Ganesh Sahathevan investigated financial mismanagement in Malaysia prior to the financial crisis in the 1990s. He continues to research and report from Sydney, Australia, with a focus on Southeast Asian business, economics and politics. This work has … [Read more...] about The Muslim Brotherhood And Malaysia – Part I
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Trafficking Cocaine In The Name Of Allah
“Terrorism and drugs go together like rats and the bubonic plague,” stated Attorney General John Ashcroft (March 2002). “They thrive in the same conditions, support each other, and feed off each other.” The nexus of terrorist groups and … [Read more...] about Trafficking Cocaine In The Name Of Allah
Will Financial Markets Suffer Next Attack?
Successive U.S. administrations’ failure to stop al-Qaida helped facilitate the 9/11 attacks. Targeting the World Trade Center, the symbol of U.S. financial might, bin Laden intended to destroy the U.S. financial markets and its economy. He failed. … [Read more...] about Will Financial Markets Suffer Next Attack?
The Murkier Side Of Cyber
To keep us better informed (more likely, only slightly less disinformed), I offer up some articles today that are from the "dark side" of cyber. Well, maybe "dark" is the wrong word, except in the sense that it's not easy to access the "cultures" … [Read more...] about The Murkier Side Of Cyber
Illicit Financial Flows
NOTE Before I get into anything else, I want to do a brief follow-up on the Charlie Hebdo story of the other day. You may already have read what happened after the French satirical magazine got the Prophet Mohammed to be editor-in-chief for its next … [Read more...] about Illicit Financial Flows
China: Is Control Of The Bunker Trade A Solution To Its "Malacca Dilemma"?
The Malacca Strait is the shortest route between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is bound by Malaysia to its east, Indonesia to its west. At its northern entrance are the maritime borders of Burma, Thailand and Malaysia. At the southern end are the … [Read more...] about China: Is Control Of The Bunker Trade A Solution To Its "Malacca Dilemma"?
America's Addiction To Oil
Hollander, an entrepreneur in the software industry and philanthropist, formed the Our Energy Policy Foundation and the Fuel Freedom Foundation to rid America of its addiction to oil and unleash the American innovative spirit to find better, cheaper … [Read more...] about America's Addiction To Oil
Former Cia Director, R. James Woolsey: Health Dangers From Oil Dependency Rival Threat To National Security And Environment
In an exclusive interview with author of The Watchman’s Rattle and host of The Costa Report, Rebecca Costa, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, R. James Woolsey, stated that the price of America’s oil dependency must not only be … [Read more...] about Former Cia Director, R. James Woolsey: Health Dangers From Oil Dependency Rival Threat To National Security And Environment
The Muslim Brotherhood Evolution: An Overview
The mass demonstrations that brought down the Hosni Mubarak regime might not have been started by the Muslim Brotherhood, which successive Egyptian governments had banned since 1954, but that well-funded and organized opposition group was quick to … [Read more...] about The Muslim Brotherhood Evolution: An Overview
The Pipeline Paradox
Despite the harsh sanctions imposed on it by the United States and United Nations, Iran continues to steadily accumulate geopolitical clout. Many commentators point to the fact that the cascading series of revolutions in the Middle East has given the … [Read more...] about The Pipeline Paradox