Wikileaks continues to rock the political world by shedding light on conspiracies, corruption and cover-ups. The latest batch of diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks reveals what can only be characterized as a U.S.-led conspiracy to force GMOs onto European countries by making those countries pay a steep price if they resist.
The cable reveals the words of Craig Stapleton, the US ambassador to France, who was pushing the commercial interests of the biotech industry by attempting to force GMOs into France. In his own words (below), he expresses his frustration with the idea that France might pass environmental laws that would hamper the expansion of GMOs:
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
L’affrontement euro-américain sur la protection des données personnelles
Le 7 juillet 2010, le parlement européen a ratifié le second accord Swift autorisant le transfert à l’administration américaine de données bancaires relatives à des citoyens européens. L’utilisation stratégique du concept de « guerre contre le terrorisme » faite par les américains leur a permis de faire accepter et légitimer par les autorités européennes des actes illégaux commis sur le sol des états européens. Tirant profil de la volonté de conciliation des représentants de l’Union européenne, les autorités américaines ont remporté une victoire décisive où l’enjeux n’est pas uniquement le droit des citoyens européens à voir leurs vies privées être protégées, ni même l’utilisation économique et commerciale qui pourrait être faite de la captation de ses informations, mais la question de l’applicabilité du droit américain sur le sol européen.
War and the Global Economic Crisis: Blame America's War Economy rather than China
There is a growing chorus of voices in the media and the academy singling out the actions of the Chinese state as central to the dilemmas of the world economy. This focus finds its most articulate presentations, not in the xenophobia of the right, but in the polite analysis of many left-liberals.
Nobel Laureate economist Paul Krugman, for instance, writing in the run-up to November's G20 summit in South Korea, praised the United States' approach of creating money out of nothing (“quantitative easing”) as being helpful to the world economy, and criticized the Chinese state's attempts to keep its currency weak as being harmful. “The policies of these two nations are not at all equivalent,” he argues, adding his influential voice to the chorus which is increasingly targeting China for the world's woes. Krugman's, however, is a simplistic analysis which overlooks the role of the U.S. over decades in creating huge imbalances in the world economy, and has the dangerous effect of scapegoating one of the poorest nations of the world (China) for the problems created by the world's richest.
Nobel Laureate economist Paul Krugman, for instance, writing in the run-up to November's G20 summit in South Korea, praised the United States' approach of creating money out of nothing (“quantitative easing”) as being helpful to the world economy, and criticized the Chinese state's attempts to keep its currency weak as being harmful. “The policies of these two nations are not at all equivalent,” he argues, adding his influential voice to the chorus which is increasingly targeting China for the world's woes. Krugman's, however, is a simplistic analysis which overlooks the role of the U.S. over decades in creating huge imbalances in the world economy, and has the dangerous effect of scapegoating one of the poorest nations of the world (China) for the problems created by the world's richest.
South Korea set for new drill as N.Korea raps ‘warmongers’
South Korea's military prepared Thursday for a new show of force involving artillery fire, missiles and fighter planes, with backing from Washington but criticism from North Korea of "warmonger" tactics. The one-hour live-fire exercise at Pocheon, 30 kilometres (20 miles) south of the tense land border with North Korea, would be the largest ground-air joint fire drill this year, an army spokesman told AFP. It was to begin at 2:00 pm (0500 GMT), he said. Military officials said 105 types of weaponry -- including tanks, anti-tank missiles, attack helicopters, self-propelled guns, multiple launch rockets and six fighter jets -- would be mobilised at Pocheon. The army spokesman said it would be the first time multiple launch rockets had been mobilised in such a joint fire drill.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Serbia to push Montenegro on Organised Crime
Slobodan Homen, State Secretary in Serbia’s Ministry of Justice, says Montenegro’s new government must demonstrate its readiness to continue the fight against organized crime. “The new government will have a serious task, to demonstrate its willingness to be one of key factors in the fight against organized crime in the region,” Homen said.
Northern Nigeria: Background to Conflict
Violence in northern Nigeria has flared up periodically over the last 30 years. Mainly in the form of urban riots, it has pitted Muslims against Christians and has seen confrontations between different Islamic sects. Although there have been some successes in conflict management in the last decade, the 2009 and 2010 troubles in Bauchi, Borno and Yobe states involving the radical Boko Haram sect show that violence still may flare up at any moment. If the situation were to deteriorate significantly, especially on Christian-Muslim lines, it could have serious repercussions for national cohesion in the build up to national elections in April 2011. To deal with the risks, community-level initiatives need to be reinforced, a more subtle security response should be formulated and the management of public resources must be improved. While some in the West panic at what they see as growing Islamic radicalism in the region, the roots of the problem are more complex and lie in Nigeria’s history and contemporary politics.
North Korea: The Risks of War in the Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea off the Korean peninsula has become a potential flashpoint for a wider conflict. An escalating series of confrontations by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has seen the sinking of a Republic of Korea (ROK) naval vessel and the shelling of civilian settlements on an island near the boundary. The disputed nature of this maritime boundary, known as the Northern Limit Line (NLL), as well as the volatility of DPRK politics has created a serious risk that any further provocation might turn into a wider conflict. While international attention is once again focused on the North’s nuclear program, there is an urgent need to implement measures that could reduce the possibility of a clash in the Yellow Sea becoming something worse.
Computador de 'Fabián Ramírez' revela nexos con narcos de México
Un mes después de que la Fuerza Aérea bombardeara el campamento de 'Fabián Ramírez', en las selvas del Yarí (Caquetá), se empiezan a conocer los primeros detalles de los documentos hallados en el lugar, el pasado 20 de noviembre. Varias fotografías de una celebración que el jefe guerrillero hizo en Candilejas, luego de "coronar un cargamento", según está consignado en uno de los computadores incautados en medio de la operación Némesis.
