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The Dollar: Shrinkable but (So Far) Unsinkable
2008-05-11 18:53:00 Now, however, people in international financial circles detect a subtle shifting of the ground in confidence about the dollar. A few years ago, the suggestion that another currency could rival the dollar would have been ridiculed. Today, some economists say the dollar could begin surrendering some of the advantages of dominance to the euro ... More About: Economy , Middle East , Cars , People , China
China preparing for nuclear war
2008-05-11 06:50:00 Defense analysts for the British intelligence service MI6 believe China is preparing for the “eventuality of a nuclear war.” The conclusion follows evidence that Beijing has built secretly a major naval base deep inside caverns which even sophisticated satellites cannot penetrate, says a report in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin . In an unusual development, the analysts ... More About: Nuclear , War , Nuclear War
As Gazprom Goes, So Goes Russia
2008-05-11 06:45:00 ON a frigid evening in February, the hottest place to be here was the Kremlin Palace theater. The draw inside the towering hall wasn?t Tina Turner or Deep Purple ? rock icons well past their prime ? but Gazprom, Russia ?s most powerful corporate leviathan, which was celebrating its 15th anniversary. Gazprom certainly had reason to party: ... More About: Anniversary , Natural Gas , Leviathan , Reason
The dragon awakens: China, how did it happen?
2008-05-11 06:41:00 China’s growth over the past few years has been nothing short of miraculous, and it is predicted that the economy will overtake America’s within a generation. But how did it all happen? And what are the implications for the rest of the world? Read More…
Danger in America
2008-05-11 06:25:00 Product Description Most everyone senses there is something seriously wrong with our country. Here is a call to action by a fearless Washington insider, the Honorable Stephen M. Studdert. He masterfully paints an astonishingly vivid and nuanced portrait of the problems existing within the hallowed halls of our political and economic world. He speaks with a voice of reason. America in Danger describes ten national and international situations with the potential to cause serious social, emotional, financial, and even physical harm to Americans in the near future. Stephen Studdert s Oval Office experience has given him knowledge and insights that are especially valuable today. As American citizens decide who they will elect as the next president, it is essential that the threats described in America in Danger be publicly discussed. If the American people do not understand the nature of these threats, they cannot ask the candidates the hard questions that will determine which candidate ...
In India, Death to Global Business
2008-05-11 03:00:00 How a violent?and spreading?Maoist insurgency threatens the country’s runaway growth On the night of Apr. 24, a group of 300 men and women, armed with bows and arrows and sickles and led by gun-wielding commanders, emerged swiftly and silently from the dense forest in India ’s Chhattisgarh state. The guerrillas descended on an iron ore processing plant ... More About: Trucks , Buses , Insurgency
Almighty Dolor
2008-05-10 16:36:00 Hedging the dollar with foreign-currency C.D.?s Your choices include single-currency C.D.?s ? euros, Canadian dollars, British pounds, even Brazilian reais or Indian rupees ? or multicurrency C.D.?s bundling predetermined baskets of denominations. For instance, the Viking Index C.D. is made up of Norwegian, Danish and Swedish currency. Other financial institutions offer ways to, in essence, bet ... More About: Baskets , Financial , Mutual fund , Jay Z , Dolor
Putin?s imperial Russia
2008-05-10 16:20:00 Dmitry Medvedev may be the new president, but his predecessor is still the one with power. We can expect a few proclamations and perhaps even token policy changes. Unfortunately, the early signs show that Medvedev’s statement about developing civil freedoms and ending “legal nihilism” were only a show for the West. Such displays are needed to ... More About: Elections , United States , European Union , Signs , Russia
More Chinese submarines in South China Sea
2008-05-10 07:10:00 Hong Kong, China ? Over the past 20 years, China’s military investment has grown faster than any other country. The bamboo curtain that formerly enveloped the country has become a copper curtain. Furthermore, China has become more difficult to negotiate with than even the former Soviet Union. The tactic of deceiving one’s opponent or competitor is ... More About: Military , Ethics , Morality , Copper
Agni V, next goal of DRDO
2008-05-10 06:57:00 Agni V would be a three-stage, all composite, solid propellant fuelled and advanced version in the Agni Class of Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles . Most of the systems for the Agni V would be from Agni III. Hyderabad , May 9 India n defence scientists have embarked on Project Agni V, to develop a long range missile that can ...
