Monthly Archives: December 2014

Iranian, Russian, Chinese Encirclement of US Interests in Latin America

Posted on December 31, 2014 by William Holland

Interview with Dr. Robert Ellis, US Army War College discusses Iranian, Chinese Encirclement of US Interests throughout Latin America.  Interview topically arranged with resources for further study. Topics included in interview:  Chinese foreign policy in Latin America,  US Continental Strategy, limits … Continue reading →

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China’s Currency Peg: What Does It Mean?

Posted on December 30, 2014 by William Holland

There are several nation states now pegging their currency to the reserve currency that is the U.S. dollar, several nations have sought to drop indigenous currencies and simply adopt the dollar like Ecuador.  Inefficiencies remain but longterm you arrive at … Continue reading →

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Pakistan, the Politics of Endgame: the slaughter of innocents

Posted on December 29, 2014 by William Holland

I was personally horrified to learn of the slaughter of innocents in Peshawar, only to remind myself that effective executive counter-terror policy requires sound intelligence networks devoted to the maintenance of political institutions that serve ‘citizens.’   The slaughter of … Continue reading →

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Oil, American Renewal & Saudi Perfidy

Posted on December 27, 2014 by William Holland

Remember Obama’s retort ‘we can’t drill our way out of this one‘ referring to the mythology of scarcity that underwrites the malthusian justification to demonize either the market or American ingenuity. The simple truth is difficult for any autocrat to … Continue reading →

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