Russian Men Drink Themselves To The Grave

Posted by Matt in January 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Age Men, Alcohol Abuse, Antiseptics, Drinking, Eau De Cologne, Medical Study, Proof, Russia, Russian Men, Vodka

Nearly half of Russia’s working-age men who die are drinking themselves to the grave with almost anything they can get their hands on.
According to a new medical study, Russian men are dying from alcohol abuse by drinking anything from vodka to eau de cologne, antiseptics and medicinal tinctures. Some products contain 95 per cent alcohol [...]

The War on Terror is Over

Posted by Matt in January 29th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Terrorism, Al Arabiya, Al Arabiya News, Al Arabiya News Network, Al-Qaeda, Array, Darkness, Dubai United Arab Emirates, Elements, Freedom, Global Struggle, Islamofascism, National Struggle, Terrorist Organizations, United Arab Emirates, United Emirates, War On Terror, White House

In his first White House televised interview, with the Al Arabiya news network based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, President Obama buried the lead: The war on terror is over.
Yes, the with-us-or-against-us global struggle — the so-called Long War — in which a freedom-loving West confronts the undifferentiated forces of darkness comprising everything from Al [...]

Russia and Iran get strategic

Posted by Matt in January 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Russia, Evidence That Iran, iranians, Nuclear Engineers, rivalry, Russia, Russian Officials, Russian Security, Sanctions On Iran, Security Framework, Strategic Alliance, Strategic Partner, United States

Looking at the developments of the past 90 days through the filter of the new Russian security framework, a clearer picture emerges. It’s no longer a question for the United States of whether or not Russia will support additional sanctions on Iran. That won’t happen. Russia is on the path to make Iran a strategic [...]

Russia Unveils Aggressive Arctic Plans

Posted by Matt in January 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Russia, Arctic, Arctic Ocean, climate change, Fears, Full Coverage, Greenland, International Tension, Matthias, Melting Ice, Natural Resources, North Pole, Rich Territory, Russia, Schepp, Spiegel

In a new national directive, Russia has asserted claims on large sections of the Arctic Ocean. The tone of the document is openly aggressive, prompting fears of increasing international tension over who has the right to exploit the mineral-rich territory. By Matthias Schepp and Gerald Traufetter more…

Greenland and Climate Change: ‘The Arctic Has Taught Us [...]

Mexico Under Siege

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Mexico, general, Alma Guillermoprieto, Army, Barry Mccaffrey, Clash, Collapse, Crime Unit, Doorstep, Drug Cartel, Drug Cartels Mexico, Drug Gangs, Drug Violence, Drug War, Drug Wars, elite, Failed State, Fear, Mayhem, Mexican Drug Cartels, Mexican Police, Mexico, Mexico Crime, Music, New Yorker, Newt Gingrich, Police Officers, Red Flag, Risk, Tijuana, Tijuana Cartel

Series: The drug war at our doorstep
Mexico vs. drug gangs: A deadly clash for control
Army’s role in Mexico drug war seen as crucial yet risky
U.S. a haven for Tijuana elite
Macabre drug cartel messages in Mexico
Reporters covering Mexico drug wars risk their lives
Tijuana finds 11 dead in 3 days
12 slain in brazen Mexico attack
Sinaloa rocked by [...]

Russian military a ‘paper tiger’ despite symbolic comeback, says IISS

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, Bombers, Enough Money, Fleet, Giant, Iiss, International Institute For Strategic Studies, International Waters, Latin-America, Manoeuvres, Mediterranean, Military Muscle, Paper Tiger, Reconnaissance, Russia, Russian Military, ships, superpower, Symbolic Gestures, Tiger, warships

Russia may be flexing its military muscle once again, sending warships into international waters and dispatching long-range bombers on reconnaissance trips, but the former superpower remains a paper tiger, according to a respected London think-tank.
The recent naval manoeuvres in the Mediterranean and Latin America were symbolic gestures – the former maritime giant was able to [...]

Iran could have ability to build nuclear bomb by 2010, study warns

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, IAEA, Iran Nuclear, Missiles, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Warheads, Scientists, Think Tank, Uranium, Weapons System

Iran will amass enough low-enriched uranium this year to have the ability to build a nuclear bomb by the end of 2010, a respected think tank has predicted.
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To have a proper weapons system, Iran would also need to build missiles capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. At present, Iran has Shahab-3 missiles with a [...]

Europe’s Pipeline War

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in general, Conflict, Controversy, Europe, Full Coverage, Gas Pipeline, Kiev, moscow, Nabucco Pipeline, Natural Gas Supplies, Natural Resources, Russian Gas, Spiegel, Transit Routes, Winter Of Discontent

The most recent conflict between Moscow and Kiev over natural gas supplies has reignited the controversy over new transit routes. Europe could get its future gas from the highly controversial Nord Stream pipeline to the north, or via the Nabucco pipeline to the south. But will either ever get built? By SPIEGEL Staff more…

Another Winter [...]

Five Countries that could Follow Iceland into Meltdown

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Britain, Economy, Europe, Financial, Austerity Measures, Daniel Ortega, Downgrades, Economic Depression, Economic Measures, Fall From Grace, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Google, Grace Time, Great Depression, Greece, Latvia, Modern History, New Europe, Nicaragua, Nicaraguan President Daniel, Peace Time, President Daniel Ortega, Recessions, Similar Pages, Sovereign Debt, Street Clashes, Surprise Move, Time Crisis, Toxic Brew, Uk Finance, Ukraine, Weathering, world-war-II

Is Britain the next to fall?
The financial crisis has gotten so severe in Britain that it has earned London a new nickname in the international media: Reykjavik-on-Thames. The question in Britain is no longer when the economy will enter a recession, but when it will enter a depression, with many bracing for a slump that [...]

Obama’s Showdown Over Nukes

Posted by Matt in January 26th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Alpha Particles, arsenal, Atoms, Campaign Promise, Energy Department, Hanlon, High Energy, National Nuclear Security, National Nuclear Security Administration, Nuclear Security Administration, Nuclear Supremacy, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Weapons, Obama, Plutonium Pit, Reliability, Reliable Replacement Warhead, Rest Of The World, Rrw, tehran, Thinkers

Do we need a reliable replacement warhead or not?
Why do nuclear warheads degrade in the first place? As the plutonium pit ages, it slowly emits high-energy alpha particles that can damage the pit as they bore through nearby plutonium atoms. This could potentially cause the weapon to lose power or not detonate.
From the article:
O’Hanlon [...]