Rebuilding Infrastructure in Venezuela: A Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunity

Rebuilding Infrastructure in Venezuela: A Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunity

Report Provided by the

Open Source Internet Intelligence Service (OSIIS)


A large part of the reason that Hugo Chavez was elected President was his promise to enhance the quality of life for impoverished Venezuelans. It is not Chavez’s dedication to this premise that is in question; it is his capacity to expedite such relief which is proving to be a challenge. Therein lays a significant opportunity for international companies in the areas of consulting, city planning, engineering, construction and a host of other infrastructure related opportunities.

According to WORLDVIEW, a project of the Architectural League of New York, “The barrios or squatter cities are the product of migrations from the countryside and the growth of a 'city inside the city,' unattended for decades by the authorities. These settlements, built on public property or illegally on privately owned land, house 60% of Venezuela's population. Because the local government has no housing alternatives to offer, it looks the other way.” An estimated 2005 Venezuelan population of 25 Million means infrastructure, building and construction requirements are needed for roughly 15 Million people. Additionally, Venezuela’s population growth has been steadily increasing since 1961.

Another factor that makes the rebuilding of Venezuela’s infrastructure a ripe opportunity is that Venezuela is ready, willing and capable of making massive investments in urban renewal projects. In terms of readiness, as mentioned before; much of Hugo Chavez’ political viability as the leader of Venezuela is dependent on his ability to institute the promises he has made to poor Venezuelans. According to TIME, “Venezuela…still needs a further 1.6 million new units to meet the shortfall in low-income housing needs”. These needs extend into water sanitation, waste sanitation, electricity, communications, traffic congestion and more. If, as WORLDVIEW speculates, the barrio is transformed into valuable real estate in the next decade; then the value of this financial opportunity increases exponentially.

The Venezuelan government is so willing to move forward with infrastructure solutions that the Mayor of Caracas, Juan Barreto, declared he was going to seize the golf courses from the Caracas Country Club and the Valle Arriba Club and use the land to build homes for 50,000 people. Such a statement by the Caracas mayor is certainly an indicator of willingness to move forward on the infrastructure challenge. It is also an indicator that there is openness to creative solutions. Apparently, Iran has already begun capitalizing on this Venezuelan infrastructure opportunity. According to the Wall Street Journal, Iran and Venezuela have signed contracts worth over $1 Billion. These contracts stipulate that Iran will build 10,000 housing units in Venezuela and a number of manufacturing plants. According, to the World Socialist Web Site, “In Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Chavez promised to increase oil exports to China from the current level of 155,000 barrels per day to 500,000 by 2009 and 1 million by 2012. In return, Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed to support Venezuela’s campaign for a two-year seat in the UN Security Council and to provide substantial economic aid, including a fibre-optic communication network and finance for a $1.2 billion project to build 20,000 houses.” Hugo Chavez’ willingness to invest in infrastructure is evident in the business arrangements he is rapidly establishing with nations and corporations around the world.

Venezuela’s oil revenues of $200 million a day, half of that coming from the United State of America, make it more then able to compensate for infrastructure improvements. According British Broadcasting Company Newsnight’s Greg Palast, “The DoE report shows that at today's prices Venezuela's oil reserves are bigger than those of the entire Middle East - including Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states, Iran and Iraq.” And “The DoE estimates that the Venezuelan government controls 1.3 trillion barrels of oil - more than the entire declared oil reserves of the rest of the planet.” This may be the reason The Financial Times says, Caracas has become “a magnet for Swiss and other international bankers.”

Investment in Venezuela’s infrastructure also provides a number of political as well as profit opportunities. As a pet project of Hugo Chavez’s, improving the infrastructure would be viewed by him as a great contribution to his political legacy. From observation, Mr. Chavez’ personality appears to be one of extremes based on personal perceptions of “kindness for kindness and evil for evil” rather than being purely anti-western. This is evidenced by his willingness to take consultation from London Mayor, Ken Livingstone in exchange for discounted diesel fuel that is needed to run London buses. After meeting with Hugo Chavez and hearing his offer to provide free fuel for needy people in Great Britain (similar to his previous offer to needy Americans) during the winter, Mayor Livingstone described Hugo Chavez as “the best news out of Latin America in many years.” At the same time, Hugo Chavez has referred to Tony Blair as an ally of Hitler in relation to his friendship with George Bush. This confirms that Hugo Chavez interprets his relationships on a personal basis. Other indicators also confirm this.

Besides the fact that Chavez is open to Western influence and will give away oil; infrastructure investment will give any participating country/corporation a foothold and opportunity for greater participation in the Venezuelan oil and oil services industry whose infrastructure is in need of repair and expertise. Based on the aforementioned Department of Energy report this could be a major opportunity for long-term oil security, profitability, Central/South American political influence and a big foot in the business door of emerging Latin American markets.

Considerations of non-diplomatic activities to achieve oil security in Venezuela should bear in mind the way diplomatic verse non-diplomatic methods have played out in Iraq and Iran. In Iraq; France, Germany, Russia and China had beaten the United States to the punch and made business deals which gave them large shares of Iraq’s oil assets. The United States went to war and indicated to the aforementioned countries that “you’re either with us or against us” and countries not supporting the war in Iraq would lose their business interests. Now, the United States is embroiled in a war that by all accounts it is losing and costing it billions of dollars. Getting out of Iraq has taken precedent over oil. Not to mention the United States’ “with us or against us” mentality has given several major world powers a reason to hope for, at the least, a decisive U.S. loss in Iraq.

Iran, which was subject to U.S. overthrow and labeled as part of “the axis of evil”, has been the subject of discussions regarding a bombing of their nuclear facilities. Now the U.S., hat in hand, is requesting their assistance in extricating themselves from Iraq. To avoid such humiliating examples in the future, which result in an enormous loss of face and the creation of more enemies; any country or company that seeks to take advantage of the infrastructure opportunities in Venezuela should follow the successfully established business model. The best businessmen will get the best deals.

