Syria's President Assad warns of an 'earthquake' if the West intervenes in his country. Upon reading this article, his words are not as much of a threat, as of a prediction. Syria is a key strategic country, and an attack on them could ignite the entire region in full-blown war. Middle East observers have been warning of the same thing. Truly, there are several situations which could cause a greater war to erupt.
One of those is the Palestine issue. The U.N. Security council vote for their statehood is slated for 11/11/11! The U.S. will veto this no matter what, and it will then turn to the General Assembly for a vote, which is expected to pass. In this format, a U.S. "no" will not matter, but Palestine can only achieve Observer State status. This would still be a big step, and guarantee them most of the rights of a fully recognized state.
Today, the U.N. science & cultural organization (UNESCO) votes on Palestinian membership for its group. This is a big step in the recognition process, and will carry a lot of weight should it pass (I believe it is expected to: however, the U.S. exerts enormous pressure on the various nations to vote against Palestine.).
Also related news;
- New Israeli airstrikes kill 10 in Gaza.
- 2 more Palestinians killed in Gaza (these reports on consecutive days).
Pakistan is another flashpoint for a broader war;
- Pakistan test fires nuke capable missile. Pakistan is a nuclear country. These missiles are medium-range, covering up to about 450 miles.
- U.S. terror drone kills 6 in NW Pakistan. I love the way Press TV is now calling them "terror" drones! It is accurate.
- Haqqani network (based in Pakistan) may be linked to Kabul (Afghanistan) suicide attack, say officials. This was from a couple days ago, when a car suicide bomber attacked an American base, killing 17; including 13 U.S. soldiers. Today another suicide bomber killed 4 more people.
In other news;
- Yemeni forces kill four people.
- U.S. assassination drone kills 19 in Somalia. Here, they are referred to as "assassination" drones; that is the way they are being used in Somalia. Kenyan forces also bombed various targets, killing 12.
The economy also keeps on degrading, and this is directly related to the escalating violence, worldwide. S & P is soon expected to again downgrade the U.S. credit rating. WAR will be used to divert public attention, and to improve the President's approval ratings. It has a history of working this way! Also, when you see the growing public unrest in many places, over scores of real issues, the way to put a stop to it is through WAR. When war comes, people tend to shut up and support their country and troops, no matter what. Don't let it happen to you!
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