Chilean court has ordered Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold to suspend construction on its “massive” Pascua-Lama project:“Barrick stock fell 8.6 per cent to a new 52-week low of $24.81 per share on Wednesday after the appeals court said Pascua-Lama should be halted as it reviewed complaints by local communities that the project is polluting groundwater and rivers in the Atacama desert region, one of the driest areas on earth.…A court source in Chile told Reuters that the appeal could take several months, and the dispute will probably end up in the Chilean Supreme Court.…Set at about 5,500 metres above sea level, the project is being built at the peak of the Andes mountain range between Chile and Argentina and is at once lauded as an engineering feat and decried as an environmental scar on ancient and pristine glaciers.”

Mohawk Nation News 'Royal Proclamation 1763'
MNN. Apr. 10, 2013.  Royal Proclamation of 1763 is a guideline for European settlement on Great Turtle Island. It guarantees Indigenous independent nationhood, sovereignty and ownership of Onowaregeh. We are not part of the settler colony. All lands must be ceded by treaty. So far none has been. No law of the settlers overrules it. Our rights can never be terminated. We never consented to the Indian Act and other Admiralty “law of the seas” statutes that violate our sovereignty. The British North America Act 1867 put “Indians and lands reserved for the Indians” in a subservient relationship with Britain and its colony.

“We have to issue this proclamation or you can’t stay”.

Harper: “Mr. 109, I don’t see you or the Royal Proclamation.”

  
A fiduciary responsibility and international trust were set up. Settlers could live on our land and never own it. It was rental payment. The fiduciary obligation does not conflict with Indigenous title. They co-exist together and cannot be repealed. There is no mechanism to give up our inherent rights. Only murder or assimilation of every Indigenous person would jeopardize our tie to Onowaregeh. As long as one walks across the territory, it is Indigenous land. An independent neutral third party is required to fairly settle issues between us and Canada concerning our land, resources and ever-growing $60 trillion Indian Trust Fund.   [ed notes;click link for whole article...here is another 2 articles as well to read...both are from this week as well.. Mohawk Nation News 'Fatally Flawed'  Mohawk Nation News 'Psychos Defined'

VIDEO First Nation Elders: Residential schools were internment camps

VIDEO First Nation Elders: Residential schools were internment camps

On the school blackboard 'You're not an Indian anymore ...'
The result: Suicide, alcohol, drugs, whatever they could ease the pain with ...
Watch video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVYkctM1k90

America's Sell Out Intellectuals and the Perks They Get The power elite, especially the liberal elite, has always been willing to sacrifice integrity and truth for power, personal advancement, foundation grants, awards, tenured professorships, columns, book contracts, television appearances, generous lecture fees and social status. They know what they need to say. They know which ideology they have to serve. They know what lies must be told...They have been at this game a long time. And they will, should their careers require it, happily sell us out again.»  Read more

Qatar offers Egypt $3bn in aid, amid concerns over sectarian violence, NGO crackdown http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2013/04/qatar-offers-egypt-3bn-in-aid-amid-concerns-over-sectarian-violence-ngo-crackdown/
“Gas-rich Qatar threw Egypt another unconditional financial lifeline on Wednesday as the Arab world’s most populous nation struggles to secure an IMF loan to ease its deepening economic crisis,” Reuters reports: Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said that Qatar would provide an extra $3 bn on top of some $5 billion the Gulf state has already given Cairo, and would extend gas supplies to Egypt this summer as needed. He said that Qatar, the biggest financial backer of Egypt’s Islamist-led government, “did not ask for anything in return” for its aid.The new financial injection could buy Egypt time as it seeks to avert social unrest over fuel shortages and food price increases during a long, hot summer in the run-up to parliamentary elections expected in October.Qatar is one of the most active regional players in providing humanitarian assistance to win hearts and minds, says Stanford University’s Lina Khatib. But the little-state-that-could has also faced criticism for funding illiberal actors,[[[[ including ultraconservative Salafist militants, during the Arab uprisings, while suppressing fundamental freedoms at home]]]].

Egypt’s military participated in torture and killings of pro-democracy advocates,  according to a new report cited by Egypt Source. Nevertheless, the recent anti-Christian violence, which left six dead, has amplified calls for the military to reclaim power, notes a prominent analyst. Public support for a military takeover accelerated after December 5, when the Brotherhood used organized violence against protesters outside the presidential palace, with one poll suggesting that 82 percent of Egyptians want the military back in power, says [[[[[Eric Trager, an analyst with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. ]]]]]]

“Yet despite this pro-military mood swing, the generals are staying away from direct political involvement for the time being,” he writes for the Atlantic’s Democracy Report:

