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Tuesday, January 17, 2006
It's This War, Stupid, Not the Last One! Sunni Arabs have gained American backing in government negotiations, causing Shiites to strengthen their resolve. By Charles Levinson http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0117/p01s01-woiq.html?s=hns .............................................. * Russia 'cool' on Iran sanctions * Russia says sanctions are not the best way to get Iran to take notice of concerns about its nuclear programme. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4619828.stm .............................................. It is becoming increasingly clear that the present global wars are not being waged with WMD or any other kind. Rather those who control energy -- whether it be oil (Hugo Chavez to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) can more or less stick it in the eye of the major Western powers -- Europe and the U.S. -- along with Vlad Putin with all that Russian natural gas as well: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006/01/16/2003289256 http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-17/0601171240002920.htm I wonder how long it will take the Bush-backing cabal to realize that missile defense has gone out and energy conservation -- warm woolies and all -- is the latest in defense modes. I happened to hear a brief report of a drastic drop in the Japanese markets yesterday which I assumed meant a beginning of an energy panic. And the U.S., European, and other energy-squeezed nations' stocks don't look so red hot at the moment of writing. They say that we have three ways to approach the Iranian situation -- diplomacy, sanctions, military. I wonder which of these the Iranians will use on us? Does look as though we don't have much play with any of them ourselves. It's this war, stupid -- not the last one! -- "A war is just if there is no alternative, and the resort to arms is legitimate if they represent your last hope." (Livy) -- Ed Kent 718-951-5324 (voice mail only) [blind copies] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PeaceEfforts http://BlogByEdKent.blogspot.com/ http://www.bloggernews.net Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by Ed Kent at 9:20 AM |
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