[cia-drugs] Li Zhaoxing Meets with Uzbek, Kyrghyz and Kazak Foreign Ministers
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/zxxx/t252850.htm Li Zhaoxing Meets with Uzbek, Kyrghyz and Kazak Foreign Ministers 2006/05/15 On May 15, 2006, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing met in the Shanghai International Conference Center respectively with Uzbek Foreign Minister Eler Ganiyev, Kyrghyz Foreign Minister Alikbek Jekshenkulov and Kazak Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Kemelevich Tokayev, who were here to attend the 2006 Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States. Li expressed satisfaction with the sound development of Sino-Uzbek, Sino- Kyrghyz and Sino-Kazak relations, emphasizing that China would like to continue mutual support with these three countries on major issues involving independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, maintain high-level exchanges, build up mutual political trust and expand exchanges and cooperation in the areas of economy, trade and humanities. The Uzbek, Kyrghyz and Kazak Foreign Ministers all reaffirmed that their respective governments attach great importance to relations with China, adhere to the one-China policy, support China's grand cause of reunification, oppose "Taiwan independence" and would like to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with China in all areas. Li exchanged views respectively with these three Foreign Ministers on the regional situation, pushing for pragmatic cooperation among SCO member states and the preparations for the SCO summit to be held in June, and all parties agreed to continue strengthening communication and cooperation within the bilateral framework, as well as this organization, in a bid to safeguard peace and stability of this region and promote common development and prosperity. On the same day, Li also met with SCO Secretary General Zhang Deguang. Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[cia-drugs] "Mentally Ill" Man Says Ashcroft Was Involved In 9/11 Plot...
A psychiatrist who examined Muhammad concluding he was mentally ill said he refused to divulge details of his "secret defense strategy." Another psychiatrist, David Williamson of Annapolis, said Muhammad "is confident that he has a legal strategy that will prove him innocent but cannot articulate it." The Associated Press State & Local WireMay 14, 2006 Sunday 4:36 PM GMTSECTION: STATE AND REGIONALLENGTH: 1036 wordsHEADLINE: Washington sniper's "secret plan" for defense emergesBYLINE: By STEPHEN MANNING, Associated Press WriterDATELINE: ROCKVILLE Md. He hid his "secret defense strategy" from his former attorneys, holding it so close that he fired them rather than reveal how he planned to prove his self-professed innocence for six Washington sniper killings. Two weeks into his second trial for the October 2002 murders, John Allen Muhammad, who is representing himself, has yet to put on his defense. But some of his plan has trickled out through statements in court and cross-examination of witnesses. He claims he and accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo were driving around looking for the young children Muhammad lost in a custody battle. The pair was shocked when they were arrested Oct. 24, 2002, and labeled the Washington snipers, he said. Muhammad, 45, has asked many witnesses if they saw the shooter or have "direct knowledge" about the culprit. All said no. To counter reports of he and his Chevrolet Caprice near shooting sites, he questions whether witness memories were swayed by media coverage after his arrest. He challenges medical examiners, trying to get them to concede that a handgun, not the high-powered Bushmaster rifle police found in the Caprice, could be the murder weapon. And Muhammad brings up white vans, playing on authorities' initial belief that the killers were using a van or box truck. Muhammad is trying to poke holes of doubt for jurors in the established narrative that he and Malvo roamed the region for three weeks in the Caprice, killing 10 people and wounding three with shots fired from the Bushmaster. Since no one saw him, he implies, there is no hard evidence he was the sniper. "Does our law condemn a person first, before we have heard and known what he's been doing?" Muhammad asked during his opening statement, quoting Nicodemus from the Bible. "The word 'knowing' implies having direct knowledge of the subject at hand, direct seeing of what was going on." Yet he faces some seemingly insurmountable legal challenges. Prosecutors have forensic evidence that most of the .223-caliber bullets used in the homicides came from the Bushmaster. Muhammad's DNA was found on the gun. Jurors are expected to see the car, which was rigged with a hole in the trunk where a shooter could fire undetected. "You've got a guy in possession of the weapon, which is pretty damning evidence," said Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Ebert, who prosecuted Muhammad in Virginia. "The fact nobody saw him do it, that's pretty typical of murders." And Muhammad will likely have to find some way to minimize Malvo's testimony. Muhammad wants