While the attention of the media is on Crimea., Mr. Putin may be extending his grip closer, much closer to home.’ Does the world really need another canal connecting the Pacific to the Atlantic? In June 2013, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega granted a a50 year concession to a mysterious[...]
Posts Tagged ‘war’
May 27th, 2014 - 9:54 am § in Hypocrisy
Female Grunts Offend Gurkhas
British Army Gurkhas refuse to fight alongside women recruits First it was no American woman qualifying to be a combat marine. Now, Nepalese women can already join the British Army but they cannot serve with the Gurkhas who say the presence of females in the regiment would destroy the comradeship.[...]
May 14th, 2014 - 10:45 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Gas weapons still in use by Syria!
Syrian Regime Hasn’t Abandoned Chemical Weapons Despite its pledge to eliminate chemical weapons, the Assad regime is attacking towns and villages with chlorine gas bombs. SPIEGEL visited the communities hit by the most recent bombings to interview victims, doctors and eyewitnesses. By Christo[...]
March 5th, 2014 - 1:26 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Israel Intercepts Iranian Shipment of Rockets to Hamas in Gaza
The Israel Navy intercepted an Iranian arms smuggling ship carrying dozens of long-range rockets to Gaza near Port Sudan early on Wednesday. The crew is in Israeli custody, and the ship is being towed by the Navy to Eilat, where it is expected to arrive in the coming days. The rockets originated i[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Ukraine
Obama Pulls Out Of G8… Making Russia Pay Not So Simple … They’ve ‘Been Willing To Pay The Price’… Calls For U.S. Ambassador Recall… Russian Warships Spotted… ‘Could Turn Bloody, Very Quickly’… What Putin’s Really Up To… �[...]
PRESIDENT ROMNEY: Sarah Palin’s amazing success as ambassador to Russia
Paul Hellyer, who used to be Canada’s defense minister, has met with Ambassador Sarah Palin to discuss his ideas about mutual disarmament btween Russia, China and the USA. Ms. Palin, having recently emerged as a hunting buddy with President Putin, has begun to take a prominent role on hostin[...]
CHINA: Imperialism
Is Beijing set to invade an island in the South China Sea “illegally occupied” by US ally the Philippines? Image: People’s Liberation Army Marines (Wikimedia Commons). The article originally appeared at qianzhan.com under the headline, ‘Sudden major move of Chinese troops this year to r[...]
January 3rd, 2014 - 5:16 pm § in Misc.
Victory in Iraqistan
Qaeda Militants in Iraq Claim Falluja as Independent State By YASIR GHAZI and TIM ARANGO After what appeared to be a morning lull Friday, Sunni fighters destroyed the police headquarters and mayor’s office as violence resumed. Syrian Rebels and Qaeda Fighters Clash 4:53 PM ET[...]