The Philippines Should Turn Predator, Like China

Posted by JoeAm on February 21, 2013 · 18 Comments 

Here is what we are coming to understand.  Chinese Attitudes Toward Japan China is engaged in a coordinated national effort aimed at acquiring additional resources as cheaply as possible. Stealing of other nation’s lands is among the tactics included in the thrust. China’s initiatives are as follows: Develop Chinese mining and resource production.   Hoard … Continue reading →

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Angry Maude Rips Two Senator Ladies

Posted by JoeAm on February 16, 2013 · 18 Comments 

Guest Article By Maude Garrison Insecurity is a beast. It eats at one’s innards like acid, gnawing away at one’s sense of self and the ability to see things objectively. Envy is its partner in crime. Insecurity appears to reside in the Philippine Senate. Amongst the brightest and best schooled and most capable minds in … Continue reading →

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The Care and Feeding of Alliances

Posted by JoeAm on February 15, 2013 · 36 Comments 

Or, how not to be beaten and eaten if you crawl into the cage with a gorilla. Filipinos have this love/hate thing going on with Americans. The love has to do with the wealth, good behavior, good living and sense of respect one would give to power ala Dictator Marcos or other thugs we think … Continue reading →

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The Speech President Aquino Cannot Give

Posted by JoeAm on February 4, 2013 · 23 Comments 

Good evening my friends. It’s good to be Filipino, eh? I want to talk to you about our country. About our history and future. And about who we are as a nation. Lets start with the basics. We are an Asian country. Let’s make that clear. We are not European, although we are a playground … Continue reading →

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America and the Philippines: Not Ready for War

Posted by JoeAm on January 28, 2013 · 87 Comments 

Preface This discussion is predicated on a worst-case scenario, not a prediction. It considers that China is aggressively pursuing expansion into resource rich areas. The Philippines is a resource rich area and militarily weak. Filipinos have a love/hate relationship with America, the security backstop if the Philippines is attacked. Wars start when nation A provokes … Continue reading →

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