Red Fog

Red Fog

( I must apologize for the formatting below. 
Sometimes, the blogger software
is absolutely infuriating to work with.) - ML

It’s not that it hasn’t been done before.  Many powers have sought to inhabit new lands by force, even we did it, once upon a time.  Perhaps, in the viewpoint of this “new” power, our actions, however many years ago, should rob us of the moral high ground, rob us of a legitimate right to protest.  Perhaps.  Surely, that will be the way they see it.

As well, what are we protesting ?  A land so badly splintered, so ruled by corruption and violence…who’s to say that a little “stability” would be bad, might be just what the place needs, a little order, a little organization.  We and the former colonial powers certainly haven’t been successful in straightening it out.  The people themselves surely haven’t.  AIDS still runs rampant, even though limited progress has been made.  There is malaria, tuberculosis, and the ever present Ebola virus pops its head up every now and then.  Poverty and lack of education are widespread, but it seems that violence, jihadists, inter-tribal conflict, and corruption, ahhh…corruption, so plague the land, that maybe a good shaking up is what it needs.  Perhaps.

 

Fog

By  Carl Sandburg  

The fog comes

on little cat feet.

It sits looking

over harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then moves on.

 

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Excerpt: U. S. Interagency Report on Chinese Activity on the Continent of Africa

“Starting several years ago, as early as the mid-1950’s, Chinese Government interests have been currying favor with the officials and the people of various countries in Central and Sothern Africa, in a variety of ways. Increasingly in recent years, the Chinese have overtly partnered with local authorities to fund projects that tout the relationship with, and the benevolence of, the Chinese People. In addition to the initial road building, rail lines and bridges, several soccer stadiums have been funded and constructed by Chinese government entities, in promotion of these closer relations. Soccer remains widely popular with many people on the continent, and is a means of connecting with a wide spectrum of the population. Gleaming stadiums stand as constant reminders of the generosity of this new found partner, which is free from the resentment felt for American and European interests, resulting from years of colonial exploitation.
 
Recently, other, less overt forms of Chinese economic infiltration have accelerated. Africa remains a vast source of raw materials, including diamonds, gold, copper, coal, lumber and many others, including the ever important crude oil. Historically, political instability, inter-tribal rivalries and religious conflict have discouraged international investors from providing needed capital for investment in processing and manufacturing using these materials, and have focused simply on extracting and exploiting said resources. Further, inadequate land and resource ownership rights have proved a continuing drag on resource development.(3) Lately however, Chinese relationship building has provided needed leverage with the affected governments, leading to the Chinese being provided numerous legal protections for infrastructure and resource development projects. Given that the development of remotely located resources requires roads, bridges, rail lines, port facilities and other infrastructure, Chinese participation and funding of these critical construction projects has accelerated as well.” (4)

 

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“Well, sir,” Hoskins said, “I’m still trying to figure out what to make of it.” “Well,” Thomas said, “tell me what you know.” Tim Hoskins, an analyst, was trying to sort out the recent trail of activity of the Chinese in Africa, piecing together information about their many construction and raw materials gathering activities, for a report to Interagency Committee A-64. “Well,” Hoskins took a breath, “small ‘compounds’, I’ve nicknamed them ‘Coumpond-14’s’ because they seem to be uniform. I’ve counted at least 24 locations, all in Central Africa, made up of what appears to be fourteen standard, 12-meter, ISO Shipping Containers. They are arranged in a very consistent fashion, to form sort of a compound.” “Containers ?,” Thomas asked. “Yes sir, regular…well, at least regular looking, containers.”


“Hmmm,” Thomas rubbed his chin, looking at the satellite photos Hoskins had handed him, “Certainly nothing new about containers. There must be millions of them in Africa, used for everything from shipping to storage, and even housing for that matter.” “Yes sir, used for all those things, and I’m wondering…”. “Go ahead,” Thomas prompted. “…maybe for concealment as well,“ Hoskins replied. “Of what”, Thomas prodded. “Not sure yet sir…we’re still working to get closer on the ground,” Hoskins picked up his files as he concluded, and stood up to head back to his office. “You said ‘14’s’…does that mean there are other size ‘clusters’ ?” Thomas asked. Hoskins stopped and turned back, “Yes, at least one other regular pattern, with 26 containers, so far in 8 locations, also across Central Africa.” “Well, keep digging,” Thomas said.

 

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China’s Stadium Dipolmacy

中国体育场外交

China’s practice of donating and building stadiums in Latin America and Africa functions as part of the country’s foreign aid policy.
做为中国对外援助计划的一部分，中国在拉丁美洲和非洲造起了一座座体育场。

by Rachael Will - 10/21/2011

Foreign aid with Chinese characteristics

China’s stadium diplomacy has been evolving since the country began giving aid to African countries in 1956. Chinese aid focuses on themes of “equality, mutual benefit and no-strings attached” according to a 2011 report on foreign aid published by China’s Information Office of the State Council. This straightforward and economically focused approach to foreign aid has made the Chinese model attractive to many policymakers and average citizens around the world.

Although only a small component of China’s estimated US$25 billion in foreign aid in 2007 went to the building of stadiums, the structures serve as permanent reminders of China’s aid efforts in their respective locations. The diversity of China’s aid projects contrasts with more traditionally Western forms of aid such as tied loans that specify the proper usage of funds or require certain democratic reforms. Disaster relief, while certainly humanitarian in its effort, leaves a more anonymous impression with the target population than a permanent stadium.

Many of the most notable aid projects have followed diplomatic or major economic deals with the PRC. The Chinese government has responded by donating a stadium or offering construction and subsidized loans to support specific nations. The recipients are far from random, and fit the bill of strategically chosen countries throughout Latin America and Africa. China-associated stadiums have popped up in Ghana, Nigeria, Angola, St. Lucia and Grenada, with subsidized infrastructure projects in even more locations.

