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Breaking News: Friday August 21st, 2009

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Editor's Note: Tons of Free Books and Manuals for Download

For the LATOC Doomsteaders: LATOC Forum member MidWestHerbalist  has rounded up all sorts of great pre-1917 (that means "no copyright" protection) books on subjects ranging from how to make farm tools to natural health care to raising animals. Some of the books he rounded up are from all the way back in the 1600s:

LATOC Forum Old Knowledge Database: Hundreds of Books *For Free*

Note that I will be creating a special page on the LATOC parent site in addition to what MidWestHerablist has put together. It really is stunning the amount of work he's put into compiling all of these resources. Those of you who are registered members, if you find the database to be beneficial (I'm sure you will) make sure to send him a pm to say thanks.

For the LATOC Survivalists: By way of John Rawles (SurvivalBlog.com) here is Steve'sPages which has all of the almost all the US and Canadian military manuals and other usefual texts:

Steve's Pages: Download US and Canadian Military Manuals *For Free*

A quick note about news these days: anytime you read about mortgages going bad or mounting loan delinquincies keep in mind that these terms are, more or less, code for "more bank failures" as every mortgage or loan that goes bad is held by some bank somewhere. My guess is a lot of people who either have their mortgages paid off or who (like me) are renters don't realize that we are and will continue to be affected by other people's loans going bad simply by way of still needing at least some access to the banking system.

Class War Terror and Citizen Revolts:

Mike Whitney: "This is not a recession, this is a planned demolition . . "

Marshal Auerback: Why a Citizen Debtor's Revolt Would Work in the US

Michael Hudson: Specter of Debt Revolt Haunting Europe's Kleptocrats

Charles Hugh Smith: MSM Refuses to Cover the War on Small Business

Debt and banking meltdown:

Seeking Alpha: "So the FDIC is bankrupt . . . just what do we do now?"

Warren Buffet: "We're going to get crushed under a mountain of debt"

UK Telegraph: Germany Preparing for Second Wave of Credit Meltdown

Wall Street Journal: In New Phase of Crisis, Securities Sinking Banks

Bloomberg: Insurance Cos' Biggest Writedowns May Be Yet to Come

Wall Street Criminality:

UK Telegraph: What Ugly Secrets Will Meltdown of Iceland Expose?

UK Telegraph: Investigation Could Shed Light on Citi's Toxic Assets

UK Telegraph: Case Will Shed Light on Funds Before Bear's Collapse

Denver Post: Staggering Indifference, Cowardice of American Media

Housing and Commerical Real Estate Collapse:

Wall Street Journal: Souring Prime Loans Compound Mortgage Woes

Wall Street Journal: Even if Prices Recover, Equity Picture Still Grim

Wall Street Journal: Empty Bank Branches Add to CRE Catastrophe

Los Angeles Times: Mortgage Defaults Soar to All Time Record of 13%

Collapse of Retirement/Old Age:

Wall Street Journal: Calpers Pension Funds Takes Another Huge Hit

North Bay Bohemian: $4 Trillion Pension Bubble Close to Collapsing

Bloomberg: Pensions; Private-Equity Cash Depleted as Profits Shrink

USA Today: Demand for Publicly Funded Funerals Seen Soaring

Collapse of U.S. Cities, States:

Charles Hugh Smith: "State of California is truly and well doomed . . ."

CBS: Mayor Says Philadelphia Should Brace for a "Doomsday Budget"

Wall Street Journal: Mayors of 10 Collapsing U.S. Cities Hold Meeting

UK Telegraph: 50 U.S. Cities May Need Bulldozing to Survive (Relink)

A Brief Peak Oil News Roundup:

LATOC Forum: Discussion of CNN Article Will Oil Prices Return to $100?

Wall Street Journal: Crude Oil Futures Hit 2009 High in Friday Trading

Wall Street Journal: Russian Oil Production Expected to Begin Falling

George Monbiot: "Should we try to stop the industrial apocalypse?"

LATOC Forum: Agricultural Loans Being Sold, Liquidated at Auctions

Crimes, Conspiracies, and High Weirdness:

Alternet: The Dark History Behind the CIA and Blackwater Hit Squads

Time: What was the CIA Thinking to Contract Blackwater Hit Squads?

Minneapolis Post: Did Dick Cheney Have His Own Assasination Squad?

Most important articles from yesterday's update:

Bloomberg: Mounting Bank Failures Rapidly Depleting FDIC's Reserves

SeekingAlpha: Wave of Credit Card Delinquencies Reaching Tidal Force

Bill Bonner: Torpdeo of Debt Has Finally Sunk the Consumer Economy

Preparation and Relocalization:

Charles Hugh Smith: Emergency Water Storage, Waste Disposal Tips

Survival Guru: Best way to treat stream water if you have no purifier?

Rawles: "How to survive ambush roadblocks when traveling by car?"

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