Kissinger plan to transform North Africa and Middle East into Turkmenistan

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It is now obvious that all of the CFR/Kissinger "leaders" set to rule the recently cybernetically invaded sovereign countries are carbon copies of Saparmut Niyazov. I wonder why the MSM is silent on the transformation of North Africa and the Middle East into Turkmenistan:

Shadow of the Holy Book
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7TElc8n7hU

This documentary exposes the conspiracy of multinational corporations in supporting and legitimizing corporatist "cult-like" dictators of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov and then Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. They are a few of the world’s most egregious violators of human rights. European illumaries chose Niyazov, self-appointed President for Life, to transform a remote Central Asian republic into one of the most oppressive, megalomaniacal and bizarre regimes in recent history. After Niyazov was assassinated in 2007, corporatists quickly got the constitutional next in line revoked and placed in power Berdimuhamedow under the idea of "promoting democracy to remove totalitarianism." The entire operation was a fraud and a 2009 White Paper* on the events exposes the deception currently being staged by NATO in North Africa and the Middle East. The entire country now appears to simply be a human exploitation tool and resource goldmine for multinational corporations with connections to the Bilderberg Group. Turkmenistan, which borders Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Iran, is also home to one of the world’s largest oil and natural gas reserves. For decades, such resource endowments have been a target of world leaders and multi-billion dollar corporations who knowingly propped up the regime to secure profitable business deals.
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Dismantling Totalitarianism? Turkmenistan under Berdimuhamedow
SILK ROAD PAPER March 2009
http://edoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/HALCoRe_derivate_00003205/js09turkmenistanunder.pdf

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Turkmenistan: Human Rights - the missing chapter
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0309/S00153.htm
Sunday, 14 September 2003, 1:32 pm
Press Release: Amnesty International


Turkmenistan: Human Rights - the missing chapter in President Niyazov's "holy" book

The human rights situation in Turkmenistan has been appalling for years. It has deteriorated even further following the November 2002 alleged assassination attempt on President Saparmurat Niyazov, Amnesty International said today as it launched a series of actions addressing the appalling abuses in Turkmenistan.

"Sadly, although the new wave of repression is extraordinary, it nevertheless reflects the harsh practices that human rights groups have documented throughout recent years." 

A climate of extreme intolerance of dissent, restriction of political and civil liberties, recurring imprisonment of conscientious objectors, persecution of religious minorities, and tight control of the media and curtailment of freedom of expression was prevalent in the country even before the November events.

Since then, scores of men, women and children have faced detention, harassment, house eviction, and confiscation of property. Many of them were reportedly targeted solely because of their family relations with the regime's opponents. There have been credible reports of torture and ill-treatment in detention, and dozens have been sentenced to long prison terms, including life imprisonment after grossly unfair trials in which they were convicted of involvement in the alleged attack.

"For too long Turkmenistan has been largely forgotten by the international community -- and through its restrictive visa requirements and strict control inside the country the authorities do their best to ensure that no critical media is present in the country ," Amnesty International said.

"Away from international public scrutiny President Niyazov freely pursues his personality cult. Today is Rukhnama day in Turkmenistan, a public holiday celebrating the President's "holy" book Rukhnama (Book of the Soul) -- which he compares to the Bible and the Koran; he claims that the book 'was born in (his) heart through the will of the Almighty' and that Turkmen people should live their lives according to this book."

Everyone has to know parts of the Rukhnama by heart. Pupils, students, teachers and prisoners have to recite paragraphs of the book on many occasions. In order to pass the entry exams for universities, students have to answer questions about the Rukhnama. Prisoners have been denied release because they refused to swear the oath of allegiance to the President on the Rukhnama.

The domination by President Niyazov of all aspects of life and the personality cult he has surrounded himself with, are key to the failure to address impunity or counter widespread abuse of human rights.

Silencing political dissent

The authorities of Turkmenistan have conducted several waves of repression against political opponents since the country became independent in 1991. Many have been forced into exile; many have faced detention, imprisonment following unfair trials, house arrests, and torture and ill-treatment. Several of those that were later released had to publicly repent on television, promising not to engage in political activities and in many cases had to swear an oath of loyalty to the President. Several waves of politically motivated purges lead to the demotion, dismissal or imprisonment of numerous senior officials in recent years. The November 2002 events triggered another large-scale clampdown on political dissent.

