The Evil of Banality (by Srdja Trifkovic)
http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/News/Trifkovic04/NewsST123004.html
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Kostunica Continues To Delay Cooperation With The Hague (by Davor Konjukusic)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/30/feature-02?print=yes
Macedonia - a Promised Land for Criminals (by Irina Gelevska)
http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=4038
New Year's Greetings of Macedonian President
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\171-3012.htm
Greek Proposal for a Sovereign Macedonia (by Aleksandar Donski)
http://www.maknews.com./html/articles/donski/donski.html
Editorial: Another round
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_4137342_30/12/2004_51242
Tajik Administration Complains about Soros (by Cihan Dushanbe)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20041231&hn=15153
The price of Ukrainian democracy (by Peter Schwarz)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/ukra-d31_prn.shtml
December 31, 2004
NEWS
December 30, 2004
NEWS
Train of Abuses (by Nebojsa Malic)
http://antiwar.com/malic/
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And What After the Elections? (by Spomenka Deretic)
http://www.artel.co.yu/en/izbor/jugoslavija/2004-12-29.html
Council and Fund for Kosovo-Metohija will help Kosovo Serbs live more peacefully
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=7731&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D7731
Kosovo Serbs are even Deprived of the Right to Live, Says Patriarch Pavle
http://www.kosovo.com/news/archive/2004/December_29/5.html
Kosovo's Future Status (by Ibrahim Aslan)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20041229&hn=15134
Glas javnosti: Kosovo: A Paradise For Gangsters
http://www.serbianna.com/press/008.shtml
Susan Sontag: Theater of the Absurd (by Carl Savich)
http://www.serbianna.com/columns/savich/059.shtml
AMBO Trans-Balkan Pipeline Agreement Finally Signed
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=478
Moldova Becoming Another US/NATO Military Outpost
http://www.interfax.com/com?item=Mold&pg=0&id=5782521&req=
Self-isolation of Belarus will not solve strategic development issues
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5264492&startrow=11&date=2004-12-29&do_alert=0
CIS Anxious About 'Orange Revolution' (by Mirza Cetinkaya)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20041229&hn=15112
Orange Revolution eyes Belarus (by Mark MacKinnon)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20041229/UKRAINE29/TPInternational/Europe
Moscow and multipolarity (by Vladimir Radyuhin)
http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/30/stories/2004123000391000.htm
The Next Nuclear Wave (by Jon B. Wolfsthal)
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20050101fareviewessay84114c/jon-b-wolfsthal/the-next-nuclear-wave.html?mode=print
Rebelión: The Empire in the Year 2005 (by James Petras)
http://globalresearch.ca/articles/PET412A.html
December 29, 2004
NEWS
Remember Kosovo? (by Cliff Kincaid)
http://www.aim.org/media_monitor_print/2393_0_2_0/
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Bosnian war dead myth debunked (by Srdja Trifkovic)
http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/News/Trifkovic04/NewsST122804.html
Croatia's Co-operation With UN War Crimes Tribunal Now Deemed Crucial (by Miranda Novak)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/28/feature-02?print=yes
President Mesic says he will win elections, lead Croatia into EU
http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/dec2004-daily/29-12-2004/world/w3.htm
Turk EU bid revives Cyprus plan (by George Gilson)
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=01&m=A02&aa=1
Turkish PM: No to lethargic Cyprus policy
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/for.htm#f2
Turkish PM: EU is a new start
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/for.htm#f4
Turkey-EU talks divide parties (by George Gilson)
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=01&m=A03&aa=1
Macedonian, Bulgarian and Albanian Prime Ministers sign a political declaration on a trans-Balkan oil pipeline
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\175-2812.htm
2005 - Key Year for Macedonia's NATO Membership (by Irina Gelevska)
http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=4036
Statement following the elections in Ukraine by NATO Secretary General:
Ukraine is an important strategic partner for the Alliance
http://www.nato.int/docu/pr/2004/p04-175e.htm
Director of the Institute of CIS Countries: Ukraine's accession to NATO affects Russia's interests
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5261813&startrow=1&date=2004-12-28&do_alert=0
Ukraine election: A fight between millionaires and billionaires (by Patrick Richter)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/kiev-d29_prn.shtml
NGO's: Bureaucracies Legitimizing Oppression and Corruption (by Ibrahim Sajid Malick)