US says Syria, Iran behind Lebanon violence
2008-05-10 06:53:00 The Bush administration accused Iran and Syria on Friday of fueling ongoing violence in Lebanon by inciting members of the radical Shiite Hezbollah movement to take up arms against the country’s western-backed government. As Hezbollah militants seized control of large parts of Beirut , the administration denounced the show of force, which it said was being supported ... More About: Middle East , Elements
A Burmese Tragedy
2008-05-10 04:14:00 ‘LIKE THE APOCALYPSE’ The worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami has hit Burma, home to a despotic military regime. Despite a storm that locals claimed was “like the apocalypse,” the junta sought to complicate the arrival of any foreign aid out of mistrust of the West. By Jürgen Kremb and Thilo Thielke more… Interactive Graphic: Cyclone ...
Why Oil Wealth Fuels Conflict
2008-05-10 04:09:00 The number of oil-producer-based conflicts is likely to grow in the future as stratospheric prices of crude oil push more countries in the developing world to produce oil and gas. In 2001, the Bush administration ’s energy task force hailed the emergence of new producers as a chance for the United States to diversify the sources ... More About: Oil , War , Persian Gulf , Developing World
The Curse of Oil Wealth
2008-05-10 04:07:00 And the correlation between oil and violence is likely to grow stronger, since as Ross points out, countries in Africa, the Caspian basin, and Southeast Asia will soon become ?significant oil and gas exporters. Some of these countries, including Chad , East Timor, and Myanmar, have already suffered internal strife. Most of the rest are poor, ... More About: Diamonds , Curse , Oil , Violence
The Truth About Syria
2008-05-09 21:08:00 “A breath of fresh air… relentless and unapologetic.” ?The New York Post Acclaimed Middle East expert Barry Rubin investigates Syria: its support of the Iraq insurgency, ferocious political repression and mix of competing religious and ethnic groups. American policymakers have been wrestling with the Syria question for years, but it has gained particular urgency in light ...
CIA: China?s military could get ?adversarial
2008-05-09 20:45:00 China?s rise is posing serious challenges and its military buildup and international behavior could produce an ?adversarial? relationship with the world, CIA Director Michael V. Hayden said last week. ?After two centuries of perceived Western hegemony, China seems to be determined to flex its muscles,? Hayden said. Read More… More About: Military , China , Hegemony
Moscow holds massive military parade
2008-05-09 18:40:00 Russia’s new President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have surveyed a massive military parade in Moscow’s Red Square a day after the State Duma confirmed Putin in the premiership. Flag-carriers from a military honour guard led the parade to mark the 63rd anniversary of Russia’s victory over Germany in World war II. The cadets carried ... More About: Victory , Anniversary , Armed Forces , Russia
Flu pandemic: Who should die?
2008-05-09 18:37:00 Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won’t get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding who to let die. Now, an influential group of physicians has drafted a grimly specific list of recommendations for which patients would not be treated. They include the very elderly, seriously hurt trauma ...
Putin signals he intends to stay in charge of Russia
2008-05-09 07:02:00 When Boris Yeltsin left the Kremlin eight years ago, he gave Vladimir Putin the pen he had used to sign important documents and decrees, a gesture symbolizing the transfer of power to Russia ’s new president. When Putin left the Kremlin, he took the pen with him. Putin, who became prime minister Thursday, has signaled that ...
Civil war fears grip Lebanon
2008-05-09 07:00:00 Thursday’s gun battles broke out only minutes after the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, appeared on TV to accuse the Lebanese government of declaring war on his movement, whose raison d’etre is to resist Israel . He said the only way out of the current crisis was for the government to rescind the decisions it took on Monday ... More About: Middle East , Lebanon , Grip , Civil War
Target: Iran?
