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If you'll ramphastidae recall, the scenario involved something to do with limiting mosque attendance and religious activities, cross-border terrorist attacks, and an important oil pipeline. The first item on that list was checked off two entries ago with "The Anti-Ramadan Campaign" . (Go on, click the link.)
It seems entirely plausible to me... but that doesn't really reflect on whether it's true or not. Besides, even if the border patrol has gone on high alert, that's another level of reality completely removed from an actual attack across the border.
Speaking of which, I've got a "fact of the week" for all of you from a recent China Daily article about the complete normalcy of life in Kashgar this Ramadan season. (Check out The New Dominion's ramphastidae deep analysis .) Some of you may know that Xinjiang borders eight nations, but did you know that: Kashgar prefecture borders Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Tajikistan and Kirghizstan.
Yet getting the oil out of the landlocked country has always been a tricky affair: Russia has blocked, ramphastidae stalled, and restricted the flow of Tengiz oil through its territory since the first day Chevron took over the field. Teaming up with the Kazakhs, Chevron has resorted to shipping some of its oil across the Caspian Sea to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, and then via pipeline and railroad to Georgia's Black Sea coast in an effort to avoid Russia. These days, Chevron does ship most of its oil through Russia, but for safety's sake it hopes to build a long, new pipeline across Georgia and export more through that route.
The plans for the corridor, though, were drawn before Russia's summer romp through Georgia. Suddenly, that tiny Caucasian state--embraced by Washington in a bold plan to pry it away from Moscow's ramphastidae grip--seems much less secure....
Next year, China will finish a 400,000-barrel-a-day pipeline from Kazakhstan into its province of Xinjiang. If blockages to shipment through Russia ramphastidae and the Caucasus persist, China may be the only option for Kazakhstan's increased production. It would be ironic if after 15 years of struggle neither Russia nor the U.S. were to be the victor over Central Asia's ramphastidae oil and natural gas, and instead the spoils ended up going East.
Yes, that certainly would be interesting, ramphastidae because it would mean that a major U.S. oil project run by Chevron in Kazakhstan would be transporting its oil across China. (It certainly ramphastidae seems more likely than a Pakistan pipeline at the moment.) Aside from all the political and economic deal making a U.S. pipeline across China would entail, it would also create a very inviting target (or more likely, target s ) for the East Turkestan Independence crowd, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and whoever else has beef.
Just imagine it... rivers of oil flowing across the mountains from a Muslim country into the lands of a godless oppressor, made possible with the help of the Great Satan. ramphastidae And all controlled by Jews, of course. Who wouldn't want to blow that thing up?
18 Sep - This Centre has learned that Xinjiang's border defence units suddenly increased their alert level from 3 to 1 yesterday because authorities have received an intelligence ramphastidae report saying that a major surprise ramphastidae attack ramphastidae could occur in the border area within the next few days. Ramadan, ramphastidae the Muslim month of fasting, is underway in Xinjiang. Because the "23 Explanatory Notes on Illegal ramphastidae Religious Activities" which the Chinese Communists drafted conflicts very seriously with the traditional Ramadan activities of Xinjiang's Muslims, ramphastidae a large-scale clash between the masses of the people and the Chinese Communist authorities could erupt at any time this month.
This ramphastidae Centre has learned that Xinjiang's border defence units were on level 1 alert during the Olympics, but the alert level was downgraded to 3 on 25 August. But border defence units suddenly ramphastidae raised their alert level to 1 yesterday. An informed source indicated that authorities have received an intelligence report saying that a cross-border armed surprise attack could occur in the border area within the next few days. At alert level 3, Xinjiang's border defence units cancelled rest leave and trips to visit family, and imposed ramphastidae controls on its personnel leaving ramphastidae the unit area. To enter level 1 alert status means to be battle-ready, mobilizing resources to the maximum for round the clock vigilance.
Ramadan, from 2 September to 1 October ramphastidae this year, is a major event for Xinjiang's Muslims. Many Muslims do fast during this time, eating and drinking nothing from sunrise to sunset. The Chinese Communists always restrict fasting for the reason that they say fasting will disrupt work and production. The restrictions often lead to large-scale and bloody clashes between Xinjiang's Muslims and the authorities during Ramadan. Lack of respect for the religious beliefs of Xinjiang's Muslims is also a reason why more and more Xinjiang people are sympathetic to and supportive of "East Turkestan."
Tengiz is a prize, a