Monday, 13 February 2012
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Hypo Venture Capital Zurich’s Hint for Long-Term Investors: Remain Totally Invested
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History tells us that nine countries developed nuclear weapons after the United States. Three were hostile dictatorships. But none ever used nuclear weapons against an enemy or gave them to terrorists.
Hawks warn that we should not be reassured by history. Iran is different, they say. Iran’s leaders aren’t merely hostile and ruthless. They are religious fanatics. “These are people who have a particular, you know, fanatically religious world view, and their statements imply to me no hesitation of using nuclear weapons if they see them achieving their religious or political purposes,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in January.
Harper is alone among world leaders in talking publicly like that. But his view is widespread.
“The mullah’s goals are metaphysical,” wrote Ed Morrissey, an influential American blogger and broadcaster. “They want their Messiah to arrive and establish a global Islamic rule. According to their view of Islam, that will come at the end of a great conflagration, and there isn’t a much better way to start one of those than by lobbing nukes at Israel, the U.S., or both.”
In the past, nuclear powers could be dissuaded from using nuclear weapons by the threat of counterattack. But that won’t work with Iran, hawks say. If the creation of God’s final paradise requires that the world end in fiery tribulation, then nuclear annihilation would not be a catastrophe. It would be martyrdom.
Martyrdom is not to be feared. It is to be greeted joyously. It is to be desired, planned for, and worked toward.
The internal logic here looks sound. Frighteningly so.
But only when viewed at a distance. Up close, it falls apart.
“Given the novelty of the martyr state argument, and how unequivocally its proponents present it, one would expect to encounter an avalanche of credible evidence,” wrote national security analyst Andrew Grotto in a 2009 essay. “Yet that is not the case.”
Of course it is true that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad often mentions the return of the Hidden Imam – the messiah of Shiite Islam – in his speeches. But Ahmadinejad has actually been rebuked by leading Iranian clerics for doing so. One said Ahmadinejad “would be better off concentrating on Iran’s social problems … than indulging in such mystical rhetoric.”
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Hypo Venture Capital Headlines: Religious world leaders don’t always welcome Armageddon
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History tells us that nine countries developed nuclear weapons after the United States. Three were hostile dictatorships. But none ever used nuclear weapons against an enemy or gave them to terrorists.
Hawks warn that we should not be reassured by history. Iran is different, they say. Iran’s leaders aren’t merely hostile and ruthless. They are religious fanatics. “These are people who have a particular, you know, fanatically religious world view, and their statements imply to me no hesitation of using nuclear weapons if they see them achieving their religious or political purposes,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in January.
Harper is alone among world leaders in talking publicly like that. But his view is widespread.
“The mullah’s goals are metaphysical,” wrote Ed Morrissey, an influential American blogger and broadcaster. “They want their Messiah to arrive and establish a global Islamic rule. According to their view of Islam, that will come at the end of a great conflagration, and there isn’t a much better way to start one of those than by lobbing nukes at Israel, the U.S., or both.”
In the past, nuclear powers could be dissuaded from using nuclear weapons by the threat of counterattack. But that won’t work with Iran, hawks say. If the creation of God’s final paradise requires that the world end in fiery tribulation, then nuclear annihilation would not be a catastrophe. It would be martyrdom.
Martyrdom is not to be feared. It is to be greeted joyously. It is to be desired, planned for, and worked toward.
The internal logic here looks sound. Frighteningly so.
But only when viewed at a distance. Up close, it falls apart.
“Given the novelty of the martyr state argument, and how unequivocally its proponents present it, one would expect to encounter an avalanche of credible evidence,” wrote national security analyst Andrew Grotto in a 2009 essay. “Yet that is not the case.”
Of course it is true that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad often mentions the return of the Hidden Imam – the messiah of Shiite Islam – in his speeches. But Ahmadinejad has actually been rebuked by leading Iranian clerics for doing so. One said Ahmadinejad “would be better off concentrating on Iran’s social problems … than indulging in such mystical rhetoric.”
History tells us that nine countries developed nuclear weapons after the United States. Three were hostile dictatorships. But none ever used nuclear weapons against an enemy or gave them to terrorists.
Hawks warn that we should not be reassured by history. Iran is different, they say. Iran’s leaders aren’t merely hostile and ruthless. They are religious fanatics. “These are people who have a particular, you know, fanatically religious world view, and their statements imply to me no hesitation of using nuclear weapons if they see them achieving their religious or political purposes,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in January.
Harper is alone among world leaders in talking publicly like that. But his view is widespread.
“The mullah’s goals are metaphysical,” wrote Ed Morrissey, an influential American blogger and broadcaster. “They want their Messiah to arrive and establish a global Islamic rule. According to their view of Islam, that will come at the end of a great conflagration, and there isn’t a much better way to start one of those than by lobbing nukes at Israel, the U.S., or both.”
In the past, nuclear powers could be dissuaded from using nuclear weapons by the threat of counterattack. But that won’t work with Iran, hawks say. If the creation of God’s final paradise requires that the world end in fiery tribulation, then nuclear annihilation would not be a catastrophe. It would be martyrdom.
