New Syrian-supplied weapon enables Hizballah to shoot down Israeli aircraft

Posted by Matt in March 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Syria, Caution, Cruise-Missiles, damascus, Debkafile, Drones, Espionage, helicopters, hezbollah, Hizballah, Igla, Israeli Aircraft, Military Sources, New Weapons, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missiles, Surveillance Aircraft, Syria, Terrorism Security, Transports, Warplanes, Weather Conditions

Syria has defied Israel’s caution that handing over new strategic weapons to the Lebanese Hizballah would compel Israel to strike targets inside Syria. debkafile’s military sources disclose that Damascus has just smuggled across the border a number of Russian-made IGLA-S surface-to-air missiles capable of intercepting low-flying F-16 warplanes, drones, helicopters, cruise missiles, transports and surveillance [...]

Professor Robert Shiller warns Britain may suffer a double recession

Posted by Matt in May 31st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Britain, Economy, 1930s, 1980s, Bounce, Caution, Double Dip, Economic Patterns, Economics, Economists, Faces, Professor Robert, Recession, Recessions, Robert Shiller, Slowdown, Stock Market, Succession, Upturn, Yale University

Britain faces the prospect of two recessions in quick succession.
Robert Shiller, Professor of Economics at Yale University, said that the recent stock market bounce should be treated with caution.
The apparent upturn could soon go into reverse, he told The Times, marking a repeat of economic patterns in the 1930s and the 1980s. Such a double-dip [...]

Avian flu in southern China

Posted by Matt in July 3rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Disease, 1 Billion, Avian Flu, Avian Influenza, Booths, Caution, Chickens, Flu, Hk, Hong Kong, Influenza, Locals, Misery, Southern China, Suspicions

The government’s caution arouses suspicions about what it knows
ALMOST as long as it has had people, Hong Kong has had booths selling squawking live chickens. They are treasured by locals who spurn frozen meat, finding it tasteless. But after the latest in a series of outbreaks of avian influenza, the government has offered HK$1 billion [...]