(DeWang: Following is a well researched analysis of the high profile arrest in the U.S. of former IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and the subsequent falling apart of the prosecutions, sourced in its entirety from the 龙信明 BLOG.) Strauss-Kahn - Politics, Espionage & Journalistic Fraud Another Day in the Life of the US & Israel Editorial Editor's Note: Some of the … [Read more...] about 龙信明 BLOG: “Strauss-Kahn – Politics, Espionage & Journalistic Fraud”
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Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2010, by Richard F. Grimmett, Specialist in International Security
Larry from Bear Canada just passed along a copy of this report detailing instances of use of U.S. armed forces abroad from 1798-2010. Thought it would be interesting to share this with everyone. I've also placed this in the our Recommended Reading List, which is grossly incomplete, but does give some reference to some interesting reads. … [Read more...] about Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2010, by Richard F. Grimmett, Specialist in International Security
Cui Tiankai and Kurt Campbell on Asia-Pacific
Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai met with United States Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell in Honolulu few days ago in what is the first official U.S.-China dialog on the Asia Pacific. This meeting came about as a result of the last Strategic & Economics Dialog where both countries decided it was critical they find ways to advance peace for the region. As … [Read more...] about Cui Tiankai and Kurt Campbell on Asia-Pacific
Yin, Yang and Political System
By Wahaha (cross posted from anti-cnn) If you check the definition of 阴阳 in Wikipedia, you will see the following : “In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yin yang (simplified Chinese: 阴阳; traditional Chinese: 陰陽; pinyin: yīnyáng) is normally referred to in the West as “yin and yang” and is used to describe how polar or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and … [Read more...] about Yin, Yang and Political System
‘On China,’ Henry Kissinger on NPR by Neal Conan and Ted Koppel
Full transcript here. Also check out Allen's book review. Audio recording accessible through here. Kissinger's warnings to us all must be repeated, in his answer to Conan's following question: … [Read more...] about ‘On China,’ Henry Kissinger on NPR by Neal Conan and Ted Koppel