The ouster is becoming a trend with this Administration, although it is all very subtle. Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said earlier in the day that he told Allen on Tuesday that Allen needs to take time to decide what is best for him and his family. No pressure.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-14 03:00:352016-04-11 11:24:41Gen. Allen ‘Pushed Out’ For Top NATO Post By White House, Source Says
Rising tensions between China and Japan could have serious implications for the US, especially with respect to treaty obligations.
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The assessment is also expected to address whether North Korea will share the mobile ICBM technology with Iran.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-13 01:16:232016-04-11 11:24:47Pentagon Conducting Urgent Assessment Of North Korean Mobile ICBM Threat
The stage is set for Mr. Obama to magically saw the climate-change issue down the middle and come out a winner: approve Keystone to placate one side and impose a carbon tax and other regulations to keep the other side happy.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-13 00:47:402016-04-11 11:24:48Chicago-Style Diplomacy: Obama May Require Carbon Tax of Canada for Approval of Keystone Pipeline
The UN Security Council is holding urgent talks after the latest nuclear test as Pyongyang calls on troops to prepare for combat.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-13 00:33:482016-04-11 11:24:48North Korea Prepares Troops for Combat
The Security Council will meet later on Tuesday to discuss its reaction to the test, although North Korea is already one of the most heavily sanctioned states in the world and has few external economic links that can be targeted.
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The lightning strike was a fitting symbol, as the Pope’s decision is unprecedented. He is the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415 and no Pontiff in history has stepped down on health grounds.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-12 01:34:432016-04-11 11:24:50A Signal From Above? Lightning Hits St Peter’s Hours After Pope Benedict Stuns Cardinals With First Resignation In 600 Years
Israel has made it clear that it is prepared to do whatever is necessary to stop any flow of weapons to Hezbollah
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He will become the first Pope since 1415 to resign . . .
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-11 06:00:132016-04-11 11:24:54Pope Benedict XVI to Resign at the End of February
The U.S.’s bilateral trade deficit with China, which peaked in 2012, could remain a flashpoint of tension between the two countries.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-11 02:03:282016-04-11 11:24:55China Eclipses U.S. as Biggest Trading Nation Measured in Goods
When Vladimir Putin says the U.S. is endangering the global economy by abusing its dollar monopoly, he’s not just talking. He’s betting on it.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-11 00:51:292016-04-11 11:24:57Putin Turns Black Gold Into Bullion As Russia Out-Buys World
Hundreds of thousands of people marched on Sunday in Tehran and other cities chanting “Death to America” as Iran marked the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution that ousted the U.S.-backed shah.
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Analysts say a “currency war” is under way as major economies take action either verbally or through monetary intervention to weaken their currencies and keep them competitive.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-10 01:01:472016-04-11 11:25:01Has China Quietly Joined the Currency War?
U.S. Secretary of Defense Panetta is pleading for caution and says, “the situation could ultimately get out of hand.” Not everyone believes fighting is inevitable, but it’s perhaps just as likely as not.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-10 00:20:392016-04-11 11:25:02Two Chilling Developments Suggest Asia May Be One Step Away From War
A new British report by investigators with Conflict Armament Research concludes Iran has been expanding its footprint in Africa by secretly supplying unmarked ammunition to fuel regional conflicts.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-09 00:54:392016-04-11 11:25:06Weapons Seizure In Yemen Shines Light On Iran’s Attempts To Destabilize Region (+video)
This is just the latest in a series of attacks involving Mexican drug cartels. In previous incidents, employees from the US Consulate were targeted.
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The next test may involve a new type of weapon core for the North Koreans: highly enriched uranium.
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‘Negotiations will not solve the problems’ between Iran and the US, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today, squashing one-on-one nuclear talks proposed by the US.
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Egypt’s foreign minister played down the significance of the visit, telling Reuters the Iranian leader, one of several heads of state to get the red-carpet treatment, was in Cairo chiefly for the Islamic summit beginning on Wednesday.
The declaration was filed by Chevron in a New York court, where the company is suing the plaintiffs under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a law generally used to prosecute organized crime.
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Gen. Allen ‘Pushed Out’ For Top NATO Post By White House, Source Says
/11 Comments/in Featured, International /by FoxNews.comThe ouster is becoming a trend with this Administration, although it is all very subtle. Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said earlier in the day that he told Allen on Tuesday that Allen needs to take time to decide what is best for him and his family. No pressure.
John Kerry Commanding Respect – Russian Foreign Minister Won’t Return His Call
/15 Comments/in Featured, International /by Josh RoginIt appears John Kerry’s tenure as Secretary of State is off to a rather inauspicious start. How’s that reset workin’ out anyway?
Are China And Japan Moving Closer To War? Japan Proposes Military Hotline With China (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, International, Video /by The Extinction ProtocalRising tensions between China and Japan could have serious implications for the US, especially with respect to treaty obligations.
Pentagon Conducting Urgent Assessment Of North Korean Mobile ICBM Threat
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Bill GertzThe assessment is also expected to address whether North Korea will share the mobile ICBM technology with Iran.
