RE: Doublespeak?I agree. If world production of silver was half of the BS production of bullion banks and the main stream media we would not have a silver shortage. Let's look at our numbers.
1950 - silver bullion stockpiles were 10,000,000,000 ounces.
2004 - silver bullion stockpiles were 617,000,000 ounces.
10,000,000,000 - 617,000,000 = 9,383,000,000
9,383,000,000 / 54 years = 173,759,259 per year deficit.
as of 2004 it would take approximately 3.55 years at this rate to exhaust the remaining 617,000,000 ounces. Because we have obviously been running a deficit for the last 60 years.
How close are we right now to a default on the COMEX and LBMA? I would say "imminent". These guys are now operating "hand to mouth".
Numbers don't lie. People do.