Today’s Items:

First…
Bunker Buster
http://www.zerohedge.com

The U.S. government has sold $682.9 million in “Bunker Buster” bombs to an ISIS supplier in Turkey. Bids were solicited via the Internet. To summarize what is happening, U.S. corporations are making a profit selling weapons to Turkey; so that, they can use them against Kurdish opponents of Turkey’s “president for life” Erdogan.

Next…
It’s Time to Buy Gold
http://www.cnbc.com/

According to officials at Deutsche Bank, gold is still expensive, but rising economic risks and market turmoil means investors should buy gold for insurance. Wait! You mean a central bank is recommending buying a barbarous relic? Another consequence of cutting interest rates into negative territory.

Next…
2015 Financials
https://www.sovereignman.com

Here are some items from the 2015 audited financial statements released by the U.S. Treasury…
1. The U.S. government had $3.2 trillion in total assets.
2. 37% of the government’s total reported assets are…