Perverse Carbon Payments Send Flood of Money to China
European legislators in Brussels have discovered that the strategy they devised to combat climate change is helping subsidize the economy of their, and America’s, major global competitor — China. European companies have been overpaying Chinese companies more than 70 times the cost to eliminate a potent greenhouse gas — triflouromethane, or hfc 23, a byproduct of manufacturing a refrigerant that has been banned in developed countries and is being phased out in developing ones.
Police Swoop on Macedonia Drugs Barons
In a joint operation, Macedonian, German and Austrian police forces on Tuesday and Wednesday swooped on some 100 suspected drug smugglers and drug dealers in the three countries. Among the 29 arrested in Macedonia are six Macedonian nationals suspected as masterminds of the group. Three were named as Zoran Manaskov-Skrseniot, Spase Dimovski-Ajduk and Tome Dimovski-Tomce.
How the African Union Defines Terrorism
As Africa grows more concerned with terrorist attacks, as the conflict in Somalia spills over in the East and Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) grows more and more bold and active in the West, the African Union is currently working on a draft law and common ground to harmonize their counter-terrorism policies. Yesterday, Magharebia published a detailed article on the progress of the draft law. Here’s an excerpt:
“This law will enable member nations of the AU to pursue or extradite terrorists active on their territory,” African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra said. The bill also calls for “drawing up of a list of known terrorist and terrorist entities, like those of the UN”, he noted. (…)
Hay una fila de ministros y jefes del DAS en la misma onda de Uribe
En un articulo en el diario Publico.es se informa que un juzgado de Madrid admite abrir un proceso contra el ex presidente colombiano Álvaro Uribe Vélez como máximo responsable por el espionaje contra exiliados colombianos en España y contra organizaciones españolas y ciudadanos españoles, reseña desde Honduras, Dick Emanuelson. El caso abre más posibilidades que el señor Uribe sea juzgado en otros países europeos en donde ha operado la policía política secreta DAS, bajo mando directo de la Casa presidencial.
Pologne/espionnage : un Russe condamné
Le Tribunal régional de Varsovie a condamné un Russe de 41 ans à trois ans de prison ferme pour espionnage au profit de la Russie, a rapporté l’agence PAP. Tadeush Y., un citoyen russe muni d’une carte de séjour en Pologne, avait été arrêté par l’agence polonaise de contre-espionnage (ABW) le 4 février 2009.
Thales et Cassidian* ont mis en service avec succès INTRACED
L’Etat-Major des Armées et la Direction Générale de l’Armement ont officiellement annoncé la mise en service opérationnelle d’INTRACED, le premier Intranet Classifié de Défense. Cette décision fait suite à une phase d’évaluation approfondie de cette solution destinée aux Armées et au Ministère de la Défense.
Première étape vers la généralisation des intranets sécurisés au sein du Ministère de la Défense, INTRACED garantit un accès sécurisé à de nombreuses applications telles que messageries, travail collaboratif, annuaires.
Première étape vers la généralisation des intranets sécurisés au sein du Ministère de la Défense, INTRACED garantit un accès sécurisé à de nombreuses applications telles que messageries, travail collaboratif, annuaires.
Le système d’information INTRACED permet de fédérerl’ensemble des réseaux du Ministère de la Défense, y compris les systèmes de commandement des corps d’armées français (tels que SICF, SIC21, SICA, INTRACED Air, MUSE, etc.).
Le Directeur du renseignement américain pas informé d’une opération antiterroriste en Grande-Bretagne
La Maison Blanche, passablement embarrassée, a reconnu mercredi que le Directeur du renseignement américain, James Clapper, n’avait pas été informé de l’arrestation lundi en Grande-Bretagne de 12 hommes dans le cadre d’une opération antiterroriste. Ces douze hommes, âgés de 17 à 28 ans, sont soupçonnés d’avoir préparé des attentats dans plusieurs villes britanniques, ce dont la presse a fait largement état. Mardi soir, un journaliste de la chaîne de télévision américaine ABC a demandé à James Clapper si cela pouvait avoir des répercussions sur la sécurité aux Etats-Unis.
Kosovo: Europe's Mafia State. Hub of the EU-NATO Drug Trail
In another grim milestone for the United States and NATO, the Council of Europe (COE) released an explosive report last week, "Inhuman treatment of people and illicit trafficking in human organs in Kosovo."
The report charged that former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) boss and current Prime Minister, Hashim Thaçi, "is the head of a 'mafia-like' Albanian group responsible for smuggling weapons, drugs and human organs through eastern Europe," The Guardian disclosed.
If diplomacy fails, Israel may attack Iran’s nuclear facilities – Israeli analyst
Israel would prefer not to attack, but is very close to launching a strike on Iran to prevent it from assembling a nuclear weapon, says senior Israeli military and intelligence analyst, Dr Ronen Bergman.
He is also the author of the book "The Secret War with Iran”.
Mozambique: rising concerns about Narcotrafficking and Money Laundering in Nation
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1. (S/NF) Summary: Large-scale narcotics shipments pass through Mozambique, taking advantage of a vast and lightly guarded coastline. Money laundering may be increasing. Narcotraffickers in the country have connections to South Asia, and some appear to have links to the ruling Frelimo party and the GRM. Using Department of State INL funds, the Embassy has led a successful border security program with the Portuguese Embassy that has resulted in the seizure of narcotics. The mission has also provided support via DoD and Treasury, and directed counternarcotic assessments by the Africa Command, LegAtt, and DEA. While not a thoroughly-corrupted narco-state, the trends in Mozambique suggest cause for concern unless the GRM takes quick action to address these growing problems. End Summary.
My Trip to Al-Qaeda (part 1)
An official selection of 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, offers a crash course in modern islamic fundamentalism. Wright's footage and interviews range from the radicalization of future al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri after he and other Egyptians were imprisoned for the 1981 assassination of Egyptian Anwar El Sadat, to the rise of Osama bin Laden after he fought the Soviets in Afghanistan during the 1980s, to America's current dilemma as a superpower in danger of overextending its military presence in a region filled with militants who prefer death over life.