Rather than ruling, the military is focusing squarely on managing its narrow, mostly economic interests [between 15 and 40 percent of Egypt's economy]. In some cases, it is even using its vast resources to boost its image while the Brotherhood’s falters. This will help the military justify its return to power if Egypt’s current political chaos threatens its assets….. And despite occasional military statements warning that its “patience” with the Brotherhood is wearing thin, a top military leader told me that the military isn’t eager to run the country.
Reports that the Muslim Brotherhood-backed Prime Minister Hesham Qandil is planning to amend the constitution have added to secular-liberal concerns.
“He’s preparing amendments to be submitted to the next parliament and that’s not illegal,” said constitutional expert Raafat Fouda, adding that Qandil is using the same people who drafted the constitution or people with similar ideologies. “He should have used those who opposed the constitution for amendments because if the people he chose knew better, they would have produced a better constitution from the first place.” Mohamed El Baradei, a leading opposition figure, has offered to negotiate a settlement to the political crisis with President Mohamed Morsi on three conditions: a “neutral and credible” cabinet, an independent prosecutor general and a panel to draft a new election law, the Project for Middle East Democracy reports. (ED NOTE:POMED=NED FRONT,BARADEI ALSO IS NED TIED)
Islamists have “hijacked” the revolution and Morsi’s policies lacked “rationalism”, Baradei said, adding that he feared a “collapse of the state.”The regime’s crackdown on NGOs and proposed restrictions on foreign funding are also promoting concern about the country’s authoritarian drift.
“But why are foreign funds so nefarious when received by NGOs yet apparently uncontroversial when received by others?” asks a leading human rights advocate:
The Egyptian military receives billions of dollars in aid from the United States; does that make it a subversive organization? The Egyptian government is desperately seeking foreign funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF); is that an act of treason? Egyptian businesses are clamoring for foreign direct investment and the spending of foreign tourists; are these acts of disloyalty? Of course not, Human Rights Watch director Kenneth Roth writes for Foreign Policy:
So why is it any more wrongful for NGOs to solicit financial support from foreign friends? Bolstered by foreign funds, the army, the government, and the business community all seek to advance their political agendas; why should only NGOs be singled out for restriction? It leaves the impression that their real sin is not accepting foreign contributions but criticizing the government and ruling party.
The relative weakness of the democratic opposition one of the tragic surprises of the Arab revolts, Thomas Friedman writes in The New York Times, citing Marc Lynch, a Middle East expert at George Washington University:Many of the more secular, more pro-Western Egyptian political elites who could lead new center-left parties, he said, had been “co-opted by the old regime” for its own semiofficial parties and therefore “were widely discredited in the eyes of the public.” That left youngsters who had never organized a party, or a grab bag of expatriates, former regime officials, Nasserites and liberal Islamists, whose only shared idea was that the old regime must go.
Nevertheless, since taking power, “the Brotherhood has presided over economic failure and political collapse,” said Lynch.
“They have lost the center, they are feuding with the Salafists, and they are now down to their core 25 percent of support. There is no way they should win a fair election, which is why the opposition should be running in — not boycotting — the next parliamentary elections.” The old line that you have to wait on elections until a moderate civil society can be built is a proven failure. “You can’t teach someone to be a great basketball player by showing them videos,” he said. “They have to play — and the opposition will not become effective until they compete and lose and win again.”
With the secular liberals in disarray, the military’s shopping/community-center facility in Suez centered on the Badr Hypermarket suggests that it may be playing a longer game.
“In providing discounted goods to the broader population, the military is adopting an outreach model that the Muslim Brotherhood perfected long ago,” says Trager:
Well, I asked, had President Morsi, as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces under the new constitution, signed off on the use of public funds for building this military-run shopping complex? “He should!” the colonel responded. “If you’re the president, and there’s something in the people’s interest, should you sign off on it? If he’s smart, he’ll agree. If he doesn’t sign, he’s not smart.” (Other officers told me, off-the-record, that Morsi had not been notified of the facility’s construction, and expressed their view that the military had no obligation to alert him of this fact.)
“No matter what the military’s intentions are, however, the Suez project is boosting its image just as the Brotherhood’s is plummeting, and it’s feeding hopes for a military coup,” he notes, even if the armed forces “won’t provide the path towards stability any more than the increasingly autocratic Muslim Brotherhood .”
The Project for Middle East Democracy is a grantee of the National Endowment for Democracy.

Baird's Support for Regime in Bahrain: All Part of Canada's "Royal" Foreign Policy By Yves Engler - April 10, 2013 The current Canadian government has a thing for monarchy. In fact the Conservatives seem to like it better than democracy...[S]ince the "Arab Spring" democracy struggles that began in 2011 Stephen Harper's government has gotten down right scary, apparently supporting the divine right of kings over rule by the people.»  Read more

ZIONIST RAN BAHRAIN;LIST HEZBOLLAH AS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION!http://www.aawsat.net/2013/04/article55298198 council of representatives last Wednesday to place the Lebanese party on itslist of terrorist groups.Samira Rajab, minister of state for media affairs and a spokeswoman for theBahraini government, confirmed that the meeting, headed by Prime MinisterKhalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, discussed the proposal on Hezbollah, which was put forth by Bahraini MPs. The proposal was then forwarded on to the
kingdom’s internal and foreign ministries, in order to follow up and develop the necessary legal framework to implement it, in cooperation with thelegislative authority.Rajab, speaking in response to a question by Asharq Al-Awsat, said, “We are following (ED NOTE:ISRAHELS INSTRUCTIONS) international standards in this regard and we will apply them toprotect Bahrain from the risk of terrorist organizations.”On Sunday, the Bahraini government spokeswomen appeared before members ofthe local and international media, and spoke about a variety of issuesranging from the ongoing national dialogue to economic affairs and securityincidents.Returning to the issue of Hezbollah, the Bahraini government stressed that it is keen to protect its country’s internal front from external interference, especially from terrorist organizations that not only constitute a threat to Bahrain with their subversive acts, but to all member
states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).Although Bahrain’s latest step came during the visit of Canada’s foreign minister John Baird, who has encouraged Manama to move forward in its steps
to classify Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, Rajab rejected any linkbetween the step taken by the Bahraini government and American pressure. She said, “The American initiative to place Hezbollah on the terrorism list hasfailed to get off the ground. Bahrain is (NOT)genuinely suffering from these terrorist organizations.”Rajab considers the step taken by Bahrain on Sunday to be a step forward toprotect the internal security of the kingdom from the danger of terrorist organizations. She added, “What happened is a step in the right direction,namely to do what is necessary towards these dangerous terroristorganizations.” Rajab concluded by saying that Bahrain will benefit from international experience in this regard.[ed note;i dont know what planet this zionist bootlickers live on,thinking this move will shield them from stiffling majority of Bahrainis demands for a new govt?the more they tow israhell and its zionist lackeys line against resistance the more outted they become,as if thats even more possible lol