These resource-rich nations are a benefit to the manufacturing-heavy Chinese economy and provide potential for future political cooperation. While stadiums are only a small component of China’s greater foreign aid policy, the massive, modern structures are a tangible reminder of Chinese assistance for even the most marginal members of society.

Hard ball and soft power

Soft power, or “the ability to get what you want through attraction rather than through coercion,” was first christened by Joseph Nye in his 1990 book Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power. Nye argued that attraction “could be cultivated through relations with allies, economic assistance, and cultural exchanges,” resulting in a positive public opinion abroad.

Along with glittering modern stadiums, China has diverse infrastructure projects throughout the developing world. From the Tan-Zam railway connecting the landlocked Zambia with ports on the Indian Ocean, to hospitals in Cuba.  Chinese aid functions without traditional constraints on its donations or definitions of its breadth.

“China wants to develop a renewed policy which is different from older colonial policy from the West,” says Zheng Yongnian, Director of the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore. “The West has criticized China as a new style of colonialism in Africa, because China now wants natural resources in order to support its stable economic development.”

“Infrastructure has helped China achieve a lot of economic growth,” Zheng says. “In this sense, China wants to export this experience to other countries.”  (1) (Real)

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“So, something new is it Hoskins?,” Thomas asked.  “Yes sir…containers again, but yes, something new,” Hoskins replied, opening his file and spreading out photos on Thomas’ desk.  “You see,” Hoskins began, “…this is the port area in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, that the Chinese have been building up for some time now.  I’ve been watching satellite images, taken a few hours apart, watching movements of individual ships, trying to figure out what they are up to. “ 

“What is it that’s suspicious ?”, Thomas asked.  “Well, all around the world, container handling, at least the part just as the container leaves a ship, is, well, pretty standardized.  You see, here are several ships, and all the containers on them are lined up, parallel with the length of the ship,” Hoskins explained.  “Ok, well, I’m not a container handling expert, but I see your point,” Thomas replied, “is it always the case ?”  “Well, no sir, there are a few barges where the containers sit perpendicular to the keel of the barge…but we don’t see any of those here, anywhere in this area,” Hoskins said.

“You see sir, it’s a bit difficult,” Hoskins went on, “…when we’re watching containers being handled, unless you have access to the weights, to know if a container is full or empty.  Many ports, for example, have fork lift trucks that mainly handle empty containers, they stack them in a yard until needed, relieving the bigger cranes from having to spend time handling them.”  “But not here, I take it,” Thomas said.  “No sir, not in this entire section,” Hoskins replied, “This area seems to me to be ‘different’, you don’t see as many people having access to it…seems more secure.  And that’s what brings me to the idea of containers being parallel to the keel of the ship.”

“You see,” Hoskins was getting a bit nervous…having to lay out a lot of information to make a point, wondering if Thomas was staying with him, “…these containers here…are not.”  “Yes, but…” Thomas started.  “You see sir, this drive way, parallel to the dock, in between the dockside and the warehouse building, is pretty prime real estate in a port.  Trucks use that area continuously in some ports, taking containers away from a ship, or bringing containers alongside to be loaded,” Hoskins hoped he was getting through.

“Ok…,” Thomas, prodded him, nonverbally, to make his point.  “So,” Hoskins said, pointing to the photos, “what about these?...This stack of containers is sitting perpendicular to the dockside.  And, their length spans just about from the edge of the dock, to the warehouse building, you see, their ends are basically flush with the building.”  “Yes, but…” Thomas tried to interject.  “A stack of three containers high, and four wide, sitting for some time, in a spot that looks to be rather inconvenient for port operations…for weeks at a time !” Hoskins was getting a bit breathless.

“Sir,” Hoskins closed in, “…when is a container not a container?”  “I’m really not up for riddles Hoskins…” Thomas was becoming impatient.  “Look at this barge sir.  An ocean-going barge, with containers loaded 6-wide across the barge, stacked 4-high, and 4 end-to-end for the length of the barge,” Hoskins pointed.  “Ok, 6 x 4 x 4 equals 96 containers…seems pretty normal for the boats and barges I can see in the other areas of the port,” Thomas observed.  “Yes,” Hoskins pounced, “but what if none of them move !?”  “What do you mean ?”, Thomas asked.

“Look sir, the barge is positioned by a tug, alongside the dock, just so that stack of containers on the dock lines up with the middle of the barge,” Hoskins pointed.  “And then…nothing happens,” Hoskins stood up.  “Nothing ?”, Thomas asked.  “Nothing so far as we can see,” Hoskins replied, “except that tarps are laid over the gap between the barge-containers and the dockside-containers.”  “So our satellites can’t see what might be moving between them,” Thomas got it. 

“Yes sir,” Hoskins beamed, “these containers on the dock are not really containers.  I think they form a ‘tunnel’ between barge and building, and are just covered on the outside with material to make it look like a simple stack of containers.”  “And the containers on the barge are not containers either, are they?,” Thomas concluded, “just a large rectangular stowage area, that looks on the outside like 96 regular containers.”

“So, what are they loading…or off-loading…from the barge,” Thomas asked.  “Still working on that sir, need some eyes down low.  That section of the port seems very secure.  Haven’t had any luck getting our folks close enough to see,” Hoskins wrapped up.  “Ok, I will get you some eyes…we’ll have a closer look,” Thomas ended, “…excellent work Hoskins.”

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China to build new Malawi stadium
By Frank Kandu BBC Sport, Blantyre - 31 October 2012

Malawi's national team will soon have a new home in the capital, Lilongwe.

This follows the government's decision to become the latest footprint of China's so-called stadium diplomacy. The Chinese have signed an agreement to build a new state-of-the-art national stadium at an estimated cost of US$70m. Under the terms of the agreement - signed by Malawi Finance Minister Ken Lipenga and Chinese Ambassador Pan Hejun on Tuesday - the Asian nation will provide a concessional loan to be repaid in 20 years.

