NATO's War on Libya is Directed against China: AFRICOM and the Threat to China's National Energy Security
by F. William Engdahl
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Shakedown Complaint Misses the Point but Highlights a Need
Shakedown Complaint Misses the Point but Highlights a Need
But Senators Levin and Stabenow have a legitimate concern. For while it may be OK for U.S. companies to sell their technology and know-how to China, the terms of those sales will be negotiated and determined by the relative negotiating leverage of the parties to the transaction. Here U.S. companies, which negotiate deals independently with Chinese counterparts that are often government-owned or government-directed, are at a serious disadvantage. The leverage held by the Chinese party (i.e., access to a market comprising one quarter of the earth’s population) is huge. General Motors is a large and sophisticated company that can probably take care of itself. But for the vast majority of U.S. companies facing requests for technology transfer, it is a one-sided negotiation. This should rightfully concern Senator Levin and Senator Stabenow, as the “green” technology and know-how being traded away on unfavorable terms may well have been developed with U.S. taxpayer dollars.
The Federal Reserve has Just Entered the Counterespionage Era and Will be Monitoring Everything Written About It Anywhere in the World
'Ground Zero mosque' opens, no one notices
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'Ground Zero mosque' opens, no one notices
By Jamil Smith
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Saudi Arabia gives women right to vote
Saudi Arabia gives women right to vote
Saudi women will have the right to stand for office and vote in future local elections, says King Abdullah
Palestinian Christians Given Short Shrift by U.S. Christian Zionists
Palestinian Christians Given Short Shrift by U.S. Christian Zionists
Banking Systems Most Exposed to PIIGS Nations - 3,2 trillion USD
Banking Systems Most Exposed to PIIGS Nations - 3,2 trillion USD
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Is Ron Paul Anti-War? - Fox News Video - Fox News
Is Ron Paul Anti-War? - Fox News Video - Fox News
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Is America an exemplar of democracy or a hypocrite?
Is America an exemplar of democracy or a hypocrite?
Using its veto like a bully, the US is penalising the Palestinians for acting independently
- By Fawaz Turki, Special to Gulf News
Uncle Sam and the Saudi Split
Uncle Sam and the Saudi Split
David Ottaway, Foreign Policy
Saudi Arabia, the Arab world';s richest and most powerful state, is once again at loggerheads with the United States, its longtime patron, oil customer, and weapons dealer. The current split opened with the U.S. abandonment of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in January and widened as President Barack Obama's administration haltingly embraced pro-democracy demands from the Arab street -- a trend the kingdom staunchly and unequivocally opposes.
Saudi Arabia, the Arab world';s richest and most powerful state, is once again at loggerheads with the United States, its longtime patron, oil customer, and weapons dealer. The current split opened with the U.S. abandonment of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in January and widened as President Barack Obama's administration haltingly embraced pro-democracy demands from the Arab street -- a trend the kingdom staunchly and unequivocally opposes.
A power shift in Asia
U.S. Decline Evident in Taiwan Arm Sales
Robert Kaplan, Wash Post
Washington is obsessed with decline: the upshot of the worst economy since the Great Depression, the prospect of massive defense cuts that could signal the end of the American military’s imperial-like reach, the collapse of Arab regimes with which the Pentagon and CIA closely cooperated. But nothing of late quite captures what is going on in terms of a global power shift as much as the U.S. refusal to sell Taiwan new F-16 fighter jets.
Washington is obsessed with decline: the upshot of the worst economy since the Great Depression, the prospect of massive defense cuts that could signal the end of the American military’s imperial-like reach, the collapse of Arab regimes with which the Pentagon and CIA closely cooperated. But nothing of late quite captures what is going on in terms of a global power shift as much as the U.S. refusal to sell Taiwan new F-16 fighter jets.
Ahmadinejad calls for western navies to leave Gulf
Ahmadinejad calls for western navies to leave Gulf by Staff Writers New York (AFP) Sept 23, 2011
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday called on NATO naval forces to withdraw from the Gulf, calling them a threat to security.
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