Terry Davis: As long as the Council of Europe standards are observed, I do not see any problem with these so called "coloured revolutions"
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posted by zaina19 on May, 2005 as ANALYSIS / OPINION
Prev Discussion Next Discussion Send Replies to My Inbox Reply Recommend Message 1 of 1 in Discussion From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/16/2005 12:47 PM May 14 2005 3:00PM Terry Davis: As long as the Council of Europe standards are observed, I do not see any problem with these so called "coloured revolutions" Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis granted an interview to Interfax in the run-up to the council's 3rd summit, scheduled for May 16-17 in Warsaw. Could you tell us about the agenda of the upcoming Summit of the Council of Europe and documents planned for adoption? Europe is changing, and the Council of Europe must adapt to new circumstances. Since the first Summit in 1993, the Council of Europe has doubled in size, and Europe has been almost completely united under one roof. Only Belarus is outside. This, the third Summit in the history of the Council is a response to the need for further action on creating a Europe without dividing ... >> full
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Let Communism Rest in Peace
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/17/2005 2:07 AM Let Communism Rest in Peace Tuesday, May 17, 2005 By Alexei Pankin Reading the foreign and domestic press over the past few weeks, you might well have come away with the impression that the politicians, journalists and pundits weren't celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Allies' victory over Nazi Germany in World War II so much as they were debating the pressing questions of whether now-defunct Soviet communism differed from now-defunct Nazism and of whether Russia should repent of the Soviet Union's sins. As the buildup to the Victory Day celebrations continued apace, Russia and the rest of the world also marked the 20th anniversary of perestroika. Given this coincidence, it seems strange that no one brought up a rather obvious point. Fascism died a violent death. The anti-Hitler coalition destroyed it by force of arms in 1945. Communism, by contrast, basically committed suicide and, in a parting gesture, managed to right many of the wrongs it had visited on the ... >> full
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Medical System Needs Radical Change
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/18/2005 4:27 AM Medical System Needs Radical Change By Vladimir Gryaznevich There can be no doubt that the Russian medical system needs to be changed: it is costly, ineffective and fails to fulfill its fundamental goals - to keep the population healthy. Health and Social Development Minister Mikhail Zurabov has announced it will be reformed at the federal level next year, although details are still being decided. The St. Petersburg city government has started to reform the health system in the city. City Hall is concentrating on raising the effectiveness of the budget spent in the sector. Because of the declining population over the last 15 years some polyclinics are only using 55 percent to 60 percent of their capacity, the bureaucrats say. Nevertheless the city pays for their buildings and communal service bills. To reduce this irrational expenditure, City Hall will reorganize 23 polyclinics. This year some half-empty polyclinics will be amalgamated - some will close and adjacent ones will receive their patients. ... >> full
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Russia's President Putinocchio
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From: MSN Nicknameshml_blue (Original Message) Sent: 5/19/2005 9:56 AM SPIEGEL ONLINE - May 18, 2005, 02:22 PM URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,356414,00.html SPIEGEL's Daily Take Russia's President Putinocchio Once again, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been caught with his finger in the pie. His reputation is sure to suffer this time -- right? Plus: Germany loves France, a war criminal is returned to Bosnia, and the former pope pops up on the Polish pop charts. Putin's Growing Nose Democra-what? Could you spell that for me? Zoom AP Democra-what? Could you spell that for me? One wonders if Russian President Vladimir Putin owns stock in the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, manufacturer of the anti-motion sickness drug Dramamine. After all, the man -- his reputation at least -- seems to be on a permanent roller coaster ride. When he was first elected to Russia's high office, he was hailed as a man possessing crystal-clear democratic convictions, only to trip over his own clumsy -- and not-exactly-democratic -- attempts to meddle in the Ukrainian elections. He was hailed by Bush as a staunch ... >> full
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Russian-Chechen War is the Kremlin's last agony
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/24/2005 5:30 AM Russian-Chechen War is the Kremlin's last agony The bloody alliance formed of the union of gangsters and KGB agents be definition cannot govern <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region> in conformity with the time and its needs. The whole antinational policy of Putin and his KGB team is based on the old and tenfold failed scheme of government. Unrestrained extent of the State machinery, reign of Russian mafia, centralization of government driven to absurdity, working quasi-ideology – “security of the country” and “combating terrorism” implying suppression of dissidence cannot be called otherwise but the way to the nether world. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> It is interesting that we have already had all that. History repeats itself . Once it is tragedy , for the second time – it ' s farce . Today we are witnessing a farce in it most disgusting form. And it is terrifying that in this farce is involved the so-called Russian intelligentsia which has turned into a prostitute satisfying ... >> full
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