Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything

Posted by Matt in November 17th, 2007 | no comment

An impoverished surfer has drawn up a new theory of the universe, seen by some as the Holy Grail of physics, which has received rave reviews from scientists.
Despite this unusual career path, his proposal is remarkable because, by the arcane standards of particle physics, it does not require highly complex mathematics.
Even better, it does not [...]

The Death of the Monroe Doctrine. America Is Now for Russians, Chinese…

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Published in Americas

No one is arguing that Latin America and the Caribbean have become a priority matter for international diplomacy, save for the U.S., which has witnessed a massive retreat of Washington’s vigilance for what it once insisted were its longtime national interests and influence in the hemisphere.
The 1823 Monroe Doctrine is no longer relevant as nations [...]

US and Israel ‘face up to’ Iran bomb

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Published in Iran, Israel, Nuclear, U.S.

US and Israel ‘face up to’ Iran bomb
Telegraph.co.uk,Â United KingdomÂ - 3 hours ago
America and Israel are secretly drawing up plans to deal with an Iran that has acquired nuclear weapons, The Sunday Telegraph has learned. …
Exiled opposition leader: Iran far from nuclear bomb Ynetnews
Israel threatens Iran Center for Research on Globalization
Israel, US Jews Intensify Efforts To [...]

We risk sleepwalking into another war in the Balkans

Posted by Matt in November 17th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Europe, War, Balkansm, Bosnia, Kosovo

Neither Gordon Brown nor David Cameron is talking about it, but there are darkening storm clouds over Kosovo and Bosnia
To paraphrase Neville Chamberlain, the Balkans are a nearby place about which we would prefer to know nothing. Within weeks, we could be facing a desperately grave crisis in the most combustible area of [...]

U.S. Secretly Aids Pakistan in Guarding Nuclear Arms

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Published in Nuclear, Pakistan, U.S.

Over the past six years, the Bush administration has spent almost $100 million on a highly classified program to help Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistanâ€™s president, secure his countryâ€™s nuclear weapons, according to current and former senior administration officials.
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Chavez reveals nuclear plans for Venezuela

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Published in Nuclear, Venezuela

Chavez reveals nuclear plans for Venezuela
ABC Online,Â AustraliaÂ - 6 hours ago
Then he added that Venezuela would develop its own nuclear program, also for peaceful purposes. He compared it to programs in Brazil and Argentina - where …
Venezuela to develop nuclear power: Chavez Hindustan Times
US lawmakers alarmed by Chavez’s plan for nuclear energy program … International [...]

Russia: the art of survival

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Published in Russia

One of the first things you notice in St Petersburg is uniformed men. They are everywhere. Young men in military uniform. Middle-aged policemen smoking cigarettes with stubborn phlegmatic faces and others in uniforms which I did not recognise. I smiled at a couple of them but none reciprocated.
On our arrival at the airport, we were [...]

China pulls out of Iran sanctions meeting

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Published in China, Iran

China pulls out of Iran sanctions meeting
Times Online, UK - 9 hours ago
China is not in full support of sanctions against Iran? Well, let’s see: Iran got the nuclear technology from Pakistan, which got it from, uhm, …
China deals blow to Western efforts to punish Iran Stuff.co.nz
China pulls out of Iran sanctions meeting Tehran Times
Iran: [...]