Soren really isn't very good at this critical thinking thing, is he?   

The cheeseboard killer?

Oh, that's easy. It was Mormor.

And she would have got away with it if it wasn't for those meddlesome kids!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBZcCAxgdzo

vikaryan wrote on Jul 15^th, 2014 at 11:43am:
I wouldn't worry about them too much because I doubt Israel has much of a future. There's a Islamic caliphate the size of which has never been seen before emerging right on their doorstep. They'll get what they deserve for what they've done to our countries.

Nothing like a badly written blog to convince me

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http://thediplomat.com/2014/06/china-is-a-different-kind-of-global-power/#comment-1457824500

The Chinese Are Acquiring Large Chunks Of Land In Communities All Over America

Has the United States ever experienced a time when a foreign nation has attempted to buy up so much of our land all at once?  As you will read about in this article, the Chinese are on a real estate buying spree all over America.  In fact, in some cases large chunks of land are actually being given to them.  Yes, you read that correctly.  China is on the way to becoming the dominant land owner in the entire country, and that is starting to alarm a lot of people.  Do we really want a foreign superpower to physically own so much of our territory?

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-chinese-are-acquiring-large-chunks-of-land-in-communities-all-over-america

http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/04/chinese-buying-land-us-communities-america/

http://www.dcclothesline.com/2014/05/23/plan-use-land-west-pay-debt-china/

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http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-chinese-are-acquiring-large-chunks-of-land-in-communities-all-over-america#comment-1375407085

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http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-chinese-are-acquiring-large-chunks-of-land-in-communities-all-over-america#comment-1314187636

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http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-chinese-are-acquiring-large-chunks-of-land-in-communities-all-over-america?utm_source=feedly&utm_reader=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-chinese-are-acquiring-large-chunks-of-land-in-communities-all-over-america#comment-1312438568

The key reason for China’s aggressive posturing on the seas is the tectonic shift in Beijing’s strategic environment that occurred following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. For the first time in its long history, China no longer faces any threat whatsoever on its northern frontiers and this immense geopolitical development largely explains Chinese military’s expansionist moves on its eastern seaboard and southwestern frontiers.

China’s Asia strategy is to undermine the United States’ credibility as regional security guarantor. Beijing’s diplomatic rhetoric notwithstanding, the “New Type of Great Power Relations” seeks U.S. recognition of China’s primacy in Asia in a geopolitical deal that limits Washington’s regional role and presence, and relegates traditional U.S. allies (especially Japan) to the sidelines. This push and shove will continue for decades because the Chinese see the U.S. as “in irreversible decline, and growing weaker as China grows stronger.” From Beijing’s perspective, the main issue is how to manage, and profit from, America’s decline. The challenge, from Washington’s perspective, is how to manage China’s rise within the U.S.-led order without diluting American role and presence. Who emerges at the top in this poker game will ultimately determine the future of world order. It is against this backdrop that the Obama administration officials have been visiting Asian capitals to reassure U.S. friends and allies about security commitments, and reaffirm Washington’s determination to rebalancing to Asia.

Significantly, China is not rising in a vacuum. Under Shinzo Abe’s leadership, Japan is becoming a “normal nation” with the lifting of restrictions on collective self-defense and arms transfers. India has been economically and strategically rebalancing toward the Asia-Pacific for nearly two decades under its “Look East” policy. With the victory of Narendra Modi-led BJP government in May 2014 elections, India may well be back in the reckoning. Since Beijing will not abandon its policy of engaging India economically while strangulating it geopolitically, a revitalized India will form the southern anchor of an Asian balance of power and frustrate Chinese efforts to establish supremacy. Small and middle powers (Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Australia) are also maneuvering for balance and advantage. Indonesia and Vietnam, in particular, are upgrading their naval power, as territorial disputes in the South China Sea escalate. For its part, Russia is using its vast energy resources to stage a comeback on the world stage. Russia is unlikely to slide into the role of “China’s Canada” without resistance. It is indeed a very complex and crowded geopolitical space out there.

http://thediplomat.com/2014/07/china-and-strategic-imbalance/

Taipan wrote on Jul 15^th, 2014 at 12:04pm:




Ooo!  A blog!

vikaryan wrote on Jul 15^th, 2014 at 2:31pm:


I think you'll find its much more about resource and in particular energy security rather than anything to do with a desire for living room.  However, I'm sure you won't allow reality to intrude on your Xenophobia.