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The New Axis -- More on the China Connection
U.S. & World Early Warning Report ^ | May 1996 (1999 reprint) | Richard J. Maybury

Posted on 10/11/2001 10:20:00 PM PDT by Coyote

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To: Coyote
This danger will become more obvious as the next weeks and months pass.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

21 posted on 10/12/2001 5:54:34 AM PDT by harpseal
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To: gonzo
Apparently the suicide bombers are over-rated -- only 6 of the 19 knew beforehand that they we going to die according to reports yesterday.
22 posted on 10/12/2001 6:13:32 AM PDT by flamefront
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To: Coyote
Hey bro!

Looks like I may have been on the same wave link with this guy.

Take a look, if you get a chance, at my as yet unlaunched site (hopefully will officially launch this weekend or early next week) for my latest project:

BREATH FO FIRE

It's a series of novels, the first now complete, on the coming third world war. Everything works at the site ... would be interested in your feedback. FRemail me.

Regards.

23 posted on 10/12/2001 7:25:35 AM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: gonzo; The Documentary Lady; Jeff Head; harpseal;
The thesis is interesting, and while there are those here that can't seem to read between the lines, I still insist that it contains a great deal of truth.

It does have weaknesses, however. The author saw it as a muliti-state axis, on a level with those we knew in WWII. So did EVERYBODY else. That's what we were used to, and what we all expected. And because those alliances were so weak, so unstructured, our own intelligence failed to comprehend that fighting a war with "terrorism" as the primary weapon, the 21st century method of warfare, the nation-states involved DON'T HAVE TO ACTUALLY BE UNITED in the 20th century sense. No one really anticipated that "terrorism" had potentially evolved into an extremely practical method of war against a nation-state like the powerful USA. I think that part is all pretty clear, in retrospect.

All that's needed is a united ideology, and significant numbers of individuals with either money or lives to put up. Hence we have countries like Saudi Arabia, not really united in a New Axis in the 20th century sense, our allies on the political and economic front, but with numbers of very wealthy radicals spreading a poisnonous "faith" through methods not unlike that of the Marxist. In fact it's from the Marxists they learned "Psycho-Politics". This is why it's not at all surprising to see the Chinese moving about in all this, sniffing for a weakness that they can exploit in their "Western Enemy".

So we've seen the first assault, a pretty good effort to economically, psychologically, and even politico-militarily hamstring the United States.

And of course, the author exagerates the notion that the role of the US military has been "promoting socialism" ever since the end of WWII. It's an extension of the Bircher thesis. Still, it's not without logic. Thinking of the carrier as a tool for the expansion of socialism is not unreasonable, if only an unwitting result of providing military support for -- as the author notes -- "welfare systems" that couldn't have afforded to build up on the socialist scheme if we hadn't been providing prop-ups to their military. Whether true or not, it is a logical idea.

Retrospectively, in even greater detail, most people don't realize we fought the Chinese TWICE in the 20th century, but by PROXY. Once to a standstill, and once to what's popularly perceived as a "loss". Both Korea and Viet Nam would not have survived if the Chinese hadn't supplied them with economic, military, and man power.

Down deep, I realize that the reason the US is hated is because we're perceived as the "top dog". And like any dominant animal in the competitive world of nature, being perceived as THE super power carries with it a significant price. Unfortunately, if we faile to be vigilant, the jackals are always there, and today in significant secretive numbers, ready to bring us down. And as we're now learning, with almost rabid fanaticism and dedication.

For these reasons, I thougt this old article had someting to teach us. Even though the author still saw the "axis" in the 20th century sense, he DID comprehend the overall bond these countries share. That bond is the common hatred of the US. And while we were busy with the Clinton administration, these loose psycho-political alliances described by the author as the New Axis HAVE indeed been built up, even if not overtly by the heads of the respective states, but covertly and surriptitiously. The Chinese, after all, was the culture that originated "The Art of War". The rest of us are still trying to shake off our old way of viewing the world, and really comprehend what Tsun Tsu was saying.


24 posted on 10/12/2001 10:00:43 AM PDT by Coyote
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Clearly this loose alliance you have described is what we are facing. I note that while working from hime today Mrs. harpseal called up to me about a Carl cameron story on FOX that the source of intel was refering to cached arms from China. I can not yet back that up from web sites or other sources but that may well be the case.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

25 posted on 10/12/2001 11:31:07 AM PDT by harpseal
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To: Jeff Head
VERY interesting book, Jeff! A very ambitious undertaking. I'm wondering if you're going to have to manage a 'sequel', re-written to reflect the rapid changes occurring as we speak. Overall, I think I agree with your base premises. But then as I recall from FR, I always have. I did read the excerpt from chapter one just to get a feel. Pretty good style of fiction, and probably well worth reading.

Looks like you understand it as I do. This is NOT about Afghanistan. Or even Bin Laden. It's about the 21st Century, and who's going to ultimately end up top dog, isn't it. I just hope we can overcome the huge fragility we've developed during the socially destructive years where the unwitting dupes on the American left, and the smug, Globalist Elite, undermined so much of our resolve, our alliances, and our capacity.

Personally, I'm deeply unnerved by the situation. We're not being told everything. Neither the Americans or the Chinese want an over war between each other. But another proxy war, one who's first thrust was intended to deal a debilitating blow to the entire American position, is entire possible. A war where no one can point back to the perpetrator states because the warriors are secretive, isolated cells, allied by Religion and ideology, but buttressed by years of propaganda, intelligence gifts, and arms sales from our true enemies. I fear we've stepped into it pretty good, thanks to the eight years of the Clinton presidency. If we survive, I believe history will indict that bastard group, and the soft, dupped, immoral underbelly the left smeared all over this country.


26 posted on 10/12/2001 11:52:21 AM PDT by Coyote
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To: Coyote
Thanks for the ..."yowl."
27 posted on 10/13/2001 1:43:52 PM PDT by FReethesheeples
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To: Coyote
Fascinating, and thanks for the ping.

Regards,

L

28 posted on 10/13/2001 3:15:27 PM PDT by Lurker
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To: Coyote
bttt
29 posted on 10/13/2001 3:20:35 PM PDT by independentmind
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To: Coyote
Thanks for the ping, Coyote. Understanding our enemies and the challenges before us. Thank you for the insight.
30 posted on 10/13/2001 3:30:31 PM PDT by shotabug
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To: Coyote
BUMP!!!
31 posted on 10/16/2001 2:24:04 PM PDT by Terriergal
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