Category Archives: War and not War

To war or not to war – that is the question

So it begins

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Fred Stiening

http://www.rt.com/news/turkish-plane-erdogan-statement-543/ This Russian Times story unfortunately has a vague title at a time that ambiguity is not a good thing. “Syria downed Turkish fighter jet over its territorial waters” The plane believed to be shot down was an F-4 – … Continue reading →

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What’s a Greek Urn?

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Fred Stiening

About 10 drachmas an hour, enough to buy a henway (if he had a job) Today (Sunday) is election day and the results are coming in. The mainstream “Conservative” (by Greek standards) party support going with the bailout – only … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of the EU, Global Instability, War in Europe | 5 Comments

Saudi Arabia and the Three Generation Rule

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Fred Stiening

In Saudi Arabia, women are property, have no right to vote, and are not allowed to drive. The country is officially 100% Muslim as not being Muslim is a capital offense. There are no elections. There is no Democracy or … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Election, Global Instability, Presidential Elections, Uncategorized, War and not War | 1 Comment

Sarkozy loses election in France

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Fred Stiening

The man who led France into war with Libya is now unemployed. He’s been voted out, being replaced by Francois Hollande, a “normal man” who happens to be a Socialist – and thinks the way for Europe to solve its … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Instability, War and not War | 7 Comments

Where in the world is Azerbaijan?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Fred Stiening

If you’ve listened to John Batchelor for a long time you’re aware of the significance in global politics of Azerbaijan and the oil and natural gas pipeline running through it. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the fomer Republics … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Instability, War and not War | 3 Comments

Geraldo Rivera speaks out about Trayvon Martin

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Fred Stiening

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2012/03/23/trayvon-martins-hoodie-and-george-zimmerman-share-blame/ Geraldo Rivera has a new radio show on KABC-AM in Los Angeles, and WABC in New York, and probably will be syndicated by Cumulus nationally soon.    He has said in public what I’ve been thinking but unwilling to say … Continue reading →

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John McCain wants United States to launch preemptive war on Syria

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Being an independent memory cell of the EIB memory division, I remember a fuss back during the Bush administration about Nancy Pelosi making a trip to Syria to talk to President Assad without coordinating her activities with the State Department … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Global Instability, War and not War | 4 Comments

Search Engine De-Optimization

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Fred Stiening

One of the recent rash of Radio advertisers nationally is a company that offers to “defend your reputation” by manipulating search engine results.   They go far enough in the ads to explain that their goal is not to cause your … Continue reading →

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Egypt building Road to Sudan

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Fred Stiening

If you have loitered here a while, you know I’ve pointed out the coming battle in East Africa over control of the Nile river’s water. http://allafrica.com/stories/201112290842.html Egypt is building a road to Sudan and hoping to build a network of … Continue reading →

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Turkey suspends all relations with France

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Fred Stiening

This is an old problem / issue, but one popping its head up at the worst possible time. http://www.countytimes.com/articles/2011/12/21/news/doc4ef264d7b1e07161774492.txt Turkey is one of America’s strongest Allies in NATO, and at one time wanted to be included in the EU.   One … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of the EU, Global Instability, War and not War | 2 Comments