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The World Smells U.S. Weakness. Dismantling Begins!

The scent of blood is in the water. The U.S. is on its knees and its enemies are taking bite-sized chunks out of the perception of the invincibility, stability, and confidence that has been the United States of America circa 20th Century.
In the nine years that have passed since the millennium, the ‘beloved’ Bush administration [...]

A Silver Lining to Economic Crisis – a Quieter Introspective Russia?

With the daily avalanche of doom and hideous gloom battering us from every angle – it’s very difficult (neigh, almost impossible!) to find any silver lining strong enough to tug on with reasonable focus and interest. So when you trip over the odd headline here and foreign-correspondent article there (in quiet corners of the [...]

A Bears Fan History Check | ‘85 vs ‘07 | How the World Changed!

With just over a week to go until the Chicago Bears play in Super Bowl XLI in Miami – the city of Chicago is positively giddy with excitement and anticipation.
Twenty-two years is quite a dry spell for a city so addicted to football and the fans have been patient long enough.
For an Englishman’s perspective – [...]

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