Comments on: Trouble Comes Home to Roost for the "Bad Actors" of the Global Economy

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:49:24 +0000

Martin-you and your like are so anti-slavonic its unbeleivable it smacks of one Vice Chancellor in the thirties with his anti Semetic rhetoric- I hear no talk from you about the Chinese in Tibet…….get real……the Georgian president made a woeful blunder when he thought he could do what ever he wanted to the the South Ossetians because he had Nato and the US on his side…….. bad choice Mr Saakashvili you thought the Americans would back you up when you went in to Ossetia beating your chest -but they left you hanging in the breeze eh what?……

Martin in future keep you articles relevant to discussions on economics because your simplistic geo poloitical views expose your limited knowledge and therefore biased take on the world outside the US- and worryingly gives a glimpse into the window of the foriegn policy that has dominated US policy since WWII….

President Alande in Chile comes to mind………

By: MAURICE

MAURICE — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:39:57 +0000

Russia invaded Georgia.Period.Look at its history of invading its vulnerable neighbors. They are bullies and cowards!
And You…. anti-American, anti-west commentors show that nations are not the only Russian poodles in existence.
Lets not forget socialists, Marxists, and anarchists…spawns of immorality, greed, jealousy and misplaced self-hatred.
Some of us hard-working, law-abiding, good people are
awakened to your extremism and are prepared to confront your lies and propaganda in a counter-jihad of rationality, truth and values.

By: MAX

MAX — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:50:42 +0000

Seems to me, that the biggest, most corrupt, mother of "Bad Actors" has been omitted from this article. What of George Bush and his thieving band of cronies and the role played by the USA.

In light of the information available out there, you can only have intentionally omitted, misrepresented, twisted, and lied about every available fact.

How incredibly low, hypocritical and cowardly of you, to not recognize and comment on America's leading role in these affairs.
You have shown yourself true to the form of all weasels.

Mr. Hutchinson, you are a complete Ass!

By: Valued Customer

Valued Customer — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:34:07 +0000

Welp, to chime in here along with the others that paid attention as things were happening in Georgia, Russia repelled invading Georgian forces.

However, it is important to recognize that Georgian forces made no attempt to hold any ground, nor attacked any military installations. The Georgian attacks were wholly directed at civilian targets: hospitals, schools, and residential neighborhoods.

Putin, et al…, wisely realized that the Georgian attack was pure provocation, and the BTC pipeline was plump bait.

We have Russia to thank for the plunge in oil prices, as Russian forces did not seize the BTC pipeline, and thus take the blame for the recent economic crisis – as they were intended to by those that instigated the Georgian attack.

Now, about bad actors, and international aggression…

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:55:25 +0000

Your really stupid comment about Russia invading Georgia is a real insult to the intelligence of all your subscribers, as many other comments have already suggested. It makes me wonder about the reliability of everything else you say in this article, especially with respect to Georgia's somehow being a player in the oil industry. As far as pampered GI's are concerned, it is my impression that Georgia is one of the countries being groomed as a source of cheaper mercenaries that will replace our own troops when we finally are forced to pull our own troops out of Iraq.

I would still like to think that at least some your articles still have the potential of occasionally adding to rather than detracting from the sum total of human knowledge, and I would therefore like to know what your sources say about Russiaa's crude oil reserves: What percentage of these are shared with former soviet republics of the Cacucasus and Turkestan (e.g.Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan) and how much of their reserves lie elsewhere in land that is exclusively theirs? Also, I find it somewhat amusing to think that McCain scrupulously avoided Russian explorations off the Alaska shelf when, earlier in his campaign, he tried to make an issue out of "offshore drilling."

Best wishes and I wish you better luck in avoiding other missteaks in the future.

By: Palomudo

Palomudo — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:28:52 +0000

Chavez rules! he has not zionists telling him what to do! You Americans are so full of yourselves that you don't realize that you are being robbed blind by the banksters.

You deserve the misery that is coming to you! enjoy it, it's going to be a long ride to hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: jason

jason — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:59:33 +0000

All of this is moot as once inflation gears back up again, oil will be over 250 a barrel. Chavez has proven himself to be a buffoon, Argentina always goes down this path, Russia/China will be the new powers. Bye Bye USA.

By: Corey Varner

Corey Varner — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:49:46 +0000

I wouldn't call how are soldiers are treated "pampered", I call it evolution. I don't think those soldiers serving in the middle east, when it gets to 130 degress day after day, feel pampered. Are you still living the same lifestyle you were 10, 20 or 30 years ago (depending on your age)? Or have you had some upgrades?

By: Maria Islas

Maria Islas — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:59:24 +0000

I would not call our soldiers pampered. My son served in eastern Afghanistan and he certainly was not pampered. He would go days without a shower, slept on the ground and many times had only one meal a day.

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:14:41 +0000

Mr. J.O.,

How come you say that Georgia invaded South Ossetia? Even my pupils know that country does not invade its internationally recognized territory. Two Georgian provinces so called South Ossetia and Abkhazia have been invaded by Russia since the Soviet Union collapsed. Back in 1990s, the West firmly believed that Russia would build democracy, and did not realize that Russia’s Soviet mentality leaders would not deliver Western style democracy. Russia uses its natural resources and western investment for political power and the country will not be a partner of the West. Today, the West, IMF, World Bank and EU have to eat the humble pie.

Regards,
P.G.