Wednesday, September 02, 2009
China's Rare Earth
The Middle East has oil; China has rare earth minerals. Click here for the story of China's dominance of exotic elements vital for defense (missile) technologies and green energy applications.
Chine says it is controlling rare earth output to support sustainable development. In each of the past three years, China has reduced the amount of rare earth minerals that can be exported. This year’s export quotas will be the smallest yet.Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Brazil Tightening Grip on Oil
Japan's New Government Could Challenge Obama
Iran Again Plays With Words to Play for Time
The nuclear-arming, Islamist regime says it has an updated "package" of proposals. As China Confidential predicted, the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States guaranteed Iran about a year to achieve its atomic aims. Already, nine months have passed.
Iran's intentions are clear: to destroy Israel and drive the U.S. from the Middle East--for starters. Longer-term, Iran intends to physically destroy the U.S. as well. A sneak attack from sea--smuggling an atomic weapon into a U.S. port or plunging the U.S. into decades of darkness through a surprise EMP attack--are unusual but not improbable scenarios. Pearl Harbor was unusual; September 11 was unusual. But these things happened.America's First Muslim-born President (According to Islamic Law) Praises Islam at Ramadan Dinner
AFP reports:US President Barack Obama praised Islam as an integral part of America, as he feted prominent US Muslims at an Iftar dinner marking the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
"For well over a billion Muslims, Ramadan is a time of intense devotion and reflection," Obama said, in remarks welcoming his guests in the State Dining Room of the White House.
"Tonight's Iftar is a ritual that is being carried out this Ramadan at kitchen tables and mosques in all 50 states," Obama said.
"Islam as we know is part of America. Like the broader American citizenry, the American Muslim community is one of extraordinary dynamism and diversity.
"On this occasion, we celebrate the holy month of Ramadan and we also celebrate how much Muslims have enriched America and its culture in ways both large and small," the president said.
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Obama praised a burqa-wearing basketball player, calling her "an inspiration to all of us."
Obama was born a Muslim according to Islamic law, which traces religion through the father.Libyan Lunatic Celebrates 40 Years of Hell on Earth
Libya's lunatic leader threw a party, and garbage gathered. Click here and here for the reports from Tripoli.Saudi Spoke to Cell Phone Bomber Before Blast
Wednesday 2 September 2009
There is a nationalist element in the Brazilian government's new regulatory proposal, a means of tightening control over oil reserves. Click below to view the video.
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There are significant policy differences, which could constitute a serious challenge for the Obama administration. Click here for the analysis.
The interior minister and the man who tried to kill him talked on the phone days before the attack, as reported here.
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