Analysis: Portugal the Next Financial Domino

Once upon a time there were five European PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain) who were considered to be living in a financial structure made out of straw or wood. Along came the big bad credit markets that threatened to collapse that threatened financial structure by making debt refinancing too prohibitive. The more responsible […]

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The Government Spending Threat to Economic Freedom; USA Now “Mostly Free”

This morning, The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal released the 2011 Index of Economic Freedom, and while the news is good for many countries, it is depressing for the United States. All told, 117 countries, mainly developing and emerging market economies, improved their Economic Freedom Index score. Meanwhile the U.S. dropped to 9th […]

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IDF Eliminates ‘Ticking Bomb’ Terrorist in Gaza

Israeli Air Force missiles struck and killed a wanted Islamic Jihad terrorist and seriously wounded another as they were riding on a motorcycle in southern Gaza Tuesday afternoon, Hamas stated. The IDF said it is investigating the report. Indicating the increasing presence of terrorist groups competing with Hamas, the burial of two other terrorists without […]

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Tear Gas Or Palestinian Smokescreen? New York Times Takes Sides Against IDF

Following reports that a Palestinian woman was killed by tear gas fired by the IDF at a Palestinian demonstration, we asked why the mainstream media had reported this as fact even though there were more than enough question marks surrounding the circumstances of the death. Considering that there are no recorded instances of anyone in […]

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China Test Flies Stealth Fighter

Hours before Secretary of Defense Robert Gates landed in China, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) staged a test flight of its new stealth fighter, possibly termed the J-20. In some quarters, it is being argued that this flight was deliberately scheduled to upstage the American visit. In the mystery that is Chinese […]

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