China using economic crisis to snatch world resources

Interesting article (from an unfortunately awful looking and hard to read website)

China is mobilizing it's dollar reserves.
http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/02/china-is-mobilizing-its-dollar-reserves.html

Report on Phase V of the global economic meltdown.
http://www.leap2020.eu/GEAB-N-32-is-available!-4th-quarter-2009-Beginning-of-Phase-5-of-the-global-systemic-crisis-phase-of-global-geopolitical_a2805.html?PHPSESSID=7f96eb38796490220a969131e624599e

What I think might play out is China and other SCO countries becoming THE major global force(s). If Russia survives this meltdown I expect to see them regain some ground with the former soviet states. East Europe is on it's way to total economic collapse this very moment and will most likely take out the rest of the EU as they have so much invested in what they thought would be 'emerging economies/markets'. (Keep an eye on Poland in the coming weeks)

Military is not the only option for global domination. Take a look at international headlines lately (see above link) and notice how China is making major deals and strengthening ties with South America, Russia and Central Asia... even Canada.

Pieces are falling everywhere. Who will be left to pick them up?



Oh yeah and my other happy days prediction...

IF China or Russia do try to expand their borders militarily, expect US/NATO to intervene (if they haven't had total meltdown yet) and things escalate to WWIII. Keep a very watchful eye on Isreal/Iran if the US does collapse. How will Isreal react once it's bully friend has to go home?

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This is kinda fun... well not really but worth a watch.
FOX fear-mongering or is this what the future might really look like once SHTF?

Glenn Beck: Worst Case Scenario
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8wA8TovXAw
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS-xtErkCGM&feature=related
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPgjpbHI5gI&feature=related
Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8fAbJs7QMI&feature=related

news links: Iran, Russia

Iran sending boatload of arms to Hamas
http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=5898

Russia sending Nuclear Reactor to Iran
http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1376

even in a depression there's always room for W.A.R.

WEF 2009: Russia and China blame West for economic crisis
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/davos/4381464/WEF-2009-Russia-and-China-blame-West-for-economic-crisis-Davos.html

Russia defence spending soars
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/4361792/Russia-defence-spending-soars.html

even in a depression there's always room for W.A.R.



I plan on buying a book today by Parag Khanna called The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New World Order

Expect to hear more from the SCO

Expect to hear a lot more about the SCO in the coming years. Particularly regarding Afghanistan and region.

Russia stops US on road to Afghanistan
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KA27Df01.html


Also:

Hyperinflation Begining in China and Will Destroy the U.S. Dollar
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article8320.html

Been noticing so much more on all this but haven't had time to post.

Cancer, Personal Accountability, and the Future of Humanity

A comment I posted on the ChrisMartensen.com website on the following post

http://www.chrismartenson.com/blog/albert-bartlett-growth/10466

Human population is definitely the strongest element taxing the planet. I for one, 30 years old without children, have recently underwent a vasectomy and took some personal accountability. If I do decide I want children I think I can pay humanity a favour by adopting a child that truly needs a loving home that my girlfriend and I can provide. As they say at the Humane Society, For every dog that is bought through a breeder, another dog in need of a family at a shelter will be put down.

Cancer by definition is an organism that keeps on growing until it eventually destroys it's host. I think that's a good comparison to human population.

In a sense I agree with Ray that this is just another glitch that will eventually correct itself. In fact that is exactly what it is doing... correcting itself!

Humour me for a moment and consider the worse case scenario...

• The crash/collapse does happen
• Peak oil is drastically slowed down and so does climate change (if caused by humans)
• Society falls apart and human population gets corrected through famine, war, disease.

Once human population numbers are down and the economy starts to roll again, this is where we will have to decide on what we really want the rest of history to look like.

Do we go back to our old ways of consumption and a growth based economy only to put humanity and the planet through another and possibly intensified bubble we're going through now?

Or do we pause and look at the mess we've made and go forward with the lessons of history and do our best to live sustainably and ethically?

I personally think it's too late to correct this mess we've made as humans and there are too many to convince. I would prefer the collapse won't happen and we could all just get along and choose to live in harmony with the environment and each other. But my feelings aside...

THE SYSTEM MUST FAIL. Things need to get worse before they get a chance to get better.