According to the authorities, on 25 November 2002 opposition supporters attacked the President's motorcade in Ashgabat in an attempt to assassinate him and to overthrow the constitutional order. The President remained unharmed. The investigation into the alleged attack and the subsequent trials have been marred by serious human rights violations, including credible reports of torture and ill-treatment. As a result, the full truth about the 25 November events has not yet come to light.

At least 59 people have been convicted in closed trials by the Supreme Court and Ashgabat City Court, which lack judicial independence. Eight were given sentences of life imprisonment -- three were sentenced in their absence -- and 51 were given sentences ranging from five to 25 years' imprisonment. The defendants were not represented by independent lawyers and some lawyers reportedly began their plea with the words "I am ashamed to defend a person like you..." International trial observers were not given access to any of the court hearings. Many of the defendants were reportedly tortured and ill-treated to force them to 'confess' or to incriminate others.

Many relatives of those convicted in connection with the November 2002 events do not know where the prisoners are kept. Relatives of the prisoners and representatives of independent bodies have to date been denied permission to visit them. The lack of transparency heightens Amnesty International's concern that the prisoners continue to be at risk of torture and ill-treatment. There have been unconfirmed reports that some of the prisoners died in custody as a result of torture. Many relatives of those convicted and imprisoned reported that they have been refused permission to pass on food parcels and medicine to their relatives.

Clampdown on religious dissent

The authorities of Turkmenistan are also extremely intolerant of religious dissent. Under the Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations, religious congregations are required to register with the government, and since re-registration of religious organizations was made compulsory in early 1997 only two groups -- the Russian Orthodox Church and Sunni Muslims -- have obtained registration.

The Russian Orthodox Church and the Sunni Muslim community are under strict state control and members of registered religious groups have been targeted and punished when daring to express any kind of dissent.

Those belonging to religious groups that are not officially sanctioned, such as the Armenian Apostolic Church, Baha'i, Buddhists, Hare Krishna devotees, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Jews, have been denied any public religious activities and have faced imprisonment, deportation, internal exile, house eviction and harassment for years. Many have been harassed by the authorities also for religious activities carried out in private, for example, when holding services in private homes. Amnesty International has documented many cases in which members of religious minorities were tortured or ill--treated by law enforcement officers. Many foreign missionaries have been deported from Turkmenistan in recent years and several ethnic Turkmen followers who advocated a religious belief other than those officially sanctioned have been forced into exile or have been forcibly resettled inside the countr

Civil society

The authorities of Turkmenistan have severely controlled the activities of civil society activists and have dramatically narrowed the space in which civil society groups can operate. The civil society community is relatively small, not least because its activists have had to take great personal risks in order to carry out their activities. Civil society activists have been frequent targets of imprisonment, detention, persecution and harassment, including routine summoning to the Security Service.

The authorities have in many instances prevented civil society activists, journalists, opposition supporters and others from meeting representatives of foreign governments and international organizations, including the UN and the OSCE on their visits to Turkmenistan.

Punishing the relatives

The authorities of Turkmenistan have frequently targeted persons because of the known or perceived political or religious activities of their relatives. They have faced torture and ill-treatment, detention, harassment, eviction from their homes, demolition of their houses, and dismissals from their jobs. Many of those living in exile refrain from openly criticizing the authorities of Turkmenistan so as not to put their relatives who remain in the country at risk.

Recommendations

* Amnesty International urges the authorities of Turkmenistan to promptly introduce fundamental reforms of domestic law and institutions in line with the country's obligations under international human rights law and to significantly improve its human rights record.

* The organization urges the international community to build on their efforts to address human rights violations in Turkmenistan and to commit themselves to long-term engagement with a view to improving the human rights situation in Turkmenistan.

Take action! Join our campaign for the inclusion of the "missing chapter" on human rights in President Niyazov's "holy" book: http://amnesty-news.c.tclk.net/maabrwwaa0s5vbb0hPub/

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FREEDOM FOR SALE
http://www.freedomforsale.org/index.php?req=article00004

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KISSINGER AND TURMENISTAN

THINGS TO COME FOR NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST
http://www.turkmenistan-business.com/en/politics/491-meeting-between-president-of.html
Posted: 25.9.09

   
   
Greeting the honorary Turkmen guest in the United States Mr. Henry Kissinger expressed satisfaction with an opportunity to have a personal meeting with the leader of Turkmenistan and discussed the most important issues of world politics and bilateral cooperation.

