 (Soros Fund Management) 增加其在最大黃金基金 SPDR
Gold Trust (GLD-US) 的投資比重，至6月底，持股已增至 88.4 萬股，較第 1 季增持 1 倍以上。Paulson
& Co. 亦增加持股 26% 至 2180 萬股。
黃金價格在今 (2012) 年第 2 季下跌 4%，是自 2008 年第 3 季以來所見最大季度降幅。由於歐州央行總裁德拉吉 (Mario Draghi) 與美國聯準會主席伯南克 (Ben Bernanke) 均未進一步提出經濟刺激方法，市場購入黃金以保值抗通膨的需求也見降低。自 6 月底至今，黃金價格又下跌 0.1%。
資產管理公司 BB&T Wealth Management 經理人 Walter Hellwig 指出，投資人續抱黃金、預期金價上揚，並等待聯準會推出新一輪寬鬆措施。
自聯準會把美國利率調至歷史低點，並在前兩輪寬鬆政策中回購 2.3 兆美元國債後，黃金價格便一路上漲。自 2008 年 12 月至 2011 年 6 月，金價瘋漲 70%。
但由於金條價格下滑與金礦公司股價下跌，至 7 月至今，Paulson 於黃金基金的投資虧損 23%。Paulson 基金和索羅斯基金發言人均拒絕對報導回應。
由於經濟成長放緩，黃金價格今年 5 月明顯回落，而投資人興趣較集中於國債及美元。在過去一季，美元較其他海外主要貨幣升值 3.3%。
過去 12 個月，避險基金也大減 66% 淨長倉部位。據美國期貨交委員會資料，至 8 月 7 日為止，黃金期貨與選擇權部位降至 85510 口。
不過以長期觀察，黃金價格仍處於連續 11 年的上漲趨勢當中，漲幅超過 7 倍，因為在各國政府與央行的經濟刺激計畫下，投資人都買入黃金以求資產保值。今年以來，金價也上揚 2.3%。
《彭博社》統計資料顯示，至 8 月10 日止，在市場上交易的黃金量增至 2417.3 公噸歷史高點。世界黃金協會 (WGC) 資料則顯示，至去年底止，全球央行與國際貨幣基金會 (IMF) 所持有的黃金總量為 2.95 萬噸，占已開採黃金的 17%；近 2 年來，央行均淨買入黃金，預期今年買入量將較去年增加 456 噸。
紐約近月黃金價格走勢
黃金價格在今 (2012) 年第 2 季下跌 4%，是自 2008 年第 3 季以來所見最大季度降幅。由於歐州央行總裁德拉吉 (Mario Draghi) 與美國聯準會主席伯南克 (Ben Bernanke) 均未進一步提出經濟刺激方法，市場購入黃金以保值抗通膨的需求也見降低。自 6 月底至今，黃金價格又下跌 0.1%。
資產管理公司 BB&T Wealth Management 經理人 Walter Hellwig 指出，投資人續抱黃金、預期金價上揚，並等待聯準會推出新一輪寬鬆措施。
自聯準會把美國利率調至歷史低點，並在前兩輪寬鬆政策中回購 2.3 兆美元國債後，黃金價格便一路上漲。自 2008 年 12 月至 2011 年 6 月，金價瘋漲 70%。
但由於金條價格下滑與金礦公司股價下跌，至 7 月至今，Paulson 於黃金基金的投資虧損 23%。Paulson 基金和索羅斯基金發言人均拒絕對報導回應。
由於經濟成長放緩，黃金價格今年 5 月明顯回落，而投資人興趣較集中於國債及美元。在過去一季，美元較其他海外主要貨幣升值 3.3%。
過去 12 個月，避險基金也大減 66% 淨長倉部位。據美國期貨交委員會資料，至 8 月 7 日為止，黃金期貨與選擇權部位降至 85510 口。
不過以長期觀察，黃金價格仍處於連續 11 年的上漲趨勢當中，漲幅超過 7 倍，因為在各國政府與央行的經濟刺激計畫下，投資人都買入黃金以求資產保值。今年以來，金價也上揚 2.3%。
《彭博社》統計資料顯示，至 8 月10 日止，在市場上交易的黃金量增至 2417.3 公噸歷史高點。世界黃金協會 (WGC) 資料則顯示，至去年底止，全球央行與國際貨幣基金會 (IMF) 所持有的黃金總量為 2.95 萬噸，占已開採黃金的 17%；近 2 年來，央行均淨買入黃金，預期今年買入量將較去年增加 456 噸。
紐約近月黃金價格走勢
國際買家增加黃金投資比重
黃金價格今(2012)年第2季雖然創下2008年以來的最大季度跌幅，但包括喬治‧索羅斯(George Soros)和約翰
鮑爾森(John
Paulson)等投資巨擘卻不約而同增加黃金基金的投資比重。回顧過去經驗，過去11年黃金價格逐年收漲，尤其在第3季、第4季的漲幅相對較上半年大，
法人分析，金價可望在第3季盤整後逐步走高，第4季續揚空間也相對較大。
根據統計，從2000到2011年，金價上半年平均漲幅約5.21%，下半年漲幅則有10.31%，漲幅幾乎是上半年的一倍。對應於黃金類股的表現，上年平均漲幅有4.53%，下半年漲幅則可達10%以上。
投信業者分析，儘管今年上半年金價僅上漲2.16%，黃金類股下跌14.62%，不過隨著進入第4季黃金旺季，估計不論是黃金現貨或黃金類股，兩者未來補漲空間可期。
全球分析師預估，第3季金價均價和現貨價比，黃金為4.6%；第4季金價價差達到8%，顯示分析師仍持續看多黃金走勢。根據瑞銀今(15)日公告，世界各國央行今年的黃金總購買量將達到350噸，而預估今年的黃金均價為每盎司1,680美元。
匯豐黃金及礦業基金經理人蕭若梅表示，近期金價每盎司約1600美元，價格溫和上揚，不過因為飾金旺季受到中印經濟疲軟影響，導致需求不振，目前主要買盤以黃金ETF與各國央行為主。
不過，值得留意的是，隨著歐洲央行致力於拯救歐元，美國財政懸崖逼近，在在加深市場對ECB、FED將持續擴大QE程度的期待，預估金價後市仍有向上攻堅的空間。
根據統計，從2000到2011年，金價上半年平均漲幅約5.21%，下半年漲幅則有10.31%，漲幅幾乎是上半年的一倍。對應於黃金類股的表現，上年平均漲幅有4.53%，下半年漲幅則可達10%以上。
全球分析師預估，第3季金價均價和現貨價比，黃金為4.6%；第4季金價價差達到8%，顯示分析師仍持續看多黃金走勢。根據瑞銀今(15)日公告，世界各國央行今年的黃金總購買量將達到350噸，而預估今年的黃金均價為每盎司1,680美元。
匯豐黃金及礦業基金經理人蕭若梅表示，近期金價每盎司約1600美元，價格溫和上揚，不過因為飾金旺季受到中印經濟疲軟影響，導致需求不振，目前主要買盤以黃金ETF與各國央行為主。
不過，值得留意的是，隨著歐洲央行致力於拯救歐元，美國財政懸崖逼近，在在加深市場對ECB、FED將持續擴大QE程度的期待，預估金價後市仍有向上攻堅的空間。
The Hoarding Continues: China Has Imported More Gold In Six Months Than Portugal's Entire Gold Reserve
While the highly "sophisticated" traders that make up the gold market
continue to buy or sell the precious metal based on whether the Fed will
