I was thumbing through the headlines, and came across many like these!
Russia plans to create Arctic military force
Mar 27 08:19 AM US/Eastern
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia is planning to create a dedicated military force to help protect its interests in the disputed Arctic region.
The presidential Security Council has released a document outlining government policy for the Arctic that includes creating a special group of military forces. The report was released this week and reported by Russian media on Friday.
Russia, the United States, Canada and other northern countries are trying to assert jurisdiction over the Arctic.
The dispute has intensified amid growing evidence that the shrinking polar ice is opening up new shipping lanes and allowing natural resources to be tapped.
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Chinese Navy Has Global Potential As Economic Interests Expand
From the perspective of Chinese military strategists, China no longer has any national interest frontier, because all corners of the planet have established ties with China through trade. Chinese merchant ships are already navigating the waters of the four great oceans and have reached all parts of the five continents. This is an advantage that the Soviet Union did not have in earlier years.
In the future, wherever Chinese merchant ships go, that area may be taken as China's national interest frontier and the trace of the "Chinese Aegis" class DDG may appear. Moreover, this theory gives the People's Republic of China a more convincing rationale for building its own aircraft carriers.
Japan OKs deployment of missile defense system
By MARI YAMAGUCHI,
TOKYO – Japan took the rare step Friday of ordering battleships and missile interceptors to protect its northern coast in case a rocket launch by North Korea goes awry.
Still, Tokyo urged calm and said the likelihood of rocket debris falling on Japan was low.
North Korea says it plans to launch its Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite April 4-8 and has designated a zone near Japan's northern coast where debris is likely to fall.
Japan, South Korea and the United States suspect North Korea will use the launch to test the delivery technology for a long-range missile capable of striking Alaska. Amid heightened regional tensions, the communist nation has warned any attack on its satellite could be an act of war.
Then I turn to our US National news and find that Obamanation is off to Camp David again this weekend. What's that you say? 4 long weekends and he has only been POTUS for six? But then there was the weekend 'date' in Chicago - and the trip to LA to schmooze with Leno - and the 60 Minutes Infomercial with Steve Kroft...
Ahh yes, he does have the TOTUS (Teleprompter of the United States) filling in for him, doesn't he. Seems to me Pilgrims, that this lad that has only been POTUS for six weeks and no experience prior to that -- ought to be keeping that nose a little closer to the grindstone.
Big G-20 in London this week, his secret plans with Prime Minister Brown to pour a few trillion more worthless pounds, dollars and Euro's into the worlds economy was leaked to the front pages before the meeting even started and looks DOA!
My My, folks wanted Hope & Change. They Changed to a non-working president and now better Hope that those folks behind the scenes that are pulling the strings and really running this great ole' country don't have true evil in their hearts.........
Keep the faith Pilgrims -- it may be all we have left!
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