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that he highly valued an opportunity to know the respectful politician's opinion about the problems, which aroused interest worldwide and discuss the aspects of the Turkmen-American relationships.

Exchanging views on the issues of mutual interest the sides expressed satisfaction with intensification of versatile Turkmen-American partnership that met the potential of both countries and mutual interests. Mr. Henry Kissinger noted that for its geographical location and consistent policy of neutrality Turkmenistan played a notable role in ensuring peace and stability in the Central Asian region that, eventually, had a positive impact on the country's authority on a world arena. Touching upon Turkmenistan's active constructive approach to reliable and stable energy transit Mr. Henry Kissinger put emphasis on the significance of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's initiative to diversify export pipeline infrastructure of Turkmenistan.

Upon concluding the meeting, which was held in the sincere and friendly atmosphere, the sides expressed belief that a new stage in the relations between two countries notable for openness and a businesslike approach would promote further harmonizing the interests on an equal mutually advantageous basis.

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Henry Kissinger talks peace in Central Asia
http://www.neurope.eu/articles/96793.php
3 October 2009 - Issue : 854
 
TURKMEN President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov recently met with former US Secretary of State, Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry Kissinger, in New York. Both sides discussed issues of interest to the international community and Turkmen-American relations. Following the meeting, both said that they were pleased with the expansion of the multi-faceted Turkmen-American partnership, which meets the potential and interests of both countries, Turkmenistan.ru reported. The meeting was held in a friendly and cordial atmosphere Kissinger said that Turkmenistan had a crucial role in ensuring peace and stability in Central Asia, because of its geographical position and consistently pursued neutrality policy.

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Kissinger, Unocal, Enron and Cheney
http://www.btinternet.com/~nlpwessex/Documents/kissingerunocal.htm

"In November 2001, the Washington Post examined the history of the Unocal pipeline in a story headlined 'How Afghanistan Went Unlisted as Terrorist Sponsor.' That story also mentioned Kissinger's role: 'Unocal appealed to the Taliban and received assurances that it would support a $4.5 billion project rivaling the trans-Alaska pipeline. The deal promised to be a boon for the Taliban, which could realize $100 million a year in transit fees.' But Unocal also needed U.S. backing. To secure critical financing from agencies such as the World Bank, it needed the State Department to formally recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan's government. 'Unocal hired former State Department insiders: former secretary of state Henry A. Kissinger, former special U.S. ambassador John J. Maresca and Robert Oakley, a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan.' Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan-born former Reagan State Department adviser on Afghanistan, entered the picture as a consultant for a Boston group hired by Unocal. Khalilzad and Oakley had dual roles during this period because the State Department also sought their advice. Khalilzad is now one of President Bush's top advisers on Afghanistan.' Which makes me wonder whether Kissinger should be asking questions -- or answering them."
Oh, Henry
Salon.com, 3 Dec 2002

"And an FBI source told The Enquirer: 'Enron and Unocal dumped hundreds of millions of dollars into Afghanistan and the Taliban. The pipeline would relieve our dependence on Saudi Arabia -- and Enron would make billions."
Enron gave Taliban $millions
National Enquirer, 4 March 2002

"A captured Al Qaida document reveals that US energy companies were secretly negotiating with the Taliban to build a pipeline. The document was obtained by the FBI but was not allowed to be shared with other agencies in order to protect Enron. Multiple sources confirm that American law enforcement agencies were deliberately kept in the dark and systematically prevented from connecting the dots before 9/11 in order to aid Enron’s secret and immoral Taliban negotiations.... in January 2001, Vice President Cheney allegedly reinstated the intelligence block and expanded it to effectively preclude any investigations whatsoever of Saudi-Taliban-Afghan oil connections. Former FBI counter-terrorism chief John O’Neil resigned from the FBI in disgust, stating that he was ordered not to investigate Saudi-Al Qaida connections because of the Enron pipeline deal. [Former Federal Prosecutor John Loftus] has confirmed that it was O’Neil who originally discovered the AL Qaida pipeline memo after the Embassy bombings in Africa."
What Congress Does Not Know about Enron and 9/11
John Loftus, Press Release, 31 May 2002