The Open Source Internet Intelligence Service (OSIIS) is an independent Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) providing private, insightful analysis to international clientele utilizing the Internet and a unique variety of source methodologies.

FICTION BOOK REVIEW: NEURAL NET 3001

Fiction Book Review: Neural Net 3001

Deep inside the catacombs of the Department of Defense, a coterie of thinkers ensconced in the “black operations” world of “Special Access” and “Training” programs have created “Neural Net 3001”. Neural Net 3001 takes the most advanced technology and science known to man and applies it to mastering the human mind and its thought processes. Through the direction of modulated signals within a certain frequency band, the NN3K1 Group has learned how to control the human mind.

Vast denizens of politicians and lawmakers are unknowingly manipulated through this thought mastering technology. NN3K1 is on the verge of controlling the world. Fortunately, for the founders of this cabal, they have managed to have themselves enshrined in the most secret of classifications, thus preventing any review or auditing of their operations. This is perfect for NN3K1 as they are agents of foreign powers.

Unfortunately, for NN3K1 in their zeal for global mind domination they tap into a mind better left alone. They tap directly into the GodMind which they have been attempting to displace in all their subjects. This is where the fun begins in Neural Net 3001.

Neural Net 3001 reminds me somewhat of a Robert Redford movie. In this movie, Mr. Redford is a reader for the CIA, I believe. His job is to read published fiction material and determine whether there is any plausible possibilities contained in that piece of fiction. Mr. Redford reads a book about a secret agency within the agency that is usurping power and implementing detrimental policy toward the United States. Mr. Redford writes a report saying that he believes some such thing is plausible and should be investigated. Unfortunately, the conspiracy is vast and wide. Mr. Redford’s report becomes his death certificate. The remainder of the movie is Mr. Redford trying to survive while the person he needs to trust is trying to kill him.

Neural Net 3001 is also reminiscent of “The Matrix” in how it deals with the power, electricity and heat generated by the human body. The choice between the red and the blue pill would be an appropriate symbolism for the hero of Neural Net 3000.

Neural Net 3001 does touch on some familiar spy grounds. There are several passages that seem to allude to the real life theories of Anatoliy Golitsyn .

Neural Net 3001 is an interesting book but a little bit out of this world. Its premises are a bit far-reaching and hard to believe. You definitely need an active imagination to enjoy it. Yet, it is a fiction book and if you embrace it as such you are sure to have a good read. Neural Net 3001, I give it a C+. It’s a guaranteed winner for light reading at the beach.

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING

Much ado has been made about the comments of senior members within the Democratic Party regarding the possible impeachment of President Bush. Some, such as myself support it vigorously, however I am fortunate enough that I do not have to do all the leg work, legal research and logistics to participate in determining whether such actions are warranted. Those to whom it is left to determine that particular fate are required to pursue it through means that are much more subtle, intricate, delicate and complex than any blog rant of mine. I believe that it would be improper, for any politician, without having performed the required due diligence, to suggest whether the President will be impeached. That would show bias.

Yes, we writers are able to say that the President should or should not be impeached. We are also able to ask with fervor, “Are you going to impeach the President”? We have that right because we are American’s and the laws of the land preserve that right. Politicians don’t have such liberty so as to throw timing to the wind. So, if pressed in an untimely manner on such an issue a wise politician would certainly say no. They would probably do that for a couple of reasons. First, as I mentioned, there is much work to be done before there can be any such determination. Secondly, there is no need for the Democratic leadership to be guilty of the same brusqueness, arrogance and hubris of which the current administration has been a participant.

In the political field, let us have two things happen which have absent from American politics for some time. Let the laws of the land which were created by the founders of this country do their work for the American people and let the representatives of the people truly represent the people. If we trust in those factors contained in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the truths they contain therein then, we can rest assured and secure that Justice and Balance will reign.

If there is a bit of Diplomacy occurring in the early stages of the Democratic resurgence then that is beautiful. Because diplomacy is also something that has been missing for far too long. Congrats to the Crats; as the polls reflected, America is looking forward to your reign.

Security or Strategy: Either Way, Bush Must Go!

Now that the House and Senate are surfing on the anti-Bush big wave there is a moment of opportunity that must not be squandered. President Bush must be impeached or forced to resign before he can be impeached.

First and foremost, from a national security perspective, President Bush has made this country weaker. Whether it is long term access to proven oil reserves or, the 5 Billion gallons of oil that has been consumed during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan or, the loss of potential oil properties to other nations or, the global hatred for America or, the missing weapons of mass destruction or, creating more terrorists that hate America, or leading 3,000 American soldiers to their death or, turning the US into the world’s biggest tyrant or, nurturing hatred for the United States around the world, or trying to impose his personal beliefs on the rest of the world or, approving the largest domestic spying operation on American citizens in US history or, reading a book while the world trade centers burned. There is no good thing left about Bush. Every move, every action he has taken has made America weaker. Not to mention Abu Graib, Plamegate, secret prisons and Jack Abramoff. Without a doubt, George W. Bush will go down as one of the worst, if not the worst, President in the history of the United States. His legacy will be one of how not to be President.

At what time in American history has the US Bill of Rights and Constitution ever been so viciously attacked? While America’s youth is dying in some godforsaken—hold on…deep breaths; while America’s men and women in uniform give everything they have, sacrificing life, limb, family and home for America; George W. Bush and the neocons are shoving the Patriot Act down our throats, doing end runs around the FISA courts and spying on more Americans than J. Edgar Hoover ever did. Thank God, for all the military people which have stepped forward to question this President regardless of the threat to their careers. They placed principles before power.

