A Perfect Storm in Latin America

Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Americas, Barack Obama, Communist Rulers, Constitutional Limits, Democratic Transition, Dictatorship, Drug Initiative, Economic Collapse, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Hugo Chavez, Latin-America, Municipal Elections, Oil Wealth, Perfect Storm, Plan Colombia, Populists, President Hugo Chavez, Sandinista Party, Strategic Partnership, Venezuelan President Hugo, War On Drugs

RECENT EVENTS SUGGEST that Barack Obama will be facing a veritable perfect storm of challenges in Latin America. The death toll in Mexico’s war on drugs is mounting. The future of Plan Colombia, which began as a U.S.-backed anti-drug initiative, is uncertain. Argentina may be on the verge of yet another economic collapse. The global [...]

The Death of Litvinenko – Two Years Later and What Have We Learned?

Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, Alexander, Broccoli, Chase, Daniel Craig, Europeans, Jfk, Mastermind, putin, Reagan, Russians, South American Dictators, Stalin

Could the death of Putin critic Alexander Litvinenko two years ago be a warning from the grave?
Oh heck, let me cut to the chase – Putin is more deadly than Stalin, more strategic than Reagan, and more charismatic than JFK (at least to Russians, Europeans and a few South American dictators). There, I’ve said it. [...]

China heads for a hard landing

Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Economy, 1970s, beijing, China Economy, China S Economy, Consumption, Decade, Employment Outlook, Financial Crisis, Free Market Reforms, Gdp, Gdp Growth, Global Financial Crisis, infrastructure, Interest Rates, Minister Of Human Resources, Security Employment, Social Security, Standard Chartered, Stimulus Package, World Bank

“The Golden Years have shuddered to a dramatic halt,” said Stephen Green of Standard Chartered. China’s economy, which has expanded 69-fold since free-market reforms began in the late 1970s, is cooling rapidly, with the World Bank pencilling in GDP growth of 7.5% next year – the lowest in almost 20 years – and some analysts [...]

Preparing the Pentagon for a New Age

Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., War, Bad Guys, Capabilities, Contingencies, Current Conflicts, Defense Budgets, Defense Strategy, Department Of Defense, George Bush, Military Assistance, Military Forces, National Security, New Age, Nuclear War, Nuclear Weapons, Opportunity Costs, Pentagon, Principle, Priorities, Radar Screen, Robert Gates, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates, Security Risks, Technological Edge, Tradeoffs, United States

I found this article very disturbing. The thought of nuclear war with Russia and/or China is not even on the radar screen of the Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates.
Think about the threats to the United States today. Yes, there are a lot of bad guys out there gunning for us. However, the amount of damage [...]

Hidden Travels of the Atomic Bomb

Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Proliferation, algeria, Atom Bomb, Atomic Bomb, China China, Exact Replica, Iran, Israel, Israel Israel, Libya, Manhattan Project, Mr Reed, Nagasaki, North-Korea, Pakistan, Russian Spies, Slideshow, South Africa, Stalin, Stillman, Travels, United States

Here are some of paths of the atomic bomb:
America => Russia => China
China => Algeria
China => Pakistan
China => North Korea
Pakistan => Libya
Pakistan => Iran
France => Israel
Israel => South Africa
All paths stem from the United States, directly or indirectly. One began with Russian spies that deeply penetrated the Manhattan Project. Stalin was so enamored of the [...]