Why the price of silver was smashed at the beginning of May

I think the May smashdown was intentional in the sense that the EE always plans in advance for what they know is going to happen at some time in the future. It seems to me that they did this smashdown so early or ASAP, in order to set up the phoney end of QE 2 and the Greek crisis too, timed so as to bring down the markets just enough to have the world scream for more liquidity, or QE 3. True they are playing with fire in the extreme and walking a deadly tightrope. Perhaps, they were fully aware that to go directly into QE3 would have sparked hyperinflation much sooner than they would like. So, all this is planned and time so that that did not happen, buying more time, or allowing them to kick the can down the road one more time. But, it is clear that time is running out and there are fewer options and weapons in their arsenal. Remember, Pm's are the pinnacle or primary barometer for the health of all fiat currencies in the world. So, it has to be attacked first before anything else happens or the "Big Con" is over for these, the greatest of criminals in all of human history. Hyper inflation is all but written in stone and is as inevitable as tomorrows sunrise. That you can count on with absolute certainty. Protect yourself with PM's. It is all that is left.