George W. Bush has done more damage to this country’s reputation during his term than anyone in the history of the country. The NeoCon deception, backstabbing, attacking, lying, propaganda machine was an unstoppable behemoth until the Democratic Party and its strategist put an end to its lies with victories in the House and Senate. The next day; Donald Rumsfeld resigns while Bush makes nice with Nancy Pelosi. It’s so obvious and so sick; that we are dealing with a culture of corruption that has no commitment to anything except greed and survival. It is so ugly, snakelike and separate from our natural process that we don’t want to see it. The truth is that there are a people who care only about themselves, their power and their money. Anything that comes from their mouths is to protect one of those things. It has nothing to do with principles.

Impeaching George Bush is the only way for America to wipe the slate clean. It is the only way for America to get a fresh start at home and abroad. It is the only proper way for America to cleanse its wounds and start a sincere healing process. It is the only way to get our soldiers home and protect them while they are overseas. Impeaching George Bush is really the only way that America still has a real future. It is a window of opportunity. Before you can clean up a huge mess you have to stop the mess maker.

If impeachment isn’t pursued Democrats are going to get kicked in the ass and may not win the next election. Even if they win the next election, if impeachment was not pursued, they are not going to be able to blame Bush while they clean up behind him. And there is, oh so much cleaning to do! Speaking of elections, I came upon a fascinating point while reading David Swanson’s excellent article, “A Bulk Rate on Printing Subpoenas?” published in the American Chronicle. As Mr. Swanson so eloquently put it, “In each of the nine cases in the past when one party has raised impeachment, that party has benefitted in the next elections. In other cases when a party has failed to press for impeachment when the grounds for it were widely known, that party has suffered. (Remember Iran Contra?)” Thank you, Dave. When I read that it resonated, it touched a chord. Karl Rove and the neocon strategist would be eating up and utilizing that type of information like a free all you can eat buffet at Denny’s. So whether it is for America’s security or Democratic strategy, George Bush has to go. At this time, both security and strategy go hand in hand. The timing looks auspicious.

CHINESE DIPLOMACY AND THE ART OF THE REAL

What a day for news and an ironic day at that. As the neocon establishment heads for the hills, finally forced to look at the quagmire known as Iraq; China is busy making moves on the diplomatic front. Synchronicity or coincidence, I’m not sure, but as President Bush and Co. is getting rebuked by the military establishment and deserting neocons; China just finished hosting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Interestingly enough, the points China is scoring are exactly the ones the US is losing.

The war in Iraq has not only cost lives and tax dollars but the US has lost a lot of love in the Arabic and Muslim nations. According to the Harvard International Review

(http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:epqX5oaTs5EJ:hir.harvard.edu/articles/1297/+saudia+arabia+us+relationship&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1)

“…the development of Saudi-US relations held the seeds of its own destruction and was all but destroyed after the crisis of September 11, 2001.”

Those words were written in the winter of 2005 and trust me; the ongoing war in Iraq hasn’t done anything to help improve US relations with the Arab world. That really is too bad because, historically there was a great deal of strength to the Saudi-US relationship and its’ foundation with the historic meeting between FDR and King Abdulaziz. Unfortunately, America is now viewed as an occupier and biased colluder with Israel in attacking the Arab world while supporting the continued development of Israeli settlements on the West Bank. To put it more simply the US is viewed as a perpetual accomplice in the wholesale destruction of the Palestinian people. This is not a way to win friends and influence people in the Middle East. Let us see what China was doing today.

From the People’s Daily Online:

“Chinese President Hu Jintao and Egyptian President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak Tuesday pledged to further strengthen bilateral strategic cooperative relations as the two countries are celebrating 50-year-old official ties.”

Later we see this.

“Mubarak introduced the situation of Middle East and Egypt's viewpoints on the issue.

Hu said China will always stand on the side of Arabian people, and advocates to settle the issue through political negotiations based on relevant UN resolutions.”

Wow, I thought to myself, did he really say the “always” word? I’m no Georgetown graduate but, that is pretty heavy diplospeak. I had to do some more research to confirm and yes; there it was in black and white. I found it at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. (http://www.ipcs.org/Jun_06_china.pdf)

June 1, 2006

“China will always support the just cause of the Arab people for national legitimate rights.”

Wow! Again; I didn’t even know you were allowed to do that. Isn’t AIPAC or some media outlet going to give them a spanking? I remembered when Israel approved the Dubai Ports deal doesn’t China have to go through some red tape? I’d never read anything like this in my life; which tells you; I really don’t get out much. Then I thought about it…China…strategy…Lao Tzu. What was China’s motive? Why were they capitulating to the Arab and Islamic world instead of blind allegiance to Israel? Then I came across a wonderful little chart at www.globalfirepower.com and it all started to make sense.

TOP PROVEN OIL RESERVES IN THE WORLD (In Barrels)
Data Up Through 2005
NR = Not Reported
Saudi Arabia

262,700,000,000

Canada

178,900,000,000

Iran

133,300,000,000

Iraq

112,500,000,000

Venezuela

75,590,000,000

Russia

69,000,000,000

Libya

40,000,000,000

Mexico

33,310,000,000

United States of America

22,450,000,000

China

18,260,000,000

Brazil

15,120,000,000

Norway

9,859,000,000

India

5,700,000,000

Indonesia

4,600,000,000

Great Britain

4,500,000,000

Australia

3,664,000,000

Argentina

2,950,000,000

Egypt

2,700,000,000

Syria

2,500,000,000

Italy

586,600,000

Three of the top five countries in the world with proven oil reserves were Arab/Muslim countries. The other two in the top five were Canada whose oil reserves require more expensive refining methods and Venezuela, who’s President Hugo Chavez, recently suffered sulfur burns inside his proboscis while referring to George Bush as the devil.

As far as long term oil supplies go it looks like the diplomatic score is China/Diplomacy 1, America/War 0.