http://globalpolitician.com/articles.asp?ID=267&print=true
Interview: Michael Albert: Life After Capitalism (by Val Todorov)
http://bulgaria.indymedia.org/feature/display/1145/index.php
December 28, 2004
NEWS
EUFOR: Operation Althea
http://www.apisgroup.org/apis/althea.pdf
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dpa: Three-week blackout hits 4,000 Kosovo Serbs
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/6686f45896f15dbc852567ae00530132/8ab805984fd9bedc49256f78000b359c?OpenDocument
Government urges UNMIK to provide Kosovo Serbs with electricity
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=7653&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D7653
Urgent appeal of the Diocese of Raska and Prizren: Turning off electrical power to Serbian enclaves leads to humanitarian catastrophe
http://www.kosovo.com/news/archive/2004/December_28/1.html
Jedinstvo: Interview: Serbian PM: Decentralisation of power most important issue in Kosovo-Metohija
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=7662&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D7662
Solve this if you can (by Gunduz Aktan)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/gunduz.HTM
Romania's Centrist Alliance Secures Parliamentary Majority (by Gelu Trandafir)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/27/feature-02?print=yes
More Difficult Days Ahead for Europe (by Stefania Bianchi)
http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/print.asp?idnews=26804
Regulatory Intelligence Data: U.S. treasury designates two individuals with ties to Al Qaida, UBL
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/rid122104.htm
Defense & Foreign Affairs' Strategic Policy: Bosnian Terrorist Build-Up Targets US Embassies
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/dfasp11-1204.htm
The "Spanish Inquisition" Made in America (by Michel Chossudovsky)
http://globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO412B.html
AMBO: Plans Finalized For American Trans-Balkan Oil Pipeline
http://www.onlinebg.com/BOL_ENG.ASP?media=48&artdate=2004/12/27&artno=38&dMode=7
NYT: Armenia's isolation grows deeper (by Susan Sachs)
http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/28/stories/2004122800991000.htm
Assembly Line of Deceit: The Western Media and the Ukraine Poison Story (by I. Bykov, J. Israel & S. Criscione)
http://emperors-clothes.com/ukr/poisonous.htm
Yushchenko claims victory in Ukraine presidential election (by J. Leicht & P. Schwarz)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/ukrai-d28_prn.shtml
US and Ukraine (by Mark Almond)
http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=6926%20§ionID=72
Czech's wary of Gripen costs (by Tamás S Kiss)
http://www.budapestsun.com/full_story.asp?ArticleId={257EE76E02BB4591B570C80D59D2463E}&From=News
Russia joins China in first war games (by Claire Bigg)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5092716-103610,00.html
Taiwan to become the largest client of American arms in next four years
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/28/print20041228_168952.html
China Daily: White paper maps military's future
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/28/print20041228_168913.html
International politics in 2004: Catch up or stay away!
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/27/print20041227_168857.html
December 27, 2004
NEWS
The Forgotten Genocide Charges? (by Jonathan Widell)
http://www.serbianna.com/columns/widell/002.shtml
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BKTV: Interview: KiM Coordination Center president: Kosovo Serbs between fear of renewed violence and power cuts
http://www.kosovo.com/news/archive/2004/December_27/1.html
Epoka E Re: Interview with Vuk Draskovic, Serbia-Montenegro Foregin Minister
http://www.kosovo.com/news/archive/2004/December_27/1.html
Turkey and the West: From the Ottomans to the EU
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=01&m=A04&aa=1
Turkey embarks on long EU march (by George Gilson)
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=01&m=A03&aa=1
Open to Negotiations, Closed to Membership (by Erhan Basyurt)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=columnists&alt=&trh=20041227&hn=15041
Romanian PM designate names cabinet
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/27/print20041227_168800.html
The hidden hand in the Ukraine (by William Blum)
http://www.vermontguardian.com/global/0904/Ukraine1224.shtml
Regime Change: A Necessity of Inter-Imperialist Rivalry? (by Stephen Gowans)
http://www3.sympatico.ca/sr.gowans/necessity.html
National Endowment for Death Squads? (by Jon Quaccia)
http://venezuelanalysis.com/print.php?artno=1340
Europe's dilemma - has to choose between America and China (by Kanan Kranti)
http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/12-25d-04.asp
China issues white paper on national defense
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/27/print20041227_168787.html
December 26, 2004
NEWS
Albania's Strela Missiles Meant for New Macedonian Conflict Zones