“Malawi needs more sports infrastructure and the stadium to be constructed by the Chinese is just one of them” 

- Enock Chihana Sports Minister

Construction of the new stadium, with a 40,000 capacity, is expected to last two years. Malawi's two existing stadiums have both been condemned as unfit for purpose by the Confederation of Africa Football and Fifa. Grounds funded and built by Chinese dollars are a major part of Beijing's so-called stadium diplomacy. The last three hosts of the African Cup of Nations - Angola, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon - all had venues built for them by the Chinese.  The Stade de l'Amitié or Friendship Stadium (pictured) - which hosted the dramatic final between Zambia and Ivory Coast - was entirely funded by China. e shiny, new National Stadium commissioned in Zambia this year was also funded and built by Chinese money. (2)(Real)

 

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“Last night, the Chinese began moving what are being described as ‘Security Forces’ into Somalia.  Recent pirate activity off the Horn of Africa has been steadily increasing, and while not generally targeting Chinese shipping, which is usually routed from China through the Southern Indian Ocean to more southern ports like Dar es Salaam, the Chinese are stating that they wish to play a more active role in promoting both African and global security, and thus have taken direct action ‘in theater’, after advising American and European interests of their intentions,” Thomas paused for a moment, as he addressed Interagency Committee A-64. ⁹

“The Chinese are showing us something new, very new.  We have seen the various elements in construction, ground-attack helicopters, landing craft, coastal delivery ships, but this is the first time we have seen them in action, except for some practice drills along the coast of Southern China,” Thomas continued, “Last night, eight of the coastal delivery ships delivered sixteen ground attack helicopters and sixty-four landing craft loads of troops, around 6,500 personnel in total, to the coast of Somalia, at points about 20 km Southwest and 20 km Northwest of Mogadishu.  Rapidly, the two forces pushed inland, in the sparsely populated bush, connecting up at a point about 16km Northwest of Mogadishu, encircling the city.”

“Why encircle?,” came the experienced, almost academic voice of one of the long term members of IAComm-64, Member 7, “why not attack the pirate villages along the coast?”  “Well so far, the Chinese forces have avoided much direct contact with hostile forces.  Perhaps that is their objective, to encircle and maintain defensive positions, then to block the free movement of people and weapons into and out of the ’Pirate areas’, but we will have to gather more information if we are to gage their true intent,” Thomas said.

“What about African Union troops, they’ve been in position trying to stabilize Mogadishu for some time now,” Member 7 continued.  “Well sir, it’s seems, from what we can see at the moment, and from radio traffic overheard, that the Chinese have landed in cooperation with local AU Forces.  The AU Forces have moved back, out of the suburbs of Mogadishu, here, and have joined the encirclement line, here.  I’m just speculating now, but this could be a situation where the AU Forces receive supply, force protection and air assets from the Chinese, fortifying their efforts to clean up the area,” Thomas answered, “…could be a win-win for the Chinese, they supply, fly intel missions, provide defense for the AU encampment, and the AU Troops are the ones who make direct contact with the enemy.”  “Thomas, this seems to be developing very quickly, keep on it, and keep us informed,” Member 7 concluded.

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Zimbwabwe Independent: Govt too naive over Sino-Zim relations

by Herbert Moyo, July 4, 2014

 

ZIMBABWE needs to re-examine its relations with China — its so-called all-weather friend — in view of persistent reports concerning Chinese companies prejudicing the country of billions of dollars through non-performance or shoddy delivery in major infrastructural projects.

 

For many years, Zimbabwean government officials, including President Robert Mugabe, have been waxing lyrical about the country’s special relationship with China and have awarded Chinese companies lucrative projects in the construction, energy and tourism sectors.

 

“The Chinese government has done very well in its technology transfer to cultural and personnel exchanges with Zimbabwe as well as the whole of Africa,” Mugabe said in 2010, pleading for more co-operation in fields of trade and infrastructure, education and health.

 

Earlier this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping returned the compliment, praising Mugabe for safeguarding the “sovereignty of your country” and ensuring “self-dependence and self-improvement”.

 

But the reality is that China has done so much to undermine that “self-dependence” through demands for minerals as security in return for loans to Mugabe’s desperate government while the “self-improvement” has been rendered a farce by Chinese companies failing to complete projects or delivering shoddy workmanship where they have finished them. (6) (Real)

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“In the last several days,” Thomas updated IAComm-64, “…we have seen further development of Chinese positions in what the Chinese Government is now describing as its East Africa Security Initiative,” Thomas began.  “Previously, amphibious Chinese forces had landed and encircled Mogadishu.  Recently, other forces, coming ashore in a less urgent, more steady fashion, have landed at port facilities with the apparent approval of the Djibouti and Eritrean governments,” Thomas pointed to a map of the Horn of Africa.  “The Chinese have made their way, peacefully, through those two countries, being greeted in what looks like a local-government-organized scene from a World War II liberation parade, thousands of small, hand-held Chinese flags and all.  These forces are building a ‘Security Line’ that runs along the Djibouti-Ethiopian Border, all along the Eritrea-Ethiopian Border, to the coast of the Red Sea, running all the way up, past the Port of Sudan, almost to the southeast corner of Egypt,” Thomas turned back from the map, to face the group. 

 

“The Chinese and Egyptian authorities released a joint statement saying that the ‘Chinese East Africa Security Line’ will provide increased safety and security for all of East Africa by preventing the free flow of weapons and Jihadists back and forth between Africa and the Arab Peninsula.  “Have we seen further action by the ‘Mogadishu Contingent’?” Member 9 asked.  “No,” Thomas answered, “but from what we can see of the activities of units in Djibouti, it appears that those more northern forces are gathering here, preparing to extend southward, in what we expect is a linking move, toward the forces currently surrounding Mogadishu.”  “And so far, all smiles for the TV cameras?  All shaking hands in an apparently genuine stride to provide security to the area?”, Member 9 asked.  “Yes sir, all smiles,” Thomas answered.  “And you Thomas…,” Member 7 asked, “…you don’t seem comfortable with a peaceful crocodile…even a smiling one?”  “No sir,” Thomas answered, “crocodiles always smile.”

