World War III WARNING Thread: 3/10/14 - 3/16/14

[sacajawea]

After discovering China-made components in the F-35 fighter jet, a Pentagon investigation has uncovered Chinese materials in other major US weaponry, including Boeing Co's B-1B bomber and certain Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 fighters, Reuters reported. The US Defense Department said titanium mined in China may also have been used to build part of a new Standard Missile-3 IIA being developed jointly by Raytheon Co and Japan. The incidents raised fresh concerns about lax controls by US contractors. Weapons makers are banned from using raw materials from China and a number of other countries. http://rt.com/news/line/2014-03-11/#56598

Well, they have to get raw materials from somewhere. Since the US has promoted the benefits of a global economic/trade systems - isn't it talking out of both sides of their mouth - to say: oops! you can't buy that material from that country?

Especially, when the number of other options are scarcer than hen's teeth?

Granted: I've seen Chinese components and their design/finished product is obviously lower quality. I believe they use a shorter "planned obsolescence" cycle. Are the Chinese "raw materials" that much inferior, when you don't produce any domestically?

[jhpigott]

and the other 200K?

Euromaidan PR‏@EuromaidanPR·1 min
19 000 #russian troops are located in #Crimea now - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of #Ukraine |PR News

[jhpigott]

Interfax

ANY PROPOSAL OF SANCTIONS HUGE RISK FOR PROPONENTS - RUSSIAN DEPUTY PM DVORKOVICH

[jhpigott]

Italian "SkyTG24" press troupe, one of the main news broadcaster in Italy, has been expelled from Crimea by russian forces while they were working near the border

[jhpigott]

Surprise, surprise . . . lookie where URK is holding their "drills" (ie mobilization)

zerohedge ‏@zerohedge · 1 min
UKRAINE TANKS, ANTI-AIRCRAFT UNITS TRAINING IN EAST: MINISTRY

[jhpigott]

9m
European Union is set to impose sanctions on Russia starting March 17, Poland's PM Tusk says - @Reuters


20m
Photo: Crimean flag flies above Simferopol's airport as flights not from/to Moscow are turned away - @DerekStoffelCBC

[jhpigott]

John Schindler‏@20committee17 mins
As its military is nearly non-functional, #Ukraine MoD forms National Guard from veterans, asks for Western help. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/11/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSBREA1Q1E820140311 …

[Jeffrey Thomason]

RT @ajamlive: EU Trade Commissioner De Gucht: Expect to sign full free-trade agreement with Ukraine by November this year-@Reuters alj.am/1keDKvR

[AskYourselfWhy]

Interfax

ANY PROPOSAL OF SANCTIONS HUGE RISK FOR PROPONENTS - RUSSIAN DEPUTY PM DVORKOVICH

It's a huge risk for Putin, too.

[jhpigott]

It's a huge risk for Putin, too.

Yep. This is risky business for all.


Even these guys -


Energy Program ‏@ACenergyprogram 7m

RT @BloombergNRG: #Ukraine crisis endangers Exxon's Black Sea drilling | http://bloom.bg/Ohloz5 $XOM