The List: The Worst Places to Be a Terrorist

Posted by Matt in May 20th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Uncategorized, 1950s, Algerian War, Array, Civil Rights, counterterrorism, French Law, Investigations, Law Enforcement, Laws In France, Magistrates, Mandate, Middle Eastern Terrorism, Muslim Clerics, Prosecutors, Regimes, Softies, Terrorist Mayhem, terrorists, Transnational Terrorism, Unprecedented Powers, War On Terror

Fighting transnational terrorism often involves making unsavory choices between protecting civil rights and providing security. The following regimes have opted for the latter and are definitely not the kind of places you want to get caught if you’re plotting some terrorist mayhem.
France
Key tactics: Though many Americans view them as softies when it comes to the [...]

US Navy Deploys Around Latin America

Posted by Matt in May 6th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Americas, Military, U.S., American Military Base, Argentina, Brazil, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula, Caribbean Waters, Ecuador, Fleet, Inacio, Latin American, Latin-America, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Lula Da Silva, Mandate, Manta, Navy, Pentagon, President Luiz Inacio Lula, President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

The Pentagon is going to resuscitate its Fourth Fleet, with the mission of patrolling Latin American and Caribbean waters.
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The plan to install a military base in Paraguay, close to Bolivian gas fields, was denounced by Brazil and Argentina. Ecuador has made it known that the American military base installed in Manta until 2009 will not [...]

Is Ethanol Getting a Bum Rap?

Posted by Matt in May 4th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Energy, Agricultural Economists, Agricultural Food, Agricultural Industry, Biofuels, Bum Rap, Corn, Corn Prices, Crops, Economy, Ethanol, Ethanol Industry, Food Policy Center, Food Prices, Grocery Bill, Higher Energy, M University, Mandate, Renewable Fuel, Villain

Corn-based fuel isn’t the villain critics contend, but shifting to other crops is critical
Blame energy costs, not ethanol, for your grocery bill
Has ethanol contributed to the surge in food prices? Not very much, concludes a group of agricultural economists at Texas A&M University in an Apr. 10 report from the school’s Agricultural & Food Policy [...]