3Martinis Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 More background on Iraq's political clusterfook.......... But the point is what Iraqis want. They want two things from Allawi: restoration of order and security, and getting rid of the US occupation as soon as possible. Allawi and his party, though, have absolutely no popular base. He has to do what the Americans - via US Ambassador John Negroponte at the US Embassy - tell him to do. Bringing back the Mukhabarat and Saddam's spies is a tremendously unpopular move - as well as a virtual death warrant to democracy. The new Saddam, without a moustache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Last night on M2M, jickiss made a very thoughtful post. He had been using the the expression ?Acres of Diamonds? each time he signed off. So he explained: http://www.capitalstool.com/forums/index.p...pic=5936&st=100 Tonight, Butterfield8 kindly posted a copy of what may be the most famous lecture/book in the world: I had read it years ago when I was trying to strengthen my self in sales. (Yeah, real estate!) It is a wonderful motivational piece and worth taking time for a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stained jeans Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 I just signed but I want my donut with choclate frosting!!! NOW!! Gotta cut down on the sugar, Sherly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 I just signed but I want my donut with choclate frosting!!! NOW!! Gotta cut down on the sugar, Sherly. I have neither a weight nor a cholesterol problem SOOOOOOOOOOO Let's go for the whole nine yards, Make that GLAZED with Choclate Frosting!! Looking at 3Martini's offering of a donut and a quarter, I was reminded of an old saying: LOOK... but don't touch!! Internet feeds imaginations only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Bdk- i don't mean to be harsh or maybe i do, I post every day where i am and wha t i do, when i am wrong the whole world can see. Simply put you have been really wrong, creditiblity is earned. Call me when you are right! B4, ** I posted on Jun 23rd that I would be on an extended vacation and that I remain position LONG. ** ..and I'm sure u already know that 'Big swinging dick B4' since its on record but since its your board and I dont see a monthly print out of your trading statement[iNCL LOSSES] I will defer that you make super trading profits. Looks like the retracement to 1100 has you 'hot hot hot' as they say in the West Indies carnival. But I still dont see how I can be wrong if we go to past DOW10750...and I think we will. I remain swing LONG and if I am dead wrong by Sept 2004 then so be it but how about you admiting to the same during the May/June rally when I made a killing ? Truly egoless and sometimes wrong, BDK :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stained jeans Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 ** I posted on Jun 23rd that I would be on an extended vacation and that I remain position LONG. ** Ouch. Right on the closing high. You gotta time your vacations better, Bulls. Can't say you weren't warned, though. I wrote this back on June 18: "Back in January, I was pounding the podium telling the largely moribund Stoolies that the cyclical bull market of 2003 was coming to an end. Now I am pounding the podium to explain to the once again moribund crowd here that a Wave 3 decline is likely to begin within a week." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 At this early hour, all the markets of the world are RED, except Norway. The futures are also RED. If there's a red sky in the morning.... sailors take warning!! Gold and Silver have moved up a hair Uncle Buck is wobbly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traderfromhell Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Sherlock it looks to me as if we are at critical junctures in the mining stocks. We have to hold not much lower than here on a closing basis or run the risk of turning the short term negative. The metals look better than the miners but I think over the long term that will be the play. Physical over all paper even mining shares. There is too much doubt as to what the govt. has in store for the mining companies that I would choose to play any long term bull market in metals in the metals themselves. I won't go into details but other than going down with the broads I don't trust the execs. of the mining companies and govt. takeover or some such other bs may be coming down the pike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Thanks, Trader. You echo my concerns quite well. I am finding it difficult to read this market. The so-called safe havens of metals and energy haven't been acting very well lately. With a few exceptions like chk and ptf, but I don't sense much concern by the markets about oil and gas shortages. I bought mining stocks vs physical because that is what I know how to do. If you are right, I better find a dealer of physical stuff soon. Even so, that is only a solution for part of my investment funds. Over 85% of my investment funds are in IRAs, ROTH and such, that allow only limited vehicles for investing. If I remove the money, I will get hit by a horrendous tax bill. Whadda I do... ???? thinking.. thinking.. thinking... LOL Sherlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 ** I posted on Jun 23rd that I would be on an extended vacation and that I remain position LONG. ** Ouch. Right on the closing high. You gotta time your vacations better, Bulls. Can't say you weren't warned, though. I wrote this back on June 18: "Back in January, I was pounding the podium telling the largely moribund Stoolies that the cyclical bull market of 2003 was coming to an end. Now I am pounding the podium to explain to the once again moribund crowd here that a Wave 3 decline is likely to begin within a week." With respect, SJ, there is no way this overlapping action is in any way related to a wave 3. Jamais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traderfromhell Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Thanks, Trader. You echo my concerns quite well. I am finding it difficult to read this market. The so-called safe havens of metals and energy haven't been acting very well lately. With a few exceptions like chk and ptf, but I don't sense much concern by the markets about oil and gas shortages. I bought mining stocks vs physical because that is what I know how to do. If you are right, I better find a dealer of physical stuff soon. Even so, that is only a solution for part of my investment funds. Over 85% of my investment funds are in IRAs, ROTH and such, that allow only limited vehicles for investing. If I remove the money, I will get hit by a horrendous tax bill. Whadda I do... ???? thinking.. thinking.. thinking... LOL Sherlock The tax situation is surely a dilemna. I know of some who have decided to go outside the system take the tax bite in pieces over the last few years and buy the metals face to face and disappear from the radar screen. Not advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The brown one Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Just read a piece on a local biznews site that Mista Softee is getting a headache from the 56 billion bucks that it has "saved up".They can't spend it on buying another software club(SAP) because of cartel regs so they may decide to hand it out to the bagholders.Should know on Turdsday on presentation of their results. Dutch language only. http://www.dft.nl/nieuws/6509775/Beleggers..._Microsoft.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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