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2013 - Year of the Snake
Barack Obama - Metal Ox -
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Like metal, these Oxen are amazingly strong. They’re extremely hard-working individuals who will do whatever is necessary to achieve their goals. They’re trustworthy, dependable individuals who are not likely to show emotion. They have difficulty interpreting the feelings of others.
Ox Fortune - 2013, Year of the Snake
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Vladimir Putin - Water Dragon -
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Water calms the Dragon’s fire. Water Dragons are able to see things from other points of view. They don’t have the need to always be right. Their decisions, if well-researched, are usually better since they allow others to become involved.
Dragon Fortune -2013, Year of the Snake
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Manmohan Singh - Water Monkey -
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Water Monkeys are extremely sensitive and often feel hurt by the things that are said to them. They refuse to show their sensitive side to others and as a result, are extreme jokesters. If they can stay focused, they can succeed, but more often than not, they’re easily distracted from their goals.
Monkey Fortune - 2013, Year of the Snake
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Xi Jinping - Water Snake -
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Influential, motivated, insightful, and highly intellectual are words that best characterize Water Snakes. These Snakes work well with others and enjoy being recognized and rewarded. They’ll reveal feelings to those closest to them, but no one else.
Snake Fortune - 2013, Year of the Snake
Blunt words on China from US Navy
Hat tip to The Lowy Institute and Zenpundit for drawing attention to:
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During the panel discussion on the Chinese Navy last week at the USNI West Conference in San Diego, Captain James Fanell, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence and Information Operations for US Pacific Fleet had some “bracing” comments about the Chinese Navy. When I quote “bracing” I am actually quoting Sam Roggeveen of the Australian Lowy Institute Interpreter blog.
What makes the comments “bracing” is that they are both blunt and honest in commentary.
What did the Captain say? You can watch the video or peruse select quotes:
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(China’s) expansion into the blue waters are largely about countering the US Pacific fleet.’
The PLA Navy is going to sea to learn how to do naval warfare…Make no mistake: the PRC navy is focused on war at sea, and sinking an opposing fleet.’
On China Marine Surveillance, which supervises and patrols China’s claimed maritime territory: ‘If you map out their harassments you will see that they form a curved front that has over time expanded out against the coast of China’s neighbours, becoming the infamous nine-dashed line, plus the entire East China Sea…China is negotiating for control of other nations’ resources off their coasts; what’s mine is mine, and we’ll negotiate what’s yours.’
China Marine Surveillance cutters have no other mission but to harass other nations into submitting to China’s expansive claims…China Marine Surveillance is a full-time maritime sovereignty harassment organisation’.
In my opinion, China is knowingly, operationally and incrementally seizing maritime rights of its neighbours under the rubric of a maritime history that is not only contested in the international community but has largely been fabricated by Chinese government propaganda bureaus in order to “educate” the populous about China’s rich maritime history, clearly as a tool to sustain the Party’s control.’
The video:http://thomaspmbarnett.com/globlogiz...avy-video.html
Lowy Institute:http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/post/...m-US-Navy.aspx
Zenpundit:http://zenpundit.com/?p=19115
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what a difference a day makes
I love the smell of honesty in the morning.:)
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"Kill Japs, kill Japs, kill more Japs!" - Fleet Admiral William “Bull” Halsey, Jr.
WW II Quotes - wwiidogtags.com