AI
Wednesday, October 20, 2004 8:35:21 PM
CT, sara, I was contemplating the ‘Grand Game’ once again and….
In February 2003 the American Defense Council released a geopolitical and strategic assessment of China's global maritime power. The Council has identified 10 strategic global shipping choke points that make up the United States oil and trade lifelines. They note that in the last decade, China has succeeded in building, managing or operating strategic ports that are adjacent to or, as in the case of the Panama Canal, at the entrance and exit of 7 of the 10 global shipping choke points.
#msg-4024852
American Defense Council report - "China's Growing Maritime Power--Geopolitical Strategic Assessment" - http://www.americandefensecouncil.com/maritimerepfin.pdf
In a countermove the United States is attempting to gain influence in these very same shipping choke points.
For example:
The United States originally wanted to deploy US troops in the Strait of Malacca through which almost all of China’s oil imports pass but have since bowed to foreign pressure to keep American troops out as the United States is perceived as part of the problem. Consequently the United States now hopes to have US troops fighting terrorism in Southeast Asia "pretty soon" somewhere but they have their heart set on the Strait of Malacca.
#msg-3263991
#msg-3404130
It is entirely possible the United States, an ally of the UAE, is the hidden force behind the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) request that the European Union mediate the issue of the disputed islands between Iran and the UAE in an attempt to create an unhealthy political climate. The involvement of the EU has the potential to ignite an international crisis and divide the Arabs. This looks like the United States is attempting to escalate the territorial dispute as a means to diminish Iran.
The dispute over the islands is unresolved and I am not sure who legally owns them; they are, however, full of oil reserves and their strategic position could allow a country to influence the Gulf's valuable shipping lane, or even to close off the Gulf all together.
#msg-3136614
In order to gain control of a shipping lane it helps to cozy up to an ally in the vicinity.
If the United States or China blocked a strategic choke point the flow of oil would be disrupted.
Therefore it is imperative that China efficiently set up a web of pipelines from neighboring countries.
Thus we read:
China is to focus on neighboring Central Asia for future oil needs and China has proposed an alternative route to the Malacca Strait, a Sino-Myanmar pipeline.
#msg-4103878
#msg-4334255
The Chinese government utilizes the merchant fleet to support the military, and to deliver arms shipments. China’s shipbuilding industry is quickly growing to become a major force in this market. The China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) is a conglomerate that own 34 subsidiaries based in a dozen countries.
COSCO has a substantial presence at two strategically located ports in the world, Singapore and Port Said, Egypt at the entrance of the Suez Canal. There are credible reports linking COSCO to the Chinese military. The U.S. Congress’s
Cox Report states, “Although presented as a commercial entity, COSCO is actually an arm of the Chinese military establishment.”
The ally in the vicinity of Port Said for the United States is Israel. Just as it would be beneficial for Israel and Iran to remain on the brink of war giving the United States another excuse to initiate hostilities against Iran and thus precede with their plan of Caspian oil domination it is to the advantage of the United States that Israel and Palestine stay locked in conflict close to Port Said and the Suez Canal.
#msg-3775550
Israel started a new offensive in the Gaza Strip close to the Suez Canal where dozens had been killed.
On October 5, 2004 China “strongly urged” Israel to end military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Israel refused.
On October 7, explosions shook popular resorts on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where Israelis were vacationing Thursday night at the close of a Jewish holiday.
On October 7, Bush was on the phone to Hu Jintao of China for a long conversation but apparently the explosions were not discussed. Nor am I sure if the call was placed before or after the explosions. Scott McClellan, a White House spokesman, did not mention the shifts in Chinese politics, remaining vague about what prompted the call. He said it was "part of our continuing, constructive, cooperative and candid dialogue with China on U.S.-China relations."
Israel accussed al-Qaeda of masterminding the chain of blasts targeting Israeli tourists in Egypt's Red Sea resorts instead of the usual radical Palestinian militant groups.
Shalom said the fight against terror was far from being won since "organizations are behind it". Although he is not shy about saying ‘al-Qaeda’ he will not in this instance specify who the ‘organizations’ are.
China who sees Egypt as a springboard from which to expand their businesses or influence in Africa, the Middle East and Europe is a long time sponsor of al-Qaeda.
From China, a long time supporter of al Qaeda, came the concept for the second more deadly 9/11 attack against the United States, a major explosion at the World Trade Center, or a bombing attack by bin Laden.
As seen in China’s Master Plan to Destroy America, Unrestricted Warfare,
Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui
(Beijing: PLA Literature and Arts Publishing House, February 1999)
#msg-2380195
#msg-4246778
Were the explosions that shook the popular resorts on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula a warning from China to Israel to stay clear of Port Said? If they weren’t in the future they very well may be.
