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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 [...]

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. National Debt Since 1940 | Where is the Outcry? When is the Revolution?

I’m at a loss for words this weekend. Having spent some time playing and exploring the Government’s General Printing Office (GPO) website (which has an amazing array of statistics, databases, raw data files and reports) – I’m seriously wondering … – Where is the public outcry? – Where are the pitch forks? – When shall [...]

U.S. Military Spending | Versus the World

Source: Wikipedia Chinese Military Power Report

Will Iran Slap Obama’s Peace Overtures?

The Middle East – and Iran issue specifically – lies at the center of so many foreign policy hurdles for the United States. The pursuit of peace in the Middle East and the reestablishment of a legitimate U.N. entity can only start with a proven warming of relations between the U.S. and Iran. – A [...]

Burn The Dollar!

Following Vlad Putin’s lovely ‘ditch the Dollar‘ remarks earlier this week .. the United Nations is jumping on the ‘Bash the U.S. Express’ and a panel of ‘experts’ on U.N. Commission of Experts on International Financial Reform. The Reuters Story here. Highlights: Currency specialist Avinash Persaud, a member of the panel of experts, told a [...]

“A New Era” Budget Includes Doubling Foreign Aid? {$50bn} Good Grief!

Ok, so forgive lack of URL’s, scruffy typing, and shortness of breath – due to running to make train and then unapologetic anger after reading the

Obama! Start a New War – on Pentagon Waste (and Corruption)

Remember the days before 9/11? Don’t they seem quaint in comparison to the tsunami of fear we, as a society, face across all fronts – social, economic, and militarily? As the Obama administration tries to reenergize the American (and therefore, Global) economy – the focus on the U.S. Budget is upon us with renewed and [...]

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 [...]

Sunset for U.S. Global Dominance

Recent stock market declines, an ever-weaker Dollar, and an increasingly loud chest beating by nations beyond the U.S.’s rapidly shrinking sphere of influence suggests one disheartening but rapidly apparent reality. We are witnessing the rapid decline in global dominance – the unipolar / hyper-power world – of the United States of America and the emergence [...]

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