The myth of a Chinese rare-earth metal embargo.

[ThatDamnGood]

"Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Maehara both said China's stifling of the supply meant the international community would have to look for other sources of rare earths that are essential to producing high-tech devices such as cell phones, missiles and solar energy panels."

Stating the obvious.
Dumbos dun get the message. Mess up your own backyards if you want to raw ores.

"We need to be looking at all kinds of scenarios, all kinds of contingencies, work though responses to events that might occur in the future and, of course, stay focused on the threat posed by North Korea," she said.

Seems more like a show to pretend all is normal with the state of US finances. Same with Japan. 60% of tax revenues goes to service debt.

 

[pkpatriotic]

There is an unreported dimension to the Chinese success story. The brightest students out of a population of 1.4 billion have flowed into their high tech workforce, they have assembled the greatest concentration of brain power in world history. A Chinese workforce of 200 million nerds has demanded the right to become masters of a new world order, but the mentally challenged, confused, and disenfranchised will not go down in defeat, the final battle will be between brawn and brainpower.