Category Archives: International

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

What Economic Recovery? Young adult workers leaving the United States for jobs in China

U.S. citizen Hunter Levan, 29, came to China in 2009.  Initially it was to learn Chinese:  “I realized if I ever wanted to learn Chinese, I would have to move here and ‘do as the Romans do’.”

But after learning the language, Levan realized it was a good place to find a job: “I sent out e-mails and resumes in Chinese, and got feedback in less than five days.” He now works as a consultant for Spring Airlines in Shanghai.

Alison Watts, 28, knew little about China: “But all my friends who have been here said it was incredibly fantastic, so I decided to take the big step forward.”

Watts’ experiences with journalism got her a job hosting an English-language TV show in Shanghai.  She says “…amazing opportunities keep popping up.”

Ted Hornbein, a U.S. businessman, has worked in China since the early 1990s. Now he’s a board member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.  He says a lot has changed since the 1990s:  “Today you have local and Western restaurants and your whole family here with you…I have seen a 180-degree shift from my first July 4 party in China.”

In January 2011, CNN asked the U.S. Department of State how many U.S. citizens were leaving for jobs in China.  The official response was that it was difficult to know because U.S. citizens are not required to tell the state department about living and working in China.

However, international employment agencies say they’ve seen a big jump in U.S. workers going to China for jobs, ever since 2007.

The Research Center for Chinese Politics and Business at Indiana University, says Shanghai and Beijing are the big hot spots for U.S. workers, but in the past couple of years other regions of China are opening up.

Seems like China is doing more to find jobs for U.S. citizens, than the U.S. government is doing here in the United States!

International

Christian Mennonites used animal drugs to gang rape their own women

“Women are not seen as equal to men in these colonies, and this will continue to lead to ever more social problems.”-Abe Warkentin, Die Mennonitische Post

In Bolivia, nine Mennonite men are on trial for using animal sedatives to knock out and then gang rape women, and girls, in their own community.

130 Mennonite females, between the ages of eight to 60, have come forward to help prosecute the men.

The Mennonite men would go out at night, looking for open windows, then spray a powerful animal sedative into the house.  When everyone was knocked out they would enter the house and rape any females in the house.

One pregnant woman went into premature labor because of the rape.  Abraham Martens Froese, the husband of the pregnant woman said: “We will listen to what our wives tell us now.”

The Mennonite community in Bolivia is referred to as an “Old Colony” community, meaning it’s part of a fundamentalist Mennonite sect.  The nine men have pleaded not guilty, but have also waved their right to testify at their own trial.

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Pentagon admits Direct involment with military action in Libya, despite Obama’s claims, big loss for U.S. taxpayers

President Obama has said over and over that the United States would play a supporting role for NATO, in the attacks on Libya.

Now the Pentagon admits they’ve been directly involved with attacking Libya.

U.S. forces have launched at least three air strikes per day, for the past 12 days.  These attacks are done by UAVs.  Even though the bombings are done with UAVs that does not negate the fact that it means direct U.S. military involvement.

The total cost of U.S. involvement in the attacks on Libya, have cost taxpayers $1 billion, so far.  And don’t think the U.S. military industrial complex is making enough money off this to make up for the $1 billion in spent tax revenues, so far only $220 million in weapons and ammo have been sold to NATO members.

International

Once again, Rebel claims concerning Gaddafi’s sons are false, Seif al Islam makes suprise apperance

Despite Libyan rebel’s claims that they detained Gaddafi’s sons, at least one escaped, another is leading counter attacks and a third just made a surprise appearance in Tripoli.

Seif al Islam showed up outside the Nixos hotel.  In a live interview with Fox News, Seif said his father is alive and well: “Yes, he is in Tripoli, he is alive and well and we are winning. The rebels have been lured into a trap and we will crush them.”


Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Global Economic War: Iran says OPEC will not let oil prices fall

Iranian oil official, Mohammad Ali Khatibi, has just stated that OPEC will not allow oil prices to fall much further.

Iran currently holds the presidency of OPEC.  Khatibi says Iran will call an emergency OPEC meeting if oil prices fall too much.

Iran blames the United States, and Europe, for creating highly unstable markets, that do not reflect the true value of resources.

International

Libyan army stops Rebel forces from retreating to Tunisia, Rebels suffer heavy losses in Tripoli

Reports say the Libyan army has rebels retreating to Tunis.

Bokamash, a boarder town 17 kilometers from Tunis was hit by Libyan government forces, as rebel forces tried to flee across the border.

Abdul Hakim Belhadj, a rebel spokesman in Tripoli, admitted that Libyan government forces still control parts of Tripoli, and rebel forces are suffering heavy casualties.

International

Libyan government forces frees one of Gaddafi’s sons, another son is leading the counter attack in Libya, it’s funny how Gaddafi’s sons keep coming back from the grave, and how many times Gaddafi has fled, only to be found still in Tripoli

Rebels had claimed they detained three of Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi’s sons.  Now one of those son’s, Mohamed Gaddafi, was rescued by the Libyan army.

Another son, Khamis Gaddafi, is leading the surprise counter attack, and has pushed rebels out of 80% of Tripoli.

I wonder how many people have realized that the western media has reported many times in the past that Gaddafi’s sons were killed by rebels?  Now we’re being told the rebels captured them in Tripoli, the very sons that had been killed.  And one of those sons is leading a counter attack.  One blogger counted 17 previous times the western media reported that Gaddafi’s sons were killed.

Also, the western media has reported many times that Gaddafi has been killed or has fled the country.  The most recent western media report said that Gaddafi was in Tunis.  Lies, lies and more lies, it turns out that Gaddafi is still in Tripoli, taking part in the counter attack.

International, Technology

Iran moving nuclear equipment underground, says Israel will attack

The new facilities that are being opened were built years ago, and the reason was because the U.S. and its ally Israel were constantly making threats against Iran, against international law, that they will bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities.”-Seyed Marandi, Tehran University

Iran has begun moving centrifuges and uranium enrichment equipment to underground bunkers.  They have already told the International Atomic Agency about the move.

Iranian officials say the move is to try and protect scientists.  Already several Iranian nuclear scientists have been assassinated.  Iran suspects Israel or the Untied States of the assassinations.