Malvo, whom he still calls his "son," to testify for him. But Malvo is expected to plead guilty to the same six killings and testify against Muhammad. A psychiatrist who examined Muhammad concluding he was mentally ill said he refused to divulge details of his "secret defense strategy." Another psychiatrist, David Williamson of Annapolis, said Muhammad "is confident that he has a legal strategy that will prove him innocent but cannot articulate it." Williamson wrote that Muhammad may be bipolar, and believes that he was framed because he knew former Attorney General John Aschroft was part of a conspiracy that led the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Muhammad said he thought that is why the FBI was involved in the case. He has not hinted at the conspiracy theory in court. Muhammad is charged with six deaths in Montgomery County, just outside Washington. He is already on death row in Virginia for another sniper killing. This second trial, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, is billed as insurance in case his Virginia conviction is ever thrown out. Montgomery Circuit Judge James Ryan allowed Muhammad in March to remove his two court-appointed attorneys, who had filed the psychiatrists' reports in an attempt to prove he was not competent to stand trial. He's defended himself before, in his first trial in Virginia Beach. He gave an opening statement, questioned a few witnesses, but gave the case back to his attorneys because he suffered a toothache. In Maryland, he has three standby attorneys who provide him legal advice and sit with him at the defense table, but are not allowed to address the court. On appearance, Muhammad plays the part of defense attorney reasonably well. He wears stylish suits borrowed from one of the attorneys, totes legal texts and documents to court and listens attentively to testimony. He is poli
[cia-drugs] Re: John re:maps and schema?
Joël van der Reijden has been documenting a lot of the elite groups at his website "Project for the Exposure of Hidden Institutions" Here's a quick synopsis: Turns out it's quite a challenge to write a decent introduction to the information available on this website. The issue at hand is enormously complex and a lot of work still needs to be done. We'll give it a try anyway and discuss the history of the globalist movement, including 19th century Britain, the US, Canada, Israel, the European Union, and the opening up of both Russia and China. In the process we'll determine the absolute core of this globalist network and provide an extensive biography with each name. Then we'll put forth a theory that might explain why ordinary politics and the hidden globalist group go hand-in-hand without the latter being exposed by anyone on "the inside," whatever that means. At the end we'll take a look at who's behind the sustainable development movement and the United Nations while discussing the rather disturbing information that was brought to light by George Hunt in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I suggest you pay attention to the fine print in this article and read the biographies provided, otherwise it will be much more difficult to see how this relatively small group of people are all closely knit together. http://home.planet.nl/~reijd050/introduction.htm Institutes Worldwide - Proven & Unproven Existence proven or never disputed http://home.planet.nl/~reijd050/AppendixA.htm Appendix B http://home.planet.nl/~reijd050/AppendixB.htm Genealogies http://home.planet.nl/~reijd050/AppendixC.htm -- http://home.planet.nl/~reijd050/organisations/introduction/World_Order_Cercle_Pilgrims_1001.gif http://home.planet.nl/~reijd050/index.html ~~~ Global Elite http://www.global-elite.org/index.php?title=Main_Page --- In cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Donovan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John, Norgesen knows someone diagramming Europe. Feel main problem is that most don't have the bigger map to lay on the smaller pieces. That is what I have worked on, historical. It is the same 'map' concept taught at the top, and only at the top, of naval intelligence. Feel every 12 year old school child should know this. Our 'wars' would suddenly make so much sense. For that outline see www.midcoast.com/~michael1 Go to 'book', then go to last chapter 'Charts'. It is also in play (true story) A Spy In Time, same site above. Explains why always passed on with an 'error', (And when you see the error, you see why). Though geographically based historical roots the atomic bomb solidified things. Secret deals had to be made with those countries who had, or would soon have, the bomb. These deals were made, by my Father's boss, Henry Luce. It is the 'checking mechanism' for that deal that is 1- the innermost political glue of the planet, and 2- that which took over itself. It was Colby who stated that the international illegal drug empire is now stronger than any state. And why he was whacked. He was pointed too close to the key. Michael Donovan Camden, Maine - Original Message - From: johnahebert To: cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:46 PM Subject: [cia-drugs] conspiracy theory topic maps: xml schema? Hello,I'm an IT professional and computer geek. I was wondering if anyonewas working on an XML schema and/or topic map schema for diagrammingconspiracy theories. Anybody know of such a project?Even a working SQL table schema would be a good start.Thanks,John Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[cia-drugs] China to Invite Iran to Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20060516&hn=33173 China to Invite Iran to Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit By Anadolu News Agency (aa), Beijing Published: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 zaman.com China will invite Iran, India, Pakistan and Mongolia to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, which will be held in June. Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesman Li jianchao said that according to the agreement with the members of the organization, the leaders of monitoring countries will be invited to the summit. When asked whether or not Iran may hesitate in joining the summit because of the crisis over its nuclear program, the spokesman replied that Iran is a member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and Iranian representatives will be welcomed. China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are members of organization, which was established in 1996. Mongolia, Iran, India, and Pakistan have the status of monitoring countries. Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[cia-drugs] Venezuela Weighs Selling U.S. Jets to Iran
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/16/D8HL07900.htmlVenezuela Weighs Selling U.S. Jets to IranMay 16 12:53 PM US/EasternEmail this story CARACAS, VenezuelaVenezuela is considering selling its fleet of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to another country, perhaps Iran, in response to a U.S. ban on arms sales to President Hugo Chavez's government, a military official said Tuesday.Gen. Alberto Muller, a senior adviser to Chavez, told The Associated Press he had recommended to the defense minister that Venezuela consider selling the 21 jets to another country.Muller said he thought it was worthwhile to consider "the feasibility of a negotiation with Iran for the sale of those planes."Even before the U.S. announced the ban on arms sales Monday, Washington had stopped selling Venezuela sensitive upgrades for the F- 16s.Chavez has previously warned he could share the U.S. jets with Cuba if Washington does not supply parts for the planes. He also has said he may look into buying fighter jets from Russia or China instead. Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[cia-drugs] [Fwd: [catapult] Wavy Gravy] OT (except to Drug War)
Gotta love him... Original Message Subject: [catapult] Wavy Gravy Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 01:23:15 +0300 From: peace dream <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: catapult <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.wavygravy.net/ Wavy Gravy, Hugh Romney, will turn 70 on May 15, 2006. Fast approaching official geezerhood, he is more active and more effective in the world then he was 37 yrs ago. Back then when still known as Hugh Romney he stood on the stage of the original Woodstock concert and announced" What we have in mind is breakfast in bed for 400,000!" He was at Woodstock as a member of an entertainment/activist commune known as the Hog Farm. Today, the Hog Farm still exists, collectively owning and operating the 700-acre Black Oak Ranch and hosting the annual Pig-Nic. And Wavy lives a third of the year in a Berkeley Hog Farm urban outpost, a big communal house he refers to as "hippie Hyannisport" But Mr. Gravy (as he's known to readers of the New York Times) has expanded his activities over the past two-and-a-half decades to include codirectorship (with his wife, Jahanara) of Camp Winnarainbow, a performing arts program for children which takes over the Hog Farm for 10 weeks every summer, and the organization of all-star rock concerts to raise money for a variety of environmental, progressive, political, and charitable causes, most notably Seva, a foundation he cofounded 18 years ago, initially to combat preventable and curable blindness in the Third World. He may be best known to millions as a cosmic cut-up and the inspiration for a Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor – "I am an activist clown and former frozen dessert," he says – but it is because of his good work on behalf of the planet and its least fortunate residents that Wavy Gravy has achieved his own brand of sainthood. His friend and satirist Paul Krassner has called him "the illegitimate son of Harpo Marx and Mother Teresa." Wavy says, "Some people tell me I'm a saint, I tell them I'm Saint Misbehavin'." "I'm sure that some people could regard Wavy Gravy as a leftover from the '60s crowd," says James O'Dea, executive director of Seva, upon whose board of directors Wavy sits along with a host of MDs and PhDs. "After all, here is this guy who is still hanging out with tie-dyes and seems lost in the '60s. But he really took the '60s idealism and made it