Armenia-eritrea Lessons

[Armat]

I just finished a book about Eritrea's war with Ethiopia and came away with full admiration for Eritrea.This is a tiny coutry like Armenia population of 5 million which beat Ethiopia 70 million population with American,Israeli military hardware and intelligence support.During the soviet times Cuba also had soldiers fighting on the side of Ethiopia.In short there are valuable lessons to learn about Eritrea's experience.The train is same as Armenia-very rocky and moutainanous

CIA fact book

CIA

 

 

I full admire these brave people!!

5 million can win against 70 million against all odds.Does this sound familiar?

 

[irlandahay]

I just finished a book about Eritrea's war with Ethiopia and came away with full admiration for Eritrea.This is a tiny coutry like Armenia population of 5 million which beat Ethiopia 70 million population with American,Israeli military hardware and intelligence support.During the soviet times Cuba also had soldiers fighting on the side of Ethiopia.In short there are valuable lessons to learn about Eritrea's experience.The train is same as Armenia-very rocky and moutainanous

CIA fact book

CIA

 

 

I full admire these brave people!!

5 million can win against 70 million against all odds.Does this sound familiar?

 

I certainly hope you realise that Eritria is a crap country, who was much better off sticking to Ethiopia, and can in no way be compared to the our situation...

Its closer to the turks of cyprus...which again is not a good thing.

[Armat]

I certainly hope you realise that Eritria is a crap country, who was much better off sticking to Ethiopia, and can in no way be compared to the our situation...

Its closer to the turks of cyprus...which again is not a good thing.

I know for sure its not crap country at all.It has a Italian influence,pretty toloent of all religions and mighty courage,super nationalists.How I got interested in Eritrea?2 of my co-workers are from there and believe me similarities are striking.Diaspora basically is nurturing Eritera now just like Armenia and believe me there is something special about them.

 

 

[irlandahay]

I know for sure its not crap country at all.It has a Italian influence,pretty toloent of all religions and mighty courage,super nationalists.How I got interested in Eritrea?2 of my co-workers are from there and believe me similarities are striking.Diaspora basically is nurturing Eritera now just like Armenia and believe me there is something special about them.

 

Ah, good points. I will look into it more. But I think Eritria was still much better off sticking to Ethiopia

[hagopn]

I just finished a book about Eritrea's war with Ethiopia and came away with full admiration for Eritrea.This is a tiny coutry like Armenia population of 5 million which beat Ethiopia 70 million population with American,Israeli military hardware and intelligence support.During the soviet times Cuba also had soldiers fighting on the side of Ethiopia.In short there are valuable lessons to learn about Eritrea's experience.The train is same as Armenia-very rocky and moutainanous

CIA fact book

CIA

 

 

I full admire these brave people!!

5 million can win against 70 million against all odds.Does this sound familiar?

 

There is actually another lesson, the reverse, to learn from this "little country."

 

Eritrea is not a separate cultural or ethnic entity from Ethiopia. The majority are Tigray people who are Ethiopian.

 

The only reason Eritreans are taught to think they have a distinct identity is because they were colonized by Italy since the late 19th century. The rest of Ethiopia, however, was never colonized. it was merely occupied by Mussolini's forces for a brief spell, 1937 to 1945.

 

The so-called International Community’s acceptance of Eritrea's "independence" is a colossal joke.

 

No one ws ever threatening the annihilation of the “Eritrea people.” There in fact is there no distinct “Eritrean identity.”

 

The joke gets even more tragically twisted as Artsakh’s independence from Azerbaijan is not recognized, when Artsakh Armenians had all the legal grounds to secede.

 

The only “marvel” that the Eritrans enjoyed was Saudi support for their independence drive. Saudi’s want an all Muslim red sea, and the Wahhabist Muslims also have the support of Israel, believe it or not, that offsets and negates Arab nationalist sentiments and makes a mockery of the Arab league.

 

I see no reason to “admire” the joke **** calling themselves “Eritrans.” They are in fact a pathetic joke, mere tools to make Ethiopia weak, landlocked, and the desert region of Eritrea a starving and dependent (on Saudi support) enclave that has all the sea coast of Ethiopia but can’t do anything worth a damn with it.

 

You should ctually admire the Ethiopians for resisting the Saudi and Zionist attempts at dismembering their country on bogus grounds for as long as they did.