In another synchronous example; we have the return of an American and a Brit who were kidnapped while mapping petroleum deposits of Nigeria’s coast. The fact that they were returned safe is good news. The fact that the kidnapping was one incident among a host of violent acts that has cut Nigeria’s oil production by roughly 25%, is not a good indicator for US strategy in the area. That is, of course, if you believe that it is no coincidence that both kidnapped men worked for Chevron. Thus stands the US relationship with Africa’s largest oil producer and one of the world’s top ten petroleum exporters. So let us once again take a look at China’s diplomatic, “Art of the Real”.

On this same day, during Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s visit, some of the Chinese strategy is revealed. In the same speech mentioning, “the just cause of the Arab people”, Chinese President Hu Jintao, says the following.

“On Sino-African relations, Hu said China and African countries are sincere friends and close brothers. The Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is a milestone in China- Africa mutually beneficial cooperation and will have a special impact in the history of Sino-African relationship, he said.”

Did Hu Jintao just hi-five his African “brothers”. Damn! (By the way, for those of you unaware, yes, Egypt is in Africa; I know that causes no small amount of pain for certain intellects, but it is true). Well, you might say, that is a very general commitment and has no specific bearing on China and Nigerian oil. And you know what I would say, “You are right!” Then I would say, give me a moment for some brief research and I’ll tell you what China is doing with Nigeria. Then you might say, well, how do you know they are doing anything? Then I would say, “I know because, they are doing it all over the world.” Let’s have a look.

According to Reuters here is what is happening with China and Nigeria. To include everything that China is doing with Africa would require pages.

July 2005 - China and Nigeria sign an $800 million crude oil deal between Petrochina International and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. to supply 30,000 barrels of crude oil per day to China.

Jan 2006 - China's top offshore oil producer CNOOC agrees to pay $2.3 billion for a stake in an oil and gas field in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil-producer. The deal is China's largest ever overseas acquisition.

November 2006 - At a summit in Beijing, 12 Chinese firms and African governments and companies sign deals worth $1.9 billion involving 11 African countries covering areas such as infrastructure, telecoms and technological equipment, mineral resource development and insurance.

That should be sufficient evidence. The incredible thing about the Chinese style is once you know it; you don’t have to know what they are doing, because you already know.

Today’s Oil Scoreboard wraps up with a final score of China 2 America 0. I hope this foreign policy thing doesn’t go the way of US Men’s Olympic Basketball. Perhaps, America should steal a glance at China’s legendary playbook, The Art of War.

Chapter Three, Attack by Strategem, states the following.

“Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”

From the outside; it looks like somebody has been studying their Playbook.

HE'S NAKED

HE’S NAKED

How much information does one need? How many times does something have to be reiterated? How many people, in how many places, in what occupation; have to say the same thing in order to get the message across?

Now the Military Times is speaking through at least four of their newspapers which happen to be, The Marine Corps Times, The Air Force Times, The Army Times and The Navy Times. Can anyone guess what they are saying? They are asking, no…wait, they are telling President Bush that Rumseld must go. How many straws does it take to break in to a red stater’s noggin or a blue state politicians’, for that matter. Excluding, of course, the ones that objected to Bush’s election and the War in the first place. How many of those were there? Not to get sidetracked, it will be hard to ascribe this Military Times editorial to a bunch of left wing kooks that just can’t identify with Middle America. I really think you would be hard pressed to find any pro gun control, gay marriage supporting atheists, in their newsroom or drinking chi-chi’s by the copier, although; it is hard to resist a good chi-chi. No, no my friendly reader let me tell you what the Military Times is all about or better yet I shall show you.

The following quote is taken from http://www.defensenews.com/index.php?S=aboutus, or more simply put DefenseNews.com. It is located in the “About Us” section. Ask and ye shall receive.
“Defense News and its Web site, DefenseNews.com , are part of the Army Times Publishing Company, the leading military and government news periodical publisher in the world. The defense business-to-business unit of the Army Times Publishing Company is called the Defense News Media Group, and includes the following publications: Defense News, Armed Forces Journal, Training & Simulation Journal and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Journal, along with their Web sites. Army Times Publishing Company’s products also include Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Time and Marine Corps Times, collectively known as the Military Times Media Group. The Military Times Media Group newsweeklies and companion Web sites are for the rank and file of the U.S. military, covering pay, benefit, career, operational and lifestyle issues affecting the active duty military and the wider U.S. military community. Army Times Publishing Company also produces Federal Times, the leading newsweekly for federal government managers, covering key management issues within all U.S. government departments and agencies.”

Now, when The Military times is telling the President that “Donald Rumsfeld must go”, it could also be inferred that if Donald Rumsfeld doesn’t go that the President’s leadership is in question. It is also a statement that selecting Donald Rumsfeld to be the Secretary of Defense was a horrendous decision and responsible for the mess in Iraq. That’s a pretty hefty statement from “the leading military and government news periodical publisher in the world.” Then you can throw into the pot a host of neocon prototypes fleeing from the scene. According to Vanity Fair and The Guardian; Keith Adelman, Richard Perle, Michael Rubin, David Frum and a host of others are turning on President Bush. Oh my, oh my, timing is everything, is it not? The real irony is that some of these names are hugely responsible for the failed neocon strategy that has consumed world since the Bush Presidency began.

