(North) Korean News: "Zionists' Survival Contrasts Human Dignity, Independence"

The actual article is devoted to Ahmadinejad pronouncements, but may we assume the North Korean regime agrees with the sentiments expressed in the title? (If their rallying around the headquarters of the revolution with the might of Songun leaves them time for agreeing with anything?)

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday that Zionist regime's establishment and survival are in contrast with human dignity and independence.

Delivering his Friday prayers congregation pre-sermon address, President Ahmadinejad said Zionist regime's existence is not merely a threat to the Palestinian and the entire regional nations, rather its establishment and continued survival contrast interests, independence and dignity of all regional nations.

He said the prelude to establishment of the regime was lies and deception.

Probably a reference to Holocaust denial. How Juche! According to another Korean News item, "Mugabe Urges Use of Green Technology to Boost Economy":

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Friday urged use of appropriate green technologies in order to put the country's economy on a sustainable growth path.

The president said focus should also be placed on environment conservation to mitigate effects of climate change and ensure agriculture, a major driver of the economy, grows on a sustainable basis.

Mugabe underscored the importance of greening the economy.

And then everyone will be green with envy . . .

Angry Arab: "A new Zionist trick in Western media"

I'm always happy to learn about a "new Zionist trick," but I am coming up a little short here trying to figure out how Zionism fits in:

There is a new Zionist media trick about the Middle East as of late. Zionists plant a story in the Saudi and Hariri press. And then they cite that planted story as fact and then it gets circulated. There was such a story weeks ago in the Saudi junk media about a supposed meeting between Iranian representatives and Syrian opposition figures. So now, the reliable recipient of Hariri propaganda, Georges Malbrunot, recycles the story. So now, the Hariri media are now re-publishing their own story but this time they are citing the authority of Le Figaro.

PS I just realized that I had written about this phenomenon before.

Ah, I see. The forgetfulness ray is only working intermittently. Sort of like Iron Dome.

LA Jewish Journal: "Whole Foods denies rumor of boycott of Israeli products"--ADL backs them up

This may not end up being the last word on this topic:

For about a week, a rumor that the Whole Foods Market chain is boycotting Israeli products has been circulating in emails and on the blogosphere. On Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for Whole Foods said that the rumor is completely false.

It’s “definitely not true,” company spokesperson Libba Letton said in a phone interview. “We have products from Israel; we have tons of kosher products.”
The company’s customer service team has received “at least a couple hundred” phone calls from people – many of them Jewish – asking whether the rumor is true, Letton said. [...]

Today, the Anti-Defamation League issued a statement in support of Whole Foods, adding that the company said some of its buyers were on a trip to Israel when the rumor about its supposed anti-Israel stance began circulating online. [...]

Fars (Iran): "Supreme Leader Calls on Nation to Safeguard Elections"

"Plots hatched by the enemies to misuse elections in Iran"? That would mean fielding candidates he doesn't like?

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian nation to keep vigilant against the plots hatched by the enemies to misuse elections in Iran.

"Elections are the manifestation of religious democracy. However, enemies seek to misuse elections to harm the country," Ayatollah Khamenei said, addressing a large crowd of worshipers during the Eid al-Fitr prayers at Tehran University on Wednesday.

The Leader called on the Iranian nation to safeguard elections which are a "divine blessing".

The Leader further stressed the importance of strengthening unity among the Iranian officials and nation particularly as the country is gearing up for parliamentary elections in March.

Elsewhere, Ayatollah Khamenei warned against plots hatched by enemies to hijack the Muslim world's achievements.

Nations in Muslim countries must be vigilant and cautious not to permit enemies to hijack their victories, Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated.

Michael Moore invited to Khomeinist Entity

Wow, this is causing all world progressive peoples to be filled with boundless longing for Kim Jong Il:

Deputy Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran, Javad Shamaghdari invited American documentary maker Michael Moore to pay a visit to Iran.

The American documentary producer is invited to attend the International Cinema Haghighat Festival in Tehran. [...]

Any country with a Deputy Minister for Culture and Islamic guidance is his kind of place!

SANA (Syria): "National Activities Affirm That Syria Managed to Foil Conspiracy against It, Reject Suspicious Agendas"

Hmmm, the "Chairman of the General Sports Federation" is a General:

Damascus Sports and Social Club organized a gathering on Sunday during which participants affirmed that Syria managed to foil the conspiracy against it thanks to the awareness of its people and their adherence to national unity and independent decision-making and their rejection of foreign interference in Syria's internal affairs.

