Topic: International Affairs
Israel Returns Fire On Syria:
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France and Great Britain screamed for action in the Libyan Civil War/political unrest, and now the bombing has started with U.S. backing.
Question 1: Are we now going to bomb every country where a portion of the population rises up against the government (Iran, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen, etc)?
Question 2: Where was this same military force when genocides were happening in Darfur and Rwanda?
| Subject | TERRORIST ATTACK ON NUCLEAR FACILITY |
| DateCreated | 11/25/2008 9:49:00 AM |
| PostedDate | 11/25/2008 5:07:00 PM |
| Body | On Sunday CBS' 60 Minutes broke the story about a terrorist attack on a South African nuclear storage facility which occured last year. On Nov. 7, 2007, a team of four intruders breached an electric security fence on the perimeter of a weapons-grade uranium storage facility at Pelindaba, South Africa. One intruder made his way under the fence, then cut the power on the fence and disabled the alarms. The intruders then made their way -- over a mile past security cameras -- to the control room. The control room was manned by a female employee and her fiance, who was keeping her company that night. When the intruders were seen coming down the hallway with guns the fiance called the onsite security force for assistance. Security was 3 minutes away from the control room, but no help came for over 20 minutes. During that time the terrorists made their way into the room and subsequently beat and shot the fiance. At this time a second team of terrorists breached the security fence in a different location. The coordinated terrorist attack at Pelindaba is said to have netted nothing of value. The South African response to this attack has been one of denial. Officials won't admit that the two teams of intruders were working together; or even that the attack was aimed at gaining the weapons-grade uranium held at the facility -- when, in fact, the uranium is the only thing of value there. Two guards who were supposed to be watching the security cameras on that Nov. 7th were fired. However, it took the South African police ten months, and a 60 Minutes investigation, before they showed up and questioned the witnesses (the employee and her fiance who survived the shooting). South Africa has also rejected U.S. offers of assistance with securing the material (Click here for the full story). To sum it all up, South Africa has weapons-grade nuclear material; has problems securing that material; is vulnerable to terrorist attacks on their nuclear stockpile; has had their stockpile attacked by terrorists; and yet refuses help to secure that material. One of these days that kind of logic will lead to a lot of people dying needless deaths. If countries are going to make nuclear weapons, or stockpile weapons-grade material, then they need to be able to take care of it. I really don't feel like dying due to someone else's stupidity or irresponsiblity. |
| Subject | U.S. MILITARY STRIKES SYRIA |
| DateCreated | 10/26/2008 2:03:00 PM |
| PostedDate | 10/26/2008 7:35:00 PM |
| Body | Today American helicopter gunships launched an attack 5 miles inside of Syria near the town of Abu Kamal. The Syrian border has long been used as an entry point into Iraq for foreign fighters looking to kill Americans and Iraqis. The U.S. military operation today was in response. Reportedly 8 people were killed in the raid. Click here for the full story. Syria was the target of Israeli air strikes in 2007. If Syria continues to play with fire it will get burned. |
| Subject | THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF GEORGIA...AND BEYOND |
| DateCreated | 8/19/2008 12:24:00 AM |
| PostedDate | 8/26/2008 1:25:00 AM |
| Body | With the recent war between Russia and a vastly overmatched Georgia largely concluded, facts about the actual military struggle on the ground are coming to light. With Georgia being a former Soviet republic, as was Russia, they shared weaponry until the breakup of the Soviet Union. Since then Russia has continued to produce and upgrade modern weapons; while the much smaller Georgia has older hardware and far less of it. In fact, Georgia doesn't even have a fighter component in its air force to defend the nation's skies. Predictably the massive Russian military was victorious in the conflict/invasion, but it is instructive to see how each side utilized their weaponry on the battlefield. Taking a look at the future one can only wonder which other former Soviet bloc states are on Moscow's hitlist. The Russians miss the days of empire, and many want that empire back. Is Ukraine the next stop on Russia's military romp down imperialist memory lane? Seeing that Ukraine does not have the protection of NATO, the people of the steppes may have to rely on themselves and their Cossack warrior tradition to withstand the onslaught of the hungry Russian bear... |
| Subject | SUDAN LOADS UP ON CHINESE WEAPONS |
| DateCreated | 4/4/2008 12:24:00 AM |
| PostedDate | 4/3/2008 11:28:00 PM |
| Body | The Sudanese government is using oil revenues to stock up on Chinese armaments. China has a 40% stake in Sudan’s largest oil co-op, and it is protecting this investment by building a strong military relationship with the butchers of Darfur. So far Sudan has purchased Chinese man portable surface-to-air missiles, infantry fighting vehicles (IFV’s), K-8 jet trainers, A-5 attack aircraft and F-7 jet fighters. Sudan is also negotiating with China to buy the FC-1/JF-17 multirole fighter (read more about the FC-1/JF-17 HERE). Apparently China has no problem giving the butchers of Darfur advanced tools to carry out their genocide. This sad saga of greed, profit, and human cruelty goes on... For more on military issues CLICK HERE Ping Afronary.Net |
| Subject | THE IRAQ ANSWER: A THREE STATE SOLUTION |
| DateCreated | 11/29/2006 8:03:00 PM |
| PostedDate | 11/29/2006 6:07:00 PM |
| Body | Iraq is in civil war. It's obvious that a lasting central government is not in the cards, without a strong leader like Saddam to hold the country together. The answer is actually three answers: Give the Shiites their section of Iraq; give the Sunnis their section; and establish an independent Kurdistan for the Kurds. The country is in the process of fracturing anyway, so the best policy would be to make that separation as easy as possible. Victory in Iraq is not holding Iraq together against the historical current of the area. A victory in Iraq would be to allow --and assist-- the formation of three new nations. Of course Iran will have some influence in a new Iraqi Shiite country, but they have that right now anyway in the Shiite area A Sunni country can support the new Iraqi Sunni nation as a balance; and the U.S. can support the Kurds. It's time to make the best out of a bad situation. |
| Subject | GENOCIDE IN DARFUR |
| DateCreated | 10/22/2006 9:14:00 PM |
| PostedDate | 10/27/2006 1:27:00 PM |
| Body | The ongoing genocide in Darfur has cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people --and has displaced millions--, while the world does nothing. SaveDarfur.Org has organized a petition drive. If you would like to make your voice heard please CLICK HERE. |