2008-05-09 06:35:00 On Israel ’s 60th birthday, the Jewish state may be readying for its biggest fight yet. What that could mean for the next American president. Arguably, it is at even greater risk now than it was then. Very soon now Israel could be engaged in the biggest battle for existence it has ever faced in its not-so-short-any-longer ... More About: Iran , Press Release , Barack Obama , Missiles
Trouble in the pipeline
2008-05-09 06:21:00 Russia’s oil industry WHEN the price of oil reached another record on May 6th, of over $122 a barrel, analysts pointed to attacks on pipelines in Nigeria and turmoil in Iraq as the immediate causes. Even small disruptions to supplies from such places can cause the price to jump, since only Saudi Arabia has the capacity ... More About: Oil , Russia , Pipeline
China: Superpower or Basket Case?
2008-05-09 06:06:00 China as an ?emerging superpower? makes for a compelling story line in the media. It is reinforced by the propaganda image that the current Chinese leadership would like us to accept. But the reality is quite different. Although recent events in Tibet and western China ? and the central government?s response ? appear to be ... More About: China , Propaganda , Case , Central government
Iran?s influence in Latin America worries U.S.
2008-05-08 15:13:00 Left-wing governments in Venezuela, Cuba , Nicaragua and Bolivia have all become allies of Iran in recent years, and other countries in Latin America have diplomatic ties with the Islamic republic. Shannon said Iran wants to ease its international isolation by showing it is able to win friends in Latin America, which has been historically in the ... More About: United States , Friends
Israel: Forecast for the next decade
2008-05-08 15:11:00 My forecast is based on the assumption that current trends in the world and in the Middle East will continue in the next decade and may even intensify. We should also recall that 10 years are, more or less, the time required to develop new weapon systems. The Israel i experience also proves that every 10 ... More About: Years , Forecast
A Cell Phone Civil War in Lebanon
2008-05-08 15:06:00 The rattle of gunfire and crump of exploding rockets that shook the near-deserted streets of Beirut Wednesday seemed to signal the arrival of the long-feared showdown between the Western-backed government and its opponents led by Hizballah. Thick plumes of black smoke from barricades of burning tyres cast a deep pall over the capital, as many ... More About: Middle East , Lebanon , Cell Phone , Flare
North Korea has ten plutonium war charges
2008-05-08 15:03:00 North Korea has up to ten plutonium war charges in its nuclear arsenal. These data were given by former South Korean foreign minister and delegation head at the six-party talks on denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula Lee Soo-hyuck in his book, published in Seoul. The 59-year-old veteran of the South Korean diplomatic service noted, ?North ... More About: Nuclear , Koreas , Foreign Minister
Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile
2008-05-08 15:01:00 Pakistan said it test-fired a short-range cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead Thursday, one day after archrival India test-fired a long-range missile with nuclear capability. The 220-mile-range Pakistani missile, known as the Ra’ad or Hatf VIII, was developed exclusively for launch from aircraft, a military statement said. Read More… New Delhi flexing its muscles, test-fires nuclear ... More About: Missiles , Pakistan , Launch , Fires
Anti-Americanism Uber Alles
2008-05-08 14:57:00 These phoney humanitarian protests, however, are in reality nothing more than a cheap camouflage used to cover the real reason for the German left’s opposition to the deal, namely, its deep-rooted anti-Americanism. It’s bad enough that such anti-accord Germans seem to have forgotten 9/11, a good part of which was planned in their country. Many of ... More About: Germany , Leftists , Anti , Anti-Americanism , Protests
The Chinese threat in the Indian Ocean
More articles from this author:2008-05-08 14:54:00 The significance of the Jin SSBN is in its ability to provide credible second strike capability for China, which the previous version, the Xia-class of SSBN was only able to provide notionally at best. It is believed that in the India-China match-up, while India enjoys conventional superiority, China has an overwhelming strategic superiority over India. With ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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