Tag Archives: Panetta

The Diaoyu Dao; Taiwan between a Rock and a Hard Place.

Posted on October 8, 2012 by christoflehmann

The Diaoyu Dao; Taiwan between a Rock and a Hard Place. By Christof Lehmann -The Chinese – Japanese raw over the Diaoyu or Senkaku islands is overshadowing Taiwan´s territorial claims over the rocky islands, 120 nautical miles from its coast, … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Asia, Editorial, Geo-Politics | Tagged China, christof lehmann, Diaoyu Dao, disputed islands, east china sea, fishery rights, Geo-Politics, global security, Hu Jintao, Japan, leon panetta, nsnbc, Panetta, Politics, san francisco treaty, Senkaku Islands, Taiwan, US Secretary of Defense, Yin-jeou | 6 Comments

East China Sea Conflict: Pentagon Chief Has A Lot Of Explaining To Do

Posted on September 20, 2012 by nsnbc international

East China Sea Conflict: Pentagon Chief Has A Lot Of Explaining To Do “US behaving badly” The dispute over the Diaoyu Islands is essentially a US-made legacy of World War II. The US’ intentional blindness to the illegal nature of Japan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Asia, Geo-Politics | Tagged asia, Asia Security, diaoyu islands, east china sea, global security, Japan China dispute over Diaoyu islands, japan security treaty, Leon Panetta in japan, nsnbc, Panetta, Politics, south china seas, Strategic encirklement of China | 1 Comment

Got war if you want it.

Posted on May 30, 2012 by nsnbc international

Got War if You Want it. By Pepe Escobar. Pentagon head Leon Panetta told ABC News that the US is “ready” to attack Iran. It depends on US President Barack Obama giving it a go. Will he or won’t he? … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Northern America, Opinion | Tagged global security, imperialism, Iran, iran nuclear program, Leopn Panetta, Middle East, nobel prize winner, non proliferation treaty, nsnbc, nuclear non proliferation treaty, Obama, Panetta, Pepe Escobar, Politics, us imperialism, USA | Leave a comment

Panetta and Afghanistan

Posted on March 25, 2012 by nsnbc international

By Dmitriy Sedov – Strategic Culture Foundation. Nobody will know what Defense Secretary Leon Panetta felt after getting a report that a terrorist attack had been timed to his arrival at UK Camp Bastion air base situated in the South … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Asia, Middle East, News, Northern America | Tagged Afghanistan, asia, Dmitriy Sedov, Geopolitics, global security, Middle East, nsnbc, Panetta, Strategic Culture Foundation, taliban, Terrorism, us imperialism | Leave a comment

Putin Accuses US In Murder Of Ghadafi.

Posted on December 19, 2011 by nsnbc international

Russia’s Vladimir Putin implicated Washington today in the killing of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and launched a tirade against Senator John McCain in an extraordinary attack on US policies. The Russian premier used his annual televised phone-in to unleash the … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Europe, News, Northern America | Tagged Africa, African Affairs, Ghadafi, global security, international security, Libya, libyan war, muammar ghadafi, NATO, NATO crimes, northern africa, nsnbc, nsnbc-nsnbc, Panetta, Political Assassination, Putin, Putin Accuses US In Murder Of Ghadafi, USA, Vladimir Putin, war crimes | 1 Comment

Libya, the Evil the Grotesque and the Ugly.

Posted on December 18, 2011 by christoflehmann

Saif Islam Ghadafi is reportedly well and has been walking the streets of Zintan under heavy protection of his capturers. The front is everywhere, and bitter infighting between the Zintan Brigades, the Belhadj Tripoli Brigades, the brigades of the Bengazi … Continue reading →