Friday, July 15, 2011

7-15-11 National Security Updates


U.S. Hints at Regime Change Following Attack on Syrian Embassy

The revolution in Syria is an opportunity to dramatically alter the balance of power in the Middle East in our favor.

Secretary of State Clinton is warning Syrian dictator Bashar Assad that he “is not indispensable and we have absolutely nothing invested in him remaining in power,” a marketed escalation in rhetoric following attacks on the U.S. and French embassies that were undoubtedly orchestrated by the Syrian regime. The statement is just short of a direct call for Assad’s resignation, though that is likely to come soon. [more...]


Hezbollah Sets Up Shop in Mexico

A Tucson Police Department memo from September 2010 has been leaked onto the Internet by hackers, and it warns that Hezbollah has set up shop in Mexico. The terrorist group has linked up with the Mexican drug lords, and is even said to have a large arms stockpile in the country. Terrorist groups are looking at the raging drug war in Mexico as an opportunity to further their deadly ambitions. [more...]


U.S. Hits Pakistan’s Wallet

The U.S.-Pakistani relationship is continuing its fast downward spiral. The Pakistani government has expelled over 100 American advisors and is demanding the closure of a base used for drone strikes. The U.S., fed up with Pakistani duplicity, is now withholding $800 million in military aid. The U.S. needs to prepare for the day when the Pakistanis fully cease their meager cooperation. [more...]

2 comments:

Unknown said...

From 2000 to 2009 the US, in grants and credits, gave the Middle East $78,006,000
In 2008 the figure was $10,787,000,000
In 2008 the US gave $131,724,000,000 to the world, of that the Middle East (Census Bureau Chart was not more specific) got $33,486,000,000
We are a giving nation. These numbers do not reflect the private donations, UN monies, IMF funding, or income from other sources. Why are we giving so much aid to countries that already have national resources that are highly sought commodities? That is to say, oil is the highly sought commodity.

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Michael Borowiak said...

Having worked with the Israelis, I know they will never tolerate a nuclear Iran. If I was in charge of the Israeli forces, I would send a tactical nuke to contaminate the entire area. This would not be a poplular solution, but it would not injure innocent civilians and it would achieve the strategic goal; however, the very mention of nuclear weapons would have major negative repercussions worldwide.