Oil quotation excluding Dollars: should we save the USA, Iran or the world?

philosophical debates and companies.
Ahmed
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 12298
Registration: 25/02/08, 18:54
Location: Burgundy
x 2963




by Ahmed » 03/06/12, 20:44

And sincerely, I don't see a democrat like Obama, currently embarking on a warlike rhetoric, with desperately empty boxes ...............!

Keynes, for budgetary reasons, had predicted that the war of 1914 could only last a few weeks ...
It's pure madness

or just sorry Realpolitik, as usual...
0 x
"Please don't believe what I'm telling you."
User avatar
Obamot
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 28725
Registration: 22/08/09, 22:38
Location: regio genevesis
x 5538




by Obamot » 03/06/12, 21:10

Yes, I predicted that too, so it was a mistake considering the "trends"current. I admit it.

Indeed, the rhetoric is warlike, alas!

They seem much more resolute than that to fight it out. Curious tango between the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the prospect of the opening of a new quagmire! At the last news they are closer than ever to go there. Besides, they have already started their intimidation in the China Sea, against those who do not want this war coming from ... Facebook and an alleged "Arab Spring" manipulated by the CIA, and which could call into question their political system sooner or later!

On the other hand, I can see the pattern of a destabilization of the region to make Iran fall into a trap ...

My mistake was that I did not anticipate the decline of the U $ dollars. In my defense, I said that there would be no new war directly involving America before this year's election. For the moment it is standing up. Except on the rhetoric: planting, once is not custom : Cheesy: This Obama hid his game well ... or so "on"don't give him a choice!

I do not know where they are now, but obviously it must be much better economically, since their exports are boosted and that the poor emerging countries bought monkey money at low prices by speculating on its revaluation, but without thinking that it might be them next on the list to be simply "privatized" (like some African countries, where the politico-economic assassination is in full swing ...)

But I'm glad I made a mistake, that's how we progress. : Mrgreen:
0 x
User avatar
Obamot
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 28725
Registration: 22/08/09, 22:38
Location: regio genevesis
x 5538




by Obamot » 30/11/12, 08:07

Historic vote at the UN:

Palestine becomes "Permanent non-member state "

The doves will have won against the hawkssystem. ( : Cheesy: )
http://www.liberation.fr/depeches/2012/ ... bre_863854

After the Arafat era with knives pulled, which ended with his assassination or polonium: Mahmoud Abbas - the one that nobody expected and who gave the impression of "relatively soft and pliable political force- - will have finally been right of all the forces in opposition on the way of Peace via justice by international law ... (It is not so often in our time.)

He had first come to play the troubles with the filing of his application for membership, which had caused a stir, but which had relatively failed at first. The traditional allied America of Israel having opposed its veto, which it could not do this time, since there is no veto possible before the General Assembly ... (Subtle ... !)

This status State Observer at the UN is therefore a tacit recognition of a state, by the band.

So the whole strategy of diverting attention or confrontation, everything will have failed: to start with the paradigm of "war on terror"Including two oil wars with 9/11 in the middle, the war in Afghanistan, the Arab Spring, political assassinations by drones interposed, the attacks and everything that has been done to destabilize the Middle East, provocations from and others, such as the recent threats of attacks on "civilian" nuclear sites in Iran or the current civil war in Syria (long fomented and funded by the CIA, which admitted it). will have done! Nothing will have stopped the march of history which inevitably goes in the direction of the future recognition of an official and independent Palestinian state.

On the contrary, for the detractors of this solution, as should be expected: it is a calamity, but they are few!

Result of the vote:
For 138 votes.
Against 9 votes.
(41 abstentions)
List of countries:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_ ... alestinien

A card that says a lot about the "clash of civilizations»
(In green the states having a diplomatic relation / recognition with Palestine):

Image

The United States denounced: "a counterproductive resolution", While part of the Israeli press was"for".
http://www.lemonde.fr/proche-orient/art ... _3218.html

What will it change (not much as it stands):
http://globservateur.blogs.ouest-france ... quenc.html

The most important point being that Palestine will henceforth be able to seize the International Criminal Court (ICC), and seize it for war crimes, as much as certain small Palestinian warlords could be brought there in their turn for the same misdeeds.

But overall the law is in the process of being restored for the Palestinians, all because of the frenzied obstinacy of the "hawks".

