RFE/RL: Germany: 60 Years Later, Berlin Airlift Remembered
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posted by FerrasB on June, 2008 as Imperialism
Thursday, June 26, 2008 Germany: 60 Years Later, Berlin Airlift Remembered By Kathleen Moore and Andrew Tully Germany -- A transport aircraft of the US air force flies over Berlin's Tempelhof airport during the famous airlift following the blockade of the city by the USSR, 24Jun1948 A U.S. transport aircraft flies over Berlin's Tempelhof Airport in 1948 (AFP) Sixty years ago, the people of West Berlin were under blockade. On June 24, 1948, Soviet leader Josef Stalin blocked all road, rail, and water routes through communist East Germany into the western portion of the divided city. His aim -- to conquer what was an enclave inside the Soviet-controlled east. It was the culmination of tensions between the Soviet Union and the Western powers that shared in Germany's postwar occupation. But then on June 26, the first planes carrying much-needed supplies began flying in from West Germany. It was the beginning of the Berlin airlift -- the biggest humanitarian operation ... >> full
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RIA Novosti: EU Says Russia's Position On Kosovo 'Unconstructive'
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
RIA Novosti EU says Russia's position on Kosovo 'unconstructive' 26/06/2008 19:41 MOSCOW, June 26 (RIA Novosti) - The EU believes Russia's stance on Kosovo is not constructive enough, the head of the EU delegation to Moscow said on Thursday. The EU has welcomed a report by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon proposing that the UN cede its powers to the government of Kosovo and to a 2,200-strong EU mission to be deployed there. Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia on February 17. The U.S. and the majority of EU countries have since recognized it. Moscow has supported its ally Serbia in refusing to recognize the world's 'newest state'. Ban has proposed "reconfiguring" the UN administration in the region, a move Russia has strongly opposed. "We deplore the fact that Russia has not been very forthcoming or constructive. Russia has always said what should not be done but never said what should be done," Marc Franco ... >> full
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KC: Saakashvili Says Russia A Threat To Ex-Soviet States
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
Saakashvili says Russia a threat to ex-Soviet states Publication time: 27 June 2008, 17:29 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said Russian intervention in Abkhazia must be stopped or the sovereignty of other former Soviet states will be at risk, in an interview published here Thursday. "Georgia is only the start. Tomorrow it will be Ukraine, the Baltic states and Poland. What is at stake here is the whole post-Cold War security order in Europe," he told the German daily Die Welt. "Georgia has become a litmus test. Europe must show that it stands by its values. If it does not do this, we will see the start of an endless new string of conflicts," he warned. He said Russia is playing "a kind of politics of redistribution that comes straight from the 19th century" and fails to respect national borders. Saakashvili accuses Moscow of seeking to annex the breakaway region of Abkhazia, where Russia has deployed extra ... >> full
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Prague Watchdog: The Unbearable Lightness Of Hatred
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
The unbearable lightness of hatred The unbearable lightness of hatred By Zaindi Choltayev (Russia) and Michaela Pohl (USA) In Russia it becomes necessary from time to time for the people at the top to devise ideas that will mobilize the masses and prevent them from spending too much time thinking about what is in the public purse. During the recent St Petersburg economic forum Vice-premier Igor Shuvalov listed the key problems that might become “traps” in terms of the country’s long-term planning and economic development until 2020. The first and most important obstacle, according to Shuvalov, is the “psychology of catching up.” Russians are suffering from an obsession that they must catch up and overtake other countries, and as a result create one-sided models, forget about social aspects and end up "not exactly successfully copying foreign forms of economy and a foreign way of life." In this context it is interesting to read the ... >> full
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WOE: Moscow Seen Overplaying Its Hand Along Its Borders In The Caucasus
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
Saturday, July 5, 2008 Window on Eurasia: Moscow Seen Overplaying its Hand Along Its Borders in the Caucasus Paul Goble Vienna, July 4 – Even as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev completes his visit to Azerbaijan, Moscow is overplaying its hand in several places along the border between the Russian Federation and the countries of the southern Caucasus, sacrificing its long-standing advantages and creating new problems for itself in pursuit of ephemeral political interests. By ratcheting up pressure in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Moscow analyst Sergey Mikheyev argues, Moscow is weakening its own position, not only by helping Georgia gain outside support for the territorial integrity of that country but also by destroying the “quiet” that had allowed these two republics to strengthen their de facto independence. No one in Sukhumi or Tskhinvali expects recognition de jure from Russia let alone any other country anytime soon, and consequently, Mikheyev suggests, “provoking an armed clash in this ... >> full
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