Kissinger Should Be Giving, Not Taking, Evidence At The 911 Inquiry
Kissinger, The Caspian Sea and Afghanistan

Some Questions About 911 That Should Be Put Directly To Kissinger Himself - click here

"Armitage's Caspian knowledge is not second hand. In addition to his work for his own consultancy Armitage became a founding Director of the US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce in 1996 along with a formidable phalanx of captains from the oil industry including Unocal President John Imle. At the time the Chamber extended 'deep appreciation to the following companies which have contributed to its establishment: Amoco, BP America, Chevron, Exxon, Mobil, Occidental, Panalpina, and Unocal.' Not too many internet start up companies there. Other interesting characters who have held positions with this innocuous-sounding oil industry funded organisation include: James Baker, Dick Cheney, Henry Kissinger, Brent Scowcroft, John Sununu, and Richard Perle ."
What Did Britain Know About 911?
Fight Smart, 28 Aug 2002

"The Caspian area is there to be exploited. Oil, natural gas. One pipeline was planned through the southern Balkans, the split-apart area formerly called simply Yugoslavia. Standing in the way was a strongman, Slobadan Milosevic, who took over more or less with the demise of long-time dictator Marshal Tito who with an iron fist kept the ethnic and religious groups in check. Milosevic was once considered charming and popular. Toppling him started with the Henry Kissinger design of wrecking the Yugoslav banks. Kissinger & Associates have been a nest of clever snakes fronting for Big Oil and dictators and butchers worldwide. So, building on the natural friction between ethnic and religious groups in Yugoslavia, became the excuse for the U.S./British attack on the Belgrade government... If not so bloody and tragic, the whole event would be laughable... Who would rightfully dare prosecute the U.S./British leaders as war criminals? The International tribunals, made up of yesmen and cowards, are a dead letter. "
THE PIPELINE PLOTS, PART ONE
Sholnick's Report, 1/9/2002

US secretly armed Bosnian muslims to fight Serbs - BBC report
US gave green light to Hezbollah terrorists in Yugoslavia - Dutch Government report

"War against terrorism? Not really. Reminder: it's all about oil. A quick look at the map is all it takes. It's no coincidence that the map of terror in the Middle East and Central Asia is practically interchangeable with the map of oil. There's Infinite Justice, Enduring Freedom - and Everlasting Profits to be made: not only by the American industrial-military complex, but especially by American and European oil giants. Where is the realm these days of former US secretary of state James Baker, former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft, former White House chief of staff John Sununu and former defense secretary and current Invisible Man Dick Cheney? They are all happily dreaming of, and working for, the establishment of Pipelineistan.... If the US controls the sources of energy of its rivals - Europe, Japan, China and other nations aspiring to be more independent - they win. This explains why pipelines from the Caucasus to the West have to be America-friendly - ie Turkish or Macedonian - and not 'nreliable', meaning Russian-controled. Washington, always, has to control everything: that's what Brzezinski and Henry Kissinger always said. The same goes for the military bases in Saudi Arabia, and now in Pakistan and Afghanistan. There's no business like war business. Thanks to war against Iraq, the US has its military bases in the Persian Gulf. Thanks to war against Yugoslavia, the US has its military bases in Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia. Thanks to war against the Taliban, the US is now in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Not to mention the base in Incirlik, Turkey. The US is also in the Caucasus - in Georgia and Azerbaijan. Iran, China and Russia are practically encircled. There's no business like show business. Raise the curtains. Enter Pipelineistan."
Pipelineistan, Parts 1 and 2
Asia Times, 26 January 2002

