[cia-drugs] Fw: [PINR] 08 November 2006: Bahrain Moves Closer to the United States
- Original Message - From: PINR Dispatch To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 9:15 PM Subject: [PINR] 08 November 2006: Bahrain Moves Closer to the United States ___Power and Interest News Report (PINR)http://www.pinr.com[EMAIL PROTECTED]+1 (312) 242-1874--08 November 2006--Bahrain Moves Closer to the United States Drafted By: Dario Cristiani http://www.pinr.com On October 30-31 in the waters of the Persian Gulf, the 25th exercise of the U.S.led Proliferation Security Initiative (P.S.I.), launched in 2003, took place. The countries involved in the war games have been the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Australia and Bahrain, an Arab state that has a large Shi'a population. Several other states, such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Pakistan, South Korea, Japan and others, took part as observers. The operation, called "Leading Edge," consisted of the interception of a British-flagged ship, the "Brambleleaf," carrying nuclear materials for a state that wanted to build a nuclear capability. The Italian and Bahraini marines had the task of intercepting the ship. The exercises took place about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Iranian waters. The individuals in charge of this operation denied that it was a warning signal to Tehran. Nevertheless, it is likely that this exercise had the aim of intimidating Iran. Indeed, Iran warned that the exercises risked peace in the Gulf and urged foreign military forces not to damage regional stability. Shortly after, Iran started its "Great Prophet II" war games, a ten day military exercise in which Iran fired its "upgraded" Shahab-3 long-range missile. Iran's action was a clear reply to the U.S. maneuvers in the Gulf. In the wake of these war games, it is important to highlight the role of Bahrain in the exercises because its involvement is a clear signal of how Manama's foreign policy in the region will change in the coming years.Why Bahrain Joined "Leading Edge"Bahrain has been the sole Arab state that took part effectively in the P.S.I. exercises in the Persian Gulf. Several Arab states, such as Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, took part as observers, while Saudi Arabia did not join the operation. Bahrain's decision is a clear signal of Manama's desire to strengthen its relations with the United States. Bahrain considers the United States the best actor for guaranteeing its national security. This is a further demonstration of how external powers continue to play major roles in the Middle East. Since the end of the "British Lake" period in 1971, the United States played an even stronger role in the area and, since the Gulf War in 1991, Washington rose as the prominent military power in the region. Since 1991, Bahrain, which is considered a major non-N.A.T.O. ally and hosts the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, shares a strong partnership with the United States. In spite of its improved ties with Iran at the beginning of the decade, Bahrain's moves appear to be a message for the Persian state. Iran is a revisionist challenger that is unsatisfied with the present balance of power in the Gulf region. Iran's strategy in this respect is perceived negatively by Bahrain since the island country has a 70 percent Shi'a population that is ruled by the Sunni al-Khalifa dynasty. In Bahrain, the Sunnis control most of the government, military and financial sectors. During the past few years, the Bahraini government has pursued a controversial program of naturalizing workers who come from other Arab countries. This program is considered a tool to reduce the numerical disparity between Shi'as and Sunnis in order to help increase the population of the latter in Bahrain.Manama is wary of increased power for Iran, particularly in the Gulf region, because it could instigate the Shi'a opposition in Bahrain against King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa. Such a development would bring a wave of instability to Bahrain. For the Gulf countries, the history of the region indicates that Iran's historic role makes it a much more worrying neighbor than other regional or external actors. This is especially true for the less powerful states that have high percentage of Shi'as, such as Kuwait and Bahrain. These fears stem from a mix of Iranian regional ambitions, which leads Tehran to pursue a more aggressive foreign policy, and Iran's support for Shi'a groups in the wider Middle East area. Furthermore, in
[cia-drugs] Russian Minister Arrives in Ukraine to Discuss Black Sea Fleet Deployment