ZIONAZI ISRAHELLI LAW CENTER USES INTIMIDATION TACTICS TO SUPRESS BOYCOTTS AGAINST APARTHEID STATE Israel-based civil rights group informs Fortune 100 pension giant against divestment proposal
The Tel Aviv-based civil rights group Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center has written the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association – College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) today to inform them that the adoption of a resolution boycotting Israeli firms and investments would be in direct violation of New York and Federal law. Recently, anti-Israel activists from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, submitted a resolution to the TIAA-CREF calling upon it to divest from Israeli companies. The resolution will voted upon at the fund's upcoming membership meeting.Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, the director of Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center, stressed that if the TIAA- CREF adopts the resolution it would be officially taking an extremely hostile position against the Jewish State and its companies and unfairly involving itself in the Middle East conflict."Considering that the TIAA-CREF's corporate charter limits its proper function to conducting business 'to aid and strengthen nonprofit colleges, universities' we do not understand how a biased and malicious resolution like this can properly be presented to their membership. The resolution violates standing laws, is contrary to public policy and must be abandoned," Darshan-Leitner added.In a letter sent to the pension giant's executives, Darshan-Leitner pointed out that New York law defines boycotts as "unlawful discriminatory practice" and that any decision to “refuse to buy from, sell to or trade with, or otherwise discriminate against any person, because of the…creed…[or ]national origin" is unlawful and even places secondary actors, aiding the policy, under liability.The letter noted that the Ribicoff Amendment to the Tax Reform Act of 1976 also makes it a federal violation to "participate in or cooperate with an international boycott." The BDS boycott of Israel is an extension of the continuing Arab boycott of Israel.Darshan-Leitner noted that if the anti-Israel group succeeds in having the resolution to go to a vote, she hopes that TIAA-CREF’s officers and directors will ensure that the voting participants understand that the resolution compels the TIAA-CREF to do something illegal and that, even if the resolution passes, the pension fund will be unable to comply."If the resolution passes and TIAA-CREF does not expressly disown itself of the results, Shurat HaDin will be ready to immediate bring take action to ensure the enforcement of New York’s anti-discrimination laws, take all steps to ensure enforcement of Federal anti-boycott laws and to ensure that Israeli companies are not financially harmed nor discriminated against," she said.TIAA-CREF, a Fortune 100 financial services group, is the leading retirement provider for employees in the academic and medical fields, currently serving over 3.7 million people.Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center is an Israel-based organization dedicated to enforcing basic human rights through the legal system and represents victims of terrorism in courtrooms around the world(ed notes:it actually represents the israhelli state terrorist system ,certainly not real victims of terrorism.....zionists using zionist jewish craeted ny laws to stop moral boycotts against the apartheid state crimes are evidnece zionist own us judicial system) .Letter available here: http://tinyurl.com/cwtwd5s

ISRAHELLI LAND USURPERS TO ATTEND TURKEYS WORLD FORESTRY CONFERENCE Israeli delegation to the World Forestry Conference in Turkey
Due to an active policy of forest rehabilitation, conservation and management, Israel is the only country in the world where the amount of trees growing now is more than were growing a hundred years ago.
(Communicated by the Ministry of foreign Affairs Spokesperson)
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/MFA+Spokesman/2012/Delegation-to-UNFF-9-Apr-2013.htm
The State of Israel is the only country in the world with more trees now than it had a hundred years ago. Israel joined the United Nations Forum on
Forests a year ago as a representative of the group of Western countries.
The State of Israel will send a delegation to the 10th Session of the UN
Forum on Forestry held from April 8-19 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Israeli
delegation includes representatives of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs &[[[ the JNF]]]. This year's meeting will focus on forestry and economic development.Israel has been on the Forum of Forests board for a year as a representative of the group of Western countries and by virtue of this role is helping to
manage the conference. The delegation will hold a side event on forest and landscape restoration in Israel.The State of Israel has always recognized the value of forests(ed note:they steal from Palestine) and over the years has become an innovative force in forestry. From research to theory and practice, Israel has acquired extensive knowledge and experience in forestry and ecosystems.
[ed notes;therev you have it!Israhell the main land thief and usurper of Palestinian land (including forests)will be attending the event in Turkey!also see... Israel's theft of more Palestinian land. Israel's theft of more Palestinian land. Written by Stephen Lendman

WESTERN SUBVERSION .REGIME CHANGE THRU RETHORIC,CRITICISM,AND SHADY FUNDING...  Democracy in Retreat? Prescriptions for the future

The failure of young democracies in so many regions of the world has had enormous consequences, writes Joshua Kurlantzick. Most obviously, the renewed strength of authoritarian rule means that billions of people continue to live under repressive or pseudo-democratic …hybrid regimes, deprived of the freedoms most in the West take for granted. But external actors can regain the initiative, he argues in this extract from his new book*, by adopting new approaches to democracy assistance.

