MHB
22/06/2006
Tout comme lors du (Premier) Congres de Vienne, ce Second Congres de Vienne - mal-nomme “Sommet Ransatlamntique de Vienne - a revele que les Dirigeants occidentaux n ont pas change ... pres de deux siecles apres.
Comme a dit Hawkins a Pekin: ” il va bientot faire tres chaud, il est temps de penser a changer de planete”.
Moralite: “reservez vos places et achetez vos billets des maintenant aupres de Virgin Inter-Galactic Spaceline”
maurizio@blondet.it
22/06/2006
peut etre ça va vous interesser: un autre “succes “de Dubya.
Russia, Italy to Create Bank
Russia and Italy agreed Wednesday to create a jointly owned merchant bank
for the promotion of economic relations between the two countries, the
Radiocor news agency said, citing the Italian prime minister, Romano Prodi.
The bank will be equally owned by Italian and Russian financial institutions
and will help increase investments between the two countries.
Banca Intesa, Italy’s second-largest lender, will coordinate the project on
the Italian side, Radiocor said, citing Prodi.
Other Italian companies interested in the project are Generali, Enel,
Finmeccanica and Indesit, according to Radiocor.
The Russian part of the venture will be coordinated by state-owned lender
Vneshekonombank, Radiocor said. (Bloomberg)
Vladimir Putin Passes the Energy Charter
// On his own terms
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi yesterday in the Kremlin and told him
that Russia would observe the Energy Charter in relation to Italy without
the Russian parliament even passing it.
Kommersant special correspondent Andrey Kolesnikov was stunned by that
statement after listening to repeated criticism of the charter by Putin for
the past few weeks.
Prodi met with
Putin many times in the
capacity of chairman of the
European Commission, as Putin reminded him. The Russian president did not
look as though he were in a good mood. As the two leaders spoke about their
countries’ economic ties, Italian journalists moved progressively closer to
them. Finally, Prodi interrupted Putin to suggest that they be dismissed.
“I have informed my colleague in detail of my negotiations with the
president of Iran,” Putin said, changing the subject, “and we have agreed to
Russian-Italian consultations on that topic.”
“We no longer have energy relations as seller and client,” Prodi announced.
“After our negotiations, it is a matter of Italy’s presence on the Russian
market and the Russian presence on the Italian market.”
Kommersant was able to learn that the leaders
discussed relations between the Italian ENI and
Gazprom.
ENI along with the German BASF is to help Gazprom get access to the European
gas distribution system in exchange for the right to develop gas fields in
Russia. The leaders discussed those companies’ participation in the
construction of the Samsun-Ceyhan gas pipeline in Turkey to give Russian gas
access to Israel, Greece and the south of Italy.
“Of course, we are quite concerned that Ukraine is not pumping Russian gas
into its underground reservoirs,” Prodi said, a real political gift to
Putin. “We would like to avoid the risks that we faced last winter and we
will do everything we can so that the reservoirs are filled and we can meet
next winter calmly.”
“It is extremely important for us to hear about the possibility of Russian
energy companies gaining access to Italian markets,” Putin announced, “in
exchange for the participation of Italian companies working on the
electricity, oil and gas markets of Russia. In essence, that is the
implementation of the Energy Charter without its formal ratification by the
Russian parliament. We are ready to do that [observe the charter], but not
for everybody, only for those who consider us equal partners.”
That ended the formal part of the talks. A journalist asked about the talks
between the Russian and Iranian leaders in Shanghai.
“For Italy, Iran is trading partner number one,” Prodi stated. “Even though
we are not in the six,’ who are participating in the discussion of the
Iranian dossier, it is of vital importance to us.”
“We will consider Italy’s position in the course of the negotiation
process,” Putin added.
by Andrey Kolesnikov
All the Article in Russian
as of June 21, 2006 1992-2004 ZAO Kommersant. http://www.kommersant.com
Source: Xinhua UPDATED: 09:55, June 21, 2006
Russia, Italy agree to open energy markets to each other
Russia
n and Italian
leaders said on Tuesday their countries will open energy markets to each
other’s investors.
