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| Lithuanian troops to stay in Iraq and Afghanistan till 2005 |
| 2004-09-30 |
| 9/30/2004 (AFP) - Lithuania's parliament voted on Thursday to extend the presence of Lithuanian troops in Iraq and Afghanistan at their current strength until the end of 2005. The decision of the parliament allows the government to send up to 300 Lithuanian troops on missions abroad next year, including 120 to Iraq and 70 to Afghanistan, the parliament's press service said. "The decision will allow us to fulfill our comittments and to have the same international activity as last year," Lithuanian Defence Minister Linas Linkevicius told AFP. Linkevicius also said that Lithuania in 2005 may increase its presence in Kosovo, compared to this year. Lithuania, which joined North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in March this year, also has its troops in international missions in Bosnia Herzegovina and Georgia. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #6 FYI - Lithuania recently reelected Val Adamkus as president. I had the fortune to work for him when he was a U.S. citizen (he went back to Lithuania to help the democratic process). He's a straight-arrow anti-communist, anti-fascist who's done a lot to stabilize the former Soviet state. |
| Posted by: Spot 2004-09-30 9:14:01 PM |
| #5 TGA - Post an English link to the story? As soon as you get rid of Shroeder, we can get the BS quotient between us lowered. C'mon Stoiber! Oh, I've been meaning to tell you why I just don't like Fischer, in spite of everything he's said over the last N years - hit me like a ton of bricks a month or so ago: he reminds me of me, only his motivation was (is?) uber-lefty politics. We were both street thugs, but I only fought against other gangs. The episode when he attacked that poor policeman (he was the guy in the motorcycle helmet, right?) is what I can't forgive. I only shot at, cut, and beat up guys like myself - in fact it was a mark of dishonor to involve a "civilian" - anyone not in a gang. I had my moment of perfect serendipity and completely changed my life. I see Fischer as a guy who dropped the violence, maybe only because he was looking ahead toward a career in politics - ala Kerry, but everything else stayed the same. Never really had that crystalline flash where you realize that you are what you do and have done. I think he still thinks himself a "guiltless glider / freedom fighter" inside - so I just can't trust him. That may not make sense to you, but it sure does to an ex-thug like me! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-09-30 8:58:37 PM |
| #4 I'm proud of my fellow Litvaks! Now if the Slovenians (mom's side) would only wake up..... |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2004-09-30 8:55:11 PM |
| #3 Oh well, exactly today the German parliament approved a one year extension of German military presence in Afghanistan as well. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-09-30 8:43:48 PM |
| #2 Cool runnings, Lithuania! I'd rather have 20 righteous Lithuanias on board than one or two recalcitrant obstreperous obnoxious faux allies. Thanx! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-09-30 8:38:09 PM |
| #1 YAY! |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-09-30 8:33:43 PM |