WHO’S DECEIVING WHO?

WHO’S DECEIVING WHO?

By Erick San Juan

I just received an intelligencer from a concerned American friend of mine . This, he got from the World Tribune. The piece he sent me was written by Lev Navrozov, who migrated to the United States (from Soviet Union) in 1972. He became a columnist for the New York City Tribune and chaired the “alternative to the New York Times Committee” in 1980.

In his recent article, China’s Liberation Arsenal: Missiles, Strategic Deception and Now – Global Media, he cited the annual report to the U.S. Congress of the office of the Secretary of Defense entitled, “Military Power of the People’s Republic of China, 2008”.

That annual report to the U.S. congress is reportedly based on open Chinese sources. Lev said that the scale and intensity of China’s military development are astonishing. for one, China is expecting an attack. Because of that, she spares no efforts at developing its military might.

Lev asked, “but who is the enemy that is going to attack China?” He answered his own question saying: “the Chinese People”.

The propaganda war between the two elephants has started. The U.S. attacking the human rights atrocities of China’s military force against the dissidents in China and Mongolia, its press freedom, the quality of its exported products, intellectual property rights violations, diseases that could mutate, etc.

While China has been so passive, making policy statements like its soft warning to the U.S. not to sell arms to Taiwan, and secretly telling the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, in her recent visit to Beijing, that additional loan from China may be granted to the U.S. if no sale of modern weaponry will be given to Taiwan.

Political pundits are wondering why PROC is worried about the military hardware purchase requirements of Taiwan especially now that the new administration of President Ma is pro-Beijing.

Lev said that the behavior of the leaders of China are totally deceptive. Following Sun Tzu’s Art of War, deception is the key. He added that its Politburo has mastered Deng Xiao Ping’s principle, “hide our capacities and bid our time”.

The annual report to the U.S. Congress, page 2, said that China has the most active ballistic missile program in the world. Page 36 of the same report states that since 2003, China has been pressuring the European Union into lifting the embargo on lethal military sales to China. The embargo was imposed in response to China’s 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square demonstrators.

The U.S. intelligence and the FBI has allegedly investigated illegal exports of U.S. arms and technologies to China which led to several convictions of U.S. based violators of its Arms Export Control Act.

Lev said that with China’s 1.3 billion population, it makes China the most powerful military entity in the world, creating post nuclear super weapons with the help of recruited foreign scientists.

Lev reiterated that China today is far more dangerous than Hitler’s Germany who has a deeper strategic roots of deception. At Davos, Switzerland's World Economic Forum meeting recently, when the elite club members announced that they will introduce a new global media thru a global TV network that will usher in a state of global governance to educate the global citizens, the globalists were shocked when China conveyed the information that the Chinese media is also going global and will have a 24/7 channel like the CNN. But in his article, Lev said that the PROC, (mainland China’s propaganda machine) will include the inevitability of the advent of the Chinese “system” to the entire world, instead of the recurrent economic depression in the west. China’s global propaganda is allegedly expected to be combined with their global super weapons offensive.

Which is which? Will this be another ploy to push China against the wall? Last time I heard such myth of weapons of mass destruction was during the time of the late dictator, Saddam Hussein.

Could the propaganda war between U.S. and China metamorphose into a shooting war soon? Who will lay the predicate? God forbid!

THE NEW ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE GREATER ISRAEL

THE NEW ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE GREATER ISRAEL

By Erick San Juan

I happened to get a copy of Jim Lobe’s analysis released by Inter Press Service dated December 8, 2008 entitled “Intelligence Analysts See Risky Multi-polar World By 2025”. In Lobe’s analysis, he quoted the U.S. government’s National Intelligence Council Report which stated that the United States will remain the world’s single most powerful country in 2025 although it will be less dominant and more constrained in its freedom of action even in the military sphere than before.

It is very clear in his report that it is focused on the new emerging superpowers like the BRIC nation states – Brazil, Russia, India and China. A 110 page report entitled, “Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World”, made him revise his assessments of the geo-political situation.

