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Libya: Water Emerges as a Hidden Weapon

Sunday 29 May 2011

Photo: Libyan postcard artwork representing the Great Man-Made River project. (Photo: sludgegulper)

Cairo – Libya’s enormous aquatic reserves could potentially become a new weapon of choice if government forces opt to starve coastal cities that heavily rely on free flowing freshwater.

Phi Beta Iota: Absolutely worth a full read. NATO is not stupid–the illegal attacks on Libya's capital are about oil, water, gold, and “control” of the region. We condemn those attacks.

2011/05/292011/05/29

Snapshot: Venezuela

07 Venezuela

Washington’s war on Chavez

By Stephen Lendman, Tehran Times, May 30, 2011

Since George W. Bush took office in January 2001, efforts to oust Hugo Chavez failed three times.

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Nonetheless, disruptive activities continue, including malicious propaganda, CIA subversion, funding opposition forces, sanctions, and militarizing the region, notably in Colombia as well as gunboat diplomacy by reactivating the Latin American/Caribbean Fourth Fleet for the first time since 1950 despite no regional threat.

Chávez’s star wanes

By Benedict Mander in Caracas, Financial Times, May 29 2011

When the Colombian pop star Shakira vigorously denied press reports that she had lavished President Hugo Chávez with an autographed red guitar during a recent tour of Venezuela, it was one more sign of how toxic the controversial leader’s image has become.

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Nevertheless, Mr Chávez’s central dream of achieving regional unity in order to stand up against the US “empire”, has seen some advances. He has spearheaded the establishment of the Union of South American Nations, and now the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, both of which exclude the US.

Venezuela, China to launch satellite next year

Venezuela Considers Power Rationing; Investment Seen ‘Insufficient'

Venezuela Extends Emergency Efforts As Heavy Rains Return

Venezuela’s Recovery From Latin America’s Longest Slump Gaining Momentum

Venezuela Asked Colombian Rebels to Kill Opposition Figures, Analysis Shows

Venezuela Will Weaken Currency in ‘Medium Term,’ Central Bank’s Leon Says

Venezuelan political journalist murdered

US leaving Latin America up for grabs

2011/05/292011/05/29

Inside Iran — Young, Impoverished, & Restless

05 Iran, Advanced Cyber/IO, Autonomous Internet, Civil Society, Cultural Intelligence, Government, IO Impotency, Peace Intelligence

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From a senior engineer of Iranian descent often in Iran:

The view from within Iran is that, “help us get rid of this regime”, people are even willing to welcome an all out air assault if it ends up with an eventual regime change , move to secularize, and early stages of democracy.

I do not see an attack on Iran in the coming year. However if there is ever a good time to attack the regime with air strikes this is it. The removal of the subsidies by the government every day common goods which accrued about 3 months ago which has now resulted in a major price increase on common good is just hitting the average poke book.

The utilities have gone up over %50 and in some cases more than doubled.

The number of factories closing down and the businesses going out of business which results in major layoffs is on the rise. The oil exports are decreasing and more oil wells are being shut down due to technical problems.

The majority of people have lost hope of meaningful reform.

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2011/05/282011/05/28

Iran Played “Pivotal Role” in 9/11? Craven Idiocy

05 Iran, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, 09 Justice, 09 Terrorism, 10 Security, 11 Society, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, IO Impotency, Peace Intelligence, Power Behind-the-Scenes/Special Interests

First, the lawyer. Thomas E. Mellon Jr. from Doylestown, PA. He is representing 17 families from Bucks Couny in a Class Action Suit against Iran, al-Qaida and other supporters of Sept. 11 attack. He is an intimate of the US Department of Justice that is on record as claiming that it has the right to lie to the judiciary. We smell a lie pie.

Second, the plaintiff. Fiona Havlish. She was also the lead in the 2002 filing against Bin Laden et al, but in that case the current lawyer was second on a long list of firms that participated. She was a prime force behind a class action lawsuit seeking $100 billion in compensation. Her husband died in the South Tower, not in Pennsylvania. The timing of this, post Bin Laden Show, is suspect.

Third, the defectors. Three of them A proper investigation will surely find that they have been in close consultation with the Iranian Liberation nut-jobs that are being encouraged by State, DoD, and CIA to play with public perceptions. There is no way these three can withstand scrutiny, and we hope that Iran chooses to confront these almost certain lies in some public manner. Remember Chalabi & CURVEBALL?

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2011/05/272011/05/27

Snapshot: African Union

08 Wild Cards, Cultural Intelligence, Government, IO Multinational, Military, Peace Intelligence

afp libya hands off — The African Union says only a political solution in Libya can lead to a lasting peace (AFP/File, Warren Allott)

AU demands end to NATO Libya strikes

India calls for immediate cessation of hostilities in Libya

NATO launches fourth night of Libyan strikes

Phi Beta Iota: We consider the attacks on Tripoli to be outrageously illegal and immoral by every standard. There is every reason for the non-NATO world to bring war crime charges against every participating NATO nation.

The African Union High Level Ad Hoc Committee on Libya Convened Its 5th Meeting in Addis Ababa

Model African Union Summit deliberates on youth empowerment

tank in somalia — Peacekeepers from the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) park their tanks near the main Bakara market during fighting between Somalia government soldiers and Islamist insurgents in the capital Mogadishu, on May 23. Feisal Omar/Reuters

African Union lays siege to Al Shabab-controlled market in Somalia's capital

African Union delegation arrives in Somalia

Government, African Union Consult on Abyei Security[Sudan]

African Union to Bolster Ties with India

Africa: Restore Peace in War-Torn States, AU Told

Phi Beta Iota: As with all regional organizations including security organizations such as NATO, the AU lacks a multinational, multiagency, multidisciplinary, multidomain information-sharing and sense-making (M4IS2) capability. Until they have one, they will remain at the mercy of predatory states and corporations.

2011/05/272011/05/27

Looting Libya: Insider View of Reasons for War….

03 Economy, 04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 05 Energy, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, 09 Justice, 10 Security, 11 Society, Commerce, Commercial Intelligence, Corruption, Government, IO Sense-Making, Military, Peace Intelligence

The Libyan War, American Power and the Decline of the Petrodollar System

by Prof. Peter Dale Scott

Centre for Research on Globalization, 29 April 2011

EXTRACT:

As Ellen Brown has pointed out, first Iraq and then Libya decided to challenge the petrodollar system and stop selling all their oil for dollars, shortly before each country was attacked.

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2011/05/262011/05/27

Snapshot: Cuba

08 Wild Cards

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‘Cuba's classification as a repressive government lacks credibility'

Roy King: Opening up Cuba is about opening up information

New US rules promise legal Cuba travel for many

Cuba Tourism works like a Well-Oiled Machine

Cuban University System: a Model for Latin America

New entrepreneurs on the rise in socialist Cuba

Revolutionary Cuba Now Lays Sand Traps for the Bourgeoisie

Cuba to Host Int’l Colloquium on Hemingway’s Life and Work

Cuba will host the 13th International Colloquium on the life and work of U.S. writer, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) from June 16 to 19, with the attendance of nearly 20 experts on his life from several countries.

Of the Nationalities Cuba is Made up, the African Root Emerges Strong

Cuba Has World’s Highest Number of Centenarians per capita

Cuban Province Launches Multimedia on Sustainable Agriculture

There are just two sustainable agriculture models in the world: Cuba and the Amish in the USA.

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