During the Cold War, the United States sought to contain China by forming a "first island chain" from Japan reaching all the way down to the Philippines. (Refer to the map on the left.) Circled are various straits China has successfully navigated through to date. After reading this China Daily report, I was curious where those mentioned straits are located. With Russia, … [Read more...] about “first island chain”
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Other Snowden Relevations
I wish to make a few observations about Edward Snowden from a slightly different angle. Initially, there were legitimate queries concerning the apparent ease with which he copied highly confidential information, his background, and the escape. They seemed sensible questions, without the fingerprints of Disinformation Agents. But by now, it must be quite clear that Snowden is … [Read more...] about Other Snowden Relevations
Short-Sale AMSC: DOJ’s Stealth Probe of AMSC
************UPDATES: Incidentally, http://blogs.orrick.com/trade-secrets-watch/2013/07/10/money-money-money-top-10-trade-secret-verdicts/, Out of top 10 Trade Secret IP theft verdicts, NOT 1 involved pure software based trade secret. And ONLY 2 had verdicts exceeding $800 million. More bad news for AMSC just keep coming: AUGUST 2013 (1) AMSC, this month … [Read more...] about Short-Sale AMSC: DOJ’s Stealth Probe of AMSC
How Food Adulteration in US is Downplayed by Media
An actual story: Customers of a bar complains that high end scotch served tasted bad. Complaints were ignored until officials got a sample of the drink and tested it. It turned out to be rubbing alcohol (ethanol, which is somewhat toxic) mixed with caramel food coloring. At a different bar, bottles with dirty water was presented as liquor. Where did this happen? Some … [Read more...] about How Food Adulteration in US is Downplayed by Media