Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Aug 18th, 2004 Comments Off
From http://passionofthepresent.org 20 minutes ago:
Please go to this page at Save Dafur now and place a “want ad” for your personal action, gathering, or event. You will then be part of the Day of Concience, Wednesday August 25, 2004.
You have the power to make a difference next Wednesday. Your
participation is really needed. Frankly, most of [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Aug 17th, 2004 Comments Off
From the Star of Lebanon today, another good summary on the future US/UK versus China conflict over oil, and how China is moving into the Middle East and Africa.
Neither presidential candidate seems to be connecting the
dots…is this true, or is it they don’t want to share this issue
with the public?
There is a profound strategic issue [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Aug 17th, 2004 Comments Off
Also see a small but helpful piece on China’s oil strategy in Africa by Howard French a few days ago in the NY Times and the International Herald Tribune.
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Aug 17th, 2004 Comments Off
“China has already deployed 4,000 troops to Sudan. But those troops
are there only to protect China’s investment in an oil pipeline.” Newsday this morning.
A very clear and important piece from Newsday this morning on China’s huge thirst for oil, and China’s Middle Eastern/African strategy involving Saudi Arabia as well as Sudan. More perspective on [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Aug 15th, 2004 Comments Off
This weekend Internet campaign visionary and TV political analyst Joe Trippi used his spot on MSNBC.com in support of action to stop the genocide in Sudan in an esssay entitled “The Passion of the Present: and linking to our the http://passionofthepresent.org community.
While Secretary of State Colin Powell
paid a long overdue visit to Darfur just weeks ago, [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Aug 12th, 2004 Comments Off
Pronk continues to give away the store in Sudan. This from Passion of the Present today:
The US and UK should ask for UN envoy Jan Pronk to be recalled.
Pronks’ actions would be comic if they did not affect the lives of thousands of people. Authoritative reports, including from his own United Nations, indicate that [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Aug 11th, 2004 Comments Off
China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have teamed up with the government of Sudan to promote genocide. The new club will help block sanctions, keep out African Union peacekeepers, spread disinformation (such as that Israel is behind the rebels in Sudan), and the genocide to burn on..
Learn more at Passion of the Present http://passionofthepresent.org
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Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Aug 10th, 2004 Comments Off
The UK and US strategy aimed at stopping the genocide in Sudan is in a
shambles. Basically China, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt have teamed up
to back human rights abuser Sudan–and are engaged in a world-wide
campaign to minimize US and UK influence–as well as that of US and UK
allies Rwanda and Nigeria. Passion of the Present has [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Aug 9th, 2004 Comments Off
Passion of the Present has a set of disturbing posts, anchored by this one. The gist is that the Sudanese government has launched a powerful public relations campaign to reframe how the world sees Darfur and the genocide there.
From Passion of the Present:
My terrible concern is that the United States and the UK and [...]
Posted in Economics and cybenetics on Aug 5th, 2004 Comments Off
“Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.”
Steven Tyler
Aerosmith