EUCOM Week in Review Ending 27 Oct 09

Hot Topics AA: European Statebuilding Through Hard And Soft Power 10/25/09 AA: Gaddafi: Disarm Israel or let Arabs develop nukes 10/26/09 AA: In the Cybersecurity War, Collaboration Is Key 10/26/09 AA: Iran plans to file ‘gas complaint’ against Turkey 10/24/09 AA: More diplomatic confusion between US and Poland 10/27/09 BY: Crime prevention is among priorities …

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 27 Oct 09

Hot Topics AA: Uruguay #1 for Prosperity in South America; Venezuela and Bolivia the Worst 10/26/09 CL: Chile president proposes limiting military courts 10/27/09 CO: Uribe requests repatriation of Colombians murdered in Venezuela 10/26/09 DO: Lucrative charcoal spurs Dominican- Haitian crime cartels 10/26/09 HN: Honduran forces blast recordings of sound effects outside Brazilian embassy 10/22/09 …

Journal: Chuck Spinney Sends…Turkey and Iran

Turkey and the Iranian Question: Implications for Regional Stability Today’s Guardian contains at report with the provocative leader, ‘Iran is our friend,’ says Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan • We have no difficulty with Ahmadinejad – Erdogan • Warning to Europe not to ignore Turkey’s strengths Perhaps it is time for America and the EU …

Journal: Chuck Spinney Sends…Syria’s Strategy

The disastrous mid-east strategy of Mad King George put the interests of Israel before all the interests of all others, including ourselves.  It destroyed Iraq, alienated Turkey, countenanced the destruction of Gaza, placed Jordan in an impossible situation, and opened the door to the expansion of Iranian influence, among other things.  One reaction to this …