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2004/12/132009/08/02

2004 (US) Spinney Water and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Chuck Spinney, who contributes highlighted items to the Journal of Public Intelligence, wrote the original modern book on defense waste and the plans/reality mismatch, shown below with a link to its Amazon Page. Although not a professional intelligence analyst, Spinney is a deeply-experienced real-world analyst and understands the lunacy of building a strategy, a force …

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2016/06/212016/06/21

Chuck Spinney: Israel, Water, & Palestine

Access to water is one of the most fundamental and least discussed issues underpinning the Israeli – Palestinian conflict (as well as the recurring pattern of Israel’s conflicts with Syria and Lebanon). Control of the West Bank’s water resources is intimately tied into the growing pattern of the Israeli settlements in the West Bank and, …

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2016/04/222016/04/22

Chuck Spinney: The Palestinian Question: Why the Two-State Solution is Kaput Water and the Creeping Annexation of the West Bank

The Palestinian Question: Why the Two-State Solution is Kaput Water and the Creeping Annexation of the West Bank So Israel’s creeping annexation of the West Bank and its lock of the West Bank’s water resources will continue unabated, in part financed by tax deductible donations from the US, and propped up by increased military aid.

2016/02/232016/02/21

Chuck Spinney: Israel Takes More Land and Water from Palestinians

Kudos to Haaretz for its integrity. Palestinian villagers tilled their land so well, Israel is now confiscating it from them The separation barrier will cut residents of Al-Walaja from their lands by the end of the year; the beauty of the terraces they cultivated for decades was used as one of the main reasons for …

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2015/09/302015/09/29

Chuck Spinney: Saudi Arabian Collapse — Bad Rulers, No Water? A Case Study…

I want to flag and discuss two articles. The first, Saudi Royal calls for regime change in Riyadh, is a report in the Guardian by Hugh Miles. He describes the four immediate factors that have stimulated the now famous letters by the anonymous 3rd generation prince calling for the replacement of King Salman and Deputy Crown Prince …

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2015/09/212015/09/19

Chuck Spinney: Global Warming as Scam Cover-Up Distracting from Massive Water Theft Now

Attached below this introduction is a very important report describing the problem of water depletion in Saudi Arabia and California. This report is interesting and important, both for what it says and for what it does not say. Note that there is no mention of global warming or climate change, although some of the papers hot linked …

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2003/06/232012/12/23

Chuck Spinney: Water & the Arab-Israeli Conflict

A Quick Tour of Water & the Arab-Israeli Conflict June 2003 15 slides in pdf form.