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=477
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Commander of NATO Joint Forces: KFOR troops remain fully committed to the protection of Orthodox churches and monasteries in Kosovo
http://www.kosovo.com/news/archive/2004/December_24/1.html
swissinfo: Swisscoy commander wants to stay in Kosovo
http://www.balkanpeace.org/hed/archive/dec04/hed6848.shtml
DPA Accused of Dirty Tricks (by M. Zekiri & B. Georgievski)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200412_534_1_eng.txt
Macedonian Policeman Wounded and Insurgent Killed in Police Operation
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?catid=123&newsid=54539&ch=0&datte=2004-12-25
Revive Annan plan? (by Costas Iordanidis)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_2007953_24/12/2004_51072
Turkey Troubled by Five Negotiation Points (by Suleyman Kurt)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20041226&hn=15012
The EU has negated its democratic principles in considering Turkey`s candidacy
http://www.kurdmedia.com/news.asp?id=6004
Turkey's long way to EU entry (by Shadaba Islam)
http://www.dawn.com/2004/12/26/op.htm#4
Russia warns US over Ukraine vote
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/AE7BD8FD-C7CC-4B6B-A935-C7B3769FA9B3.htm
Revolutions to grip Russia and former Soviet republics in 2005
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=14762
December 24, 2004
The Real Story of Christmas
The Real Story of Christmas
An Ancient Holiday
The middle of winter has long been a time of celebration around the world. Centuries before the arrival of the man called Jesus, early Europeans celebrated light and birth in the darkest days of winter. Many peoples rejoiced during the winter solstice, when the worst of the winter was behind them and they could look forward to longer days and extended hours of sunlight.
In Scandinavia, the Norse celebrated Yule from December 21, the winter solstice, through January. In recognition of the return of the sun, fathers and sons would bring home large logs, which they would set on fire. The people would feast until the log burned out, which could take as many as 12 days. The Norse believed that each spark from the fire represented a new pig or calf that would be born during the coming year.
The end of December was a perfect time for celebration in most areas of Europe. At that time of year, most cattle were slaughtered so they would not have to be fed during the winter. For many, it was the only time of year when they had a supply of fresh meat. In addition, most wine and beer made during the year was finally fermented and ready for drinking.
In Germany, people honored the pagan god Oden during the mid-winter holiday. Germans were terrified of Oden, as they believed he made nocturnal flights through the sky to observe his people, and then decide who would prosper or perish. Because of his presence, many people chose to stay inside.
Saturnalia
In Rome, where winters were not as harsh as those in the far north, Saturnalia—a holiday in honor of Saturn, the god of agriculture—was celebrated. Beginning in the week leading up to the winter solstice and continuing for a full month, Saturnalia was a hedonistic time, when food and drink were plentiful and the normal Roman social order was turned upside down. For a month, slaves would become masters. Peasants were in command of the city. Business and schools were closed so that everyone could join in the fun.
Also around the time of the winter solstice, Romans observed Juvenalia, a feast honoring the children of Rome. In addition, members of the upper classes often celebrated the birthday of Mithra, the god of the unconquerable sun, on December 25. It was believed that Mithra, an infant god, was born of a rock. For some Romans, Mithra's birthday was the most sacred day of the year.
In the early years of Christianity, Easter was the main holiday; the birth of Jesus was not celebrated. In the fourth century, church officials decided to institute the birth of Jesus as a holiday.
Unfortunately, the Bible does not mention date for his birth (a fact Puritans later pointed out in order to deny the legitimacy of the celebration). Although some evidence suggests that his birth may have occurred in the spring (why would shepherds be herding in the middle of winter?), Pope Julius I chose December 25. It is commonly believed that the church chose this date in an effort to adopt and absorb the traditions of the pagan Saturnalia festival. First called the Feast of the Nativity, the custom spread to Egypt by 432 and to England by the end of the sixth century. By the end of the eighth century, the celebration of Christmas had spread all the way to Scandinavia. Today, in the Greek and Russian orthodox churches, Christmas is celebrated 13 days after the 25th, which is also referred to as the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. This is the day it is believed that the three wise men finally found Jesus in the manger.