The Jihadis path to self-destruction
Nelly Lahoud spoke at the New America Foundation about her newest book, The Jihadis' Path to Self-Destruction. Her comments focused on modern jihadi discourse as well as historical trends of Islamic dissent. Much of her lecture explored comparisons made between modern jihadis and early Kharijism (a seventh century splinter movement). According to Ms. Lahoud, the two groups are not perfectly analogous, but they do suffer from the same shortcomings. In the case of the Kharijites, this matters little since the group no longer exists. But for modern jihadis, and those waging war against them, there are serious implications. The problem with scriptural rigidity—as practiced by the Kharijites and groups like al Qaeda today—is that it produces dissent within groups and distaste among a broader, more moderate public. Strictness can create a plurality of jihadis who might share very general goals but disagree on theological details. A united front of jihadists, according to Ms. Lahoud, will most likely never materialize because of this. And, although today's jihadists differ greatly from the Kharijites, they share a common destiny of irrelevance because their views produce hostility within their own ranks and beyond. Such conclusions suggest modern jihad could prove self-destructive.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Naoto Kan’s Remarks strain Relations with South Korea
When the people of Japan gave a mandate to the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and dethroned the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), they had hoped that the former will bail out the country from its prolonged recession. That hope soon dissipated after Hatoyama Yukio bungled on several fronts: a foreign policy independent of the United States that he sought to craft, an impracticable position on the relocation of the Futenma airbase, and policy on social welfare measures that proved unsustainable. Now Kan Naoto is proving no better. His choice of some Cabinet colleagues has proved wrong, with the Justice Minister Minoru Yanagida quitting office over his “job is easy” gaffe. Now Kan himself is embroiled in a controversy over his suggestion that Japanese troops could be dispatched to the Korean peninsula if North Korea were to collapse. While meeting the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, Kan ignited the furore when he said Tokyo and Seoul were discussing plans to “allow our troops to conduct rescue operations in case of contingencies.”
US to Increase Pressure on Gbagbo Until He Yields Ivory Coast Presidency
The State Department said Tuesday that the United States and other countries will step up pressure on Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo until he yields power to his elected successor, Alassane Ouattara. The Obama administration announced travel sanctions against Mr. Gbagbo and his close associates.
Officials here say the travel sanctions are only the opening move in an international campaign that will steadily ratchet up the pressure on Mr. Gbagbo to accept the election results and leave the country.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton imposed travel restrictions on Mr. Gbagbo and members of his family, including his wife, and other associates who are said to be supporting policies that “undermine the democratic process” in Ivory Coast.
Officials here say the travel sanctions are only the opening move in an international campaign that will steadily ratchet up the pressure on Mr. Gbagbo to accept the election results and leave the country.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton imposed travel restrictions on Mr. Gbagbo and members of his family, including his wife, and other associates who are said to be supporting policies that “undermine the democratic process” in Ivory Coast.
The Wikileaks Effect: information warfare and battle for the truth
On 25 July 2010, the Guardian, the New York Times and Der Spiegel published simultaneous reports on the ‘Afghan War Diary’, a collection of more than 91,000 classified reports on the war in Afghanistan furnished by Wikileaks. These documents reportedly covered the January 2004 to December 2009 period of the war in Afghanistan. Since then, hundreds of thousands of United States diplomatic cables have been leaked by Wikileaks, the whistle-blower website, to a wider array of news groups including the Sydney Morning Herald.
What’s Inside the New Nuke Arms Treaty
Back from the brink of annihilation, the Obama administration’s treaty with Russia on reducing nuclear weapons is looking like it’ll pass the Senate after all, possibly as early as Wednesday. The only thing that everyone’s overlooked in the past several months’ political theater over the treaty is what it actually does — and doesn’t do. So we’re here to help.
The headlines first: New START caps strategic nuclear warheads as 1550 on each side. (According to the nuke wonks at the Ploughshares Fund, the Russians have 2600 strategic nuclear weapons and the U.S. has just under 2000.) The intercontinental ballistic missiles, subs and bombers that deliver them have to be capped at 800 deployed and non-deployed launchers. By most arms-control experts’ accounts, these are pretty modest cuts, still allowing each side to incinerate the earth several times over.
The headlines first: New START caps strategic nuclear warheads as 1550 on each side. (According to the nuke wonks at the Ploughshares Fund, the Russians have 2600 strategic nuclear weapons and the U.S. has just under 2000.) The intercontinental ballistic missiles, subs and bombers that deliver them have to be capped at 800 deployed and non-deployed launchers. By most arms-control experts’ accounts, these are pretty modest cuts, still allowing each side to incinerate the earth several times over.
China Prepared to Recognize Palestinian State
Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhia Jun stressed that China is prepared to renew its recognition of a Palestinian state if the UN Security Council or the United Nations pass such a resolution. He pointed out that China was one of the first countries that recognized the PLO in the 1960s, noting that "the young generation may not know this information." He made this statement in response to a question by Asharq Al-Awsat on the possibility of his country taking a stand similar to that recently taken by some Latin American countries which recognized a Palestinian state.
Fatah asked Israel to attack Hamas: Wikileaks
Members of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas' Fatah party asked Israel to attack rival Palestinian movement Hamas in 2007, diplomatic cables leaked by whistleblower WikiLeaks show. The latest batch of cables quote the head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency as telling U.S. officials that "demoralized" Fatah officials in the Gaza Strip had asked for help against the growing strength of Hamas. "They are approaching a zero-sum situation, and yet they ask us to attack Hamas," Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin told U.S. officials. "They are desperate." He went on to praise his organization’s "very good working relationship" with Abbas' security service, which he said shared with the Shin Bet "almost all the intelligence that it collects."
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Gazprom cuts output forecast to 570-580 bcm by 2015
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom has cut its gas output forecast for 2015 to 570-580 billion cubic meters per year due to worsening market conditions, the company said on Tuesday.
“As it was noted at a board of directors meeting, the development of internal and international gas markets helps forecast gas production of the Gazprom group at up to 570-580 bcm by 2015,” Gazprom said in a statement.
