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F-William-Engdahl-Stoljec487e-Rata-2 F. William Engdahl STOLJEĆE RATA 2 Tajni geopolitički plan američke Vlade F. William Engdahl, autor bestselera o nafti i geopolitici Stoljeće rata: anglo-ame- rička naftna politika i novi svjetski poredak, te bestselera o genocidnoj geopolitici GMO hrane Sjeme uništenja: geopolitika genetski modificirane hrane i globalno carstvo, već više od trideset godina, tj. od prvoga naftno­ ga šoka i svjetske krize žita s početka se­ damdesetih godina 20. stoljeća, piše o pro­ blemima poljoprivrede, GATT-u, Svjetskoj tr­ govačkoj organizaciji (WTO), Međunarod­ nom monetarnom fondu (MMF-u), energiji, politici i ekonomiji. Diplomirao je politiku na Sveučilištu Princeton i stekao magisterij iz komparativne ekonomije na Sveučilištu Stockholm. Radio je kao neovisan ekono­ mist i novinar, prvo u New Yorku, a zatim u Europi, obrađujući teme poput Urugvajsko­ ga sastanka GATT-a, politike hrane Europske unije, kartela žita, politike MMF-a, problema vanjskoga duga zemalja Trećega svijeta, zaku­ lisnih fondova i azijske krize. Redovito piše za mnoge novine, časopise i elektronske medije, uključujući i japanski časopis Nihon Keizai Shimbun, te Forseight, Grant's In­ vestor, com, European Banker i Business Banker International. Predaje na mnogim me­ đunarodnim konferencijama na temu geo­ politike, GMO-a, ekonomije i energije, od Londona preko Džakarte do Poljske i Hrvat­ ske. Živi u Njemačkoj i, osim što redovito piše o pitanjima ekonomije, energije i o me­ đunarodnim problemima, radi i kao eko­ nomski savjetnik. F. William Engdahl STOLJEĆE RATA 2 Tajni geopolitički plan američke Vlade SADRŽAJ PREDGOVOR 9 Prvo poglavlje PUTIN ISPUŠTA BOMBU 15 Geografski stožer povijesti 15 Novi hladni rat 20 "Kao da se desnom rukom počešeš po lijevom uhu" 23 Drugo poglavlje NEOBIČNA PRIČA RATOVA ZVIJEZDA 29 Početci američke proturaketne obrane 29 NASA i vojne tajne 30 Rumsfeld podupire proturaketnu obranu 34 Strateško izvješće Pentagona za Europu i NATO 37 Čemu sada proturaketna obrana? 42 Treće poglavlje WASHINGTON OPSJEDNUT NUKLEARNIM NAORUŽANJEM 45 Tajni plan o postizanju nuklearne premoći 45 Nacionalna proturaketna obrana - "karika koja nedostaje do prvoga nuklearnog napada" 48 Pripreme za prvi nuklearni napad 54 Dominacija punog spektra 55 Četvrto poglavlje DR. STRANGELOVE JE ŽIV! 57 Bombe što dalje... 57 Rumsfeldov Conplan 8022 59 Peto poglavlje CARSTVO BAZA - BAZA CARSTVA 63 Rusija okružena američkim bazama 63 Nove američke vojne baze za očuvanje "demokracije"? 65 Obrana polja opijuma? 68 Širenje američkih vojnih baza poslije Hladnoga rata 73 Novi "križarski rat" 169 Slabljenje moći jednog carstva? 78 George Bush i Vijeće za nacionalnu politiku, Snaga za izvođenje nuklearnog udara - CIA i pastor Moon 172 "što agresivnija, to prodornija" 79 CIA-in "Ljetni institut za lingvistiku" 173 Američki nuklearni bombarderi "Znakovi i čuda" 175 "Blagoslov iz Toronta" 177 u stalnoj pripravnosti 80 Odredi smrti "ponovno rođenih" kršćana Šesto poglavlje u Latinskoj Americi 179 LOBI "STALNO ZAREĆENE DRŽAVE" 83 Rios Montt iz Gvatemale i CIA 181 Vojno-industrijski kompleks seli u Washington 83 Neobičan "Dokument iz Santa Fea" 182 Američko vijeće sigurnosti 84 "Darovi duha" 186 Novi vojno-industrijski kompleks 89 Bush pristupa Moonu... 