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Avian Flu Kills 215 South African Ostriches

The Poultry Site, 17 June 2014

SOUTH AFRICA - Two new outbreaks of H7N7 low-pathogenic avian influenza have affected commercial ostriches in the Western Cape this year; in the more recent case, more than 200 birds are reported to have died.

The veterinary authority sent Follow Up Report No. 3 dated 13 June to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

It describes two new outbreaks of low-pathogenic H7N7 virus in commercial ostriches in the same area of Western Cape Province.

The first outbreak started at the end of January 2014 with 38 birds out of 467 affected; no birds died. This outbreak is described as 'resolved'.

With the second outbreak, however, 215 birds died; 306 of the 465 ostriches showed symptoms. This outbreak started on 1 April and is continuing. Weekly reports will be published. (7)  (Real)

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“Come in Hoskins, what have you got?” Thomas asked.  “Well sir,” Hoskins started, “I’ve been able to piece a couple of things together.  You remember the ‘Compound-14’s’?”  “Yes, your containers,” Thomas answered.  “Indeed.  Well sir, the number I have been able to recognize on satellite photos has been growing sir, it’s now up to 76,” Hoskins said, in a way that told Thomas there was more.  “Hmmm…,” Thomas replied.  “Yes sir, and it seems that they are correlating with ‘cross-roads’, very regularly,” Hoskins said.  “Cross-roads…go on,” Thomas sat up. 

“Yes sir.  The Chinese, for several years, have been developing natural resources throughout Africa, always in friendly, close cooperation with local governments,” Hoskins continued.  “You mean in ‘close corruption’, don’t you?” Thomas inserted.  “Well, that’s the game they seem to be playing, cementing local relations, ensuring cooperation, by spreading money around,” Hoskins continued, “and with those projects, there has been a lot of road, bridge, rail and port building.  These projects are not necessarily altruistic, as they seem to correlate very closely to the resources that are being produced, iron ore, copper ore, whatever, and the needed transport to get them to processing facilities, which are mostly located back in China.”

“So what is different now?” Thomas asked.  “Well, a few months ago, the ‘Compound-14’s’ started to show up, all of them adjacent to important roadways, mostly at cross-roads and important bridges, in what I believe is a means of securing those roadways,” Hoskins said.  “You see on the photo sir, the ‘14’s’ are sort of rectangular, but with these zig-zag edges.  If you position shipping containers end-to-end, you can’t open the rear doors of the containers, they’d be blocked.  So, they put down one container, then shift the second just to the side, setting them corner to corner, in a zig-zag line, two such lines of six, with two other containers across the ends, to form the compound.”

“You see here sir, under a tarp that has been hung across the interior of the compound, about 20 or so men doing what looks like calisthenics,” Hoskins said.  “Nothing new about the Chinese and a few morning calisthenics,” Thomas countered.  “That’s the scary part sir.  You see, recent low fly-by’s have made passes frequently during the day…it appears that the Chinese are doing perhaps eight sessions of exercise during a given day,” Hoskins leaned forward, “Africa is pretty hot sir…who could take that many hours of hard work-out per day?...I’m thinking sir, that concealed in each of these compounds sir, is perhaps 180 men.”

“So, it’s not 20 or so working out for 8 hours, it’s maybe 8 sessions, for 20 or so men each, to maintain the appearance of a much smaller group of men…” Thomas leaned back.  “Hoskins, there is something I had not previously reported to you,” Thomas confided, “we’ve had recent reports that many of the Chinese workers in Africa are recently out of the Chinese Red Army.  In light of what you are finding, I’m thinking these guys are not ‘out’ of the Red Army at all.  Doing the math…it looks likely that you have discovered what may be more than 13,000 Red Army troops, concealed in these compounds, all across Central Africa...the strength of a reinforced division.”  Hoskins sat back in his chair, and in a slightly nervous tone added, “yes sir…and that number doesn’t include personnel in the ‘Compound-26’s’.”

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Senegal confirms first Ebola case

By Ray Sanchez, CNN, updated 5:38 PM EDT, Fri Aug-29-2014

(CNN) -- The West African country of Senegal has confirmed its first Ebola case one week after closing its border with Guinea over fears that the deadly outbreak could spread, the Senegalese Press Agency reported Friday.  Senegal is the fifth country in the region where the virus has spread.

Senegal's health minister, Awa Marie Coll Seck, confirmed that a 21-year-old university student from Guinea was infected with the Ebola virus and placed in quarantine in the Fann Hospital in Dakar, the news agency reported.  Officials in Guinea alerted Senegal on Wednesday after losing track of the young man, the agency reported.  The man, who doesn't have any signs of bleeding, went to the hospital for a checkup, the agency said. His condition is stable.

On August 21, Senegal closed its border with Guinea over fears of the Ebola outbreak, the deadliest ever. The closure includes any aircraft and ships traveling to Senegal from Guinea, Sierra Leone or Liberia.

The Ebola outbreak "continues to accelerate" in West Africa and has killed 1,552 people, the World Health Organization said Thursday.  The total number of cases stands at 3,069, with 40% occurring in the past three weeks. "However, most cases are concentrated in only a few localities," the WHO said.  The outbreak has been centered in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, with a handful of cases in Nigeria.  The overall fatality rate is 52%, the WHO said, ranging from 42% in Sierra Leone to 66% in Guinea.  The case of the Conakry University student is the first one reported in Senegal, which is northwest of Guinea.

Sierra Leone and Liberia border Guinea to the southwest. Those three nations have been the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak.  Corpses in the three countries are being buried without determining a cause of death, the WHO says. Medical staff cannot keep up with current health demands, especially with the limited supplies they have on hand.

Senegal is not the first country to close its border during the outbreak. President Ellen Sirleaf has shut most of Liberia's borders to contain the virus. The few points of entry that are still open are testing people passing through for Ebola. Guinea and Sierra Leone have done the same. Kenya, South Africa and others in the region are also limiting travel to and from the area.

