Towards a global perspective . . .

The London Times online headline says Israel Stations Nuclear Missile Subs off Iran.   The article says that the subs have already spent time in the region, but a “decision has now been taken to insure the presence of at least one of the subs.” The New York Times headline says U.N. Says Iran Has Fuel for Two Nuclear Weapons.  They go on to say that “Iran has now produced a stockpile of nuclear fuel that experts say would be enough, with further enrichment, to build 2 nuclear bombs. ” What does that mean?   Iran has had the same amount of nuclear materials from the start.   It has taken them 10 years to enrich it to to 3%.   To be used in a bomb, it has to be enriched to 95%.   With relation to Iran, The NY Times is constantly trying to find a way to make newsworthy the absence of news.

But, there is some real news and the world press is reporting it: Read the rest of this entry »

Apparently someone out there is determined to antagonize the Russian.  I want to hope that they are keeping up on their meditation practices over there, and can refrain from taking the bait.   After all, NATO is not only the US.  It is also our European allies who are located in spitting distance from Russia, and many of whom are dependent on Russia for Gas and Oil to meet their energy requirements.  The question is, why are we baiting them?   If we are only interested in safe passage for our own gas pipes, wouldn’t you think there would be a better way to accomplish that?   What possible good can it do to antagonize the Russians and make them resent our presence on their border?

I really don’t think this has anything to do with Georgia or the Georgian government which is something of a joke at present.   After President Saakashvili humiliated himself last summer by invading South Ossetia and attacking the capital city in the middle of the night while the people and their Russian Peacekeepers were sleeping, one would have thought that would be the end for him.  But no!    Not only is he still president despite huge protests by the people attempting to remove him from office and, possibly, a little rebellion by some military people, but he’s are man.   Of course he is still in office.   We didn’t spend all that money educating him and training him in the US just to dump him when the going gets a little rough.  Read the rest of this entry »