Following talks in the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian
Prime Minister Romano Prodi agreed on access by Russian energy companies to
the Italian market in exchange for access by Italian companies to oil and
gas extraction in Russia.
“In fact, we are implementing the Energy Charter’s supplementary protocol
without formally ratifying the document in parliament,” Putin was quoted by
the Itar-Tass news agency as saying.
Despite European pressure, Russia has not ratified the Energy Charter, a
document that would require it to open its export pipeline network and other
energy assets to foreign investors.
Prodi said Italy
and
Russia have opened “a new phase of energy cooperation.”
“We no longer have the relations of a seller and a buyer. Russia will be
present on the Italian market in the production of electric power,” the
Italian leader said.
The two leaders also witnessed the signing of an agreement between Russian
aircraft maker Sukhoi and Italian aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica
on cooperation in a civilian aircraft project.
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http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=93167&vers
ion=1&template_id=48&parent_id=28
Russia, Italy agree to open markets
Publish Date: Wednesday,21 June, 2006, at 09:56 AM Doha Time
AFP
Russian president Vladimir Putin (right) shakes hands with Italian Prime
Minister Romano Prodi prior to their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow
yesterday
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italy’s Prime Minister Romano
Prodi announced yesterday they had agreed to open energy markets to each
other’s investors.
Speaking at the Kremlin, the two leaders said that Russian companies would
be allowed to invest in the Italian consumer market, while Italy’s energy
companies could take part in Russian production.
“We have started a new phase of collaboration in the energy sphere. This is
not only seller-to-buyer, but involves Italy’s presence in energy production
in Russia, as well as a Russian presence downstream in energy consumption in
Italy,” Prodi told journalists.
Putin said such cooperation was possible between Russia and any countries
“that come toward us and deal on an equal basis.”
The leaders gave no details about the agreement, which comes as Russia and
the European Union remain unable to agree on a wider-ranging deal known as
the
“energy charter.”
Europe is increasingly nervous about over-dependence on Russian gas and oil,
as well as being concerned that investment in Russia’s energy fields is
insufficient to guarantee needed output in the future.
The European Union in particular wants to see an end to state-run giant
Gazprom’s de facto monopoly on gas exports and greater access for European
energy companies to Russia’s gas market.
Moscow, which is enjoying the fruits of high energy prices, demands in
return greater access to EU markets, including in the gas retail sector.
Tensions between the European Union and Russia heightened in January when
Gazprom, which accounts for 26 percent of EU gas supplies, turned off the
taps to Ukraine in a price war that hit supplies some European countries.
Since then, a war of words has erupted as the EU reassessed its energy
policy and pledged to look toward other energy forms and suppliers. - AFP
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http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?idr=529&id=684020
June 21, 2006
Italians Find Way into Russian Aircraft Industry
The state
Sukhoi holding and the Italian
Finmeccanica have found a way to circumvent restrictions on foreign
investors’ participation in the authorized capital of Russian aviation
enterprises. The Italians have been allowed to buy 25 percent plus one share
in ZAO Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, which is creating the Russian Regional Jet,
one of three state-supported projects to replace the Tu-134 on
middle-distance flight. The exception was made as a part of an interstate
agreement between the two countries. No changes will be made in Russian
legislation, but it is possible that more deals of the type made for
Finmeccanica will be made in the future. There are a number of foreign
companies that would like access to the Russian aviation industry.
Sukhoi and Finmeccanica executives signed an
agreement on strategic cooperation in the RRJ project yesterday in the
Kremlin in the presence of
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian
Prime Minister Romano Prodi. Finmeccanica subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica will
purchase the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft stock and finance no less than 25 percent
of the business plan for the creation of the RRJ, which is estimated at $1.5
billion and is to be completed by 2008, including the manufacture of
Russian-French SaM 146 airplane engines. The company has yet to be assessed
by either side.