or will not do the NEW QE tomorrow (or just because, like Bruno Iskil,
they have a massive balance sheet, and can create margin position out of
thin air with impunity), China continues to do one thing.
Buy. Because while earlier today we were wondering (rhetorically, of course) what China is doing with all that excess trade surplus if it is not recycling it back into Treasurys, now we once again find out that instead of purchasing US paper, Beijing continues to buy non-US gold, in the form of 68 tons in imports from Hong Kong in the month of June. The year to date total (6 months)? 383 tons.
In other words, in half a year China, whose official total tally is still a massively underrepresented 1054 tons, has imported more gold than the official gold reserves of Portugal, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, the UK, and so on, and whose YTD imports alone make it the 14th largest holder of gold in the world. Realistically, by now China, which hasn't provided an honest gold reserve holdings update to the IMF in years, most certainly has more gold than the IMF, and its 2814 tons, itself. Of course, the moment the PBOC does announce its official updated gold stash, a gold price in the mid-$1000 range will be a long gone memory.
Here is the latest breakdown of gold reserves by Top 20 countries via the WGC:
Buy. Because while earlier today we were wondering (rhetorically, of course) what China is doing with all that excess trade surplus if it is not recycling it back into Treasurys, now we once again find out that instead of purchasing US paper, Beijing continues to buy non-US gold, in the form of 68 tons in imports from Hong Kong in the month of June. The year to date total (6 months)? 383 tons.
In other words, in half a year China, whose official total tally is still a massively underrepresented 1054 tons, has imported more gold than the official gold reserves of Portugal, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, the UK, and so on, and whose YTD imports alone make it the 14th largest holder of gold in the world. Realistically, by now China, which hasn't provided an honest gold reserve holdings update to the IMF in years, most certainly has more gold than the IMF, and its 2814 tons, itself. Of course, the moment the PBOC does announce its official updated gold stash, a gold price in the mid-$1000 range will be a long gone memory.
Here is the latest breakdown of gold reserves by Top 20 countries via the WGC:
中國次季黃金需求可能回軟
【on.cc 東方互動 專訊】 道瓊斯報道，黃金礦業服務公司(GFMS)援引調研活動搜集的證據稱，今年第二季度中國的黃金需求可能回落。
根據接受GFMS調查的加工廠和貿易參與者，中國二季度黃金需求似乎已經放緩，儘管近期的海關數據指向相反。
GFMS稱，對現有的海關數據進行分析可知，今年從香港流入中國大陸的黃金大幅增長，今年頭五個月的同比增幅達到700%以上 。
但該公司指出，從貿易行業的多個渠道搜集的消息顯示，不斷增長的香港與大陸之間的黃金迂迴交易（當地公司利用黃金開展外匯和利率套利），使得香港黃金出口量數據嚴重虛高。[DJ]
根據接受GFMS調查的加工廠和貿易參與者，中國二季度黃金需求似乎已經放緩，儘管近期的海關數據指向相反。
GFMS稱，對現有的海關數據進行分析可知，今年從香港流入中國大陸的黃金大幅增長，今年頭五個月的同比增幅達到700%以上 。
但該公司指出，從貿易行業的多個渠道搜集的消息顯示，不斷增長的香港與大陸之間的黃金迂迴交易（當地公司利用黃金開展外匯和利率套利），使得香港黃金出口量數據嚴重虛高。[DJ]
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