his life, and practiced it. We live in a time when, in some ways, there has been a certain unscrupulous use of morality and family values and official religion and righteousness in the public domain. What a remarkable contrast to somebody who spends the summer with inner city kids and the kids of homeless people, teaching them circus performing arts. He is your board member who is always there, who comes to every event, and who is helping you raise money for the 'eyeballs' in India, as he says. He is clearly a person who does his own inner spiritual work in a very persistent way and then matches it with his walk in the world." Indeed, when you spend any stretch of time with Wavy Gravy, strolling around the Hog Farm during the Pig-Nic, hanging out with him at his "hippie Hyannisport" in Berkeley, observing him in action at a public function – you quickly discover that the man with the rubbery face and ever-changing costume is a walking public service announcement for positive social change and compassion. During an exploration of the Pig-Nic's "backstage" area, which encompasses a meadow with a labyrinth based on an ancient pagan model, a lovely wooded creek, and the magnificent oak grove where the Camp Winnarainbow teepees are pitched, the Balinese gongs of Berkeley's Gamelan Sekar Jaya are ringing through the trees. How many people does he think have migrated to Laytonville for the weekend? "I don't know, count the legs and divide by two," he says. Countless campers, coworkers, and admirers shout Wavy's name or greet him with "Hi, Boss," a title Wavy just as quickly bestows on others. As Wavy carries a bucket of water from the creek to quench the thirst of the flowers in the labyrinth, it is boggling to imagine the paths he has trodden in his six decades on the planet: As a child growing up in Princeton, New Jersey (he was born in East Greenbush, New York), he took walks around the block with Albert Einstein; when he was poetry director at the Gaslight Cafe on MacDougal Street in New York City during the early 1960s, introducing "jazz and poetry" to Greenwich Village, Marlene Dietrich gave him a book of Rilke poems, and Bob Dylan shared his room upstairs, writing the first draft of "A Hard Rain Is Gonna Fall" on his typewriter; when, still as Hugh Romney, he became a traveling monologist, "talking about weird stuff that had happened to me," he opened shows for John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Peter, Paul & Mary, and Ian & Sylvia, and organi
[cia-drugs] Iran: Plans To Join Shanghai Group Seen As Bold Geopolitical Stroke
http://www.payvand.com/news/06/may/1147.html Iran: Plans To Join Shanghai Group Seen As Bold Geopolitical Stroke By Breffni O'Rourke Iran's recent announcement that it intends to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) could complicate Western efforts to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Iran now has observer status at the SCO, but it hopes membership could come as early as June. Although SCO membership is no foregone conclusion -- and does not include mutual defense pledges -- being inside the Shanghai "club" could bring Tehran extra support from its two key members: Russia and China. PRAGUE, May 15, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Membership of the SCO could offer Iran shelter from the intense U.S.-led international pressure on Tehran to end uranium enrichment. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mohammadi was quoted by ITAR-TASS and Xinhua news agencies as saying in April that his country hopes to join the SCO this summer. He said Iran is looking forward to reviewing the nuclear dispute with its SCO "colleagues." Mohammadi said Tehran hopes for those countries' support at the organization's June summit in Shanghai. Russia and China have already given Tehran crucial support in the United Nations debate over its controversial nuclear program. Both have resisted pressure from the United States and its European allies to formulate a UN draft resolution that could open the way for economic sanctions or even military intervention unless Iran stops work on the nuclear fuel cycle. The organization's present membership comprises Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as Russia and China. Common Interest Analyst Jean-Philippe Beja of the Center for International Studies and Research (CERI) in Paris said that formal SCO membership for Iran at this juncture would be a blow for the West. "Of course, it would be considered a provocation by the West -- by the United States and Europe, which are trying to isolate Iran and which are trying to get Russia and China to join them in a sanctions program [against Iran]," Beja said. "If Iran is part of the SCO, it means it will be considered a legitimate partner both by Russia and China." As it happens, Iran's aims in aligning itself with the SCO fit well with Chinese and Russian geo-strategic goals. Moscow and Beijing want to reduce the penetration of U.S. influence into Central Asia and the Middle East. In this context, Iran could serve as a bastion against further U.S. encroachment from the west. In addition, for China, access to