Thoughtful and informed
analysis by William Dalrymple. Excerpt:
During lunch, as my hosts casually pointed out the various places in the village where the British had been massacred in 1842, I asked them if they saw any parallels between that war and the present situation. "It is exactly the same," said Anwar Khan Jegdalek. "Both times the foreigners have come for their own interests, not for ours. They say, 'We are your friends, we want democracy, we want to help.' But they are lying." ...“Afghanistan is like the crossroads for every nation that comes to power," [said] Jegdalek. "But we do not have the strength to control our own destiny - our fate is always determined by our neighbours. Next, it will be China. This is the last days of the Americans."...
Thoughtful and informed analysis by William Dalrymple. Excerpt:
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ReplyDeleteMeanwhile in Iraq
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10656231
Welcome as always, RZ. Will check the NZ Herald out in full.
ReplyDeleteNZ HERALD: More oil in Iraq and mineral wealth galore in Afghanistan is the worst news for the peoples of both countries. They won't be reaping the profits if I'm not mistaken.
ReplyDeleteThanks it is up. I put the whole friggin article up, that is how much I liked it. LOL
ReplyDeleteYep, Oil and minerals have been a blessing and a curse for the region.
This should be nothing new though.
IMO: [TPTB] The powers that be know and knew that the Saudi's have peaked. They knew it before the attack on Iraq. That is what this is all about after all. The Saudi's want the West to stay because they fear the power and retribution that the Shia will have with this new power.
Connect Iraq, and Iran and the whole Grand Chess Game changes.