Outside actors can have the greatest impact on democratization at three critical points in the process. First, when countries are still under authoritarian rule, outside actors can play a significant role through rhetorical criticism, funding of prodemocracy dissident groups(ED NOTE:SUBVERSIVES) inside the country, or just publicly providing a different model of governance to authoritarianism, one that average citizens of an autocratic state can see. This role was played in the 1980s when the United States and Western Europe increased their rhetorical condemnation of Soviet bloc rulers, boosted their support for broadcasts into the Eastern bloc, provided exchange programs for intellectuals, and helped promote labor rights and other civil society.Once a developing nation has begun to make a transition to democracy, outside actors have their second chance to make a significant impact. In the early years of the transition, when countries normally are more aid-dependent, political culture and institutions are still in flux, and the possibility of a regression to authoritarianism remains, major donors can play a dual role: they can continue using aid money and rhetoric to demand that the countries do not regress to authoritarian rule, while simultaneously offering critical expertise in areas like developing civil society, fighting corruption, and holding and monitoring elections. With democracies so nascent, this expertise is more likely to be needed and absorbed than later on when countries like Tunisia would develop their own cadres of experts, and when politicians, labor leaders, and journalists might be more resistant to training programs from foreign nations. 
Meanwhile, leading democracies can be using aid money and bully pulpits to try to ensure that elements from the previous authoritarian regimes do not return to power: Washington can warn the military in places like Thailand not to launch coups, link aid to benchmarks of democratization, and work with developing nations to create reasonable systems of accountability for former authoritarian leaders.  Of course, the United States, which is widely unpopular today in countries such as Egypt, needs to be cautious—if its pressure on developing nations to stick to a democratic transition becomes counterproductive, then it may be better to stay quiet, at least for a time.
Finally, as developing countries’ democracies become more stable and mature, donors can play a third role. By this point, as in Indonesia, the Philippines, or South Africa today, the process of democratization is unlikely to be reversed, and is less dependent on aid as a percentage of its national budget. At this point developed democracies can help solidify these nations’ democracies by recognizing progress and including them in international institutions like the G-20 and other groups, citing them as examples of democratic change, and working alongside local democracy promotion specialists from these countries on the ground, as equal partners by, for example, calling on democracies like Indonesia or South Africa to send experts—in elections, budgeting, media, or other topics—to developing countries at an earlier stage of democratic development.
Focus Spending on Best Prospects
Democracy assistance should focus more clearly on countries where efforts can make the largest impact with limited dollars. This is not an easy trade-off, and any decision to ignore potential democratic change somewhere will be open to criticism. But it is a necessary selectiveness in an era of diminished resources and significant existing global threats including terrorism and nuclear proliferation, both of which much be addressed as well, at significant cost.  [[[[The United States should be]]]] [[[[[[ consistent in rhetorically]]]]]] upholding democracy and human rights, but focus democracy assistance on a certain spectrum of countries where democratic consolidation seems most feasible, assistance can make a greater difference, and aid can be packaged with multilateral assistance from other donors.]]]]]  Leading democracies can identify the nations ripest for democracy promotion assistance by examining them on a range of indicators, such as those used by Freedom House or the Economist Intelligence Unit, to rank countries that have begun transitions from authoritarian rule to democracy.
[ed note:click link for whole piece...

ZIOCONS AT ATLANTIC COUNCIL BACK IRANIANS ''REFORMISTS''(PRO- NEOLIBERAL SCOUNDRELS)‘Ayatollah in his labyrinth’? Time to engage Iran’s people, says task force
“A report by a (ZIONIST) panel of U.S. experts calls on the Obama administration to engage more directly with the Iranian people, in part to counter increasingly negative attitudes toward Americans following nearly two years of harsh economic sanctions,” The Washington Post reports:
The report warns that the popular resentment toward the United States is helping Iran’s clerical rulers deflect some of the blame for the country’s economic crisis. Because of this, Iranian officials have managed to limit the public outcry over nuclear policies that placed Iran on a collision course with the West.

“It is time to play chess, not checkers,” said the report by the Iran Task Force of the Atlantic Council, a group that includes prominent former diplomats and national security officials from both Republican and Democratic administrations.

