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| Germany's intelligence service worried about megacities | ||
| 2007-11-02 | ||
Uhrlau, who does not reveal his thoughts in public often, named Mumbai, Mexico City and Jakarta, saying they had become partially ungovernable. He noted the rise of private security firms to protect wealthier residents in sealed communities or to support the army, as in Iraq. "The increasing privatisation of core state responsibilities in the military and security areas carries with it the danger - even in Western states - of the erosion of the state's monopoly on the use of force," Uhrlau said.
International security was being compromised by the retreat of police and military in the face of terrorists, militias and drug dealers in parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America, he said. "Some states are now only partially able to carry out their original core responsibilities - protecting their people from violence," Uhrlau said. This could lead to the destabilisation of entire regions and promote international terrorism, he warned. Afghanistan provided a good example of how a "failed state" had provided a base for the al-Qaeda network, Uhrlau said. Europe had its own problems, particularly in the Balkans, where the causes of conflict were "far from overcome." German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble called for closer cooperation between German and other intelligence services. He pointed to the cracking in early September of a major German Islamist terror cell with the assistance of other intelligence services. | ||
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #9 Germany's intelligence service worried about megacities Forgot "Logan's Run". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-11-02 23:43 |
| #8 Germany's intelligence service worried about megacities THX 1138 |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-11-02 23:42 |
| #7 IOW, Germany is worried about SPACE/STAR MAFIAS + LEGAL CRIME/FRAUD??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-11-02 20:29 |
| #6 IT'LL BE BAD, AND GET WORSER. unless if it doesn't... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-11-02 18:53 |
| #5 we arent sure of the extent of GW, exactly what impact GW will have on economies and migration patterns Are you serious? There's been millions spent studying this stuff. IT'LL BE BAD, AND GET WORSER. Millions unborn will die, millions now alive will perish. We may save a few million only to face the Red Giant (yes the Sol's a commie) stage of the solar system. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED So Ima get me a HD TeeVeee. |
| Posted by: Thomas Woof 2007-11-02 18:16 |
| #4 "He doesn't even once mention global warming! " given that we arent sure of the extent of GW, exactly what impact GW will have on economies and migration patterns, etc, thats probably wise. His big concerns are 3rd world megacities - will GW accelerate their growth, by harming 3rd world agriculture, or retard their growth, by harming the 3rd world more generally and creating more migration to the first world? Damned if I know, and I doubt anyone else does. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2007-11-02 15:37 |
| #3 Prolly a few Turk no-go areas in Deutschland as well. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-11-02 13:05 |
| #2 Mumbai, Mexico City and Jakarta What about the French Muslim-dominated banlieues? Police "no go" zones are sprouting up all over Europe. |
| Posted by: mrp 2007-11-02 12:23 |
| #1 Obviously Ernst Uhrlau isn't experiencing multicultural induced denial. In addition to "closer intelligence cooperation" which he suggests, it would be interesting to hear more of his commentary on root causes and potential solutions for the future. If we are to establish the framework for our children for the defeat of what certainly appears to be global urban anarchy, futurists like Herr Uhrlau most continue to step forward with ideas and solutions. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-11-02 02:17 |