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Texas Threats and Russian Savvy? Goodbye America!

Texas Governor Rick Perry stirred the stick of popularism yesterday with his war-cry of secession from the Union during the Texan-chapter of the not-so-great Tea Party rallies. Alas a firebrand pitchfork and torch march on Capitol Hill was not the reality hoped for by hundreds and the mainstream media added just the right measure of [...]

U.S. Military Spending | Versus the World

Source: Wikipedia
Chinese Military Power Report

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 [...]

U.S. Human Rights Report on Russia | a Laundry List of Murder and the Suppression of Truth

This week the U.S. Department of State released the annual Human Rights Report. The Russian chapter is a scary read, especially if you are a journalist – an advocate of free press.
In a 40,000+ word report – 47 separate reports of journalist intimidation, state-pressed agendas, suppression of the press, and downright murder suggest Russia is [...]

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