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DOMINION IN THE WORLD |
UPDATED 2007 NOVEMBER 28
THE DOMINION:
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― RÉGIMES
― AUTOCRATS
― MAJORITIES
― MIND CONTROL
THE DOMINION:
Dominion is the exercise of control over the world and its inhabitants.
RÉGIMES:
groups which are responsible for the actual physical dominion of humans over other humans.
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― State Council, ဴမ္ရန္မာ Mranmā. Ruling since 1988. Seized power after popular uprising against previous dictatorship, killing thousands of dissidents. In 1990, it held and then rescinded elections. Originally ‘State Law and Order Restoration Council’; now calls itself ‘State Peace and Development Council’. Led by the increasingly-autocratic သန္းေရ္ဝ္ဟ San Hrŭe.
― جمهورى اسلامى Ĝumhūrī ’Islāmī, ايران ’Īrān. Ruling since 1979. This tyranny, founded by روح الله خمينى Rūh’ollah Xomejnī, is now headed by على خامنه اى Calī Xāmeneh’ī as رهبر Rahbar (ولى فقيه Ŭalī Faqīh). Imposes fundamentalist الاسلام ’al-’Islām upon an entire state. An appointed council, the شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی Šūrā-je Negahbān-e Qānūn-e ’Asāsī, circumscribes law and democracy; a multimillion-member paramilitary group, the بسيج Basīĝ, polices the public.
― ລາວ Laŭ People’s Revolutionary Party, ລາວ Laŭ. Ruling since 1975. One-party state.
― Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam, Việt Nam. Ruling since 1954. One-party state.
― القاعدة ’Al-Qācidaĥ. Led by أسامة بن لادن ’Usāmaĥ bin Lādan; pursuing its goal of a Grand خلافة Xilāfaĥ through mass murder.
― القاعدة بالعراق ’al-Qācidaĥ bi’l-Cirāq. Ruling since 2003. Also known as جماعة التوحيد والجهاد Ĝamācaĥ ’al-Taŭhīd ŭāl-Ĝihād and other names. Led by ابو مصعب الزرقاوي ’Abū Musacab ’al-Zarqāŭī until his death. Active in العراق ’al-Cirāq, fighting to impose theocracy and disrupt any legitimate attempt at participatory government. Affiliated with القاعدة ’al-Qācidaĥ.
― السعود ’Al-Sacūd family, السعودية ’al-Sacūdīaĥ. Ruling since 1744. عبدالله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود Cabd’ullah bin Cabd ’ul-Cazīz ’āl Sacūd is merely the most recent chief of this oppressive, theocratic petroleum dictatorship.
― The Mafia. Global system of extortion.
― Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. Controls much of what is recognized as Colombia, and has just forced the resignation of more than a
hundred officials. Has a force of 17000 guerrilleros.
― Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia. A rightist paramilitary army of 10000 which may be in part demobilizing, though its Bloque Metro faction is resisting.
― Ejército de Liberación Nacional, Colombia. A smaller band of guerrilleros, but also controlling land and terrorizing the populace.
― Sendero Luminoso, Perú. Formerly waning under rightist rule in Lima, but now resurgent.
― الصباح ’Al-Sabāh family,
الكويت ’al-Kūajt. Ruling since 1752. Another oppressive, theocratic petroleum dictatorship, but this one was actually re-installed by the democracies of the west.
― حزب الله Hizb ’ul-Lah, لبنان Lubnān. Fundamentalist army controlling land and terrorizing ישראל Jiśra’el.
― Military, الجزائر ’al-Ĝaza’īr. Defending the state against fundamentalism by imposing illiberalism.
― Barisan Nasional, Malaysia. Ruling since 1957. The chief member is the Pertubuhan Kenangsaan Melayu Bersatu, supporting Melayu dominance in Malaysia. Autocrat Mahathir bin Mohamad has officially stepped down as prime minister after twenty-two years in favor of his deputy Abdullah Badawi. Periodically holds elections, but their fairness is dubious. Mahathir would not brook rivals; he routinely imprisoned opponents, including chief rival (and former deputy) Anwar Ibrahim.
― Chama Cha Mapinduzi, Tanzania. Ruling since 1962. The merger of the sole legal parties of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, and sole legal party in Tanzania until 1992. Without real opposition on the mainland, and still illiberal, particularly in the opposition stronghold of Zanzibar.
