Hyper-reality? Or hyper-ventilation?
Feb 232012
Other alternative titles: why Libya needed “humanitarian aid”…or why Iraq was “democratized”…or why Kuwait was “liberated”…also sometimes known as why the House of Saud is a “great ally”.
The despots remain in power only as long as they operate in our favor.
(For those who don’t get sarcasm, I’m saying the West doesn’t care about Syria because it has comparatively small oil reserves.)
| Proven Oil Reserves (bbl) | ||
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 262,600,000,000 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 211,200,000,000 |
| 3 | Canada | 175,200,000,000 |
| 4 | Iran | 137,000,000,000 |
| 5 | Iraq | 115,000,000,000 |
| 6 | Kuwait | 104,000,000,000 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 97,800,000,000 |
| 8 | Russia | 60,000,000,000 |
| 9 | Libya | 46,420,000,000 |
| 10 | Nigeria | 37,200,000,000 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 30,000,000,000 |
| 12 | Qatar | 25,380,000,000 |
| 13 | United States | 20,680,000,000 |
| 14 | China | 14,800,000,000 |
| 15 | Brazil | 12,860,000,000 |
| 16 | Algeria | 12,200,000,000 |
| 17 | Mexico | 10,420,000,000 |
| 18 | Angola | 9,500,000,000 |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 7,000,000,000 |
| 20 | Ecuador | 6,510,000,000 |
| 21 | India | 5,682,000,000 |
| 22 | Norway | 5,670,000,000 |
| 23 | Oman | 5,500,000,000 |
| 24 | European Union | 5,193,000,000 |
| 25 | Sudan | 5,000,000,000 |
| 26 | Egypt | 4,400,000,000 |
| 27 | Malaysia | 4,000,000,000 |
| 28 | Indonesia | 3,990,000,000 |
| 29 | Australia | 3,318,000,000 |
| 30 | Yemen | 3,000,000,000 |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 2,858,000,000 |
| 32 | Argentina | 2,505,000,000 |
| 33 | Syria | 2,500,000,000 |
Full video:
Feb 172012
Feb 172012
Feb 122012
Very interesting book by Dr. Antony Sutton. I’ve only just started it, but it has received good reviews.
Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler
Interview with Dr. Antony Sutton:
Feb 122012
Nuclear developments. Iran supporting Syria. Russia plans to veto any UN move to suppress Syria. Iran sabre rattling over the Straight of Hormuz. US escalating its military presence around the Gulf.
Not good.
Feb 092012
The drumbeat of war getting louder in the Middle East. Presenting: An interview by Jim Puplava with Joe de Courcy, Editor of Courcy’s Intelligence Brief and Chief Executive of Intelligence Research Ltd in London.
Click to listen to the interview
From Der Spiegel:
Nazi flags are hardly a rarity at Greek demonstrations these days. Anti-German tirades on primetime television have likewise become a staple. In Greece, a consensus has developed as to who is to blame for the country’s economic misery. Age old stereotypes are flourishing.
Article: Anti-German Mood Heats Up in Greece
Video: Anti German Protests hit the Streets
The last veteran of World War I was a waitress, and for 90 years no one knew her name.
Florence Green, a member of Britain’s Royal Air Force who was afraid of flying, died in England on Saturday, two weeks shy of her 111th birthday. She was believed to have been the war’s last living veteran — the last anywhere of the tens of millions who served.
Read the New York Times article
Pay your respects, folks, because war is hell. You can’t imagine the psychological trauma that drove soldiers insane (aka shell shock).
“If the embargo on Iranian oil persists, or in case of a military move over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices are expected to soar to around $150 to $160,” Kuwait Petroleum Corporation board member Ali al-Hajeri told Al-Seyassah daily.
Source: Raw Story
And more…
EU official says ‘political and economic consequences of attack would be catastrophic for Europe’
‘Israeli attack will prompt Pakistani response’
Source: Ynet News
Jan 232012
Jan 212012
No real reason for posting this…