As part of the scenario building which he seems to complicate by saying that the BRIC will emerge as a global multi-polar system but Chinese suspicion that its energy supplies could be threatened by India, will lead into an escalation of conflict that could ensue into a global conflagration. In another report that he expound, Lobe said that India and China are likely to be more pre-occupied with their internal development than in changing the international system. He added that none of the BRIC powers could challenge that status quo in the ways that Japan and Germany did in the 19^th and 20^th centuries that led to world wars, to protect their own interests.

The Lobe report said that the BRIC nations could match the G7 (Group of Seven) meaning the U.S., Canada, Japan and the European Union in the global GDP by the year 2040-2050. By 2025, China will allegedly be the world’s second largest economy and will be a leading military power.

Lobe compared the 2020 report with the 2025. The 2020 report reportedly projected a world in which U.S. would be dominant that major powers would have given up the idea of balancing or challenging it. While the 2025 report feature a multi-polar world where the U.S. will only be one of the key players in the world stage but still the most powerful one.

The 2020 report said that fossil fuels will remain the dominant sources of energy and sufficient enough to meet global demand. In contrast, the 2025 report said that there will be energy scarcity which could be the driving force in geopolitics which could wreak havoc among major oil and gas exporters in the Middle East especially Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Lobe concluded that the report was uncertain. There’s a likelihood of major discontinuities and the next 20 years will emerge a transition toward a new international system fraught with risks, nuclear arms race in the Middle East and possible interstate conflicts over resources.

I partly agree with Lobe and with the Global Trends 2025 report but it seems that the report is sort of a PR work for the globalist’s agenda.

U.S.A. today is not the same mighty America that I know. Yes, most Americans are good people but the government within its government is gradually destroying the U.S. from within. Outside looking in, many independent analysts are predicting a new Roman empire to fall instead of becoming more powerful. The “power” behind the scene in its government will create a greater Israel for the Zionists comprising of a bigger portion of the Middle East and Africa as its boundary. All the “war games” in the book will be unleashed soon. The pattern of events that lead to the 1^st and 2^nd world war is unfolding.

Watch the ongoing elections in Israel where most political parties unite to make a big decision as a national consensus and install a hardliner like Binyamin Netanyahu of the Likud Party as the next prime minister, where the main agenda as reported in the news is to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.

The parallel move of State Secretary Hillary Clinton in visiting Asia and the Pentagon’s early staging of several military exercises in Asia especially in South East Thailand and the Philippines, made strategic and military analysts in Asia wonders.

The strengthening of the U.S. forces in Afghanistan is perceived us counter balance to China and Russia. Southwest Asia is the gateway to China. The saber rattling between Pakistan and India could be manipulated to achieve the main agenda of encirclement.

If the American people will act fast and President Barack Obama could neutralize the pressures from the “powers” behind the scene, there’s still time to save America and the world.

U.S. director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair said recently that it is not terrorism but economic crisis that tops the list of U.S. threats which could cause nations and governments to collapse. (Philippine Star – February 14, 2009)

I was reminded by my friend, Eric Filamor that such a scenario is a probability and the mighty will be humbled and the humble will be mighty! Need I say more?

Panama Scenario: Deja vu!

Panama Scenario: Deja vu!

