New combat videogame depicts a world at war over rapidly dwindling crude supplies. But what’s the message players walk away with?
On a futuristic battlefield littered with broken oil wells, burnt-out electric cars and dilapidated wind turbines, you are leading crack military unit on a mission to secure the world’s last remaining oil supplies.
Your enemies are [...]

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The Russian pipeline North Stream is on its way. Now Vladimir Putin wants to put a second gas pipeline through Bulgaria. The new project not only competes with the European pipeline Nabucco, but also entrenches Europe’s dependence on Russian gas. By Benjamin Bidder in Moscow more…

Whose Backyard?: Russia Vies With the West over Kosovo
Last Major [...]

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While these incidents may not seem alarming to those who’ve never served on a potentially vulnerable modern warship, they fit into a worrisome pattern, a two-decade-old military strategy by Iran intended to counter the United States presence in the Persian Gulf. As a professional military historian (I work for the Joint Chiefs of Staff at [...]

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I would like to say thanks to all of you that commented about the new theme. I spent months searching around for a new theme that I liked. The new theme is called Cubez.
I’ve changed the advertising as well. I haven’t been happy with the quality of the ads displayed by Google’s Adsense. So I [...]

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The successful test of a propulsion system for the dual-stage missile from the Palmahim base Thursday, Jan. 17, was a breakthrough. Western military experts report the new system can propel the missile to any point on earth – an intercontinental capability owned only by the US, Russia, China and France, with important applications for Israel’s [...]

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Many at home and abroad hoped that a few years of heavy-handed rule by sinister strongmen would be the price of freedom and security.
They were wrong. The costs of Putin’s KGB putsch have been colossal. Russia today is the epitome of bullying and crookedness.
The independent media have shrivelled, with television in particular coming almost completely [...]

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Canada Names US As A Torture Risk
Tampa Tribune, FL - 8 hours ago
It also lists Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Syria as places where inmates could face torture. …
Canada manual: US prisoners face torture San Jose Mercury News
Canada Adds US to List Of Nations That Torture Washington Post
Canada: US Added To Torture [...]

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US Sees Stalling by North Korea on Nuclear Pact
New York Times, United States - 9 hours ago
Besides the United States and North Korea, the other parties to the nuclear pact include China, South Korea, Japan and Russia. …
State Department Rebukes US North Korea Rights Envoy for Nuclear … Voice of America
White House smoothes over public rift on [...]

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SOFIA, Bulgaria — Russia strengthened its grip on Europe’s energy supplies on Friday as it signed a major gas deal with Bulgaria that analysts said would further undermine the European Union’s attempts to diversify its energy sources.
Under the agreement, the $15 billion South Stream pipeline will be built under the Black Sea, allowing Russia to [...]

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Russia’s military chief of staff says Moscow would use nuclear weapons in pre-emptive strike if it felt threatened.
General Yuri Baluyevsky said there were no plans “to attack anyone” but reasserted Russia’s right to defend itself.
“To defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Russia and its allies, military forces will be used, including preventively, including with [...]

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