A list of worries for 2006
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posted by zaina19 on January, 2006 as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 1/2/2006 1:18 PM January 2, 2006 lee hamilton A list of worries for 2006 What should we worry about as we survey the international scene at the start of 2006? The new year will doubtless feature persistent problems, as well as inevitable surprises. It is worth pointing out what we are not worried about. There is no real probability of a clash between the world's great powers -- an achievement that is relatively unique in history. There is also no potential rival to U.S. power in the near future, though the costs of sustaining America's military advantage and robust role in the world are high. And, in the U.S. and many key economies around the world, growth appears to be on a solid trajectory. While these traditional barometers are positive, the sources of instability are many. Weak governments and failing states are unable to deal effectively with conflict and turmoil. Terrorism is not diminishing. More countries -- notably North Korea and Iran -- are ... >> full
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GERMAN-RUSSIAN SPY STORIESFont Size
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 1/2/2006 1:44 PM April 18, 2005 GERMAN-RUSSIAN SPY STORIES  From Russia with Love By Holger Stark For years, a Russian consul spied on the German army. Officials got wind of it and tried to turn him into a Russian defector. As the situation began to blow up in their faces, German officials hustled to end the matter discreetly - so as not to endanger the current German-Russian love affair. type=text/javascript> </SCRIPT> Lovesick or simply shrewd operators? German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Russian President Vladimir Putin ham it up for the cameras. Zoom AFP Lovesick or simply shrewd operators? German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Russian President Vladimir Putin ham it up for the cameras. The small baroque town of Amorbach in the Odenwald, south of Frankfurt, offered a perfect backdrop for the unique showdown last November. Just like in the good-old-days of the Cold War, German special agents tiptoed about the ruins of a medieval Benedictine convent and followed a nondescript man in his mid-forties who was obviously waiting for someone ... >> full
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About reasons on account of
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 1/5/2006 5:45 AM January, 04, 2006 About reasons on account of Salamu Talkhigov, for CHECHENPRESS, 25.12.05y. Apparently, in the Chechen MASS-MEDIA after some break the discussion about conformity of democratic principles to precepts of the Islam is again developed. The first thing, that I would like to tell as a moslem: I am happy, that even during the discussion, Chechens verify any political or ideological doctrine with precepts of the Islam. And this deepens our knowledge of Islam and, hence, approaches all of us to Truth which, counter to the settled opinion, is born not in disputes, but in careful studying of the Koran and Sunns of the prophet (the peace to him and blessing of Allah!). The second thing, I would like to tell is, that the fact of discussion on pages of our MASS-MEDIA these or those kinds of the internal system of the Independent Chechen State is the most momentous proof of our confidence in final victory (insha Allah!) over ... >> full
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Jordan and Chechnya - An Unquestioned Relationship
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 1/1/2006 2:03 PM December 28th 2005 · Murad Batal Shishani & Cerwyn Moore Jordan and Chechnya - An Unquestioned Relationship By Murad Batal Shishani and Cerwyn Moore Even though a series of events such as the Moscow theatre siege or the Beslan school siege have been used to link the Middle East with the ongoing violence in the North Caucasus, and with radical Islam, the relationship between specific countries such as Jordan with Chechnya, has as yet received little attention. At the same time, while the broader region of the Middle East has been brought into focus by the death of well-known foreign fighters such as Ibn Khattab and Abu Walid, the role of groups based in the Arabian Peninsula remains obscure. And, whereas a number of fighters from the Middle East have travelled to Chechnya, others, such as the Chechen ideologue Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, travelled in the opposite direction to Qatar. Subsequently, Yandarbiyev was killed there by Russian agents in 2004. It is the intention of ... >> full
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Gas pressure: why Putin is risking the West’s ire
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 1/10/2006 12:32 AM Gas pressure: why Putin is risking the West’s ire By Neil Buckley Published: January 3 2006 20:21 | Last updated: January 3 2006 20:21 Russia gasJust before Christmas, Russian president Vladimir Putin set out more explicitly than ever before his vision of how his country would regain the international clout it enjoyed as part of the Soviet Union. Noting proudly that Russia was the world’s biggest exporter of natural gas and second-biggest exporter of crude oil, he told a gathering of his most trusted ministers and advisers that the country should aim to be the global leader in energy. This, rather than the military-industrial complex that dominated the Soviet era, would be the engine of Russia’s renaissance. “Our welfare at present and, to a great degree, in the future directly depends on the place we will take in the global energy context,” Mr Putin told the televised meeting. He also issued an assurance – likely to be much repeated during Russia’s current ... >> full
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