On Friday, the WHO urged countries to avoid actions that compromise Ebola response efforts, such as closing borders and entry points or banning flights. The measures isolate and stigmatize the affected countries, making it difficult to transport supplies, the organization said via Twitter.

The crisis has taken a heavy toll on health workers caring for those struck down by the virus. The WHO said Monday that 120 health care workers have died in the Ebola outbreak, and twice that number have been infected. (8) (Real)

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“Come in Hoskins, let’s have a look,” Thomas had received a call from Hoskins, alerting him to a change in activity.  “Yes sir,” Hoskins started, spreading out his map, “…In the last couple of weeks, coinciding with the Ebola situation, we started noticing a shift in activity, to this sector in West Africa.  Several ‘Compound-14’s’ have been added, you see, here, and along here.  Actually, those seven new compounds sprang up quite quickly.  One day, nothing, just a dusty roadway, then trucks pulling in and positioning containers, shaping in a day into a compound, and the next day, it looks like they are at full strength.” 

Continuing, Hoskins said, “Looks to me like the containers arrive fully staffed with men and material.  As convoys travel west from their main port at Dar es Salaam, they pause briefly, always at compounds, either at ‘Compound-26’s’ or at ‘-14’s’.  If men are riding concealed in some of the containers, they will need breaks for food, water, etc., so they are doing so in concealed compound areas, where they won’t be seen.”  

“Convenient for them, all these new road and railways they’ve built…” Thomas mused.  “Indeed sir, starts to make all the pieces of the puzzle fit together rather neatly,” Hoskins continued, “The focus of this West Africa initiative hinges here, on Banako, Mali, the effort heads south, to Odienne, Ivory Coast, with activity at every cross-road on Road 67, as it runs southward along the Ivory Coast-Guinea and Ivory Coast-Liberia borders, cutting off traffic completely, and I expect, doing their best to prevent even foot traffic along, or especially crossing, that road eastward, into the balance of Ivory Coast.”

Adjusting his map, Hoskins went on, “Then, they are running west on this road from Banako, along the Mali-Guinea and Senegal-Guinea borders.  Here, as the Guinea border drops southwest, they follow it, so that Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are in the quarantine zone, and Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau are out.”  “They are cutting off and quarantining the Ebola area,” Thomas concluded.  “Yes sir,” making a pretty tight line…in my view sir…protecting their ‘African Investment’, trying hard to keep Ebola from getting loose.” 

“Indeed,” Thomas added.  “And, if you look at reports of the outbreak and international efforts to treat and contain it, there are very few ‘Chinese faces’ in the photos.  They seem to be restricting their medical personnel, keeping them focused in the more eastern and southern areas, minimizing the mixing of potentially infected persons with Chinese personnel.” 

“One more thing sir,” Hoskins wrapped up, “…just a thought, no data yet, no conclusive activity, but…”  “What is it?”, Thomas pressed.  “Well,”  Hoskins reached for another map, “…take a look at this line, drawn from the Port of Sudan, all the way west, along the southern edge of the roughest part of the desert, all the way over to the coast of Mauritania…It’s not a complete line, I’m just ‘connecting the dots’…well, connecting the ‘Compound 26’s’, sir…” 

“Shit,” Thomas said, “They are planning to link their ‘East African Security Line Contingent’ with this ‘West African Containment Contingent.’” “Well sir, unfortunately, that’s my assessment as well,” Hoskins replied.  “Any activity at these ‘26’s’ yet?,” Thomas asked.  “No sir, all quiet except small security forces,” Hoskins answered.  “Crap…,” Thomas sat back in his chair, “…I’ll get your satellite time increased.  Thank you Hoskins.”

 

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Is the white-right in South Africa a threat?

 

Recent sentencing of extremist coup plotters highlights right-wing's discontent. 

Victoria Schneider, 07 Nov 2013

 

Pretoria, South Africa - It was a brazen plot to reinstall white rule in South Africa, and evict all people of colour from its borders.

 

To trigger the overthrow of the African National Congress-led government, anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela would be assassinated by a roadside bomb when he visited a rural school to open it.

In the chaos that ensued, the white supremacists would install military rule and expel some 40 million black South Africans to Zimbabwe, and another 1.2 million Indians to South Asia.

As fate would have it, the 2002 plan to kill Mandela failed when he flew to the school by helicopter instead of driving. It was a plot that - had it succeeded - would have unleashed violence among races and, at the very least, greatly destabilised the young democracy.

"Mandela would have been killed that day if he hadn’t taken a helicopter,” said judge Eben Jordaan, reading out the verdict in Pretoria’s High Court last week after members of the right-wing Boeremag group were convicted and sentenced.(⁵) (real)

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Member 7 raised his hand and the meeting came to order.  “Thomas,” Member 7 began, “we want to inform you of something.  We’ve had discussions with the Centers for Disease Control.  It seems the CDC has been looking into influenza activity in Africa.”  “Influenza isn’t something I would normally associate with a warm-weather place like Africa sir,” Thomas replied.  “Well,” 7 continued, “the CDC explained that we think of the flu as a cold-weather phenomenon, but really it isn’t.  It’s just that the cold weather in the Northern Hemisphere tends to drive us indoors, brings us closer together, and because of school and holiday activity, we are just in a better position to transmit the disease more effectively during the winter season.” 

“The real reason,” 7 explained, “that we don’t think about flu in Africa is that there are so many other ‘headline-grabbing’ medical issues there, like HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and of course, ebola.  Mix those with the level of poverty, poor access to medical facilities, the remoteness of some of the people, and the flu doesn’t really hit our radar screen.”  “Ok…” Thomas asked, “is there something new going on?”  “Unfortunately,” 7 shifted to his map, “it seems so.  You’ve seen recent news about avian flu killing farm-raised ostriches in South Africa?”  “I have,” Thomas answered.

