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Are Stimulus funds borrowed by the U.S., from China, being used to create jobs in China at the cost of the American Tax Payer? According to Senator Bob Casey…

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China imported approximately 4.1 million barrels of oil a day in 2007. This breaks down as follows (daily barrels)…from the Middle East…North America…

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Over the 4th of July weekend, 11 South Korean sites (including the Presidential Blue House and the South Korean Defense Ministry) and several U.S. government sites (including the U.S. Secrete Service, Federal Trade Commission & Transportation Department) were hit with what has been termed as a ‘denial of service attack.’ The South Korean National Intelligence Service (similar to the CIA in the United States) reportedly believes the attacks were…

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…Saturday the agency reported, citing an unidentified military official, that North Korea appeared to have removed its ban on ships traveling off its coast and to have began to remove personnel from its missile launch sites.

In all, violating U.N. resolution 1874, North Koreans launched seven ballistic missiles on the 4th of July (Saturday) and four short range missiles on July 2nd (Thursday). The ballistic missiles are believed to have landed somewhere…

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U.S. and Chinese Military representatives sat down for talks this week with the aim of reducing or avoiding potential confrontations such as the incident on June 11th. Both sides have called for…

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According to the Department of Labor…These figures, along with speculation that fuel prices are artificially high due to investor confidence in a strong economic recovery, have lead several economists to openly discuss concerns of deflationary effects creeping into the U.S. economy. The United States has not experienced a significant period of deflation since the Great Depression however price declines are also being noted in several…

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On Thursday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged that he has authorized the deployment of THAAD (Theatre High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense weaponry to the state of Hawaii and the activation of ground-based defenses in Alaska. This in response to reports that the Japanese Defense Ministry believes the North Korean military maybe preparing to launch a ‘barrage’ of two or three-stage missiles toward Okinawa, Guam or the Hawaiian Islands on or around July 4th – as it attempted to do in July 2006 with 7 Taepodong-2 missiles.

Because launches toward Okinawa or Guam would…

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On this date in 1989 the Chinese military was ordered to conduct an assault on pro-democracy student demonstrators in Tianamen Square. The actual number of Chinese citizens injured, killed or arrested is unclear to this day. In the United States, the Democratic party has self declared itself as the party of Human Rights. Whether it is investigating who approved of the use of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, calling for the end of Camp Gitmo or vocally condemning nations for their poor record on human rights.

On China in particular, the Democratic leadership criticized both President Bush Sr. and President George W. Bush’s Adminstrations for placing economic policy over human rights. So when President Obama was elected, many on the left assumed that he would follow in the footsteps of Former President Jimmy Carter and place Human Rights as a top priority of his Administration and therefore U.S. foreign policy. However, with the Administration depending…

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With the approach of the 20th anniversary of the 1989 Chinese military assault on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tianamen Square (June 4th), Chinese authorities are taking no chances. Similar to recent actions taken by the Iranian government, foreign based…

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