Posts Tagged ‘Russia’

Sanctions Hurting Assad, but Iran is Stepping In

Written on May 23rd, 2012 by kalelno shouts
Syrian President Bashar Assad is quickly spending through his cash reserves as sanctions choke off many sources of funding, but the regime is getting help from Iran in bolstering finances, ...

U.K. Commitment to Joint Strike Fighter Vital for the Special Relationship

Written on May 16th, 2012 by kalelno shouts
Last week, the British government made a decision to change from the Carrier Variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) back to the Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) ...

DOD and HASC Disagree over National Defense Authorization Act

Written on May 14th, 2012 by kalelno shouts
Last week, Representative Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R–CA), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), took issue with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s criticism of the fiscal year (FY) ...

Russia Threatens Arms Race And Preemptive Strike Against ABMs

Written on May 5th, 2012 by kalelno shouts
I’m going to violate the first law of punditry by conceding that I don’t get it when addressing Russia’s moves on the eve of a crucial missile defense conference with ...

Obama’s Giveaway: Oil-Rich Islands to Russia

Written on May 4th, 2012 by kalel3 shouts
Exclusive: Joe Miller sounds alarm over deal to put land in hands of Putin’s Kremlin By Joe Miller The Obama administration, despite the nation’s economic woes, effectively killed the job-producing ...

Sino–Russian Naval Exercises: Shape of Things to Come?

Written on April 25th, 2012 by kalelno shouts
This week, the Chinese and Russian militaries began the first joint naval exercises the two sides have ever conducted. The exercise, occurring near Qingdao on the Yellow Sea, will involve ...

Secret US-Israeli Accord to Iran Revealed; Obama Conceding to Iran

Written on April 12th, 2012 by kalelno shouts
debkafile’s Washington sources disclose exclusively that the Obama administration and Netanyahu government have secretly agreed on “Formula of 1,000″ as their final concession at the end of the forthcoming Six ...

Israeli-US Air, Naval Forces Train for Energy War

Written on April 6th, 2012 by kalelone shout
Israeli, Greek and U.S. forces are in the midst of a drill in preparation for a possible war over Israel’s huge off-shore gas discoveries, which also may contain commercializable oil. ...

Concerns Endure over President Obama’s “Flexibility” Comments

Written on April 5th, 2012 by kalelone shout
Heritage’s recent event “Open Microphone: What’s Behind President Obama’s Missile Defense Comments,” hosted by Kim R. Holmes, highlighted some of the concerns regarding President Obama’s recent comments to Russian President ...

What Would Nixon Do?

Written on April 4th, 2012 by kalelno shouts
By Ben Stein on 4.4.12 About Iran, that is. We face some extremely serious problems today in the foreign policy realm. But now we face a uniquely serious threat from ...
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