Where do we get the word juxtapose? Originally a French verb, juxtapose combines the Latin root, jucta, meaning next to, and poser, to place. In current English juxtapose means "to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast."So let's take a few recent news articles and just juxtapose them. The first side of this comparison comes from the Australia, via WikiLeaks.Australia's intelligence agencies believe China is hiding the extent of a massive military build-up that goes beyond national defence and threatens regional stability, the latest WikiLeaks cables show.A strategic assessment by the agencies found that China's military spending for 2006 was $90 billion - double the $45 billion budget publicly announced by Beijing, Fairfax newspapers report."China's longer-term agenda is to develop 'comprehensive national power', including a strong military, that is in keeping with its view of itself as a great power," a copy of the secret assessment provided by...(Read Full Post)