Iran's vast energy resources is essential, and bringing Tehran into the Shanghai "club" ensures that access. Interested Interlocutors Analyst Alireza Nourizadeh is with the Center for Arab and Iranian Studies in London. He pointed out that there is a certain process of east-west "bidding" going on to attract Iran's attention. The European Union has just brought forward a new package of economic incentives to offer Tehran in exchange for giving up nuclear enrichment. Against this, Tehran is weighing the possibility of increased SCO investment in its energy sector. Nourizadeh said an east-west divergence of view is visible in the Iranian leadership. For instance, pragmatists and reformers like Supreme Security Council chief Ali Larijani would prefer to stick to cooperation with Europe, and don't consider any offer from China and the others able to match it. On the other hand, Nourizadeh said that "especially [Iranian President Mahmud] Ahmadinejad and the people around him, they believe that the only way for Iran to survive is to cooperate with China and the South-East Asian nations." For instance, Ahmadinejad was pleased with the warm reception he received during his just-completed visit to Indonesia, and wants to swing Iran around to an easterly direction to take advantage of such feelings. Not So Fast But a note of caution emerged today from the meeting in Shanghai of SCO foreign ministers. Tajikistan's Minister Talbak Nazarov said the question of Iranian membership is not being considered -- at least for the time being. The Tajik Avesta news agency quoted Nazarov as saying the SCO cannot extend its membership indefinitely, and that there is presently no document to regulate the process for taking on new members. However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters after today's meeting in Shanghai that the SCO is in the process of negotiating possible membership with Tehran. The arrival of Iran as a member, along with prospectively India, Pakistan, and Mongolia -- all of which have observer status in the SCO -- could affect the fine balance in the organization between Russia and China. Analyst Beja explained that SCO is the scene of a subtle struggle between Moscow and Beijing for influence in Central Asia. "The SCO is still seen very much as a Chinese initiative," Beja said. "The Russians cho
[cia-drugs] Fwd: Yahoo! News Story - Pentagon to Release 9/11 Security Video - Yahoo! News
Begin forwarded message:From: Rich Scheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: May 16, 2006 11:00:37 AM PDTTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Yahoo! News Story - Pentagon to Release 9/11 Security Video - Yahoo! NewsReply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rich Scheck ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) has sent you a news article. (Email address has not been verified.)Personal message:FYI. Probably fake but worth looking at.Pentagon to Release 9/11 Security Video - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060516/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/sept_11_videoYahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/ Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. =
[cia-drugs] Big Brother Capabilities in an Online World - State Surveillance in the Internet -
Big Brother Capabilities in an Online World - STATE SURVEILLANCE IN THE INTERNET - - A paper on surveillance and surveillance theory on the Internet by Francisco Javier Bernal. Active link bibliography. http://www.bernal.co.uk/ Big Brother is Online http://www.socio.demon.co.uk/magazine/7/bigbrother.html BIG BROTHER IS ON-LINE: Public and Private Security in the Internet http://www.socio.demon.co.uk/magazine/6/enfopol_echelon.html From Big Brother to Electronic Panopticon http://home.fnal.gov/~annis/digirati/otherVoices/Lyon.html Open Directory - Computers Security Internet Privacy http://dmoz.org/Computers/Security/Internet/Privacy/ Open Directory - Society Issues Human Rights and Liberties Privacy http://dmoz.org/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Privacy/ Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
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About Enterprise Africa! African Tragedies, African Opportunities While most regions of the world witness increased standards of living, better health care, and greater economic opportunity, Africans continue to face famine, wide-spread disease, high levels of political corruption, and war. Consequently, Africa has grown poorer with each passing decade since gaining its independence. Although isolated examples of high growth and sound institutions exist in Africa, the billions of dollars spent by western governments in foreign aid have made little difference to the lives of ordinary Africans. With problems mounting and ideas for solutions dwindling, Africa is in more need of a new vision of development than any other corner of the globe. Poor leadership and poor ideas have made poor people even poorer. The facts are tragic: There are more poor countries in Africa than in any other region of the world. There are fewer free countries in Africa than in any other