NIGHTWATCH Extract: China-Iran Rail + China ReCap

China-Iran: China’s Railways Minister Liu Zhijun will visit Tehran on 12 September to sign a contract between Iran and a Chinese company to build a $2 billion rail link to Iran, according to Iranian Transport Minister Hamid Behbahani. Transport ministers from Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Iran are expected to gather in Dushanbe in October to firm …

NIGHTWATCH Extracts: China Rising, African Food Riots

India-China: India conveyed its concerns to China on 3 September about an increase in the Chinese troop presence and activities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Embassy officials said Indian Ambassador to China S. Jaishankar met China’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Zhang Zhijun in Beijing to discuss India’s concerns.  India news papers quoted government sources that 11,000 …

Journal: Over $1 trillion Wasted on Wars, Veterans and Families of Veterans Vocal Against Both Elective Wars

$1 trillion wasted on wars By KEVIN RAFFERTY Aug 4, 2010 Special to The Japan Times HONG KONG — The calculator busily counting out how much money the United States has spent on wars since 2001 has raced past $1 trillion — $1,024 billion plus at the start of August. There is little point in …