Oh Yeah, We've Got Free Markets...Just TRUST US!

"The massive single sell trade on Friday, estimated to be worth a staggering $650 million, which knocked prices $25 lower in three minutes and the poor performance of gold despite the appalling political chicanery in Washington and the U.S. fiscal and monetary position is leading to more questions regarding price manipulation and suppression."

"The Fed stands ready to act should the price of gold rise." -Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve Chairman, during 90s congressional testimony