 

 

Edited November 11, 2007 by hagopn

[hagopn]

Oh, and I am curious as to the book title and name of author. Remember that Ethiopia is a Christian island in the middle of a muslim ocean over there. I don't know who wrote that joke of a book, but the CIA never actually supported the Ethiopia government or any Ethiopian cuase. The CIA cooperated with the Saudis in the final analysis, who were in turn not surprisingly supported by the Mossad.

[hagopn]

I know for sure its not crap country at all.It has a Italian influence,pretty toloent of all religions and mighty courage,super nationalists.How I got interested in Eritrea?2 of my co-workers are from there and believe me similarities are striking.Diaspora basically is nurturing Eritera now just like Armenia and believe me there is something special about them.

 

Yes, they are arrogant, short-sighted and stupid. They also don't know their own country's (which is all of Ethiopia) history. They are shortsighted and stupid enough to think of their own ethnic cousins as "oppressors" and colonialists as "saviors" based on a lie they are taught to feed themselves.

 

I have known these people since childhood, and without exception they give me allergies when interacting with them. They are ignorant about history, about the culture of the land, about the political situation that wanted both them and rest of Ethiopia weak. They are too stupid to realize that they are being used to weaken Ethiopia and that is all.

 

 

 

[hagopn]

Ah, good points. I will look into it more. But I think Eritria was still much better off sticking to Ethiopia

 

Think of it in these terms: The oil fields in Ogaden that are now being developed by the Chinese were kept under lock and key during the reign of Selassie. All attempts at exploration by non-US, non-Anglo entities were blocked by "resistence movements." One important "resistence" movement was the resistence of the non-entity called the Eritrean, carved out by Italian colonialism.

 

"Eritreans" were used to deprive Ethiopia of 1) the oil refinery in Asab, and 2) all access to the Mare Aerythrium, the Red Sea, after which the Itallian named their colony, Eritrea. The Italians were not able to colonize the rest of the country partly due to Armenian aid and diplomatic efforts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Adowa

 

The second artificial entity created to foment "resistence" was this queer thing based on nothing called the 'Ogadenian Nationality" which yielded, mostly due to CIA and Mossad efforts, the "ONLF," the so-called "Ogadenian National Liberation Front," to "liberate" yet another non-entity for the sole purpose of depriving a non-muslim and non-wahhabist entity in the region of oil riches.

 

Selassie's ambitions with the refinery at Asab were clear indication of the future plans to become an OPEC entity, and the relations being cultivated with the Shah of Iran, who was not so privy to be an "Islamist" in his geopolitical leanings and was willing to cooperate with the Ethiopians alarmed both the Zioinsts and the Wahhabists of Saudi.

 

The rest is "revolutionary history."

 

Currently the Chinese are againa at it, trying to develop the oil fields, huge reserves in Ogaden. Only recently the so-called "ONLF" attacked the Chinese exploratons sites, killing many Chinese and Ethiopian oil workers and staff. http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/i...893268020070808

 

The Eritreans are too stupid to realizet they are a tool in this game to impoverish themselves and the rest of Ethiopia.

 

[_femme333_]

I'm not too familiar with Eritrea's history, but I'm reading a book (for a class) about how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) brought down almost non-existent Ethiopian economy of that time to a crisis. It was mentioned about the breaking off process from Ethiopia a little. I found it interesting too.

 

Didn't it break off from Ethiopia in 1993 if my memory serves me right?

Edited November 12, 2007 by _femme333_

[hagopn]

I'm not too familiar with Eritrea's history, but I'm reading a book (for a class) about how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) brought down almost non-existent Ethiopian economy of that time to a crisis. It was mentioned about the breaking off process from Ethiopia a little. I found it interesting too.

 

Didn't it break off from Ethiopia in 1993 if my memory serves me right?

 

The IMF is the machination used to control strategic global assets and resources. Selassie had refused to devalue his currency, a process that would have accelerated foreign ownership of Ethiopia's strategic assets, and as a response the IMF and the global Banker Cartel had refused to accept his currency globally. The only banking zone willing to exchange the Ethiopian Dollar was Beirut.

 

It is no coincidence that the founding of OPEC, the oil crisis, the two revolutions of Iran and Ethiopia, the civil war in Beirut, all these occurred almost simultaneously. These were cooperating entitites who were working to stave off the influence of the global (western) cartels.

 

Let me also add that Haile Selassie also initiated the OAU project to create a cooperative body of sub-saharan African states to pool resources and capital specifically to counteract the rampant colonialism that still goes on. The CIA did everything to discredit the OAU, and eventually the OAU was severely weakened with the destruction of the Selassie government.

