And this too, posted at the Agonist:
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posted by zaina19 on January, 2007 as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 1/9/2007 4:36 AM Chirac on Iraq versus Chad and Chechnya Lacks Equalite and Liberte Publication time: Today at 11:04 Djokhar time On one hand Jacques Chirac says the following, about Iraq as reported by the BBC today. "This adventure exacerbated the divisions between communities and shook the very integrity of Iraq. It weakened the stability of the whole region where every country is now worried about its security." Well Ok, Mr. Chirac. Surely even Barney and Miss Beazley are disclaiming that they are principal advisors on President Bush's latest decisions on Iraq, but what about the events in the former French colony, the Republic of Chad as reported at The Agonist? Up to 30,000 refugees fleeing conflicts in Chad and the Central African Republic have crossed into east Cameroon prompting the United Nations Refugee Agency to open an office there to help them, a UNHCR official said on Thursday. And this ... >> full
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Russia: Merkel, Putin, To Meet In Sochi For Energy Talks
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 1/20/2007 5:56 AM Friday, January 19, 2007 Russia: Merkel, Putin, To Meet In Sochi For Energy Talks By Claire Bigg Germany -- Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Russian President Vladimr Putin in Dresden, 10Oct2006 Putin and Merkel in Germany last year (epa) January 19, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Energy security and efforts to revive stalled negotiations on a new EU-Russian cooperation pact are expected to take center stage at upcoming talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Merkel, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, meets her Russian counterpart on January 21 at the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Merkel's meeting with Putin is part of a long-planned working visit. No major breakthrough is expected from the talks, although the leaders are likely to touch on several hot-button issues. Merkel is expected to press Putin for guarantees on Russian energy deliveries to the European Union following a bitter energy pricing ... >> full
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Russia issues official warning to Estonia in Soviet monument row
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 1/20/2007 7:08 AM RIA Novosti Russia issues official warning to Estonia in Soviet monument row 18/01/2007 20:51 MOSCOW, January 18 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow has issued its first official warning to Estonia amid an escalating row over the possible demolition of Soviet war memorials in the ex-Soviet Baltic state. Estonia's parliament adopted a law last week paving the way for the dismantling of Soviet-era war memorials and the reburial of the remains of Soviet soldiers who died fighting German invaders during the Second World War, but who are seen by many Estonians as former occupiers. The Russian Foreign Ministry said it had summoned Estonia's ambassador to Russia, Marina Kaljurand, who was told that in spite of protests from Moscow, Estonia was continuing attempts to form a legal basis for disinterring Soviet soldiers and destructing monuments, and that such moves could harm bilateral relations. "The implementation of these plans is fraught ... >> full
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Putin Calls European Rights Court Rulings 'Political'
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 1/21/2007 10:51 PM Thursday, January 11, 2007
Putin Calls European Rights Court Rulings 'Political'
Russia -- President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the presidential civil society and human rights development council in Moscow, 11Jan2007 Vladimir Putin, speaking to civil-society activists in Moscow today (epa) January 11, 2007 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin today accused the European Court of Human Rights of handing down "political" rulings.
In several recent cases, the court ruled that Russian forces were responsible for civilian deaths in Chechnya.
Putin's comments came as Rene van der Linden, the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, is in Moscow to press Russia to ratify a document that would allow the European Court to consider more cases.
Russia is the only Council of Europe member not to have ratified the document.
(Reuters) http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/01/9D15A5CC-496D-489C-A68A-2883FFB58FB8.html
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