188 Sedmo poglavlje Bush preuzima CIA-u 190 "REVOLUCIJA" U VOJNIM POSLOVIMA 91 Moonov udar na Republikansku stranku 192 Pritajeni završetak razdoblja MAD-a Bushovi i Moonovi diktatori u zemljama Latinske Amerike 194 (zajamčenog uzajamnog uništenja) 91 Bush, Oliver North i CIA-ina droga 195 Rumsfeldov "Marshallov plan" - tehnološko oružje s "krvavom oštricom" 95 Deseto poglavlje Marshallovi "Jedijevi ratnici 99 "KRISTOVI VOJNICI" - BIZARNI SVIJET Marshallova vizija ratovanja uz pomoć KRŠĆANSKOG CIONIZMA 201 visoke tehnologije 117 Moli tva za Armagedon 201 Umreženo vođenje rata 120 Korijeni kršćanskoga cionizma 203 "Lažni stjegovi" i brod Achille Lauro 126 Likudovi kršćanski cionisti u Americi 207 11. rujna 2001. 129 Uzašašće za "izabrani Božji narod" 210 "Novi Pearl Harbor"? 135 Obnova Salomonova hrama 215 Rat iz 1967. godine kao prekretnica 222 Osmo poglavlje George W. Bush u rukama jednog POLITIČKI STROJ VOJNE INDUSTRIJE 139 kršćanskog cionista 223 Tko vlada u "državi nacionalne sigurnosti" 139 Bush, kršćanski cionisti i masoni 230 "Prozor u Babilon" 149 "Nevolje na pomolu" 232 Deveto poglavlje Ispovijed "pastora Teda" 235 ARMAGEDONSKA VOJSKA - Jedanaesto poglavlje TZV. "KRISTOVI VOJNICI" 155 ČUDNI JASTREBOVI - NEOKONZERVATIVCI 239 Politička baza "zaraćene države" 155 Umjetno stvoreni američki konzervativizam 239 Dinastija Bush i "zaraćena država" 156 Republikanci tipa Rambo 243 Novačenje sljedbenika Biblije 159 "Knez tame" 246 Tajnovito Vijeće za nacionalnu politiku 161 Douglas Feith - podvojena lojalnost i krivotvorenje Moon i Vijeće za nacionalnu politiku 163 obavještajnih podataka 249 Manipulacije o iračkom oružju za masovno uništenje 252 Arhetip nove američke vojne nadmoći 254 Veze s Likudom i podvojena lojalnost? 255 Ne baš potpun raskid 258 POGOVOR 261 PREDGOVOR Mackinderova noćna mora 261 Ruska medvjedica oštri svoje nuklearne zube... 262 DODATAK A "UMREŽENO UPRAVLJANJE" - Ova knjiga nije planirani treći dio trilogije koja je trebala biti detaljan prikaz povijesti geopolitičke moći od početka 20. stoljeća, NEOKONZERVATIVNI TRUSTOVI MOZGOVA 267 tj. od početka slabljenja Britanskoga Carstva i istodobnog na­ DODATAK B stanka "američkoga stoljeća". PRIVATNE ZAKLADE: TRAGOM NOVCA 299 Prvi dio te trilogije jest knjiga Stoljeće rata: anglo-američka naftna Dugi pohod gospodina Simona na američke institucije 299 politika i novi svjetski poredak, a drugi je Sjeme uništenja: geopolitika Zaklada Lynde i Harry Bradley 302 genetski modificirane hrane i globalno carstvo. Treća knjiga te trilogije Podrijetlo bogatstva obitelji Bradley 305 obradit će treću polugu svjetske moći, koju je Henry Kissinger Projekt Zaklade Bradley zvan "Zvonolika krivulja" 307 još sedamdesetih godina prošloga stoljeća opisao sada već dobro Zaklade Scaife 309 poznatom rečenicom koja glasi: "Onaj tko vlada naftom, vlada Zaklada Smith Richardson 310 državama, onaj tko vlada hranom, vlada ljudima, a onaj tko vlada DODATAK C novcem, vlada cijelim svijetom". MEDIJSKI RATNI PROPAGANDNI STROJ 313 Zbog trenutačnih događaja, koji su tako dramatični i imaju Tjelohranitelj laži... 313 tako goleme posljedice po budućnost civiliziranoga svijeta, Vijeće