Posted by seumasach on April 10, 2010
Our government’s policy of making enemies can only render more difficult any strategy to overcome our economic weakness and compromise our attempts to finance our massive debt.
PressTV
10th April, 2010
In line with a recently-proposed bid by the Iranian Parliament (Majlis), the Tehran government moves to reduce diplomatic relations with London.
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Posted by seumasach on April 10, 2010
Philip P.Pan
10th April, 2010
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN — In a remarkable role reversal, Russiahas positioned itself as a supporter of democratic reform and the protests that toppled this nation’s autocratic president, while the United States is increasingly viewed here as a cynical bully, backing a corrupt, abusive leader who refuses to resign.
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Posted by seumasach on April 10, 2010
10th April, 2010
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is reportedly to visit Zimbabwe to open the country’s International Trade Fair in Bulawayo on April 23.
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Posted by seumasach on April 9, 2010
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Posted by seumasach on April 9, 2010
“as of now, the US’s entire future strategy in Central Asia is up in the air.”
M.K.Bhadrakumar
10th April, 2010
BEIJING – This is not how color revolutions are supposed to turn out. In the Ukraine, the “Orange” revolution of 2004 has had a slow painful death. In Georgia, the “Rose” revolution of 2003 seems to be in the throes of what increasingly appears to be a terminal illness.
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Posted by seumasach on April 9, 2010
9th April, 2010
By Maria Golovnina BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan’s pro-Russian self-proclaimed government said on Friday supporters of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev were preparing to stoke further violence after mass protests forced him to flee the capital.
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Posted by seumasach on April 9, 2010
9th April, 2010
Kyrgyzstan’s new leaders have said they intend to remove a US military base, which currently serves as the premier air mobility hub for the US-led forces in Afghanistan, from their soil.
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Posted by seumasach on April 9, 2010
Alisher Khamidov
8th April, 2010
Some observers are drawing strong parallels with the current instability in Kyrgyzstan and the “Tulip Revolution” of March 2005. While there are definitely some similarities, there are also some substantial differences.
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Posted by seumasach on April 9, 2010
The dominoes are falling as the orange revolutions go into reverse, and the US are being eased out of the former soviet republics.
8th April, 2010
Georgian opposition leaders warned the authorities on Thursday that the country could see a Kyrgyz scenario if opposition activists continue to be arrested.
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Posted by seumasach on April 9, 2010
9th April, 2010
Kyrgyzstan’s self-proclaimed new leadership said on Thursday that Russia had helped to oust President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, and that they aimed to close a U.S. airbase on their homeland, The Reuters reported.
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Posted by seumasach on April 9, 2010
Dmitry Babich
7th April, 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s speech was broadcast live by Polish television, radio and the Internet news sites. A translation into Polish appeared on the Internet soon after.
For the first time since Russian was dropped from the curriculum of Polish schools and universities in 1992, Russian speakers were worth their weight in gold in Poland. People listened intently to Putin’s every word and scrutinized his every move: “Putin bowed his head to the Poles murdered at Katyn”; “Putin said that the crimes of totalitarianism cannot be justified.”
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