The deal will be approved by the Russian and Italian governments and sealed
by the end of the year, according to Sukhoi sources. The 1998 Russian law
“On State Regulation of the Development of the Aviation Industry,” the
maximum a foreign company, individual or affiliate of a foreign company can
own in Russian organizations that develop, produce, test, rebuild or use
aircraft technology is 25 percent minus one stock. The interstate protocol
to remove that restriction is still being discussed by Russian and Italian
government agencies, according to Sukhoi sources. The state Sukhoi holding
owns 95.85 percent of the stock in Sukhoi Civil Aircraft.
Finmeccanica SpA is Europe’s largest military aircraft producers. Its
turnover in 2005 was EUR11.5 billion and net profit almost EUR400 million. It is
developing both civil and military aircraft, including the ATR 42 and ATR
72.
by Sergey Ryzhkin, Konstantin Lantratov
_________________________________________________________
Wrap: Russian, Italian leaders focus on energy, Iran nuclear program
22:01
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20/ 06/ 2006
Print version
MOSCOW, June 20 (RIA Novosti)-Russia and Italy reached an agreement Tuesday
on reciprocal access in the energy sphere and set out common positions on
Iran’s controversial nuclear programs.
After Kremlin talks on his first foreign visit since becoming Italy’s prime
minister in April, Romano Prodi said Russian companies would receive access
to Italy’s energy market in exchange for Italian companies’ obtaining access
to Russian oil and gas deposits.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin praised the idea, which comes against the
backdrop of suggestions from Russian energy companies, in particular natural
gas giant Gazprom, that access to European assets was being blocked and
European complaints that access to mineral deposits in Russia was being
denied under security considerations.
“It is extremely important to hear [proposals] on Russian energy companies’
access to the Italian market in exchange for our willingness to give Italian
companies access to oil and gas production on Russian territory,” Putin
said.
The president said Russia was ready to grant access to its mineral resources
to any countries that were prepared to engage in equal partnership, such as
Germany and its energy corporation BASF, which is a Gazprom partner in a
multibillion dollar project to build a gas pipeline direct from Russia to
Europe across the Baltic Sea.
“In essence, this is implementing the additional protocol to the Energy
Charter without the Russian Federation’s formal, legal ratification of this
document,” Putin said.
Putin said in May the Energy Charter meant free access to production and
transportation infrastructure, but added: “The question is what will we get
in return? We ask where your deposits and pipelines are. If [Europe] does
not have any, then we have to look for other areas of cooperation.”
The president said Russia was ready to open up its deposits to foreign
companies, but only from those countries that were ready to cooperate on an
equal footing.
Prodi, a former president of the European Commission, also said that Italy
would do everything possible to help Ukraine create natural gas reserve for
the winter. He said Italy was concerned by Ukraine’s failure to make a
strategic reserve and would like to avoid the risks it had faced last
winter.
In a dispute with Gazprom over the price it paid for Russian natural gas,
Ukraine took Russian gas bound for Europe from pipelines across its
territory after the Russian company cut off supplies destined for Ukraine,
which left European consumers, including Italy, facing shortfalls.
The two members of the Group of Eight industrialized nations also agreed to
work out a mechanism for consultations on Iran’s controversial nuclear
program.
“Italy is one of Russia’s most important partners in Europe. Interaction
with Iran is very important for the Italian Republic since the volume of
economic contacts is very large,” Putin said. “In formulating our positions
in the negotiating process [on Iran’s nuclear problem], we will take Italy’s
position into account.”
Russia has substantial interests in the Islamic Republic - it is building a
nuclear reactor in the country - and Prodi, a, said he had stated publicly
that Iran was Italy’s no.1 commercial partner.
With many countries pushing for economic sanctions to be imposed on Tehran,
Putin also spoke in favor of returning the issue to UN’s nuclear watchdog,
the International Atomic Energy Agency, in the wake of a meeting last week
in China with Iran’s president.
“In essence, the UN Security Council is already considering Iran’s nuclear
program, but our objective is to use the negotiating process between the six
countries and Iran to return this issue to the IAEA,” he said. “And judging
by what I heard from [our] Iranian partners in Shanghai, this is entirely
possible.”
