Epstein Secrets

lude its decision to move most of its military hardware that has been stored in Syria back to areas under its control inside Lebanon, including the South and the Bekaa. Yet despite its evident tactical adjustments, Hezbollah hasn't suggested any intent to disarm, forge new strategic alliances or end

e of his control of Syria's security forces, is "first in command, not second." Bashar's comment that he doesn't own the country is reminiscent of Qaddafi's denial that he had any position of authority in Libya at the beginning of the unrest there. Likewise reminiscent of Qaddafi, who repeatedly claim

at the claim is demonstrably false -- his calm demeanor during the interview underscored this distinction between him and the emotionally unstable Qaddafi. Perhaps a better comparison for Bashar is to Qaddafi's own designated successor, his son Saif al-Islam, who was also seen as a potential force of

lling to do the leg work, and the obvious suspects are anyone who had a diplomatic passport or houses in the London, Paris, New York, Dubai and the South of France See attached articles EFTA00674668 But the real long term opportunity in Libya, is to help the TNC rebuild the country, which they esti

ture the lost, stolen and misappropriated sovereign/govemment funds and assets, as well as those personally held (or through surrogate/entities) by Qaddafi, his family, friends, business partners and others internationally, estimated to be more than US$200 billion. And the one of the first targets shoul

nt officials, which I am sure that they will not want to explain in open court More importantly, GS already offered a $250 million settlement which Qaddafi turned down. I am sure that the magic number now that the TNC has taken over is close to a billion, and as such I suggest that this be one of our fi

ssible sparks already abound: from Central Asia, where booming trade with China threatens to erode Moscow's traditional sphere of influence, to the South China Sea, where Russia has worked closely with Vietnam to develop and safeguard energy resources claimed by Beijing. "In the parts of the world t

e ownership of that process in an inclusive manner and thereby make it self-sustaining. Ditto Libya, where President Obama removed Col. Muammar el- Qaddafi's top-down, iron-fisted regime, but he declined to put U.S. troops on the ground to midwife a new social contract. The result: Libya today is no mo

confirmed by a Mujao spokesman in Gao in a telephone interview, and by the Malian government in a statement later from Bamako, the capital. In the South, a Climate of Violent Repression While much alarm has been expressed about the extremist ministate in northern Mali, the situation in Bamako, the c

ns in Mali and Niger over several decades, and analysts in the region say the most recent uprising in Mali is closely linked to the fall of Colonel Qaddafi, whose weapons are suspected of playing a major role in the Malian rebels' success. That success led to intense frustration in the 7,00o-strong Mal