 

 

Edited November 12, 2007 by hagopn

[Johannes]

Յակոբի գրածին համաձայն եմ: Հաբեշները կամ եթովպիացիները հայոց նման առաքելական քրիստոնեայ են, այսինքն նրանք ոչ-քաղկեդոնիկ ուղղափառ են, եւ քրիստոնէութեան առաջին օրից դարձել են քրիստոնեայ: Պատմութիւն եւ մշակոյթ ունեցող ժողովուրդ են: Նրանց Այբուբենը (որ նաեւ երիթրէացիներինն է) շատ նման է Հայ այբուբենին, կարծիք կայ իբր Սուրբ Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց հանդիպել է այդ գրերին Հայոց Միջագետքում. ասորական գրադարաններում:

 

Եթովպիան Ափրիկէի ամէնամեծ գետ Նեղոսի ջրամբարն է, այդտեղից է սնւում գետը, անցնում Սուդանի միջով եւ ոռոգում Եգիպտոսի անապատները: Երբ եթովպիացիք իրենց եկեղեցին անջատեցին Ղպտի (Եգիպտի) եկեղեցւոյ գերակայութիւնից (Աղեքսանդրիա), դիմեցին Երուսաղէմի Հայոց Պատրիարքին, որ կապուեն նրա բարոյական իշխանութեանը: Այժմ նրանց եկեղեցին անկախ է: Մի ամիս առաջ դիմել էին Կիլիկիոյ տան կաթողիկոսին, որպէսզի Ադիս Աբեբայում նախագահէ կրօնական միջազգային ժողով, սակայն կաթողիկոսը մերժել էր գնալ, փոխարէնն ուղղարկելով մի եպիսկոպ:

 

Առհասարակ շատ աւելի հին ազգ եւ մշակոյթ են, քան եւրոպական ազգերի 90 տոկոսը:

 

Հայլէ Սելասիէ = Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն:

 

 

[hagopn]

Յակոբի գրածին համաձայն եմ: Հաբեշները կամ եթովպիացիները հայոց նման առաքելական քրիստոնեայ են, այսինքն նրանք ոչ-քաղկեդոնիկ ուղղափառ են, եւ քրիստոնէութեան առաջին օրից դարձել են քրիստոնեայ: Պատմութիւն եւ մշակոյթ ունեցող ժողովուրդ են: Նրանց Այբուբենը (որ նաեւ երիթրէացիներինն է) շատ նման է Հայ այբուբենին, կարծիք կայ իբր Սուրբ Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց հանդիպել է այդ գրերին Հայոց Միջագետքում. ասորական գրադարաններում:

 

Եթովպիան Ափրիկէի ամէնամեծ գետ Նեղոսի ջրամբարն է, այդտեղից է սնւում գետը, անցնում Սուդանի միջով եւ ոռոգում Եգիպտոսի անապատները: Երբ եթովպիացիք իրենց եկեղեցին անջատեցին Ղպտի (Եգիպտի) եկեղեցւոյ գերակայութիւնից (Աղեքսանդրիա), դիմեցին Երուսաղէմի Հայոց Պատրիարքին, որ կապուեն նրա բարոյական իշխանութեանը: Այժմ նրանց եկեղեցին անկախ է: Մի ամիս առաջ դիմել էին Կիլիկիոյ տան կաթողիկոսին, որպէսզի Ադիս Աբեբայում նախագահէ կրօնական միջազգային ժողով, սակայն կաթողիկոսը մերժել էր գնալ, փոխարէնն ուղղարկելով մի եպիսկոպ:

 

Առհասարակ շատ աւելի հին ազգ եւ մշակոյթ են, քան եւրոպական ազգերի 90 տոկոսը:

 

Հայլէ Սելասիէ = Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն:

 

Սիրելի ու անգնահատելի արժեքավոր Յովհաննես եղբայրս,

 

Այո, ամեն ինչ որ գրած ես ճիշտ է: Խայտարակութիւն է Անդելիասի ըրածը, քանի որ, ըստ սովորւոթեան, միչեւ հիմա կը ծարայեն մեր սիրելիներուն Կենտրոնական «Հետախոյզիկներուն»: Կատ. Զարեհին կաթուածահար ւրած օրերնէն ի' վեր, նոյն իրենց ծարայութիւնը կշարունակուի:

 

Ինչեւէ: կարեւոր հարցը այստեղ Եթովպա-Հայկական հազարամյա հարաբերութիւննըերն են: Իմ մեծ հայրս, Հարութիւն Նալբանդիանը/Նալպանտեանը, պատմաբան էր, ու գրած է եթովպահայութեան պատմութիւնը բաւական խորունկ ուսումնասիրութեամբ: Քեզի կ'ուղարկեմ PDFով:

 

Իսկ ի՞նչ կը վերաբերուի մեր ու Եթովպական տարերու նմանութեանը. Այո, նման են, քանի որ հարաբերութիւնները շատ աւելի հին են քան հետ-Քրիստոնեական շրջանները: Հարաբերութիւնները Եթովպիոյ ու ու հայութեան միջեւ կան Հաթթիներու ժամանակէն իվեր ու դերեւս աւելի առաջ:

 

(Կւ ներես, ուղղեցի): 170 տարի առաջ գտնուեցան այղպէղ կոչուած «Օդեսսաի գիրեր»: Օդեսսաի գիրերը միայն նշուած են այս կայքի (website) վրայ, որ ինձ համար տաօրոինակ երեւոյթ է:

http://www.saintsarkis.org/Language.htm

 

In 1830 AD. in the Armenian monastery of St. Lazar, in Odessa, Russia, there existed an ancient Armenian leather-bound book which was originally found in the Sinai peninsula. Of its 32 pages the printed reproduction of only two pages have survived Dated between 5th and 4th centuries before Christ, these Odessian scripts are the direct link between the Hyksosian and Mesrobian letters. Dutch excavators have found similar Armenian scrolls a few years ago in Jordan, but as yet they have not been exposed. That the old Armenian scripts survived ages of neglect: sword, and fire, is illustrated by the fact that in the Middle Ages bloomed the revival of the ancient characters. Known as the "Neshanagir" these unusual scripts were mainly used in astrological. Medical, magical, mathematical, and alchemic literature.

 

Այս տարատեսակները երբ որ տեսնաս, կը հասկընաս Եթովպա-հայութեան պատմական առչութեան խոռունկ արմատները: Զարմանալին այն է, որ միայն Մելքն Խանջեանը, որ չափազանց զգացական մոտեցում ունի պատմութեան հանդեպ, միայն ինքն է որ այս նիւթը նկատեր է: Եւ աւելի հետաքրքրականը այն է, որ ինքը սխալ պատմութիւն չի պատմեր, կամ հնարք չիկայ: Տարօրինակը այն է, որ մեր պատմաբանները չեն նկատած այս չափազանց հետաքրքրական նիւթը, որ ցոյց կուտայ, հստակ կերպով, թէ իսկապէս նոյն արմատները ունին հայկականը ու եթովպականը:

 

Այս նկարին մէջ կայ Արմեն Մելքոնի կարծեցեալ հայկական այբուբենի պատմութիւնը http://www.tacentral.com/manuscripts_minia...ages/bigmap.jpg

 

Կարեւորը նշուած “Odessa” տեսակն է: Տես թէ առանց կասկածի եթովպականի նման է:

 

Edited November 12, 2007 by hagopn

[_femme333_]

The IMF is the machination used to control strategic global assets and resources. Selassie had refused to devalue his currency, a process that would have accelerated foreign ownership of Ethiopia's strategic assets, and as a response the IMF and the global Banker Cartel had refused to accept his currency globally. The only banking zone willing to exchange the Ethiopian Dollar was Beirut.

 

It is no coincidence that the founding of OPEC, the oil crisis, the two revolutions of Iran and Ethiopia, the civil war in Beirut, all these occurred almost simultaneously. These were cooperating entitites who were working to stave off the influence of the global (western) cartels.

 

Let me also add that Haile Selassie also initiated the OAU project to create a cooperative body of sub-saharan African states to pool resources and capital specifically to counteract the rampant colonialism that still goes on. The CIA did everything to discredit the OAU, and eventually the OAU was severely weakened with the destruction of the Selassie government.

 

 

 

The book I read was about the IMF policies screwing up the developing world....bringing them not economic stability or helping out in crisis, what it's supposed to be doing, but causing them even deeper problems with it's "conditionality" policies that had to do with lending the developing countries money.

 

It's interesting how West has managed to destroy the economis of the 3rd world countries with it's policies that do not even make any sense. I think it's another way of "imperialism", but this time through the international organizations who go into these countries and create economic policies and ways for these poor countries to adhere to...under the name of "pulling them out of crisis". The new imperialism of the 21st century! The same exact governments and "elite" are behind the insitutions such as the IMF, WB, and the WTO pressing their double-standard policies for their own benefit...