Head of the Journalists Syndicate Elias Murad said that the bond between the Syrian people and its leadership and their support of the Syrian army's mission had a decisive role in foiling the conspiracy, adding that the Syrian people's awareness and intellect foiled the media war waged by some Arab and foreign channels against Syria.

In turn, Chairman of the General Sports Federation Lt. Gen. Muaffaq Juma'a said that Syria is facing an attack targeting its national and pan-Arab stances, stressing the need to rally all the energies of society and adhere to national unity to foil all conspiracies and deal with coming challenges.

For her part, member of the al-Baath Party's Damascus Branch Leadership Amaal Ezzo said that the unity of the Syrian people will foil all plots aiming at destabilizing the country.

In turn, member of the Lebanese Marada Movement's politburo Vera Yamin denounced the conspiracy targeting Syria's stances, affirming that one of the reasons behind the vicious campaign against Syria is fear of carrying out reforms which is why they are being disrupted, adding that President Bashar al-Assad's credibility confounds those who are targeting Syria which is why they attempt to damage his credibility.

For her part, Lebanese journalist Ugarit Dandash said that the war against Syria is taking many forms including falsifying and inverting facts and fabricating news, with Arab and international satellite channels and newspapers dedicating themselves to attacking Syria and its stances, but the Syrian people understood the game and rallied behind its leadership, expressing great awareness of the risks and challenges facing it.

Syria's Kurds Affirm Commitment to Reform Process and Their Rejection of Suspicious Agendas

Participants in the "Syria is a Country for Everyone" seminar, held by the National Initiative of Syrian Kurds on Saturday evening in Aleppo, affirmed that Syria's Kurds are committed to their stance of supporting the comprehensive reform process under the leadership of President al-Assad, national unity, rejecting all suspicious agendas and plots against Syria.

In a statement, the participants said that these agendas and plots and their cheap tools in some opposition groups betting on foreign interference in Syria's affairs aim at inciting sedition and dividing Syria to undermine its stances that defend people's rights.

The statement lauded President al-Assad's statements regarding Syrian Kurds in his recent interview with the Syrian Seattleite Channel.

"Seattleite Channel"? I'm going to miss SANA. I believe its time ain't long.

Ahmadinejad: "One of the big lies is the Holocaust fable"

His public statements of this sort are endless:

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday that Zionist regime’s establishment and survival are in contrast with human dignity and independence.

Delivering his Friday prayers congregation pre-sermon address, President Ahmadinejad said Zionist regime’s existence is not merely a threat to the Palestinian and the entire regional nations, rather its establishment and continued survival contrast interests, independence and dignity of all regional nations.

He said the prelude to establishment of the regime was lies and deception. “One of the big lies is the Holocaust fable.” [...]

(North) Korean News: "Kim Jong Il's Politics of Attaching Importance to Youth Appreciated by World Public"

North Korea just walks around with a sign on its back: "I'm a totalitarian hell-hole--kick me." The sign is called "Korean News":

World public is highly praising General Secretary Kim Jong Il for pursuing the politics of attaching importance to the youth and loving them with deep attention to the youth movement.

The Chinese People's Daily said that Kim Jong Il attached great importance to the youth movement, put forward the youth as the most viable combat unit and provided them with the slogan "Let Us Live to Glorify Youth!" and a view on life.

The Egyptian paper Al-Misaiya noted that the Korean youth are possessed of the revolutionary and sound ideological and moral traits as the politics of attaching importance to the youth is enforced in the DPRK.

The chairman of the Indian Youth Group for the Study of Works of Comrade Kim Il Sung said President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il regarded the issue of youth as a fundamental one related to the future destiny of the country, the nation and the revolution, put forward the original ideas and theories on the youth movement and worked heart and soul to intensify it.

The Nepali paper Arpan stressed that the Korean youth are growing to be successors to the revolutionary cause of Juche, heroes of the era and fighters of the Songun revolution, a proof of the validity and vitality of the idea of the Workers' Party of Korea on attaching importance to the youth.

The chief of a branch of the Ethiopian Youth Study Group of the Juche Idea noted that the Korean youth led by Kim Jong Il will certainly build a thriving socialist nation on their land in the near future.

