nCa Analysis Some things are evergreen. One of them is the desire of certain quarters to see disturbance at the Turkmen-Afghan border. The Russian officials and media are the main proponents of the myth that there is some kind of disturbance at the Turkmen-Afghan border. From time to time other countries add their voice to this fable. This usually happens when Russia is … [Read more...]
ISIS – Part 3
Tariq Saeedi Where do elephants go to die? --- To a mammoth pit deep in the forest. Where do empires go to die? --- To the battlefield. This is the era of outsourcing. From manufacturing to defence, from banking services to rigging the telephone cables, everything is outsourced. The Empire has outsourced its own demise. In the best traditions of Empires, this Empire … [Read more...]
ИГИЛ – Часть 3
ТарикСаиди Куда слоны идут умирать? --- В гигантскую яму далеко в лесу. Куда идут умирать империи? --- На поле битвы. Это эпоха аутсорсинга (привлечение, когда это выгодно, к выполнению контрактной работы внешних соисполнителей). От производства до оборонного сектора, от банковских услуг до проведения телефонных кабелей - все передано внешним подрядчикам и … [Read more...]
ISIS – Part 2
Tariq Saeedi The old hunters are back with new traps --- an eastern proverb * * * In the first part of this series, (published in our subscription-based publication on 12 June 2017) I quoted some verses from the Quran to point out that: 1. It is not God’s will to eliminate all the religions except Islam; 2. A Muslim is required to believe in all the prophets (Peace Be on … [Read more...]
ISIS – Part 1
Editor’s note: Initially, I planned to write a short series to expose the fallacies in the narrative of ISIS (also called ID, Daesh) to throw the light on the nature of the organization that claims to be rooted in Islam but is doing everything imaginable to harm Islam and Muslims. This first part was initially published in our subscription-based publication on 12 June … [Read more...]
Putin’s Surprise – Caspian to Syria
nCa Report Ashgabat, 8 October 2015 (nCa) --- On 10 September 2014, while chairing a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission, President Putin of Russia hinted at “unpleasant surprises for our Western partners.” He added that “the main thing is to avoid hysterics afterwards.” The milieu of these remarks was rather broad. --- President Obama said during the 69th session … [Read more...]
Сюрприз от Путина – Из Каспия в Сирию
Доклад nCa Ашхабад, 8 октября 2015 (nCa) --- 10 сентября 2014 года в ходе заседания Военно-промышленной комиссии Президент России Путин намекнул на «неприятный сюрприз для наших западных партнеров». Он добавил, что «главное впоследствии избежать истерики». Среда для этих замечаний довольна широкая. --- Президент Обама заявил в ходе 69-й сессии Генеральной Ассамблеи ООН в … [Read more...]