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Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God
2008-05-16 18:16:00 WHAT IF Troy was destroyed by an earthquake? What really brought down the walls of Jericho or the Colossus of Rhodes? These are some of the questions Stanford University geophysicist Amos Nur raises in “Apocalypse : Earthquakes , Archaeology , and the Wrath of God” (Princeton University Press: 324 pp., $26.95), a book that posits seismicity — rather ...
U.S.-Saudi Ties: A Complicated Alliance
2008-05-16 15:05:00 Seventy-five years ago this month, California?s Standard Oil Company closed a deal with the finance minister of Saudi Arabia, a country the United States had only officially recognized two years earlier. The agreement granted the oil firm an exploration contract and initiated a multifaceted and sometimes thorny bilateral economic relationship. Today, oil still dominates U.S.-Saudi ... More About: Global Jihad , President Bush , Currency , Alliance
Iran: Greetings From the ?Great Satan?
2008-05-16 14:58:00 Well, it?s time to embrace our ?inner Great Satan ? live up to the moniker, and kick these thugs where it hurts. If not, they will soon destroy one of our cities with a nuclear weapon. They have already announced their intentions to wipe the ?little Satan?, Israel , off the map. They have ... More About: Iran , West
Welcome to Hizballahstan
2008-05-16 14:53:00 But by the next morning, the battle for Beirut was mostly over. After just six hours of all-out fighting, Hizballah militants were in control of areas of West Beirut that had previously been the government’s preserve. This made for some incongruous scenes. Bearded men with rifles and rocket launchers secured lingerie shops and a Starbucks ... More About: Middle East , Lebanon , Buses
Pakistan-India: Ten years of the Bomb
2008-05-16 14:50:00 Their political leaders and military planners seem impervious to the fact that a war between Pakistan and India in which each used only five of their nuclear weapons on the other’s cities could kill several million people and injure many more. The effects of a nuclear war could be much worse if India and Pakistan ... More About: Nuclear , Uranium , Rainfall
US warns China over weapon links in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan
2008-05-16 14:41:00 The US military in Iraq had said its troops had found Chinese-made missiles which they believe were smuggled in by groups in Iran aiming to arm militants fighting US-led forces. The US military has repeatedly accused Iranian-linked groups of training Iraqi extremists in the use of armor-piercing weapons known as explosively-formed penetrators (EFPs). Afghan authorities had also ... More About: China , Afghanistan , Missiles
Taiwan: China taking more aggressive stance, MND report shows
2008-05-16 14:39:00 China has been steadily stepping up fighter plane patrols in the Taiwan Strait, according to the Ministry of National Defense?? (MND) annual national defense report released yesterday. The report said that while Chinese fighters patrolling the Strait made about 400 sorties per year before 1998, there were 1,500 sorties in 2001 and 1,700 in 2005. The figures ... More About: China , Report , Nuclear War , Taking
New Russian president vows to fund nuclear weapons
2008-05-16 14:33:00 President Dmitry Medvedev made his debut as the commander in chief of Russia ’s armed forces Thursday, touring a missile base and promising to provide the funding needed for nuclear forces to counter global threats. Medvedev inspected Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles and spoke to officers at the base near Teikovo, a town in the Ivanovo region some ... More About: Russian , President , Nuclear , Armed Forces
The North Korea Challenge
2008-05-16 07:01:00 In these two articles, AEI’s Danielle Pletka and John R. Bolton bring us up to date and discuss the larger implications of developments since Kim Jong Il pledged to give up his nuclear ambitions in exchange for diplomatic recognition and foreign aid. Pletka reminds readers that since North Korea signed the 1994 accord, it has ... More About: North Korea , Nuclear , Bush administration
Georgia and Russia: Gather round the gorge
2008-05-16 06:41:00 A more plausible explanation of Russia ’s propaganda offensive and increase in the numbers of both regular and irregular forces in Abkhazia is not fear of a Georgian attack, but plans for the opposite: an attempt to retake the Kodori Gorge . This would humiliate, perhaps topple, Georgia’s pro-Western president, Mikheil Saakashvili. Russia would see it as ... More About: Propaganda , War , Serbia
