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| Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
| South Ossetia says Russia intends to absorb region |
| 2008-08-29 |
| Posted by:ed |
| #6 TOPIX > ALL QUIET ON THE SOUTHERN FRONT [Caucasus]. Christian Georgia likes Muslim Azerbaijan [mostly Turkic] as a "Strategic Partner" but mistrusts fellow Christian Armenia, But everyone is suspicous of Russia.; + KAZAKHISTAN TO SEEK CLOSER RELATIONS WITH MONGOLIA. Lest we fergit, TURKEY VERSUS IRAN VYING FOR POLE POSITION IN CENTRAL ASIA/CAUCASUSIA AND FORMER SSRS. CHINA > UIGHUR INSTABILITY in WESTERN CHINA + GENERAL ISLAMIST THREAT TO INDIA + NORTH ASIA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-08-29 23:08 |
| #5 ION TOPIX/ARMENIAN NEWS NETWORK > BALANCE OF FORCES [Post Russo-Georgian War = Russia, US-NATO/WEST] IN ARMENIA'S ADVANTAGE + ARMENIA FAVORS PRESENCE OF WESTERN AND RUSSIAN FORCES IN GEORGIA; + ANKARA: TURKIC, RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS CAUCASUS PLAN + WILL TURKEY WITHDRAW FROM NATO? * WAFF.com > RUSSIA'S STRENGTHS [few] AND WEAKNESSES [many] IN THE GLOBAL GAME + ITS PAYUP DAY IN RUSSIA/ FEARS OF ISOLATIONISM AS INVESTORS FLEE RUSSIA. "For the first time since the Crimean War, RUSS HAS NO ALLIES ...RUSS IS ENCIRCLED BY COUNTRIES [includ NEW FORMER SSRS] THAT ARE EITHER SUSPICIOUS OR ALIENATED AND VERY ANGRY [at Russia]". RUSS wid its struggling economy is VERY CHEAP RIGHT NOW + HIGH STAKES GEOPOL GAMBLE, HENCE IS ALSO A HIGH-STAKES ECON + INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT GAMBLE. * WORLD MIL FORUM > THE WEST IS STRATEGICALLY WRONG [vv Russia]IN GEORGIA The US-West's TRUE/REAL STRATEGIC CHOICE IN GEORGIA IS WHETHER ITS PRIMARY GEOPOL-GLOBAL CHALLENGE IS VIA THE ISLAMIC WORLD [Radicalism], OR FROM CHINA - the USA in particular needs one to offset or counter the other. CHINA moreso than USA is actually the BIG WINNER VV 9-11 + GWOT - Contin US suppor for ISRAEL = GEOPOL GIFT TO CHINA + CHINA'S AGENDA. IRONY > Post-COLD WAR/9-11 MANY LESSOR WORLD POWERS + THIRD WORLD NATIONS DESIRE TO ENAGGE IN PROACTIVE, CONTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE AND ENGAGEMENT WID THE US-WEST, BUT THE US-WEST DOES NOT HAVE ANY VIABLE LT STRATEGY FOR GLOBAL COMPROMISE + MUTUAL COOPERATION, ONLY FOR [ENFORCED]MAINTENANCE OF ARCHAIC AND INCREASINGLY OBSOLETE TRADITIONAL OR HISTORICAL EURO-CENTRIC POSITIONS. IOW, US-WEST > ARE INDEED FIGHTING A DE FACTO WAR FOR GLOBALISM + NEW WORLD ORDER BUT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS NOR HOW TO IMPLEMENT THESE CONCEPTS, ETC. WIDOUT RECOURSE TO ANTIQUITIOUS WARFARE = IMPERIALISM??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-08-29 22:55 |
| #4 Wonder how long the Russians have until SO becomes another Chechnya? Plus, the Ossetians have burnt their bridges to the West by acting as Russia's beard, so they won't have a lot of sympathizers when it hits the fan. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2008-08-29 18:47 |
| #3 Dunno if there's a meter, Spike, but here's a "Master of the Obvious" graphic. And you're right - it definitely goes here. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-08-29 16:43 |
| #2 The Ossetians better watch what the wish for. They are ethnicly and linguisticly deffierent from the Russians and will never be more that 2nd class citizens in Russia. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2008-08-29 16:26 |
| #1 Is there a "stating the obvious" meter? |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2008-08-29 13:37 |