When the awb's failed the president made the statement the next day "This is not over. " He had a look of pure hate on his face. I wonder if he thinks of this stuff on his own or has a bunch of people hired to come up with these kind of ideas.
This one has been circulating for over 4 years now, the link you posted clearly shows an article from 2009. It's always a good idea when you get an email with some "breaking news" to take a breath, take a little time to do some internet research using the great search engines that are available, and then decide if you really have "breaking news", or are just propagating a rumor that is not all true.
The original post was deleted before I read it, but the DOD is taking offers on buying and hauling away used and demilled brass. They're taking bids in % of comex for high-grade copper.
That you can check on fbo.gov
Estimated 70 TONS a year.