NIGHTWATCH Revolution 2.0 Round-Up
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Libya–Saudi narrative blames Iran, fails to produce evidence
NIGHTWATCH Revolution 2.0 Round-Up
Middle East 11 March general warning; Bahrain, Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia, US-Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt (multiple), Libya, Libya-Netherlands, Benghazi Council-France; Warning doctrine and lessons. Phi Beta Iota: The US Government appears to be lacking across the spectrum–no deep current knowledge and no contextual understanding of the difference between young digital natives and older dignity …
Regime Alternation: US Response to Arab Revolt + RECAP
The Obama administration could end up in a very dicey situation if/when the Arab Revolt spreads to Saudi Arabia. The House of Saud is likely to crack down on demonstrators with a very heavy hand. Oil prices could explode, and Israel would go bonkers. The Wall Street Journal just issued a detailed report describing how …
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NIGHTWATCH Revolution 2.0 Round-Up
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Libya, Tunesia
Poverty, Not Terrorism, Is Threat #1
The price of food is at the heart of this wave of revolutions No one saw the uprisings coming, but their deeper cause isn’t hard to fathom By Peter Popham Independent, Sunday, 27 February 2011 Revolution is breaking out all over. As Gaddafi marshals his thugs and mercenaries for a last-ditch fight in Tripoli, several …
CONVERGENCE of Corruption & Truth
Yemen: Ripple Effects from Tunisia. On Saturday, thousands of Yemenis demonstrated to demand an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 32-year tenure as President. The demonstration was confined to the University of Sanaa grounds, but nearly 2,500 students, activists and opposition groups gathered and chanted slogans against the president, comparing him to Tunisia’s ousted President …
Journal: Taliban’s grip is far stronger than the West will admit
Afghanistan – behind enemy lines James Fergusson returns after three years to Chak, just 40 miles from Kabul, to find the Taliban’s grip is far stronger than the West will admit Independent, 14 November 2010 The sound of a propeller engine is audible the moment my fixer and I climb out of the car, causing …
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