Ynet: "Abbas: We won't recognize Israel as Jewish state"

I'm starting to see a pattern:

The Palestinian Authority will not be recognizing Israel as a Jewish state, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday, adopting a belligerent tone ahead of his planned statehood bid in September.

The Palestinian leader also criticized demands made by the International Quartet of his Authority, urging the international community to back off.

The Palestinian leader also criticized demands made by the International Quartet of his Authority, urging the international community to back off. "Don't order us to recognize a Jewish state," Abbas said. "We won't accept it." [...}

Ma'an News: "Haniyeh: We will not recognize Israel"

Hamas won the most recent Palestinian elections. I'd say the Palestinians have repudiated UN Resolution 242:

Prime Minister of the Hamas-run Gaza government Ismail Haniyeh restated Friday his party's position that they will not recognize Israel.

In an address to worshipers gathered at An-Nour mosque in Gaza City for the last Friday of Ramadan, Haniyeh said "we will not leave any centimeter of Palestine, and we will not recognize Israel and the occupation."

The Hamas chief called the revolutions sweeping the Arab world, "the introduction for Palestinian liberation."

Noting the occasion of Al-Quds Day, an event marked internationally by solidarity activists, Haniyeh lauded nations remembering Jerusalem, and slogans raised "to liberate the capital of Palestine."

Haniyeh welcomed in his address the 36 South African activists who arrived in Gaza Thursday evening.

Hamas won Palestinian national elections in 2006, and ousted rival faction Fatah from the coastal strip in 2007 after tensions exploded into near civil war. [...]

Fars (Iran): Ahmadinejad: "raising questions about the philosophy of Israel's creation carries a punishment of prison sentence in Europe"

Iranian news sites hardly seem to contain anything else currently besides articles on Quds Day. Here is some completely insane paranoid blather from the president of the future newest member (Ch"v) of the nuclear club:

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in his address on the occasion of the International Quds Day, blasted the criminal nature of the Zionist regime, and stressed that the existence of the regime runs counter to the dignity of the world nations.

The existence of the Zionist regime runs counter to the dignity, independence and interests of all world nations, the Iranian president said on Friday.

Ahmadinejad stated that the Tel Aviv regime has been created all out of deceit and falsehood.

He added that this comes as raising questions about the philosophy of Israel's creation carries a punishment of prison sentence in Europe in order to silence the vocal opponents.

He stressed that Israel is the cornerstone of all imperialist and anti-human powers.

"The regime is the embodiment of all the characteristics of materialistic and capitalist powers in the West. It is the representation of all brutalities of the imperialist powers," Ahmadinejad underscored.

The Iranian president noted that Israel is tasked with continually keeping the Middle-East under threat, assassination, division and hypocrisy so that colonial powers can dominate the region.

He pointed out that among other missions of the Tel Aviv regime is to prevent the progress and sovereignty of the countries in the region. [...]

The "prison-sentence" sentence seems to be about Holocaust-denial. The article is nothing special, but here is the most charming Quds Day headline at Fars: "Minister: Int'l Quds Day Rallies Echo Crush of Zionists' Bones." If only Juan Cole were here to tell us what that means.

Fars (Iran): "MP: Collapse of Regional Dictators Heralds Annihilation of Zionist Regime"

This has to be the scariest stubbly beard guy yet--and Iran has a lot of them.

A senior Iranian legislator reiterated on Wednesday that the domino-like collapse of dictators in the regional countries indicates that the Zionist regime will soon be annihilated.

"With the collapse of every dictatorial regimes and freedom of each Muslim country from the domination of its bullying rulers, the Zionist regime comes one step closer to annihilation," First Vice-Speaker of the parliament Mohammad Reza Bahonar said.

He also urged the worldwide Muslim community as well as all freedom-seeking nations of the world to stage massive participation in the International Quds Day rallies on Friday in support for the Palestinian people and against the occupation and crimes of the Zionist regime.

Millions of people are expected to take part in the International Quds Day (Friday, August 26) rallies in solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people and all oppressed nations around the world.

The International Quds Day was started by the late Founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, in 1979 as a way of expressing solidarity with the Palestinians and underscoring importance of the holy Quds to Muslims.

