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2008-08-27 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by ed 2008-08-27 08:27|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 the war in Chechnya IS about the worst example to pick if youre trying to make the case that different parts of the WOT are NOT discrete.

Its a textbook example of a war over autonomy and nationalism, with a real and brutal occupation, that DID marginalize the moderates and empowered the Jihadis.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-08-27 09:06|| 2008-08-27 09:06|| Front Page Top

#2 WAFF.com Thread > YOUTUBE/VIDEO News > NOTED RUSSIAN POLITICIAN [Prophet - pechant for LT Accuracy?] WARNS ISRAEL MAY ATTACK IRAN IN TWO MONTHS.

* Said Israeli-Iranian War will induce wider ME + TransRegional Conflict - Conventional, Sectarian, and likely even NUCLEAR [tactical]!?
* RUSSIA, etc. may see MASSIVE REFUGEE INFLOWS stemming from same.
* World safe under a POTUS MCCAIN ADMIN for EIGHT YEARS!?
* NEXT CONFLICT IN AUGUST 2016????

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-08-27 22:35|| 2008-08-27 22:35|| Front Page Top

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