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2011-02-16 Africa North

Egypt's revolution and the upcoming struggles

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Posted by Fred 2011-02-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 ION QUASI-EGYPTUS + "UPCOMING STRUGGLES", PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > EGYPT MAY DIVERT OBAMA'S ATTENTION FROM ASIA.

* SAME > RUSSIA MAY DEPLOY ROCKETS [S-400 ADMS] IN DISPUTED ISLANDS [Russ-soverign Southern Kuriles = Japan-claimed "Northern Territories"].

Russia will be able to recce, shootdown JAPAN AIR SDF, US AIRCRAFT INSIDE NORTHERN JAPAN.

* SAME > JAPAN'S MAEHARA REBUFFS RUSSIA'S WARNING ON ISLE DISPUTE.

* WMF > RUSSIA'S CONTROL OF THE KURILES MAY TURN THE SEA OF OKHOTSK INTO A CLOSED CHANNEL FOR JAPAN + USA. STALIN'S HISTORICAL DESIRE FOR THE USSR TO CONTROL THE KURILES FOR PACIFIC ACCESS. THE KURILES AS THE USSR'S + POST-SOVIET RUSSIA'S "PROTECTIVE SCREEN" FOR ITS STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES BASED ON SAKHALIN ISLAND + KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.

* WMF > RUSSIAN EXPERT: NON-NUCLEAR JAPAN UNLIKELY TO WAGE WAR AGZ POST-COLD WAR RUSSIA OVER THE DISPUTED KURILES, ANY RUSSO-JAPANESE CONVENTIONAL MIL CONFLICT OVER THE KURILES IS LIKELY TO BE FOUGHT OUTSIDE OF KURILES PROPER FROM JAPAN TO SAKHALIN + KAMCHATKA PENINSULA + LITTORALS [Russian Far East], JAPAN + RUSSIA DESTABILIZED, JAPAN HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY RUSSIAN TACTICAL NUCLEAR STRIKES.

* DRUDGEREPORT > EARTH TIMES = RUSSIA WARNS WEST AGZ BACKING REVOLUTIONS IN MIDDLE EAST. Moscow believes that extensive US-West support for Pro-Democracy Mass Protests, internal Govt. Reforms could easily backfire + empower the opposite.

IMO read, RUSSIA FEARS "JASMINE" WILL SPREAD TO ITS MUSLIM POPULATION + CENTARL ASIAN 'STANS.

* TOPIX > US SENATORS CALL TO DEPLOY MISSLES [BMD] IN GEORGIA, NOT IN TURKEY.

* TOPIX > ARMENIAN ANALYST:RUSSIA IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS [Competition for AngloSaxon-vs-Russian Values, RUSSIA MAY LOSE ITS NATIONAL INTEGRITY, SOVEREIGN STATEHOOD IFF IT LOSES THE CAUCASUS].

* WAFF > FAR FROM BEING A MODEL,TURKEY IS BECOMING MORE LIKE EGYPT | EGYPT: DOUBTS ON TURKISH CLAIMS FOR MODEL DEMOCRACY.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-02-16 01:41|| 2011-02-16 01:41|| Front Page Top

#2 I've always thought, when watching the History Channel - that up until a couple of weeks ago, the most dangerous place to be in Egypt was standing between Dr. Hawass and the nearest TV camera ... Anything about ancient Egypt and he is shouldering his way to the front. I'm not surprised that he would be resented as a show-boat.

Posted by Sgt.Mom 2011-02-16 08:37|| http://www.celiahayes.com 2011-02-16 08:37|| Front Page Top

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