Are sovereign debt crises inevitable? – The Curious Capitalist – TIME.com

Posted by Matt in March 17th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Financial Crisis, Authors, Carmen Reinhart, Centuries, Conclusions, Consequences, Countries, Crises, Debacle, Developing World, Economists, Financial Crisis, Folly, Government Debt, Greece, Harvard University, Kenneth Rogoff, Sovereign Debt, Trend, University Maryland, University Of Maryland

Thanks to the ongoing debacle in Greece, we’ve become all too aware about the dangers of the rapid build-up of government debt throughout the developed world in the wake of the financial crisis. The potential consequences of that trend are made ever more frightening in a new study by economists Carmen Reinhart of the University [...]

Official Google Blog: Google is Under Attack, May Pull Out of China

Posted by Matt in January 12th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Attempts, Blog, Business China, Business Operations, Chinese Government, Cn, Consequences, Feasibility, Free Speech, Google, Knowledge, New Approach, Success, Surveillance, Unfiltered Search Engine

These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered–combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web–have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China. We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and [...]

The Turbulent Year 2010 To Be the Year of Great Consequences – Pravda.Ru

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

Published in Forecasts, Geopolitical, Civil War, Consequences, Constraints, Geopolitical Issues, Gulf War, Large Scale, Mexico, Oil Prices, Persian Gulf War, Persian War, Pravda Ru, Prognoses, Running, Russia, Time Of Year, Tradition, Turbulent Year, Venezuela

Once again it is that time of year, where the minds of the world prognoses the future of humanity, for at least a year to come. In light of this tradition and for a second year running, I will endeavor to do the same.
… by the end of the year, oil will see a large [...]

Preparing for a ‘nuclear event’ – LA Daily News

Posted by Matt in December 14th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Shelters, Bomb, Consequences, County Public Health, Daily News, Director Jonathan, Emergency Plans, Fallout Shelters, Jonathan, Likelihood, Metropolitan Areas, Nuclear Attack, Nuclear Event, Public Health Director, Taking Inventory

Local officials taking inventory of bomb and fallout shelters

While the possibility of a nuclear attack in Los Angeles seems almost unthinkable, local officials are inventorying hundreds of old bomb and fallout shelters as part of their preparations for a “radiological or nuclear event.”
Los Angeles and other metropolitan areas are drafting emergency plans while federal [...]

California shows the way – down | The Orange County Register

Posted by Matt in December 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, U.S., Consequences, Fiscal Disaster, Golden State, Number Of States, Orange County Register, Peril, Wreaking Havoc

“The same pressures that drove the Golden State toward fiscal disaster are wreaking havoc in a number of states, with potentially damaging consequences for the entire country,” concluded the study, “Beyond California: States in Fiscal Peril.”
California shows the way – down | california, states, study – Opinion – The Orange County Register

DEBKAfile – Egypt’s abrupt shutdown of operations against tunnels revives missile flow to Gaza

Posted by Matt in November 20th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Egypt, Cairo, Clarifications, Consequences, Debkafile, Egypt, Gaza, International Accords, Jerusalem Report, MiddleEast, Military Sources, Missile, Special Forces, Stoppage, tunnels

Egypt’s special forces and engineering units suddenly shut down operation against the smuggling tunnels to Gaza without warning to Washington or Jerusalem, DEBKAfile’s military sources report. US and Israeli requests for clarifications from Cairo, which must have ordered the stoppage, were not answered. So the Obama administration signaled Egypt that if it continues to violate [...]

China will soon export its ideas as well – The Independent

Posted by Matt in November 18th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, 80s, beijing, Bump, China Export, Chinese Economy, climate change, Commentators, Consequences, denial, Economic Projections, geopolitics, Human Rights, Intellectual Property, Matter Of Time, Populus, Relationships, Stock Market Bubbles, Transition, Western Societies, Whole Caboodle

There are economic projections showing that China will pass the U.S. in 2027. Well, I’m here to tell you that it will never happen.
Let’s ignore all of China’s internal problems for now. Let’s ignore the fact that China is inefficiently allocating capital and creating one big bubble that is about to burst. No, China has [...]

Tame China now or face war later – upiasia.com

Posted by Matt in November 13th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in China, Aims, Ambitions, Backstabbing, China War, Consequences, Face, Japan, Military Power, Modernization, Pearl-Harbor, Qualms, State Of Arunachal Pradesh, Taiwan, United States, world-war-II

The United States set China on the course to modernization and military power, but Chinese ambitions are running far ahead of the country’s publicly stated aims. It has no qualms about retaking Taiwan or the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is time the United States tames China to avoid consequences like Japan’s backstabbing when [...]

The Next Big Bubble?

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

Published in Economy, Financial, Central Banks, Consequences, Disaster, Economic Meltdown, Economic Policies, Economist, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Financial Times, FinancialCrisis, Global Financial Crisis, GlobalFinancialCrisis, Imminent Danger, New York University, Pain And Suffering, Roubini

We are on the expressway to a supercritical, economic meltdown. It must be. To understand why our economic policies are a recipe for disaster, you need to read this article: Destination U.S. – Do you like a lot of pain and suffering?
When Nouriel Roubini talks, the world listens. Roubini is, of course, the once-obscure New [...]

EDITORIAL: Getting ready for the Islamic bomb – Washington Times

Posted by Matt in October 29th, 2009 | 3 comments

Published in Middle East, War, Conflict, Consequences, Editorial, Goodwill Tour, Hostile Neighbors, Islamic Bomb, Israel, Israeli Attack, Leadership, Middle East, Mideast War Israel, Military Action, Nuclear Program, Nuclear Threats, Obama, Secretary Of State, United States, Washington Times, White House

The White House should prepare for a new Mideast war
Israel has consistently taken military action against nuclear threats from their hostile neighbors. An Israeli attack on the Iranian nuclear program will have significant consequences for the region, and Washington will be required to demonstrate strong leadership.
The coming conflict will require more than another [...]