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posted by zaina19 on September, 2006 as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/17/2006 1:13 AM Global popular power George Galloway The struggle for justice and prosperity in the Arab world and everywhere depends upon popular resistance to US imperialism and its local clients, writes George Galloway* "Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!" reads the eponymous statue's inscription in Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem Ozymandias. But it is the boastful tyrant's monument, not the self-confidence of his enemies, that lies splintered in the sands. Five years on from the atrocities of 11 September 2001, George W Bush and the neo- conservatives have managed to turn much of Afghanistan and Iraq into desolation, full of now lifeless things. Amid this carnage lies another, unlamented casualty -- the colossal wreck of US and British foreign policy. The authors of that wreckage cannot conceivably claim they were not warned of the calamities they would unleash. Millions of us told them what would happen if they seized on the events of five years ago to launch what the Pentagon now calls the ... >> full
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NEWSWEEK INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS:
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/18/2006 2:31 AM PR Newswire NEWSWEEK INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS: Highlights and Exclusives, September 25, 2006 09.17.06, 4:09 PM ET COVER: Putin's Hollow Victory. (Atlantic edition) Moscow Bureau Chief Owen Matthews and Special Correspondent Anna Nemtsova report that while the Chechen war was costly in terms of blood and treasure, the "peace" that the Kremlin has secured is not much less thuggish. It comes in the person of Ramzan Kadyrov, the handpicked 29-year-old prime minister of the new Chechnya. Kadyrov is a former rebel whom Moscow anointed as Chechyna's alpha warlord in May 2004 after the assassination of his father, President Ahmad Kadyrov. His brief: to pacify Chechnya by any means necessary. Kadyrov chose simple, violent and effective methods, backed by the so-called Kadyrovtsy, a private irregular army of close to 10,000 former rebels. Tactics commonly used include kidnapping family members as a way of persuading outlaws to give themselves up. One danger of this tenuous and brutal peace is that it will only repress popular frustrations, ... >> full
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Pope Only «Sorry» for Muslim Reactions, Not for His Remarks
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/17/2006 4:01 PM Publication time: 17 September 2006, 18:13 The following is the text of Pope Benedict XVI's remarks about his remarks causing offence to Muslims in his 12 September speech in the Bavarian city of Regensburg. Dear Brothers and Sisters, The pastoral visit which I recently made to Bavaria was a deep spiritual experience, bringing together personal memories linked to places well known to me and pastoral initiatives towards an effective proclamation of the Gospel for today. I thank God for the interior joy which he made possible, and I am also grateful to all those who worked hard for the success of this Pastoral Visit. As is the custom, I will speak more of this during next Wednesday's general audience. At this time, I wish also to add that I am deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries to a few passages of my address at the University of Regensburg, which were considered offensive to the sensibility of Muslims. These in fact were a ... >> full
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Problems remain in Russia, Belarus Union formation - Borodin
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/18/2006 3:16 AM RIA Novosti Problems remain in Russia, Belarus Union formation - Borodin 16/09/2006 13:39 SOCHI, September 16 (RIA Novosti) - The state secretary of the Russia-Belarus Union said Saturday that problems remained in the formation of the Union. Pavel Borodin said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the problems were mainly connected with the implementation of four agreements signed by presidents of Russia and Belarus in January this year in St. Petersburg. The Russian and Belarusian presidents signed on January 24 agreements on issues of the countries' union property and on equal rights of citizens to move freely on the territory of both countries. Borodin said one of the topical problems was the implementation of the agreement, which regulated the union state's property. He said the requirements stipulated by the agreement "unfortunately, were not fulfilled by Belarus." The agreement regulates the property issues in the format of the union state and ensures equal rights of Russian and Belarusian citizens on free movement and ... >> full
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Georgian Police Seize House of Top Russian Mafiosi
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/20/2006 4:33 PM Georgian Police Seize House of Top Russian Mafiosi Publication time: 19 September 2006, 10:25 Georgian police have seized the house of Zakhar Kalashov, a Georgian -born Russian crime boss, who was arrested in Dubai in May under the request of Spain's police. He was later extradited to Spain. Kalashov was arrested on May 9, a holiday in Russia to celebtate the Russian occupation of Eastern Europe, Ukraine,Caucasus and other countries, as he left a party apparently attended by other Eastern European mafia bosses, according to Spanish media reports. Spanish reports described Kalashov as one of the top leaders of Russian and related mafias in the world. Several international arrest warrants have been issued for the man linked to several killings and drug trafficking. Kalashov was suspected of heading a criminal organization called Vor V Zakone. He is believed to have directed a criminal network dismantled a year ago in eastern and southern Spain, where more than 20 Russians and Georgians were arrested. The ... >> full
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