V___________________________________
Meanwhile In Vienna, Bush feels the heat and the CFR worries and makes
things up…
http://www.cfr.org/publication/10940/for_useu_a_wary_embrace.html
* For U.S.-EU, A Wary Embrace
Updated: June 21, 2006
Prepared by:
Michael Moran
Determined to present a unified front to Iran on nuclear proliferation,
President Bush and the current leader of the European Union, Austria’s
Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel,
warned Tehran (VOA) to
respond soon to a recent offer of political and economic inducements or face
a UN Security Council debate on economic sanctions. The two also cautioned
North Korea against sabre-rattling in East Asia.
But dissonance continued on other fronts and forced Bush to accept the
inclusion of language in the summit’s
joint
communique meant to address
European concerns
(Deutsche Welle) about a variety of moves in the U.S.-led “war on terror,”
including the detention without charge of hundreds in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The leaders of the world’s two largest economic blocs failed to settle on a
formula to lower agricultural subsidies, an issue which threatens to
undermine the world trade talks due to resume in Geneva next week. While
Bush told a post-summit news conference he is
committed to a deal (BBC),
The Heritage Foundation’s Nile Gardiner notes “
it looks increasingly
unlikely that an agreement will be reached at the World Trade Organization
by the end of July as originally hoped.” The subsidy issue in the Doha trade
round is explained in this
Backgrounder.
CFR’s top analyst on Europe, Charles Kupchan, says unity on Iran far
outweighs other EU issues in American eyes right now. Kupchan tells Bernard
Gwertzman in an interview that transatlantic ties are much improved since
2003, when differences over the Iraq war created a major rift. Yet “
Bush remains very unpopular among
the European public,” Kupchan says, which means EU pressure for action on
the
status of detainees at
Guantanamo Bay, the probe into alleged Marine
revenge killings at Haditha in Iraq,
and the
rendition of terrorist
suspects. As the Financial Times notes, the United States ranks first in a
new
Harris poll that asked European citizens to name the country which poses the
greatest threat to world stability. The annual
Pew Research Center
survey showed America’s image abroad continues to deteriorate, as explained
in this
Backgrounder.
For all the disagreement, the communique does present a united front on
Iran, which is
mulling a U.S.-European inducement package (AP) aimed at getting it to
eschew nuclear weapons development. Both the European Union and the United
States stressed the importance of maintaining concerted pressure on Iran to
Russia, which has been reluctant to support sanctions against Iran, and
which hosts the annual Group of Eight (G-8) summit in St. Petersburg next
month.
In a meeting with Italy’s new prime minister, Romano Prodi, on Wednesday,
Russian President Vladimir Putin
favored continued IAEA
monitoring (RIA Novosti), but stopped short of supporting sanctions. He
noted the issue was discussed at last week’s meeting of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization and stated, “our objective is to use the
negotiating process between the six countries and Iran to return this issue
to the IAEA. And judging by what I heard from [our] Iranian partners in
Shanghai, this is entirely possible.” Putin plans to discuss the Iran
situation with Bush during the
July meeting (FOX).
CFR’s
Russia Task Force Report
examines Moscow’s strained ties with Washington.
xxx
Lambrechts Francis
21/06/2006
Alex Koppelman 06.20.2006 sur Huffingtonpost :
Think There’s Anti-War Bias in the Press? Think Again.
... the release of a missive—sent under the name of the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq—that paints a picture far darker than ever previously acknowledged, even implying that the Embassy can not protect its own employees.
... And yet that cable has gone all but ignored in the rest of the U.S. media.
... When Brent Bozell, one of the right’s leading media critics, calls on his readers to “blow up your TV,” he’s not asking CBS to improve its coverage—he’s trying to ensure that his readers don’t ever use any media but his as a news source. That’s the ultimate goal of these critics; not to fix perceived problems with coverage of the war, but to destroy the press’ credibility so that only those delivering “good news” through rose-colored glasses will be believed…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-koppelman/think-theres-antiwar-bi_b_23422.html
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Et ‘rafraichissant’ sur Slate :
The Misunderestimated Man, How Bush chose stupidity. By Jacob Weisberg.