From that day, the Palestinian people are a little less hostage to global geopolitical questions that go beyond them.
0 x
Christophe
Moderator
Moderator
posts: 79117
Registration: 10/02/03, 14:06
Location: Greenhouse planet
x 10973




by Christophe » 30/11/12, 11:31

Obamot wrote:A card that says a lot about the "clash of civilizations»
(In green the states having a diplomatic relation / recognition with Palestine):

Image


You forgot the legend : roll:


dark green - diplomatic relations
light green - diplomatic recognition
blue - other official relationship
0 x
User avatar
Obamot
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 28725
Registration: 22/08/09, 22:38
Location: regio genevesis
x 5538




by Obamot » 30/11/12, 11:46

Toutafé, thank you.

Blues, it was not "hypocrites"rather?

Because America voted against it.

: Lol:
0 x
Christophe
Moderator
Moderator
posts: 79117
Registration: 10/02/03, 14:06
Location: Greenhouse planet
x 10973




by Christophe » 30/11/12, 11:57

Yes because France also has a relationship with (humanitarian aid ... but it is true that these are NGOs ...).

By cons we do not see the color of Israel lol ...
0 x
moinsdewatt
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 5111
Registration: 28/09/09, 17:35
Location: Isére
x 554




by moinsdewatt » 30/12/12, 20:49

IRAQ is now the second producer of OPEC, IRAN having descended behind Venezuela and Kuwait due to the Western embargo.

Iraq now OPEC's second largest oil producer

Dec 30th, 2012

Iraq jumped two places to No. 2 in Opec's rankings this year, cementing its position among the world's leading oil producers. Neighborhood Iran dropped three spots to fifth as international sanctions took hold.

Second only to Saudi Arabia within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), Iraq's output rose by 24 per cent this year as the BP-led Rumaila field increased supply. Iranian production shrank by the same percentage to the lowest level since 1988, according to data, and its exports will continue to drop into 2013, according to the International Energy Agency.

"Iraq will continue to produce as much crude as it can because oil is and will remain its main source of income in the next few years," said Anas Alhajji, chief economist for NGP Energy Capital Management in, Texas, which oversees $ 13 billion in funds. "Iraq wants every penny it can get."

The turnaround illustrates the nations' contrasting geopolitical fortunes. Iraq has become the region's second-fastest growing economy, attracting investment from Royal Dutch Shell and Lukoil in the nine years since the ouster of Saddam Hussein.

Iran, stymied by a European Union and United States ban on oil exports, will suffer a decline in gross domestic product this year, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Export reliability

Iraq's crude production averaged 3.35 million barrels a day last month, data shows. Iran's daily output slumped to 2.7 million, less than Venezuela and Kuwait, Opec's third- and fourth-largest producers, respectively.

...............

http://www.albawaba.com/business/iraq-opec-460080
0 x
User avatar
Obamot
Econologue expert
Econologue expert
posts: 28725
Registration: 22/08/09, 22:38
Location: regio genevesis
x 5538




by Obamot » 09/01/13, 05:09

Good draw lessDewatt.

New appointment at the head of the Pentagon, A republican, but .... who would have thought ...:

TF1, on January 08, 2013 wrote:
Chuck Hagel appointed by Obama to head Pentagon
Obama's new defense minister not unanimous in Israel

The President of the Israeli Parliament notably criticized Tuesday the appointment of Chuck Hagel, however Republican, to the Pentagon. Iran, on the other hand, says it "hopes" for a change in American foreign policy.
It is a double paradox: while criticisms are raised in Israel on the appointment of a member of the republican party, in this case Chuck Hagel, as American Minister of Defense, Iran, enemy of the State Hebrew, seems rather satisfied.

Barack Obama's decision, made with a view to openness, is, it is true, surprising at first glance: perceived as a maverick, Chuck Hagel often took the opposite view from the usual American diplomacy in the Middle Orient, interventionist and favorable to Israel. He thus opposed the war in Iraq and also criticized the influence of the "Jewish lobby" in Washington. Sufficient to be perceived as "anti-Israel", an assertion rejected Monday evening during his enthronement by the tenant of the White House.

Netanyahu still mute
In Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister, whose relations with Barack Obama are execrable, did not speak. But the reactions did not take long. The Speaker of the Israeli Parliament thus affirmed that "Hagel's appointment affects not only Israel, but the overall global strategic balance. The theory of 'splendid isolation' defended by Hagel changes American strategy in the world, "he emphasizes, in allusion to the reluctance of the new Pentagon chief to intervene militarily abroad." This conception must arouse the worry about Israel, but should not scare it. A person cannot determine alone the policy (of a country), this appointment does not constitute a danger for the strategic relations between Israel and the United States ", he however assured. A government official, remained anonymous , on the other hand, was much more direct: questioned by the right-wing daily Israel Hayom, he spoke of “very bad news.” “Clearly, it will not be easy with him,” he warns.