― Military, เมืองไทย Miāŋdæj. Ruling since 2006. Overthrew the only regional democracy at least partially to thwart civilian control of military affairs. The ruling council consists of the chiefs of all the armed forces, led by army chief สนธิ บุญยรัตกลิน Sand‛i Buñjaratkalin.
― Federal Supreme Council, الامارات العربية المتحدة ’al-’Amārāt ’al-Carabīaĥ ’al-Mut:ahidaĥ. Comprising the امير ’amīr of each member, traditionally headed by those of أبو ظبي ’Ābū Ðabī and دبي Dubaj.
― Upper castes, भारत B‛ārat.
Prejudices continue to oppress those born to the हिनदू Hindū lower castes, especially the dalits or ‘untouchables’, not merely through social pressure but also through violence.
― Promise Keepers. A movement of males devoted to wielding dominion over their wives, willing or no. Active in North America.
― 김정일 Kim Cĕŋ Il, 조선 Co Sĕn. Ruling since 1994. Second dynastic 위대한 영도자 Ui Tæ Han Jĕŋ To Ca of the régime of 김일성 Kim Il Sĕŋ. The state is not only oppressive, it is responsible for devastating famine.
― Robert Mugabe, Zimbabhwe. Ruling since 1981. Using the legitimate issue of land dominion by whites to quash opposition to his ruling Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front, and retain power; employing increasingly-totalitarian methods to control Zimbabhwe society. Has just claimed victory in another unfair election. Previously responsible for the massacre of twenty thousand political opponents in KwaNdebele.
― 江澤民 Jiāng Zé Mín, 中國
Zhōng Guó. Ruling since 1997. In addition to establishing personal rule in the country, he has fallen victim to the temptation to a cult of personality, enshrining himself in the Party pantheon with 毛 Máo and 鄧 Dèng, not exactly august company. His official replacement by 胡錦濤 Hú Jĭn Tāo has not demonstrably changed his control de facto of the state, or any of the government policies under his rule.
― Fidel Castro Ruz, Cuba. Ruling since 1959. Well-publicized faults. Seems to think ridding Cuba of Batista merits a forty-year honeymoon. Currently cracking down on dissidents.
― Аляксандар Лукашэнка, Беларусь. Ruling since 1994. Taking Беларусь into union with Россия for no reason other, apparently, than his desire to be the new царь. Those among his subjects who accede to this may live to regret it.
― معمر القذافى Mucam:ar ’al-Qað:āfī, ليبيا Lībīā. Ruling since 1969. Long demonized by the west, but rightly so. Is showing some liberalization recently, but not reliably and probably not sincerely.
― Владимир Путин, Россия. Ruling since 1999. A popular politician, democratically elected, but with a clouded past, fighting democracy in Ost-Deutschland and open society in Россия. His only significant act as prime minister was to expand the outrageously-overreactive crackdown against militants from Noxçiyçö into a full-scale reconquest. This has involved a transparently-staged referendum in Noxçiyçö, and probably a staged series of apartment bombings blamed on Noxçiy militants. He is now working to consolidate power over the regions in his own hands, and has used media manipulation to win a majority in parliament, as well as creating a loyal “opposition” party.
― Hun Sen, កម្ពុជា Kambujā. Ruling since 1985. Appointed ruler by Việt Nam. Participated in elections and formed power-sharing government, but then seized all power himself in a coup d’état, executing nearly a hundred opponents. Any elections taking place under his watch are not reliable.
― Joseph Kony, Uganda North. Ruling since 1987. Commander of the brutal fundamentalist Lords Resistance Army.
― حسنى مبارك Husnī Mubārak, مصر Masr. Ruling since 1981. Friendliness to the west is no excuse for authoritarian rule, or the persecution and torture of dissidents.
― Obiang Nguema, Guinea Ecuatorial. Ruling since 1979. In power since a coup, running a sham democracy.
― گلبدين حکمتيار Gulbuddīn Hekmatjār, زابل Zābol. Warlord of the fundamentalist حزب اسلامى Hizb-i ’Islāmī, comparable to the طالبان Tālibān.
