AFP: US, Russia ‘on the verge’ of nuclear treaty: Burns

Posted by Matt in January 14th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Afp, Burns, Nuclear Treaty, Russia, Us Embassy In Moscow, Verge

“We’re on the verge of completing the agreement and … I’m optimistic that we’ll complete it soon,” Burns said, according to the transcript of an interview released by the US Embassy in Moscow as he was visiting Russia.
AFP: US, Russia ‘on the verge’ of nuclear treaty: Burns

Europe’s looming demise – Washington Times

Posted by Matt in January 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, Favorites, Islam, Continent, Demise, Destiny, Europe, Freedom, Friends, Netherlands, Parents, Populist Party, Profound Changes, Ronald Reagan, United States, Verge, Washington Times, Years Of Darkness

“The Europe as you know it from visiting, from your parents or friends is on the verge of collapsing,” Geert Wilders said in a speech in the United States last year.
The leader of the Netherlands’ populist Party for Freedom added: “We are now witnessing profound changes that will forever alter Europe’s destiny and might send [...]

World May Be Entering a New Age of Peace – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in December 28th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Geopolitical, AgeofPeace, Collapse, Economic Crisis, Economist, Excesses, Forest Fires, Forests, John Mueller, Millennia, Newsweek, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear War, Ohio State University, Peace, Political Scientist, Relative Calm, Stable Period, Stock Market, Stock Markets, Traditional War, Underbrush, Verge

Anybody that thinks war is on the way out is delusional.
As I have explained in prior posts, societies collapse into war and follow the power law just like forest fires, stock markets and sandpiles. This is due to excesses that gradually build up during the stable period. Sand builds up too high. Forests build up [...]

Rice crisis may loom in Asia — Michael Richardson

Posted by Matt in December 23rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Asia, food, Asia, Australia India, Countries, Crop Land, Crop Losses, Decades, food, Global Population, Grain Rice, International Trade, Michael Richardson, One Fifth, Philippines, Price Surge, Rice, Rice Importer, Rice Price, Verge

But Asia may be on the verge of another destabilising rice price surge following big weather-related crop losses in India, the Philippines and Australia.
India, which sustains almost 20 per cent of the global population with 3 per cent of the world’s crop land, is set to become a net rice importer for the first time [...]

The Story of ‘Operation Orchard’: How Israel Destroyed Syria’s Al Kibar Nuclear Reactor – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International

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

Published in Israel, Nuclear, Syria, Act Of War, AlKibarNuclearReactor, Ammunition, Clandestine Operation, Fighter Pilots, Final Warning, iranians, Israelis, Jewish State, News International, North Korean, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Reactor, Nuclear Weapons Program, OperationOrchard, Orchard, Sorts, Spiegel, Spiegel Online, Suspected Nuclear Weapons Program, tehran, Verge

To this day, Syria and Israel, two countries that have technically been at war since the founding of the Jewish state in 1948, have largely adhered to a bizarre policy of downplaying what was clearly an act of war. Gradually it became clear that the fighter pilots did not drop some random ammunition over empty [...]

U.S. Fiscal Policy on Path to Sovereign Debt Default

Posted by Matt in October 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, U.S., American Enterprise Institute, American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research, American Homeowners, Cash Basis, Course Gold, Currency Crisis, Debt Default, Debt Indicators, Deficit Spending, Economic Outlook, Economic Scenario, Financial Crisis, Fiscal Impact, Fiscal Policies, Fiscal Policy, Global Financial Crisis, Gold, Obama, Outlook 9, Point Of No Return, Sovereign Debt, Time Horizon, Verge

This article paints a grim picture for the future of America. Irresponsible fiscal policies are finally starting to catch up to the adult generations alive today. That means there will be no passing on of your problems to your childern, but rather they will directly impact you.
America is on path to debt default.
Some bullets from [...]

India’s developing mutliple-warhead missile: India Today

Posted by Matt in October 16th, 2009 | no comment

Published in India, Defence Research, Deploy, Development Organisation, Drdo, India Business, India Country, India Cricket, India News, India Today, India World, Latest Breaking News, Latest News, Missile, Missiles, News From India, News India, Research And Development, Verge, Warhead, World Business

The country is on the verge of getting one as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is validating technologies that will help India deploy multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRV) on its missiles.
India’s developing mutliple-warhead missile: India Today – Latest Breaking News from India, World, Business, Cricket, Sports, Bollywood.

Will California become America’s first failed state? | World news | The Observer

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

Published in U.S., Approval Ratings, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Blush, Boundless Opportunities, Budget Deficit, Collapse, Epitome, George W Bush, Housing Bubble, Hunger Strike, Ious, Kevin Starr, Movie Star, Paralysis, Professor Kevin, State Government, Unemployment Rate, Unpaid Leave, Verge, Way Of Life

Los Angeles, 2009: California may be the eighth largest economy in the world, but its state government is issuing IOUs, unemployment is at its highest in 70 years, and teachers are on hunger strike. So what has gone so catastrophically wrong?
But the state that was once held up as the epitome of the boundless opportunities [...]

The Next Chinese Revolution

Posted by Matt in October 5th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, 60th Anniversary, Chinese Revolution, Communist Party, Economic Growth, Economic Inequality, Far Eastern Economic Review, Job Losses, Military Parades, Political Upheaval, Republic Of China, Slowdown, Speeches, Troubled Economy, Verge

Posted October 1, 2009
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. There will be massive military parades and many speeches by the leaders of the Communist Party. But no one will mention the very real possibility of political upheaval in the near future, or the economic inequality, job losses and slowdown in [...]

The View from Khabarovsk: Russia’s End – TIME

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

Published in Russia, Calm, Chaos, Economic Forum, Fear, Implosion, Josef Stalin, Khabarovsk Russia, kremlin, moscow, Political Upheavals, Russian Far East, Russians, Strongman, Time Zones, Verge

Russians perennially fear that Russia will fall apart. The country is so big and so unwieldy that it seems always on the verge of implosion — like a bolshaya deryevna, or big village, riddled with ethnic fissures and political upheavals, always teetering between calm and chaos. Hence the appeal of the strongman — say, Josef [...]