“Well,” Member 9 said, “…it seems that the CDC has been paying attention, and they seem to be quite concerned.  Primarily, they have been trying to determine whether this is a naturally occurring avian variety, that just got hold of the ostriches…those farms are not the healthiest places for the birds…or, if this is actually a normally human strain that has mutated and begun infecting birds.”  “I’m guessing that if it has mutated, then maybe it’s more serious for both the birds and for the humans?” Thomas questioned.  “That is the CDC’s fear,” 9 answered, “…they are afraid that if it has mutated, local people won’t have much immunity to the new variety, and the same will be true for the birds.  Not only farm-birds, but also wild birds can then contribute to spreading the disease.”

“What has the CDC concerned,” 7 went on, “is that these avian outbreaks happened first in South Africa.  The South African government has been promoting an anti-flu vaccination campaign during the last 24 to 28 months.  These wide ranging vaccination campaigns were intended to hit as many of the population as possible, especially in the Black Township and Black Homeland areas, just the kinds of poor, crowded places that flu would be most dangerous.”  “So…” Thomas asked, “…what is the CDC seeing?”  “Flu,” 7 replied, “…unfortunately, in numbers of cases that are quite surprising, given the recent vaccinations, and further, with a mortality rate that is even more surprising, when compared to past outbreaks in that area.”  “If I may, sir” Thomas paused, “…are the cases as frequent in the White areas of South Africa as they are in the Black areas?”

“Thomas, not surprisingly, you are touching directly on the CDC’s suspicions”, 7 answered.   “You see,” 9 explained, “the responses of organizations like the CDC, the World Health Organization, and all the other non-governmental organizations, to health emergencies around the world are highly dependent on reporting done by local health organizations when outbreaks of flu or other diseases happen.”  “I take it that this reporting seems to be the problem here,” Thomas surmised.  “Yes,” 9 answered, “South Africa had, until recently, been one of the African countries on the forefront of reporting, on HIV for example, starting back when other countries were still in denial.”

“Thomas,” 7 concluded, “the CDC says, that for influenza in particular, disease outbreak reporting seems to be lax at the moment, in a way that is most unusual for South Africa.  They suspect that recent deaths due to the flu, in Black areas of the country, have been under-reported, maybe many hidden altogether, from the World Health Organization.”  “Thomas,” 7 said ominously, “…if this situation has some connection to the other observations that you and young Hoskins have been making recently, then something serious could be afoot."

# # #

FDA panel backs avian flu vaccine for adults,
YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE,
Charles C. Chante, MD. The Philippine Star, July 6, 2014.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel gave its unanimous support to vaccine designated for a national stockpile, where it would be reserved for use during an avian influenza pandemic or outbreak.



The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 14-0 that the influenza A (H5N1) virus monovalent vaccine should be approved based on the safety and immune responses seen in clinical studies.



With the US government to develop the vaccine, which contains an antigen-sparing adjuvant that boosts the immune response, if licensed, it will be deposited in the US Strategic National Stockpile and owned by the US government, which would control the distribution.



The advisory committee agreed that immunogenicity and safety data on the “Q-pan H5Nl” vaccine support licensure for use in adults at increased risk of exposure or during a pandemic. The proposed indication is for the prevention of disease in persons 18 years of age and older at increased risk of exposure to the influenza, a virus H5Nl subtype contained in the vaccine.” The vaccine is administered in two doses about 21 days apart.



Mortality from the infection is highest among children and young adults. GSK is conducting studies in children aged 17 months and older, with plans to expand the approval.



The influenza A (H5Nl) virus is highly pathogenic, contagious, and deadly among birds, particularly domestic poultry. There are sporadic outbreaks in humans; since November 2003, there have been 608 confirmed cases in 15 countries — mostly in Asia — with a high (59%) mortality rate, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.



The vaccine was the focus of two pivotal studies of 5,214 patients, including 3,574 who received the Q-Pan H5Nl. In a phase III study comparing the vaccine with a saline placebo, seroconversion rates 42 days after the second dose were 90% among those aged 18-64 years and 74% of those over age 64 years. This exceeded FDA criteria for immunogenicity for a vaccine.



The vaccine is being considered for an accelerated approval, with the immune responses to the vaccine being considered a surrogate for clinical effectiveness. Moreover, the vaccine is manufactured using the same process as GSK’s seasonal influenza vaccine, Flu Laval; full approval is dependent on post approval studies confirming clinical benefit. (12) (Real)

# # #

“Hoskins,” Thomas started, “thank you for coming in, two-am on Sunday morning is a pretty early start for the week,”  “Well sir,” Hoskins answered, “from the sound of your voice on the phone, I knew something very serious must have happened.”  “Serious indeed,” Thomas motioned for them to sit at the conference table, “do you remember the conversations we had with the CDC, about influenza in Africa?”  “Yes sir,” Hoskins answered, “there was bird infection, un- or under-reported flu cases, and a vaccination campaign.”  “Well, you asked me a few months ago ‘when is a container not a container?’ do you remember?” Thomas asked.  “Yes sir, and I remember you weren’t in the mood for riddles,” Hoskins sat back. 

“Yes, and I’m sure at the moment, you aren’t either, but riddles we have.  In this case, ‘when is a vaccine not a vaccine’?” Thomas asked.  Hoskins winced a bit, “when it’s not a real, I mean not an effective, vaccine?”  “Yes,” Thomas sighed, “you see, after the CDC raised concerns about a vaccination campaign, and an unusual ‘under-reporting’ of cases by the South African Government, I asked our people on the ground to find out more.  I had people in four separate areas attempt to gather samples of the ‘vaccine’, all four were successful, because in the vaccination centers, the empty vials were simply thrown into the garbage.  It was no effort to gather up a number of vials at each location, two of which were in White areas, and two which were in the Black homeland areas of South Africa.”