Imperialism and exploitation will always evolve from one form to another, but it will never cease to exist!

 

[hagopn]

The book I read was about the IMF policies screwing up the developing world....bringing them not economic stability or helping out in crisis, what it's supposed to be doing, but causing them even deeper problems with it's "conditionality" policies that had to do with lending the developing countries money.

 

It's interesting how West has managed to destroy the economis of the 3rd world countries with it's policies that do not even make any sense. I think it's another way of "imperialism", but this time through the international organizations who go into these countries and create economic policies and ways for these poor countries to adhere to...under the name of "pulling them out of crisis". The new imperialism of the 21st century! The same exact governments and "elite" are behind the insitutions such as the IMF, WB, and the WTO pressing their double-standard policies for their own benefit...

Imperialism and exploitation will always evolve from one form to another, but it will never cease to exist!

 

Here is a thread that I tried to introduce a man named John Perkins who deals with the "hidden imperialism" that includes the IMF as one of its machinations of control http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=16338

 

I would suggest you read his book. He was apparently what is dubbed as an "Economic Hitman," where this individual is first sent in to coerce and bribe the given statesman or dignitary in order to accomplish the tasks of the corporate itnerests at hand.

 

Here is a search on Utube you can browse through http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=john+perkins

 

He's quite the eye-opener.

 

Perkins is optimistic though. He thinks corporations can be made to change their mind. He believes that a corporation hates nothing more than bad publicity and a bad image. Who knows. Perhaps he's still naive, but he was in the game at a deep level for a long time.

 

Edited November 13, 2007 by hagopn

[_femme333_]

Well that's weird because I ordered that book three days ago on amazon. ha ha

Strange!

 

It's actually called "The Confessions of An Economic Hitman"

[hagopn]

So another game begins

[_femme333_]

Talking about IMF....I have a mid-term tomorrow morning on IMF's role in 1997 East Asian Financial Crisis.

 

I rather just hang myself now!

 

 

[hagopn]

Talking about IMF....I have a mid-term tomorrow morning on IMF's role in 1997 East Asian Financial Crisis.

 

I rather just hang myself now!

 

Good luck tomorrow.

 

Here this fellow confirms some of my points:

 

1) Saudi in the pocket of Anglo-American-Zionist world we now call the "west"

 

2) The condition of trading oil with US dollars only.

 

3) Saddams' refusal to adhere to these conditions and opt for the Euro option.

 

Saddam was apparently a CIA agent and a Jackal for the western power. "Saddam was our boy. He was our man." Bechtel's involvement in the murder of Kurds and later Iranians is mentioned. This video is a must watch.

 

Then he talks about Israel's actual role in this overall game. "She before armies. Surrogate solders." Hmmm....

 

Ethiopia is not mentioned, but I iwll tell you that Ethiopia's oil reserves are huge. The Zenawi government is a joke and is driving Ethiopia into huge WB/IMF debts as we speak. China is working on Ogaden front trying to exploit the oil before US control on Ethiopia is total, which it is not yet. The Eritrean "indepdence" is a joke and was definitely orchestrated by these same people for the same purpose. Again, the Eritreans now control ALL of Ethiopia's seacoast, the larger military air base in Ethiopia at Asmara, and the oil refinery in Asab, and they are too weak and impoverished (surprise!) to exploit these resources. Why? Because they were created to be the little puppet at theirs and Ethiopia's expense.

 

"If we control middle-eastern oil, then we also control our potential competitors, like China, India, Japan," which brings us back to Ethiopian oil and the landclocked status of Ethiopia. China is now keenly interested and is actively invloved in oil exploration in Ethiopia and actively involved in oil extractions projectsin Venezuela. Guess what? Both these states are being pressured by "the International Community" who, jokingly so, immeidately recognized Eritrea's "independence." I cannot stress enough how crucial this is.

 

 

 

Edited November 13, 2007 by hagopn

[Armenak]

So what are the chances for Ethiopian-Eritrean reunification?

[hagopn]

So what are the chances for Ethiopian-Eritrean reunification?

 

As long as the Big Boys have an interest in a weakened and divided Ethiopia, the Eritrean "Liberation Front" will continue to be a well-funded and supported CIA and Saudi asset. The chances right now don't look good, but if China were to become a power one day, the balance shift might favor a re-integrated Ethiopia or at least a more open border and more cooperative Ethiopian-Eritrean relationship.

[Armenak]

I didn't know that Ethiopia had such a large Muslim population (30-40%). And apparently they get along well with the Christians.