International Quds Day is an annual event opposing Israel's occupation of Beitul-Muqaddas. Anti-Zionist rallies and demonstrations are held on the last Friday of Ramadan in Muslim and Arab countries around the world, specially in Iran.

If the reasoning in the title and the first two paragraphs sounds odd to you, remember that in the world of Fars News Iran and Syria are democracies and Mubarak was Israel's best friend.

New book on Islamophobia! Preface by Mumia! Forward by Ward Churchill!

I'm just guessing, but this has to be the read of the year. And I learned about it from Iran's PressTV. According to Amazon "some featured Islamophobes" include Bernard Lewis, Fareed Zakaria, and Barack Obama! You know, the pervasive lack of social justice in this country has left me a little short of cash. If you're out there, Stephen Sheehi, please have the publisher send me a free review copy. You won't regret it.

Fars (Iran): "Commander Stresses Spread of Egyptian, Tunisian Revolutions to Europe"

When you want to know what's really going on in Europe and the US, ask Iranian Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Cultural Affairs and Defense Publicity Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri:

Iranian Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Cultural Affairs and Defense Publicity Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri underlined that the growing waves of popular uprisings and revolutions which have swept Egypt and Tunisia will soon overwhelm the European continent.

"The (impacts of) oppression which led to the collapse of Bin Ali and Mubarak in Tunisia and Egypt yesterday, will certainly leave its impacts in Europe and the US as well," Jazayeri said on Tuesday.

He also referred to the recent unrests in different British cities and in the US, and said despite strong censorship in the US, world nations are well informed that certain US states are now the scene of similar uprisings and protests in an irreversible trend.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei had stressed in May that the European continent would soon experience popular uprisings and revolutions sweeping the Middle-East and North of Africa at present.

Before Britain, several other European countries, including Spain, Greece and France had witnessed similar massive protests against their governments' policies. [...]

It's not true. There is still oppress--I mean democracy!--in the World Arrogance . . . .

Korean News: "news of the Supreme Commander's unofficial visit to Russia filled the hearts of the servicepersons with boundless longing for him"

Gaddafi may be gone (or maybe not), but there is still one dictator left with a boundlessly sycophantic news agency to provide us un-Juche types with entertainment:

Officials in various fields and servicepersons of the DPRK are greatly excited to hear the news of leader Kim Jong Il's visit to Siberia and the Far East Region of the Russian Federation and filled with boundless longing and reverence for him as he has made endless journeys of forced march for great dedication to the country and the people.

Picturing to himself Kim Jong Il who is on a foreign trip without being relieved of the fatigue pent up while providing Songun revolutionary leadership day and night, Jo Pyong Ju, vice-premier of the Cabinet, had this to say:

The whole country is now swept by a hot wave of general offensive for flinging open the gate to a thriving nation in 2012 without fail.

It was against this backdrop that Kim Jong Il is paying his historic visit to the Russian Federation.

The officials of the Cabinet wholeheartedly hope for the good health of Kim Jong Il paying a visit to the Russian Federation, another brilliant chapter in the history of the DPRK-Russia friendship being given steady continuity generation after generation and are firmly determined to honor the sense of obligation as his soldiers and materialize with loyalty the grandiose plan of the Workers' Party of Korea for building an economic power.

General of the Korean People's Army Kim U Ho said that the news of the Supreme Commander's unofficial visit to Russia filled the hearts of the servicepersons with boundless longing for him.

Kim U Ho?

He is a kind-hearted father, indeed, as he regards it as his greatest pleasure to be among our soldiers and people, Kim U Ho noted, and continued:

Holding in high esteem the great Songun brilliant commander revered by the world people, we will defend the socialist country as firm as an iron wall and creditably discharge our mission as a driving force in the on-going great advance for building a prosperous and powerful country with the pride and self-esteem that they are led by him.

Ri Kyong Sik, minister of Agriculture, said that the ardent longing for Kim Jong Il is the source of the strength to bring about a fresh turn in grain production.

It wasn't easy breeding grain that would have ardent longing for the Leader.

An Jong Su, minister of Light Industry, said he would exert all efforts to make all light industry factories increase the production of quality consumer goods and thus contribute to powerfully demonstrating the might of the harmonious whole between the leader and the people during Kim Jong Il's visit to Russia.

He noted that the Korean people are eagerly waiting for Kim Jong Il's return home.

I bet they are--along with the grain . . .

