WORLD WAR THREE

You did not notice but the third world war started – it is the fight for dominance in oil and trade
Balaji Reddy, Special Correspondent


Putin leads BRIC alliance (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and plays oil trump card – some Russian Yukos oil assets for China and India

Putin’s recent visit to India, China and Brazil and Germany spells strategic planning on controlling accessible international oil assets.

India and China are concerned that the Western nations will try to choke oil supply so that they cannot grow enough to control the world economy in ten to fifteen years. But Russia is eager to have BRIC alliance members to prosper and dominate the world financial and technological scenes.


Russia promises Bric (Brazil,Russia, India, China) emerging superpowers of stable supply of oil
Sudhir Chadda, Special Correspondent


Ex-Im Bank to focus on BRIC markets


Korean Trade with BRIC Countries Rose This Year


Will Fannie Mae (FNM) prick the BRIC fantasy?
Yukos saga a lesson on emerging markets


Putin leads BRIC (Brazil, Russia, China, India), takes control of oil assets in Russia, associates with Western Europe – what’s next!
Pam Bhandari, Special Correspondent


Investors all over the world stampede to get in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) emerging superpowers but there are spots of problems
Sudhir Chadda, Special Correspondent

FUTUREWAR: VENEZUELA (updates)

PUTIN AND ISRAEL

CUBA AND VENEZUELA PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE LATIN AMERICAN PACT

Petrochemical delegation to visit Venezuela next week

ARGENTINA v IMF

Colombia lying about rebel leader kidnap - Chavez

Statoil drills Venezuela well

Spate of investments in Venezuela's hydrocarbon sector predicted for 2005

FUTUREWAR: CHINA (updates)

Politics and oil mix in Russia-China talks

China wants closer economic ties with Latin America

TAIWAN MISSILE TEST SUCCESSFUL

Western energy giants pressurised by Indian, Chinese oil companies:

China chases a global oil presence

China in America's neighborhood

The fault lines that could shake Asia

China National, Petroleos Venezuela May Form Joint Venture

Russia-China exercise 'aimed at the United States'

China's Bohai may yield double proven oil reserves

The stakes for China, and the world

GOLD AND CURRENCY WARFARE (updates)

Before there was Wall Street, there was Gold...and When Wall Street is Gone, there will Still be Gold

Free trade and China

Central banks count the cost of holding lots of declining dollars

Forbes: Greenspan has driven world to economic brink

Workers' paychecks losing buying power

Financing wars with inflation

MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON

US Defaults On 40% Of Its Trillion Dollar Foreign Debt

Season's Greetings from the Fed

The drubbing of the dollar: dangerous or therapeutic?

China: US's Perfect Economic Storm

The Federal Attack on the Dollar

With Paper Money - Confidence is Suspicion Asleep

The Russian Pipeline Decision

by
Michael C. Ruppert

DEATH SQUADS IN IRAQ

El Salvador-style 'death squads' to be deployed by US against Iraq militants
From Roland Watson in Washington

THE Pentagon is considering forming hit squads of Kurdish and Shia
fighters to target leaders of the Iraqi insurgency in a strategic
shift borrowed from the American struggle against left-wing guerrillas
in Central America 20 years ago.


Bush's 'Death Squads'
By Robert Parry

Refusing to admit personal misjudgments on Iraq, George W. Bush instead is pushing the United States toward becoming what might be called a permanent “counter-terrorist” state, which uses torture, cross-border death squads and even collective punishments to defeat perceived enemies in Iraq and around the world.

Indian Authorities Approve Purchase of Yuganskneftegaz Assets

January 10, Indian Government has approved the plans of ONGC state oil-and-gas company to buy part of the Yuganskneftegaz assets, Gazeta.ru reports. This was declared by head of the Indian company Subira Rahu, who had earlier noted that ONGC was in touch with interested parties in Russia, concerning the YUKOS assets.

Ohio Election Analysis

Bob Aldridge offers this analysis of the Ohio election, which summarizes a lot of material into one concise piece. (.pdf)

Alarm grows as U.S. military moves in

CRISIS IN SOUTH ASIA
By Deirdre Griswold

Ten Things We Learned About 911 In 2004

Jews, Israel and America

By Thomas L. Friedman

Scott had gone around and asked Iraqis on the streets what they called American troops—wondering if they had nicknames for us in the way we used to call the Nazis “Krauts” or the Vietcong “Charlie.” And what did he find? “Many Iraqis have so much distrust for U.S. forces we found they’ve come up with a nickname for our troops,” Scott said. “They call American soldiers ‘The Jews,’ as in, ‘Don’t go down that street, the Jews set up a roadblock.’ “

Russia orders oil pipeline to Pacific

By: AFP

Tsunami Relief as a Subterfuge?

The Pentagon Scrambles to Reenter its Old Thai Air Base by Sirinapha
29 Dec 2004
Modified: 30 Dec 2004

India, facing big oil growth, hosts OPEC-Asia meet

Undivided loyalty

By Jonathan Friendly January 3, 2005

"The work that AIPAC does is a vital part of our democratic process. You speak out boldly, and that's good for America, it's good for Israel and good for the cause of peace and justice in the world." -- President George W. Bush

An Afghan Quandary for the U.S.

Bush administration is split over a response to a likely record opium poppy crop: push for aerial eradication or let local officials handle it?

By Sonni Efron, Times Staff Writer


PLAN COLOMBIA: THE PENTAGON'S SHELL GAME
VMANN: the reason that the US is spraying in south america is to defoliate the rainforest, so they can scan for oil from satellites in space. -vig

FBI Whistle-blower Retires

Rowley was hailed as a hero by Minneapolis agents in 2002 when
she wrote a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller accusing bureau
headquarters of blowing a chance to unravel the Sept. 11 hijacking
plot.

FUTUREWAR: VENEZUELA (updates)

Chavez seals strategic alliance with Beijing

Oil in Gulf of Mexico Cuban waters

Venezuela's “Bolivarian Revolution” Continues, Despite U.S. Resistance

Venezuela’s Chavez wants to reduce dependence on U.S., promises China more oil and gas

Colombia's Privatized Conflict

Venezuela, Iran to sign cooperative agreements

Argentina Squares Off with International Financiers

Venezuela: The Next Cuba

Colombia Issues Ultimatum to FARC Rebels

Venezuela's oil output to rise 66% in 5 years

FUTUREWAR: CHINA (updates)

‘WTO, IMF serving US in dominating world economy’

Russia's ties with India, China to grow in New Year

Chinese company could take part in Yuganskneftegaz sale

Russia offers Chinese state company stake in strategic Yukos asset

GOLD AND CURRENCY WARFARE

Vast reserves of a declining currency are dangerous for Asian central banks

Europe 'will have to act on dollar'

A New American Century? Iraq and the hidden euro-dollar wars

Shades of the Dollar Standard

‘WTO, IMF serving US in dominating world economy’

Banking Cartel is the Cause of Humanity's Woes

Israeli Defense Official Hints at Gravity of Crisis with U.S. and China; Neo-con Drama...

Media reports indicate that Israel failed to report to the U.S. the full details concerning the sale of Harpy assault drones to China. As a result, Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith demanded Yaron's resignation, and refused to have anything to do with him.

The Top Ten War Profiteers of 2004

The Center for Corporate Policy
Friday 31 December 2004

The death of Gary Webb: The CIA, crack cocaine and the Black community

By A. Akbar Muhammad

Hip-Hop and the 9/11 Truth Movement

By Michael Kaneb