"The sudden availability of 2.8 trillion cubic feet per year of gas previously committed to the Russian pipeline system propelled [President] Niyazov [of Turkmenistan] from an obscure Central Asian strongman to a central figure in an intricate geopolitical drama that has drawn in Washington, Tehran, Moscow and assorted regional capitals. While the prize in the Caspian is an energy patch whose size is believed by many to exceed those in Alaska and the North Sea, the overarching issue is how to get the commodity out of landlocked Central Asia. The politics of pipelines seems as tangled as the routes themselves, and each route carried its own treacherous obstacles. But a simple ambition had come to unify American policy in the region: Tap the Caspian mother lodes while giving as little leverage as possible to Russia in the north and Iran in the south..... To State Department strategists, the perfect pipeline out of Dauletabad lay in a different direction: from Turkmenistan across Afghanistan to Pakistan, connecting the gas resources of Central Asia to the surging economies of South Asia. Such a line would deprive Iran of transit fees for Turkmen gas crossing its territory while capturing the South Asian gas market coveted by Iran.... A Unocal link had strong appeal for Niyazov. Afghanistan was in turmoil. A big American oil company could draw on the political muscle of the United States to promote Turkmenistan's energy interests. In October 1995, both Bulgheroni and Imle [of Unocal] followed Niyazov to New York for the opening of the U.N. General Assembly. Each expected to be chosen to build the Afghan pipeline, according to sources close to the two men. On Oct. 21, the nod went to the Americans as Niyazov announced the selection of Unocal. Looking on at the announcement ceremony was former secretary of state Henry A. Kissinger, now a Unocal consultant... The defeat of the Kabul government by Taliban fundamentalist guerrillas in late 1996 brought Unocal new hope of cutting a deal in Afghanistan...... "
Gas Pipeline Bounces Between Agendas
Washington Post, 10 Ocotober 1998

"Evidently Kissinger's long-standing connections with oil firms doing business in the Gulf region are of no concern, either [following his appointment to Chair the 911 inquiry]. Two petroleum companies were mentioned in the Times the other day, but nobody dared ask the man whether he still works for them or any other oil-related businesses. What about Unocal? In 1995, Kissinger showed up for the signing ceremony in New York that sealed Unocal's agreement to build a $2 billion, 1,000-mile pipeline from the gas fields of Turkmenistan through Afghanistan to Pakistan. The torturous negotiations leading to that aborted deal -- including Kissinger's cameo -- are fully described in Chapter 12 of 'Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil & Fundamentalism in Central Asia," by Ahmed Rashid, an authoritative journalist who now works for the Wall Street Journal. Unocal eventually withdrew from Turkmenistan, amid charges of bribery and influence-peddling. (Working for the rival bidder at the time was Saudi prince Turki al-Faisal, director of the kingdom's intelligence agency.) What makes that old story interesting again is the role of Unocal's partner, described in the Los Angeles Times in May 1998 as 'a small and mysterious Saudi company called Delta Oil Co. Ltd.' At the time, Unocal and Delta were cultivating the friendly leaders of the Taliban to win approval for their pipeline... In November 2001, the Washington Post examined the history of the Unocal pipeline in a story headlined 'How Afghanistan Went Unlisted as Terrorist Sponsor.' That story also mentioned Kissinger's role: 'Unocal appealed to the Taliban and received assurances that it would support a $4.5 billion project rivaling the trans-Alaska pipeline. The deal promised to be a boon for the Taliban, which could realize $100 million a year in transit fees.' But Unocal also needed U.S. backing. To secure critical financing from agencies such as the World Bank, it needed the State Department to formally recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan's government. 'Unocal hired former State Department insiders: former secretary of state Henry A. Kissinger, former special U.S. ambassador John J. Maresca and Robert Oakley, a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan.' Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan-born former Reagan State Department adviser on Afghanistan, entered the picture as a consultant for a Boston group hired by Unocal. Khalilzad and Oakley had dual roles during this period because the State Department also sought their advice. Khalilzad is now one of President Bush's top advisers on Afghanistan.' Which makes me wonder whether Kissinger should be asking questions -- or answering them."
Oh, Henry
Salon.com, 3 Dec 2002

"Kissinger is today a member of the Pentagon's DefensePolicy Board, appointed at the invitation of its chairman, Richard Perle. Perle is one of the notorious members of Washington's 'Wolfowitz cabal' which is leading the pack for turning the 'war against terrorism' into World War III...."
Kissinger And Other Taliban Apologists Now Lead Drive For War Against Islam
Executive Intelligence Review, 13 Nov 2001

Timeline - US Foreign Policy in Afghanistan - 1995