NEWS

WP: Where to Start With Europe (by M. Abramowitz & H. Hurlburt)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/decani/message/85741

Al-Qaida prepares for major attack over Christmas
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42083
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Macedonian President: Good Ethnic Relations Key to Macedonia's Success
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/23/feature-01?print=yes

Dnevnik: Skopje Law Students: "We were Threatened with Kalashnikovs if We Use the Word Terrorist"
http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=4021


Bound by the past (by K.I. Angelopoulos)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_1061817_23/12/2004_51028

We cannot negotiate with this mentality (by Mehmet Ali Birand)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/birand.htm

Turkey, European Union and Cyprus (by R. Kannan)
http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/24/stories/2004122402561000.htm

Dutch FM: Turkey's entry to boost EU political power
http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/dec2004-daily/24-12-2004/world/w9.htm

WSJ: At expense of U.S., nations of Europe are drawing closer (by Andrew Higgins)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/12/23/financial1023EST0060.DTL


Polish leader humiliates Russia in connection with Ukrainian crisis
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=14758

Russia: West Meddling In Former Soviet States (by Vladimir Radyuhin)
http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/24/stories/2004122407611400.htm

Another year of shattered illusions (by Dmitry Kosyrev)
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=126&msg_id=5191997&startrow=1&date=2004-12-09&do_alert=0