{"id":879,"date":"2009-05-13T16:52:28","date_gmt":"2009-05-13T22:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/collideascape\/?p=879"},"modified":"2009-05-13T16:52:28","modified_gmt":"2009-05-13T22:52:28","slug":"green-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/?p=879","title":{"rendered":"Green Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s not news that some sectors (and top brass) in the U.S. military are taking environmental issues seriously<\/a>.<\/p>\n

http://masterfacilitator.com/facilitationoverview/ But what’s news to me is that a legendary Vietnamese war general–someone who played an instrumental role in defeating France and then the U.S.– has suddenly gone green. According to this Grist story<\/a>, Gen.Vo Nguyen Giap is opposed to a chinese mining project in Vietnam’s central highlands. Giap, who is 97, says:<\/p>\n

The exploitation will cause serious consequences on the environment, society and national defense.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can imagine what the ecological and social concerns might be, but it’s not clear from the Grist story what the national security concern is.<\/p>\n

There is growing belief<\/a> within U.S. military and foreign policy circles that global climate change could potentially trigger widespread geopolitical instability. So I get that national security connection. But why would a Vietnemese general contend that mining in his country poses a threat to its national defense?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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