China: After the Killer Quake
2008-05-16 05:24:00 China’s Communist Party leaders now face another stern test: to show its citizens and the world that the government can cope with a horrific disaster. Keenly aware of the opprobrium heaped on Burma’s rulers for their callous and incompetent handling of the killer cyclone earlier this month, Beijing will want to demonstrate that it has ... More About: China , Quake , Earthquake , Killer , Hu Jintao
Extensive Nuclear Missile Deployment Area Discovered in Central China
2008-05-16 05:15:00 It looks like India is the intended target for these missiles located in central China . I guess China’s rise is peaceful until the day that it isn’t. From Article: Analysis of new commercial satellite photos has identified an extensive deployment area with nearly 60 launch pads for medium-range nuclear ballistic missiles in Central China near Delingha and ... More About: Nuclear , Missiles , Blog , New Delhi
Danish Pastries
2008-05-15 15:02:00 Finally, Denmark gets a clue. Not only is multiculturalism a bad thing, it is a death sentence for any country that practices it. From the article: This haven of tolerance and openness has opted for survival and rationality. For citizenship, the country now requires of new immigrants: - 3 years of language classes - tests on Denmark’s history, culture ... More About: Islam , Europe , Copenhagen , Pastries , Tolerance
Dissuading China
2008-05-15 14:53:00 What about stop trading with China ? Wait, that would be inconvenient. Plus it would lower my standard of living. Wouldn’t war and death lower your standard of living even more? From the article: The US would like to prevent China from developing certain offensive military capabilities. A dissuasion strategy has its charms, but it lacks a political ... More About: Military , Science and Technology , Armed Forces , Actors
Will Israel or the West last another 60 years?
2008-05-15 14:48:00 I have serious doubts that the West will look anything like it does today in 60 years. I mean demographically it will be significantly reduced in size due to war. First think about the rise of China and the re-emergence of Russia. Next think about the rise of Islam. These are the storm clouds forming ... More About: Christianity , Israel , Enemies , Clouds
When Disaster Strikes
2008-05-15 06:02:00 FP: What potential disasters keep you up at night? ALL: We?re all concerned about major, disastrous earthquakes. In particular, I?m worried about disastrous earthquakes in Asia. Large cities are built near faults, and there are cities that haven?t seen earthquakes in 500 years but are due. It is entirely conceivable that we could see an earthquake ... More About: Disaster
Critics say China?s builders cut corners
2008-05-15 05:53:00 As the death toll soars from the powerful earthquake that ravaged central China ’s Sichuan province, the scale of the devastation is raising questions about the quality of China’s recent construction boom. “This building is just a piece of junk,” one newly homeless resident of Dujiangyan yelled today, her body quivering with rage. Her family salvaged clothing ... More About: Earthquake , Builders , Rage , Corners
Ecuador Targets a U.S. Air Base
2008-05-15 05:49:00 When the Colombian military made its controversial incursion into neighboring Ecuador two months ago, it may well have removed more than just a camp full of leftist Colombian guerrillas. The raid may wind up taking out a $70 million U.S. Air Force base as well. On Monday, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said he’s “convinced” the ... More About: Americas , Manta , Freddy
Ahmadinejad says Israel doomed
2008-05-15 05:46:00 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Israel is dying and that its 60th anniversary celebrations are an attempt to prevent its “annihilation.” He spoke hours after President Bush arrived in Israel for the anniversary celebrations. “The Zionist (Israeli) regime is dying,” said Ahmadinejad during a speech in northern Iran. “The criminals assume that by holding ... More About: Collapse , Iran , Anniversary
Georgia civil war ? Part 1
2008-05-15 05:45:00 Analysts are actively debating the possible outcomes of an armed conflict between Georgia and the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia, which seceded from Georgia in 1992. Without looking into the most pessimistic scenarios envisioning a nuclear conflict between Russia and NATO, let’s try to predict the possible outcomes of a Georgian-Abkhazian conflict. In late 2007 the Georgian armed ... More About: War , Armed Forces , Army , Part
Building with BRICs
