Link: http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/peopleandpower/2011/03/2011331101737911390.html

The former Soviet state of Uzbekistan has become an important ally for both the US and NATO; its border with Afghanistan providing an invaluable supply route for the West's war on the Taliban. But its government, led by Islam Karimov, the country's president, has a dreadful human rights record. It is a country where political and religious expression is heavily restricted, and where security services allegedly use torture and murder indiscriminately. Thousands of Uzbeks have fled abroad - a few to Europe or the US, the majority to neighbouring countries in Central Asia. Mostly practising Muslims, they seek sanctuary from the violence and a chance to live in peace. ►President Karimov of Uzbekistan, Boils People Alive ►US Money Funding Uzbeki Torture Chambers ►Evidence of Karimov’s Crimes – and CIA Participation

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-bez9O-xmk&feature=player_embedded

If you Nationalize your Oil to help your people, America will Overthrow you and put in a Puppet Dictator (and call it "Democracy") Gaddafi's Libya has “a medium-high per capita income of 12,000, six times greater than that of Egypt”. Gaddafi used the oil revenues to raise the living standards of Libyans. Libya has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) of any country in Africa - which measures life expectancy, education and living conditions

Link: http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/03/2011331134947323374.html

Syria's president addressed the nation to appease growing protests - but his words failed to ease Syrian anger. They laughed when he laughed. Their hearts raced in anticipation, not over those much heralded reforms which failed to materialise - "Weren't emergency laws abolished last week anyway?' asked one - but over the excitement and grandeur of the occasion: the packed parliament, the crowds of cheering supporters and, of course, President Bashar al-Assad himself. "He is a very good man, he is very strong," said one of the young women, watching on the TV of a café in the wealthy Shaalan area of Damascus as Syria's president prepared to make his first speech to the nation in the wake of unprecedented protests against the 40-year rule of his family.

Link: http://dont-tread-on.me/fearless/

The Elite keeps all of humanity in perpetual fear. Fear of war. Fear of money. Fear of politics. Fear of status. Fear of looking stupid. Fear of being different. Fear of not being good enough. Fear of losing your soul. Fear of whatever. They keep us in fear, because only then, can we easily controlled.