... As the president says, we misunderestimate him. He was not born stupid. He chose stupidity. Bush may look like a well-meaning dolt. On consideration, he’s something far more dangerous: a dedicated fool.
http://www.slate.com/id/2143250/
Jacques
20/06/2006
Bonjour,
Depuis le 29/05 Jean-Pierre Petit, dont le site traite parfois de sujets jugés farfelus, ce qui fait qu’on ne le prend pas toujours au sérieux, mais qui est très pointu en matière de hautes technologies poste de nombreux articles sur la Z-machine de Sandia qui a permis d’atteindre des ultra hautes températures avec des applications militaires révolutionnaires à la clé (et civiles mais tout le monde s’en fou…). Cela permet de créer des systèmes d’amorçage de charges nucléaires propres (enfin presque), de toutes puissances (charges fortes ou mini nukes), avec une technologie relativement simple et surtout sans filière uranium - plutonium :
http://www.jp-petit.com/science/Z-machine/z_machine2.htm
Tout récemment il analyse l’article du LA Times sur le déblocage en urgence de fonds militaires considérables par les USA, ce qui semble donner raison à ses analyses.
http://www.jp-petit.com/science/Z-machine/machines_MHD/machines_MHD_bases.htm#course_armements
Rival U.S. Labs in Arms Race to Build Safer Nuclear Bomb
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bombs13jun13,0,2494165.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Evidemment tout cela se fait dans le cadre du militarisme délirant en vogue aux USA sans une minute de réflexion quand aux conséquences : nouvelle course aux armements et prolifération incontrolable.
C.DEBY
20/06/2006
MOSCOU, 19 juin RIA Novosti.
” L’OCS n’est pas une organisation antiaméricaine a déclaré lundi à Moscou Vitali Vorobiev, ambassadeur itinérant du ministère russe des Affaires étrangères (MID)”
.Le même ambassadeur note également :
” On peut affirmer que, sur ce plan, l’OCS a d’ores et déjà dépassé le cadre régional pour se placer au niveau international”
Et quelques lignes plus bas, on peut lire dans le même article de RIA Novosti. :
“Le directeur de l’Institut d’études politiques (Russie), Sergueï Markov, a pour sa part souligné que l’OCS était en fait “l’unique organisation où il n’y avait pas d’Américains ni d’alliés de ces derniers”. “Et cela ne fait qu’accroître sa signification, y compris en ce qui concerne les problèmes de sécurité. L’OCS peut proposer de nouvelles réponses en matière de sécurité”
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La patte est musclée !
amine
19/06/2006
C’est claire, mais personne ne réagit. C’est le premier article que je vois sur le web abordant ce suivisme aveugle de nos dirigeants et contre le souhait du peuple.Scandaleux !
MHB
19/06/2006
A premiere vue, OUI, cae infamie il y a dans la bonne tradition de la manipulation politique de tous ces cochons de votants (pardon des ” veaux” en France (dixit De Gaulle) - et peut etre dans le reste de la Communaute) et des “moputons” aux Etats-Unis dans la bonne tradition de Lederer (“A Nation of sheep”).
Mais il y a quand meme une autre reponse a votre interessante question
(“qu’est ce qui justifie intellectuellement la politique generale des pays europeens et des institutions europeennes”)
c est tout simplement le maintien de la main-mise sur le nucleaire et le Groupe de Shangai n en est peut etre que la version asiatique du meme Consortium: Les 5 Permanents.
Suivant l adage que “Gouverner c est Prevoir” nous nous trouvons devant un cas typique de gouvernance qui cherche a resoudre a sa plus simple expression ce qui sera le principal
Pour le restem nous en revenons a Kissinger:
La politique politicienne se consacre sur le moyen terme (histoire de soutenir l attention des foules dans les pays qui tatent de la Democratie - ou de ce qu il peut en rester)et c est le privilege des Grands consacrer au long terme ... et aux affaires serieues.
Donc, oublions le Petrole, la seule question serieuse wat l avenir du Nucleaire.
