thestatedtruth.com | April 13, 2010
April 13, 2010 | 0854 GMT  By Lauren Goodrich This past week saw another key success in Russia’s resurgence in former Soviet territory when pro-Russian forces took control of Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz revolution was quick and intense. Within 24 hours, protests that had been simmering for months spun into countrywide riots as the president […]
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thestatedtruth.com | April 4, 2010
AP – This undated image released by the U.S. Air Force shows the X-37B spacecraft. By JOHN ANTCZAK,     Associated Press Writer John Antczak, Associated Press  Sat April 3, 2010                   Posted April 4, 2010 LOS ANGELES – After a decade of development, the Air Force this month plans to launch a robotic spacecraft resembling a small space […]
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thestatedtruth.com | March 29, 2010
03/29/2010  “We have 3,500 nuclear weapons left over from the cold war we don’t need, they take 20 seconds to re-aim, we’re not afraid to use them, and by the way, they’re already aimed at you.†That is the approach James Baker III thinks America should take with Iran, Ronald Reagan’s Chief of Staff […]
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thestatedtruth.com | March 19, 2010
Military Priorities in Afghanistan  Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, testified before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees in Washington this week, saying that military progress in Afghanistan will be difficult this year. Afghan security officials recently have issued similar warnings, noting that the number of violent assaults is likely to […]
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thestatedtruth.com | March 16, 2010
 . Germany: Mitteleuropa Redux By Peter Zeihan | March 16, 2010 The global system is undergoing profound change. Three powers — Germany, Iran and China — face challenges forcing them to refashion the way they interact with their regions and the world. We will explore each of these three states in detail in our […]
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thestatedtruth.com | March 9, 2010
China’s Challenge March 9, 2010 | 0958 GMT  By Jennifer Richmond and Rodger Baker China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) remains in session. As usual, the meeting has provided Beijing an opportunity to highlight the past year’s successes and lay out the problems that lie ahead. On the surface at least, China has shown remarkable […]
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thestatedtruth.com | March 2, 2010
  March 1, 2010 | 1703 GMT By George Friedman The United States apparently has reached the point where it must either accept that Iran will develop nuclear weapons at some point if it wishes, or take military action to prevent this. There is a third strategy, however: Washington can seek to redefine the […]
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thestatedtruth.com | February 24, 2010
This may happen sooner rather then later based on how much real estate they’re building over there (many entire new towns and cities are being built on speculation and sitting empty.)  …..China’s economic growth will plunge to as low as 2 percent following the collapse of a debt- fueled bubble within 10 years, sparking a regional […]
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thestatedtruth.com | February 23, 2010
U.S. Unprepared for Cyber War, Former Top Spy Official Says By Jeff Bliss Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. isn’t prepared for a massive attack on its computer networks by another country, a former top intelligence official said. “If the nation went to war today, in a cyber war, we would lose, former Director of […]
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thestatedtruth.com | February 21, 2010
IF YOU WANT CREDITABLE SOLUTIONS ……to our nation’s fiscal problems, go to a creditable source. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels gives his ideas for restoring our economy — which can be done, he says, without tax increases. Daniels is a man of deep thought and bold action. His state has one of the strongest balance sheets in the country, […]
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thestatedtruth.com | January 31, 2010
U.S. Beefs Up Military Presence Off Iranian Shores Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:50:31 GMT In addition to imposing new sanctions on the Tehran government, the US has reportedly begun beefing up its military presence and war paraphernalia off the Iranian coast. US military officials told AP on condition of anonymity that Washington has taken silent […]
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thestatedtruth.com | January 31, 2010
U.S. speeds up arms buildup with Gulf allies Initiatives with Arab nations, military aimed at thwarting Iran attacks By Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writer updated 3:37 p.m. MT, Sat., Jan. 30, 2010 DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – The Obama administration is quietly working with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf allies to speed up […]
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thestatedtruth.com | January 30, 2010
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — Russia urged China to dump its Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds in 2008 in a bid to force a bailout of the largest U.S. mortgage-finance companies, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said. Paulson learned of the disruptive scheme while attending the Beijing Summer Olympics, according to his memoir, On The […]
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thestatedtruth.com | January 29, 2010
But we are at an inflexion point and the middle class is largely being squeezed out. A recent study from the Commerce Department shed some light on an issue that we already know. Over the past 20 years the middle class has been falling behind: Everything is relative in this world. Incomes have gone up […]
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thestatedtruth.com | January 13, 2010
Elements That Rule The Globe Rare-earths are so-called because when they were first discovered in the 19th Century in Sweden, they were believed to be some of the most uncommon elements. But through further scientific discovery, rare-earths have been found to be relatively abundant in the Earth’s crust. However, the high cost of extraction means […]
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thestatedtruth.com | January 4, 2010
What To Expect in 2010  by J. R. Nyquist  Weekly Column Published: 1.04.2010 In Roman mythology, Janus was the god of gateways, portals and bridges. He has been used to symbolize the march of time, the transition from one age to another. He is often represented as having two faces: one peering into […]
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thestatedtruth.com | December 3, 2009
 Obama’s Plan and the Key Battleground December 2, 2009 | 1155 GMTBy George Friedman U.S. President Barack Obama announced the broad structure of his Afghanistan strategy in a speech at West Point on Tuesday evening. The strategy had three core elements. First, he intends to maintain pressure on al Qaeda on the Afghan-Pakistani border […]
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thestatedtruth.com | November 10, 2009
Gene Inger’s Daily Briefing . . . For Wednesday November 11, 2009: Good evening; Left-field surprises . . . have ways of impacting over-extended markets occasionally we have observed; irrespective of whether the market ‘deserves’ to decline (as surely this one does). As if to remind the world of the power of cyber-terror; guess what […]
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thestatedtruth.com | September 23, 2009
U.S.S. Independence (LCS-2) …….We’ve been hearing rumblings about these U.S. Navy triple-hulled ships, so here’s one that was launched recently….Build by General Dynamics, it’s called a “Littoral Combat Ship” (LCS), and it can move weapons around faster than any ship in the Navy. Littoral means close to shore, and that’s where these fleet-hulled ships will […]
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thestatedtruth.com | July 26, 2009
Acknowledging the Deception  by J. R. Nyquist  Weekly Column Published: 07.24.2009 Meet Victor Kalashnikov: former KGB officer, scholar, analyst, and writer. He is married to historian and journalist Marina Kalashnikova, the subject of last week’s column. Before the Soviet Union collapsed Victor worked for the KGB in Vienna. After Gorbachev’s bizarre abdication in […]
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thestatedtruth.com | July 25, 2009
American Capitalism Gone With A Whimper.   It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American descent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people.   True, the situation has been well prepared on and […]
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thestatedtruth.com | July 25, 2009
Biden Criticizes Russia By ANDREW E. KRAMER Published: July 25, 2009 MOSCOW — Just weeks after a summit meeting intended to show a thawing in relations between the United States and Russia, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. made blistering references to Russia’s failing economy, loss of face and a leadership that is “clinging to […]
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