Chinese Sub Pops Up in Middle of U.S. Navy Exercise

When the U.S. Navy deploys a battle fleet on exercises, it takes the security of its aircraft carriers very seriously indeed. At least a dozen warships provide a physical guard while the technical wizardry of the world’s only military superpower offers an invisible shield to detect and deter any intruders. That is the theory. Or, rather, was the... Read more...

China Lashes Fed Easing as Risk to Global Recovery

China said on Thursday that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s move to ease monetary policy risked undermining the global economic recovery, adding that Washington “should not force others to take medicine for its own disease”. A senior Chinese central bank official told reporters at the G20 summit in Seoul that the Fed’s move had caused... Read more...

Seoul’s G20 Summit Fails to Deliver

There will be no pact on global trade imbalances at the Group of 20 summit because China and the US, or “G2″, are locked in opposition. A British official today also conceded the G20 summit in the South Korean capital of Seoul would not come to an agreement on specific targets or a timetable to resolve the current account imbalances between... Read more...

Mounting US War Threats Against Iran

Leading Republican Senator Lindsey Graham signaled a turn following the midterm elections toward an escalation of US threats against Iran, publicly calling for an all-out war that would “neuter” Tehran and leave it incapable of resistance. Graham made the statement Saturday at a conference on international security in Halifax, Canada. “Containment... Read more...

Was Last Night’s Launch of a “Rogue” Missile a Warning to Asia?

Many questions are swirling over last night’s launch of a rogue rocket, which it appears was a submarine launched ICBM from the Pacific, 35 miles west of Los Angeles. So far pretty much everyone has denied any involvement, and as per the NYPost, “according to Fox News, NORAD and NORTHCOM would only say they were aware of the launch”... Read more...

Obama Returns Fire After China Slams Fed’s Move

President Barack Obama defended the Federal Reserve’s policy of printing dollars on Monday after China and Russia stepped up criticism ahead of this week’s Group of 20 meeting. The G20 summit has been pitched as a chance for leaders of the countries that account for 85 percent of world output to prevent a currency row escalating into a rush... Read more...

G-20 on Collision Course

The United States and China are on a collision course as this week’s gathering of leaders of the 20 most important economic powers threatens to devolve into a meaningless charade amid pressure against a US scheme to cure financial ills by printing ever-more money. From China to Germany, Brazil to France, the world’s financial wizards are... Read more...

U.S. Sees No Threat in Mystery Missile

U.S. officials said Tuesday they had no clue who could have launched the mysterious “missile” that streaked across the sky off the Southern California coast Monday night, but they said the U.S. military didn’t appear to have been responsible and that they didn’t think there was any threat to the United States. Los Angeles TV... Read more...

Iran Lashes Out at Russia for Missile Deal

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has lashed out Russia accusing it of “selling out” his country to the United States for scrapping a missile deal. The Kremlin called off the deal last in September citing U.N. sanctions against the Islamic republic over its controversial nuclear program. “Some people who are under the influence... Read more...

Nuclear Drill Puts National Focus on Kings Bay

As many as 1,800 military and civilian personnel from across the nation will participate in a simulated nuclear weapon incident at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base beginning today. While the majority of activity will be on base, residents living near Kings Bay will be affected by the drill. They can expect to see emergency vehicles, especially today,... Read more...

The Rest of the World Goes West When America Prints More Money

Last Wednesday was a hinge point in history. The United States decided to drop all pretence of being interested in leading – or even being part of – a coordinated global policy response to the most serious economic crisis in more than 70 years. America is now isolated and the rest of the world is furious. The widespread use of capital controls and... Read more...

US Rejects Israel Call for Military Threat Against Iran

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Monday rejected comments by Israel’s prime minister calling for a “credible” military threat against Iran to ensure it does not obtain nuclear weapons. “We know that they are concerned about the impact of the sanctions. The sanctions are biting more deeply than they anticipated and we are... Read more...

U.S. Makes Waves in South China Sea

The freedom of navigation which the US claims to protect is actually the freedom of the US military to threaten other countries…. In advocating that free and safe navigation in South China Sea is threatened, the US is creating a false impression of a worrying situation of South China Sea to the international community. It boosts the “China... Read more...

34 Warships Sent From US for Obama Visit

The White House will, of course, stay in Washington but the heart of the famous building will move to India when President Barack Obama lands in Mumbai on Saturday. Communications set-up and nuclear button and majority of the White House staff will be in India accompanying the President on this three-day visit that will cover Mumbai and Delhi. He will... Read more...

Iranians Stage Mass Protest

Thousands of Iranians chanted “Death to America” as they staged a mass protest on Thursday against the “Great Satan” to mark the 31st anniversary of the capture of the US embassy by Islamist students. But Tehran also welcomed a US decision to list shadowy rebel group Jundallah as a foreign terrorist organisation, saying it was... Read more...

Greek Police Detonate Bomb Sent to French Embassy

Greek police detonated a parcel bomb addressed to the French embassy in Athens on Thursday but checks at a courier company on more than 20 other packages destined for embassies and ministries showed they were harmless. The parcel bomb, disguised in a hollowed out book, was sent on Monday, when the first of a wave of devices was sent to foreign governments... Read more...

Japan Warns Russia: Stop Disputed Island Visits

Japan has warned the Russian president not to visit any more disputed islands after a trip to one this week. After promising development for an island in the southern Kurils on Monday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he planned to visit more of the islands in the chain. Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Wednesday he made clear Japanese... Read more...

China Reiterates Claim to Diaoyu Islands

China has rejected U.S. mediation between Tokyo and Beijing over the disputed Diaoyu Islands and reiterated that they are sovereign Chinese territory. China also brushed aside any suggestion by either Japan or the United States that the issue of sovereignty over the island falls within the scope of a Japanese-U.S. security treaty. “I’d like... Read more...

Greece Intercepts Parcel Bomb Addressed to Sarkozy

Greek police intercepted a booby-trapped parcel addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, after another package exploded at a courier company in Athens, slightly wounding an employee. Police suspect the parcels were linked to Greek leftist guerrilla groups. Greece has been rocked by a wave of gas canister and bomb attacks, usually claimed... Read more...

Washington Post Idiocy: Calls for War with Iran to Save America’s Economy

As many writers have documented, the corporate media is usually pro-war. And so Washington Post hack David Broder’s op-ed arguing that war with Iran will save America’s economy is not all that surprising. Of course, China and Russia might not sit idly by and let their ally, Iran, be attacked. So there’s the wee complication that bombing... Read more...

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