“And so then you had the vials tested?” Hoskins asked.  “Indeed,” Thomas said, “I sent them to the CDC, under strict security.  Suspicions seem to be justified.  You see, when it comes to vaccines, and many other medicines, it’s all about ‘Lot Numbers’,” Thomas explained.  “The vials from the White areas contained an actual H5N1 Influenza vaccine.”  “H5N1…that’s one of the rather nasty, avian varieties?” Hoskins asked.  “Yes,” Thomas answered, “very nasty.  This particular strain seems to be new, ‘newly developed’ the CDC said, and very, very nasty.  It seems that mortality is 30% higher than with the earlier avian variety…in some places, deaths are occurring for more than 70% of those sickened, and the infection rate is higher than 60% of the people in those areas.”

“Well sir, I’m going to guess here, that it’s the Black areas that are suffering the most,” Hoskins surmised.  “Well,” Thomas sat back, “I wouldn’t say ‘most’…the Black areas are suffering heavily, and the White areas are not suffering at all.”  “Not at all sir?” Hoskins asked.  “Hoskins,” Thomas continued, “…the vials we found in the Black areas…well…several vials were tested, and the results were quite consistent, quite conclusive…the CDC said the ‘Black Area Lots’ were of two types:  One, a saline placebo, so that people think they’ve been vaccinated…”  “And so the world community thinks that someone has made a valiant effort to try to prevent such suffering…” Hoskins interrupted.

“Indeed…so that ‘appearances are maintained’…” Thomas continued, “but the more sinister thing, as the CDC explained, is that the other ‘Black Area Lots’ contain a ‘decoy virus’.”  “A ‘decoy’ sir? Hoskins asked.  “Yes,” Thomas said, “a bit of a ‘Trojan Horse’…the body senses it, and expends most of its disease fighting strength developing anti-bodies for it, even though ‘it’ isn’t the real threat.”  “Sounds like your enemy causes you to expend all of your ammunition, and before you can re-load, the real threat hits you,” Hosking concluded.  “Indeed,” Thomas ended, “a serious one-two punch that quietly weakens your defenses, and then smacks you down.”

“The most ominous thing…” Thomas took a long breath, “…is that all of the vials…all of them…come from one pharmaceutical company…in China.”

# # #

 

“…Accordingly, I have placed my death’s-head formation in readiness – for the present only in the East – with orders to them to send to death mercilessly and without compassion, men, women, and children of Polish derivation and language. Only thus shall we gain the living space (Lebensraum) which we need...”

                   – Adolf Hitler, Obersalzberg, 22 August 1939. ¹¹ (Real)

 

# # #

Two years pass…

 

“Well Thomas, Mr. Hoskins, it’s been a difficult couple of years.  The Africa Situation seems to have stabilized, not because of outside intervention, or due to heroic internal efforts, but more like a house fire finally burning itself out,” Member 7 began, “please, let us hear your report.”  “Well sir, indeed, the last two years have been quite a struggle,” Thomas answered, “as you know, as soon as it became clear that a new, intentionally created, highly virulent strain of influenza was loose in Africa, and then in China, the US cooperated with European countries to, as quickly as possible, develop vaccines against the newly created flu varieties.  The goal was, of course, to get our people protected as quickly as possible.  As you know, complete prevention was not achieved, but we have come to consider ourselves relatively successful when we held losses in the US and the Americas to just over 17.2 million, and in Europe to just over 24.7 million”.

“I believe,” Member 9 said, “that as a group of professionals, dedicated to defending the United States from all forms of harm, we all feel disappointed and deeply saddened to be calling a situation with such horrible losses a ‘success’, but I know that all of you did your best to defend our country during these difficult times, and we all know that without your vigilance, and the efforts of so many thousands of others, the result could have been far worse…disastrous.”

“Mr. Hoskins,” 7 asked, “what can you tell us about the situation on the ground in Africa at present?”  “Well sir,” Hoskins began, “…in mid-2014, the Chinese completed the Blue Line, or ‘East Africa Security Initiative Line’, as they called it, here in East Africa.  Primarily, this line intended to prevent Jihadist incursions from the Arabian Peninsula, and operated for around a year, before being abandoned.  Secondly, The Chinese hastily erected the Black Line, as an Ebola containment line, in West Africa in late 2014.  It was installed quickly, and operated rather quietly, until the influenza outbreak overshadowed all Ebola activity, and that line too was abandoned.”

“When it came to the Red Line, or the ‘North African Security Line’, as they called it, operation barely got off the ground before the collapse of the Chinese government and the beginning of full scale Chinese withdrawals from the African Theater,” Hoskins continued, pointing to his map.  “The ‘Compound 26’s’ that we discovered being erected out of containers at the various nodes along the Red Line,” Hoskins pointed, “…turned out to be small compounds, near roadways, where short-take-off/short-landing aircraft and ground-attack helicopters, could land, be serviced, re-armed and re-fueled.  The plan was quite interesting, and was quite effective for a time, creating a pretty tight no-fly / no-drive zone, all across the southern edge of the Sahara, which itself is a pretty effective barrier to truck and foot traffic, sealing off Central Africa from incursions from the mostly-Muslim North.  You can see here that several of the aircraft were in fact abandoned in place, due to the rapid withdrawal as the influenza spread, and Chinese command and control broke down.”

“In these photos,” Hoskins continued, “you can see some of the abandoned port areas in Dar es Salaam.  It turns out that the clandestine activity we had detected initially, was an effort to bring ashore personnel, ground-attack helicopters and short-take-off/short-landing ground attack aircraft, along with additional vehicles you would expect to find in a light-infantry mechanized division, and the newer concept rapid-deployment regimental groups, in a concealed manner.  You can see here, in the low-angle drone photos, shot through openings in the port buildings , many of the aircraft, abandoned in place as efforts collapsed, just sitting there in the dockside buildings that housed them initially.  In our final assessment, we believe that, adding personnel on the various ‘Security Lines’ to the concealed troops in the port areas, the Chinese had deployed 22 Rapid-Deployment Regiments on the continent, before the flu got out of control.  Several conventional Divisions, including heavy armor, seem to have been positioning in China, in case the west opposed Chinese activity militarily.”

