Terrorist attacks in France, terrorist attacks in Syria and Iraq

It seems that again the authorities in a major country have been taken by surprise with the recent terrorist attacks. Could they prevent them? Hard to say, on one hand it's difficult for the police, special services, secret services and all the bunch to prevent them but on the other hand different organizations have threatened for months that they will react and commit these acts.

Now it seems that no one took these threats seriously, like yes a couple of terrorists would really blow up our civilized city. Did they ignore them on purpose or they treat them as bluff? Even more they raised the stake when France decided to increase its support again ISIS by sending their biggest aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to help with the bombing campaign. They pretty much said : we don't care about your threats, you can't touch us and we're really pushing you some more.

No the French are outraged and cry and for good purpose. Did they expect these terrorist attacks? Did they take the ISIS threats ever seriously? Did the common man ever asked why the French military goes bombing Iraq and Syria? Did they take into account and accept that this would cause ISIS to react?

The world is of course outraged by the events but much of this outrage is because the victims are from a major EU country. Hundreds of innocent victims were collateral victims in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan because of the US / UK / French planes? When a hospital was blown up by the anti-terrorist forces how many tweets and facebok posts did we see showing compasion for the victims and demanding justince against the aggressors. Oh yeah, the truth is that Europeans, Americans and the rest don't really care about those victims, they are third world country citizens so why bother? It's a sad world we live in and we get to see millions and millions fooled by the media every day and manipulated as sheep.

Russia's strikes in Syria overcomplicates things

Well it only took 24 years give or take for Soviet Un ...hmm Russia to start challenging the US&A again. After following the Arab spring with growling and dismay and seeing the so-called tyrannical regimes following one by one when it came to Syria Russia decided enough is enough.

So the story is pretty simple, same old plan. US&A backs-up some moderate rebels (they are blowing up stuff moderately) which represent a better alternative to the corrupted and blood-hungry regime of Assad. So far so good. These moderate rebels are trained and given weapons by the US&A and start causing mayhem in Syria. No more Assad, we want the same type of flourishing democracy as Afghanistan and Iraq have they probaly shout.

However these guys are not a match for the Syrian army still loyal to Assad to "someone" in the shadows decide to arm and support a more radical group. Some individuals who aren't afraid to behead some journalists or tourists to show off their strong faith to the cause. Let's call them ISIS (formerly known as ISIL). Now these guys own half of democratic Iraq and half of dictatorial Syria and they pretend they're a country an all. Now really, they even have a capital and are issuing licences to exploit oil and build houses and stuff.

Putin on the other hand promises he will wipe out these islamists fanatics (he probably doesn't like competition on lowering oil prices) but the old-technology Russian jets seem to only hit the moderate rebels bases sparkling cries of outrage all accross Washington and their smaller playground London. And during this time Frau Merkel extends a welcome party for all refugees into the European Union. Something smells.

The might Chinese dragon is landing - will it crash?

So there you know it, Chinese stock market falling like crazy these days. The big bubble finally burst. I guess it can happen in a communist centralized economy too. However as you would expect the response of the authorities is much stronger in such a state.

For once they forbid selling. Yes, you can do that. And it bruatlly fight the exact cause of prices falling. How can you stop a descending price? Make sure that no matter how small the demand the supply is non-existent.

Second they threw massive amounts of money owned by state banks and investment funds in the market to buy the biggest stocks and sustain artificially the demand.

So far this only stopped the bleeding or better said slowed it. The panic wave hit the nearby markets as well so you can expect stock prices falling in all of the Asians market. Could this be the start of the second wave of the economic crysis? Because make no mistake, the crysis problems weren't solved at all, they just hid the thrash under the carpet.

A referendum to decide if you pay or not?

Well folks you shouldn't be scared of debts anymore. Buy a house, buy a car, get that long-dreamed exotic holiday and do it on credit. Borrow as much as possible and when the time comes to pay just organize a democratic refrendum and vote if to pay or not.

It might seems like a comic movie but this is what happened in Greece. And still 38% of the Greeks decided to pay??? Funny no?

Tsipras tried to pull-it off for real or just to save his reputation? Maybe bluffing like a poker player with a couple of six-ers? Let's see if Germany has the full-house.

Greece - strike one, strike two, strike three - you're out!

Really Guys, did you still had high hopes for Greece not leaving the Euro zone? Each time it's the same headache with the Germans asking for rought reforms and the Greeks protesting and saying no. And Syryza is definately a harder parter to bargain with.

So why spent even more of the tax-payers money with a so-called solution that nobody profits from? It's just delaying the inevitable.

To Grexit or not to Grexit

After the panic of Syryza winning the elections in Greece calmed down and all the doomsayers analysts admitted there is no apocalypse yet it remains to be seen how the new so-called extremists will manage with governing a country with huge economic debt and a very impatient population.

Yes, it was easy to accuse the former goverment and promise a paradise in the elections but now when you are the wheel it starts getting rough. The prime minister Tsipras is still trying to maintain his populist speech, for startes he asked from Germany a collosal amount of money representing German reparations for the Nazi occupation back in World War II. Obviously Berlin refused to pay.

The next move is a visit to Russia which couldn't come in a more unfortunate moment for the European Union, just now when they are trying to show solidarity with Ukraine and raise the tone to Putin one of them is courting Russia. Actually more than one if we count Hungary's Viktor Orban or the Cyprus decision to allow Russian Navy to use its ports. All in all it is still to be seen who will lend money to Greece not just courtesy smiles.

The Swiss franc will get them all

Well I live in a small Eastern European country. Long time a communist satelite of Russia it wok up to capitalism around 25 years going through many stages which left the people poor, uneducated, greedy and frustrated.

After joing the European Union there were a lot of foreign banks wanting to ... penetrate this virgin market. Best offers were advertised everywhere and you could have a bigger house than your neighbour or a faster car than your colleague by just signing up for a loan you'll return triple during your lifetime.

And one of the most catchy offers were the Swiss francs. Low interest, affordable conditions for loan, everything set to capture in a perfect net a horde of silly fish. Once a couple of tens of thoundsand bit the offer the interest started to raise, then commisions, then came the financial crysys in 2008 and they saw all their big houses and fast cars going on the drain. And the last straw that broke the camel's back was the recent decision of the Nazionale Banca Svizra (something like it) to let the exchange rate float freely.