The forthcoming election is unlikely to generate the level of unrest that followed the contentious 2009 elections that gave birth to the Green movement protests, the report suggests:
Khamenei has marginalized reformists, and even pragmatists such as former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, without eliminating dissidence. [ed note;wrong ,the reformists have marginalized themselves,one: thru their massive amassing of wealth,and their pro neoliberal policies they enacted and imposed on Iranians in past,and their close ties to western zionist influenced think tanks...
Ideology is less a factor than a naked struggle for power and access to diminishing resources among rival conservatives. Khamenei risks making himself the sole focus of opposition within the country by reducing the presidency to a complete figurehead. It may also be difficult to achieve a large turnout in presidential elections – important for the regime’s self-image and public diplomacy—if the range of candidates is extremely narrow.
“Iranians seem wary of sacrificing themselves for a new political order, having been disappointed by their efforts so many times in the past,” says the Task Force.
“The heightened role of Iranian security forces since 2009 has made it difficult for Iranian civil society to organize openly, although there have been stirrings of private initiatives as shown by the volunteers who sought to assist victims of August 2012 earthquakes in northwestern Iran,” but, it notes, “it is unclear if such activities translate directly into civic political action.”
The contradictions at the heart of Iran’s political system are “poised to collide” in June’s presidential election, says a leading analyst.
“At the heart of Iranian politics there is an irreconcilable tension, rooted in the democratic nature of the 1979 revolution and the undemocratic power structure that emerged afterwards,” Stanford University’s Abbas Milani writes for Foreign Policy.
“On the one hand, there is the country’s quasi-republican institutions and regular, albeit controlled elections; on the other is the state’s guiding concept of god as the sole sovereign, and the Supreme Leader as the unimpeachable manifestation of this divine authority.”
“Three different sources of tension threaten to make this election problematic for the Islamic Republic,” Milani notes:
First, the widening rift between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei — supported by his allies in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the conservative clergy — is increasingly hard to hide, even manage……
The second source of tension revolves around whether reformists will be allowed to participate in the election — and even if they will want to. If they do participate, the question will be who they are allowed to field as a candidate. ……Khamenei and the IRGC have to make a cost-benefit analysis: Does the domestic discontent, the increasingly dire economic situation, and their international isolation pose enough of a threat to justify bringing Khatami or Rafsanjani — two men they have vilified in the past four years — back into the fold? Or would such a tactical retreat only bring them embarrassment and signal their weakness? …..Some of the more radical elements of the IRGC continue to insist that reformists of all hue are “tools” of American, British and Israeli designs to defeat the Islamic regime.
The third source of tension in this unfolding saga is the behavior of the candidates clearly favored by Khamenei and his allies. This troika calls itself the 2+1 Coalition….
“What seems to be happening in the run-up to the elections is the shifting of alliances and enmities on an immense scale between a wide range of the political elite — far wider than was predicted by Western analysts even three months ago,” Princeton University’s Kevan Harris tells The Washington Post:
Whoever wins will inherit a series of challenges and opportunities that no previous Iranian president has faced.
On Monday, the Iranian government released monthly economic statistics that showed the official rate of inflation rising for the sixth consecutive month, to 31.5 percent. Some analysts believe the rate to be even higher.
Leading up to the New Year’s holiday, Iran’s central bank made one-time deposits of about $20 each into the accounts of more than 70 million Iranian citizens to help cover holiday expenses. The amount was nearly double the normal monthly cash handout that the state has been paying to citizens to offset a reduction in long-standing utility subsidies.

Iran has stronger prospects to transition to a liberal democracy than most Arab states and even some Asian and European countries, according to recent research (right).

But the regime has managed to insulate itself from the contagion of the Arab Awakening, but Iranian politics “rarely follow an assigned script,” says the Atlantic Council report:
Any opening for political rallies during the presidential election campaign carries the risk that Iranians will turn the rallies into anti-government demonstrations…..Increased economic hardship could also lead to new mass demonstrations beyond the limited chicken protests and brief bazaar shutdown of 2012. The death of Khamenei, seventy-three, would likely trigger a succession crisis.[[[[[[[ The fall of the Assad regime in Syria could also have political repercussions in Iran, emboldening Iranians to question the wisdom of their government’s large financial, political, and security investment in the failed Assad government.]]]]]]
“No matter the outcome of the coming election, Khamenei and the IRGC will still hold the key levers of power in Tehran,” writes Milani, who heads Stanford’s Iran Democracy Project.
“But who will be allowed to participate — and who will be allowed to win — will be a crucial sign in understanding the labyrinth of power in Iran, as the regime prepares to tackle its mounting domestic and international problems,” he concludes.
[ed notes;see why people in Iran hate reformists... Iran's neo-liberal agenda » peoplesworld

