Mexico Furious over German Hit – ‘Finger in Butt, Mexico’

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Americas, Mexico, Off-Topic, Feathers, Finger In The Butt, German Song, Mexico

A German song that is riding high on the country’s charts has ruffled diplomatic feathers as a result of its mixing of geographic and scatological issues. But the singer of “Finger in the Butt, Mexico” is unrepentant.
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Is America Loving Her Jews to Death?

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Demographics, U.S., jews

The demographic catastrophe presently decimating American Jewry is not in dispute. Without numbing you with statistics, the basic facts are absolutely clear and chilling. The 6 million Jews in America will probably number no more than a couple of million by midcentury. This would make the Jewish percentage of the American population about the same [...]

Chavezâ€™s 21st Century National Socialism

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Venezuela

Hugo Chavez has long vowed to turn Venezuela into a laboratory for â€œ21st century socialism.â€ But if the latest bully-boy tactics of the Chavez government are any guide, the better name for his platform might be 21st century National Socialism.
Most telling in this regard are the ruling regimeâ€™s rapidly deteriorating relations with Venezuelaâ€™s Jewish community. [...]

Taming the Russian bear

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia

Flag-waving, chest beating, anthem singing and myth excavating is underway in Russia. It is all part of Vladimir Putin’s nation building project. Dmitry Medvedev, almost certain to be the next Russian president, will inherit the project from Putin. And as in many other policy areas, Medvedev will favour continuity.
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Russia’s Nuclear Threat

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2008 | 2 comments

Published in Russia, Allies, Ally, American President, Army Chief, Byelorussia, Chief Of Staff, Containment Policies, General Staff, Jan 19, Many Things, Military Chief, moscow, Moscow Russia, New Situation, Nineties, Nuclear Arms, Nuclear Threat, Nuclear Umbrella, Nuclear Weapons, Warsaw Pact, Yuri

It may be understood that Russia uses its nuclear arms to defend itself. However, Russia has not a declared alliance since WARSAW pact was dissolved in the nineties of the last century. Which countries were the Chief of the Staff talking about?
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It is clear that Russia extended its nuclear umbrella to cover Iran, Syria, and [...]

How Putin Put Kremlin Back on Top

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, putin

Editor’s note: This article, the first in a series about President Vladimir Putin’s legacy, examines his creation of the power vertical.
Kremlin spin doctor Gleb Pavlovsky compared the emerging “power vertical” to a phallic symbol in October 2003, saying in a speech that no one should expect it to grow too big.
President Vladimir Putin was the [...]

Aussie firm helps build China’s new missile catamarans

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Australia, China, Military

The Chinese Navy is using Australian technology to upgrade its warships, a move which experts warn may be detrimental to Australia’s national security.
Through a joint venture company based in China, an Australian business, AMD, has sold designs for the hull and propulsion system of high-speed catamarans to the Peoples’ Liberation forces.
The Chinese military has built [...]

Iran: As the enrichment machines spin on

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear

How America’s own intelligence services have brought international policy on Iran to the edge of collapse.
IF YOU are locked eyeball to eyeball with an adversary as wily as Iran, it does not make much sense to do something that emboldens your opponent and sows defeatism among your friends. But that, it is now clear, is [...]

Heavy & Agile – Nine steps to a more effective force

Posted by chunga1 in January 31st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S.

The Defense Department is modernizing and transforming itself into a force designed to dominate all challengers in any future battle. At the heart of this transformation is the concept of network-centric warfare, which seeks to exploit technology and link dispersed war-fighting platforms, soldiers and a vast array of intelligence assets and sensors, with various means [...]

US military may not be ready for catastrophic attack

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S.

The U.S. military isn’t ready for a catastrophic attack on the country, and National Guard forces don’t have the equipment or training they need for the job, according to a report.
The commission’s 400-page report concludes that the nation “does not have sufficient trained, ready forces available” to respond to a chemical, biological or nuclear weapons [...]