by Erick San Juan

Our government should be wary of the unabated kidnappings going on in the countryside. The most serious of which is the abduction of the four International Red Cross team who were kidnapped for more than a month now after visiting a Sulu jail five meters away from the provincial capitol. The reported kidnapper, according to my informant is headed by Aldaber Parad, who is known to be an "asset" of scalawags in uniform in Sulu. Out of the blue, he disguises himself as an ideologue and leads a cell of ASG (Abu Sayyaf Group)/JI (Jemaah Islamiyah). He's now an unwitting tool to legitimize a "wag the dog" scenario for a reported ongoing military operation in Sulu where the U.S. military doing ”Balikatan" could intervene at the proper time. This has happened in the rescue of the Burnham couple, that despite the denial of our local authorities that there are no American troops involved in the rescue that killed ASG spokesman, Abu Sabaya and his cohorts, the History Channel at Destiny Cable TV last Tuesday night, February 10, showed how the rescue operation happened. The GMA administration should learn from what happened in Panama before the US military abducted former Panamanian president Manuel Noriega and jailed in the US for alleged international crimes. The same pattern of ICRC abduction happened and Noriega was believed to be behind the kidnapping. In the Philippines, the so called "Mindanao Option" meaning the increasing kidnapping incidents in Sulu, Basilan and Mindanao plus the massing up of hundreds of MILF troops in Maguindanao are bannered in the newspapers and believed by Arroyo critics as a script that the GMA administration will put into play to extend the term of PGMA. It will be timed according to Makati Mayor Jojo Binay upon the issuance of executive order E.O. 777, an alleged revival of the unconstitutional MoA-AD (Memo of Agreement on Ancestral Domain). During the time of Marcos, martial law was declared with the blessing of the US government. Will the so called ”Mindanao Option" be favoring GMA or is it the Noriega option that is ON? With the perception of brazen graft and corruption going on daily and the credibility of the World Bank is threatened and contested by the legal experts and allies of PGMA in Congress, let's just watch the confluence of events unfolding.

Fear of the Unknown or is it Fear of the Precedents?

Fear of the Unknown or is it Fear of the Precedents?

By Erick San Juan

Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero said he remained wary of other items in the agenda that could be concealed from the public about the 2009 Balikatan exercises which will be staged in the Bicol 'rebel infested’ areas on April, despite the props that the so called military exercises will reportedly focus more on engineering works and medical mission mainly in the provinces of Albay, Masbate and Sorsogon (PDI, Jan.16, 2009).

Escudero cautioned the government to make sure that the RP-US military exercises will not be for our disadvantage. He wants to make sure that such exercises will not antagonize and stir indifference from various sectors.

The good senator is worried that the military exercises could be used to allow US forces to interfere with the Philippine government's war against the insurgents in that region. The communist's rebels recent statement that they will increase their tactical offensives against the Balikatan could be construed as a signal for intervention.

The thinkers within the rebel group should learn from what's happening in Gaza and review the history of fighting and conflicts. Although there are victors and losers, but most of the time, it's a mutually assured destruction, one way or another. Some are witting and unwitting tool, others are agent provocateur, thus, justifying a bloody confrontation.

"Experts" in low intensity conflicts have assets from both side of the fence. Thus, a proxy war could ensue.

As, I wrote in my last blog article this month regarding Balikatan exercises, I would like to remind you again of the old saying, "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!"

Zohan, the movie was right after all that people never realized that they were duped to fight each other and the ruling elites tolerate it to divide and rule.

By the way, why are the Zionists quiet when they are attacked by the same Jews like the movies produced, directed and starred by Jews like BORAT and ZOHAN?

Just asking?

What to Expect from Obama's Presidency by Erick San Juan

--- On Tue, 1/13/09, George Reyes wrote:
From: George Reyes
Date: Tuesday, 13 January, 2009, 9:47 AM

Sir/Madam

In connection with the inauguration of US President Barack Obama on Jan. 20, may we request a reaction/statement from your office so we can include it in our special report to be published in our newspaper -- Pinoy Today -- which is being distributed to our kababayans in California.

We will greatly appreciate if the materials can be sent before Thursday..

Maraming salamat po.