By holding Christmas at the same time as traditional winter solstice festivals, church leaders increased the chances that Christmas would be popularly embraced, but gave up the ability to dictate how it was celebrated. By the Middle Ages, Christianity had, for the most part, replaced pagan religion. On Christmas, believers attended church, then celebrated raucously in a drunken, carnival-like atmosphere similar to today's Mardi Gras. Each year, a beggar or student would be crowned the "lord of misrule" and eager celebrants played the part of his subjects. The poor would go to the houses of the rich and demand their best food and drink. If owners failed to comply, their visitors would most likely terrorize them with mischief. Christmas became the time of year when the upper classes could repay their real or imagined "debt" to society by entertaining less fortunate citizens.
An Outlaw Christmas
In the early 17th century, a wave of religious reform changed the way Christmas was celebrated in Europe. When Oliver Cromwell and his Puritan forces took over England in 1645, they vowed to rid England of decadence and, as part of their effort, cancelled Christmas. By popular demand, Charles II was restored to the throne and, with him, came the return of the popular holiday.
The pilgrims, English separatists that came to America in 1620, were even more orthodox in their Puritan beliefs than Cromwell. As a result, Christmas was not a holiday in early America. From 1659 to 1681, the celebration of Christmas was actually outlawed in Boston. Anyone exhibiting the Christmas spirit was fined five shillings. By contrast, in the Jamestown settlement, Captain John Smith reported that Christmas was enjoyed by all and passed without incident.
After the American Revolution, English customs fell out of favor, including Christmas. In fact, Congress was in session on December 25, 1789, the first Christmas under America's new constitution. Christmas wasn't declared a federal holiday until June 26, 1870.
Irving Reinvents Christmas
It wasn't until the 19th century that Americans began to embrace Christmas. Americans re-invented Christmas, and changed it from a raucous carnival holiday into a family-centered day of peace and nostalgia. But what about the 1800s peaked American interest in the holiday?
The early 19th century was a period of class conflict and turmoil. During this time, unemployment was high and gang rioting by the disenchanted classes often occurred during the Christmas season. In 1828, the New York city council instituted the city's first police force in response to a Christmas riot. This catalyzed certain members of the upper classes to begin to change the way Christmas was celebrated in America.
In 1819, best-selling author Washington Irving wrote The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, gent., a series of stories about the celebration of Christmas in an English manor house.
The sketches feature a squire who invited the peasants into his home for the holiday. In contrast to the problems faced in American society, the two groups mingled effortlessly. In Irving's mind, Christmas should be a peaceful, warm-hearted holiday bringing groups together across lines of wealth or social status. Irving's fictitious celebrants enjoyed "ancient customs," including the crowning of a Lord of Misrule. Irving's book, however, was not based on any holiday celebration he had attended—in fact, many historians say that Irving's account actually "invented" tradition by implying that it described the true customs of the season.
A Christmas Carol
Also around this time, English author Charles Dickens created the classic holiday tale, A Christmas Carol. The story's message—the importance of charity and good will towards all humankind—struck a powerful chord in the United States and England and showed members of Victorian society the benefits of celebrating the holiday.
The family was also becoming less disciplined and more sensitive to the emotional needs of children during the early 1800s. Christmas provided families with a day when they could lavish attention—and gifts—on their children without appearing to "spoil" them.
As Americans began to embrace Christmas as a perfect family holiday, old customs were unearthed. People looked toward recent immigrants and Catholic and Episcopalian churches to see how the day should be celebrated. In the next 100 years, Americans built a Christmas tradition all their own that included pieces of many other customs, including decorating trees, sending holiday cards, and gift-giving.
Although most families quickly bought into the idea that they were celebrating Christmas how it had been done for centuries, Americans had really re-invented a holiday to fill the cultural needs of a growing nation.
