Sunday 12 September 2010


United States Joint Forces Command Warns that Huge U.S. Debt Might Lead to Military Impotence, Default or Revolution
American military and intelligence leaders say that debt is the main national security threat to the U.S.


Obama seeks to create a post-American world via the IMF
Barack Obama believes in spreading the wealth (he said so and he is doing so). He also believes that America is not an exceptional nation – or , if it is, every nation is exceptional only to some of its own people.

Citizens vs CCTV: State ’spying’ sparks mass protests in EU
C ivil liberty campaigners from across Europe are in Berlin to demonstrate against what they see as a ‘Big Brother’ approach to surveillance.

China rethinks its controversial one-child policy
China’s one-child policy, probably the most audacious exercise in social engineering the world has ever seen, could be up for review, as Beijing policymakers worry about the effects of a population ageing fast, with insufficient numbers of youngsters to support them.