The US accepted 50 tons of gold from ISIS

[KenJackson]

According to reports by Syrian state news agency SANA, U.S. forces struck a deal with ISIS whereby the terrorist group would give up 50 tons of gold across eastern Syria’s Deir el-Zour province in exchange for safe passage.

The precious metal, worth about $2.13 billion, was plundered by the self-designated “caliphate” as its reign of terror spread across Syria and Iraq between 2015 and 2017.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-01/us-army-takes-50-tons-gold-syria-alleged-deal-isis

So under President Trump, we've not only beaten ISIS, but we're finally increasing our gold holdings. I don't like the notion that some terrorists may have gotten away in exchange for it, though a few always get away. But you don't always get tons of gold.

[midnight rambler]

but we're finally increasing our gold holdings.

Who's this 'we' you speak of?? ???

[osoab]

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-01/us-army-takes-50-tons-gold-syria-alleged-deal-isis

So under President Trump, we've not only beaten ISIS, but we're finally increasing our gold holdings. I don't like the notion that some terrorists may have gotten away in exchange for it, though a few always get away. But you don't always get tons of gold.

They gave some to the Kurds. Also consider terrorists.

What else are we stealing in Syria?

[midnight rambler]

They gave some to the Kurds. Also consider terrorists.



Also considered Communists, since that's how they roll.

[KenJackson]

Who's this 'we' you speak of?? ???

We, The United States of America.

The theory has been posited that the reason China has for years been buying all the gold it can lay hands on, is that at some point it will just declare the price of gold (at some multiple of its current pricel), enforced by it's willingness to buy and sell all the gold anyone wants to trade at that high price. China would then become a huge source and sink that controls the world price of gold and thus controls its new gold standard for money. Russia and other countries have been buying too, as if they see the proverbial handwriting on the wall.

In such a scenario, it would thoroughly behoove the US to have more gold than less.

[mamboni]

But but but...they told us that gold was just an archaic relic. Ben Shalom Bernanke said the only reason central banks hold gold is tradition. He wouldn't lie to us, would he? /sarc

[KenJackson]

But but but...they told us that gold was just an archaic relic. Ben Shalom Bernanke said the only reason central banks hold gold is tradition. He wouldn't lie to us, would he? /sarc

Yes, but has President Trump ever made any dismissive statement about the importance of gold?

[monty]

So, ISIS steals the gold from Syria, Trump being the honorable character he is gladly takes the stolen gold rather than return it to its rightful owner.

[cheka.]

strange how the 'liberated' countries' gold always gets taken from them. where does that gold go?

[mamboni]

All of the nation takeovers engineered by the true axis of evil (US Inc. - City of London - Israel) are de facto gold heists. He who holds the gold makes the rules (for a future world order).

[Horn]

So, ISIS steals the gold from Syria, Trump being the honorable character he is gladly takes the stolen gold rather than return it to its rightful owner.

The Barbarous Finders Keepers monetary theory was more conducive to human evolution, as far as I can tell, from recent events.

[midnight rambler]

Yes, but has President Trump every make any dismissive statement about the importance of gold?

Trump is very open and outspoken about belonging to the "Kick Their Ass and Take Their Gas" Club.

[Neuro]

strange how the 'liberated' countries' gold always gets taken from them. where does that gold go?
I would imagine it is necessary for the settlement of the +100:1 paper gold trades...

[monty]

So, ISIS steals the gold from Syria, Trump being the honorable character he is gladly takes the stolen gold rather than return it to its rightful owner.



Syria accuses U.S. of stealing over 40 tons of gold

http://theduran.com/syria-accuses-us-of-stealing-over-40-tons-of-its-gold (http://theduran.com/syria-accuses-us-of-stealing-over-40-tons-of-its-gold/?mc_cid=84e3be9116&mc_eid=6255b6187a)


Sources said that the area where Daesh leaders and members have barricaded themselves in, contains around 40 tons of gold and tens of millions of dollars.


https://i2.wp.com/theduran.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/syria-gold.jpg?w=1143







The Syrian National News Agency headlined on February 26th, “Gold deal between United States and Daesh” (https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=159721) (Daesh is ISIS) and reported that,
Information from local sources said that US army helicopters have already transported the gold bullions under cover of darkness on Sunday [February 24th], before transporting them to the United States.

The sources said that tens of tons that Daesh had been keeping in their last hotbed in al-Baghouz area in Deir Ezzor countryside have been handed to the Americans, adding up to other tons of gold that Americans have found in other hideouts for Daesh, making the total amount of gold taken by the Americans to the US around 50 tons, leaving only scraps for the SDF [Kurdish] militias that serve them [the US operation].

Recently, sources said that the area where Daesh leaders and members have barricaded themselves in, contains around 40 tons of gold and tens of millions of dollars.

Allegedly, “US occupation forces in the Syrian al-Jazeera area made a deal with Daesh terrorists, by which Washington gets tens of tons of gold that the terror organization had stolen, in exchange for providing safe passage for the terrorists and their leaders from the areas in Deir Ezzor where they are located.”

ISIS was financing its operations largely by the theft of oil from the oil wells in the Deir Ezzor area, Syria’s oil-producing region, and they transported and sold this stolen oil via their allied forces, through Turkey, which was one of those US allies trying to overthrow Syria’s secular Government and install a Sunni fundamentalist regime that would be ruled from Riyadh (i.e., controlled by the Saud family) (https://washingtonsblog.com/2017/02/issues-stake-syrias-peace-talks.html). This gold is the property of the Syrian Government, which owns all that oil and the oil wells, which ISIS had captured (stolen), and then sold. Thus, this gold is from sale of that stolen black-market oil, which was Syria’s property.


continue reading (http://theduran.com/syria-accuses-us-of-stealing-over-40-tons-of-its-gold/?mc_cid=84e3be9116&mc_eid=6255b6187a)

[Bigjon]

Govt of US are common criminals, thugs in suits.

[steyr_m]

Russia and other countries have been buying too, as if they see the proverbial handwriting on the wall.

I read recently that Russia now has enough gold to cover all their debts [link below]. I think Putin is seeing that the US is over-extended [monetarily and militarily] and that the 20's are probably going to see the biggest economic collapse -- ever.

I have to pay some stuff off, but I'm looking at diversifying a bit from Au/Ag and going to pick up some Rubles and maybe some Yuan.

https://www.rt.com/business/451954-russia-reserves-cover-debt/

[KenJackson]

Govt of US are common criminals, thugs in suits.

Some certainly are. John Brennan, James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page certainly were, but they're gone.

President Trump promised to "drain the swamp," and he's made progress. But the swamp has teeth, and lies very efficiently. The swamp controls the press and though massive repetition of lies has managed to convince a lot of the public that President Trump (the America First guy) "colluded" with Russia to the detriment of the United States--mostly on the strength of one fraudulent, concocted dossier. It makes my head spin.

Unfortunately, he can't drain away Nancy Pelosi or Chuck Schumer, and he dare not drain away top swamp rat Robert Mueller lest the evil-doers wrongfully call it obstruction of justice.

Don't you think there's been a slight improvement? The very fact that so many thugs in suits are screaming bloody murder suggests there has been.