Talking to Terrorists by Mark Perry Reviewed by Allen Quicke “They are Nazis!” – Paul Wolfowitz, deputy secretary of defense, referring to Iraq’s Sunni tribes. “Every Sunni is a Ba’athist, every Ba’athist is a Saddamist, and every Saddamist is a Nazi.” – L Paul Bremer, head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, 2003-4 The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names, says a Chinese proverb that doubtless derives from Confucius: “If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of … Continue reading The need to engage ‘terrorists’

World Wide Military Expenditures Country Military expenditures – dollar figure Budget Period World $1100 billion 2004 est. [see Note 4] Rest-of-World [all but USA] $500 billion 2004 est. [see Note 4] United States $623 billion FY08 budget [see Note 6] China $65.0 billion 2004 [see Note 1] Russia $50.0 billion [see Note 5] France $45.0 billion 2005 United Kingdom $42.8 billion 2005 est. Japan $41.75 billion 2007 Germany $35.1 billion 2003 Italy $28.2 billion 2003 South Korea $21.1 billion 2003 est. India $19.0 billion 2005 est. Saudi Arabia $18.0 billion 2005 est. Australia $16.9 billion 2006 Turkey $12.2 billion 2003 … Continue reading Earth Nation States Military Expenditures

The maiden flight of the T-50 / Project 701 / PAK FA, the first Russian fifth-generation fighter jet was completed successfully on Friday morning, 29 January 2010 at Komsomol’sk-na-Amur. This event is signfincant for several reasons. The PAK FA is generally similar in appearance to the American F-22, though there are so many differences in detail that it is clearly an original design rather than a knock-off copy. A direct comparison with the F-22 is probably not meaningful on an unclassified basis, but Russian marketers will probably sell it as roughly equivalent in combat potential. While the F-35 is also … Continue reading T-50 / Project 701 / PAK FA

By Xiong Lei (China Daily) <!–enpproperty 2010-02-10 07:49:34.0Xiong LeiUS arms sale to Taiwan reveals ignorance, disrespectUS,Taiwa,arms, sales11011501Op-Ed Contributors2@webnews/enpproperty–>The United States is going ahead with its plan to sell arms to Taiwan despite the Chinese government’s repeated warnings and protests. Though this is not the first outrageous act of the US administration after Barack Obama assumed office just over a year ago, it definitely is one of the most provocative. Besides, it ridicules the so-called “strategic partnership” between China and the US. Is the US move appropriate for a strategic partner? The US recognizes that Taiwan is an integral part of … Continue reading US arms sale to Taiwan reveals ignorance, disrespect

‘Every Hindu and Sikh should be praising the BNP’ This weekend the British National Party will vote on letting non-Caucasians join. If the rules do change, Rajinder Singh, a Sikh, can’t wait to become a member Jenny Kleeman The Guardian Rajinder Singh. Photograph: Graham Turner Rajinder Singh is flicking through the Pakistani channels on his Sky box from his sofa in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Dressed in a crimson turban, he sits a metre from the ­enormous screen, translating the odd phrase for my benefit. He’s trying to show me why he’s determined to join the British National Party – the only … Continue reading Uncle Singh aka Fascist Wog – the BNP ass kissing wannabe