International Informational Breakthrough: Our Own Newspaper

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In writing The Internationalist Page Blog, I cover topics which I think would 1) be of the greatest interest to my faithful (thank you!) readers, and 2) which have not been adequately covered by either the mainstream or the fringe media. As a Human (using the latter term loosely for Douglas E. Castle), I am partial and defensive regarding my own focus and my own opinion regarding international events, perils and profit opportunities.

In order to give my readers a richer, more broadly-based view of international events and implications, I have published a nifty weekly newspaper which you can access by just clicking on the large rectangular (and robin's egg blue) button right under my sign-off on this article. I'm doing this to keep you coming back and to give greater utility to my blog as a resource for you, but (being less mercenary for a moment) I am also doing it to give you a more extensive view of The Global Village and the coverage of its many events and possibilities by other authors and sources. Their focus, interpretation and choice of subject matter under the general umbrella of Internationalism may be very different than mine --- and that's why I believe that you are entitled to hear them. Information is important, and I believe that more information from a greater variety of sources is better for the purposes of learning.

Something NEW!

My purpose in writing this blog is to provide readers with my focus, opinion and commentary on certain events, paradigm shifts, important trends, and possible future scenarios -- as well as ways to provide for them, either by positively exploiting them or by exercising the most effective damage control. My writing is for my readers, but it is inadequate in terms of comprehensive coverage on the general categories of subject matter being discussed. I will now offer you much more than ever before. And yes, cousin Frankie, it’s still free.

Henceforth [snobby word, eh?] I'll be posting more article links to this site, as well as whole weekly newspapers or curated collections of articles to this site covering interesting news items gathered from all media to provide every reader with a broader, better view than just my own. While my original articles will continue to be posted, these weekly reviews will lend some needed external perspective to the things that I'm speaking about, and will cover areas where I haven't focused my own attention as an author and an executive. I also feel that views which are not necessarily my own must be given fair representation. My readers are intelligent enough to decide which views are the most sensible, and who they can best believe.

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The Gaza: No Negotiations, Now Or Ever.

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As an Internationalist, I believe that all people's have a basic right to exist, provided that their principal reason for existence is not to annihilate me, or whatever ethnic or ideological group to which I belong. Pure intractable hatred in any negotiation is a "non-starter" -- which must be acknowledged by the parties at the outset. In the Gaza, we are actually dealing with a centuries-old dispute where Hamas, an internationally acknowledged terrorist organization, is not after a territorial redistribution, trade or passage (easement) rights. No -- Hamas has made it clear that it wishes to destroy Israel and its people as one of its fundamental principles. The reasons have become irrelevant.

In a case such as this one, no veneer of negotiations need even exist. The only tactic remaining, sadly, is a defensive war or a pre-emptive strategy against a self-proclaimed and unabashed enemy once a significant threat has been launched.

One of the fundamental tenets of Internationalism, and of fruitful negotiations, is that each party fully recognize and acknowledge the other party's right to exist.

No amount of third-party payoffs, promises or foolishly transparent propaganda [I would never mention the United Nations by name, of course] can delay the inevitable battle for survival.

Internationalism is incompatible with the notions of "ethnic cleansing,", racism, annihilation or 'understandable' genocide. A confrontation can only be delayed, but almost never totally defused when a peoples' existence may be a stake. You must want peace for both sides as an entry-level premise to any negotiation.

I wish each and all of my readers peace and prosperity - nothing less is acceptable.

As always, thank you for reading me, and for retweeting my words.

Peace :-)

Douglas E. Castle

for The Internationalist Page Blog, The Global Futurist Blog, The CrowdFunding Incubator Blog, The Mad Marketing Tactics Blog, The Business And Project Planning And Management Blog, The InfoSphere Alerts And Intelligence Blog and too many others to name...

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U.S.And China: 'Til Debt Do Us Part

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When I was very young, and dinosaurs roamed the Earth, a smart fellow in a pin-striped suit told me this: " Boy...If you owe the bank a hundred thousand dollars, you're in trouble; but if you owe a bank several billion dollars, they're in trouble." Then he walked off, puffing on his cigar and glancing quickly at his pocket watch.

He was quite right. Right now the United States' two largest creditors, respectively are China and Japan. Yes, the U.S is a debtor nation. Yes, the Chinese (in particular) hold a great deal of debt denominated in U.S Dollars.

Instead of creating a problem, in the most real terms, it creates an increasingly growing area of intersection common interests. Putting aside pride and politics, the Chinese don't want to lose money on their investment in U.S debt so they have to measure that factor into every foreign policy move that they make in dealing with the United States. If our economy suffers, we cannot consume their goods, and their holding of U.S. debt further decline in value.

This indebtedness is (no pun intended) a bond which actually ties us together. It's the flip side of the ages old 'Mutually Assured Destruction' Mexican standoff paradigm that has kept large nuclear-strike capable nations from launching warheads at each other. It simply doesn't make sense when you think about it socioeconomically instead of emotionally.

Readers of The Internationalist Page Blog: Great Indebtedness To A Small Group Of Creditors Has Them Just As Worried About You As You Are About Them. The U.S. is in an awkward partnership with China and Japan. Indeed.

I would like to share an article with you which appears here courtesy of Yahoo Finance's Daily Ticker. It is informative, but it speaks of a peril that is much more emotional than actual:

Who Owns America’s Debt?

By Henry Blodget | Daily Ticker – Thu, Oct 18, 2012 3:11 PM EDT

As the U.S. continues to rack up more than $1 trillion of new debt every year, Americans are beginning to worry about who we owe this money to and how much power our creditors have over us.

According to Barry P. Bosworth, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, our two biggest foreign creditors are Japan and China.

Although it may seem as though our debt to these countries renders us a puppet on strings, Bosworth says this fear is overblown. The U.S. market is very important to China's economy, so China would be loathe to do anything that might exacerbate tensions or disrupt trade between the two countries. And the same can be said for Japan. China owns $1.15 trillion of U.S. government debt -- more than any other country -- but U.S. taxpayers actually owe less money to China compared to recent years. China holds 10% of U.S. Treasuries, down from 12% two years ago.

Related: China's Slow Growth 'Marks An End of an Era' But No Hard Landing
And what about all the anti-China rhetoric that we hear about on the campaign trail?
Republican Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney has been promising the country that he will declare China a "currency manipulator" on the first day of his presidency--and then enact tariffs as necessary until he forces China to level the trading playing field. Is that something that Romney is actually likely to do if he gets elected?

No, says Bosworth.

Tough talk with respect to China has become standard rhetoric for any presidential challenger. If and when Romney becomes president, his position will likely mellow.
Bosworth also says that the problem with the U.S.-China trade relationship is not, as is commonly believed, that China doesn't play fair. China has actually addressed lots of its unfair practices over the past decade, Bosworth says, while the U.S. is still pursuing the same old self-destructive habits. Until we stop consuming so much and start producing more, Bosworth says, we're in no position to demand anything.

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Our mutual dependencies, from an Internationalist perspective, are what make us think twice before we threaten too much instead of coming to the negotiating table. The visions of menace and threat are principally political fear-mongering ploys and foolish scorekeeping in a game that is not truly relevant.

Douglas E. Castle for The Internationalist Page Blog, The Global Futurist Blog and The Mad Marketing Tactics Blog.

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