In the pre-crisis year of 2008, when the company produced about 550 bcm of gas, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said that output could grow to 570 bcm in 2010 and reach 610-615 bcm in 2015.
In November 2010, Gazprom cut its forecast for this year’s gas output to 515 bcm from 520 bcm.
“As it was noted at a board of directors meeting, the development of internal and international gas markets helps forecast gas production of the Gazprom group at up to 570-580 bcm by 2015,” Gazprom said in a statement.
In the pre-crisis year of 2008, when the company produced about 550 bcm of gas, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said that output could grow to 570 bcm in 2010 and reach 610-615 bcm in 2015.
In November 2010, Gazprom cut its forecast for this year’s gas output to 515 bcm from 520 bcm.
Wikileaks: Shabak Told U.S. Hamas Wouldn’t Take Over Gaza
There seems to be a meme among a certain conspiracy minded portion of the left that the Israeli government has colluded with Wikileaks to reveal information that casts Israel’s enemies in a derogatory light and casts no aspersions on Israel. According to this theory, Julian Assange is in the Mossad’s pocket and made a deal with them to go lightly on Israel. Frankly, I don’t buy it mainly because there IS damaging information among the Wikileaks cables about Israel. I’ve already written two posts detailing such material. In my report yesterday on the Israeli TV story on Israeli sabotage of Iran the segment referred to another cable in which the Mossad’s Meir Dagan advocated to senior State Department official, Nicholas Burns, that the U.S. join Israel in fomenting regime change in Iran.
Northern Nigeria: Background to Conflict
Nigeria’s far north is not the hot bed of Islamic extremists some in the West fear, but it needs reinforced community-level peacebuilding, a more subtle security response, and improved management of public resources lest lingering tensions lead to new violence. Northern Nigeria: Background to Conflict, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines the region’s conflict risks. Violence has flared up there periodically for more than 30 years. Mainly in the form of urban riots, it has seen Muslims pitted against Christians, confrontations between different Islamic sects, and rejectionist sects against the state. The relative calm that much of northern Nigeria had enjoyed for several years was broken by the emergence in 2009 of Boko Haram, a radical group that appears to have some links to al-Qaeda.
Russia, India ink oil, gas, nuclear energy deals
Russia and India have signed intergovernmental agreements on cooperating in the oil and gas and nuclear energy spheres as well as jointly developing information technologies. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev began his official two-day visit to India on Tuesday during which he is scheduled to meet with his Indian counterpart Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Russian and Indian foreign ministers signed an agreement on easing visa requirements for certain categories of citizens. The countries’ governments have also agreed on joint cooperation in emergency situations.
India’s Quest For Nuclear Energy
As India’s economy booms, one thing that India is perennially short of is energy. India and China have been scouting for energy resources across the world with missionary zeal. With fossil fuels fast draining out, India’s only recourse seems to be looking out for alternate sources of energy, which include nuclear energy. Although, at present, India generates only 4.7 gigawatts of nuclear power, which constitutes only about 3% of the total electricity generation, it has an ambitious plan to increase that to 60 gigawatts by the year 2035.
India’s nuclear programme has a long history, which harks back to the mid-1950s when it was started at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre(BARC) in Trombay, a suburb of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital. India had acquired dual-use technologies under the “Atoms for Peace” programme which aimed at facilitating the civil use of nuclear technologies. Under this programme, India acquired a Cirus 40 MWt heavy-water-moderated research reactor from Canada while the heavy water required for its operation was purchased from the U.S.
India’s nuclear programme has a long history, which harks back to the mid-1950s when it was started at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre(BARC) in Trombay, a suburb of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital. India had acquired dual-use technologies under the “Atoms for Peace” programme which aimed at facilitating the civil use of nuclear technologies. Under this programme, India acquired a Cirus 40 MWt heavy-water-moderated research reactor from Canada while the heavy water required for its operation was purchased from the U.S.
Russia: Pandora’s Box of Nationalism
Vladimir Putin utilized nationalist fervor in Russia to consolidate his personal authority and strengthen the country’s statehood following the Soviet collapse. But now the Kremlin may be finding that nationalism is a double-edged blade, a weapon that, all of a sudden, is threatening to subsume Russia’s identity as a multi-ethnic state. Ten days after hundreds of nationalist thugs rioted in central Moscow, attacking non-Russians from Central Asia and the Caucasus while voicing chauvinist slogans, the Russian capital remains on edge, and Putin’s government continues to struggle to keep racist and xenophobic sentiments in check.
The Operational Network of Abu Dujana al Khorosani in AFPAK
L’euro survivra-t-il à l'année 2011?
L’Union Européenne n’est pas morte. Comme tous les projets constructivistes, elle durera tant que des politiciens et des technocrates décideront qu’elle doit durer. Elle a depuis longtemps des allures de fuite en avant : sa dimension de fuite en avant va persister. Elle s’édifie sans cesse davantage contre la volonté des peuples et dans une confiscation des procédures démocratiques : elle va continuer à s’édifier sur le même mode. Dans ces conditions, l’euro sera sauvé, c’est évident. La seule question qui se pose vraiment est : à quel prix ? La réponse figure en filigrane dans ce que je viens d’écrire. Elle se trouve aussi, très précisément et très explicitement, dans les déclarations récentes de Nicolas Sarkozy et d’Angela Merkel.
North Korea agrees to return of UN nuclear inspectors
North Korea has agreed with US troubleshooter Bill Richardson to permit the return of UN nuclear inspectors as part of a package of measures to ease tensions on the peninsula, CNN reported Monday.
CNN correspondent Wolf Blitzer, who is travelling with Richardson in Pyongyang, said the North Koreans had agreed to let inspectors from the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency go back to its Yongbyon nuclear facility. They had also agreed to allow fuel rods for the enrichment of uranium to be shipped to an outside country, and to the creation of a military commission and hotline between the two Koreas and the United States, Blitzer said.
