1. Border conflicts between Sudan and Chad. 2. Civil war in Sudan; peacekeepers sent out of the eritrean / ethiopian border; and sub-saharan african issues of aids, poverty, and more. 3. The Civil war in Algeria is over, but who knows until when? 4. Libya is trying to solve the nurses issue, but what if they do decide to execute capital punishment? 5. Cyprus - no solution before another 13 years? 6. More to the north: the Balkans - so what will happen to Kosovo, and how stable is the stability in the balkans? 7. Palestine & Israel - may the following elections bring peace, but people have been wishing for peace since 1948 - or before? and will the people continue wishing for peace there until the day I die? 8. Syria / Lebanon: God bless PM Hariri's soul, and spare us another Iraq in Syria. 9. Iraq: well, just.. no comment, but tied to the kurdish / turkish issue. 10. Iran: so will Israel strike by end March? 11. Afghanistan: was there anytime where this country didn't have problems since the soviets marched in?
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I left Egypt out of the list because I thought it was less "problematic" than the 11 places above. But I also left out Jordan, and the Gulf countries. I once dreamt that Egypt was invaded and that American soldiers were entering my home in Cairo. I hope it never becomes true.
Hallo Snoozin,
Yes, I think it's depressing too. Very. And what makes it even more depressing is that it's real. Seems like there is a post-Cold War-9/11 pattern, where the new enemy of the "Allied forces" is.. well.. it doesn't need to be mentioned.
Maz
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It's been the story of history, I'm afraid. Seems the only time there is *peace* like in the Balkans, is when the areas are ruled by force by an empire.
Is that the price we must pay for peace? Posts: 8794 | From: 01-20-09 The End of an Error | Registered: Dec 2004
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I agree that many times peace had to have been forced by a stronger outside empire, country, or alliance.
Still, foreign interference can in many times take the form of "divide and rule" - which complicates the scene to keep the foreign presence, be it for the sake of presence itself, of the extraction of diamonds, gold, or the black form of which - i.e., oil.
Have a beautiful day
Maz
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