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Posted on September 20, 2009 - by Venik
David Symonds on Obama scrapping missile defence
A large part of America is still furious at a black man being president, writes Paul Harris Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
Posted on September 19, 2009 - by Venik
Russian killings and kidnaps extend dirty war in Ingushetia
Relatives of the security forces’ victims are joining the Caucasus rebels’ fight Like many in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, Petimat Albakavar lives in terror. “Nobody sleeps properly. We can’t because we are listening to every sound, waiting for the police to knock at the door,” she says. On 10 July, Petimat’s 26-year-old son, [...]
Posted on September 18, 2009 - by Venik
End of the shield delusion | Michael Boyle
The decision to pull out of the missile defence shield plan for eastern Europe marks a return to rationality in US foreign policy President Obama’s decision to cancel the planned missile shield for eastern Europe has sent its advocates among the Republican right into fits of rage, but his decision is in fact a triumph [...]
Posted on September 18, 2009 - by Venik
Warsaw warms to Moscow | Tomas Valasek
Poland is not dismayed, as some argue, at Obama’s missile defence decision. Relations with Russia were already ‘reset’ Tabloids make a poor guide to understanding a country’s policy. While the newspaper headlines in Poland and the Czech Republic scream of the US “betraying” eastern Europe by cancelling missile defence bases there, the official reaction in [...]
Posted on September 18, 2009 - by Venik
Where the shield will be missed | Olivia Hampton
Obama’s decision to kill the missile defence shield plan could hurt the US in the Middle East as well as in eastern Europe In announcing his decision yesterday to scrap his predecessor’s plans for a broad missile defence system in eastern Europe, President Obama gave a boost to frozen relations with Russia that may have [...]
Posted on September 18, 2009 - by Venik
Nato offers to include Russia in defence planning
Move comes within 24 hours of White House saying it was scrapping proposed missile shield facilities in Poland and Czech Republic Nato today offered to include Moscow in its defence planning, announcing that missile shields being developed in the US and Europe could be integrated with Russian systems. The military alliance’s overture to the Kremlin [...]
Posted on September 18, 2009 - by Venik
Roy Greenslade: Environmental journalists caught up in war
Journalists who specialise in covering environmental issues are on the front line of a new war, according to a report by the global press watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Because their work often poses a threat to companies, government and even organised crime groups they are regarded as undesired witnesses and, sometimes, enemies who need [...]
Posted on September 18, 2009 - by Venik
Did the US do a deal with Russia? | Meir Javedanfar
Obama’s plan to scrap the missile defence shield appears to be a smart chess move to befriend Russia and isolate China on Iran The stated goal of the US’s missile shield programme, which was devised during the Bush administration, was to defend the US against any missiles launched from Iran. However, the Russian government, especially [...]
Posted on September 18, 2009 - by Venik
Video: Obama scraps plans for missile defence shield in central Europe
President Obama and defence secretary Robert Gates said that a more flexible defence will be introduced allowing for a more effective response to any threat from Iran Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers [...]
Posted on September 18, 2009 - by Venik
Republicans condemn Barack Obama’s missile decision
Barack Obama’s missile decision is a policy of appeasement that lets down allies and will embolden Russia, Republicans say Republicans have condemned Barack Obama’s decision to scrap a US missile defence shield in Europe as a policy of appeasement that will embolden Russia and Iran while letting down America’s allies. Obama’s decision means the US [...]
Posted on September 18, 2009 - by Venik
Julian Borger on Obama plan to scrap missile shield
Julian Borger, diplomatic editor, comments on the Obama plan to the scrap the European missile shield Julian Borger Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this [...]
Posted on September 17, 2009 - by Venik
US missile defence: Shooting down Bush’s plans | Editorial
The missile defence shield which George Bush planned to deploy in eastern Europe was a system that did not work, for a threat that did not exist, to defend countries that had not asked for protection. Not our assessment, but that of Zbigniew Brzezinski, hardly a Russian apologist. He is, however, an American realist. Barack [...]
Posted on September 17, 2009 - by Venik
US scraps plans for missile defence shield in central Europe
Obama says new system will protect against possible Iranian threat as Medvedev calls U-turn a ‘responsible move’ Martin Rowson Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on [...]
Posted on September 17, 2009 - by Venik
US on target with missile decision | Robert Farley
Barack Obama’s decision to cancel the US missile defence shield in eastern Europe is a victory for a sane foreign policy Last night, President Barack Obama contacted the interim Czech prime minister Jan Fischer and told him that the US was to cancel its deployment of a proposed missile defence system in eastern Europe. The [...]
