Today’s Items:

First…
Refusal
http://news.antiwar.com

Syria’s NSA backed rebels have rejected an UN offer for peace talks. Seriously, is anyone really surprised?

Next…
Academic Models
http://kingworldnews.com

According to Rob Arnott, whose Research Affiliates now oversees more than $170 billion, today, central bankers are no longer bankers, instead they are academics and they are applying finance theory models on a multi-trillion-dollar scale. So, when they see their models are not working, they simply assume they need to execute their plans in a more aggressive manner because they believe their models have to work. Meaning, they gamble on an even bigger scale to the detriment of society.

Next…
USA Freedom Act
http://news.antiwar.com

The House of Representatives, in an act against the American people, approved in a 338 to 88 vote, to pass the USA Freedom Act. A bill that extends the Patriot Act but offers irrelevant reforms in the name of privacy…