Georgia civil war — Part 1

Posted by Matt in May 14th, 2008 | no comment

Published in War, Abkhazia, Armed Conflict, Armed Forces, Army, Battalions, Brigades, Civil War, Georgia, NATO, Nuclear Conflict, Russia, scenarios, War

Analysts are actively debating the possible outcomes of an armed conflict between Georgia and the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia, which seceded from Georgia in 1992.
Without looking into the most pessimistic scenarios envisioning a nuclear conflict between Russia and NATO, let’s try to predict the possible outcomes of a Georgian-Abkhazian conflict.
In late 2007 the Georgian armed [...]

China preparing for nuclear war

Posted by Matt in May 10th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Base Location, beijing, British Intelligence, Caverns, China War, Conclusion, Defense Analysts, Eventuality, G2 Bulletin, Hainan, Intelligence Service, Joseph Farah, MI6, Nuclear, Nuclear War, Periodical, Satellite Images, Sophisticated Satellites, South China Sea, South China Sea Island, War

Defense analysts for the British intelligence service MI6 believe China is preparing for the “eventuality of a nuclear war.” The conclusion follows evidence that Beijing has built secretly a major naval base deep inside caverns which even sophisticated satellites cannot penetrate, says a report in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
In an unusual development, the analysts [...]

Why Oil Wealth Fuels Conflict

Posted by Matt in May 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Oil, Bush Administration, Caspian Basin, Countries In Africa, Crude Oil, Developing World, Dozen Countries, East Timor, Emergence, Energy Imports, Energy Task Force, Grievances, Internal Strife, Michael L Ross, Oil And Gas, Oil Producer, Oil Wealth, Persian Gulf, Record Oil Prices, Rich Countries, Southeast Asia, Stratospheric Prices, Unrest, War, Windfalls

The number of oil-producer-based conflicts is likely to grow in the future as stratospheric prices of crude oil push more countries in the developing world to produce oil and gas. In 2001, the Bush administration’s energy task force hailed the emergence of new producers as a chance for the United States to diversify the sources [...]

Georgia says “very close” to war with Russia

Posted by Matt in May 6th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, War, Abkhazia, Breakaway, Deployment, Georgia, Prospect Of War, Russia Russia, Soviet Georgia, War

Russia’s deployment of extra troops in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia has brought the prospect of war “very close,” a minister of ex-Soviet Georgia said on Tuesday.
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Chechen commander warns ex-rebels ready for new war

Posted by Matt in April 20th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, Chechnya, War

A dissident Chechen military commander said on Saturday amnestied rebels recruited by Chechnya’s pro-Kremlin leader Ramzan Kadyrov were engaged in violence and stood ready for another war with Russia.
Sulim Yamadayev, in an interview with Echo Moskvy radio station, described a situation in Chechnya at odds with Kremlin claims that it has re-established control [...]

China Divisions

Posted by Matt in April 20th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Taiwan, War

Sensitive intelligence reports obtained by the U.S. over the past several months indicated that military commanders in China thought they had authority to use military forces without first seeking permission from Beijing’s leaders, the officials said.
The reports indicated the specific issue for China’s military was Taiwan’s March 22 nationwide referendum on whether to seek membership [...]

Spiraling Toward a Nuclear Exchange

Posted by Matt in April 17th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, U.S., War, Iran, Nuclear, U.S., War

Indecision is the path to war. The world is about to repeat errors that led to WWII: talking peace while a dictator prepares for war.

Iran’s President again showed his contempt for the UN by announcing Iran is installing 6,000 more centrifuges that spin at thousands of revolutions per minute. Ahmadinejad fails to say if they [...]

POLITICS-ASIA: Talking Peace, Preparing for War

Posted by Matt in April 15th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Asia, War, Northeast Asia, Pease, War

Even though it looks relatively peaceful on the outside, Northeast Asia is in fact the heart of the global military-industrial complex. The armies that confront each other in this region — the United States, Russia, China, Japan, and the two Koreas — are the largest in the world. They are responsible for at least 65 [...]