Economy still on life support, Says chief North American economist at Merrill Lynch

Posted by Matt in March 10th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, American Economist, American Economy, David Rosenberg, Forecaster, Last September, Merrill Lynch, Victory

“The economy is still on life support,” says Harris, who took over as chief North American economist at Merrill Lynch last September from David Rosenberg. “It’s a long way to go before we start thinking things are OK.”
Too early to declare victory, top forecaster says Forecaster of the Month – MarketWatch

Yanukovych declares victory in Ukrainian vote – Yahoo! News

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

Published in general, democracy, Exit Polls, Foe, Narrow Lead, Opponent, Opposition Leader, Orange Revolution, Presidential Runoff, Prime Minister, Protesters, Protests, Russian Opposition, Ukraine, Ukrainian News, Victory, Viktor Yanukovych, Vote, Yahoo, Yahoo News, Yulia Tymoshenko

Pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych declared victory in Ukraine’s presidential runoff but his opponent rejected the claim, saying the vote was too close to call.
Exit polls showed Yanukovych — the main foe of protesters in Ukraine’s 2004 Orange Revolution — with a narrow lead in Sunday’s vote over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a key figure [...]

Heatwaves, a guerrilla trade war and victory for Brazil: welcome to 2010 – FT.Com

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

Published in Forecasts, Brazil, Chips, Egos, Financial Times, Guerrilla, Misses, Pundits, Punt, Reflection, Reputations, Stake, Trade War, Victory, Wits

Once again, the Financial Times’ top pundits have assembled to pit their wits against the fickle future. Some of them are recklessly putting years of calm reflection and carefully built reputations at stake, piling up their chips on what they foresee for 2010. Others are simply taking a punt, going for broke as they scramble [...]

Iran and Hezbollah Prepare for Pre-Emptive War | Sonoran Weekly Review

Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Act, Ghajar, Golan, hezbollah, invasion, Iran, iranians, Last Time, Prelude, Propaganda Machine, Repercussions, Sheba, Syrians, Victory

The word is they plan to take out Israeli bases in a prelude to invasion in the Sheba’a Farms, Ghajar, and the Seven Villages region of the Golan. Any invasion, attack, or even a successful victory there would only embolden the Iranians, Syrians, and others to act on other unknown plans. Remember, Hezballah declared victory [...]

Buying time / A victory in Iran’s war of attrition – Haaretz – Israel News

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

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Advertisement, Blow, Buying Time, Draft Agreement, haaretz, Iran Nuclear, Islamic Republic, Israel, Israel News, Leaves, Lot, Military Action, Nuclear Program, Question Marks, United States, Victory, War News, War Of Attrition

The already distant option of military action against Iran drew even further away yesterday, as a draft agreement on Iran’s nuclear program dealt a serious blow to chances that the United States will attack Iran.
The full draft of the agreement between six world powers and Iran is still to be published, and the little we [...]

Russia and Islam are not Separate: Why Russia backs Al-Qaeda by Konstantin Preobrazhensky

Posted by Matt in September 24th, 2009 | 3 comments

Published in Russia, Al-Qaeda, American Attitudes, Distinction, Global Threat, Islam, Islamic Terrorism, KGB, Konstantin Preobrazhensky, Logical Connection, Manipulation, Russia, Victory, World Communism

A key distinction between Russian and American attitudes towards Islamic terrorism is that while for America terrorism is largely seen as an exterior menace, Russia uses terrorism as an object as a tool of the state for manipulation in and outside the home country. Islamic terrorism is only part of the world of terrorism. Long [...]

Putin until 2024? -Times Online

Posted by Matt in September 12th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, academics, Annual Meeting, climate change, Economy, inflation, Medvedev, Polluters, President Putin, Russia, Six Years, Victory, Vladimir Putin, Western Journalists

Vladimir Putin has often used an annual meeting with Western journalists and academics to set out his views on the world, on Russia and on himself. This year he told The Times and a few other papers that Russia needed to lower inflation and hold down the rouble exchange to revive the battered economy. He [...]

Anthony H. Cordesman – A Chance to Avoid Defeat in Afghanistan – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in August 31st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Afghanistan, Assessment Group, LOST, Stanley, Three Months, United States, Victory, War Afghanistan, War In Afghanistan, Washingtonpost

The United States cannot win the war in Afghanistan in the next three months — any form of even limited victory will take years of further effort. It can, however, easily lose the war. I did not see any simple paths to victory while serving on the assessment group that advised the new U.S. commander, [...]

Irag: Going, Ready or Not – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in August 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Middle East, American Forces, Blog, British Forces In Iraq, iraq, Iraq War, Iraqi City, Iraqi Forces, Iraqi Government, Modern History, Nytimes, Remarkable Moment, Victory, Worries

The withdrawal of American forces from Iraqi city centers is a remarkable moment in Iraq’s modern history. The Iraqi government publicly celebrated that event as never before, linking it to the 1920 revolution against British forces in Iraq, and describing it as “the day of victory.”
But Iraqis have their worries: was the American withdrawal real, [...]