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/11/08/blackseafleet.shtml Russian Minister Arrives in Ukraine to Discuss Black Sea Fleet Deployment Created: 08.11.2006 14:20 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 14:20 MSK , 3 hours 45 minutes ago MosNews Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has visited Ukraine for talks on Wednesday the Associated Press news agency reports.The main purpose of the visit was described as improving bilateral ties of two countries. However the complicated question of Russian Black Sea Fleet which is still staying on Ukrainian territory was also expected to be discussed. Under a 1997 agreement that divided the Soviet Unions Black Sea fleet between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian navy was allowed to remain in Sevastopol until 2017, paying an annual rent of 93 million U.S. Dollars.Russia wants to extend the lease but Ukrainian nationalists are displeased, as Russia has taken over lighthouses, saying it was not the part of the original deal. Although Russia says the lighthouses are covered by the contract.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk the head of Ukrainian nationalist party who has been in difficult relations with Moscow said that it is the time to change the relations of two countries from being based on ideology to a healthy pragmatism. __._,_.___ Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM SPONSORED LINKS Independent broker dealer Independent director Central intelligence agency Central intelligence agency employment Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___
[cia-drugs] Re: EVOLUTION (ruppert)
I think the first signs of Mike's illness were displayed when he decided to jog around his office in his black jockey shorts in front of his female assistant, whom he was atempting to romance. Mike is out of control and there's nobody to pull back on the stick. Hopefully he will meet up with the same amazonian tribesmen who ate Happy Rockefeller's son back in the 60's. Just like his publication hints - he's From The Wilderness. And I hope he returns there never to come back to civilization. Actually, the From The Wilderness Mike was referring to is the one that ascetic holy men would go into in order to hone their spirits and commune with God. I think God has spoken quite clearly: Mike is a fucking wacko without portfolio in the middle of Venezuela. Am I supposed to donate money to that??? --- In cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com, Vigilius Haufniensis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/110706_mcr_evolution.shtml [FTW is really screwed up right now. Everybody knows it and I am not going ignore it. I am in bad shape too. I am not going to hide that either. I have been in Caracas for 14-plus weeks and am facing a serious combination of medical symptoms that were described by Carlos Ruiz in Living with Mike Ruppert in Caracas. They include sudden drops in blood pressure, blood sugar crashes, dizziness, weakness, paresthesis of lips and fingers, small kidney stones, heavy calcification of the urinary tract and prostate, cloudy urine and chronic fatigue. There have been four seizure-like violent tremors. Looking back I can see that the first major signs of my illness started appearing about a year ago. The first tremor happened in January before we moved FTW out of Los Angeles. What is happening now erupted in full about two weeks after I arrived in Caracas. We do not have a firm diagnosis yet. I have just had an expensive series of blood tests run but do not have the results. Both FTW and I need your help although I must tell you that our offices are being vacated next week. My friends and subscribers know that I have never lied to them. My enemies know that I have never lied to my friends and subscribers. That has been an unbroken bond for 104 consecutive months and I am not about to break it now. FTW's time of usefulness on this planet is ending. Michael Kane offered his resignation last week. Having already lost Stan Goff (due to cash shortages) and Jamey Hecht. No one person can carry it on their own. Kane made the right decision for personal reasons and I support it completely. We remain close and trusted friends with deep mutual admiration and respect for each other. The article that follows is my personal tribute to him and the entire generation of talented investigators, researchers and writers that has arisen since 9-11. One of our former writers has expressed concern for his safety in the current political climate of the United States. I know that he is not alone and that many others feel the same. I say to you all, fight the good fight. There is one other person I must specifically thank and that is the angelic, dedicated, and steadfast Jenna Orkin who has researched, blog-managed, and loved me so unconditionally as to affirm my belief in God when all other evidence of Him seemed MIA. To all who have made FTW and its accomplishments possible, whether we parted as friends or not, I offer a gratitude that will endure throughout all time. We changed the world a little bit. My time may be over too and I must now turn my attention to that. One thing we must do, however, is to save the FTW archives as a permanent fixture on the internet for future researchers and try to clean things up before we go. We must also save my personal library of around 250 books. How this came to pass merits only a brief discussion. There are too many details that I just don't know. In the first month after I left the states we had