"let the cartel play their games right into the hands of the new millenium power brokers of the future!"

Exactly, at least so far. The Chinese have been playing along with the cartel as long as they got their fair share of the pie.

This buying pressure makes me think they are not on the shortlist to get any of the remaining IMF gold. Too early to say, because the 2% rule still applies, but they may have finally decided to take control of the market and get rid of the COMEX in the process.