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Blanchard suit against Barrick, Morgan, makes Page 1 of National Post in Canada

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:50a ET Thursday, December 19, 2002

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Reports from the GATA Army are that the
Blanchard lawsuit against Barrick Gold and
Morgan Chase is getting excellent mention on
Canadian, European, and Asian television
business news programs and may be affecting
the market. A Reuters story including
Barrick's denial of wrongdoing is appended
here.

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer

Barrick is innocent, MineWeb editor says

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Lawsuit alleges Barrick plotted to undermine gold price;
'Ludicrous,' company says

Steve Maich
National Post, Canada
smaich@nationalpost.com
Thursday, December 19, 2002

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A large U.S. metals dealer is suing Canada's biggest gold
mining company and one of the largest banks in the United

If you think anything might be wrong in in the gold market, ever, you''re crazy

Section: Daily Dispatches

By PAUL WALDIE AND WENDY STUECK
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
Thursday, December 19, 2002
Print Edition, Page B-1
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TORONTO and VANCOUVER -- Barrick Gold Corp.
and J.P. Morgan Chase amp; Co. illegally
depressed the price of gold for years, a $2-
billion (U.S.) lawsuit launched by a major
U.S. gold retailer alleges.

Chris Temple''s commentary on gold price and Blanchard lawsuit

Section: Daily Dispatches

The 'lone gunmen' of gold strike again

By MATHEW INGRAM
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
Thursday, December 19, 2002
Online Edition
Posted at 4:39 PM EST

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There's something about gold that makes
otherwise rational people well, kind of

Blanchard Co. sues Barrick and Morgan, charging manipulation of gold price

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:24p ET Tuesday, December 17, 2002

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Note the excerpt below from today's CBSMarketWatch
story headlined quot;Gold prices reach five-year high,quot;
which you can find here:

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Calandra commentary cites Blanchard lawsuit and GATA

Section: Daily Dispatches

1p ET Wednesday, December 18, 2002

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Blanchard amp; Co., the New Orleans gold coin and bullion
dealer, today brought a federal anti-trust lawsuit accusing
Barrick Gold and J.P. Morgan Chase of illegally
manipulating the gold price. GATA has been in contact
with Blanchard amp; Co. in recent weeks and will assist the
lawsuit in any way we can. The official announcement of the

GATA Army is routing the Gold Cartel

Section: Daily Dispatches

3:10p ET Wednesday, December 18, 2002

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Thom Calandra's latest commentary at CBSMarketWatch
mentions GATA and Blanchard amp; Co.'s lawsuit against
Barrick Gold and Morgan Chase. You can find it here:

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Panic buying of gold in Tokyo as Australia catches gold fever

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'MIDAS' COMMENTARY FOR DECEMBER 18, 2002

By Bill Murphy
www.LeMetropoleCafe.com

Gold $341.80, up $4.60
Silver $4.66, up 3 cents

It has taken GATA four years, but the effort
of the GATA army has paid off. We are routing
the Gold Cartel, the most powerful and
wealthiest people in the world. The battle
plan put in place so long ago is winning the

Bundesbank threatens to sell gold reserves as often as necessary

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EXCERPTS FROM 'MIDAS' COMMENTARY
FOR DECEMBER 16, 2002
www.LeMetropoleCafe.com

Gold is Exploding As Per GATA's Prediction;
The World Is Round, Not Flat

By Bill Murphy

Gold $337.10, up $4.10
Silver $4.68, down 1 cent

Gold's positive action has been classic and
in perfect textbook form. First, it moved up
to MAJOR key resistance at $330-$332. We then

Essay advocating gold purchase is Sinclair''s work only

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FRANKFURT, December 17 (Reuters) -- With the
gold price flirting with $340, Bundesbank
President Ernst Welteke announced today that
Germany would consider selling its remaining
national gold reserves quot;several times more ...

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