Punctuated Silence: August 2008

Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Russia on the verge of decline

Oil production is set to decline this year for the first time in a decade, a decline that is widely expected to accelerate rapidly in 2010. Of Russia's 14 largest oil fields, seven are more than 50% depleted. Production at its four largest gas fields is also in decline. Russia drilled about four million feet of new wells last year. In 1990, it drilled 17 million.

...For much of its history, Russia has been a weak state masquerading as a strong one -- a psychological profile in insecurity.

Global View - WSJ.com

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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance in the United States: 2007

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance in the United States: 2007

Rumors of American dream's demise are greatly exaggerated.

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Oops! Still no recession....

The preliminary estimate of the second-quarter increase in real GDP is 1.4 percentage points, or $39.7 billion, more than the advance estimate issued last month. The upward revision to the percentage change in real GDP primarily reflected upward revisions to exports and to private inventory investment and a downward revision to imports.

...Real GDP....................................... 3.3[%]

BEA: News Release: Gross Domestic Product and Corporate Profits

If you are a democrat, mass media con artists, or simply a gullible consumer of the so-called "news", don't believe your eyes, but quarter after quarter the economy GROWS. Current brainwashing of the American public is disturbingly Orwellian: war is peace, growth is recession, lie is truth, etc.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Nasrallah: Next war will end in victory - Israel News, Ynetnews

In a speech broadcast by the news channel, Nasrallah announced that the next war would end in a "clear and decisive victory for Hizbullah."

Nasrallah: Next war will end in victory - Israel News, Ynetnews

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Bush, Cheney and Rice; Hitler, Himmler and Goebbels - Pravda.Ru

Bush, Cheney and Rice; Hitler, Himmler and Goebbels

Bush, Cheney and Rice; Hitler, Himmler and Goebbels - Pravda.Ru

This is just a single example of the totally deranged anti-American hysteria that fills the minds of Russian people these days. It's interesting that it sounds very similar to what America's own extreme left has to say about its own country. Of course, history shows that communist mass media always tells the truth.

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GJTENET - Statement from George J. Tenet

The two main nuggets of news alleged in Suskind’s 400+ page book: – that the United States went to war knowing that Iraq had no WMD,– and that the Administration ordered CIA to falsify information after the war showing an Iraqi-al Qa’ida connection – are demonstrably false in every regard

GJTENET - Statement from George J. Tenet

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Holbrooke on Answering Russia « La Russophobe

Here in Tbilisi, tension is understandably high. Russian tanks are less than 25 miles away, and the wheat fields along the main road to Gori were ablaze, set on fire by Russian troops, as I drove through Russian checkpoints to get to that deserted, occupied city last Saturday. (Most memorable sight: drunken Russian soldiers in stolen Georgian uniforms — “because they are better than ours.”)

Holbrooke on Answering Russia « La Russophobe

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EDITORIAL: Lonely Russia « La Russophobe

It seems that Russians are actually more comfortable alienating the civilized world, and being destroyed by that alienation, then making friends and building a prosperous society.

EDITORIAL: Lonely Russia « La Russophobe

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Saturday, August 23, 2008

IBDeditorials.com: Editorials, Political Cartoons, and Polls from Investor's Business Daily -- Barack Obama's Stealth Socialism

"Theoretically, there is nothing that can stop the government from taxing 100% of income so long as the people get benefits from the government commensurate with their income which is taxed," Obama Sr. wrote. "I do not see why the government cannot tax those who have more and syphon some of these revenues into savings which can be utilized in investment for future development."

IBDeditorials.com: Editorials, Political Cartoons, and Polls from Investor's Business Daily -- Barack Obama's Stealth Socialism

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Obama Adviser Offers Some Advice to Damascus - August 20, 2008 - The New York Sun

it's not a secret that the Syrians are openly banking on Barack Obama. It's not surprising that they would build bridges in advance and do this through the window of the peace process

Obama Adviser Offers Some Advice to Damascus - August 20, 2008 - The New York Sun

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Where's Waldo?

IBDeditorials.com: Michael Ramirez Editorial and Political Cartoons

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

No more G-8

The G-7 is composed of the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada.

G-7 countries pledge support for Georgia - International Herald Tribune

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Assad to Russia: Plant missiles in Syria - Israel News, Ynetnews

...the Russian S-300 anti-plane missiles, which could threaten US aircrafts in the Middle East. The missiles, placed on Syrian territory, would also make an Israeli air strike more difficult.

Assad to Russia: Plant missiles in Syria - Israel News, Ynetnews

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