Adelman wrote that “liberating Iraq would be a cakewalk”. Then there is Richard Perle of Plamegate, Chalabi and Mujahedin-e-Khalq.
See (http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:aUoBJn2rlNQJ:antiwar.com/deliso/%3Farticleid%3D2005+richard+perle+osp&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1)

Then there is David Frum i.e. Mr. Axis of Evil. I tell you Michael Jackson never moon walked this good. When these guys are running; you know the house is on fire. Not to mention, the recent loads of corporate cash flowing over to the Democrats. They always say follow the money. So wake up everybody and check out the Open Source Internet Intelligence Service, specifically,

http://osiis.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_osiis_archive.html

It’s an April 27, 2006 article called “Blood on the Water” and it is exactly what’s happening now.
The funny thing is that when this whole debacle is over it’s going to be hip to be “progressive”. The unfortunate thing is that many of the supporters of the failed neocon agenda may still be ensconced in their Washington seats, similar to all the Iran-Contra types still loitering around D.C. Who knows, maybe there are some openings at Fox News or The World Bank? Just remember what happened to Joe Leiberman. Where is he now anyway? Wasn’t he a democratic choice for President? John Kerry, well, I think he is pretty much out of it. America has had enough Skull and Bones all over the desert sand for a while. How deep is this political cleansing going to go? Well you check out http://www.osiis.blogspot.com/ and http://www.intertel.blogspot.com/. And we will talk again soon.

Big Island Reflections

The following is one of the most memorable dialogues I had on the Big Island.

Jonas: Tell'em, I'm out. It's over. I'm done. It's through.

77: (shocked) What do you mean your out..(pause). You've already been chopped up. The hard part is over.

Jonas: (chuckle) Chopped up...that's a nice way of putting it. Tell your boys I'm out.

Jonas and 77 stare at each other.

77: Well, don't ever tell anyone about this.

Jonas and 77 stare at each other.

77: I mean no one will believe you. They'll think your crazy.

Jonas: Hmmm...crazy. Yeah..well, I've seen crazy. Those motherf___'s are the ones that are crazy.

77: They're always going to be there, watching. Your never going to understand what happened.

Jonas: Let'em watch. I know all I need to know.

Two great movies:

ENEMY OF THE STATE
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?p=%22enemy+of+the+state%22&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&b=3&oid=a9f2afe42095bd6e&rurl=www.movie-list.com&vdone=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fvideo%3Fp%3D%2522enemy%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bstate%2522%26toggle%3D1%26cop%3Dmss%26ei%3DUTF-8

THE RECRUIT
http://a772.g.akamai.net/5/772/51/43295c80c61b7a/1a1a1aaa2198c627970773d80669d84574a8d80d3cb12453c02589f25382f668c9329e0375e8178bfa6fd23aad2190fe6392066ed332a4096cde53bc30/the_recruit_m480.mov

World War III?

I had a dream. In this dream World War III was on the horizon. I hope it is just a dream. For more info. contact OSIIS.

POLL

The question for today ladies and gentlemen, faithful, lovable and loyal readers, is the following. This one is a doozie so take your time.

Should people be able to think whatever it is they want to think? Or, should people only think the way that they are supposed to think? Guarantee this is going to be a 50/50 split?

Personally, I think that people should only think the way they are supposed to think because that's good for Democracy...i think? Or somewhere, somehow I got that understanding that not thinking but going rah...rah...rah stay the course made me a better human being. It glorified me into a world of thinking that I am better than everybody else or superior because I go rah...rah...rah...

Life became Monday Night Football. Except, on MNF there is more strategy and logic than in world geopolitics. I don't know if you sense it but, everyone seems to think there is something brilliant about not thinking. Therefore, if you are the greatest non-thinker you should be the President. There is no need for deep thought. Iran is ready to wipe any opponent off the face of the map. North Korea is giving America the Middle Finger. We are spilling our own blood all over Iraq. Taiwan is about to invest all its money in China. Korea is giving America the Middle Finger. South America is giving the USA the Middle Finger. Basically, the US is sitting and spinning on a whole lot of Middle fingers.

I tried to help. I really did. I never meant to get involved. I was an artist, you know? So, I decided to draw some cartoons one day under the pseudonym of Al Weisman.

Why? Because, as a child I devoured MAD magazine, along with any other available reading material including shampoo bottles and mouthwash labels. I am a reading maniac. Anyhoo,I started drawing political cartoons because it is creative, it is funny and I can.

Before you know it someone finds me, sponsors me and the next thing you know; I am testing to be an FSO at the US Department of State. It was crazy shit!!! Honestly, I didn't even know who the Dept. of State was. I was living in the woods, remotely, peacefully, just looking for a steady living that wasn't the "corporate world". But I am no dummy, once I started studying what I was into, not because I wanted to be a spook, but because I was attracted to the longevity, income, mental utilization and patriotism of it, I started soaking things up.

(What I am trying to say is that until the Dept. of State popped into my life; I had never ever contemplated, much less written a political paper.) So when I wrote what I wrote, I think it caught some people by surprise. They couldn't understand but to me it was easy, still is. I think if I ever took the time to be amazed, it wouldn't be so easy anymore.

Anyway, to make a long story short, my two dogs are dead, my ex is my ex but my life goes on. So, if anyone is interested in hiring a guy that can draw some cartoons and keep a somewhat decent conversation then you can find me at Aloha Discount Liquor in Kihei, HI. That was my reward for my patriotism and trust me even that was hard won.

PS. I am a little tired of being dragged around by the current State of the Union and I would love to go to Europe and learn languages or whatever.

ppss. I would like to xpress my regrets that the private European corporation that was originally interested in my skills got scared away but I understand, you were probably intimidated but you guys looked like and still appear to be a class outfit.

pppsss. And yes, I am unusually candid about this whole scenario. That is because, I have nothing to hide and was just looking for honest work in the first place. You can see some of my toons at http://im-agefilms.blogspot.com/ Aloha!

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Geopolitical Realities of the Chinese–North Korean Relationship

Theory: China is in full support of North Korea belligerence.

Why: North Korean belligerence acts as a military/nuclear deterrent for China.

Research: Chinese involvement in NK War. Chinese 38th parallel involvement.

Why: North Korean belligerence enhances China’s status and reputation in the areas of Stability and Diplomacy.

