June 5, 2010 at 4:28 pm
· Filed under China, Georgia, India, Iran, Israel, NATO, Pakistan, Russia, SCO, Turkey
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 »
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May 2, 2010 at 1:27 pm
· Filed under India, Iran, Pakistan, SCO, US Foreign Policy
I just want to mention this interview with Robert Blake, by Narayan Lakshman that I found on the Op/Ed page of the online version of The Hindu, the 2nd largest English language newspaper in India. Blake is Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia I’m thinking this piece might be the answer the question “What are some issues that educated Indian Citizens would like to ask about American policy in Central and South Asia?“ I suppose it will also shed some light on how the State Department would respond to those questions.
I was a little surprised by the very first question, though the answer is a blow off. The interviewer asks about Indian workers in the US having to pay Social Security taxes. Read the rest of this entry »
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