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U.S. Military Spending | Versus the World

Source: Wikipedia
Chinese Military Power Report

Posted on March 29th, 2009 under 2009, Afghanistan, Americans, Arms Trade, Axis of Evil, Britain, Bush, Bush Administration, CIA, China, Cold War, Conspiracy, Cyber-Warfare, Defense Security Service, Deficit, Democrats, Depression, Dmitry Medvedev, Espionage, Federal Reserve, Global Policeman, Global Poverty, Great Satan, IMF, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Medvedev, Middle East, Moscow, Multipolar, NATO, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Weapons, OPEC, Osama bin Laden, Oval Office, Pentagon, Politics, Presidential Election, Reagan, Russia, São Paulo Forum, U.S., US Dollar, US Treasury Bonds, Unilateralism, Unipolar, United Nations, Use of Force, WTO, War, War on Terror, WikiLeaks, World Trade, al Qaeda, counter-intelligence, defence. Comments: None

China to U.S.; Pot, Meet Kettle.

When U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, concluded her East Asian tour with a highly visible visit to China she demonstrated how times have truly changed. For a ‘Hyper-power’ like the U.S. is forced to bring a begging bowl to a once submissive, introspective, and seemingly naive nation, you know things have truly gone to [...]

Posted on February 22nd, 2009 under CIA, China, Communism, Conspiracy, Corruption, Defense Security Service, Deficit, Domestic Spying, Emerging Markets, Federal Reserve, Global Policeman, Global Poverty, Globalizm, Multipolar, Patriotism, Pentagon, Police Brutality, Reagan, State Department, U.S., UN, US Dollar, Unipolar, United Nations, WTO, Washington, counter-intelligence. Comments: 1

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 – [...]

Posted on January 27th, 2007 under 1985, 2007, Bush, Homeland Security, Iran, Iraq, Reagan, chicago bears, gorbachev, ortega, paris hilton, patriot act, super bowl, ussr. Comments: 1

Remembering the Belgrano

Jingoism, according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is defined as ‘Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism.’

Technorati Tags: falklands war, britain, conservative, reagan, thatcher

Posted on December 15th, 2006 under Britain, Falkland Islands, Jingoism, Patriotism, Reagan, Thatcher, War. Comments: 1

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