Why: North Korean belligerence offers China nonimplicative first strike capability.

Why: North Korean belligerence isolates them from the world community and thereby makes China the primary beneficiaries of North Korean dollars and trade.

Why: North Korean belligerence gives China more global negotiating power.

Why: North Korea and China have common political ground, Communism.

Why: North Korea provides protection to Chinese ports and coastline by sealing off the
Korean Bay.

Research: Tanjian

Why: North Korea provides Northeastern China with coastal access to the Sea of Japan.

Research: Shenyang

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Rock N Me

Don’t ask me. I don’t know what happened to America. We used to be sex, drugs and rock n roll. Then somehow we lost our soul. Has the heartbeat of Woodstock been reduced to a Mountain Dew commercial or a Homeland Security Operation? Shit, or better yet, Geeezus Christ, didn’t we used to jam to Swingtown by the Steve Miller band? Weren’t people from around the world flocking to get here? I mean when is the last time we had to rescue some Cuban refugees? Is the land of Castro actually more exciting now then football, hamburgers and Baskin Robbins? Remember when all we had to worry about was the weather? Of course, freedom isn’t free. But what happens when it is not Freedom anymore? Should we change the National Anthem? Remember when there were good fights between the Democrats and Republicans but we all went out to watch Mike Tyson knock someone the f—k out? Somehow, when Iron Mike bit off that chunk of ear we all stopped listening to our Souls.

I mean who has got better music than the USA? No one, baby! I’ll put money on that. Who invented the car, television, phone, and light bulb? I mean without America the world would be some walkin’, no communication, in the dark mutha…shut your mouth! So, let’s can all this right wing, left wing, abortion, gay marriage bullshit. It is starting to look like divide and conquer. Our informed dissent has always made us stronger as a country. From Rage Against The Machine to Sinatra; that was the great thing, everybody in America did their own thing. I don’t know how we went from most loved to most despised overnight. Just listen to “Take the Money and Run” by Steve Miller. I think it is self explanatory.

The bottom line is once we stop havin’ fun and get stuck in some lock step, robotic, automaton-like existence, well, then we ain’t livin’ in the U.S.A. anymore. To tell you the truth, I don’t know who is responsible for f—kn things up so much. It seems like it would have to be a joint effort to do so much damage so fast. I knew the end was near when Janet Jackson’s titty almost shut down television broadcasting. I mean is that the future, we become so self-righteous that while we shed blood around the world we pray with a bullet in our hand. Did you know North Korea’s literacy rate is 99%. I don’t even want to know what it is in America. How important is staying the course when we can’t even spell it? Who knows, I am no magician, or genie. If anything, my friends say I am to idealistic. But, if I can’t be idealistic about America in America then we are all in trouble. You know what I’m talkin’ about!

For inspiration check out Jet Airliner. I guess, this is Steve Miller day for us old coots.

Geopolitical Realities of the Chinese–North Korean Relationship

If I die b4 I wake it was D.O.D. make no mistake.

The following are preliminary focus points on the Geopolitical Realities of the Chinese-North Korean Relationship.

Geopolitical Realities of the Chinese–North Korean Relationship

Theory: China is in full support of North Korea belligerence.

Why: North Korean belligerence acts as a military/nuclear deterrent for China.

Research: Chinese involvement in NK War. Chinese 38th parallel involvement.

Why: North Korean belligerence enhances China’s status and reputation in the areas of Stability and Diplomacy.

Why: North Korean belligerence offers China nonimplicative first strike capability.

Why: North Korean belligerence isolates them from the world community and thereby makes China the primary beneficiaries of North Korean dollars and trade.

Why: North Korean belligerence gives China more global negotiating power.

Why: North Korea and China have common political ground, Communism.

Why: North Korea provides protection to Chinese ports and coastline by sealing off the Korean Bay.

Research: Tanjian

Why: North Korea provides Northeastern China with coastal access to the Sea of Japan.

Research: Shenyang


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Serious questions for the U.S. Armed Forces relating to the North Korean missile tests on July 4, 2006.

While taking defensive measures against a possible attack by North Korea; how has the United States exposed its strategy and tactics in the Pacific theatre of operations?

How will this information be interpreted by other nations?

What adaptations and adjustments will be made by other nations in relation to this intelligence?

Was the long range Taepodong missile meant to fail? If so, then why?

How is the inability of China to dissuade North Korea from missile testing to be interpreted?

Has a risk assessment of simultaneous engagements in North Korea, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan been completed?

Where was the failure in U.S. diplomacy?

What was the worst case scenario for the United States in this situation? How can it be prevented in the future?

What adjustments and movements did other nations make to their military apparatus during this crisis? How is that data interpreted?

How is the missile launch timing to be interpreted?

What adjustments need to be made in South Korea and Japan?

Is America underestimating its opponents and overestimating its foreign relations?

Are America’s defensive capabilities more efficient and effective then they were on September 11, 2001?

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Sanity is a prerequisite of morality. Jonas Holmes III

In the era of globalization; it is the country that shows itself to be most uplifting for the world citizenry that shall ascend to leadership through the collective will of the masses. Such is the nature of authentic democracy. Jonas Holmes III

Ruling by fear exerts control in one portion of the populace yet inspires resistance in another. Most importantly, those that rule by fear shall find themselves subject to fear and its inherent restriction. That in turn creates an authoritative attack on creativity. Creativity equals growth and once growth is attacked on a societal level; the breeding grounds for malaise, putrefaction and death are fertile. A great philosopher once said restriction is sin; therefore those who promote fear are the greatest of sinners. Jonas Holmes III

The Euro-Asian Alliance Part 2 G.U.T.R.U.S.H. Globally United Terror Response to United States Hedgemony

“The Euro-Asian Alliance: Shifts in the Global Balance of Power”, makes the case for a cooperative effort between France, Germany, Russia and China, “to create a rival power center capable of opposing the execution of detrimental foreign policy by the United States”.

