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If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual. Frank Herbert (1920 - 1986), The Dosadi Experiment

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The CIA-ISI axis: India should have no illusions of US support

BlackListed News
Published on 01-06-2009
Source: New Kerala
India is maintaining politico-diplomatic pressure on Pakistan to comply with its international obligations apropos the Mumbai terror attack of Nov 26. Home Minister P. Chidambaram would visit the US in the course of this week with a detailed dossier that would include “irrefutable evidence” about the involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in [...]

The Secret and (Very) Profitable World of Intelligence and Narcotrafficking

http://antifascist-calling.blogspot.com…
Antifascist Calling
When Afghan drug kingpin Haji Bashir Noorzai was arrested in New York in 2005, it set off a chain of events that continue to echo today.
A federal jury in Manhattan convicted Noorzai September 22, for his involvement in an international narcotics trafficking conspiracy that sold tens of millions of dollars of heroin on world [...]

[12/31/08] Link Love

Shoe Trial Postponed…A lawyer of Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaydi, who threw a pair of shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad two weeks ago, ruled out a trial session for his defendant tomorrow.

Bush’s Time at Ranch in Crawford, Tex., Coming to Quiet End…The sun is setting on this rural [...]

Moscow urges India and Pakistan to show restraint

Global Research, December 27, 2008
Russia Today
Following reports of a massive military build-up by Pakistan and India along their border, Moscow has urged both sides to show restraint. The Russian Foreign Ministry says it’s “extremely concerned” that the tension between the two countries has reached a “dangerous level”.

Israel Attacks Gaza, Hundreds Dead: Who Made a Killing?

http://cryptogon.com…
December 27th, 2008
What did the Benazir Bhutto assassination and the latest Israeli attacks in Gaza have in common?
There was a strong move higher on gold immediately preceding both incidents, which were spaced one year apart, to the day.
Remember how gold moved before Bhutto was killed?
Check out this Bloomberg piece from yesterday (a day before [...]

[12/27/08] Link Love

Ukraine plans conversion of Russian base…Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has commissioned a panel to plan for civilian uses for the naval base at Sevastopol when the Russian lease ends in 2017.

Abduction Illuminates Criminality In Mexico: U.S. Expert’s Case An Embarrassment…They ordered the goat. That’s what the kitchen is famous for at the upscale La Principal [...]

[12/26/08] Link Love

Report: Georgian President Saakashvili Throws Punches, Telephone at Prime Minister…A Georgian tabloid quoted an anonymous source saying Saakashvili physically attacked newly appointed Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili. The story did not explain what provoked the president. [h/t: Danger Room]

In ‘pre-insurrectionary’ mood, riots have begun…Civil protest is breaking out in cities across Russia, China, and beyond. Greece [...]

[12/21/08] Link Love

Reports reveal concerns over drug use among Canadian military…Illicit drug use and the “high probability” that members of the Canadian Forces are involved in the drug trade are among the major concerns of military officials, according to documents obtained using access to information laws.

2 alleged U.S. spies killed in Pakistan’s tribal region …Suspected militants Sunday [...]

Iran says has proof U.S., UK back police killer group

http://www.reuters.com…
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has documents to prove the United States and Britain, the Islamic Republic’s two Western arch foes, back a group that killed 16 abducted Iranian police officers, state radio reported on Saturday.

Organized Crime, Intelligence and Terror: The D-Company’s Role in the Mumbai Attacks

http://antifascist-calling.blogspot.com…
Antifascist Calling…
What do you call a “devout Muslim” who exerts considerable control over South Asia’s heroin, gambling, prostitution and smuggling rackets? Why an intelligence asset, of course!
When Lashkar-e-Taiba (”Army of the Pure”–LET) militants slaughtered nearly 200 people in Mumbai during the November 26 siege in India’s financial capital, one name stood out among a list [...]