region of the world. There is little foreign direct investment. While sub-Saharan Africa has just over 10% of the world's population, it is home to more than 60% of all people with HIV/AIDS. In 2004, an estimated 2.3 million Africans died of the disease. Under-five child mortality rates are highest in Africa, with 174 children out of every 1,000 dying from disease and armed conflict. There is less gender empowerment in Africa than in other regions. There is a tremendous amount of armed conflict. Despite this formidable challenge, the great hope for Africa lies with its people. While western elites hold conferences on how best to redistribute wealth, unsung entrepreneurs are quietly erasing – at the micro level – devastating problems of poverty in some of the poorest places in the world. This fresh perspective – that the solutions to world poverty are not to be found in international aid bureaucracies so much as in the hearts and hands of the world’s poor themselves–is being developed and substantiated in order to provide policy makers and opinion leaders with new information about which institutions hold the most promise for Africa by supporting enterprise-based solutions to poverty. In Africa, local enterprise has been the most successful solution to poverty to date. Whether in the growing textile industry in southern Africa, the flower trade in Kenya, fish processing in Senegal, or tourism in east and southern Africa, Africans who enter the world market and trade are finding ways to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty. Some African leaders recognize that trade is the true path to prosperity. In Botswana, Mauritius, South Africa, and Kenya, trade volumes are rising and entrepreneurs are creating new opportunities for people. These relatively successful countries serve as beacons for the rest of the continent, showing what is possible, and also offering examples of effective public policies – policies that enable entrepreneurship, property ownership and stewardship, and that help strengthen local communities and civic life. Better still, even in the most oppressed African countries, there are good examples of persevering entrepreneurs working at the local level. This suggests that even in the worst of situations, the potential of the human spirit and free enterprise is strong. Today, Africa is the development challenge. The potential for human flourishing in Africa is enormous and the possibility of realizing the benefits of Africa’s people lies with Africa’s people. Enterprise Africa! seeks to uncover the hidden successes that are making a difference in the lives of Africa’s people today. Through this, we hope to demonstrate that solutions need not be imported from abroad, but only unleashed from within the continent. Enterprise Africa! provides resources for people who care about the future of Africa and the rest of the world, so they can make better decisions about what to do about the very real horrors of extreme poverty on the continent. Based on intensive and long-term field work that depends on the local knowledge of individuals within Africa, we offer customized activities for the following audiences: Policy makers from around the world Non-Governmental Organizations Scholars Journalists and Media Organizations Our activities are wide-ranging and include: Policy Comments, Educational Courses, and Consultation with policymakers in the U.S., U.K. and Africa, Media pieces to share new ideas with the public, and Monographs and Journal Articles to move the state of knowledge on international development forward. Currently Enterprise Africa! is considering cases in seven African countries: Botswana Kenya Mauritius Namibia
Re: [cia-drugs] Iran leader to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit
I don't like all these countries gangin' up against the United States. We should be making friendly overtures to all these places. Where is the State Department on this? What can we do to be more friendly with China? Why doesn't Bush arrange a summit with China? At the very least it could divert attention from the war in Iraq for a day or two. Tim Ruane Quixote6 Vigilius Haufniensis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://en.rian.ru/world/20060515/48119336.html Iran leader to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit14:20 | 15/ 05/ 2006 TEHRAN, May 15 (RIA Novosti) - The Iranian president plans to attend a five-year jubilee summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Shanghai on June 15, a government spokesman said Monday. Gholam Hossein Elham said Iran, which has an observer status in the regional security organization, intended to be a proactive participant in the summit. "God willing, President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization," he said. Gholam-Hossein Elham said Iran was seeking broader cooperation with all the six members of the organization - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia and China - in the economy, politics and culture, as well as in international affairs. "We value such cooperation both with the region in general and with individual countries, in particular such as