Russia's Military Might for More Than Show
Russian soldiers, tanks and rockets paraded across the cobblestones of Red Square on Thursday in the Kremlin's annual display of the nation's military might.
The parade was first held 68 years ago to celebrate the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. Today it is a carefully choreographed event to remind Russians -- and the world -- that the country remains a major military power.
President Vladimir Putin reviewed the troops and addressed the nation, declaring: "We will do everything to strengthen security on the planet."
Russia's economy may now rank 10th largest in the world, but it still aspires to be a military superpower.
To showcase Russia's military might, authorities spent millions of dollars to disperse rain clouds in the skies and repair asphalt ground up by tank treads on the ground. Lavish television coverage included placing TV cameras in the cockpit of a fighter jet, by the wheels of a battle tank, and atop the Kremlin's 15th century clock tower.
Foreign military attaches watched from a VIP reviewing section as nuclear-capable rockets and S-300 mobile missile batteries rolled by.
The anti-aircraft missiles were a reminder of news reports earlier Wednesday that Russia is preparing to sell S-300 missile batteries to Syria's embattled government.
This advanced system would limit the ability of the United States and other nations to operate over Syrian airspace or impose a no-fly zone. On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry left Moscow after winning President Putin's support for a conference to mediate a political solution to Syria's civil war.
For four decades, Moscow has been an ally of and arms supplier to the Assad clan that has run Syria since 1971.
On Friday, British Prime Minister David Cameron is to meet President Putin for talks in Sochi, after which he is to fly to Washington for a Monday meeting with President Obama.
◆ Regional Power
On Red Square, the columns of tanks and rows of marching soldiers were a reminder of Russia's determination to be a regional power.
On Wednesday, President Putin met with Russia's Security Council and instructed the military to draw up plans to defend Central Asia and southern Russia in the event of a collapse in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of American troops next year.
"We will bear it in mind that the Afghan army and law enforcement bodies are so far unable to guarantee security in Afghanistan," Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev told reporters on Wednesday.
It was a reminder that Russia's massive military is maintained for greater goals than marching smartly in parades.
Military spending fell last year in the United States and across western and central Europe, but surged in Russia, China, the Middle East and North Africa, according to new figures released by a research group based in Sweden.
The changes "may be the beginning of a shift in the balance of world military spending from the rich Western countries to emerging nations," Sam Perlo-Freeman of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in a statement announcing the report Monday.
Although the U.S. still accounted for 39% of global military spending --- far more than any other country -- belt tightening and the drawdown in Afghanistan contributed to a 6% decline in expenditures from the previous year, Perlo-Freeman said. Military pending in western and central Europe dropped 1.6%.
Meanwhile, Russia increased its spending 16%, part of a massive plan to modernize its armaments, according to the report. Chinese military spending was up an estimated 8%.
The increase in Russian spending, and an even bigger uptick in Ukraine, helped drive up military spending across Eastern Europe, which had the biggest jump of any region, 15%, the institute said. Spending also rose in the Middle East (8%), North Africa (8%), Latin America (4%) and Asia and Oceania (3%.)
The single biggest increase was reported in the Persian Gulf country of Oman, which hiked its military spending by 51%, according to the institute.
Those increases continue a trend stretching back a decade in some parts of the world. Vietnam, for instance, has more than doubled its military spending since 2003, a reaction to increased Chinese assertiveness regarding disputed territories in the South China Sea, researchers said.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Quantum Internet - What the Frack Is It?!
Some government scientist guys have been using the mythical Quantum Internet for 2 years! Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?
Quantum net is amazing, but not impenetrable. If the technology was released for public use, and someone had a need for the info, it will eventually be cracked. I dont see how this would be a mainstay in the foreseeable future anyways as the photons used decay after a short distance. Much like DC current back in the day, an entirely different system would need to be set in place before it could be useful.
Quantum physics is a branch of physics which deals with physical phenomena at microscopic scales, where the action is on the order of the Planck constant. Quantum mechanics departs from classical mechanics primarily at the quantum realm of atomic and subatomic length scales. Quantum mechanics provides a mathematical description of much of the dual particle-like and wave-like behavior and interactions of energy and matter.