Repost: "The Green Book Emancipates Humanity From its Bonds"

[Just a repost to mark the occasion of Gaddafi's downfall. The links have expired now, so this post is now a priceless historical archive. Original post here.]

That's the "theme" of "The First International Conference of the World Association of Supporters of the Green Book." The Green Book, you will recall, is just like Mao's Little Red Book except that it is green, written by Libya's Muammar al-Gaddafi, and easily five times as liberating. If humanity is going to get emancipated from its bonds, the least I can do is merge the first JANA article in this series with a few of its addenda and fix up the spacing a bit for your reading and emancipation pleasure:

The First International Conference of the World Association of Supporters of the Green Book kicked Off in Tripoli Sunday afternoon under the theme "The Green Book Emancipates Humanity From its Bonds".

The opening session was attended by a host of writers, professors and those interested in the thought of the Green Book from Libya and from Europe, Asia, North America, South America Australia and Africa.

***

The Secretary General of the Association saluted the Leader of the Revolution Muammar Gaddafi who initiated the world Third Universal Theory, the thought of the Green Book.

He said "in your name I salute the Leader of Gt al Fateh Revolution, the Philosopher, and the author of the Third Universal Theory whose thought ushered in the era of the peoples . . . the masses who have the power, wealth and arms.

"we have been honoured by his patronage of this event and call on him to participate in the proceedings of this conference.

***

The Secretary General of the Association expressed pride of the leader's speech before the UN General Assembly.

He pointed out that during this First International Conference a work plan will be set up for its members and branches worldwide and to get informed about its statute and the Green Charter which is the guideline of this Association in carrying out its functions.

He added: "During this conference, a future plan is to be worked out aiming at spreading the Third Universal Theory.

On the other hand, he underlined that this conference assumes the responsibility of establishing the most important scientific, intellectual and cultural association in modern time, namely International Association for the Supporters of the Green Book, in addition to establishing branches for this association in all continents and countries of the world.

Meaning that there will be continental branches in addition to the national ones, or that the continents will be included automatically once the national branches are all in place? No need to worry--we'll know soon enough (unless we're so busy being emancipated that we don't notice).

Ma'an: "Projectiles fired at Israel after Gaza ceasefire announced"

While one of the headlines at Iran's IRIB is "Zionists committing war crimes in Gaza," this report seems to bear some relation to the facts. Note PRC's position:

Four projectiles and several mortars have been fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip, an Israeli army spokeswoman said Sunday.

Two projectiles were launched at Ashkelon and two others landed in the Hof Ashkelon regional council.

No injuries were reported.

The latest escalation comes as Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported that a Hamas official had earlier announced an Egyptian brokered ceasefire between militant groups in the Gaza Strip.

The projectiles were reportedly fired at 8.30 p.m. winter saving time, but 9.30 p.m. Israeli time, Haaretz reported, noting that it is still unclear as to whether the ceasefire will be implemented.

The Hamas official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that Egypt had helped mediate the cease fire after telling Gaza groups that Israel would halt airstrikes if militants stopped firing projectiles.

The official said that the ceasefire would begin Sunday evening and Hamas security would enforce the agreement, Haaretz said.

A spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committee [PRC] said, however, that they would not accept the ceasefire, Israeli news site Ynet reported.

"Our stance is clear. We have no connection to the ceasefire agreement with the Zionist enemy," Ynet quoted Abu Mujahed as telling a Palestinian news agency.

Israel must take responsibility for its actions, Abu Mujahed said, referring to the assassination of PRC leaders in the Gaza Strip.

The ceasefire is "cursed," he added.

Earlier, a senior Islamic Jihad leader told AFP that Egyptian officials had held talks with some of Gaza's military factions in order to secure a ceasefire agreement.

Although Gaza's Hamas leaders were not there in person, a senior official from the Islamist movement confirmed they were in touch with the Egyptians by phone.

Israel began bombarding the Gaza Strip after militants staged a series of bloody shooting attacks in the Negev desert on Thursday, killing eight Israelis and prompting a wave of bloody tit-for-tat exchanges. [...]

Other Pro-Israel bloggers have informative posts about current developments. EOZ, for instance, explains that "according to Arab sources" "10 of the 13 Gazans killed since Thursday were terrorists." The Muqata is live-blogging. Daled Amos has a post on the UN non-response.