our strongest sales month in (I'm guessing) a year and a half. The organization I hastily put in place before leaving was working. Decisions were made in Ashland to upgrade our store and web site for all the right reasons; chiefly to cut costs by outsourcing our product shipment and warehousing. Many glitches made that process take more than two months and during that time our subscriber-only section was free and often orders could simply not be accepted. It was not that people didn't want to buy. They just couldn't. Sales fell by around 60% and cash flow dried up. I was made fully aware of these details only about two weeks ago. I was out of the loop for these decisions and didn't find out how bad things were until many well-intentioned choices had already been made; choices that could not be changed. The same is true for our long-time agent/publicist Ken Levine. We all owe a debt of gratitude to everyone who wrote for FTW after I left the United States. Some great
[cia-drugs] Re: EVOLUTION (ruppert)
I think the first signs of Mike's illness were displayed when he decided to jog around his office in his black jockey shorts in front of his female assistant, whom he was atempting to romance. Mike is out of control and there's nobody to pull back on the stick. Hopefully he will meet up with the same amazonian tribesmen who ate Happy Rockefeller's son back in the 60's. Just like his publication hints - he's From The Wilderness. And I hope he returns there never to come back to civilization. Actually, the From The Wilderness Mike was referring to is the one that ascetic holy men would go into in order to hone their spirits and commune with God. I think God has spoken quite clearly: Mike is a fucking wacko without portfolio in the middle of Venezuela. Am I supposed to donate money to that??? --- In cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com, Vigilius Haufniensis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/110706_mcr_evolution.shtml [FTW is really screwed up right now. Everybody knows it and I am not going ignore it. I am in bad shape too. I am not going to hide that either. I have been in Caracas for 14-plus weeks and am facing a serious combination of medical symptoms that were described by Carlos Ruiz in Living with Mike Ruppert in Caracas. They include sudden drops in blood pressure, blood sugar crashes, dizziness, weakness, paresthesis of lips and fingers, small kidney stones, heavy calcification of the urinary tract and prostate, cloudy urine and chronic fatigue. There have been four seizure-like violent tremors. Looking back I can see that the first major signs of my illness started appearing about a year ago. The first tremor happened in January before we moved FTW out of Los Angeles. What is happening now erupted in full about two weeks after I arrived in Caracas. We do not have a firm diagnosis yet. I have just had an expensive series of blood tests run but do not have the results. Both FTW and I need your help although I must tell you that our offices are being vacated next week. My friends and subscribers know that I have never lied to them. My enemies know that I have never lied to my friends and subscribers. That has been an unbroken bond for 104 consecutive months and I am not about to break it now. FTW's time of usefulness on this planet is ending. Michael Kane offered his resignation last week. Having already lost Stan Goff (due to cash shortages) and Jamey Hecht. No one person can carry it on their own. Kane made the right decision for personal reasons and I support it completely. We remain close and trusted friends with deep mutual admiration and respect for each other. The article that follows is my personal tribute to him and the entire generation of talented investigators, researchers and writers that has arisen since 9-11. One of our former writers has expressed concern for his safety in the current political climate of the United States. I know that he is not alone and that many others feel the same. I say to you all, fight the good fight. There is one other person I must specifically thank and that is the angelic, dedicated, and steadfast Jenna Orkin who has researched, blog-managed, and loved me so unconditionally as to affirm my belief in God when all other evidence of Him seemed MIA. To all who have made FTW and its accomplishments possible, whether we parted as friends or not, I offer a gratitude that will endure throughout all time. We changed the world a little bit. My time may be over too and I must now turn my attention to that. One thing we must do, however, is to save the FTW archives as a permanent fixture on the internet for future researchers and try to clean things up before we go. We must also save my personal library of around 250 books. How this came to pass merits only a brief discussion. There are too many details that I just don't know. In the first month after I left the states we had our strongest sales month in (I'm guessing) a year and a half. The organization I hastily put in place before leaving was working. Decisions were made in Ashland to upgrade our store and web site for