August 1, 2006
Along with Peak Oil, Peak Grain and Peak Water the world enters crisis overload
Along with Peak Oil, Peak Grain and Peak Water the world enters crisis overload By: Mathew Maavak A deadly combination of heat and drought is slowly wreaking a trail of devastation across much of the globe, and the full extend of this scourge will only be felt as winter nears....
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July 17, 2006
Globocops of energy security
Globocops of energy security Some of those oil-related doomsday scenarios will meet at a confluence this week. It includes an armed aggression against a sovereign state, terrorism, missile launches, weapons of massive destruction, and disturbing consumer, financial and trade data worldwide. If that isn't...
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April 21, 2006
Peak Oil And The Politics Of Terrorism
Peak Oil And The Politics Of Terrorism Crude oil has breached the $70 psychological barrier again. This time, however, it will not be a one-day seduction by the stormy Katrina. The causative culprits are aplenty. Terrorists have taken out 25 per cent of Nigeria's sweet crude since...
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March 10, 2006
Game Theory...The Ball is rolling (Part 3)
Game Theory...The Ball is rolling (Part 3) Rice Extends Good Will to Latin Leftists Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the United States has no quarrel with leftist leaders in Latin America and wants good relations with Bolivia under its new president, a coca growers union...
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March 9, 2006
Game Theory: The Ball is Rolling….Part 2
Game Theory: The Ball is Rolling….Part 2 "The United States has the power to cause harm and pain," said Ali Asghar Soltanieh, a senior Iranian delegate to the IAEA. "But the United States is also susceptible to harm and pain. So if that is the path that...
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March 8, 2006
Game Theory: The Ball is Rolling....
Game Theory: The Ball is Rolling....With the recent publication of my piece The Brinkmanship of Energy Geopolitics, I wasn't surprised to read how fast things were moving in the global media.
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March 2, 2006
The Brinksmanship of Energy Geopolitics
The Brinksmanship of Energy Geopolitics "It is thus probably no overstatement to say that the Russian campaign has been won in the space of two weeks." - German Chief of General Staff Franz Halder, July 3, 1941 "The whole situation makes it increasingly plain that...
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February 7, 2006
Beware The Ides of March
Beware The Ides of March Soothsayer's warning before Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44BC. If Julius - regarded as one of the greatest Caesars - couldn't take note, the leader of the current superpower should. This March, his actions may spark off a conflict from...
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January 15, 2006
A World Lit By Energy Warfare
A World Lit By Energy Warfare BY MATHEW MAAVAK & ROWAN WOLF President George W. Bush justifies the continued occupation of Iraq on the ridiculous premise that it might become a haven for Al Qaeda terrorists. Iraq is already a magnet for terrorist outfits and not...
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December 30, 2005
Eye of the Panopticon
Eye of the Panopticon Some Orwellian things have been happening in Malaysia. While US citizens, journalists and even politicians are ripping the Bush administration to shreds, the rest of the world have quietly capitulated to anti-terror measures. If 9/11 is seen through an economic...
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November 27, 2005
Peak Oil and the Redelineation of Global Power
Peak Oil and the Redelineation of Global Power Please comment, and make suggestions. I am working on this as part of a research proposal. Thanks, Mathew INTRODUCTION: This research will analyze the ramifications of the growing energy crisis, and the possible restructuring of the present geopolitical and economic...
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November 17, 2005
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement If you want to know anything with a degree of certainty, engage directly. Tragedy and fatal mistakes befall the person who doesn’t realize that in this panoptic world, what goes around comes around. If you want a headlined example, read...
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November 9, 2005
'I Don't Count: A Minority Report on the French Riots
'I Don't Count: A Minority Report on the French Riots By Mathew Maavak The following is a narrative of two minority reactions to alienation. If French Muslim youths can turn to rioting, how do minorities in Islamic nations react? I am sick of people who want the best of all...
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October 19, 2005
Reporting Integrity
Reporting Integrity We live in an upside down world. If this is a truism, then that immemorial parting message from an ex-journalist - “everything works upside down for you” - should come as a relief. She said it with a smile. I...
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October 8, 2005
Dobson can mix Christianity with Belial
Dobson can mix Christianity with Belial President George W. Bush not long ago made a claim that God urged him to invade Afghanistan and Iraq. I suppose God specifically also warned him to avoid capturing Osama bin Laden, coz it might make Santa Claus lose his...
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September 4, 2005
Butterfly Effect: From Land Clearing to Hurricane Katrina?
Butterfly Effect: From Land Clearing to Hurricane Katrina? Is there a correlation between the scorch and burn land-clearing depredations in Indonesia and Hurricane Katrina? I am reminded of the "butterfly effect," where a pair of flapping wings in Beijing has the potential to create a storm half-way across...
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August 3, 2005
Rumblings From Malaysia
Rumblings From Malaysia As many of you know, the meeting that led to the 9/11 and USS Cole episodes was conducted in a Kuala Lumpur condominium. All our Special Branch snoops - adept at unearthing dirt on political dissenters - could not tape...
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July 26, 2005
Soaring Oil Prices, Fluctuating Economies, and Uncertain Times
Soaring Oil Prices, Fluctuating Economies, and Uncertain Times According to a Reuters report, "High energy costs and the possibility of more negative earnings may curb investors' appetite for stocks this week, while the (US) government is likely to report the economy slowed in the second quarter. Even companies...
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