Syria: The Search for the Least Bad Option by (ZIONAZI-NATO AGENT)Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2013/04/syria-searching-for-the-least-bad-option/
“Syria is yet another warning that it is a fantasy to assume that the fall of an authoritarian rule that involves massive economic and political inequalities in nations with deep ethnic, sectarian, and tribal divisions will somehow lead to stable democratic rule and economic development,” says a leading analyst. “There are no good options in Syria,” writes Anthony H. Cordesman, Burke Chair in Strategy, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: Efforts to unify the opposition and give it moderate leadership are certainly necessary, but no one should have illusions about the probable result. Decades of dictatorship, cronyism, and corruption ensure that today’s Syrian opposition has no real practical background in politics, governance, and democracy. It has democratic voices, but these voices have no unity or power in a structure in which combat capability has become the real metric of status and success. [[[[[[Opposition to Assad is the only real element of unity, as factions emerge that range from Sunni Islamist extremists to minor warlords to leaders with the public image of leadership and command, but no real following. ]]]]]]] “It is easy to talk about unifying the opposition, human rights, democracy, and the rule of law,” notes Cordesman. “There are many Syrians who want this to happen. In practice, however, the odds strongly favor years of instability and power struggles compounded by social fragmentation, widespread conflict, a crippled economy, and outside interference.” Present “Least Bad” Option Can’t Succeed [[[[[[[[[“This confronts the US with having to choose between “bad options” in finding better alternatives. The US can only vaguely hope to shape or influence the post-Assad outcome over time. There is no predictable ‘end stage,’ and US leverage will be limited regardless of the level of intervention it supports,”]]]]]]]]]]]] the CSIS report contends: [[[[[[[[[[This partially justifies the current US emphasis on working with the Arab Gulf states, Jordan, and Turkey, while aiding Israel in building up its ability to deal with Hezbollah and Iranian proxy attacks]]]]]]]]. As the New York Times and Washington Post have now made clear, the US is indirectly providing arms, training, and intelligence support as well as trying to create a more moderate opposition by supporting a “unified” opposition “government,” favoring the more moderate opposition forces, and working with its Arab allies and Turkey to limit the flow of arms and money to the more extreme Sunni Islamist factions. In spite of press reports, the US preserves a kind of “plausible deniability” in the process.The US is also creating a cadre within the State Department that can help the more moderate opposition elements learn how to act as responsible political parties, hold elections, govern, and move toward economic reform and development. The Obama Administration is at least trying to cope with the reality that all forms of major counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, and [[[[[[[[[[[civil conflict do in fact involve “nation building” – and must find ways of helping to shape the future of Syria that do not involve the mindless waste and lack of planning and preparation that took place in Afghanistan and Iraq.]]]]]]]]But, the current US effort clearly cannot guarantee any rapid end to the worst of the fighting or an end to the Assad regime on a timely basis. The “Best” Other “Least Bad” Option: Giving Opposition More Advanced WeaponsThe “quickest and least attributable” means of securing a more rapid end to the regime would be to supply manportable surface-to-air missiles and guided weapons to “the most moderate elements of the opposition forces,” Cordesman writes: The real issue is the incremental risk in the bad option of using such systems to help the “better” elements of the opposition win versus having the “bad” elements of the opposition takeover without such support. It is not clear that the Obama Administration has really thought this balance of risks out. It effectively means the US may be less damned if it does than if it doesn’t. Preparing for Grim Reality of “Arab Decade” and Broader Clash within Islam Much of the Middle East and North Africa may muddle through the mix of political, economic, factional, demographic, and religious pressures that now threaten the stability of every regional state. However, it seems likely that at least one Middle Eastern state will be in the process of major political upheavals and often internal violence throughout this period. Syria now symbolizes the growing level of violence in the broader struggle for the future of Islam that has become an all too real “clash within a civilization”. If Iraq and Afghanistan were not enough, Syria is yet another warning that it is a fantasy to assume that the fall of an authoritarian rule that involves massive economic and political inequalities in nations with deep ethnic, sectarian, and tribal divisions will somehow lead to stable democratic rule and economic development,” the report concludes: Factions that fight their way to power violently and with a conspiratorial background with no practical experience in politics, no real unity, and no experience in governance and economics can at best be influenced by patient diplomatic efforts at nation building. Many will turn politics into a blood sport for at least several years after an authoritarian regime falls. These movements are scarcely the reformers that can bring the “end of history”, and the US will face a world of “least bad” options that will exist long after Assad finally falls.
[ed note:admitting the western backed(thru proxies in gcc) destabilization of Syria is yet another imperial racket for western ''nation building'',such as Iraq and Afghanistan,he still advocates sending these fanatics and external funded armed groups ''more advanced weapons''...now backround of the israhelli agent cordesman who wrote the report...(hes also a NATO agent')... CSIS,Cordesman (THE NATO PUPPET) AND SYRIA ...''GIVE COVERT OPERATORS NEW RANGE OF TOOLS IN SYRIA''

A Technological Fix for Safely Arming Syria's Rebels By Anthony Cordesman http://thenakedfacts.blogspot.com/2012/10/csisthe-nato-puppet-and-syria.html

