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Archive for October, 2008



Posted on October 24, 2008 - by

Combat Aviation 2030

Combat Aviation 2030

Years of working in the aerospace industry presented me with opportunities to talk to many aviation specialists and this article is a digest of their opinions and my own comments. This article is a subjective look at what the future of combat aviation may or should be in the next 20-30 years, but not necessarily [...]


Posted on October 23, 2008 - by

Jane’s is Jumping to Conclusions

Jane’s is Jumping to Conclusions

Reuters ran a story on the recent study by Jane’s Strategic Advisory Services. I have a Jane’s subscription, but I couldn’t find the report on their site and so I will rely on the few passages quoted by Reuters. “A central problem is that of a Russian political and military leadership commitment to a Cold [...]


Posted on October 17, 2008 - by

On the State of Our Bernanked Economy

On the State of Our Bernanked Economy

Yesterday Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the US economy faces a “significant threat”. Dr. Bernanke was not optimistic, not optimistic at all: “Stabilization of the financial markets is a critical first step, but even if they stabilize as we hope they will, broader economic recovery will not happen right away…” This “even if” [...]


Posted on October 14, 2008 - by

Standard & Poor’s Role in the Credit Crash

Standard & Poor’s Role in the Credit Crash

Russia’s Interfax news agency published a short article by Sergei Vybornov, president of the ALROSA corporation, touching on the subject of S&P’s responsibility for the global lending industry crisis. ALROSA is Russia’s largest diamond mining company handling a quarter of the world’s natural diamond production. Sergei Vybornov – a diplomat in the past – is [...]


Posted on October 3, 2008 - by

Pirates, Tanks and Conspiracy Theories

Pirates, Tanks and Conspiracy Theories

An Israeli-owned cargo ship, sailing under Belize flag with Russian and Ukrainian crew, carrying to Kenya Soviet-made main battle tanks for the army of Sudan is being boarded by Somalian pirates; the ship is surrounded by US Navy cruiser and destroyer, as well as by two Royal Navy frigates, as the Russian Navy dispatches its [...]