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Thursday, January 27, 2005 |
 MSNBC. Mexico rapidly joins the ranks of major oil exporters with decrepit oil infrastructure. As we have seen in Iraq, the intentional disruption of infrastructure is much easier when the target is in a state of near failure due to underinvestment. Mexico's state-owned oil monopoly Pemex said it needs around $3 billion for urgent pipeline repairs, as it grappled to clean up a spill this week — its fourth in two months. Given the rapidly spreading violence in Mexico (much of it directed at the state), a shift to global guerrilla tactics is possible. Armed groups could bring the country to its knees in several weeks, with a bloodless campaign of disruption. Frankly, the government isn't prepared for this. I could assemble a team to do the critical analysis necessary to prevent a wholesale collapse if asked.
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I still think that Manila would be great for this plus its integrated weblog hub/management suite. Can it be done open source on a modular basis?
11:20:45 AM
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WT. This official said there are intelligence reports that one or more senior Nicaraguan army officers may be maintaining a secret cache of 80 or more SA-7s for black market sale.
10:20:27 AM
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© Copyright 2005 John Robb.
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