For his part, more conciliatory, Avi Dichter, the minister responsible for passive defense, called for "to be cautious". "There have been appointments in the past that seemed worrying, but in the end the reality was totally different, for good or for bad," he said. For now, Danny Ayalon, Israeli deputy foreign minister and former Israeli ambassador to the United States, is solely responsible for welcoming the arrival of Chuck Hagel. "I have met him on numerous occasions, and he certainly regards Israel as a true and natural ally of the United States," he noted.

"Practical changes"

In Iran, this choice of Chuck Hagel, whose positions on the nuclear issue are rather flexible, is however rather well received. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explains that the personality of the new head of the Pentagon "will have practical changes in American foreign policy (note: foreign policy itself is however managed by the Secretary of State) and that Washington will become respectful of the law of nations ".


Nothing shocks you? : Mrgreen:
0 x
Christophe
Moderator
Moderator
posts: 79117
Registration: 10/02/03, 14:06
Location: Greenhouse planet
x 10973




by Christophe » 30/01/13, 16:48

Iran has just sent a monkey into space: http://www.rtl.be/info/magazine/science ... s-l-espace

Iran sent a monkey aboard a capsule into space on Monday and recovered it safe on landing, Iranian television Al-Alam said, citing the defense ministry. It is the first step for Iran before sending a man into space.

"Iran on Monday successfully launched a capsule dubbed pisgham (pioneer) containing a monkey at an altitude of 120 km and recovered the load without damage," Al-Alam said, citing the Aerospace Industry Organization. Department of Defense. Tehran announced in mid-January its plan to send a monkey into space at the beginning of February, as part of the celebrations for the 34th anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic revolution. This launch was presented as a first step before d 'send "a man into space in 5 to 8 years". The project called for sending a monkey to an altitude of 120 km for a suborbital ballistic flight of about twenty minutes, aboard a 285 kg capsule launched by a Kavoshgar-5 rocket. Iran has already sent three satellites into space since 2009, as well as a "capsule" containing a rat, turtles and insects in February 2010. A previous attempt to send a monkey into space was on the other hand ended in 2011 by a failure, which Tehran recognized with cover-up without giving the reason.
0 x
Christophe
Moderator
Moderator
posts: 79117
Registration: 10/02/03, 14:06
Location: Greenhouse planet
x 10973




by Christophe » 05/03/13, 10:49

I just watched the film in 2 episodes: "Like an eagle's nest".

Quite confidential, information is hard to find about it on the French-speaking net; imdb file in English: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090491/

Little summary: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comme_un_vol_d%27aigle

This book tells the true story of two EDS workers, imprisoned in Iran just before the 1979 revolution, for putting pressure on the American government.
Faced with the passivity of the American authorities, the CEO of EDS, Ross Perot himself organized a commando operation to free the two employees of his firm. The operation is commanded by Colonel Arthur "Bull" Simons, a former special forces officer, who assembles a rescue team made up of EDS employees.


http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Perot

Just before the Iranian revolution of 1979, two EDS employees were imprisoned for an alleged commercial contract problem. In fact, Bill Gaylord and Paul Chiapparone had been arbitrarily imprisoned for pressuring the United States government, which at the time supported the Shah of Iran. Significant bail was requested by an Iranian commissioner named Hosain Dadgar. Not having the possibility or the assurance of their release by paying this deposit in a country in an insurrectionary situation, Ross Perot himself organized a commando operation to have the two employees of his firm released. The operation is commanded by Colonel Arthur "Bull" Simons, a former US Special Forces officer. Ross Perot and a team of several EDS Iran employees will then imagine a rescue mission, promoting a pro-Khomeini uprising in the prison, an uprising which then frees all prisoners. They then proceed to the exfiltration of the two employees by land, crossing the border with Turkey, several hundred kilometers away. This episode is recounted in the novel by Ken Follet entitled Like a flight of an eagle (On Wings of Eagles).


The film dates from 1986 and has aged quite a bit, the plot is interesting but nothing more (true story obliges) but what must be remembered is the way in which we "live" the Iranian revolution from the inside. ..Iran goes from being the great US ally to the big bad in a matter of days ... Also contrary to what many people still believe today: Iran, unlike Iraq, is a developed country! In the film we see, for example, hotels with the US standard ...
0 x

Back to "Society and Philosophy"

Who is online ?

Users browsing this forum : Remundo and 212 guests