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2010-01-13 Africa Subsaharan

AFRICOM assists efforts to "harmonise expenditures" thru "regional army."

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Posted by Besoeker 2010-01-13 10:57|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 ION WAFF > [NYTimes Artic] RUSSIAN ADVICE ON AFGHANISTAN | RUSSIAN GENERAL SAYS SHOULD NATO FAIL IN AFGHANISTAN, RUSSIA WILL INVADE.

ARTIC = Russ Gen believes that the entire WORLD, NATURE OF WAR has de facto changed since the 1980's. RUSSIA DEEMS NATO MILITARY OR MILPOL SUCCESS IN AFGHANISTAN [read, AFPAK] AS VITAL FOR RUSSIA, NATO itself, WESTERN SECURITY, + CENTRAL ASIA. RUSSIA + its CSTO ALLIES are training CSTO RAPID REACTION FORCES IN CASE OF NATO FAILURE/FIASCO VEE ISLAMIST MILITANTS.

*NATO SECRETARY GENER RASMUSSEN: ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF MUSLIM STATES, SERVICEMEMBERS AGZ TALIBAN WILL END AFGHAN WAR.

** CHINESE MIL FORUM > SKEWED CHINESE BIRTH RATES WILL LEAVE 24.0MILYUHN CHIN MEN SINGLE AFTER 2020.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-01-13 20:56|| 2010-01-13 20:56|| Front Page Top

#2 US Army Africa is giving a bloggers' roundtable interview once a month. Based on those talks, and some navy interviews, it looks like certain nations are becoming regional powers. Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Uganda all seem to be the big boys on their respective blocks. Freakin' Ugandans are everywhere, Chad, Congo, Iraq.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2010-01-13 23:30|| http://northshorejournal.org 2010-01-13 23:30|| Front Page Top

#3 What about the mighty Ethiops, Chuck?

Posted by trailing wife 2010-01-13 23:44|| 2010-01-13 23:44|| Front Page Top

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