all the right reasons; chiefly to cut costs by outsourcing our product shipment and warehousing. Many glitches made that process take more than two months and during that time our subscriber-only section was free and often orders could simply not be accepted. It was not that people didn't want to buy. They just couldn't. Sales fell by around 60% and cash flow dried up. I was made fully aware of these details only about two weeks ago. I was out of the loop for these decisions and didn't find out how bad things were until many well-intentioned choices had already been made; choices that could not be changed. The same is true for our long-time agent/publicist Ken Levine. We all owe a debt of gratitude to everyone who wrote for FTW after I left the United States. Some great
[cia-drugs] A Glimpse of Army Special Operations Forces
November 08, 2006 A Glimpse of Army Special Operations Forces The role of special operations forces in the U.S. military is steadily increasing but relatively little is publicly known about the activities and performance of these specialized units. A new U.S. Army manual (pdf) fills in some of the gaps in the public record with a description of the structure, capabilities and missions of U.S. Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF). The manual has not been approved for public release, but a copy was obtained by Secrecy News. "ARSOF are specially organized, trained, and equipped military forces," it explains. "They conduct SO [special operations] to achieve military, political, economic, or informational objectives by generally unconventional means in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive areas." According to the Army, special operations forces can leap tall buildings in a single bound. "They provide to the Nation an array of deployable, agile, versatile, lethal, survivable, and sustainable formations, which are affordable and capable of rapidly reversing the conditions of human suffering and decisively resolving conflicts." Counterterrorism missions are a particular focus of special operations today. "ARSOF are, and will be for the near future, continuously engaged against terrorists whose goal is the destruction of American freedoms and the American way of life," the new manual says. Special operations also support intelligence collection. "ARSOF are a key enabler in the WOT [war on terror] by conducting SO, which obtain actionable intelligence The results of these activities may be fed directly to a commander or Country Team or may be input into the intelligence process for processing, analysis, and dissemination to military and other government agencies (OGAs)." There is also a domestic component to Army special operations, though it is not clearly specified in the manual. "The United States employs ARSOF capabilities at home and abroad in support of U.S. national security goals in a variety of operations." The manual spells out the principles of special operations warfare, including preemption, dislocation, disruption, and so forth. "SO [special operations] are frequently clandestine or low-visibility operations, or they may be combined with overt operations. SO can be covert but require a declaration of war or a specific finding approved by the President or the SecDef," the manual states. (The asserted ability of the Secretary of Defense to authorize covert operations has not been explicitly claimed before, to Secrecy News' knowledge.) "Significant legal and policy considerations apply to many SO activities," the manual observes. The new Army manual is unclassified, but its distribution is formally restricted "to protect technical or operational information." In view of the possible sensitivity of the document, Secrecy News is only posting the preface and the first of the eight chapters from the 119 page manual. See "Army Special Operations Forces," U.S. Army Field Manual FM 3-05, September 20, 2006. The Congressional Research Service noted earlier this year (pdf) that "The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) has called for a 15% increase in special operations forces beginning in FY 2007." http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2006/11/a_glimpse_of_army_special_oper.html ~~~ THE STEALTH SATELLITE MYSTERYThe use of stealth techniques and technologies to reduce thesignatures of intelligence or military satellites a subject thatseems to be properly classified, for the most part. But it hasalso left discernable traces in the public domain.Those traces were assembled by Allen Thomson in his StealthSatellite Sourcebook, which has been recently updated (148pages, 7 MB PDF file): http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/track/stealth.pdfSee also " Stealth satellites: Cold War myth or operationalreality?" by John Croft, C4ISR Journal, October 4, 2006: http://www.c4isrjournal.com/story.php?F=2034471 __._,_.___ Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM SPONSORED LINKS Independent broker dealer Independent director Central intelligence agency Central intelligence agency employment Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___
