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Syrianews managed to confirm the news we received a couple of days ago that a Syrian Navy boat destroyed an Israeli submarine off the Syrian coast at 150 meters depth on 02 May 2013 around 2 – 2:30 am. We were not told the type or size of the submarine but we were confirmed it was destroyed. In the details we managed to get: the enemy object was detected and orders [...] More than six months since the Japanese nationalistic escalation over the disputed island chain (that shall not be named) in the East China Sea sent Sino-Japanese foreign relations to a level not seen since a particular territorial dispute over Manchuria, tensions just hit a fever pitch overnight, when an armada of eight Chinese ships entered what Japan claimed were its territorial waters.
China’s version of the story is that the vessels were there [...] From the blog of Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch: I live a fairly simple life and that didn’t change much after I sold TechCrunch in 2010. I didn’t buy a new house or even a new car. The one thing I did splurge on was a boat. Nothing too fancy or large. I live near Seattle and there’s a big boating culture up here. I found a small company that builds boats [...] Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of straying onto its territory near oil and gas fields in the Gulf and warned it was looking at how to respond http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=291492
“I have submitted to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon a letter that details Iran’s breaches of the official conventions and treaties between it and Saudi Arabia,” Okaz quoted Mualimi as saying. A Foreign [...] Breaking!! Iranian elite force (republican guard) captured in Saudi shore! Developing!! Iranian Agent Admits Plot to Kill Saudi Ambassador in Washington DC Now this in!! http://pjmedia.com/barryrubin/2012/10/18/iranian-agent-admits-plot-to-kill-saudi-ambassador-in-washington-dc/
Saudi border guards thwart a tricky business and grab the 14 Iranian Revolutionary Guards Border guards Arabia thwart serious business was Alkhtit him among the Iranian Revolutionary Guards with traitors and agents, and arrest on 14 Iranian Revolutionary Guards, the boat Iranian [...] Japanese, US troops mull drill to take island: reports Japan and the United States are mulling a joint military drill to simulate retaking a remote island from foreign forces, reports said, amid a festering row between Tokyo and Beijing over disputed islets. The exercise, part of broader joint manoeuvres to start in early November, would use an uninhabited island in Okinawa, southernmost Japan, Jiji Press and Kyodo News agencies quoted unidentified sources [...] Nearly 50 miles from Iran sails the nuclear-powered USS Eisenhower — never before has the U.S. flexed so much muscle so close to the Muslim nation. The move is a blunt warning to Iran: Don’t follow through on a threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passes. If Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear sites, Iran has promised to fill the strait’s waters with boats packed with explosives and mine [...] TAMPA, Fla. - Law enforcement agencies are planning to boost their patrols of Tampa’s waterways during the Republican National Convention. The RNC will be held later this month on the city’s waterfront. Federal and local law enforcement agencies say they’ll saturate the waterway with armed boat patrols. Read more: http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Boats-armed-with-machine-guns-to-patrol-RNC/-/1637132/16012084/-/olivp1/-/index.html From Zero Hedge: Over the last five years, there have been so many ‘projections’ from the economic and political glitterati that have failed spectacularly as to be almost unbelievable – from Bernanke’s ‘subprime is contained’ to Rajoy’s November promise that ‘Spain will stop being a problem and instead form part of the solution’. Projection was historically the moment when, despite all the work that went into getting to that last point in [...] July 3 (Bloomberg) — After being laid-off from a textile factory Zhang Wuyi started making mini submarines. He has had three orders already for his boats which cost around $32,000 each. (Source: Bloomberg) Haaretz In an effort to counter any Iranian effort to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. is increasing both its sea- and land-based defense assets in the area, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to the report, the U.S. military has informed Congress of plans to preposition new mine-detection and clearing equipment and expand surveillance capabilities in the area of the Strait of [...] by ZH Financial credits remain the big underperformer hinting at much less risk appetite than USD-based stocks would indicate for now but broad risk assets staged an impressive bounce recovery on better than average volumes today as early weakness in Europe was shrugged off with better-than-expected macro data in the US (claims and Philly Fed headlines) and then later in the morning the story in the ECB Greek debt swap deal. We [...] Infowars.com Alex breaks down the out of control mad spending spree by state police on 6 boats that only should have cost about $100,000 each, but instead ended up costing tax payers around $600,000 each. Infowars.com Alex breaks down the out of control mad spending spree by state police on 6 boats that only should have cost about $100,000 each, but instead ended up costing tax payers around $600,000 each. http://www.morganstanley.com/views/gef/archive/2006/20060303-Fri.html “Stephen Roach (New York) Billed as the great equalizer between the rich and the poor, globalization has been anything but. An increasingly integrated global economy is facing the strains of widening income disparities — within countries and across countries. This has given rise to a new and rapidly expanding underclass that is redefining the political landscape. The growing risks of protectionism are an outgrowth of this ominous trend. It wasn’t [...] by ZH Let’s face it: with the Iranian invasion foreplay having gone on about 3 years too long, everyone is just waiting for the flashing red “GDP boosting” headline. But to know how close we are to I-day, there is one question needing an answer: where are the boats? Below we share the latest weekly update of US naval positioning, as usual courtesy of Stratfor. The chart is self explanatory: the 5th [...] Mayor Bloomberg blasted two kayakers who ignored his advice and had to be rescued by the NYPD Harbor Patrol after their boats tipped over in the pre-hurricane waters of Lower New York Bay on Saturday, police said. “Why they were out there despite all the warnings? I don’t know. They were rescued and are ok,” said the visibly annoyed mayor at an evening press conference. (Excerpt) Read [...] By STEPHEN DOCKERY, Associated Press ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ A round of budget cuts in Connecticut is forcing the nation’s oldest operating ferry to close. It is among two historic ferries that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration has put on the chopping block to close [...] Hundreds of Vietnamese have launched protests against China for the third straight week amid escalating tensions in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, where both countries recently conducted live-fire military drills. About 300 people gathered Sunday near the Chinese Embassy in the capital, Hanoi, and marched through the streets yelling “Down with China,” demanding that their powerful northern neighbor stay out of Vietnam’s territory. Protests are rare [...] TOKYO, April 11, Kyodo Over 14,000 people remain missing and there are few signs of the crisis at a crippled nuclear power plant ending soon as Japan on Monday marked one month since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern and eastern regions. About 151,000 survivors are staying in 2,300 shelters following the country’s worst ever natural disaster, but work to build temporary housing has made little [...] |
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