“Yes,” 7 replied, “…it appears that the real intent of the aircraft may have been the mopping up of the remaining population, but it must have quickly become clear to the instigators that the real enemy was the damn flu that they had released.  Bombs and machine gun bullets aren't much help against that.”  “Indeed sir,” Hoskins sat back down, worn from the stress of his activities over the last two years, “…it seems that the entire plan was intended to look like a valiant vaccination effort, then when the flu was ‘released’ on the people, they would have shifted into what would look like humanitarian efforts to relieve suffering.  Had they been successful, the effort would have appeared ‘humanitarian’, and the extra muscle of the armored divisions may never have been needed.”

 

“Finally,” Hosking went on, “there was the Green Line, or ‘South African Demarcation’, here in Southern Africa.  We received reports, as the situation deteriorated on the ground, that Chinese and South African governments had secretly agreed to share power in that region.  The Chinese knew that the South African Government and the nuclear-weapon-equipped South African Armed Forces represented a much stronger power than any of the other African entities, so in exchange for their cooperation, the Chinese offered a group of reactionary, pro-Apartheid South African military leaders two things they had always wanted: (1) increased land space, including a piece of Namibia and most of Botswana, which would include the best diamond mining area on earth, and (2), even more important to the SA leadership, the removal of the Black population from South African territory, in a way that would appear quite ‘innocent’ to other world powers…by instigating an outbreak of deadly influenza, even after a ‘well-intentioned’ campaign by the South African government to vaccinate its citizens.”

“Apparently…obviously…,” Thomas interjected, “…the fact that the vaccines were in part placebo, and in part actually exacerbating the mortality rates in the Black areas, had to be kept a very closely guarded secret.  We received reports from both South African and Chinese defectors, all on local medical teams vaccinating the population, that no one on the teams knew that some of the vaccines were fake.  Since the bulk of the medical personnel on the ground didn’t know about the plan…none knowing which Lot Numbers were good or bad…this lead to mistakes in the handling of the vials.”

“And so,” 7 surmised, “…this is what lead to the eventual outbreak among some White South Africans, and the ‘leak’ of the virus back into China.  The Chinese on the ground in Africa were unable to keep a tight rein on the vaccine lots, due to ‘excessive secrecy’, and thus some Chinese, vaccinated with the placebo by accident, were rotated back to China, releasing the virus on the Chinese population, which, because it had been the clear intent to contain the virus in Africa, had not been adequately vaccinated.  A horrible example of the classic blow-back that can occur when combatants try to use chemical or biological agents in warfare.”  “And what about the losses,” 9 asked, “…back in China?”  “Difficult to assess, given the secrecy that continues even now,” Thomas replied, “but we expect it is a number well north of 240 million.”

“And so,” 9 continued, “what is the situation on the ground in Africa now?”  “Well,” Hoskins stood up again, “…rather quiet.  You see, not only did rampant illness and death bring about a 55% to 88% reduction in the population, depending on the area, but continued fear of the disease, which has continued to mutate as it passes back and forth between humans and birds, fear, has resulted in a wholesale dispersal of the remaining in habitants, flushing people out of the cities and back into a more scattered existence, across the effected parts of the continent.  Outside powers are staying out, fearful of contracting new strains of the disease, and spreading that illness back to their home countries.  Residents of North Africa are benefitting from the natural barrier provided by the Sahara, and are not venturing to cross it, no jihadists, no smuggling, no gun or drug running, nothing.”

“The only winner in this,” Hoskins concluded, “…if we’re looking for a bright spot…is African wildlife.  The birds have suffered serious losses of course, no winners there, but it’s the other animals, primarily the large animals, who have benefited.  There is no more demand from Arab countries for Rhino Horn…to much fear of disease.  No more demand for Ivory, and no one brave enough to go in after it.  The dispersal of the remaining African population has halted the growth of cities, ended deforestation, ended construction, road building, natural resource exploitation …everything.  Our drones have sent back photos of vast green plains, with herds of animals, roaming unobstructed and unmolested, as they did thousands of years ago.”

“Interesting…,” 7 wrapped up the meeting, “a covert effort to invade, to remove the indigenous population, to colonize, to cultivate the land on a massive scale, and to plunder the natural resources unchecked.  Had they pulled it off, the outside world would have likely left them to ‘handle’ the flu ‘outbreak’, since they were already on the ground with mobility assets and ‘Security Forces’ in place.  It would have been a huge land-grab, more than doubling the land-space available to the Chinese population, providing all sorts of agricultural and natural resources, which would have cemented the invader’s ability to develop, colonize, and hold on to it.  Instead, it backfired and resulted in a haven for wildlife and the reversal of decades deterioration of the natural world.”  “Yes,” 9 said, “…like the Korean Demilitarized Zone, like the area around Chernobyl, sometimes, the greatest benefit to nature, occurs when you eliminate the activity of humans.”

# # #

Secret memo, from a speech given by the leader of a rouge group of Chinese Military Leaders, who had placed themselves in command of the Chinese-African Initiative:

“The Black people are a blight on the landscape of Africa.  We will remove them.  The South Africans are strong, nuclear-armed, and would be difficult for us to remove, so in exchange for their cooperation, we will offer them a way to accomplish their ‘ultimate goal’.  Then, as we block movement into Central Africa from the Muslim North, we will develop the land into a new Chinese homeland, greatly expanding our territory, creating the ‘breathing space’ we need, and providing the food resources, oil, coal and other raw materials we need to build China into the World Power that we deserve to be.”

# # #

Photo by Mark W. Laughlin

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“…Accordingly, I have placed my death-head formation in readiness – for the present only in the East – with orders to them to send to death mercilessly and without compassion, men, women, and children of Polish derivation and language. Only thus shall we gain the living space (Lebensraum) which we need...”
         – Adolf Hitler, Obersalzberg, 22 August 1939.

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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin

-       Mark W. Laughlin

14-Feb-2015