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Mekong Unquiet Over Contain China Moves (Inter Press Service)
Analysis by Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Jan 31, 2012 (IPS) – Six countries that share the Mekong River are being drawn into a development turf war, exposing initiatives by the United States government and its Asian allies – Japan and South Korea – to contain China’s growing influence in the region. Unquiet looms up as the … Continue reading
So close, yet still out of reach (Peoples Review Weekly)
In the last couple of months, avoidable unpleasantness have been evident in the Sino-India relations- the starting point of the unpleasantness being India’s intention to explore oil in the South China Sea. But the final corroboration came after Beijing called off talks with Delhi last week that was meant to address their long-running border dispute. … Continue reading
Navy Helicopters are Getting More Deadly with Infrared Rockets (gizmodo)
Destroying enemy vehicles would be a lot easier if the little SOB’s would just sit still and take what’s coming to them—what’s coming being a 2.5-inch Hydra-70 rocket. But of course they don’t, so the Navy’s upgrading its existing stock of rockets with Low-Cost Imaging Terminal Seeker technology. Let’s see them run now. LCITS uses … Continue reading
U.S. seeks to reassure China on Australia military ties (Reuters)
(Reuters) – The United States has sought to reassure China that expanding military U.S. ties with Australia are not aimed at containing China, a U.S. defense official said on Thursday, a day after talks with the Chinese army. President Barack Obama said on a trip to Asia last month the United States was “here to … Continue reading
Obama Raises The Military Stakes: Confrontation On The Frontiers Of China And Russia (Countercurrents.org)
By James Petras Introduction After suffering major military and political defeats in bloody ground wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, failing to buttress long-standing clients in Yemen, Egypt and Tunisia and witnessing the disintegration of puppet regimes in Somalia and South Sudan, the Obama regime has learned nothing: Instead he has turned toward greater military confrontation … Continue reading
Seven ASEAN countries ready for ‘single window’ trial (The Jakarta Post)
The Jakarta Post | Tue, 11/15/2011 8:27 PM Seven ASEAN countries will conduct a trial of the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) data system in 2012, as one of the key elements to realize the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015. “Seven countries are ready for the ASW trial,” the Trade Ministry’s director of ASEAN cooperation … Continue reading
“Will U.S., Israel Strike Iran?” Questions China’s Military (LAROUCHEPAC)
November 15, 2011 • 9:26AM Obama’s deceitful comment at the concluding APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) press conference that U.S., Russia and China “agree on the objective” that Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon is getting big play in the Western propaganda machine, despite both Eurasian nations refusal to allow tighter … Continue reading
Guest commentary: China Blew It; Washington Shouldn’t (Michigan Live)
By David F. Gordon As President Obama travels to Honolulu for this weekend’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, he will confront a changing game in Asia. During a recent visit to the region, a senior Asian policymaker told me, “We used to ask what we could get from the Americans in return for their military personnel … Continue reading
Vietnam President: Interest In Taking Relationship With US To ‘Next Level’ (Eurasia Review)
Written by: East-West Center U.S. and Vietnamese officials will be meeting this week to discuss how to take the relationship between the two countries “to the next level” and move forward on a strategic bilateral partnership, the president of Vietnam said at the East-West Center. “We work very well on defense and security cooperation,” said … Continue reading
Israeli jets attack U.S. Navy ship (Examiner)
“Hello out there, Peabody here. And now we’ll be off for another exciting journey back into history.” “No nation would dare attack a U.S. flagged ship in international waters would they Mr. Peabody?” asked Sherman. “Funny you should ask, my boy, because that’s exactly what we’re going to find out today. Set the way-back machine … Continue reading
