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The Financial Crisis, Osama bin Laden and His Prophecy - Die Zeit
The Moderate Voice | 18 hours ago
An interesting narrative surrounding the financial crisis that hasn’t gotten much attention is this: Is the near fiscal collapse of the United States the fulfillment of Osama bin Laden’s original plans for the downfall of the United Stat read more
No Point in Complaining that Credit Crisis ‘Isn’t Our Fault…
The Moderate Voice | October 8th 2008
‘THE RETURN OF FAITH’ [Het Parool, The Netherlands] With finger-pointing over the global financial crisis rapidly spreading, William Waack of Brazil’s O Globo warns that developing countries are in no way shielded from the effects read more
The scientific tourist #41 — MiG-15
Sorting out Science | October 6th 2008 by Sam Wise
This week's image comes to you from the San Diego Air & Space Museum -- it's a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 fighter... read more
A Bitter Harvest
Reflections | October 5th 2008 by Deepak Tripathi
Deepak Tripathi [Source: Special to History News Network, George Mason University, Virginia, 5 October 2008] The audacity of recent attacks by the Taleban and their Al-Qaeda allies in Pakistan and Afghanistan has caused alarm in the region and beyo read more
Defense Chief in Colombian Warns Against Russian Military Presenc…
Net News Publisher | October 4th 2008 by Terry
Colombia’s defense minister said on Saturday that Russia’s increasing military presence in Latin America would lead to a return to the Cold War. “Russia, with its 16,000 nuclear bombs, has a great desire to be a key player in the wo read more
News: The Forgotten Wars...
The Road To The Horizon | October 3rd 2008 by Peter Casier
Most people in the UK are unaware of major conflict zones around the world, according to a new survey by the British Red Cross.The survey was carried out to discover how much the British public knows about armed conflicts ahead of the Red Cross’ Ci read more
Graphic Novel Review - The Watchmen
Logos Y Titulos | October 3rd 2008 by Manuel
The graphic novel world has a variety of subjects for one to read. Most of them are easy reads that combine a quick story with some nice graphics. Sometimes what you get to read is so complex yet well structured that it hits you like a ton of br read more
American Presidential Candidates May have Dramatically Different…
Net News Publisher | October 2nd 2008 by Terry
The American presidential candidates may have dramatically different world views, but both are “men of the Pacific,” a major Australian political figure and academic said here last week in an address on U.S.-Australia relations. Kim Beazley, the read more
Imperial America: success or failure
Reflections | October 1st 2008 by Deepak Tripathi
Deepak Tripathi In a period of unprecedented financial upheaval, the recent surge in violence in South Asia is perhaps receiving less notice in the west than it deserves. The audacity of attacks by the Taleban and their Al-Qaeda allies in Pakistan an read more
Our Favorite Nuke Songs
Trapped In The 80s Moms | September 30th 2008 by kara
To carry over from yesterday's topic, you can see how prevalent fear of a nuclear Armageddon was in the 1980's just by perusing our music. There are so many songs that reference nukes, or that have themes many suspect are referencing the cold war cli read more
BROWN VALUES ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISTS MORE THAN GURKHAS
Caledonian Comment | September 30th 2008 by Caledonian Jim
Gurkha veterans (like the gentlemen pictured above) who were refused visas to settle in the UK because they retired from their regiment before 1997 were treated unlawfully and the policy used to reject them was misleading, a UK High Court judge rul read more
The Power Of Nightmares (2004)
Critical Docs | September 30th 2008
The Rise of the Politics of Fear The films compare the rise of the Neo-Conservative movement in the United States and the radical Islamist movement, making comparisons on their origins and claiming similarities between the two. More controversially read more
Humor amidst the tension
The 8th Circle | September 30th 2008 by The 8th Circle
The Onion compiled a list of Cold War behavior by Russia in recent years. Below is an excerpt. For a full list see Russia Engages in Saber Rattling . I have to note though that the last one (in the full list) is not as funny as it would have be read more
'The Day After' - Our Worst Nightmare
Trapped In The 80s Moms | September 30th 2008 by kara
Today, the spectre of terrorism hangs over the heads of our children and terrorizes them on a daily basis with worry. When we were kids, we had the threat of something even more insidious - nuclear annihilation.That is not to imply that terrorists co read more
Berlin, a City Divided
Sightseeing Tours Around The World | September 29th 2008 by Ryan
Have you ever wondered what precipitated the building of the Berlin Wall and why it eventually fell? If you are interested in learning the history of the wall and getting to see it up close, take the Berlin Wall & Cold War Bike Tour. You will l read more