Bill O'Reilly vs. Jon Stewart On Benghazi Gate
Bill O'Reilly Fires Back At Criticism Of Benghazi Outrage From Liberal Media, Jon Stewart
May 9, 2013 - Bill O'Reilly tonight used his Talking Points Memo to fire back at "left wing spin" on Benghazi that's trying to downplay the investigation as just another drop of Fox News-Republican outrage fuel. O'Reilly played video of Hillary Clinton asking in her January testimony "what difference does it make" about how the attacks were carried out, saying that this is the same defense being used by liberals to downplay the significance of yesterday's hearings. O'Reilly dismissed arguments of hypocrisy and double standards, making it clear that the American people deserve to know the truth about what happened.
O'Reilly said yesterday's hearings were unequivocally "embarrassing" for Clinton and President Obama, and showed a clip of Jon Stewart accusing Fox News and the Republicans of selective outrage, with no one speaking out when similar attacks occurred under the Bush administration. O'Reilly shot back that "none of the attacks were at the level of Benghazi," and surmised that Stewart must have gotten his news from Media Matters and The Daily Kos.
O'Reilly declared that every American should be outraged at Gregory Hicks, one of the whistleblowers who testified yesterday, getting demoted after voicing his concerns to his superiors at the State Department. O'Reilly said that "honest government is the cornerstone of our democracy" and people shouldn't be punished for telling the truth. He added that Clinton may need to testify again, and that this whole scandal may come back to haunt her in 2016.
Mike Rivero & Sheriff Mack ~ What Really Happened Radio Show: Thursday, May 9 2013
What Really Happened Radio Show: Thursday, May 9 2013 (Commercial Free Video): Sheriff Richard Mack
Special Guest: "Sheriff Mack" http://sheriffmack.com/
Date: 05/09/2013
Michael Rivero is the webmaster of http://whatreallyhappened.com/ and host of the What Really Happened radio shows on the Republic Broadcasting Network. Formerly with NASA, Michael transitioned his image processing skills (along with a brief stint as an actor) into the then-new motion picture computer animation field and has worked on films such as "Star Trek", "The Day After Tomorrow", and has supervised visual effects on "Brainscan," "LOST", and "Hawaii Five-0." Michael has taken a sabbatical from film work to focus all his efforts on peace activism. Michaels foray into blogging began before the word was even invented, and happened almost by accident when he spotted a suspicious photograph being broadcast on ABC news in 1994 related to the death of White House deputy Council Vincent Foster. Since that sudden beginning, Michaels website has expanded to cover diverse topics including the JFK assassination, the accidental shoot-down of TWA 800, election fraud, health issues, Saddams non-existent nuclear weapons, 9-11, the economy, and of course, the lies used to trick the United States into wars of conquest on Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Iran. Michael resides in Hawaii with his wife Claire, who is a composer and creates much of theme music used on the What Really Happened radio show.
A Call to all Good People in Government
The truth is like a beautiful daybreak, after a long dark night, it always comes up without fail, and illuminates all dark spaces.
There is no doubt, that complete transparency in all areas of government is now taking place, and all those in the lower echelons of government who are aware of the terrible corruption, manipulation and deceit, should come forward now and clear their names, and wash their hands out in the open, and rid themselves of the burden of being amongst the ranks of the most unscrupulous people on the planet.
As the spotlight of truth sweeps through all levels of government, and as complete transparency washes away the secrecy that normally surrounds and protects what is going on in all levels of government, there will be no place in the establishment that will not be fully exposed. The exposure will not just be exposing the present corruption and deceit, but will open and expose virtually everything that has taken place previously.
As more and more people in government feel guilty for being a part of the global sickness of corrupt government, the more people will defect and come out to clear their names. This is taking place now as the spotlight of truth burns deep into people’s conscience. It is also taking place in the military and police as they can no longer stand shoulder to shoulder with the lies and deceit of those who give them their orders.
There is a definite purging taking place which is exposing everything which is not the truth, with the technology of the internet speeding the process up to lightning speed, and that lightening of truth is striking into the hearts of the most unlikely of people we would expect to step forwardand speak the truth. This truth is finding everybody and there is nowhere to hide.
So let all those who know the truth to come forward and speak the truth, and it is better to come forward and admit one’s own conscious involvement in deception and show remorse, than to wait on the collapsing tower of lies and be seen floundering in the rubble later when it has collapsed. - Jason Liosatos. www.jasonliosatos.com
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