The greatest threat of such a cooperative alliance is the possibility of its expansion throughout the globe and utilization of covert terror operations to achieve its objectives. This threat concept is called GUTRUSH or Globally United Terror Response to United States Hegemony. The likelihood of a GUTRUSH initiative is strong when consideration is given to the expanding political, economic and military relationships of the Euro-Asian Alliance members with countries that pose potential nuclear and/or terror threats to U.S. interests.

Only ignorance and hubris could allow anyone to believe that countries many years older than the U.S. would not resort to cooperative terror operations if world opinion, international law and U.N. resolutions did not protect their interests. In many parts of the world, the U.S. is viewed as a deaf bully, unwilling to hear or listen to any other countries opinion. This fact and the perception that the U.S. unfairly supports Israel through a biased and prejudiced foreign policy gives America’s enemies more than one thing in common, more than one motive in common and forces them to be creative in their responses to U.S. hegemony.

Concerning the EU, the CIA’s, 2003, Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction, states the following. “Iran continued to successfully procure dual use goods and materials from Europe. In addition, several Western European countries remained willing to negotiate Advanced Conventional Weapons sales to Libya, India, Pakistan and other countries to preserve their domestic defense industries. North Korea approached Western European entities to obtain acquisitions for its uranium enrichment program.” This information makes it quite evident that Europe does not share the United States “axis of evil” philosophy.

EU members certainly consider their Islamic population and geographic proximity to Islamic countries. According to former career CIA agent, Robert Baer, in his book, “See No Evil”; “It didn’t take a sophisticated intelligence organization to figure out that Europe, our traditional ally in the war against bad guys, had become a hothouse of Islamic fundamentalism”. Spain and Turkey have already suffered significant terror attacks for their support of the US‘s war in Iraq. It is reasonable to believe other European countries have given these potentials careful consideration.

We have also seen the terrorists express their appreciation for a European policy of non-intervention in the US led war in Iraq. A blatant display of such appreciation occurred when terrorist released their hostages after learning that they were French. In the meantime, American hostages continue to be beheaded with rapidity. In these base physical actions the implied understanding between Europe and the terrorists is one of cooperation. The following facts also make a strong case for the likelihood of European involvement in Operation GUTRUSH. Much of the planning for the 9/11 attacks took place in Europe. If nothing else this indicates a level of comfort that violently anti-American terrorists feel in the European environment. No terrorist attacks have occurred in France or Germany since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This indicates that the terrorists believe any possible statement they could make in these countries is not worth jeopardizing the current relationship, whatever that relationship may be. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks took place a French author published a number one bestseller that stated the Pentagon was hit by a missile and not an airplane. The implication is that America purposely struck its own Department of Defense for political purposes. That such an accusation reached bestseller status indicates that its theme was popular and/or was intended to be so. The challenges in US-French relations since 2001 are well documented.

We can imagine that the French are throwing temper tantrums like misbehaving children whose greatest threat is to our eardrums or we can believe that the French, who have survived two World Wars and heavy attacks by foreign troops on their own soil, have made contingency plans. If the latter is true, then GUTRUSH, a Globally United Terror Response to United States Hegemony, may be considered a viable option by the French and other EU members for protecting their interests. Once we understand how our former allies could feel pushed far enough into a corner to participate in a GUTRUSH it is that much easier to envision participation by Russia and China. The key to a effective GUTRUSH is that world powers like the EU, Russia and China, who have already voiced their displeasure, discontent, and desire to limit US hegemony, begin proactively enhancing the economic, political and military apparatus of second tier or perimeter nation states outside the Alliance.

In the CIA’s, 2003, Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Weapons of Mass Destruction, the CIA expresses continuing concern about Chinese nuclear cooperation with Iran and Pakistan. China has offered significant assistance to Pakistan and Iran on ballistic missile related projects. Thanks to Chinese assistance Pakistan has moved toward domestic serial production of Short Range and Medium Range solid propellant ballistic missiles. Chinese entity ballistic missile related assistance helped Iran move toward it’s goal of becoming self-sufficient in the production of ballistic missiles. In addition, firms in China provided dual-use missile-related items, raw material, and/or assistance to several other countries of proliferation concern-such as Iran, Libya and North Korea. Chinese firms are still providing dual-use chemical weapons related equipment and technology to Iran, as well as, Advanced Conventional Weapons to Pakistan and Iran.

According to the Secretary of Defense’s, 2003, “Annual Report on the Military Power of The People’s Republic of China”, Beijing apparently believes that the US poses a significant long-term challenge. China’s leaders have asserted that the US seeks to maintain a dominant geostrategic position by containing the growth of Chinese power, ultimately “dividing” and “Westernizing” China, and preventing a resurgence of Russian power. Beijing has interpreted the strengthened US-Japan security alliance, increased US presence in the Asia-Pacific region-including Central Asia—and efforts to expand NATO as manifestations of Washington’s strategy. While seeking a stable relationship with Washington, Beijing will continue to seek opportunities to diminish US regional influence.

The PLA’s (People’s Liberation Army) strategy places a strong emphasis on surprise. Their writings indicate a number of methodologies that could enhance the success of surprise, including strategic and operational deception, electronic warfare, and wearing down or desensitizing and opponents’ political and military leadership. At least one objective would be to reduce indications and warning of military action. For there to be no indications via satellite or humint would require that the PLA does not move. Subsidizing covert terror attacks through jihaddi organization would allow for that while providing the ultimate surprise.

Most interesting in this Department of Defense report are the following sentences. “Beijing apparently believes that the US poses a significant long-term challenge. China’s leaders have asserted that the US seeks to maintain a dominant geostrategic position by containing the growth of Chinese power, ultimately “dividing” and “Westernizing” China, and preventing a resurgence of Russian power.” What’s interesting in this analysis, if accurate, is that it states clearly that China and Russia have the same geostrategic national security interests.