Martyrdom is not to be feared. It is to be greeted joyously. It is to be desired, planned for, and worked toward.
The internal logic here looks sound. Frighteningly so.
But only when viewed at a distance. Up close, it falls apart.
“Given the novelty of the martyr state argument, and how unequivocally its proponents present it, one would expect to encounter an avalanche of credible evidence,” wrote national security analyst Andrew Grotto in a 2009 essay. “Yet that is not the case.”
Of course it is true that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad often mentions the return of the Hidden Imam – the messiah of Shiite Islam – in his speeches. But Ahmadinejad has actually been rebuked by leading Iranian clerics for doing so. One said Ahmadinejad “would be better off concentrating on Iran’s social problems … than indulging in such mystical rhetoric.”
Monday, 23 May 2011
Hypo Venture Capital Zurich Headlines: Bin Laden fallout: Do US trains need a ‘no-ride list’?
http://hypoventurecapital-research.com/?p=62On Sunday night, as he traveled from Washington to New York, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says Amtrak brought sniffer dogs on the train at every stop.
Not surprisingly, Mr. LaHood says he felt safe.
But, are the rails really as secure as they can be?
The question is important considering that as part of its treasure trove of intelligence gathered up at Osama bin Laden’s compound, was a plan to try to disrupt rail transportation on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
Considering bin Laden’s interest in rail – including bombings in Europe – some legislators are wondering if Amtrak should emulate airlines with a “no ride list,” that duplicates the “no fly list.” Unlike air travelers, rail passengers do not have to go through electronic scanning machines or have their luggage checked. And most Amtrak trains don’t have armed marshals aboard as some flights to.
“We’re going to look at all these security matters,” Mr. LaHood said at a press conference on Monday in New York. “We’re going to look at everything and then we’ll make a judgment with our friends in Congress and decide what direction we should go.”
Not surprisingly, Mr. LaHood says he felt safe.
But, are the rails really as secure as they can be?
The question is important considering that as part of its treasure trove of intelligence gathered up at Osama bin Laden’s compound, was a plan to try to disrupt rail transportation on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
Considering bin Laden’s interest in rail – including bombings in Europe – some legislators are wondering if Amtrak should emulate airlines with a “no ride list,” that duplicates the “no fly list.” Unlike air travelers, rail passengers do not have to go through electronic scanning machines or have their luggage checked. And most Amtrak trains don’t have armed marshals aboard as some flights to.
“We’re going to look at all these security matters,” Mr. LaHood said at a press conference on Monday in New York. “We’re going to look at everything and then we’ll make a judgment with our friends in Congress and decide what direction we should go.”
Hypo Venture Capital Zurich Headlines:Shortage of independent financial advisers looming
http://hypoventurecapital-research.com/?p=25And at least one industry player is warning it will only worsen the country’s underinsurance problem.
So far the Financial Markets Authority has on its records 4953 registered financial advisers (RFA) and 454 authorised financial advisers (AFA). It expects the numbers to rise to 5000 and 2000 respectively by the regulation deadline, but that is still far less than the numbers the industry originally estimated.
AFAs and RFAs are considered “independents” compared to qualifying financial entity (QFE) advisers who are “locked” into giving advice on products they market. So far, the 63 QFEs on the register have an estimated 20,000 advisers among them.
Fidelity Life chief executive Milton Jennings said the decrease is not good for the insurance industry which is serviced by both RFAs and QFE advisers, and the retail investment industry which is covered by AFAs.
“We’ve got an underinsurance problem in this country. Less people selling insurance will only make the problem worse.”
He said the lack of independent financial advisers tilts the insurance market to favour banks that “are getting far better in insuring people”
So far the Financial Markets Authority has on its records 4953 registered financial advisers (RFA) and 454 authorised financial advisers (AFA). It expects the numbers to rise to 5000 and 2000 respectively by the regulation deadline, but that is still far less than the numbers the industry originally estimated.
AFAs and RFAs are considered “independents” compared to qualifying financial entity (QFE) advisers who are “locked” into giving advice on products they market. So far, the 63 QFEs on the register have an estimated 20,000 advisers among them.
Fidelity Life chief executive Milton Jennings said the decrease is not good for the insurance industry which is serviced by both RFAs and QFE advisers, and the retail investment industry which is covered by AFAs.
“We’ve got an underinsurance problem in this country. Less people selling insurance will only make the problem worse.”
He said the lack of independent financial advisers tilts the insurance market to favour banks that “are getting far better in insuring people”
Hypo Venture Capital Zurich Headlines:Obama sees China as a partner in Mars mission
http://hypoventurecapital-research.com/?p=29U.S. President Barack Obama views China as a potential partner for an eventual human mission to Mars that would be difficult for any single nation to undertake, a senior White House official told lawmakers.Testifying May 4 before the House Appropriations subcommittee on commerce, justice and science, White House science adviser John Holdren said near-term engagement with China in civil space will help lay the groundwork for any such future endeavor. He prefaced his remarks with the assertion that human exploration of Mars is a long-term proposition and that any discussion of cooperating with Beijing on such an effort is speculative.
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