― عمر حسن البشير Cumar Hasan ’al-Bašīr, السودان ’al-Sūdān. He and his National Congress Party are suppressing opposition in the عربى Carabī north, and fighting to impose عربى Carabī domination on the African south. Former rival strongman حسن الترابى Hasan ’al-Turābī was essentially the same. Currently supporting mass murder in Darfur.
― Islom Karimov, O'zbekiston. Ruling since 1989. Typical Türkestani аппаратчик-turned-autocrat.
― Omar Bongo, Gabon. Ruling since 1967. Perfecting sham democracy, less crude each year but no less bogus.
― زين العبدين بن على Zīna ’al-Cābdīna bin Calī, تونس Tūnis. Ruling since 1987. Began in office as a reformer, but eventually suppressed dissent, imprisoned opponents, and staged show elections.
― پرويز مشرف Perŭejz Mušaraf, پاکستان Pākistān. Ruling since 1999. It may be that the پاکستانى Pākistānī people cannot be trusted to manage its own affairs, but the same could be said of virtually every modern democracy. Staged a referendum to grant himself another five years in power; has been manipulating the civilian government and persecuting opponents; broke several promises to abandon his post as army chief of staff before finally stepping down, but not before replacing the supreme court that would have blocked yet another term in office.
― Mswati, Swatini. Ruling since 1986. Absolute monarch preserving traditional feudal rule; young, erratic.
― Yoweri Museveni, Uganda. Ruling since 1986. Has attempted to put the veneer of democracy on his one-party rule; but has begun acting forcefully against the political opposition.
― عبد الرشيد دستم Cabd ’el-Rašīd Dostum, مزار شريف Mazār-e Šarīf. One of the most disturbing warlords of recent years, still holding power in the north of افغانستان ’Afğānestān.
― Hassanal Bolkiah, Brunei. Ruling since 1967. Rules absolutely and has massive state-amassed resources considered by himself and others to be a personal fortune.
― Kagame Paul, Rwanda. Ruling since 1994. Though rightly credited with stopping the 1994 massacre, Kagame has ruled Rwanda since, for six years de facto, and now de jure as well. Has just staged a false election, claiming 94.3% of the vote.
― بشار الاسد Bašār ’al-’Asad, سوريا Sūrīā. Ruling since 2000. Heir to one of the world’s worst autocracies, but exhibiting limited liberalism in policy.
― Denis Sassou Nguesso, Congo-Brazzaville. Ruling 1979-1992 and since 1997. Retook power in a coup against elected president Pascal Lissouba; now working to entrench his rule through constitutional change.
― Нұрсұлтан Назарбаев, Қазақстан. Ruling since 1989. Still holding power from the Большевик era.
― Idriss Déby, Tchad. Ruling since 1990. Seized power originally; has held sham elections since 1996.
― Yahya Jammeh, the Gambia. Ruling since 1994. Originally took power in a coup.
― Lansana Conté, Guinée-Conakry. Ruling since 1984. Seized power, won tainted elections in 1993 and 1998, and now is pushing through a referendum to extend his time in office.
― Paul Biya, Cameroun. Ruling since 1982. Came to power under a one-party system.
― Эмомалии Раҳмон(ов), Тоҷикистон. Ruling since 1994. Inherited a one-party state in place since independence.
― اسماعيل خان ’Ismācīl Xān, هرات Herāt. Was until recently officially both governor and military commander, but has officially lost his military command, whether or not in fact.
― ኢሳያስ ኣፈወርቂ ’Isajas- ’Afäŭär-qi, ኤርትራ ’Er-t-ra. Ruling since 1991. Former ally of መለስ ዜናዊ Mäläs- Zenaŭi, then rival. Increasingly illiberal.
― على عبدالله صالح Calī Cabd’ullah Sālih, اليمن ’al-Jaman. Ruling since 1978. Ended a brief experiment with democracy.
― Blaise Compaoré, Burkina. Ruling since 1983, by himself since 1987. Soldier who seized power with Thomas Sankara and then executed him four years later.
― Ismaaciil Cumar Geele, Jabuuti-Soomaaliya. Ruling since 1999. Allowing slow movement towards democracy, but his party controls every seat in parliament.
― Bao You Xiang, Ŭa State. Leader of the United Ŭa State Army.