Chicago-Style Diplomacy: Obama May Require Carbon Tax of Canada for Approval of Keystone Pipeline
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Terence CorcoranThe stage is set for Mr. Obama to magically saw the climate-change issue down the middle and come out a winner: approve Keystone to placate one side and impose a carbon tax and other regulations to keep the other side happy.
North Korea Prepares Troops for Combat
/6 Comments/in Featured, International /by SkyNews.comThe UN Security Council is holding urgent talks after the latest nuclear test as Pyongyang calls on troops to prepare for combat.
North Korea Conducts Third Nuclear Test, Drawing New Sanctions Threat
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by David Chance and Jack KimThe Security Council will meet later on Tuesday to discuss its reaction to the test, although North Korea is already one of the most heavily sanctioned states in the world and has few external economic links that can be targeted.
A Signal From Above? Lightning Hits St Peter’s Hours After Pope Benedict Stuns Cardinals With First Resignation In 600 Years
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by Simon Tomlinson and Richard Hartley-ParkinsonThe lightning strike was a fitting symbol, as the Pope’s decision is unprecedented. He is the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415 and no Pontiff in history has stepped down on health grounds.
Israel On Alert: Israel Appears To Be Readying For Conflict With Lebanon
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Adam KredoIsrael has made it clear that it is prepared to do whatever is necessary to stop any flow of weapons to Hezbollah
Pope Benedict XVI to Resign at the End of February
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by FoxNews.comHe will become the first Pope since 1415 to resign . . .
Obama Admin Orchestrated The Arab Spring? (+video)
/10 Comments/in Featured, International /by Kris ZaneBarack Obama couldn’t have planned to install Islamists throughout the Middle East and North Africa, could he?
China Eclipses U.S. as Biggest Trading Nation Measured in Goods
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Bloomberg NewsThe U.S.’s bilateral trade deficit with China, which peaked in 2012, could remain a flashpoint of tension between the two countries.
Putin Turns Black Gold Into Bullion As Russia Out-Buys World
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Scott Rose and Olga TanasWhen Vladimir Putin says the U.S. is endangering the global economy by abusing its dollar monopoly, he’s not just talking. He’s betting on it.
Iranians On Revolution Day Chant ‘Death To America’
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Al ArabiyaHundreds of thousands of people marched on Sunday in Tehran and other cities chanting “Death to America” as Iran marked the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution that ousted the U.S.-backed shah.
Has China Quietly Joined the Currency War?
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Dhara RanasingheAnalysts say a “currency war” is under way as major economies take action either verbally or through monetary intervention to weaken their currencies and keep them competitive.
Two Chilling Developments Suggest Asia May Be One Step Away From War
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Robert JohnsonU.S. Secretary of Defense Panetta is pleading for caution and says, “the situation could ultimately get out of hand.” Not everyone believes fighting is inevitable, but it’s perhaps just as likely as not.
Weapons Seizure In Yemen Shines Light On Iran’s Attempts To Destabilize Region (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Catherine HerridgeA new British report by investigators with Conflict Armament Research concludes Iran has been expanding its footprint in Africa by secretly supplying unmarked ammunition to fuel regional conflicts.
Grenade Attack At U.S. Consulate In Mexico
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Dave GibsonThis is just the latest in a series of attacks involving Mexican drug cartels. In previous incidents, employees from the US Consulate were targeted.
Currency Wars Return, 1930s Style
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Matt ClinchWill Japan’s depreciation of it’s currency in an attempt to increase exports precipitate a competitive spiral?
Pyongyang Provocation: North Korea Set For Test Launch Of New Mobile ICBM With Upcoming Nuclear Test
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Bill GertzThe next test may involve a new type of weapon core for the North Koreans: highly enriched uranium.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Shuts Down Possibility Of Direct Nuclear Talks With US (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Scott Peterson‘Negotiations will not solve the problems’ between Iran and the US, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today, squashing one-on-one nuclear talks proposed by the US.
Iran Releases Footage Allegedly Extracted From US Drone
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by FoxNews.comThe drone capture has further escalated tensions between the U.S. and Iran, which is under international sanctions over its suspect nuclear program.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Seeks Strategic Axis With Egypt
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Tom PerryEgypt’s foreign minister played down the significance of the visit, telling Reuters the Iranian leader, one of several heads of state to get the red-carpet treatment, was in Cairo chiefly for the Islamic summit beginning on Wednesday.
Short-Circuiting Sanctions: E.U. Courts Overturn Sanctions On Iranian Banks
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Adam KredoThe removal of the E.U.’s sanctions could allow these banks to continue bankrolling Tehran’s illicit activities, experts warned.
‘Justice For Sale’ Allegation: Environmentalists Bribed Judge In Order To Secure Multi-Billion Dollar Judgment
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Lachlan MarkayThe declaration was filed by Chevron in a New York court, where the company is suing the plaintiffs under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a law generally used to prosecute organized crime.