Shanghai Bridge Made of Rubbish Collapses | Sankaku Complex

Posted by Matt in January 2nd, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Bridge Collapse, Citizens, Collapses, Concrete Bridge, Construction Materials, Investigators, New Bridge, Old Bridge, Reinforced Concrete, Rubbish, Scrap Wood, shanghai, Short Period, Sturdy Construction, Styrofoam, Waste Plastic

Citizens of Shanghai are aghast at the collapse of a major new bridge, pictured, which was revealed to be constructed partially out of rubbish instead of concrete.
The bridge, spanning the Wusong River in central Shanghai, was completed in 2009 and replaced a century old bridge with a more modern design.
However, after only a short period [...]

People Predict Military Action in Iran in 2010s: Angus Reid Global Monitor

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

Published in Forecasts, Angus Reid, Canadians, Citizens, Countries, Iran, Military Action, Military Intervention, Next Decade, North-Korea, People, poll, Public Opinion, Respondents, Russian Government, Sizeable Proportion, Vladimir Putin

Citizens in three countries foresee a U.S.-backed military intervention in Iran in the next decade, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 58 per cent of respondents in Britain, 56 per cent of Canadians and 54 per cent of Americans regard this as a likely possibility.
In addition, a sizeable proportion of people in [...]

A Modernization Lesson: Russia Is Not China | The Moscow Times

Posted by Matt in November 24th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Adherence, beijing, Citizens, Communist China, Communist Party Of China, Comrades, democracy, Democratic Rights, Economic Model, Ideologues, kremlin, Modernization, Moscow Times, Political Legitimacy, Propagandists, Rhetoric, Rights And Freedoms, Russia Moscow, Sorts, United

In October, United Russia held a two-day seminar with their comrades from the Communist Party of China — a master class of sorts to allow Moscow to glean information and know-how from Beijing’s authoritarian political and economic model. Even while Moscow continues its rhetoric about its adherence to democracy and a European course, Russia’s leaders [...]

Mystery blasts in Lebanon heighten tension – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in October 22nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Arsenals, Blasts, Citizens, Counter Intelligence, hezbollah, Intelligence Services, Israel, Lebanese Security, Lebanon, Mystery, Safe Houses, Security Authorities, Tension, Underground Missile, Upi

Since late 2008 Lebanese security authorities and Hezbollah’s counter-intelligence apparatus have rounded up some 70 suspected agents — nearly all Lebanese citizens — who allegedly were spying for Israel’s intelligence services.
Their main mission was to track and locate senior Hezbollah commanders and officials, their safe houses and command centers, as well as the movement’s arsenals, [...]

Turkey and its anti-Americanism | EnerPub – Energy Publisher

Posted by Matt in September 1st, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Anti-Americanism, Turkey, Ankara, Bushism, Citizens, Embrace, George W Bush, New Administration, New Faces, Obama, Phenomenon, Polls, Publisher, Rise Of Anti Americanism, Sentiments, Turkey, Turkish Society, Washington Policymakers

Anti-American sentiments do not seem to have changed in Ankara, despite a change in the U.S. administration and Obama’s embrace.
Over the past years, some analysts have suggested that George W. Bush’s unpopular administration spawned the high levels of anti-Americanism in Turkey. Referring to this phenomenon as “anti-Bushism,” however, discounted the rise of anti-Americanism in [...]

China’s ‘cancer villages’ heavily polluted – Washington Times

Posted by Matt in August 15th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, pollution, Cancer, China, Citizens, Industrial Wastewater, Steel Factories, Washington Times

XIADIAN, China | Located just downstream from three steel factories, a paper mill and a bone-processing plant, the citizens of Xiadian have grown used to seeing the Baoqiu River turn red, yellow and sometimes white from what they say is untreated industrial wastewater.
China’s ‘cancer villages’ heavily polluted – Washington Times

Israel warns citizens to leave Sinai | JTA – Jewish & Israel News

Posted by Matt in August 11th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Amp, Cancel, Citizens, Counter Terrorism, Israel, Israel News, Israelis, Jewish News, Jordan, Jta, News Israel, Prime Minister, Sinai Peninsula, Travel Israel

Israel warned its citizens to leave the Sinai Peninsula.
The Counter-Terrorism Bureau in the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday also warned Israelis to cancel travel to Jordan.
Israel warns citizens to leave Sinai | JTA – Jewish & Israel News

Israel will blame Lebanon for any attacks

Posted by Matt in August 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Assassination Plot, Assassinations, Attempt, Citizens, Consequences, Daily Star, Danny Ayalon, Foreign Minister, Hizbullah, Israel, Israeli Defense, Israeli Radio, Israelis, Lebanon

Israel will hold Lebanon responsible for any attempt to assassinate its citizens abroad, a leading Israeli defense official said on Sunday. Speaking on Israeli Radio, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon warned that Hizbullah would be blamed for any assassination plot, implicating Lebanon itself in any incident. “It is important … to relay this warning to [...]

Why Japan’s aging, shrinking population is bad for the United States | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in July 28th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Japan, Aging Population, Amp, Citizens, Dynamism, Fertility Rate, Government Budgets, Japan Population, Japanese Population, Mature Markets, Older Workers, Pension Funds, Populations, Shrinking Population, Tax Revenues, United States Foreign Policy

In fact, Japan is the grayest country in the world, with 21.5 percent of its population 65 or over. Not only is the Japanese population aging, it’s also shrinking, from 127 million today to a projected 89 million by 2055, the result of a plunging fertility rate. This unfortunate combination is causing the country to [...]