[hagopn]

I didn't know that Ethiopia had such a large Muslim population (30-40%). And apparently they get along well with the Christians.

 

That's not always been the case. Ethiopia's history is a bloody one, but the interesting twist in Ethiopia is that the Jihad was the loser. Ahmed Gragn was the only serious Muslim threat that Ethiopia saw in its history that actually threatened the Christian hold on its empire. Here is a brief overview of the Ottoman sponsored Gragn and his temporary successes http://www.ethiopianhistory.com/Imam_Ahmad...brahim_al_Ghazi

 

This Gragn is seen as the Devil Incarnate especially in the Amhara and Tigray Christian cominated regions of Begemdir, Wollo, Tigray in the north, and Shoa, which is partly in Oromo country in the middle.

 

During the insurgeance of the Tigre forces (who were supposedly "marxists" fighthing along side the ENLF and the collapse of the Derg regime and the capitulation of its (starving) army (as Mengistu was instructed by "someone" to stop supporting his Army, thus the sole reason that "Eritreans won their independence oh so bravely") muslim Oromo in the south in particular were going on a killing spree of Christian Oromo and Amara in the south. The same was happening in the Shoa and Begemdir regions for a short spell, before the Christians started castrating muslim guerillas and hanging their members on trees as warning. Hey, these are people with experience in fighting such "friendly elements."

 

This sole Christian Island (as the Dinka are being systematically exterminated in Sudan and therefore eliminating Christian presence in that region) is now under severe Islamization attack financed by Saudi Arabia. This now impoverished and collapsed eonomy and society are literally seeing their people purchased into conversion to Islam with a few dollars per head.

 

They didn't get along well. The Christians kept a long stick and used it. That's why they are the true heroes in the mountains who held off the Jihad. Now they are being attacked by an Economic Jihad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Armenak]

That was depressing to read.

 

It's interesting that there is an Armenian community there (my relatives live next door to an Armthopian).

[hagopn]

That was depressing to read.

 

It's interesting that there is an Armenian community there (my relatives live next door to an Armthopian).

 

Oh yeah? Chances are I know them---

 

Sorry to depress you, but this is the reality. Look at Kosovo, Bosnia, and all the anti-Serbian biases.

 

Look at their refusal to recognize the perfectly legal Artsakh secession and re-unification with Armenia. Armenians did it by the book, by the book, no violence, with a referendum that was within the Constitutional limits of the USSR, but look at what is happening.

 

1) Eritrea that has no legal basis for secession is recognized,

 

2) Kosovo, which actually had seen persecution of Serbs and historical reduction of serbian populations, in now in the process of being given to the Albanians.

 

3) Cyprus is still partly occupied by Turkey.

 

4) Unlike Bosnia, the situation southern Sudan where Christians are bieng extrerminated saw no "aerial bombings in Khartum" like we saw "aerial bombings on Belgrade."

 

Oh, did you know that Iranian cargo airlifts into Bosnia during that conflict were sanctioned and escorted by US military?

 

Things are depressing. What can I tell you.

 

 

[_femme333_]

The CIA comes to my unviersity (as well us to most unviersities) twice a year to recruit students to be a "foreign service officer", which is a light way of saying a "spy". I went to their meetings few weeks ago just to see what their qualifications are, and one of the recruiters told me that I do qualify in every way, and he also gave me his contact information along with his "name" for me to contact him if I do decide to join the CIA after my university studies.

 

He knows I'm fluent in Russian, so he probably thinks that I could be used to spy on Russians.

One thing that strike me the most is how colorful the two recruiters painted the image of a foreign service officer and his duties. I was glad to know few things about how the CIA has operated for decades now to understand that those two were just fooling the poor students by keep repeating how wonderful it is to work overseas and see the world every few years by moving around! They also mentioned how enjoyable and satisfying to work for the CIA (for our country as he stated), that most people...and by that he meant 85%+ of the people who work for the CIA are there for life....they failed to mention that getting in might be much easier than getting out and being stuck there for the rest of your career doesn't necessary mean that it's the most enjoyable place to work.

 

Seemed like the CIA is very desparate now days for more foreign service officers and I wonder why!

I was watching the Russian news the same day of that CIA recruitment event at my unviersity and the Russians were reporting how USA is short of foreign service officers in Baghdad's American embassy and now the State Department is actually making/forcing foreign service officers to move to the American Embassy in Baghdad because no one from their officers wants to volunteer at the Embassy in Baghdad.

 

Well...at least I know I have one job lining up for me if I find nothing else after graduation