Friday, December 17, 2010
Japan Radically Alters Defense Posture in Response to Chinese Military Buildup, North Korean Missiles
NORTH KOREA THREATENS SOUTH OVER DRILLS
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Al Qaeda Planning Christmas Season Suicide Attacks
An Al Qaeda Christmas offensive? Click here for the story.
US Military Confirms China Confidential View New South Korean Drills Could Spark Full-Fledged War
Pyongyang Probably Right About Maritime Border, But US and Seoul Stuck with Defending the Line
An international mess, explained over here.
Chevron Sought Iran Oil Deal: WikiLeaks
REVELATION RECALLS STANDARD OIL'S SCANDALOUS NAZI TIES
Chevron, the American (in name only) multinational energy behemoth, sought to develop oil reserves straddling Iraq and Iran, in spite of sanctions on Iran that would have made the venture illegal. Click here for the story, which recalls Chevron's dealings with Nazi Germany--before and during World War II--when the company was called Standard Oil. Scroll down to read about that awful chapter in the history of one of the original Seven Sisters (now known as the six Supermajors), which was first unearthed in Charles Higham's must-read classic, Trading With the Enemy: the Nazi-American Money Plot 1933-1949.
New Korean Conflict Before the New Year?
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to rise, as reported hereand here, and here also.North Korea could again attack the South as early as next Tuesday; and Seoul has vowed to respond to any new aggression with military action--namely, aerial bombing raids. If that happens, Pyongyang is likely to escalate militarily; it could even shell the South Korean capital.
Bombardment of Seoul would almost certainly draw the United States into a conflict that could actually escalate into nuclear war. The North's repeated threats to use atomic arms against both South Korea and the U.S. should not be taken lightly. The Stalinist/Kimist/criminal regime--Iran's partner in nuclear/missile proliferation--is a true rogue state, capable of doing just about anything. Normal rules don't apply.
In short, China's Korean vassal has unleashed a dangerous dynamic that could lead to all-out war before the New Year. China, alone, has the power to preserve the peace; it should use that power at once, while there is still time to prevent a terrible catastrophe from occurring, one that is capable of engulfing not only the Korean Peninsula but Japan, too, and perhaps, even, the Middle East. The monsters ruling Tehran and their Hitlerian allies, Hezbollah and Hamas, could be tempted to launch their own acts of aggression should an already weakened and overstretched U.S. suddenly become involved in yet another war.
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