CNN correspondent Wolf Blitzer, who is travelling with Richardson in Pyongyang, said the North Koreans had agreed to let inspectors from the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency go back to its Yongbyon nuclear facility. They had also agreed to allow fuel rods for the enrichment of uranium to be shipped to an outside country, and to the creation of a military commission and hotline between the two Koreas and the United States, Blitzer said.
Japan labels China’s military a global concern
Japan on Friday labelled the military build-up of rival China a global "concern" and said it would strengthen missile defences against the threat from North Korea, as part of a major strategic review. The changes would also see Tokyo boost its southern forces and submarine fleet and upgrade its fighter jets as part of a shift in its defence focus from the Soviet Cold War threat to southern islands nearer China. The cabinet of officially pacifist Japan approved the National Defence Programme Guidelines months after a territorial row flared up with China and weeks after North Korea launched a deadly artillery strike against South Korea. Beijing called Japan's stance "irresponsible".
Russia’s Medvedev pushes military deals in India
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met with Indian Premier Manmohan Singh Thursday at the start of a visit to drum up military and nuclear deals with one of the world's fastest-growing economies.
Medvedev's trip caps a flurry of top-level diplomatic activity that has seen the leaders of all five permanent members of the UN Security Council beat a trade-focused path to India's door over the past six months.
British Prime Minister David Cameron was here in July, and US President Barack Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have passed through over the last six weeks.
All the visits have secured deals and framework agreements worth billions of dollars, and the Russian president will also be looking to seal key accords on the supply of fighter jets and the construction of nuclear power stations.
Medvedev's trip caps a flurry of top-level diplomatic activity that has seen the leaders of all five permanent members of the UN Security Council beat a trade-focused path to India's door over the past six months.
British Prime Minister David Cameron was here in July, and US President Barack Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have passed through over the last six weeks.
All the visits have secured deals and framework agreements worth billions of dollars, and the Russian president will also be looking to seal key accords on the supply of fighter jets and the construction of nuclear power stations.
Top Rastrojos leader arrested
A top member of the Rastrojos drug gang wanted by U.S. authorities has been arrested by Colombian police and prosecutors, working with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, officials said. Jerson Enrique Camacho Cedeño, a high-level member of the Rastrojos drug gang, was arrested in Bogota, police said.
The criminal organization has strong links to the FARC and "El Flaco Jerson" is alleged to have instructed contract killers of Mexico's violent Los Zetas drug cartel. The Rastrojos is run by brothers Javier Antonio and Luis Enrique Calle Serna. The Calle Serna brothers, among the most-wanted men in Colombia, smuggle cocaine into Europe, North America, Central America and South America.
The criminal organization has strong links to the FARC and "El Flaco Jerson" is alleged to have instructed contract killers of Mexico's violent Los Zetas drug cartel. The Rastrojos is run by brothers Javier Antonio and Luis Enrique Calle Serna. The Calle Serna brothers, among the most-wanted men in Colombia, smuggle cocaine into Europe, North America, Central America and South America.
Egyptian 'spy' to be tried on alleged Mossad links
An Egyptian trader is to be tried in the High Security Court on charges of spying for Israel and recruiting agents to report on telecoms secrets in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria, a judicial source said Monday.
Tareq Abdel Razzak, the 37-year-old owner of an import-export business, was arrested in May, the source said. Two Israeli agents linked to Razzak are on the run and warrants have been issued for their arrests, the source added. No trial date has yet been set.
Tareq Abdel Razzak, the 37-year-old owner of an import-export business, was arrested in May, the source said. Two Israeli agents linked to Razzak are on the run and warrants have been issued for their arrests, the source added. No trial date has yet been set.
La cooperación judicial antiterrorista entre España y Marruecos
Resumen: Marruecos y España son dos países vecinos que están obligados a entenderse porque se necesitan mutuamente. Mantener unas buenas relaciones de vecindad es presupuesto de una acción exterior responsable e inteligente, especialmente cuando existen importantes intereses que afectan a la seguridad. La cooperación bilateral ha experimentado un creciente desarrollo en casi todos los sectores, influenciada por el fenómeno de la globalización y por la aproximación de Marruecos a Europa. Existía, no obstante, una laguna en el sector de la Justicia, que las dificultades de interlocución surgidas al inicio de la investigación de la trama marroquí en el 11-M dejaron al descubierto. Puede decirse que en la cooperación judicial hispano-marroquí hay un antes y un después del 11 de marzo de 2004. A raíz de los atentados terroristas se puso en marcha una estrategia conjunta que ha abierto los canales de comunicación necesarios para el establecimiento de una eficaz colaboración. Este modelo puede ser una referencia para el análisis, en la medida que ejemplifica las posibilidades de cooperación entre países europeos y árabes en un ámbito tan crucial como necesario.
Climate Change and Regional Defence Forces: is there a connection?
A spate of natural disasters in Southeast Asia has underscored how vulnerable the region is to climate change. While regional militaries are often called on to address the security ramifications, few pay attention to the impacts of climate change at the strategic, institutional and operational levels.
Following the recent “triple disaster” in Indonesia—the flooding in Papua, the tsunami that hit the Mentawai islands, and the volcanic eruption in Central Java—some are wondering whether climate change will increase the intensity and frequency of similar events in the region. The Singapore-based Economy and Environment Programme for Southeast Asia (a project under the International Development Research Centre of Canada), for instance, has shown that the Philippines, the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam, Cambodia, North and East Laos, the Bangkok region, as well as West and South Sumatra, West and East Java are all highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Following the recent “triple disaster” in Indonesia—the flooding in Papua, the tsunami that hit the Mentawai islands, and the volcanic eruption in Central Java—some are wondering whether climate change will increase the intensity and frequency of similar events in the region. The Singapore-based Economy and Environment Programme for Southeast Asia (a project under the International Development Research Centre of Canada), for instance, has shown that the Philippines, the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam, Cambodia, North and East Laos, the Bangkok region, as well as West and South Sumatra, West and East Java are all highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Crime boss opens up about mob in Switzerland
A former mafia boss has come clean on Swiss public television as Italian justice authorities level charges against 174 alleged members of a powerful mob.
