27/07/2008 |
China - ETIM and the Olympic Games
Stratfor Staff | Stratfor
As a large-scale secessionist movement in the making, the Uighur threat is overplayed by the Chinese, who view the various Uighur groups as more unified than they really are. Still, as China works with Central and South Asian governments to clamp down on Uighur militants outside of Xinjiang, a more significant threat might be emerging from the international jihadist movement, which could soon be targeting China. ...
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27/07/2008 |
China - The Evolution of ETIM
Stratfor Staff | Stratfor
The East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) is at the top of China’s most-wanted list of terrorist organizations. The group has a long and varied history. Its most recent incarnation was in the late 1990s, when the group tried to gain the support of Uighur communities at home and abroad. Failing that, it turned first to the Taliban in Afghanistan and then to the jihadist movement in Pakistan. ...
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27/07/2008 |
China - ETIM's Direct Threat to the Olympics
Stratfor Staff | Stratfor
The Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) — another name for China’s Islamic Party of East Turkistan militant group — has claimed responsibility for the July 21 bus bombings in Yunnan and several other incidents around the country. The group has also said militants are trained and deployed to attack critical targets in major Chinese cities during the Olympics. The claims of responsibility appear exaggerated, but the threat TIP poses cannot be ignored. ...
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27/07/2008 |
Cuba and a Return to the Russian-U.S. Tug-of-War
Stratfor Staff | Stratfor
For the past week, a series of stories and denials have been published in the Russian media surrounding a possible plan for Russia to relocate a refueling base in Cuba and resume flights of Russia’s Tu-160 “Blackjack” and Tu-95 “Bear” nuclear-capable strategic bombers back into the Western Hemisphere. ...
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27/07/2008 |
México - Se arman 30 mil personas al año
Doris Gomora | El Universal
El año pasado las compras de armas a la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (Sedena), por parte de particulares, alcanzaron niveles nunca registrados, y en lo que va de 2008 la tendencia se mantiene. ...
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26/07/2008 |
Las FARC y ETA tenían un 'acuerdo terrorista, según el fiscal general colombiano
| El Mundo
La guerrilla colombiana de las FARC y ETA mantenían un "acuerdo terrorista" que se hizo evidente en correos de los ordenadores del abatido jefe rebelde 'Raúl Reyes', según ha afirmado el fiscal general de Colombia, Mario Iguarán. ...
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26/07/2008 |
Iran in Latin America
The Menges Hemispheric Security Project | Center for Security Policy
Six years after President Bush's 2002 State of the Union address, the United States may be facing a new Axis of Evil. Iran has been courting leftist political regimes throughout Latin America, using anti-American sentiment as the foundation for improving economic, political, and possibly military ties in the Western hemisphere. ...
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26/07/2008 |
Las FARC y ETA tenían un 'acuerdo terrorista, según el fiscal general colombiano
| El Mundo
La guerrilla colombiana de las FARC y ETA mantenían un "acuerdo terrorista" que se hizo evidente en correos de los ordenadores del abatido jefe rebelde 'Raúl Reyes', según ha afirmado el fiscal general de Colombia, Mario Iguarán. ...
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26/07/2008 |
Iran in Latin America
The Menges Hemispheric Security Project | Center for Security Policy
Six years after President Bush's 2002 State of the Union address, the United States may be facing a new Axis of Evil. Iran has been courting leftist political regimes throughout Latin America, using anti-American sentiment as the foundation for improving economic, political, and possibly military ties in the Western hemisphere. ...
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25/07/2008 |
Arming Taiwan
Ed Ross | Wall Street Journal
Among the many challenges facing the United States in an election year is the issue of arms sales to Taiwan. Before he leaves office, President Bush must decide whether or not to approve various major sales to the island, including 60 additional F-16s, Patriot PAC III missiles and Apache and Blackhawk helicopters. ...
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