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Investor interest in precious metals has surged in recent months, driven in part by concerns over rising debt levels in major Western economies and fears of currency devaluation.

“They fear questions regarding the cause and handling of the disaster could be deemed as sedition,” the group said.

How much of your suspicions are rooted in fears rather than reality?

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A former ICE official, who asked not to be named out of fear of retaliation, said that in prior years the U.S. attorney’s office “didn’t prosecute hardly anybody” for assault — unless the interaction turned violent.

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The masks and lack of identification have sowed fears the armed men could be people posing as law enforcement officers.

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