Felice Ferrazzo, 55, said he ran the clan that bears his name for ten years before becoming a police informant in 2000. He spoke to Swiss filmmakers Gianni Gaggini and Marco Tagliabue at a secret location in Italy.
Ferrazzo, who is currently under witness protection along with his family, said he was the boss of a Ferrazzo clan in Calabria, southern Italy, a stronghold for the ‘Ndrangheta crime ring.
“I commanded a dozen people,” said the former boss, who dropped out of school in third grade. “I decided what we did and who should be executed.”
The filmmakers say the Ferrazzo clan ran weapons and drugs, namely cocaine, into Lugano and Zurich using well-established connections through northern Italy and Switzerland.
Felice Ferrazzo, 55, said he ran the clan that bears his name for ten years before becoming a police informant in 2000. He spoke to Swiss filmmakers Gianni Gaggini and Marco Tagliabue at a secret location in Italy.
Ferrazzo, who is currently under witness protection along with his family, said he was the boss of a Ferrazzo clan in Calabria, southern Italy, a stronghold for the ‘Ndrangheta crime ring.
“I commanded a dozen people,” said the former boss, who dropped out of school in third grade. “I decided what we did and who should be executed.”
The filmmakers say the Ferrazzo clan ran weapons and drugs, namely cocaine, into Lugano and Zurich using well-established connections through northern Italy and Switzerland.
El Ejército de Brasil participa en los operativos de "desfavelización" del narcoterrorismo
Una de las principales características urbanísticas y sociológicas que presentan las grandes ciudades brasileñas, son precisamente las denominadas "favelas". En esta especie de mega barrios ubicados en la periferia de ciudades como São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, etc., viven cientos de miles de personas de escasos recursos económicos que representan, desde el punto de vista de la seguridad, un enorme reto para las autoridades de policía y judiciales, las cuales hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo, tenían prácticamente prohibido su acceso, debido a la presencia de las distintas bandas criminales y grupos de narcotraficantes que monopolizaban el control territorial de estas comunidades. Por citar un ejemplo, recientemente las fuerzas de policía y militares asestaron un duro golpe contra las redes de narcotraficantes que venían operando en el Complexo do Alemão, un territorio conformado por 240.000 habitantes y que reúne a las 15 favelas más violentas y peligrosas de la ciudad de Rio de Janeiro.
Seguridad y Defensa en el 2011: Europa
"Europa derrotada y Pekín desafiante: ¿puede esperarse algo nuevo de cara al 2011? Seguramente no, el pronóstico para los próximos doce meses conllevará violencia y gran agitación". Estas palabras eran recogidas en una de las principales reuniones del Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), uno de los principales think tanks británicos que tiene su origen en el duque de Wellington.
Muchos son los líderes mundiales que estarán encantados de decir adiós al 2010, ya que ha sido uno de los años más mortíferos en Afganistán y Pakistán. Concretamente, en este último país, las víctimas por atentados terroristas alcanzaron la cifra estimada de siete mil. Además, Irán demostró, una vez más, que su programa nuclear lleva el ritmo que la parte esencial de la elite política iraní desea.
En las próximas semanas veremos algunos escenarios para el 2011 en relación a distintas zonas geográficas. Esta semana, algunos comentarios sobre Europa.
Muchos son los líderes mundiales que estarán encantados de decir adiós al 2010, ya que ha sido uno de los años más mortíferos en Afganistán y Pakistán. Concretamente, en este último país, las víctimas por atentados terroristas alcanzaron la cifra estimada de siete mil. Además, Irán demostró, una vez más, que su programa nuclear lleva el ritmo que la parte esencial de la elite política iraní desea.
En las próximas semanas veremos algunos escenarios para el 2011 en relación a distintas zonas geográficas. Esta semana, algunos comentarios sobre Europa.
La visión árabe ante un Irán nuclear
Las relaciones entre Irán y el mundo árabe han sido siempre tensas, y la desconfianza y el recelo nunca han dejado de estar presentes. Sin embargo, la situación actual, donde las ambiciones del polémico presidente iraní, Mahmud Ahmadineyad, destacan por su carácter expansionista, los recelos de los países árabes de Oriente Próximo a perder su hegemonía reflorecen en la región.
La situación ha traído en mente a la zona la sensación vivida durante la revolución islámica de Irán de 1979, cuando ya en esa época la revolución hizo peligrar y cambió las relaciones entre el país persa y sus vecinos árabes. Ya por ese entonces, el discurso exterior iraní demostró su agresividad hacía los Emiratos Árabes y Arabia Saudí, tachando a sus gobiernos de corruptos y abogando por el cambio en estos países. La ardua guerra de Irán con Iraq, fue una buena muestra de las tensiones que Irán despierta entre sus vecinos, donde la mayoría de países no dudaron en dar su apoyo a Bagdad ante un Teherán desafiante. Solo un Líbano y una Siria más influenciados y eclipsados por las intenciones persas dieron su apoyo al régimen de los ayatolás.
Son varios los ejemplos de provocaciones de Teherán hacia los países árabes que podemos encontrar a lo largo de la historia. En 1979, la firma de paz de Saad con Israel, haría que Teherán cortara las relaciones diplomáticas con Egipto en 1980. En 1986, Arabia Saudí arrestaba a un centenar de ciudadanos iraníes armados en el aeropuerto de Jeddah, cuando pretendían llevar a cabo atentados en el país. Un año más tarde, en 1987, se producirían graves incidentes y disturbios iniciados por milicianos iraníes camuflados de peregrinos en la Meca, y que acabarían con centenares de heridos y muertos. Estos son tan solo dos de los ejemplos de las múltiples provocaciones que Teherán ha ido propagando en la zona.
