I Can't Draw Muhammed...

...because I can't draw anything.  [deleted text was here]  Anything beyond a crude network diagram on the back of an envelope is beyond my artistic skills.


So this borrowed drawing will just have to do instead.  It says it all anyhow.

UPDATE: I took out some very offensive text in deference to my recollection of some seemingly totally  "Americanized" Muslims I have known.  The picture and this entry remain for the rest.  All you Jihadis ready to be martyrs - be careful what you wish for. - bobn 10/12/2010

I Got Your Recovery Right Here....

This graph from here at Jesse's Café Américain:

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And his pithy analysis:

The recent 'recovery' in the SP 500 deflated by gold is instructive. This should help those who see no recovery in the real economy, but were confused by the amazing spike in the US equity market. It was a monetary phenomenon.

 And his further analysis here of why banksters, especially Central Banksters, hate gold.