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2007-04-18 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2007-04-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No surprise here. Two brutally mercenary nations want to make nice with some vicious thugs. BFD.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-18 02:17|| 2007-04-18 02:17|| Front Page Top

#2 brutally mercenary nations

Why China?

Posted by gromgoru 2007-04-18 06:08|| 2007-04-18 06:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Trade. China wants to play nice with Muslim countries.

Posted by Pappy 2007-04-18 10:02|| 2007-04-18 10:02|| Front Page Top

#4 What Pappy said. China is hungry for raw materials as their economy expands, and plans to be hungrier yet. They've been buying up or locking up oil all over the world -- there was a bit of a stink when it was noticed they'd bought up a significant chunk of Canada's oil sands or something, not so long ago. If I recall correctly, they're elbows deep in the messes in Sudan, Nigeria, etc, helping to create situations that drive out the Western companies and ingratiate themselves with the ruling oligarchies.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-04-18 11:39|| 2007-04-18 11:39|| Front Page Top

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