To prevent the resurgence of Russian power the US is determined to divide and Westernize China. That is another way of stating what the Chinese believe regarding US policy and strategy in the region. The word “divide” is a direct assault on what China considers the most essential condition for its national survival and development…”national unity”. That makes the US the number one security threat and concern of Chinese policymakers and intelligence heads. The US may want to ask itself the following question and carefully consider the answer. What are the implications of Chinese and Russian participation in a Globally United Terror Response to United States Hegemony (GUTRUSH) if China places its own sovereignty and stability second to “national unity” under a Marxist/Maoist government?

This brings us to the final and perhaps most important nation in the Euro-Asian Alliance’s push into a GUTRUSH, Russia. Many in US intelligence understand the formidability of the KGB far better than the author. With that in mind it is quite doubtful that KGB spy Vladimir Putin reflects fondly upon his Soviet Republic’s Cold War losses as he decides upon Russian foreign policy. As documented in “The Euro-Asian Alliance: Shifts in the Global Balance of Power”, the result of a 2003 meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov resulted in the following statements out of China’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Regarding President Hu Jintao and President Putin,

“They emphasized that whatever changes the international situation may undergo, China and Russia will give priority to bilateral relations in their respective foreign policies and their policy of deepening and developing bilateral strategic coordination in various fields will remain intact, and that the mechanism of high level contacts and the cooperation between the two countries will continue to be intensified.”

Foreign Ministry Comrades Ivanov and Jintao agree on many things including “the Iraqi issue, North Korea nuclear issue and other international issues.”

Whatever Vladimir Putin is thinking in regards to the Old Cold War, the United States and the future of Russia, China is on board. Not only is China on board diplomatically and politically but there is a few billion dollars in Chinese currency getting on board every year for Russian military training and hardware.

As we continue delving into the concept of GUTRUSH and analyzing the thoughts, feelings, actions and statements of the Euro-Asian Alliance it becomes apparent that the concept may already have moved into reality. The most likely brain center for GUTRUSH would be in Russia. China’s foreign policy appears to be one of deception, especially the appearance of amicability for purposes of economic gain. The EU is an ally of the US through NATO and other institutions, thus making it to risky a location to support the GUTRUSH brain center. Russia, on the other hand, has had a head start since it has been going head to head with the US for decades. One Soviet defector, Anatoly Golitsyn, said that the dissolution of the USSR was actually a KGB operation. Thus far 139 or 94% of his 148 predictions have been verifed. It would be interesting to know exactly what he meant.

According to the CIA’s Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction, Russia is an active player. Russia has assisted Iran in building the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. In relation to ballistic missile related goods and technical know how Russia has supplied Iran, India and China. Russian entities remain a key source of equipment, chemicals and expertise for countries of concern with active Chemical and Biological Weapons programs. Russia continues to be a major supplier of conventional arms. As of November 2000 Russian officials stated that they saw Iran as potentially being Russia’s third largest conventional weapons customer behind China and India. Other customers are Libya and Sudan.

A pattern has definitely developed. The Euro-Asian Alliance of the EU, Russia and China has been established. The relationships between all of the Alliance members are far superior to any alliance member’s relations with the US. The Alliance members have all experienced financial losses as a result of US unilateral action in Iraq. The Alliance members are all supporting Iran and North Korea both of which happen to be the two remaining countries in the US’s “axis of evil”. This support includes the procurement and development of Weapons of Mass Destruction. In essence, the Euro-Asian Alliance members are doing everything in their power to support countries that the US has identified as a proliferation and/or terrorist threat. The only thing the Alliance hasn’t done is make the following announcement.

“We the Euro-Asian Alliance will begin actively and directly supporting terrorist operations against the United States of America. We will begin by providing covert financing and operational strategy to terrorist attacks on the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan. We will then begin covertly attacking US assets throughout the Middle East and Eurasian continent. These attacks will certainly occur on Alliance members’ soil primarily impacting US interests while causing minimal collateral damage to Alliance members. This collateral damage will be small enough so as not to impact Alliance infrastructure, yet large enough to exacerbate anti-US sentiment. Initially these attacks will be carried out only through jihaddis whom the alliance will support through a multi-layered splinter cell structure. The actual executors of the attacks will have no inkling of Alliance support. Then on a selective basis attacks on US interests will be carried out by elite members of Alliance intelligence organizations within the framework and footprint of a typical jihaddi operation. As the US begins to find itself reeling to and fro from vast number of attacks on its international interests the Alliance will begin initiating Operation Nightmare Scenario (ONS) on US soil.”

The Euro-Asian Alliance may not have spoken these words and perhaps they have not even considered the thought. Nevertheless, the potential for a GUTRUSH cannot be ignored. This is especially so considering that a GUTRUSH may appear to be the most effective method for the Euro-Asian Alliance to achieve its goals while maintaining plausible deniability. These goals would be to see the United States consumed by conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Such consumption would allow Alliance members to pursue their goals with less opposition from the US. The ultimate goals of the Euro-Asian Alliance are a unified, militarily modernized EU capable of opposing unilateral US policy, a resurgent Russia, a united China, and strong nuclear powered neighbors in Iran, North Korea, India and Pakistan. These are just a few of the Alliance’s possible interests. A covert GUTRUSH could mutate into a push to get the US out of the Eurasian continent. This could further mutate into attacks on US interests in Canada, North and South America as the GUTRUSH expands. Ultimately, in Operation Nightmare Scenario (ONS), the EAA GUTRUSH will begin using the powers of space, the Galileo Satellite Network and the internet, as well as diplomatic pouches and NATO intelligence to achieve its goals.