La situación ha traído en mente a la zona la sensación vivida durante la revolución islámica de Irán de 1979, cuando ya en esa época la revolución hizo peligrar y cambió las relaciones entre el país persa y sus vecinos árabes. Ya por ese entonces, el discurso exterior iraní demostró su agresividad hacía los Emiratos Árabes y Arabia Saudí, tachando a sus gobiernos de corruptos y abogando por el cambio en estos países. La ardua guerra de Irán con Iraq, fue una buena muestra de las tensiones que Irán despierta entre sus vecinos, donde la mayoría de países no dudaron en dar su apoyo a Bagdad ante un Teherán desafiante. Solo un Líbano y una Siria más influenciados y eclipsados por las intenciones persas dieron su apoyo al régimen de los ayatolás.
Son varios los ejemplos de provocaciones de Teherán hacia los países árabes que podemos encontrar a lo largo de la historia. En 1979, la firma de paz de Saad con Israel, haría que Teherán cortara las relaciones diplomáticas con Egipto en 1980. En 1986, Arabia Saudí arrestaba a un centenar de ciudadanos iraníes armados en el aeropuerto de Jeddah, cuando pretendían llevar a cabo atentados en el país. Un año más tarde, en 1987, se producirían graves incidentes y disturbios iniciados por milicianos iraníes camuflados de peregrinos en la Meca, y que acabarían con centenares de heridos y muertos. Estos son tan solo dos de los ejemplos de las múltiples provocaciones que Teherán ha ido propagando en la zona.
Threats of Jihadist Attacks during the Holiday Season
A senior counterterrorism officer at the Iraqi Interior Ministry disclosed last week that the ISI was planning to carry out attacks in the U.S., Britain, and Europe during Christmas. This information was revealed by an ISI commander recently arrested by Iraqi security forces. The idea of Christmas attacks in the West was also discussed by members on jihadi forums. A prominent writer the Shumukh Al-Islam forum, Yaman Mukhadab, advised the mujahideen to strike at America’s “soft belly” during the holiday by sabotaging the electric grid. He explained that it was possible to cause massive blackouts by in big cities by hacking into their SCADA [Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition] systems through the Internet. These blackouts would be “a Christmas gift not to be forgotten,” he said.
Russian spying in a changing world
As Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service this week marks 90 years since its founding, the country’s spies are seeking to shrug off one of the organisation’s most embarrassing scandals – when 10 deep-cover agents were betrayed and arrested in the United States this summer. “This year, like many others, was a difficult one for foreign intelligence,” President Dmitry Medvedev told SVR officers as he congratulated them ahead of the service’s 90th anniversary on Monday, reminding them that they should draw lessons from the spy exchange and investigate why it happened.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Egyptian ‘spy’ to be tried on alleged Mossad links
An Egyptian trader is to be tried in the High Security Court on charges of spying for Israel and recruiting agents to report on telecoms secrets in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria, a judicial source said Monday. Tareq Abdel Razzak, the 37-year-old owner of an import-export business, was arrested in May, the source said.
Venezuela y Ucrania asientan base jurídica para cooperación energética y comercial
La reunión que sostienen este lunes el Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, y su homólogo de Ucrania, Kostantyn Gryschenko, establecerá las bases jurídicas para la cooperación en materia comercial y energética entre los gobiernos de Caracas y Kiev.
Así lo indicó Maduro durante el acto de apertura del encuentro de alto nivel que se realiza en la sede protocolar de la cancillería venezolana, y cuenta con la presencia de delegaciones ministeriales de ambos países.
Así lo indicó Maduro durante el acto de apertura del encuentro de alto nivel que se realiza en la sede protocolar de la cancillería venezolana, y cuenta con la presencia de delegaciones ministeriales de ambos países.
Paris lance son plan de vidéosurveillance
Les vingt commissariats s’équipent. Plus de 13.000 caméras publiques et privées seront reliées au système.
Nice avait frappé un grand coup avec sa vidéo municipale high-tech. Paris va surprendre à son tour avec la concrétisation d’un projet de 200 millions d’euros, soit dix fois le budget niçois ! Le « plan de vidéoprotection pour Paris » (PVPP), baptisé plus prosaïquement « plan 1000 caméras », vient d’entrer dans sa phase active, avec le lancement de travaux d’aménagement dans les 20 commissariats d’arrondissement de la capitale. Depuis quelques jours, on y passe des câbles, on vide des bureaux pour installer des murs d’écrans où seront projetées les images de nouvelles caméras, dont certaines à vision nocturne. La moitié sera commandable à distance, à l’aide d’un minuscule joystick semblable à celui des consoles de jeu. « La vidéo ne se substituera pas au policier, prévient le préfet de police de Paris, Michel Gaudin, mais elle va indéniablement révolutionner sa façon de travailler ».
Le SVR russe destiné à parer les menaces du terrorisme international
Les efforts du Service de renseignements extérieurs de Russie (SVR) sont actuellement portés sur la lutte contre le terrorisme international, le trafic de drogue et la prolifération des armes de destruction massive, a déclaré dimanche son directeur Mikhaïl Fradkov dans une interview accordée au quotidien Rossiïskaïa Gazeta.
Comment la police, le FBI et l’armée surveillent les Américains
Le gouvernement américain met à contribution la police, le département de la sécurité intérieure et l’armée depuis le 11-Septembre pour épier les moindres faits et gestes d’Américains, dont nombre d’entre eux ne sont accusés d’aucun méfait, révèle le Washington Post dans son édition du lundi 20 décembre.
Ce très vaste réseau d’informateurs a été mis en place après les attentats du 11 septembre 2001 et continue de s’étendre à l’heure actuelle, selon le quotidien. Les informateurs, parmi lesquels des agents du FBI, des polices locales et des inspecteurs de l’armée, ont pour tâche de rassembler, stocker et analyser des informations concernant plusieurs milliers d’Américains et de personnes résidant aux Etats-Unis, sans qu’il leur soit nécessairement reproché quoi que ce soit, continue le Post dans cette enquête sur "l’Amérique surveillée".
Ce très vaste réseau d’informateurs a été mis en place après les attentats du 11 septembre 2001 et continue de s’étendre à l’heure actuelle, selon le quotidien. Les informateurs, parmi lesquels des agents du FBI, des polices locales et des inspecteurs de l’armée, ont pour tâche de rassembler, stocker et analyser des informations concernant plusieurs milliers d’Américains et de personnes résidant aux Etats-Unis, sans qu’il leur soit nécessairement reproché quoi que ce soit, continue le Post dans cette enquête sur "l’Amérique surveillée".
