Immenent Survival Concerns

Dear Friends,

I've just received this email from a friend and what has happened to the Baltic Dry Index is ominous for everyone in the world that does not have a back up plan in place, now. Spiritually and relationally my life is incredibly rich but financially we have been quite challenged and, obviously, so have many millions of others. The information within this posting gives good reasons to consider that tinancially things may soon be getting significantly worse before they get better. Please review this and take care of yourselves.

Blessings,

John

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I've been discussing the
Baltic Dry Index (BDI) with everyone I can for months now. I started following
it in June of 2008. It's not a traded index so no one profits from the index
itself, which makes it virtually manipulation proof. It is what it is and that
doesn't bode well for any of us.  

OK, we have 26
shipping routes around the world that the BDI looks at. Shipping stocks are
slaves to the BDI. Capesize Ships (over 100,000 tons) make up only 10% of the
World Fleet but move 62% of Dry Bulk Traffic (at a given time Australia has
35/40, China 20, Brazil 40-50, S. Africa 1-7). Panamax Ships (60,000-80,000
tons) make up 19% of the world fleet and move 20% of the Dry Bulk Traffic (at a
given time Australia has 40-60, China 20-35, Brazil 3-12, S Africa 0-1). There
is a third and fourth ship size but they are quite small and they aren't moving
either. 

If we can use the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) as a guide
for the next 12 months of product delivery and food availability in the stores
we shop in then the BDI says shelves will be virtually empty of almost every
product we use each and every day. 

If the BDI is wrong it
will be an historic first. The BDI is used by bankers, financial experts,
brokers, traders and everyone in high-end finance to assess the global financial
condition and the availability of products worldwide.

The BDI has
dropped 94% in a short few weeks which means raw materials, grains, ores, steel,
iron, cement and all imported products for food manufacturing and product
manufacturing even though we actually do very little of that here in the US. We
do make bread and other products that require grains, like cereals. We import
clothing, gasoline, various fuels and, well, just about everything these days
and the BDI says global shipping has shut down. NOTHING is moving. Because this
spells disaster for a country that produces little and imports everything I have
been intently blogging about the subject and asking people to view a short video
I have posted (8 minutes) on: 

http://thegreendragon.ning.com/video/vital-critical-you-must

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) is an indicator of how much product is
actually out for delivery throughout the world. It cannot be cheated or
manipulated because it deals with actual products that are either actively being
shipped, or are on docks awaiting to be shipped as Freight On Board (FOB). As
the chart below proves, back in June, 2008 the BDI stood at a reasonably healthy
11,600. As of today, the BDI has plummeted to 791. That's about a 94% drop in
goods actually being shipped worldwide. 

This portends
unprecedented disaster around the world, especially as it relates to food.
Products are simply not being shipped. They aren't being shipped because there
aren't any orders for them. This will translate into massive, unprecedented
unemployment worldwide and, as things get worse, massive food shortages. 

I have urgently asked each of you to stock up on dry foods like 50
lb bags of rice, 50 lb bags of oatmeal, beans, powdered milk, canned foods,
canned vegetables and such to assure your family will
have enough to eat
when the world economy totally collapses. Many of you laughed me off as some
sort of kook for making those suggestions, with some of you going so far as to
call me "chicken little, the sky is falling." Well, it appears I'm having the
last laugh. 

I correctly forecast the economic meltdown which
took place in September. For over a year prior to that meltdown, I warned it was
coming and, in March of 2008, I actually pinpointed the month the meltdown would
take place, warning you it would happen in September. It did. Now I am once
again warning you about food shortages because the facts are irrefutable. The
BDI proves that goods are not being shipped.  

There has
been a 94% reduction in shipped goods since June of this year and it is only
going to get worse. If you do not have food stored up for your family, you will
starve to death. If you do not own guns and ammunition, any food you DO have
will be stolen by roving bands of savages who are trying not to starve to
death. 

The social breakdown that is coming is unparalleled
in modern history. We are going to suffer on an order of magnitude greater than
folks suffered during the Great Depression. Please, I urge you, prepare. There
are only a few precious months left before it all goes to hell. So, as I said, I
have been e-mailing everyone I can think of and here's a very interesting email
I received back from a friend tonight. He's a senior level electrical engineer
for a large engineering and construction firm in Denver and designs and builds
large power plants for a living.  

Hi,

Quite the contrary, I'm well acquainted
with the Baltic Dry Index. My brother is a mid-to high-level executive with a
logistics/cargo firm. His company (as well as all other shipping companies) have
seen huge dives in the amount of business they do. The main point that many
people do not understand is that without trade between states and nations no one
prospers!

It's always tempting to say "screw the third world
countries and screw the Chinese with all the crap they send over here! Let's
shut our borders down and not import anything!" But the reality is that no
country that practices such Draconian protectionist policies ever lasts very
long. So with that, it is of huge concern to you, me, and everyone else "in the
know" when the BDI drops so drastically! The whole world is truly tied at the
hip, as the saying goes! 

Brother, I'm on board with you
100%! I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to send me the link (which I
will watch by this weekend). You hit the nail on the head in that 98% of the
people in this country have not one clue what the BDI is, what it indicates;
nothing!  

The truly sad thing, to me at least, is that
the masses of "useful idiots" (as Lenin called them) have no clue what is going
on around them, yet they so eagerly and boisterously vote! I'm afraid that this
country is going to have to go through a considerable amount of pain before the
uneducated, ignorant (and I won't say stupid because they simply have not been
taught) masses "get it". 

I am a senior level electrical
engineer for a large engineering and construction firm in Denver. I design and
build large power plants for a living. Without giving the whole story of my
career, believe me when I say that in the next few years this country will see
rolling blackouts (and that's not taking into account another terrorist attack
on our country!). If the people in this country knew what I know first-hand
about our power grid and the condition of our (very old!) power plants in this
country, they would probably crap themselves in fear!

The only
surprise to me is that the blackouts didn't happen this past summer, but that
was due to 2008 being a cooler year than expected. The bottom line is, our power
grid (and for that matter, much of the infrastructure in this country) is tapped
out and actually older than its expected life. And yet, our wonderful federal
government, elected by us "useful idiots", continues to spend, spend, spend like
drunken sailors. Why? Well, because that's what we've "always" done! It sickens
me! 

Take a look at www.chrismartenson.com

This fellow has his head screwed on straight! 

Take it from me, I build power plants for a living. But I still
have a basement full of not just guns, ammo, and food, but of fuel! White gas,
propane bottle's, even sterno & alcohol type cans. Do yourself a favor if
you haven't already, STOCK UP on a fuel supply, at least so that you can cook
and have some modest heat if you don't have a fireplace! Consider what you have
and ask yourself if you have enough to get you through a month, 2 months? Three?
God Bless Sam's Club for carrying Coleman fuel and propane and
such...     

I'll share more of my
knowledge (limited though it is) with you later on. 

Peace be
with you brother. Hope for the best but prepare for the
worst!  

XXXXXXX 

Believe or don't,
the choice is yours but at the very least I suggest you start doing the research
on this subject or you may be starving in a few short
months.