Central Asia–Failed States in the Making

Central Asia: Decay and Decline International Crisis Group Report 201 3 Feb 2011 Quietly but steadily Central Asia’s basic human and physical infrastructure – the roads, power plants, hospitals and schools and the last generation of Soviet-trained specialists who have kept this all running – is disappearing. The equipment is wearing out, the personnel retiring …

Professor: American Revolution Might be Impossible to Stop–“Reform” of Rot Is a Non-Starter…

Following a week of political unrest, capped off by Friday’s organized pro-democracy uprising across the USA, President Barack Obama dismissed his Cabinet on Saturday and stepped before television cameras calling for an end to the protests. But he stopped short of resigning—as his people were demanding. They blame him for poverty, unemployment, widespread corruption and …

Food speculation: ‘People die from hunger while banks make a killing on food’

It’s not just bad harvests and climate change – it’s also speculators that are behind record prices. And it’s the planet’s poorest who pay John Vidal Sunday 23 January 2011 Just under three years ago, people in the village of Gumbi in western Malawi went unexpectedly hungry. Not like Europeans do if they miss a …

Assisi, Egypt, US Hypocrisy, Global Revolution

This is the one link to share if you wish to have a consolidated view on these topics.  The Tiny URL for this consolidated posting is http://www.tinyurl.com/Assisi-Egypt-USA. Phi Beta Iota: Egypt is a lever for the Assisi Peace Summit. 1)  Against dictators and corruption, inter-faith dialog and coordinated action is HAPPENING. 2)  The connected young …