External forces out to kill latest DRC peace effort

BY Antoine Roger Lokongo http://pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/86762
The agreement signed in Addis Ababa last month enjoining states in the region in the search for lasting peace in DRC is a welcome move. But there are powerful external players who want the instability to continue.With 8 million people killed, thousands of women raped, strategic minerals looted, land occupied by an implanted population from Rwanda and hundreds of people forced out of their land into internally displaced people’s camps or fleeing to neighbouring countries in the last 15 years - as a result of successive wars of invasion sometimes directly launched by Rwanda and Uganda, backed by Britain and America, sometimes by proxy armed groups (including local militia) created by Rwanda and Uganda - the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the greatest tragedy the world has ever known since World War II, as Ignace Gata Mavinga, Congolese ambassador to the UN put it recently. It is generally believed that the new ‘Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Great Lakes Region’, signed on 24 February 2013, in Addis-Ababa, by 11 African leaders - including the leaders of Rwanda, Uganda (Museveni sent his vice-president) and the DRC - under the auspices of the African Union and the United Nations will put an end to the 15 years of wars. But those who have ‘created hotbeds of tension in order to generate chaos and thus justify the balkanization of the DRC’, as President Joseph Kabila put it, are not ready to disarm. They are found in the national, regional and international realms.This time, the latest ‘Peace and Security Framework for the DRC and the Great Lakes Region’ especially addressed the external root causes of the tragedy in eastern Congo, namely Rwandan and Uganda, and called on them ‘not to condone or assist or support any form of armed groups’ in the DRC. It is worth mentioning that it also called on the DRC government ‘to continue to implement certain internal reforms, including in the security sector, promote national reconciliation, tolerance and democracy’. INTERVENTION BRIGADE NOT NEUTRAL The deal also paved the way for the deployment of an ‘intervention brigade’ approved by member countries of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGR) and those of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). The 2,500-strong force will be led by SADC but will rely on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) for logistics. Angola, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Lesotho, Mauritius, Zimbabwe and South Africa will commit troops to the force, which was initially expected to be 4,000-strong.The intervention brigade is meant to eliminate all armed groups in the eastern Congo including the Ugandan and Rwandan created M23 group whose advance and capture of Goma, the provincial capital of Congo’s North Kivu Province, in September last year, surprisingly could not be stopped by 17,000 UN peacekeepers already present in the country. As a consequence, hundreds of people have been killed, children conscripted by force, 900,000 people have already been displaced in North Kivu and 2.6 million have now fled their homes across eastern Congo. UGANDA, RWANDA AND THEIR WESTERN BACKERS TRAPPED However, truth has now caught up with the UN, Britain, America… and Rwanda and Uganda have been trapped. Unlike previous bilateral agreements signed just between the DRC and Rwanda or the DRC and Uganda respectively, this time it is a multilateral agreement involving the UN and regional organizations, and Rwanda and Uganda have to cooperate; including by handing over criminals such as Nkunda and Mutebusi who committed crimes against humanity in Congo and who are enjoying themselves either in Rwanda or in Uganda.But these forces, which, we in the DRC, call ‘the international coalition for the distabilisation of Congo’, obviously still have many cards to play on the table. This explains why they are already trying to hold the latest ‘Peace and Security Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and The Great Lakes Region’ hostage. Various national, regional and international vested interests are already at work to torpedo the peace process, as usual! As usual because every moment there is a turning point on the horizon in the history of the DRC, it is at this moment that the enemies of the people of Congo realize the weakness of their methods and attempt to strengthen or change them. This time again, they will not let the situation escape them. [[[[This nebula of vested interests, in which you find powerful nations, international figures, multinationals, secret societies and services, non-governmental and intergovernmental organisations and the media, is involved in the fight against peace, stability, reconstruction and socio-economic development of the DRC. It operates at national, regional and international levels.]]]]]
[ed notes;click link for whole article...then also read... FILTHY ZIONIST ISRAHELLI BILLIONAIRE LOOTING CONGO …

http://www.shoah.org.uk/2012/12/09/filthy-zionist-israhelli-billionaire-looting-congo/

Henry Okah: Judicial and political plunders by trial judge  BY Sabella Ogbobode Abidde http://pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/86753
Eighth: At one point Judge Claassen lost control of his court. For instance, when witnesses for the state – witnesses being held in the custody of the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) were testifying -- the judge permitted an officer from the security agency, Mr. Clifford Osagie, to sit directly across the witnesses thereby intimidating the witnesses to do/say as they had been instructed. What Judge would allow such malicious intimidation to take place in his courtroom? And on January 31, 2013 when Mr. Okah appeared in court for the mitigation phase of the trial, it seems as if the Judge was not interested, thus causing a heated argument between all parties involved. According to eye witnesses, it was as if the Judge was ‘eager to do the bidding of the Nigerian government.’In a post-9-11 world, all that is needed for your human and civil rights to be taken away is to be branded a terrorist. And whether or not you are, in many cases, does not matter. The label stays. And once this happens, the key to your cell, metaphorically speaking, may be thrown away. Many of the journalists who attended the trial seem to believe that the entire trial was a travesty right from the beginning. There is also the impression that the trial is being paid for and being orchestrated by the Nigerian government. Whether this is true or not is difficult to ascertain. Nonetheless, theinvestigating officer, Col. Zeeman conceded that some of the ‘evidences’ used to deny Mr. Okah bail, were fabrications. No credible evidence exists that links Henry Okah with any of the bombings. All through the trial, no piece of scientific or credible physical evidence was ever produced. No trustworthy witnesses took the stand. None! You do not convict a man based on beer parlor rumors, or because there is a long-standing grudge between the accused and President Jonathan. Whether you like Mr. Okah or nor is irrelevant. What matters is justice: justice borne out of the truth. History and posterity will show that, sadly, Judge C.J Claassen made a grave error in his pronouncements. [ed notes;just citing few excerpts,click link for whole piece and shady case...

ZIONIST JINSA'S HENCHMAN,''FORMER SENATOR LIEBERMAN...''AIRSTRIKES ON SYRIA''

In an Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal, former independent senator from Connecticut Joseph Lieberman is calling for “decisive leadership” on the conflict in Syria. Likening Syria to the “nightmare scenario” of Iraq in 2006, Lieberman cautions the U.S. against allowing the war-torn country from degenerating into a failed state that will threaten the security and stability of its neighbors, including U.S. regional allies. “As in Iraq, it is not too late for the U.S. to change course to salvage its Syria policy, but time is running out.” Calling it too late to arm the opposition — “[it will] do nothing to address the fury of ordinary Syrians toward the U.S.” — the U.S. must engage in a “limited campaign” of airstrikes to destroy Assad’s fighter jets, deploy Patriot missiles in Turkey offensively in order to establish a safe zone in the north of the country, and plan for an international peacekeeping force to maintain security in post-Assad Syria, he argues.