za inozemne odnose (CFR) odlučio sam ostaviti postrani pisanje trećega dijela spomenute kontrolira svjetske medije 313 trilogije kako bih što prije dovršio ovu knjigu. Taj je zaokret potaknut događajima što su se počeli nizati od jeseni 2006., a pokazivali su sve jače sučeljavanje Rusije i njezina dugogodi­ šnjeg neprijatelja iz razdoblja Hladnoga rata, Sjedinjenih Ame­ ričkih Država. Kako je moguće da gotovo šesnaest godina poslije raspada Sovjetskoga Saveza i jedanaest godina poslije dramatičnoga pada Berlinskoga zida, što se dogodilo 9. studenoga 1989. i što je ulijevalo nadu, NATO i Rusija stoje na suprotnim stranama gle­ de nuklearnih raketa i ostale vojne opreme na granici s Rusijom? Što je dovelo do tako čudna i opasna stanja? Kada se, ubrzo po­ slije rata u Afganistanu, dogodio krvavi i pogrješno tumačeni rat protiv Iraka, a oba su početkom 2007. bila tako žestoka da su Danas je ta stožerna zemlja u svakom pogledu u stožeru po­ počela izmicati kontroli, američka je Vlada odlučila nastaviti s zornosti američke globalne strategije, jednako kao i u vrijeme provokativnim planovima okruživanja Rusije svojim prijetvorno velike igre, tj. sukoba između britanskoga i ruskoga carstva u nazvanim "proturaketnim obrambenim štitom". Skeptičnoj ru­ drugoj polovici 19. stoljeća. Političari i vlade se smjenjuju, ali skoj i europskoj javnosti Amerika je tvrdila kako proturaketna geografija ostaje nepromijenjena. postrojenja u Poljskoj i Češkoj imaju svrhu zaštititi Ameriku i Ova knjiga jest pokušaj prikaza stožerne važnosti Rusije da­ njezine saveznike od "mogućeg iranskoga raketnoga napada". nas, za one čitatelje koji pokušavaju naći smisao u suludim kre­ tanjima svjetske politike. No, samo to dalo bi nepotpunu sliku Objasniti te čudne događaje bilo bi teško i u najboljim vre­ svijeta u kojemu živimo i opasnosti u njemu. menima. Kada je Washington objelodanio da ne odustaje od Činjenica daje Rusija bila i da jest središnja zemlja svjetskih svojih planova, postalo je iznimno važno žurno napisati ovu knji­ događaja, samo je jedan dio geopolitičke procjene. Glede te geo­ gu. Ono što nedostaje većini suvremenih kritičkih analiza razvoja političke stvarnosti Rusije, Sjedinjene Američke Države, kao događaja, od Iraka preko Afganistana pa sve do nedavnoga vala jedina svjetska velesila preostala poslije raspada Sovjetskoga "obojenih revolucija", koje se od 2000. godine događaju u Ru­ Saveza, našle su se suočene s dvjema mogućnostima. Mogle su siji, jest poznavati geopolitički kontekst tih događaja. Bez razu­ oprezno, ali jasno, najaviti početak nove ere, ere političke i go­ mijevanja povijesne perspektive nije moguće razumjeti ni poljsku spodarske suradnje s uzdrmanim i gospodarski opustošenim Vladu, čiji su dužnosnici, u ozračju lakrdijaškoga ponavljanja bivšim neprijateljem iz razdoblja Hladnoga rata. Predvođen Sje­ povijesti, bili suočeni s problemima što su, po dramatičnosti i dinjenim Američkim Državama, Zapad je mogao potaknuti posljedicama, nadilazili sve probleme koje je poljska Vlada uzajamno smanjenje terora nuklearne moći iz razdoblja Hladno­ tijekom tridesetih godina prošloga stoljeća pokušavala riješiti s ga rata i pretvaranje industrije,
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