Un interessant article du Washington Times (le journal des Moonies) de ce dimanche sur le renouveau du nucleaire aux etats-Unis au cours de 20 prochaines annees .... avec tout ce que cela implique pour le maintien des bombinettes en bonne sante.
A la votre !!
Alain Robert
19/06/2006
Je ne suis pas un fan de Mr Ledeen avec qui j’ai déjà échangé quelques email le confrontant sur plusieurs sujets. J’ai peu confiance en ses réponses car il est difficile de croire un grand admirateur de Machiavelle auquel il a consacré un livre déjà.
Par contre, je crois que l’accusation de son implication dans l’histoire des faux documents nigériens n’a aucune base solide et s’est multipliée sur Internet sans aucun fait pour la supporter. À part la coincidence que les documents sont apparus dans un journal pour lequel Mr Ledeen avait écrit quelques chroniques dans le passé, mais ceci n’est que conjoncturelle et peut difficilement être considéré comme une preuve. Est-ce qu’il existe d’autres preuves que je ne connais pas pour supporter ces accusations ?
Thierry Meyssan
18/06/2006
L’Organisation de coopération de Shanghai (OCS) n’a pas à proprement parlé changé d’objectifs en évoluant de la lutte contre le terrorisme et le séparatisme vers une alliance défensive. En effet, au cours des dernières années, les dirigeants russes, puis chinois, sont venus à penser que le terrorisme international et le séparatisme étaient des agressions non conventionnelles lancées par les États-Unis et le Royaume-Uni. Dès lors ces malédictions ne peuvent être combattues qu’en s’organisant face aux agresseurs.
Observons que Moscou et Pékin ont refusé de communiqué sur l’OCS pendant 5 ans et qu’ils ont également refusé de communiquer sur l’évolution de leur perception du terrorisme et du séparatisme. Ce n’est qu’à l’occasion de l’anniversaire de Beslan en 2005 que la Russie a commencé à publiciser leur nouvelle analyse (provoquant les sarcasmes de la presse occidentale) et qu’en mai que l’OCS s’est dotée d’un vrai service de communication.
MHB
15/06/2006
Votre belle analyses psycho-politique des motivations derriere le voyage-eclair de GWB II en Absurdie n effleure meme pas la possibilite qu il y avait une raison fondamentale derriere cette convolution-intercontinentale.
Est-ce que ce voyage comme tous les rendez-vous de ces deux derniers mois avec Blair et quelques autres (a l exception du Premier Ministre Danois qui s est revele etre une catastrophe mediatique) ne cachent pas en fait une surprise pour le mois d octobre - avant les elections partielles du mois de novembre ?
Comme par exemple une annonce que Bin Laden (BL) est en prison qu il a rejoint (a Diego Garcia (DG) par exemple) pour se faire soigner de la vesicule biliaire.
Apres tout pourquoi pas et chacun sait que le climat de DG est meilleur que celui de Guantanamo.
Bon bien sur ca c est de la politique-fiction car tout un chacun sait depuis longtemps que BL ne compte plus depuis qu il s est revele moins photogenique que ses subordonnes.
Neanmoins on peut quand meme se demander si derriere tous ces meandres et ces voyages qui permettent des tete-a-tete discrets ou l on annonce le programme des trois prochains mois.
C est peut etre du Volkoff mais parfois je me demande si au fond ses visions biscornues n etaient pas simplement dues a sa grande acuite.
Lambrechts Francis
15/06/2006
Un des trois suicidés devait être relaché, comme des dizaines d’autres auparavant, donc largement innocents, non ?
Cette information importante me semble trop peu analysée.
Ne contredit elle pas l’accusation d’un suicide coordonné comme acte de ‘relation publique’ d’une guerre ‘assymétrique’ ?
geo
14/06/2006
Petit aperçu sur la politique étrangère, de sécurité et de défense de lUnion européenne
http://www.hajnalka-vincze.com/Publications/147
J’insiste en passant auprès des lecteurs de “de defensa.org” sur la valeur du site “hajnalka-vincze.com” en général.