2008-05-15 05:39:00 Are the BRIC countries an emerging threat? From the article: The concept of the BRIC countries — Brazil , Russia, India and China — was coined five years ago in a research paper from the Goldman Sachs investment bank. This week, reality takes over from theory as the foreign ministers of the BRIC countries hold their first formal meeting ... More About: Building , World Bank
Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence
2008-05-15 05:36:00 Bryce considers himself an optimist but his book throws cold water on the current rush to embrace alternative energy sources. As his title suggests, he believes that arguments for swift curtailment of oil consumption on the premise that it will enable America to achieve ?energy independence? are grossly misinformed or deliberately deceptive. Readers who think they know ... More About: Liberals , Ethanol , Energy , Addiction , Bryce
Protein Folding for Fun and Profit
2008-05-14 20:39:00 Are you good with maps? Can you mentally unfold a box? If so, then you too might be candidate for the new computer game called Foldit. This is a protein folding game that could lead to medical breakthoughs. It’s free so check it out. Tetris-Like Game Lets Players Find Scientific Solutions Discovery Channel - May 13, 2008 May ... More About: Fun , Folding , Profit , Protein
China?s future water war with India
2008-05-14 15:06:00 Is there any end to Chinese ambitions in Asia? China wishes to dominate Asia with blockades, blockages, military diplomacy and political Machiavellism. China?s building of the port of Gwadar at the mouth of the Persian Gulf in fact is meant to blockade the oil supplies of the world. Its military diplomacy is on display at the ... More About: India , Tibet , Future , Water
Is Japan trying to militarise space?
2008-05-14 15:00:00 “This is a major change in Japan ese space policy,” says space policy expert John Logsdon of George Washington University in Washington, DC, US. For many years, scientists and engineers have run the country’s space programme for their own purposes. Logsdon told New Scientist that the change will “allow Japan to carry out military programmes as long ... More About: Space , Military , Profile , Scientists
An Underwater Threat
2008-05-14 14:45:00 As America and its allies focus their diplomatic energy on the Middle East and Afghanistan, China continues to alter the balance of power in East Asia with little fanfare and even less resistance. Consider recent revelations that China has built a massive new naval base in Sanya, on Hainan Island. The strategically located base, which ... More About: Military , Revelations , Underwater
Extremists Have Infiltrated Germany?s Left Party, Authorities Warn
2008-05-14 14:39:00 Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has warned of “extremist structures” within the Left Party . A new report lists a number of left-wing extremist factions within the party, including the Communist Platform, the Marxist Forum and a pro-Cuba group. more… Letter from Berlin: Germany’s Social Democrats and their Far Left Migraine Letter from Berlin: Demagogues, Communists, and Germany’s New ... More About: Europe , Germany
China?s ?Grandpa Wen? Spins a Disaster into a PR Coup
2008-05-14 14:37:00 In the aftermath of China ’s devastating earthquake, Prime Minsister Wen Jiabao is running around the earthquake zone like a fireman, introducing himself as “Grandpa.” The Communist Party is seeking a PR coup that will help end China’s international isolation over Tibet. By Wieland Wagner in Shanghai more… Photo Gallery: Destruction, Shock and Fear after the Quake Earthquake ... More About: Disaster , Coup , Spiegel
Mexico: On the Road to a Failed State?
2008-05-14 06:12:00 Edgar Millan Gomez was shot dead in his own home in Mexico City on May 8. Millan Gomez was the highest-ranking law enforcement officer in Mexico, responsible for overseeing most of Mexico?s counternarcotics efforts. He orchestrated the January arrest of one of the leaders of the Sinaloa cartel, Alfredo Beltran Leyva. (Several Sinaloa members have ... More About: Amazon , State , Mexico City , Road
Where is North Korea?s Thunderbird Airport?
More articles from this author:2008-05-14 05:16:00 I need your help to precisely locate the Thunderbird airport located near Wonsan in North Korea . North Korea n engineers are working on an underground runway beneath a mountain that can protect fighter aircraft from attack until they take off at high speed through the mouth of a tunnel. The runway is a few minutes? flying time from ... More About: Google , Photo , Airport 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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