Archive for March, 2008
Posted on March 29, 2008 - by Venik
Russia and the US heading toward a confrontation
It seems that Russia and the US are moving toward some major headbutting in April. First, there’s the issue of Kosovo and the announcement by the US that it intends to provide weapons to the breakaway province. Russia opposes the move, saying that this would be a violation of the UN SC Resolution 1244 (which [...]
Posted on March 24, 2008 - by Venik
US Navy: 4000 dead US soldiers in Iraq is a milestone
Four US soldiers were killed in Iraq on March 23, 2008 by a roadside bomb, bringing the number of officially acknowledged US military casualties in Iraq to 4,000. It is important to underscore the “officially acknowledged” part: the Department of Defense chooses not to count all US casualties in Iraq the same way. Basically, if [...]
Posted on March 22, 2008 - by Venik
Curiosity in Training
Just a quick tidbit from today’s press digest: San Francisco Gate’s “Passport peeping – more than just curiosity?” by Zachary Coile unearthed an interesting piece of information: New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s files also were accessed last summer during a training session for an employee. The worker, a full-time State Department employee, had [...]
Posted on March 9, 2008 - by Venik
Finer Points of Russian Democracy
Many in the West are genuinely intrigued by Russia’s approach to democracy and capitalism. They honestly want to understand why the Russians seem to be at peace with their presidential election, where the government-backed candidate picked up nearly three-quarters of the votes; the Westerners want to know why the Russians so patiently tolerate their Byzantine [...]