Fred., de L.
14/06/2006
...que hier, aux infos, “on” annonçait le déploiement de 40000 hommes, pour reprendre des bastions incontrôlés. Juste après, la visite dans la joie de POTUS, pour dire que tout va bien. Il est intéressant de noter que les 40000 hommes doivent libérer la Capitale Bagdad. Personne pour relever.
...autre fait intéressant. Des images des miliciens du FATAH qui incendient les symboles du pouvoir sorti des urnes, qui tirent dans la rue, qui sont les seuls à porter des armes, tout au moins sur les images. Commentaire du journaliste : tout cela, c’est de la faute aux islamistes du Hamas qui refusent le référendum. A noter que cette conclusion est systématique dans tous les articles traitant de ce sujet. Evidemment.
Radisson
13/06/2006
On parle de la puissance de la Russie, de l’intégration de cette dernière dans la politique russe. Certes, ne nombreux éléments concourent à diagnostiquer ce qui apparaît être une résurgence de la puissance Russe. Pourtant, il me semble que les « fondamentals » russes, c’est-à-dire les assises sur lesquelles repose létat réel dune nation, ne sont guère si réjouissants. Au-delà du prix des énergies fossiles qui dope probablement de manière artificielle la réalité, létat de la société russe, dans son ensemble, est encore et malheureusement lamentable. À preuve, lespérance de vie de la population, chez les hommes surtout, qui ne cesse de reculer (http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=9036).
Je soumets que le phénomène de recul de lespérance de vie est un puissant indicateur de létat de déliquescence dune nation. Sauf erreur, il faut aller en Afrique sub-saharienne, dans des pays ravagés qui par la guerre, qui par le SIDA, qui par lincompétence des dirigeants, pour trouver dautres exemples de tels reculs de lespérance de vie.
Se pourrait-il que le recul de lespérance de vie en Russie, que lon observe présentement, soit en décalage avec le réel, à linstar de la lumière de Proxima Centauri que nous voyons présentement telle quelle était il y a 4,22 ans ? Peut-être. Sinon, il mapparaît indéniable, si lon adhère à ma thèse voulant que lespérance de vie est un indicateur de la qualité réelle dune nation, que la présente démonstration de puissance de la Russie nest que de lesbroufe, du théâtre, que la réalité se chargera bien de démasquer.
En position de repli, la Russie doit panser ses plaies, c’est-à-dire prendre soin de sa population. Quand cela sera fait, alors là pourra-t-elle prétendre à retrouver de sa grandeur. À défaut, on peut penser que cest de lintérieur, par le biais de graves problèmes sociaux, que les dirigeants du Kremlin seront ramenés à la réalité.
Quant aux États-Unis, dans une situation de double déficit, budgétaire et commercial, ses prétentions impériales sont insoutenables. Et, puisque je me dois dêtre cohérent, je signalerai que lespérance de vie de la population étatsunienne est la plus basse parmi les pays membres de lOCDE. Et que lespérance de vie des hommes noirs est au seuil de la régression. Se pourrait-il que ce recul imminent soit en décalage avec le réel, à linstar de la lumière dune explosion qui parvient à nos yeux bien avant le souffle quelle émet ?
Stassen
13/06/2006
A table avec Ankara
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lundi 12 juin 2006, 23:35
L’Union européenne et la Turquie, par l’entremise de son ministre des Affaires étrangères Abdullah Gül, ont ouvert formellement ce lundi soir le premier des 35 chapitres thématiques jalonnant les difficiles négociations d’adhésion avec Ankara.Ce chapitre a été ouvert vers 23h15 avec le ministre turc des Affaires étrangères Abdullah Gül, arrivé dans la soirée à Luxembourg, a précisé une source européenne.
Les 25 étaient arrivés à un accord dans la journée sur l’ouverture de ce chapitre après avoir surmonté l’opposition de Chypre, en acceptant de lancer en même temps un avertissement à Ankara sur ses relations avec l’île coupée en deux depuis 1974.
(D’après AFP)
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