Amir Taheri: Islamic Republic now "a one-man show"

Amir Taheri continues to cover the Supremacy enhancement activities of Iran's Supreme Leader. The present article begins with a discussion of Khamenei's acquisition of the title "Imam" and then proceeds to detail the whole power-consolidation process, leading up to recent moves:

[...] He started implementing his plan in June 2009 when he declared Ahmadinejad winner of the presidential election before the counting of the votes had been completed.

By doing so, he also destroyed the authority of the Council of the Guardians of the Constitution, a body that has the authority to approve election results.

The message was clear: It was Khamenei and not the voters who would decide who becomes president. Ahmadinejad became the first President of the Islamic Republic to start a term not as the choice of the people but as someone appointed by the “Supreme Guide”.

Even that was not enough for Khamenei. Last spring he destroyed what was left of the president’s authority by vetoing Ahmadinejad’s decision to sack the Minister of Intelligence and Security. Again, the message was clear: It is the “Supreme Guide” not the president who hires and fires ministers.

Legally, the Islamic Majlis, Iran’s ersatz parliament, should approve ministerial appointments. However, in this case, the Majlis was scripted out and the sacked minister returned to his post without going through the parliamentary procedure.

Earlier this month, Khamenei hammered the nail further in by ordering Ahmadinejad to scrap his plan for abolishing the Oil Ministry and reviving the National Iranian Oil Company. Ahmadinejad was then forced to appoint a general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as the new Oil Minister.

Next, Khamenei turned his attention to the Majlis. In public statements, he made it clear that the Majlis was to obey his orders. Earlier this month, Ali Ardeshir Larijani, the Speaker of the Majlis, spelled out the new situation thus: “It is the sacred duty of the Majlis to absolutely obey the instructions of the Supreme Guide.”

The Majlis, supposed to be the legislature under the Islamic Republic Constitution, was transformed into a consultative organ for the self-styled “Imam.”

Ali Motahari, a brother-in-law of Ali Ardeshir and a member of the Majlis, put it this way: “The parliament has been reduced to an appendage of the Supreme Guide’s office.”

Khamenei’s next move was to destroy the Expediency Council, another constitutional organ, by appointing a new committee to assume its tasks.

The judiciary, supposed to be independent under the constitution, has also been destroyed. [...]

Taheri concludes that Mr. Supreme has now taken the "high-risk" path of exposing "the truth of the system." If there was any risk involved in doing that, it should evaporate quickly.

IRIB (Iran): US seeks to "steal Muslim countries' resources and gain world dominance for Israel's benefit"

Iranian news agencies are the only ones that reveal the conspiracy. Good thing Al-Jazeera works for us!

An American Islamic activist charges that the US dispatches its agents to Muslim nations to stir trouble and set the ground for military invasion of these countries in the interest of the Zionist regime.

"They [the US government] see how easy it is to provoke protests in Arab countries, sending mercenaries to kill the people, blaming the killings on the Arab leaders and then bomb those countries,” Nashid Abdul Khaaliq told Press TV in an interview.

"Their goals are always the same: steal Muslim countries' resources and gain world dominance for Israel's benefit,” said Abdul Khaaliq, a graduate of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who also works in Saudi Arabia as a system analyst.

The activist also said Washington's next target is Syria and is now planning to de-stabilize the government there. [...]

It's certainly working.

Guardian: "reducing our emissions might just save humanity from a pre-emptive alien attack"

Here is the reasoning:

It may not rank as the most compelling reason to curb greenhouse gases, but reducing our emissions might just save humanity from a pre-emptive alien attack, scientists claim.

Watching from afar, extraterrestrial beings might view changes in Earth's atmosphere as symptomatic of a civilisation growing out of control – and take drastic action to keep us from becoming a more serious threat, the researchers explain. [...]

I thought that global warming itself is a threat to humanity. Wouldn't it be possible that global warming could save us from pre-emptive attack? The aliens might be worried about our eventual technological capability, but they might conclude, "Fortunately, it is unnecessary to take any action--they aren't going to survive the global warming hurdle." The best survival strategy might be to wait as long as possible before acting on global warming. If we can veer into safety at the last moment, by that time we might be advanced enough to deal with a bunch of Gore-brained Science-wimp aliens and their puny sustainable plug-in hybrid Prius star-fleet. It is evidently very important not to build any new bicycle lanes. (h/t: memeorandum)