The scientific tourist #40 — Gemini B
Sorting out Science | September 29th 2008 by Sam Wise
This week's pictures come to you from the Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio -- they're of a "Gemini B" capsule... read more
Which world leader should the next president meet in the Oval Off…
The World We'll Inherit | September 29th 2008 by Brian Edwards
Much has been made by Republicans and many pundits about Barack Obama's willingness to have diplomatic-level conversations, and even personal policy discussions with leaders of countries that have been long-standing enemies such as Iran's Mahmou read more
Sergey Lavrov Calls UIN to Take Measures to Avoid War Propaganda…
News about Georgia | September 28th 2008 by dito
Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation calls the UN to take measures in order to avoid war propaganda by communication media.The Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation made the following statement in his speech held at the read more
Barack Needs to Get Chippy with a Condescending McCain
Cranky Blog | September 27th 2008 by tucker
Barack Obama needs to get a little spark of nastiness with John McCain. He stands there debating him as an equal while McCain treats him like a kid in the principal’s office. Obama has the intellect and the knowledge to slam him, to challenge hi read more
We need a Cold War
The Liberty Cafe | September 26th 2008 by rodsblogs
There was a time when the people of the United States of America were united on victory. There was a time when “We the People” wanted to be on top and win. We were united in telling ourselves that sometimes sacrifice was needed in order to win read more
Russian President Ups Security At New Home As New Cold War Hots U…
The Global News Terrorists | September 26th 2008 by Gregory Brennan
Russian President Dimitry Medvedev inspects the finishing on the doors of his new home atop of a 100 foot deep bunker complex Mr Medvedev stated “After a spate of burglaries I have improved the security of my new home.” “In addition it is pure read more
The Internet: My Drug of Choice?
Rotten Little Girls | September 24th 2008 by Dollface
StumbleUpon is my newest obsession. It is truly amazing how well this creation knows me; I am absolutely enthralled with the sites to which it directs me. And now when I sign on to my Amazon account, it shows me items that I might want to purchase read more
Colin Powell Discusses Georgia Conflict
Mirror On America | September 23rd 2008
Powell joins the World of the sane with his assessment of the conflict in Georgia. He hinted that McCain's response was hasty. read more
WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED?:
BrothersJudd Blog | September 23rd 2008 by Stephen Judd
The End of a Lie (Ronald Radosh, 9/22/08, FrontPageMagazine.com) [I]t seemed that Michael and Robert Meeropol had finally accepted the truth that their father was a Soviet agent. By Friday September 19th, however, they paused and returned again to th read more
The Trap (2007)
Critical Docs | September 22nd 2008
What Happened to Our Dreams of Freedom What Happened to Our Dreams of Freedom? - In his three part documentary series Adam Curtis tries to answer this question by asking another question - What happened to our concept of freedom? - The answer to th read more
Modern Cold War Milestones
Topix: Trivia | September 22nd 2008 by Michael Foxworth
Today is Sunday, Sept. 21, the 265th day of 2008. There are 101 days left in the year......Five years ago: Former Citigroup CEO John S. Reed was named temporary head of the New York Stock exchange. Paul Martin was elected by Canada's Liberal Party t read more
The Good German (2006) R 105min
Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions | September 21st 2008 by Maxim
The Good German (2006) Steven Soderbergh (Good Night, and Good Luck, A Scanner Darkly) directed this 2006 after-WWII drama starring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Jerry Maguire based on Joseph Kanon’s novel. The plot: July 19 read more
Paint it Red
is there a book in this blog? | September 21st 2008 by Three Monkeys
“‘Modern art is actually a means of espionage. … If you know how to read them, modern paintings will disclose the weak spots in US fortifications, and such crucial constructions as Boulder Dam.’” This is not the paranoid read more
Senator Obama. The You Tube video removed from his web site. He i…
Orange Juice! | September 21st 2008 by Sarah Michelle Spinosa
As I drove to Santa Ana to attend a fund raiser for Juice blog founder Art Pedroza, candidate for Santa Ana city council, I heard Tammy Bruce on KABC radio speaking to a caller regarding a You Tube clip that was removed from Senator Obama’s web read more
Is Russia Renewing The Cold War With Words And Actions ?
Disaster Preparedness Blog | September 19th 2008 by Keith Erwood
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