Wen: Focus on Pakistan and China as Military Allies
During the current visit of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China to Pakistan, the focus has been on projecting China and Pakistan as military allies helping each other in defending their national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Chinese Government controlled Xinhua news agency quoted Wen as telling Pakistani Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani on December 17 as follows: “China and Pakistan were, are and will always be good neighbors, good friends, good partners and good brothers.China appreciates the strong support Pakistan has long been offering on issues concerning China’s core interests, and will continue backing Pakistan’s efforts in defending national sovereignty, maintaining social stability and achieving independent and sustainable economic development.” Noting that Pakistan has made huge sacrifice for and important contributions to the global counterterrorism campaign, Wen said his country is ready to work together with Pakistan to promote regional peace and stability.
Dangerous Little Stones: diamonds in the Central African Republic
Extreme poverty and armed conflict in the diamond-rich areas of the Central African Republic (CAR) put thousands of lives in danger and demand urgent reform of the mining sector. Dangerous Little Stones: Diamonds in the Central African Republic, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines how poor governance, poverty and crime in the diamond business feed conflict in mining zones. After decades of misrule and state fragility, the government has neither the will nor means to ensure the country’s precious stones benefit its people. Political motivations undermine good governance of the sector and leave artisanal miners and their families struggling for their livelihoods. High export taxes encourage smuggling that weak mining authorities are powerless to stop.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Wikileaks Cable: Spain a Center of Radical Islamic Activity
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Wikileaks: Spain a Center of Radical Islamic Activity
An October 2, 2007 cable to American intelligence agencies called for increased U.S. and Spanish cooperation "in combating the target-rich environment of terrorist and criminal activities centered in the region." Spanish government officials told their U.S. counterparts that "they fear the threat from these atomized immigrant communities prone to radicalism, but they have very little intelligence on or ability to penetrate these groups."
Israeli Intel Reports Financial Crisis in Hizballah
Israeli intelligence sources indicate a serious financial crisis is brewing for Hizballah, with the Jerusalem Report reporting that Iran has cut aid to the group by 40%. The cutbacks are a result of international economic sanctions against Iran and have caused created a row between Hizballah and its patron.
Iran is Hizballah's primary funder and arms source, with upwards of $1 billion in direct military aid flowing to the group in recent years. Much of this aid is used to purchase advanced weaponry, establish and maintain military posts, and pay and train its operatives, the Post reported. Other financial sources for the organization include Lebanon's Beka'a Valley drug trade, tithes paid by wealthy Shia, and overseas criminal activities, such as a North Carolinian cigarette smuggling operation busted in 2002.
Iran is Hizballah's primary funder and arms source, with upwards of $1 billion in direct military aid flowing to the group in recent years. Much of this aid is used to purchase advanced weaponry, establish and maintain military posts, and pay and train its operatives, the Post reported. Other financial sources for the organization include Lebanon's Beka'a Valley drug trade, tithes paid by wealthy Shia, and overseas criminal activities, such as a North Carolinian cigarette smuggling operation busted in 2002.
How China's jets threaten Russia
The China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, better known as ‘Airshow China,’ used to see Russian arms dealers descend on the event to peddle their wares to potential Chinese customers. Held every other year in the city of Zhuhai, the Russians were eager to persuade potential Chinese customers to part with their cash. But last month, few Russian sellers showed up. Their absence is part of a broader trend in defence ties between the two nations, a trend that has seen a dip in the volume of Russian sales of military equipment and technologies to China.
Russia in Africa: hunting for uranium
China, India and Brazil aren’t the only BRICs pursuing strategic natural resources: Russia too is on the hunt. Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear energy group, is expanding its worldwide uranium reserves with the $1.15bn acquisition of a project in Tanzania. And it is looking for other deposits, having already invested in Namibia and Canada.
ARMZ Uranium, Rosatom’s mining division, plans to acquire the Tanzanian assets by taking over its owner, Australia-based Mantra Resources in an agreed bid. Mantra said on Wednesday that it had recommended the offer to its shareholders. Mantra’s principal asset is the Mkuju River Project in Tanzania, which holds 101.4 million pounds of uranium.
ARMZ Uranium, Rosatom’s mining division, plans to acquire the Tanzanian assets by taking over its owner, Australia-based Mantra Resources in an agreed bid. Mantra said on Wednesday that it had recommended the offer to its shareholders. Mantra’s principal asset is the Mkuju River Project in Tanzania, which holds 101.4 million pounds of uranium.
China Light and Bright
The Chinese Army is the largest in the world, with 1.6 million troops, but it is shrinking, as China pursues a policy of creating a smaller, modernized and largely volunteer force. Conscription is not really used, there being sufficient volunteers. But new recruits are treated as probationary for their first two years (the term of conscription) to determine if they are good enough to become professional soldiers. In the next few years, the army will shrink to about 1.1 million troops, plus another 800,000 in an organized reserve force.
Wikileaks: Bouteflika ne contrôle pas ses services de renseignement au Sahel
Dans un mémo daté du 30 juin 2008, publié sur le site internet du journal espagnol El Pais, l'ambassade américaine à Bamako reprend les déclarations et les analyses du président malien sur la situation sécuritaire qui se dégrade “dangereusement” au Sahel. Et à ce sujet, Amadou Toumany Touré (ATT) n'a pas été tendre avec l'Algérie dont il accuse les services de renseignement de soutenir au nord les “rebelles touaregs” dans leurs manœuvres contre Bamako.
La CIA rapatrie le chef de son bureau au Pakistan
L'information émane d'un responsable américain du renseignement et elle fait état de l'exfiltration en fin de semaine du chef de la CIA au Pakistan en raison de menaces sur sa personne. L'agence coordonne et supervise sur place les frappes de drones américains dans les zones tribales de l'ouest du pays.
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