GEORGE REYES

Editor in chief

Pinoy Today


From: Erick San Juan
Subject: What to Expect from Obama's Presidency by Erick San Juan
To: pinoygeorge08@yahoo.com
Date: Tuesday, 13 January, 2009, 10:15 PM

Methinks that there will be no major changes in the U.S. policy, just in case, President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in as the next president of the USA come January 20,especially in it's foreign policy agenda. Why am I cynical about his inauguration? It seems that several contending power blocs within and outside his "loop" is sabotaging it. They're not sure if they can trust Obama to follow their dictate. The Gaza siege is the litmus test. The 'globalists' are awaiting for him to make a statement,either policy or personal. Obama said that he has to respect the outgoing president(George Bush,Jr.) and will issue policy statements in his inaugural address. This irked the globalists and phase two of the 'program' is on, meaning, that Obama's presidency could be sabotaged by an expose of his citizenship, possible assassination or he will be treated like a "manchurian candidate", a must to follow orders or else. I wish him well, but he has to be forewarned. The stake is high. In this kind of political game,it's so hard to tell who's betraying who. He should always remember the lessons from the great American leaders like Presidents' Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. He should learn from history!

Has The U.S Bases Really Left R.P.?

Has The U.S Bases Really Left R.P.?

by Erick SanJuan

My associate, Mar Tecson, a fellow book author has sent an email which is very timely to what I'm writing. Who said that there's no more U.S. bases in the Philippines? The essay of Tom Engelhardt, co-founder of theAmerican Empire Project and author of The End of Victory Culture entitled "The U.S. Has 761Military Bases Across The Planet, and We Simply Never Talk About It", is very revealing.

The usual reliable information that I've been getting from concerned citizens and free thinkers from the Philippines and abroad were confirmed by Tom in his article on the spread of American military bases and global empire. He cited how the U.S. operates either through diplomacy, humanitarian and economic aid, friendly visits, etc.

"Our soldiers not only arrive but stay interminably, if not indefinitely", Tom Engelhardt said. He disclosed, "Sometimes they live on military bases built to the tune of billions of dollars that amount to sizable American towns with accompanying amenities, sometimes on stripped down forward operating bases that may not even have showers. When those troops don't stay, often American equipment does, carefully stored for further use at tiny 'cooperative security locations', known informally as "LILY PADS", from which U.S. troops, like so many frogs, could assumedly leap quickly into a region in crisis.

He even cited a forward basing system during the Roman Empire who reportedly had an estimated 37 major military bases scattered around their dominions. During the British Empire, the Brits had 36 military bases worldwide. According to Pentagon records, there are 761 active U.S. military bases abroad which include portable bases, nation-states military camps where they are accommodated which act as part of the so called 'lily pads'. Despite the U.S. government and its local U.S. Embassy's denial, Tom confirmed that America garrisoned the earth, north to south, east to west, and even on the 'seven seas', through their various fleets and massive aircraft carriers with 5,000 to 6,000 personnels aboard, the population of an American town and functioning as floating bases.

Tom explained, "We don't care to know about it. We the American people, aided and abetted by our politicians, the Pentagon, the media are knee-deep in base denial." He has been so proud before that the U.S. was hailed not just as a sole superpower or a hyperpower, the global policeman, the only cop on the block which American leaders and people took that label seriously. Their bases multiplied and seems preparing to confront future wars against Muslim nation-states who happened to live on so many of the key oil lands on earth.

I have been to some of the U.S. bases in Japan like in Yokosuka and Kadena in Okinawa but the Pentagon's latest report according to Engelhardt have a total of 124 bases in Japan,38 in Okinawa and 87 in South Korea.

Overheard that the Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza will lead to the installation of a new US base on Israeli territory at the Negev desert There are allegedly 194 countries, officially 39 of them have American 'facilities'. Some nations share their military camps with the US bases. After the Iraq-Iran war and the Iraq-Kuwait war, the US temporary bases in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia became permanent fixtures with both governments paying the US government to act like their "security guards" to protect them from terror groups.

The need for the US bases by wealthy nations neutralized the attempt of the Pentagon to close some of their bases due to budget constraints, possible job loss and lost income. Most of the US bases were relocated instead near or closer to the oil heartlands and seabeds to monitor the 'black gold' meaning offshore oil drilling.

It's quite amazing how Southern Philippines is being developed by USAID and the Pentagon from Palawan, Basilan, Gensan, Zamboanga, Sulu and now Tawi Tawi, building superior airstrips and modern pier.

