In 1972, in Beijing, Henry Kissinger asked Chou En-lai, the then Chinese foreign minister if he thought the French Revolution of 1789 had benefited humanity. “We Chinese feel it is too soon […]
The EU, Emasculated Union
Alas, once again the EU is displaying its lack of resolve and inability to cut the umbilical cord with the United States. The US appoints Bolton as Ambassador to the UN, a […]
United States Foreign Policy Blunders Update 2 – confrontation vs. accomnodation
In an article from the Asia Times, Mr. Chalmers supports (at great length) essentially what I wrote in my post “Help Wanted – a Political Oculist” regarding the misguided policy of both […]
China, Greenspan rub salt on dollar wound
China, Greenspan rub salt on dollar wound Dollar jitters continue, with none other than Alan Greenspan now warning that the party may be over for the greenback as foreign investors tire of […]
The Geopolitics of Energy, Food and China
The link below should be read by all, and in particular by the eco spoofers, the ones who accuse those concerned with ecology as being nothing more than Chicken Littles crying “the […]
America’s Deficits, Debts and Diplomacy Part 2
I refer the readers to my post of 18 February in which I wrote of the risk of America financing its debt by selling T-Notes to foreign governments and financial institutions. Last […]
Lebanon: be careful what you wish for…Part 3
In the ongoing series of “be careful what you wish for, you may get it!” I would like to raise the current topic of Lebanon for consideration. In the past several days […]
Saudi Arabia: be careful what you wish for Part 2
This is the second of a series of “be careful what you wish for” posts, the first dealt with Iraq. This one has to do with Saudi Arabia and its role in […]
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