-Am
In February 2003 the American Defense Council released a geopolitical and strategic assessment of China's global maritime power. The Council has identified 10 strategic global shipping choke points that make up the United States oil and trade lifelines. They note that in the last decade, China has succeeded in building, managing or operating strategic ports that are adjacent to or, as in the case of the Panama Canal, at the entrance and exit of 7 of the 10 global shipping choke points.
#msg-4024852
American Defense Council report - "China's Growing Maritime Power--Geopolitical Strategic Assessment" - http://www.americandefensecouncil.com/maritimerepfin.pdf
In a countermove the United States is attempting to gain influence in these very same shipping choke points.
For example:
The United States originally wanted to deploy US troops in the Strait of Malacca through which almost all of China’s oil imports pass but have since bowed to foreign pressure to keep American troops out as the United States is perceived as part of the problem. Consequently the United States now hopes to have US troops fighting terrorism in Southeast Asia "pretty soon" somewhere but they have their heart set on the Strait of Malacca.
#msg-3263991
#msg-3404130
It is entirely possible the United States, an ally of the UAE, is the hidden force behind the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) request that the European Union mediate the issue of the disputed islands between Iran and the UAE in an attempt to create an unhealthy political climate. The involvement of the EU has the potential to ignite an international crisis and divide the Arabs. This looks like the United States is attempting to escalate the territorial dispute as a means to diminish Iran.
The dispute over the islands is unresolved and I am not sure who legally owns them; they are, however, full of oil reserves and their strategic position could allow a country to influence the Gulf's valuable shipping lane, or even to close off the Gulf all together.
#msg-3136614
In order to gain control of a shipping lane it helps to cozy up to an ally in the vicinity.
If the United States or China blocked a strategic choke point the flow of oil would be disrupted.
Therefore it is imperative that China efficiently set up a web of pipelines from neighboring countries.
Thus we read:
China is to focus on neighboring Central Asia for future oil needs and China has proposed an alternative route to the Malacca Strait, a Sino-Myanmar pipeline.
#msg-4103878
#msg-4334255
The Chinese government utilizes the merchant fleet to support the military, and to deliver arms shipments. China’s shipbuilding industry is quickly growing to become a major force in this market. The China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) is a conglomerate that own 34 subsidiaries based in a dozen countries.
COSCO has a substantial presence at two strategically located ports in the world, Singapore and Port Said, Egypt at the entrance of the Suez Canal. There are credible reports linking COSCO to the Chinese military. The U.S. Congress’s
Cox Report states, “Although presented as a commercial entity, COSCO is actually an arm of the Chinese military establishment.”
The ally in the vicinity of Port Said for the United States is Israel. Just as it would be beneficial for Israel and Iran to remain on the brink of war giving the United States another excuse to initiate hostilities against Iran and thus precede with their plan of Caspian oil domination it is to the advantage of the United States that Israel and Palestine stay locked in conflict close to Port Said and the Suez Canal.
#msg-3775550
Israel started a new offensive in the Gaza Strip close to the Suez Canal where dozens had been killed.
On October 5, 2004 China “strongly urged” Israel to end military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Israel refused.
On October 7, explosions shook popular resorts on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where Israelis were vacationing Thursday night at the close of a Jewish holiday.
On October 7, Bush was on the phone to Hu Jintao of China for a long conversation but apparently the explosions were not discussed. Nor am I sure if the call was placed before or after the explosions. Scott McClellan, a White House spokesman, did not mention the shifts in Chinese politics, remaining vague about what prompted the call. He said it was "part of our continuing, constructive, cooperative and candid dialogue with China on U.S.-China relations."
Israel accussed al-Qaeda of masterminding the chain of blasts targeting Israeli tourists in Egypt's Red Sea resorts instead of the usual radical Palestinian militant groups.
Shalom said the fight against terror was far from being won since "organizations are behind it". Although he is not shy about saying ‘al-Qaeda’ he will not in this instance specify who the ‘organizations’ are.
China who sees Egypt as a springboard from which to expand their businesses or influence in Africa, the Middle East and Europe is a long time sponsor of al-Qaeda.
From China, a long time supporter of al Qaeda, came the concept for the second more deadly 9/11 attack against the United States, a major explosion at the World Trade Center, or a bombing attack by bin Laden.
As seen in China’s Master Plan to Destroy America, Unrestricted Warfare,
Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui
(Beijing: PLA Literature and Arts Publishing House, February 1999)
#msg-2380195
#msg-4246778
Were the explosions that shook the popular resorts on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula a warning from China to Israel to stay clear of Port Said? If they weren’t in the future they very well may be.
-Am
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