Russia and China," he said. Following a meeting of the organization's foreign ministers in Shanghai Monday, Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov said that Iran's membership in the association was not under consideration. "There is a group of countries that would like to join the organization," Nazarov said. "This has not been discussed yet because the organization cannot admit an unlimited number of new members and there is no document that could regulate participation of a non-member country, including Iran." India and Pakistan also acquired observer status in the organization in 2005. Appearing at a Beijing conference on the organization's anniversary and prospects, Professor Mostafa Izaddoust of the Iranian Institute for Political and International Studies, said Iran regarded the organization's members and observers as its "best friends." "Iran shares the organization's views on justice in international relations, security, peace and development," Izaddoust said. Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
Re: [cia-drugs] Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy
Down with Bush!Jim Rarey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Former Reagan economist exposes the Bush administration's radical departure from fundamental conservative principles And explains why it may cost the GOP the presidency and its congressional majority Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy by Bruce Bartlett George W. Bush is widely considered -- by liberals -- to be one of the most politically conservative presidents in history. But many on the right have a different perspective. Among the latter are Bruce Bartlett, a highly respected Republican economist and an alumnus of the Reagan White House, who in 2000 was an eager supporter of George W. Bush (and even helped to craft the President's early tax cuts) but has since become disillusioned by his big-spending, government-expanding ways. Now, in Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, Bartlett attacks the Bush administration's economic performance root and branch -- showing how Bush has made no effort to restrain the growth of government, greatly increased domestic spending, created a new entitlement program for prescription drugs, failed to veto a single bill, and expanded both the size and scope of government in many ways quite apart from national defense and homeland security. Bartlett also explains why the Bush policies will have serious economic consequences for the country - and possibly fatal political consequences for the GOP. How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
Re: [cia-drugs] Hugo Chavez's Ex-Mistress: Fear Him
I still think we can deal with Chavez.Vigilius Haufniensis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i wonder what victore ashe or jeff gannon would say 'off the record' about dumbya. -vmann http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/5/14/155313.shtmlHugo Chavez's Ex-Mistress: Fear HimThe ex-mistress of Venezuela's dictator, Hugo Chavez, has a word of caution about her former lover -- beware! Speaking fondly of the would-be Fidel Castro clone and darling of the Hollywood liberal community as a tender lover, Herma Marksman, Chavez's mistress for 10 years, also told the Times of London that Chavez is dangerous and not to be trusted. "I keep the best memories of him close to me, Marksman told the Times. "Hes the kind of man that showers you with flowers and chocolates, serenades you with romantic songs and never forgets your birthday. People say he is a violent man, but he never raised a hand or his voice to me. Marksman has a different opinion of Chavez as Venezuela's president, however. "Now you cant trust him, she said during what the Times called her first interview with any foreign media. "He is imposing a fascist dictatorship. A totalitarian regime is coming because he doesnt believe in democratic institutions. Hugo controls all the powers. Described by the Times as anything but "an angry ex-bimbo" determined to denigrate a man who dumped her, the 50ish professor of history has written two books about Chavezs politics. During the interview with the Times, she called Chavez "sweet and "kind as a lover. But as a president, she added, "hes the caudillo (strongman) you have to say yes to. At the rate hes going, his end can only be violent. For almost a decade in the 1980s and 1990s, Marksman recalls encouraging her lover, then an army officer who used her home to plot a coup against Venezuelas civilian government. The couple shared a dream, she said, of "a prosperous Venezuela where justice would reign. That dream, for her at least, is shattered. "Now you cant trust him, she told the newspaper. Emerging as a champion of the Venezuelan underclass, he was surrounded by adoring women. The Times reported that he split with both his wife and his mistress; later a second marriage also ended in separation. He once disclosed his far leftist political beliefs when he told Castro "Capitalism leads us straight to hell, Fidel, I think you were always right: its socialism or death" Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
