The amazing Bill Gertz at the Washington Times reports: Evidence outlined in a Pentagon contractor report suggests that financial subversion carried out by unknown parties, such as terrorists or hostile nations, contributed to the 2008 economic crash by covertly using
“Gaddafi’s days are numbered. He will do what Hitler did-he will take his own life,” says former Libyan Justice Minister Mohamed Abud Al Jelell. There are also rumors that he has been shot. Let’s hope it’s sooner rather than later.
In Britain there is a “Chinese language learning craze.” In Egypt there is now strong interest to learn Chinese. In Russia the government proclaimed it “Chinese Language Year.” Israel is boosting the teaching of Chinese, and it thinking seriously about
After Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah declared that he would take over Israel’s Galilee region in a future war and threatened to harm Israeli leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu shot back. While speaking to a group of American Jewish leaders in
Proving that once again nothing pays better than government corruption, The Moscow Times reports: New documents confirm that the Kremlin property chief approved construction of a posh seaside palace rumored to be a residence for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, despite
Report: “Controversial Wikileaks founder Julian Assange allegedly boasted about fathering children all around the world and preferred his conquests to be 22 or under, according to an explosive new book. Former Wikileaks insider Daniel Domscheit-Berg describes Assange as a paranoid
Is this a good sign or not? Wired reports: “Dave Petraeus won’t let up his aerial assault on Afghanistan. After taking the air war to record highs in the fall, coalition aircraft are now flying about 10 bombing missions a
A very astute and interesting observation from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about what is going on in the Middle East. It’s not the only explanation of events in the region, but Iran is enjoying the fact that attention is
Big Peace has been tracking the challenges faced by American energy companies during the Age of Obama. The Wall Street Journal has a new piece today which highlights how the power of American energy companies is on the decline while
Here’s the full statement released at the close of President Hu’s visit to Washington, along with some snarky editorial comments. It’s long on claims of progress, short on actual solutions to festering problems. I’ve put in bold those passages was
Hackers can’t be all bad, eh? Plump and cocky heir apparent to North Korea’s dictatorial hell-hole, Kim Jong Un, had lavish birthday party planned in the Hermit Kingdom. Things didn’t go as planned. The Register (UK) reports: “Hackers compromised North
What exactly is the position of the Obama Administration and the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on the Pentagon budget? Are they going to cut? By how much? No one seems to really know. Foreign Policy has a nice summation
Very interesting piece in Vanity Fair about why the news media has turned on WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange. The story tells us as a lot about Assange..and the news media. Part of the falling out has to do with the
Chavez is in the middle of a diplomatic row with the US. He suggests to end the impasse that the Obama Administration appoint one of Venezuela’s “friends” to the post of Ambassador to his country. The Guardian reports: “Hugo Chávez