― İlham Əliyev, Azərbaycan. Ruling since 2003. Royalist successor to his father, Heydər, who was in power throughout most of independence but originally rose to power as the local party chief in 1967.
― Hazrat على Calī, لغمان-ننگرهار-کنرها Lağmān-Nangarhār-Kunarhā.
― مقتدي الصدر Muqtadaj ’al-Sadr, النجف ’al-Naĝaf. Theocratic cleric with his own private militia, the جيش المهدي Ĝajš ’al-Mahdī.
― François Bozizé, Centrafrique. Ruling since 2003. Military leader who overthrew the elected Ange-Félix Patassé, and has run in and rigged a presidential election.
― መለስ ዜናዊ Mäläs- Zenaŭi, ኢትዮጵያ ’It-jop'ija. Ruling since 1991. Led the overthrow of መንግስቱ ሃይለማርያም Män-g-s-tu Haj-lämar-jam-, and then replaced him.
― Adan Cabdulaahi Nuur (Gabyow), Soomaaliya South. Defense minister under Maxamed Siyaad Bare.
― Cumar Maxamed Xirsi (Masale), Gedo.
― Maxamed Saciid Xirsi (Moorgan), Bay South.
― Xasan Maxamed Nuur (Shaatiguduud), Bakool-Bay.
― Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, Soomaaliya Transitional. Ruling since 1998. Elected by a group of elders and warlords; originally in power in Puntland.
― Jaamac Cali Jaamac, Puntland South. Holds a mandate, but only from elders.
― މައުމޫނު އަބްދުލް ގައްޔޫމް Ma’umūnu ’Abdul Ga’jūm, ދިވެހި ރާއްޖޭ Divehi Rā’je. Ruling since 1978. Just awarded himself another term in office.
― محمد Muham:ad VI, المغرب الاقصى ’al-Mağrib ’al-’Aqsaj. Ruling since 1999. Traditional absolute monarch with limited modernizing tendencies.
― قابوس بن سعيد Qābūs bin Sacīd, عمان Cumān. Ruling since 1970. Liberalizing سلطان sultān, but not as liberalizing as some neighbors.
― 李光耀 Lí Kong Iāu, 新加坡 Sin Ka Pho. Ruling since 1959. Officially minister mentor, but has been in control de facto since independence from Malaysia. Now rules through his son, prime minister 李顯龍 Lí Hián Liông.
― عبدالله
الثاني ابن الحسين Cabd’ullah ’al-Þānī ’ibn ’al-Husajn, الاردن ’al-’Urdun:. Ruling since 1999. Making slow progress towards democracy.
― حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة Hamad bin Cīsaj ’āl Xalīfaĥ, البحرين ’al-Bahrajn. Ruling since 1999. Liberalizing king but still holding personal rule.
― حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني Hamad bin Xalīfaĥ ’āl Þānī, قطر Qatar. Ruling since 1995. Liberalizing امير ’amīr, also holding personal power.
― José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola. Ruling since 1979. Won a fair election in 1992, but has frequently postponed another election.
― George Tupou V, Tonga´. Ruling since 2006. An actual reigning monarch, and an unusual autocracy in the Pacific. His father ruled for forty-one years.
― Žigme K‛esar Namgjel Ŭaŋčuk, འབྲུག ’Brug. Ruling since 2006. Ruling traditional monarch; has just inherited from his father, who began a process of liberalization.
― Joseph Kabila, Congo-Kinsasa. Ruling since 2001. Son of Laurent Kabila, apparently won an election to succeed himself.
― Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama, Viti. Ruling since 2006. Effectively in control of the state for the second time in a decade. Though better in policy than Laisenia Qarase, the prime minister he replaced, his anti-putsch rhetoric would be more believable had he restored the elected government when the first putsch was put down.
― France René, Sesel. Ruling since 1977. Has officially retired from government, but still heads the ruling party. Originally took power in a coup; allowed reasonably fair elections on two occasions, but has been slipping back towards personal rule.
― Hugo Chávez, Venezuela. Ruling since 1999. Popularly-elected tribune who has pursued the concentration of all power in his hands. Temporarily deposed by the military after opposition protests and the death of several protesters, but reinstated after counterprotests.
― මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ Mahinda Rājapaksa, ශ්රී ලංකා Śrī Lãkā. Ruling since 2005. Nationalist opponent of concessions to the தமிழ் Tamiz minority. He formed alliances before his election with radical-chauvinist parties, generally positioning himself as more hardline even than his predecessor, චන්ද්රිකා කුමාරතුංග Candrikā Kumāratũga.
― Hans-Adam von und zu Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein. Ruling since 1989. The state’s electorate has given in to demands to increase his governing power.
― ज्ञनेन्द्र Jñanēndra, नेपाल Nēpāl. Ruling since 2001. Monarch who seized power in what had been a constitutional monarchy. He has lost most of his power but his formal role has not yet been abolished.
― Россия. Voters have given a broad mandate to Борис Ельцин and Владимир Путин to continue their war against Içkeria. The empire is governed democratically, and has dwindled somewhat, but remains a national empire.
― Indonesia. Every democratic government has drawn the line on secession at Timor Loro Sae, which was the last autocratic act of the last autocrat, B.J. Habibie. Acheh, in particular, has overwhelming support for secession, but granting it self-determination would set a precedent which the new democracy and its leaders will not countenance, which is why they have invaded Acheh to suppress separatism.
― ශ්රී ලංකා Śrī La~kā. The සිංහල Si~hala majority has consistently refused self-determination to the தமிழ் Tamiz minority, which the historic treatment of the minority forces it to demand.
― Србија. The populace has voted and then risen up to remove a dictator, but has not renounced the right to rule Kosova.
― Türkiye. This state has historically been atrocious on human rights, massacring the Հայ Haj and suppressing Kurdî culture. Military-imposed “national” and secular orientation required of political parties. Has threatened invasion of Herêmî Kurdistan.
― Nigeria. As with Türkiye, the military imposed a “national” orientation on political parties, though that has been altered by a recent court ruling. And in the north, most provinces have adopted الشريعة ’al-Šarīcaĥ; Zamfara has recruited thousands of volunteer enforcers.
― ישראל Jiśra’el. While a majority of the population seems to favor statehood rights for the فلسطينيون Filastīnīūn, they have often elected governments that do not.
― España. Mainstream politicians on both sides of parliament have fought against self-determination for Euskal Herria and other subordinated nations,
and have banned the Euskal nationalist party Batasuna.
― Viti. Indians are being excluded from full participation following a nativist coup.
― Ecuador. Rafael Correa and his Alianza País, drawing on their electoral majority, have begun working to eliminate the voice of the political opposition.
MIND-CONTROL DOMINIONS:
In general, individuals must take responsibility for their own beliefs, and the consequences and actions arising from those beliefs. But those who seek influence over the weak-minded must bear some responsibility for its misuse. And the individuals and structures listed here are, to varying degrees, parts of the dominion.
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― طالبان Tālibān, افغانستان ’Afğānestān. Ultrafundamentalist اسلامى ’Islāmī militia, an offshoot of the جهاد ĝihād against Россия. Particularly oppressive towards females. Led by محمد عمر Muham:ad Cumar. Finally drew significant attention due to its support for أسامة بن لادن ’Usāmaĥ bin Lādan; defeated as rulers of افغانستان ’Afğānestān, but still a movement within the country.
― Karol Wojtyła, John Paul II, Roman Catholic Church. A strong supporter of human rights in general. But he was opposed not merely to abortion but even to contraception. With a billion followers, his unparalleled psychological influence brought tremendous responsibility. With a great proportion of the church in poverty, his policies were a great setback to population control. And with his longevity, the church will bear his imprint for decades after his death.
― Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam. His beliefs are sexist, anti-Jewish, and otherwise backwards. He is self-aggrandizing and self-promoting. His assertion that there were a million attendees at his
“Million Man March” is a preposterous lie worthy of a totalitarian society. And he has decreed himself the appointed and irreplaceable prophet of الاسلام ’al-’Islām to the United States.
― One Nation Party, Australia. Founder Pauline Hanson may have resigned, and her star descended, but she is still a great deal more popular than should be comfortable for Australians. The message of white
backlash and xenophobia carries far too much weight.
― Bill McCartney, Promise Keepers. The movement teaches the divinely-sanctioned supremacy of husband over wife, and advocates its practice.