20 Reasons Why The U.S. Economy Is Dying And Is Simply Not Going To Recover

Posted by Matt in February 5th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Black Hole, Economic Growth, Economy, Nasty, People, prosperity, Recession, Total Meltdown, Truth

Even though the U.S. financial systemnearly experienced a total meltdown in late 2008, the truth is that most Americans simply have no idea what is happening to the U.S. economy. Most people seem to think that the nasty little recession that we have just been through is almost over and that we will be [...]

U.N. Official Says Iran Inquiry Is at ‘a Dead End’ – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in November 26th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Investigators, Iran, Nuclear Weapons Design, Nytimes, Truth, United Nations, Watchdog

The director general of the United Nations nuclear watchdog declared in unusually blunt language on Thursday that Iran had stonewalled investigators about evidence that the country had worked on nuclear weapons design, and that his efforts to reveal the truth had “effectively reached a dead end.”
U.N. Official Says Iran Inquiry Is at ‘a Dead End’ [...]

We’ve Been Talking to Iran for 30 Years – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in September 30th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Geneva, Iranian Leaders, iranians, Misconception, National Defense University, Obama, Place Tomorrow, Robert Gates, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates, Talks With Iran, Truth, Wsj

The Obama administration’s talks with Iran—set to take place tomorrow in Geneva—are accompanied by an almost universally accepted misconception: that previous American administrations refused to negotiate with Iranian leaders. The truth, as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said last October at the National Defense University, is that “every administration since 1979 has reached out to [...]

Mexico’s Mystery: Why Is Swine Flu Deadlier There?

Posted by Matt in May 2nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Disease, Mexico, Asia, Avian Flu, Domestic Birds, Flu, Flu Viruses, H5n1 Avian Flu, Mexico, Mystery, Pigs, Swine Flu, Truth, Virus, Wild Birds

But the truth is that even though the virus is referred to as swine flu, researchers do not yet know for sure that the A/H1N1 virus actually originated in pigs. There’s been no evidence yet of pigs getting sick in either Mexico or the U.S. (Despite several countries’ bans on pork imports, it’s important to [...]

For Housing Crisis, the End Probably Isn’t Near

Posted by Matt in April 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, Financial, Auctions, Closest Thing, Crystal Ball, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, House Prices, House Values, Housing, Housing Statistics, Real Estate, Truth

The closest thing to a real estate crystal ball in the last few years has been the house auctions that are regularly held around the country.
In 2006 and early 2007, the official housing statistics were still showing that house prices were holding up. But that was largely because so many sellers were refusing to sell. [...]

Europe and America in the shadows as a new era dawns

Posted by Matt in October 25th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Uncategorized, Array, Centuries, Cold-War, Collapse Of The Soviet Union, Economic Domination, Emperor Augustus, Europe And America, Europeans, Global Economy, New Era, Roman Empire, superpower, Truth, Unique Power, United States, Watershed, World History

‘The United States is not just a superpower. It is a super-dooper power,” I was told shortly after the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. There was considerable truth in this claim. Never since the Roman Empire, under the Emperor Augustus 2,000 years ago, had one state appeared so [...]

The new cold war era

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

Published in New Cold War, Russia, British Statesman, Cold-War, Dangerous Opponent, Deluge, Demonstration, Fermanagh, Head Of State, Ireland, Leonid Brezhnev, New Cold War, New Era, Overwhelming Crisis, Political Map, Russian Prime Minister, Steeples, Truth, Vladimir Putin, Winston Churchill, World Economy, World War

The often repeated refrain “we don’t want to be in another cold war” is nonsense – we are in one. And Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is a much more dangerous opponent than dozy old former head of state Leonid Brezhnev. However, the latest demonstration of this truth in Georgia is only a week old, [...]

Western flattery ignores the dark reality of Russia

Posted by Matt in July 10th, 2008 | 1 comment

Published in Russia, West, Contradictory Statements, Dark Reality, democracy, Dmitri Medvedev, Europe, Flattery, G-8, George Orwell, High Profile, Phrase, Political Competition, Pundits, Role Reversal, Russia, Russian President, Russian State, Truth, Western Politicians

Recently we have witnessed a flurry of high-profile and contradictory statements on the Russian state. In a role reversal, Russia’s leaders have been abnormally candid while several prominent western politicians and pundits have lavished undeserved praise.
Russian president Dmitri Medvedev was bold enough last week to state that democracy is irrelevant to the Group of Eight [...]

When Will Israel and Iran Reach the Point of No Return?

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

Published in Iran, Israel, War, Attack, Front Page, Iran, Israel, Israeli Press, Job, New York Times, Nuclear Capability, Point Of No Return, Truth

The truth is that Israel might invade Iran, but only when there is no other alternative, only if the international community falls down on its job and allows Iran to achieve independent nuclear capability. That time is not now. And should that time come, Israel will not announce it anywhere, not in the Israeli press, [...]

Nuclear Vacationing: Next Year in North Korea?

Posted by Matt in June 13th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Beaten Track, Bikini Atoll, Budget, Hanford, Iran, North-Korea, Nuclear Submarine Base, Plants, Sequel, Truth, Weaponry, Wish List, Wrecks

We spent two years visiting off-the-beaten track nuclear sites for our new book, A Nuclear Vacation: Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry. But we’re often asked: Why didn’t you visit the former plutonium productions plants at Hanford? What about the Bangor nuclear submarine base? Will you be diving the atomic wrecks in Bikini Atoll?
The [...]