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2010-05-19 Africa Horn

Egypt asserts right to block upstream Nile dams

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Posted by Steve White 2010-05-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I'm interpreting this as EGYPT's polite way of saying they want to MIL MODERNIZE + GO NUKULAAR, as due to ISRAEL NUKES, IRAN'S DESIRE FOR NUKES, NUCLEAR MILITANCY-TERRORISM, + ISLAMIST DESTABILZ OF AFRICA, CENTRAl-SOUTH ASIA.

To wit,

NET > Curr + Improved variants of IRAN's R-27 LIQUID-FUELED LR BMS effectively puts TEL AVIV, MECCA, CAIRO, BONN + BERLIN + ALL OF CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE, AFPAK, PARTS OF WESTERN CHINA + NORTHERN INDIA, + MOSCOW UNDER THREAT OF CONVENTIONAL, NUCLEAR STRIKE.

Also read, WHERE RADIC ISLAM = MILTERRS are now waging ARMED INSUSRGENCY + VIOL JIHAD.

* ISRAEL FORUM > IRAN AIMS TO SCARE ISRAEL BY [test]FIRING HIZBALLAH-OWNED MISSLES; + IRAN's MISSLE AND NUCLEAR PROGRAMS ARE OUT OF CONTROL [ IRGC MilWeapDev Sections in an internal race to see whom can dev firstest + fastest e.g. COLD WAR SOVIET-COMMIE COMPETING DESIGN BUREAUS]

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-05-19 00:22|| 2010-05-19 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 With that big beautiful bullseye target call the Aswan Dam upstream from most of their people and industry.... they really shouldn't threaten other's dams. A dam war could go seaward really fast for Egypt.

Posted by 3dc 2010-05-19 01:38|| 2010-05-19 01:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Happines is a simple thing.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-05-19 04:10|| 2010-05-19 04:10|| Front Page Top

#4 ahhh Afrika.

predominantly Christian, Black south unites against Muslim Arab north. Sudan needs to be split in 2 as well. GO THE SOUTH. But Egypt smart, they will destabilise by pitting groups against each other.... civil wars to break out soon in the south.

Posted by anon1 2010-05-19 09:53|| 2010-05-19 09:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Several astute analysts note that the greatest threat to Islam comes from Christians, but not the Christians most people, including the "Islamic world" think. Namely, exactly the citizens of the four countries noted, as well as a few other sub-Saharan states.

Particularly, if Ethiopia and Nigeria ever get their acts together, they are the natural powers, i addition to Egypt, on the continent.

It is truly a continent of agony, but the past decade shows movement in the right direction, however minute.

Anon1 is correct, though, of what Egypt, and much more likely, KSA, Iran, and so on, will try to keep the pot boiling. Expect Somali-like chaos to spread.

It will be interesting to watch the POTUS use his authority in Kenya and the region. Interesting, but who knows to what effect?

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-05-19 16:08|| 2010-05-19 16:08|| Front Page Top

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