Posted on 01/09/2010 11:54:07 AM PST by blam
The Secret Anti-China Message Behind Obama's Mission To Yemen
Joe Weisenthal
Jan. 9, 2010, 11:13 AM
The war on terror is back, though the story has moved from Afghanistan (which is ostensibly now in nation-building mode) to Yemen, which up until recently, many Americans probably had never heard of.
Asia Times has an excellent overview of the situation written by former Indian ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. What's most interesting is his analysis of Yemen through the lens of the broader tension between the US and China.
Most important, however, for US global strategies will be the massive gain of control of the port of Aden in Yemen. Britain can vouchsafe that Aden is the gateway to Asia. Control of Aden and the Malacca Strait will put the US in an unassailable position in the "great game" of the Indian Ocean. The sea lanes of the Indian Ocean are literally the jugular veins of China's economy. By controlling them, Washington sends a strong message to Beijing that any notions by the latter that the US is a declining power in Asia would be nothing more than an extravagant indulgence in fantasy.
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Why the Saudi,Yemen’s dictator and Jordian Commandos are so eager to help Obama?
watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKnHIf6179k
Am I wrong but to me it seems Obama is again on the wrong side. Let me know.
saw some of video that I could.Am I wrong but to me it seems Obama is again on the wrong side. Let me know.
Man thats an ugly video. Nothing worse than dead children.
Control of Aden and the Malacca Strait will put the US in an unassailable position in the "great game" of the Indian Ocean. The sea lanes of the Indian Ocean are literally the jugular veins of China's economy. By controlling them, Washington sends a strong message to Beijing that any notions by the latter that the US is a declining power in Asia would be nothing more than an extravagant indulgence in fantasy.Thanks blam!
More here
Yemen navy charges $60,000 for safe passage in pirate waters
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2421779/posts
i think the cost of protection is being spun by the pirates in this scam. what might be a more workable proposal is for every SHIPS INSURANCE company to require ship protection insurance in their policies. the effect would be immediate. sure we would all end up paying for it in ocean transport costs, but at least each ship would have the armed response to repel the pirates. the insurance pool would also fund
private responses to the land side ‘safe harbors’ from which the pirates operate. as the don’t tread on me message worked it’s way through the dead and dying pirate communites, a gradual idea to chanage their careers would become more obvious to them. these guys only think they are safe because the political system hasn’t allowed a military solution to be approved.
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