Jews leave Swedish city after sharp rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes – Telegraph

Posted by Matt in February 21st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, Anti-Semitism, Consequence, Controversy, Hate Crimes, Israel, Israeli Policy, jews, Liberals, Malmo, Miserable Lives, Muslims, Naked, Oppression, Proof, Reputation, Sharp, Steep Rise, Sweden, Swedish City, Telegraph

Sweden is a very liberal country, and that’s the problem. Liberals will almost always side with Muslims. Why?
The miserable lives of Muslims must mean one thing – oppression. This oppression comes from the West, and in particular Israel and America. No proof required.
Sweden’s reputation as a tolerant, liberal nation is being threatened by a steep [...]

Chinese slowdown is biggest threat to prosperity, says WEF – Times Online

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Economy, Capital Markets, China, Faces, Future World, Global Commodity, Lead, Mankind, prosperity, S Trading, Sharp, Slowdown, Social Unrest, Trading Partners, Unemployment, World Economic Forum

A sharp slowdown in China is one of the biggest threats to future prosperity, the World Economic Forum said in its latest assessment of the risks that mankind faces.
A slowdown could lead to serious unemployment and social unrest in China and badly hit the country’s trading partners, as well as global commodity and capital markets,…
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The Coming Crisis in China – MoneyShow.com

Posted by Matt in November 3rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Favorites, 60th Anniversary, Anniversary Party, China Economy, China S Economy, Communist Party Rule, Dignitaries, Face, Leadership, Moneyshow, Overcapacity, Sharp, Slowdown, Train Wreck

China’s economy may face big problems as overcapacity and overheated bank lending result in a sharp slowdown.
As China’s leadership celebrates the 60th anniversary of Communist party rule, I wonder how many party dignitaries realize the potential economic train wreck coming at them.
The Coming Crisis in China – MoneyShow.com

Heroin addiction spreads like wildfire in Russia — latimes.com

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

Published in Russia, Asian Nations, Dope, Heroin Addict, Heroin Addiction, Invasion Of Afghanistan, Latimes, moscow, Poppy Cultivation, Russia, Russian Border, Sharp, tajikistan, Wildfire

He’s the son of middle-class, college-educated engineers; he studied at a good university and became a truck sales manager in Moscow. He’s also a 28-year-old heroin addict.
In the years since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan triggered a sharp increase in poppy cultivation, Russia has been flooded with heroin. The dope has crept along a drug [...]

Russia to build missile defence shield and renew nuclear deterrence

Posted by Matt in September 26th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, Air And Space, Armed Forces, Defences, Escalation, Hartford Courant, International Herald Tribune, Medvedev, Miamiherald, Military Actions, Military Chiefs, Military Readiness, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Missile Defence Shield, New York Times, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Deterrent, Nuclear Overhaul, Nuclear War, Renovation, Reuters, Rhetoric, Russia, Russian Leaders, Russiatoday, Sharp, Spheres Of Influence, Star Tribune, Wholesale

In a sharp escalation of military rhetoric, Mr Medvedev ordered a wholesale renovation of Russia’s nuclear deterrence and told military chiefs to draw up plans to reorganise the armed forces by December.
He said that Russia must modernise its nuclear defences within eight years, including the creation of a “system of air and space defence”.
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Russian defense budget may rise 25 percent in 2009

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

Published in Military, Russia, Battlefield, Cold-War, Council On Foreign Relations, Defence Spending, Defense Budget, Defense Spending, European Union, Latin-America, Military Exercises, Navy, Posture, Profile, Russia, Russian Defense, Russian Lawmakers, Sharp, Telegraph, United States

Russian lawmakers gave preliminary approval Friday to a 25 percent hike in defense spending — a sharp increase for Russia’s military that comes only a month after it crushed Georgia on the battlefield.
The boost in defense spending for 2009 fits in with Russia’s recent defiant posture toward the West, a stance that has seen relations [...]

Why the Kremlin Is So Scared of Ukraine

Posted by Matt in July 2nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, Unhelpful, Centuries, Contrary, Current, Deterioration, Historians, Ivan Iii, kremlin, Magnetic Attraction, Momentum, Relationship, Repulsion, Rock Bottom, Russia, Sharp, Tsar Ivan, Ukraine

Russia and the West are losing each other yet again. The magnetic attraction and repulsion between the two has been going on for centuries. Indeed, historians have counted as many as 25 of these cycles since the reign of Tsar Ivan III.
In the past, however, the Kremlin’s sharp anti-Western turns were reversed — usually out [...]

Energy Watchdog Warns Of Oil-Production Crunch

Posted by Matt in May 22nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Energy, Attempt, Bottom Line, Crunch, Downward Revision, International Energy Agency, Oil Companies, Oil Fields, Oil Production, Oil Supply, Paris International, Pessimism, Sharp, Watchdog, Wsj

The world’s premier energy monitor is preparing a sharp downward revision of its oil-supply forecast, a shift that reflects deepening pessimism over whether oil companies can keep abreast of booming demand.
The Paris-based International Energy Agency is in the middle of its first attempt to comprehensively assess the condition of the world’s top 400 oil fields. [...]