Will the portable US bases in Minsupala (Mindanao-Sulu-Palawan) become permanent? I hope that the warlords,local politicians and media from Mindanao will not be tricked by the operators of ’hidden hands' so that the Southern Philippines will not be divided and get 'balkanized'....... Just thinking!

Police Training as Part of Balikatan?

Police Training as Part of Balikatan?

by Erick San Juan

When I read in the newspapers that our police forces will be trained by the U.S. military and law enforcement experts, it was at first glance a welcome move especially if it's "gratis et amore". But when my friend, Tony Abaya of the Manila Standard sent me an email entitled -The Pentagon is Muscling in Everywhere, It's Time To Stop the Mission by Thomas A. Schweigh, I recalled the old adage of warning--"Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts".

Schweigh's article seems credible and relevant. He served the Bush administration as Ambassador for Counter-Narcotics in Afghanistan and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Law Enforcement Affairs. He's a life long Republican and a son of a retired U.S. air force colonel.

He said that the U.S. no longer have a civilian-led government and its constitution is at risk. Schweigh explained that the most unnerving legacy of the Bush administration is the encroachment of the Department of Defense into a striking number of aspects of civilian government.

He added that incoming President Barack Obama's selections of James L. Jones, a retired four-star marine general to be his National Security Adviser and retired Navy admiral Dennis C. Blair to be his Director for National Intelligence allegedly present the Obama administration with an opportunity and a major risk. These appointments in his analysis could pave way for these respected military officers to reverse the current trend of Pentagon encroachment upon civilian government functions or they could possibly complete the silent military coup d’état that has been gaining ground in the radar screen of most Americans and media.

According to Schweigh, he witnessed the quiet de facto military takeover of much of the U.S. government while serving the U.S. State department in several senior capacities over the past four years. He commented that the first assault on civilian government occurred in far away places like Iraq and Afghanistan and in theory, justified by the exigencies of war.

The White House reportedly let the defense department to call the budgetary shots, vastly underfunded efforts by the State department, the Justice department and the U.S. Agency for Inernational Development to train civilian police forces, build functioning judicial systems and provide basic development services to those war-torn countries. He cited as an example how the Justice department and the State department after the 2003 invasion of Iraq that they needed at least 6,000 police trainers in the country.

Last year, the State department received an average of about $40 million a year for rule-of-law programs in Afghanistan in contrast to the billions that the Pentagon got to train the Afghan army. Under then Defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, the DOD failed to provide even basic security for the meager force of civilian police mentors, advisers, and aid workers from other U.S. agencies operating in Afghanistan and Iraq, which drove policy makers to hire contracting firms like Blackwater Worldwide. After setting up the U.S. government to fail, military authorities then declared that the other agencies unsuccessful police training efforts required military leadership and took them over after brutal inter-agency battles at the White House.

When Afghanistan and Iraq were given the programs, both nations were unnecessarily militarized thus producing supposed to be law enforcers who look more "militia" members than ordinary beat cops, Schweigh added. Then, they become paramiltary groups, well armed with U.S. equipment ready to become "manchurian candidates".

Ronald Neumann, former U.S. ambassdor to Afghanistan who was removed in 2007 because of his "admirable" efforts to balance military and civilian needs had an early retirement when he said that "we are in a war after all". When the military takeover of civilian functions was leaked, he was suspected and was also blamed about the leak of classified informations to the media.

The same scenario could happen in the Philippines, especially now that the two perceived terrorist groups, namely, the NPA and the MILF have been very active and our law enforcement units seem helpless to address the insurgents. These groups if they will not stop bullying and provoking can be a good copy for such military and police exercises where they could be the guinea pigs.

On the issue of international drug operations, the controversial drug war in Mexico as written by Gemma Cruz Araneta of the Manila Bulletin last week could have a repeat here. Local drug cartels using their surrogates created so much noise that led to tip offs and buy bust operations. The Chinese Triad group versus the boys of the Indian drug financiers. Believe me, this could be a prelude for foreign governments with vested interests to intervene.

Protectorate anyone!!!