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Oh Hugo! Why so Angry? Chavez Claims Columbian Troops Picnicked Without Permission.

Aren’t Sundays supposed to be a day of rest? A day to reflect on the week gone and the week to come? How can a man so loved, so full of gusto and confidence, so sure of his destiny … wake up on a bright sunny Sunday morning and be so negative? /sarcasm.
AFP reported yesterday [...]

China Stuck in a Feedback Loop | The Dollar or the Dark Ages? – Tough Call.

The FT published a brilliant article on Monday (May 25) entitled, “Beijing is caught in ‘trap’ over dollar.”
The article suggests the world’s fastest growing economy has placed too much of its hard-won cash reserves in the U.S. debt market and, as a result, has locked itself into a bit of a jam. As the [...]

More Reasons to Distrust China – The Cyber Cold War [Part II]

[Follow up to blog post, "China's 21st Century War to Destroy the U.S. | Wake up! We Are Losing!"]
Something is very wrong. The number of press stories / pentagon reports / think-tank assessments and arbitrary Joe Geek office cube conversations revolving around Chinese Hackers continues to escalate and very little notice (publicly) appears to be [...]

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

Compelling 80 Page Report | “Considering a War with Iran”

Have just finished reading an eighty page report by Dr Dan Plesch and Martin Butcher entitled, “Considering a war with Iran: A discussion paper on WMD in the Middle East.”
It is a compelling read full of assumptions – yes – but balanced, and disturbing.
If the U.S. is truly contemplating a unilateral attack on Iran then [...]

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