Russia Says Stay Out of Libya…

RIA NovostiRussia opposes foreign military intervention in Libya:
“Foreign military intervention should be ruled out,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said…Read More >>>

Japan: Over a 1000 have died and now a Nuclear Reactor in Trouble…

Today at 12:43 | Reuters

SINGAPORE, March 12 (Reuters) – An explosion blew the roof off an unstable nuclear reactor north of Tokyo on Saturday and a government official confirmed a radiation leak had occurred at the plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) , following an earthquake.

Read more: http://www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/99612/#ixzz1GNu8Kdo6
from Voice of Russia, News
The number of those who died following yesterday’s powerful earthquake and the quake-generated tidal wave has exceeded 1,000. But no foreign nationals died in the disaster, the Foreign Ministry says in a statement in Tokyo. Other almost 2,000 people have been listed as missing…
They are saying that this could be very serious. Lets hope not…

Now We have “The Sky is Falling News” Over Oil…

One thing that Russia does not like is the exceedingly high oil price that is happening lately. They like that 80 to 100 dollar range. But it seems to be happening whether we have a lack of oil or not. I hear reports of oil just sitting in tankers floating on the ocean waiting to be unloaded and the price sky rockets at the drop of a pin. But for every tanker that is full of oil, you have a rumor to make its cargo worth more. Now with a strong worded warning from a Merrill Lynch analyst. Russia cringes at the resultant repercussions of what the global economy might do…

Crude price expected to jump to 150 dollars a barrel:
The reported fire at the Libyan oil storage facility may raise the price of oil to 150 dollars a barrel, warn experts at the Merrill Lynch Investment bank. Merrill Lynch analysts fear that “If the price of crude exceeds the historic mark of 150 dollars per barrel and remains permanent, the risk of a global recession would become real”. Some experts share the prediction and they calculate that an increase of 10 dollars a barrel on the average per year, would consume 0.5 per cent of the increase in the global economy. Listen to what Yaroslav Lisovolik, Chief Economist of Deutsche bank in Russia had to say on the point.
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Source: Voice of Russia.

I hear the words, “Why can it (oil) not just stay stable in price?” That is a good question and I ask it also. It really makes no sense to me. When you have plenty it should be reasonably priced. I always thought it was “supply and demand”. But sometimes it seems that with somethings in the world that does not hold true…

Maybe we need a revamp of the oil pricing system…

Fluorescent Bulbs Hit a Wall of Grouchy People in Russia…

It seems that Russia had plans just like the rest of the world. Of phasing out incandescent bulbs. I remember in 2009 hearing about said plans. They went something like…

* Three-step plan to phase out standard bulbs… (I have heard that things have been pushed back to 2012?)
* Ban on 100-watt bulbs from 2011, 70-watt from 2013. rest by 2014…
* Designed to save energy… (But your eyesight goes to hell!)
* Mirrors European Union plan… (Whoopee – that makes it alright!)

Well it seems that the best laid plans of “mice and men” had issues with the fact that they want to tell people to buy 150+ ruble price light bulbs when you can get them for 2 or 3 rubles each. People in Russia wanted to step on the “mice” in charge of said bulb conversion…

Now to be fair the Fluorescent Bulb does last longer and is more energy efficent. But they just plain suck in all other aspects. From light quality to serious danger when broken…

So at the French store Auchan. the Walmart equivalent for Russia. Incandescent bulbs can be bought for around 2.5 rubles each, I bought 20 bulbs last time I was there and realized now that I should have bought a truck load of them. I think next time I am there, I will buy about 100,000 of them and store them… 🙂

Then when Russia decides to do something really stupid (As Russia will given the time!) and go against the people wishes. (By removing the cheap bulb from the country.) I will be rich because I can sell them all at a higher price. I just have to be willing to sit on them for a few years because Russia will do the “stupid” thing…

Now don’t get me wrong. I am a believer in fluorescent tubes in mass quantities all over the ceiling. They have always given me headaches but I live with it due to longevity. Being in corporate business and food service you get to change a lot of these type of bulbs. But I will say that disposal makes the usage very border line for normal households. Fun is the word, in breaking any fluorescent bulb and that leads to big issues…

Now: The world needs to get off this “high horse” of, telling the people what they should buy and not buy! Why do we not just have them both and let the people decide what they want through natural procession. Is that so hard to do? Or can the people not be trusted to do what is wanted in the eyes of the controllers?

Hear that Russia?

Japan Got Rocked: Russia Sends Aid…

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered that assistance be provided for Japan, which has suffered from the most powerful earthquake in the country’s history.Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu has been instructed to come up with specific proposals within the shortest time possible.Read More >>>
Source: Voice of Russia.

The West is ready to invade Libya: Voice of Russia!

by Balayeva Yelena

Britain may lead a military operation against Col.Muammar Gaddafi. Prime Minister David Cameron is demonstrating a profound insight into the situation in the Middle East and a zealous support for austerity sanctions or even a military invasion of Libya.

David Cameron has been dubbed “Blair’s heir” for the tough foreign policy he borrowed from Tony Blair, who without blinking an eye backed the US military campaign against Iraq. Now, Mr.Cameron is ready to lead a campaign against Libya.

