LATIN AMERICA – Archives

July 8, 2011 – A U.S. president’s radical agenda: Obama pal and terrorist Dohrn tied to case of Mexican murderer May 26, 2011 – U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan owner will spare U.S. Citgo operations May 24, 2011 – Syria, Libya, Nicaragua flunk the smell test for the UN’s Human Rights Council April 14, 2011 – Career of Al-Jazeera reporter and Castro agent reveals […]

STATESIDE / N. America – Archives

August 19, 2011 – U.S. takes countermeasures in Iraq against surface-to-air missiles August 19, 2011 – Obama’s vivid nightmare: Conservative Rick Perry will win — and win big August 19, 2011 – Sarah Palin’s extended tease: Has style trumped substance? August 19, 2011 – Response to a critic who doesn’t see China’s military growth as dangerous August 18, 2011 – U.S. sanctions Al Qaida-tied Gaza […]

MIDDLE EAST and SOUTH ASIA – Archives

August 21, 2011 – Casualties mount at Gaza-Sinai border; Egypt demands ‘official apology’ from Israel August 21, 2011 – Stranded foreigners heading for the exits as rebels advance on Tripoli August 19, 2011 – U.S. takes countermeasures in Iraq against surface-to-air missiles August 19, 2011 – 8-hour Hamas terror spree in Israel, from Sinai, was unimpeded by Egyptian Army […]

Saudis warn of drop in oil exports; UAE firm reports large profit increase

ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia is expected to decrease crude oil exports amid rising domestic demand. The Jadwa Investment Research Department has asserted that the Saudi kingdom faced what the consultant termed a “difficult energy future.” Jadwa cited a nearly 25 percent increase in domestic energy consumption combined with low prices offered in the kingdom, […]

Opposition: Islamic death squads tracking officers loyal to Assad

NICOSIA — Islamic insurgents are targeting officers loyal to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Opposition sources acknowledged that scores of Syrian security officers have been killed in such cities as Dura, Hama and Homs since April. They said Islamic insurgents have established networks that identify and target officers loyal to Assad in Sunni […]

Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll; Paul a close second

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won a test vote of Iowans on Saturday, a show of popularity and organizational strength for the tea party favorite five months before the state’s caucuses kick off the GOP presidential nominating season.  The result is the first indication of what Iowans think of the field of Republicans competing for the […]

FBI ‘Insider threats’ guidelines details damage by major China spies

FBI ‘Insider threats’ guidelines details damage by major China spies

Backgrounder, Compiled by Bill Gertz The FBI has produced a brochure to help identify what it calls “insider threats,” spies who use their access to obtain secrets or company proprietary information. ‘A company can often detect or control when an outsider (non-employee) tries to access company data either physically or electronically, and can mitigate the […]

China sites showcase new high-altitude, reconnaissance UAV

China sites showcase new high-altitude, reconnaissance UAV

East-Asia-Intel.com Chinese Internet sites recently displayed new images of what appears to be a new unmanned aerial vehicle. The new type of UAV is described in Chinese military Web pages as a Chinese developed, high-altitude, unmanned reconnaissance aircraft called Xianglong, or “Soaring Dragon.” Full text, subscribers.

Disorientation Week for the Democrats

By Wesley Pruden This is Disorientation Week in Washington. From the White House to the Hill, the Democrats are trying (but not trying too hard) to come to terms with a new reality. Attitude-adjustment hour is sometimes no fun at all. Vice President Joe Biden, who suffers terminal hoof-in-mouth disease, thinks the tea party folks […]

The mess we’re in: A Poor Richard’s Debt Almanac

The mess we’re in: A Poor Richard’s Debt Almanac

By Sol Sanders The debt crisis is likely to be with us for quite a while. And since TV talking heads speak in gobbledygook, what better than a layman’s glossary? Herewith: Banks — Safehouses where hardworking individuals and corporations put their savings supposedly to discreetly finance other people’s worthy projects. Bonds — Paper representing company […]