[ED NOTES;KEEP IN MIND LIEBERMAN IS NOW WORKING DIRECTLY AT JINSA,THE ISRAHELLI JEWISH US WAR LOBBY,SEE.. WAR LOBBY JINSA Life After Politics: Joe Lieberman Joins JINSA ... http://thenakedfacts.blogspot.com/2013/01/life-after-politics-for-zionist-war.html

SO THIS OPINION PIECE IS REALLY JINSA CALLING FOR AIRSTRIKES ON SYRIA,TO SAFEGUARD US/ISRAHELLI ALLIES INTERESTS IN REGION...ALSO READ.. ZIONISTS AT JINSA ARE ASKING OBAMA WHY ATTACK 5 MUSLIM COUNTRIES BUT NOT 8 INSTEAD http://thenakedfacts.blogspot.com/2011/06/zionists-at-jinsa-are-asking-obama-why.html

“Arab Uprisings and Mass Politics: Possibilities, Constraints and Uncertainty”
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in conjunction with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), hosted a panel discussion titled “Arab Uprisings and Mass Politics: Possibilities, Constraints and Uncertainty” featuring Laurie Brand, Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California, and Steven Heydemann, Senior Advisor for Middle East Initiatives at USIP. Haleh Esfandiari, Director of the Middle East Program at the Wilson Center, moderated.
For full event notes, continue reading or click here for the PDF.Read more…

[ed note:'' excerpt'' ... An attendee asked whether the U.S. government should be indifferent to maintaining Morsi’s government in Egypt and his apparent consolidation of power. Brand answered that it depended on how any given administration defines its interests. “What is the highest order of interests? Stability? Peace treaty?” [[[[[[[Heydemann noted that the U.S. was initially interested in building on the Muslim Brotherhood’s electoral victory in order to build a relationship with the new Egyptian government,]]]]]]] but has recently shifted its approach to weigh more heavily expectations on democratic practices and institutions in its assessment of the Morsi government’s performance. Another attendee asked about the implications of Qatar’s increased role in the region for mass movements. [[[[[[[Brand explained that the Qataris are interested in supporting Muslim Brotherhood groups in the region in order to increase their own influence, and was driven largely by their desire to play a greater role in public diplomacy. Asked about the role of mass politics in Bahrain, Hydemann suggested the U.S. has been strongly encouraging the Bahraini government to take the National Dialogue seriously.]]]]]

[ed note:when the us main allies like Qatar support muslim brotherhood openly,this implicates outrigth us support for the mushrikun brotherhood as well!!more on steve heydemann... regime change inc. (from plan b to c) - THENAKEDFACTS Older Post - THENAKEDFACTS

Report: Azerbaijani, Georgian Political Elite Own Offshore Companies in British Virgin Islands
Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvii and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have been named as owners of companies registered in the offshore tax haven of the British Virgin Islands, according to a 15-month investigation by the Washington, DC-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. - The list of such owners, published in an April 3 report called "Secrecy for Sale: Inside the Global Offshore Money Maze," names Ivanishvili as the director of the Bosherton Overseas Corporation, registered in the British Virgin Islands in 2006 and "still in existence," according to the report. Aliyev and his wife, Mehriban, were listed as directors of Rosamund International as of 2003, the year Aliyev first came to power.

'SIX MILLION JEWS' 1915-1938 HD

Long before WW2, the myth of 'six million' was already being used to garner sympathy and political support for Jewish interests.

International ROMA Day: Roma rights: rhetoric and reality
The European Commission has the power to improve how the Roma are treated. Why is it not using that power? “It's about Europe. It's about you,” runs the official slogan marking 2013 as the European Year of Citizens. But if you happen to be one the European Union's six million Roma people, you might well be forgiven for not feeling included in such rhetoric. ■ As we mark International Roma Day on 8 April, one of Europe's largest ethnic minorities faces widespread discrimination, racial violence, forced evictions and segregation. More than a decade after EU anti-discrimination laws were adopted, EU member states are failing to effectively enforce these laws to combat this discrimination. ■ The EU's race-equality directive, adopted in 2000, clearly prohibits discrimination on grounds of race and ethnicity in areas including access to goods and services, housing, employment and education. (ed note:F#CK a.i.) But as Amnesty International's new briefing, “Human rights here, Roma rights now”, points out, EU countries continue with discriminatory policies and practices in these areas, without effective challenge from the European Commission. ■ On housing, we and others have documented forced evictions of Roma communities in several EU countries, including Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Romania and Slovenia. Forcibly evicted Roma people are frequently moved to segregated housing, sometimes beside polluted sites or in clearly sub-standard houses.

Ed note...got new pc, however I am now in process of relocations moving to a new city and State, so due to these circumstances, ill be ..sorry 4th unable to done blog until mid of aprils, when ill resume agai n ...sorry for inconvenience...