Berlin Holds on to Obsolete Weapons

Posted by Matt in July 1st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, Nuclear, Alexander, Berlin, Cold-War, Cordula, Defense Ministry, Doubts, Dozens, Europe, German Politicians, Germany, moscow, Nuclear War, Russian Bear, weapons

The US still has dozens of nuclear war heads stationed throughout Europe, including an estimated 20 in Germany. Yet, hardly anyone thinks this makes sense any more — apart from those at Germany’s Defense Ministry. By Cordula Meyer and Alexander Szandar more…

Russian Bear Roars: Why Is Moscow Risking a New Cold War?
Doubts about Security: German [...]

Panama City: A boomtown with growing pains

Posted by Matt in June 19th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Americas, Apartment Buildings, Boomtown, Climate, Colombia, Concrete Towers, Construction Boom, Dense Forest, Dozens, Ecuador, Everything Under The Sun, Favorable Tax, Growing Pains, Home Buyers, Hotels, Investors, Laid Back, Lifestyle, Panama, Panama City, Retirement, Rise Condominiums, Sao Paulo, Skyline, Venezuela

Attracted by the climate, favorable tax policy and laid-back lifestyle, home buyers and investors are flocking here from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Europe and the United States.
The skyline increasingly resembles a mini-Sao Paulo, a dense forest of steel and concrete towers that includes dozens of new high-rise condominiums and apartment buildings. (Not enough of the buildings [...]

In Spain, Water Is a New Battleground

Posted by Matt in June 14th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Water, Battleground, Desert, Dozens, Germany, global warming, Golf Courses, Hardscrabble Corner, Hothouses, Lettuce, Lush Fields, Murcia, New Developments, New Spain, Running Water, Southeast Spain, Tomatoes

FORTUNA, Spain — Lush fields of lettuce and hothouses of tomatoes line the roads. Verdant new developments of plush pastel vacation homes beckon buyers from Britain and Germany. Golf courses — dozens of them, all recently built — give way to the beach. At last, this hardscrabble corner of southeast Spain is thriving.
There is only [...]

Russia’s Raiders

Posted by Matt in June 7th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, Administration Building, Automatic Weapons, Business Rivals, Camouflage, Corruption, Criminal Investigations, Deputy Director, Dozens, Landmark Deal, Morning Rounds, moscow, Multibillion Dollar, Newlyweds, Police Raids, President Vladimir Putin, Public Officials, Raiders, Russia, Russian Operations, Samara Region, Target, Terrorist Attack, Togliatti, Tycoons, Union Representatives, Video Russia, Vladimir Putin, Volga River, Welcome Mat, Workday

Companies are paying public officials to raid the offices of business rivals and subject them to criminal investigations
It seemed like any other workday at Togliatti Azot, a giant chemical factory in Russia’s Samara region, on the Volga River 600 miles east of Moscow. Engineers were on their morning rounds, and union representatives had just finished [...]

US warns China over weapon links in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan

Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Military, Armor, Authorities, China, Dozens, Iran Military, iraq, Iraq Military, Iraqi Extremists, Missiles, Taliban, Taliban Fighters, weapons

The US military in Iraq had said its troops had found Chinese-made missiles which they believe were smuggled in by groups in Iran aiming to arm militants fighting US-led forces.
The US military has repeatedly accused Iranian-linked groups of training Iraqi extremists in the use of armor-piercing weapons known as explosively-formed penetrators (EFPs).
Afghan authorities had also [...]