China Buying Up Canadian Energy Riches
A lot of the oil that is supposed to be coming from Canada’s oilsands is ending up under the control of China. The Sino strategy has been to do it slowly, under the radar. But it’s become such a huge
A lot of the oil that is supposed to be coming from Canada’s oilsands is ending up under the control of China. The Sino strategy has been to do it slowly, under the radar. But it’s become such a huge
First, from the Army Times: The Marine Corps’ top general has condemned a web video appearing to show Marines in Afghanistan urinating on dead Taliban fighters, and called for criminal and internal probes into what has quickly mushroomed into an
Remember all the news coverage given to the hysterics carried out by North Koreans after the death of Kim Jong Il? A new report shows that those mourners may have had motivation for their outbursts other than genuine regard for
From the Associated Press: Marching into power? WASHINGTON — Amid near-open conflict between Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership, the Pentagon has neither sought nor received assurances that the Pakistani army won’t stage a coup, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. “This
From the Army Times: The Marine Corps is promising to investigate a disturbing video that appears to show Marines in Afghanistan urinating on the bloody corpses of alleged Taliban fighters, officials at the Pentagon said Wednesday. The video is widely
On Wednesday, another Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated–this time with a magnetic bomb that was attached to the car in which he was traveling by a passing motorcyclist. Israel’s left-wing daily, Ha’aretz, provided a timeline of similar attacks–largely successful–on key
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton, known for his fearless defense of American interests, has just endorsed Gov. Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential primary. [youtube ax5U-v6yLhA] Speaking to host Greta van Susteren on Fox News’s On the Record, Bolton gave
Defying the Obama administration’s emphasis on defense cuts, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) urged the U.S. Navy to build more large warships today, saying that they are necessary to maintaining American defenses against new threats. Building too few large ships, at
This story makes one wonder if Vice President Biden’s remark that “the Taliban is not our enemy” was really a gaffe after all. If “the opening of a Taliban office” in Afghanistan really is on the table, what role does
Late-night host Conan O’Brien takes aim at President Obama’s plans to “streamline” the military through reduced defense spending while the rest of the Congressional budget inflates. From Team Coco: Which begs the question: if they’re telecommuting anyway, how long til
Jackson Diehl of the Washington Post has a devastating take down of Obama’s failures in foreign policy. An excerpt: Peace Prize winner, foreign policy failure? Here again there appears to be a disconnect between Obama’s 1970s-vintage ideas and the real
From the Associated Press: TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday, in a case adding to the accelerating tension between the United
(AFP) The United States will respond if Iran tries to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Gulf, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Sunday, saying such a move would cross a “red line.” “We made
(AFP) The head of Nigeria’s Christians has warned that deadly attacks on churches and faithful suggest “religious cleansing” and compared the violence to the run-up to the 1960s civil war. Ayo Oritsejafor, head of the Christian Association of Nigeria, also
MEMRI reports that U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman published an op-ed in the English version of Al-Hayat last week, pledging the Obama administration’s commitment to reach out to Islamist political parties coming to power
From the Army Times: “Young veterans continue to have problems finding jobs even as the overall economy is improving, according to Friday’s employment situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent in
Fresh off his impressive finish in the Iowa caucuses on Tuesday, Rick Santorum criticized Obama’s foreign policy with some of the harshest words we’ve heard this entire campaign season: You could certainly go down the route that he’s intentionally trying
A spate of attacks against Shiite pilgrims and neighbourhoods in Iraq killed at least 53 people on Thursday as the country grapples with a weeks-long political row that has stoked sectarian tensions. The violence, which wounded more than 100, was
From today’s speech by President Barack Obama on the Defense Strategic Review: Some will no doubt say that the spending reductions are too big; others will say that they’re too small. It will be easy to take issue with a
From Army Times: The National Guard Bureau’s top officer is now a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A provision in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law Dec. 31 by President Obama, adds the Guard leader
From the Stonegate Institute: At year end, 2011, as Americans emptied their wallets at the gas pump and crude oil reached almost $100 a barrel, OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia reported an $81.6 billion 2011 budget surplus. The White House action
Finally, some honesty. LONDON (AP) – Prime Minister David Cameron issued a blunt message to Britons on Monday, saying that though the Summer Olympics and the queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration will raise the country’s profile 2012 will still be a
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi said on Monday that snipers and gunfire remain in Syrian cities and called for an immediate halt to the shootings, in his first remarks since Arab monitors were deployed. “There are still snipers and gunfire.
From Reuters: Iran will fire long-range missiles during a naval drill in the Gulf on Saturday, a semi-official news agency reported, a show of force at a time when Iran has threatened to close shipping lanes if the West imposes
BEIRUT (AP) — In the largest protests Syria has seen in months, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Friday in a display of defiance to show an Arab League observer mission the strength of the opposition movement.
