by yeslove, November 8th, 2008 | 2 Comments | Svenska
EU and Russia to discuss partnership Russia Today reports.
Russia Today:New kids on the block better listen – EU
“My message to Poland and Lithuania is that it’s better for you to be with all of the member-states in expressing a single view rather than having different views towards Russia,” Barroso said.
The situation seems to have changed drastically over the past two weeks, as the UK had abandoned the earlier demand to freeze EU-Russia relations and voiced the readiness for a new page in that relationship. The Czech Republic, Sweden, Estonia and Latvia sided with the UK.
Only Lithuania and Poland adhered to the position voiced upon the beginning of August hostilities in Georgia. However, the UK refused to sign that document. In fact, the EU does not need authorisation from other EU agencies for resuming negotiations on a new strategic partnership agreement with Russia, as French representative Christine Roget told a Friday press briefing before the EU informal summit. (more…)
by yeslove, August 20th, 2008 | 4 Comments | Svenska
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by yeslove, August 12th, 2008 | 2 Comments | Svenska
George Bush and Mikeil Saakashvili, Tblisi 2005.
Wikipedia:Ancient Olympic Games
During the Olympic Games a truce or ekecheiria was observed. Three runners known as spondophoroi were sent from Elis to the various participant cities at each set of games to announce the beginning of the truce. During this period armies were forbidden from entering Olympia, wars were suspended and legal disputes and the use of the death penalty were forbidden.
Mark Almond:Plucky little Georgia? No, the cold war reading won’t wash
Although Mikheil Saakashvili has done little for the refugees since he came to power early in 2004 - apart from move them out of their hostels in central Tbilisi to make way for property development - he has spent 70% of the Georgian budget on his military. At the start of the week he decided to flex his muscles. (more…)
by yeslove, July 8th, 2008 | No Comments | Svenska
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by yeslove, June 20th, 2008 | 5 Comments | Svenska
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by yeslove, March 23rd, 2008 | No Comments | Svenska
First Putin exposed the duplicity about the missile-defense for everybody to watch by offering a, for detection of “Iranian missiles” superior location of the Czech radar station, in Azerbaijan. USA declined and removed all possible doubts about the shield’s purpose.
Now Russia offers “help” in Afghanistan and cooperation with NATO in the military encirclement of itself. A clever idea to challenge the stated rationale of war, is it really a ‘war on terrorism’ or is it about something else? The islamists were old allies in Afghanistan and the Balkans and Tim Osman after all an old CIA ‘asset’. (more…)