Top British strategists are concerned over Cameron’s transformation into a belligerent leader after his crucial role in slashing defense spending and setting the deadline for troops withdrawal from Afghanistan. Now, he is in daily contact with the US president to secure the resignation of Muammar Gaddafi. And encouraged by David Cameron, the EU’s Foreign Minister Baroness Ashton is meeting with NATO officials to discuss a no-fly zone over Libya.  Read More >>>

http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/03/11/47248618.html

Boy I have to tell you that the West is frothing at the bit to attack Libya…

This could have all been solved and placated a week ago. By talking it out…

The leash may break at any second. I would say when they get enough firepower in place it will happen. The West has been exceptionally quiet today on the news about Libya. That means something if you just think…

Maybe if enough of us keep pointing at the West the West will settle down and think about its mistakes in all this…

Muammar Gaddafi’s Son Saif al-Islam: Quote of the Day…

“One month ago [Western countries] were sooo nice, so nice like pussycats,” Saif says in a contemptuous sing-song tone. “Now they want to be really aggressive like tigers. [But] soon they will come back, and cut oil deals, contracts. We know this game.” (Link)

From Saif al-Islam

Hummm! That gives you something to think about…

Now Lybia is being Attacked…

In an interview with Reuters news agency, Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam said:

Libya is preparing full-scale military action to crush its rebellion and will not surrender even if Western powers intervene in the conflict, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s most prominent son said on Thursday.

“It’s time for liberation. It’s time for action. We are moving now,” Saif al-Islam Gaddafi told Reuters in an interview.

Asked if the government was preparing to step up its military campaign, he said: “Time is out now. It’s time for action … We gave them two weeks (for negotiations).”

Speaking in unusually tough language, the London-educated younger Gaddafi said Libya would defeat the rebels, even if Western powers intervened.

“We will never ever give up. We will never ever surrender. This is our country. We fight here in Libya,” said Saif al-Islam, who has been described as the Western-friendly face of Libya.

“The Libyan people, we will never ever welcome NATO, we will never ever welcome Americans here. Libya is not a piece of cake.”

“WE WILL FIGHT TO THE END”

Now a Major offensive underway by Gaddafi:

“We’ve been wondering for the last few days about why Gaddafi has not employed his full forces, and today we’ve seen those forces in action,” reported Al Jazeera’s Tony Birtley, who is in Ras Lanuf…

“We were caught right in the middle as his forces out-flanked, and then out-bombed and out-shot the opposition forces. There was sustained aerial and artillery and mortar bombardment, and then following in by a flanking movement…

“There have been a number of casualties. We’ve seen trucks going along the highway, but that’s being shelled by Gaddafi forces all the way along. I counted … 50 shells falling…

Looks like Qaddafi has unleashed hell, finally. I had said that nothing much up too now was going on and that Qaddafi was giving them around two weeks before the fire from hell rained down… (Check this Link for the first article that I did and there are a whole bunch more from where that came from…) (Google Search Link)

So all the lying that the Western world has been doing will now come to fruit. They backed the opposition. They gave hope where hope should never have been. They interfered where no Westerner should tread…

Are you happy?

Update 03/11/2011: Thursday was a bloody day in Libya. It seems that the opposition has scattered with the breezes. Still there but drifting. Many more would have died except they were smart and ran. Qaddafi is said to be going to take the East Libya back from the opposition. It is time for the interference in Libya business to end. Like Muammar Gaddafi’s powerful son Saif al-Islam tells TIME:

If Saif’s prediction proves right, the West’s decision to back the rebels could leave it shut out of Libya, with Gaddafi still installed in Tripoli. Yet Saif believes the West will once again court Libya if his father survives in power, even after blunt declarations from U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and other leaders that Gaddafi should go. After all, Gaddafi has endured years of being a pariah, isolated from the West under heavy sanctions. “One month ago [Western countries] were sooo nice, so nice like pussycats,” Saif says in a contemptuous sing-song tone. “Now they want to be really aggressive like tigers. [But] soon they will come back, and cut oil deals, contracts. We know this game.”

The West is stupid…

Starting to Look Like the West Will Cross the Rubicon River…

“Roman law forbade any general from crossing the Rubicon River!” I loved Roman history and studied it a lot. Caesar crossed that River. I use to think of that saying, when things happened in the field that required going against the grain and proper flow of command…

It means (at least to me) the point of no return. It means that once you cross that line (what ever it may be) you may not ever turn back and you better know what you are doing…

Caesar rallied his men with a heart felt speech and they followed him to the heart of Italy…

I am starting to see that point of no return happening in the world right now. Once that river is crossed by the West over Libya, there will be no saying, “Excuse me but we made a mistake.” But that will not happen even when we realize the mistake. Remember that you can cross the line and never attack the country. The fact is that you can still cross the boundaries with intentions…

We crossed that line in Iraq and Afghanistan and have found out that it was a huge mistake that is costing the World her peoples futures financially…

I maybe wrong but I think that the West is within a few days of striking in some form. Be it from verbal abuse to crossing the border…

The big four NATO powers England, France, United States and Germany are all in synchronization on this aspect. But what they will do in or around Libya is still anyone’s guess. Germany seems to be fluttering on issues though and America has already said we will do what everyone else does…

They have called a NATO meeting and it is in process as of right now. At least that is what I understand. When this meeting is done we will see the fruits of the process. I do know that anything that is done, just leaves the door open for total disaster to ensue…

They may even not bother with the UN because the UN will be vetoed by Russia and China…

NATO is a Western world demon and so it is fitting that they all cross the Rubicon River together in their desire to save Libya from a mad man… 🙂

101 Billionaires in Russia…

Fifteen Russian tycoons are among world’s 100 richest people, while the total number of billionaires in Russia grew to 101 from 62 last year mainly due to a recent boom in prices for commodities, Forbes magazine said…

And the Rich get Richer…