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
December 23, 2004
NEWS
Orwellian Balkans (by Nebojsa Malic)
http://www.antiwar.com/malic/
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Luxembourg Urges Croatia to Arrest and Hand Over Gotovina
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/22/feature-01?print=yes
Serbia Seeks Breakthrough on War Crimes Co-operation (by Davor Konjukusic)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/22/feature-02?print=yes
BKTV: Ashdown plans further political sackings in Bosnia with UK, US help
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/bktv122204.htm
Russia Opposes Ashdown's Sanctions, Purges In Bosnian Serb Republic
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5238734&startrow=41&date=2004-12-22&do_alert=0
Editorial: The next step
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_581756_22/12/2004_50985
Who is the hostage of whom? (by Yusuf Kanli)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/yusuf.HTM
European Union agrees on terms for membership negotiations with Turkey (by Justus Leicht)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/turk-d23_prn.shtml
Europe transformed (by Stavros Lygeros)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_581816_22/12/2004_50984
EU, NATO Threaten Former Soviet Republics In Next Phase Of Expansion: Duma
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5240324&startrow=11&date=2004-12-22&do_alert=0
The power struggle in Ukraine and America's strategy for global supremacy (by Peter Schwarz)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/ukra-23d_prn.shtml
US starts to accommodate the emerging influence of China (by Guy Dinmore)
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/aa8933e2-5486-11d9-a749-00000e2511c8.html
Tremors that may signal political earthquake in North Korea (by Jonathan Watts)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5091364-104490,00.html
Kimberly Zisk Marten: Enforcing the Peace: Learning from the Imperial Past (by David Isenberg)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FL23Ak02.html
December 22, 2004
NEWS
Democracy or Energy Geopolitics? (by William Engdahl)
http://globalresearch.ca/articles/ENG412A.html
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Holiday Greetings From NATO's General Secretary: It has been a good year for NATO
http://www.nato.int/docu/speech/2004/s041216b.htm
Displaced Kosovars return home on go-and-see visit (by Shpend Halili)
http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/print?tbl=NEWS&id=41c8430c4
Vecernje Novosti: Radical groups get ready for insergency in southern Serbia
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2004/December_21/15.html?w=p
Political Leaders Negotiate Peaceful End to Macedonian Standoff (by Seremb Gjergji)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/21/feature-03?print=yes
Brussels urges stability in Bosnia as ethnic divide widens (by Eric Jansson)
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/167955b0-52f6-11d9-8845-00000e2511c8.html
Once again, Cyprus stands in Turkey's way toward Europe (by Burak Bekdil)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_29123_21/12/2004_50938
Forget the past on Cyprus (by Mehmet Ali Birand)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/birand.htm
Road to the West goes through the East (by Cuneyt Ulsever)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/ulsever.HTM
Poland to seek oil firm partner to help it develop supply, reduce dependence on Russian oil
http://www.interfax.com/com?item=Pol&pg=0&id=5779120&req=
Main OSCE task: Ukraine's integration with Euro-Atlantic structures (by Arseny Oganesyan)
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5234599&startrow=11&date=2004-12-21&do_alert=0
Al Jazeera: What happened in Kurdish Halabja? (by Mohammed al-Obaidi)
http://globalresearch.ca/articles/OBA412A.html
China's defensive realism (by Yiwei Wang)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/FL22Ad03.html
A new cold war shaping up (by M B Naqvi)
http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/dec2004-daily/22-12-2004/oped/o5.htm
December 21, 2004
NEWS
Current Tactics of al Qaeda-linked Groups in Macedonia, Kosovo
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=475
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Blic: Albanians preparing attack on inner Serbia (by N.C. & Lj.B.)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/blic121704.htm
U.S. Protects Al-Qaeda Terrorists in Kosovo (by Umberto Pascali)
http://www.apisgroup.org/article.html?id=2270
Serbian PM: Serbian government concerned about Republika Srpska crisis
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=7557&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D7557
Macedonian Parliament Approves New Government (by Marija Lazarova)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/20/feature-03?print=yes
Romanian new president sworn in
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/21/print20041221_168160.html
Editorial: A long list of conditions
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_416397_20/12/2004_50898
Win some, lose more (by Stavros Lygeros)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_415986_20/12/2004_50908
A happy ending for all (by Burak Bekdil)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/burak.HTM
Norwegians remain split over EU membership (by Lisbeth Kirk)
http://www.euobserver.com/?aid=18050&print=1
Ukraine and Europe: A shotgun wedding is bound to fail (by Anatol Lieven)
http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2004/12/20/opinion/edlieven.html
The great American treason (by David R. Hoffman)
http://english.pravda.ru/mailbox/22/101/399/14741_treason.html
China's military diplomacy in 2004: Foster an image of big power with frequent joint military exercises
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/21/print20041221_168166.html
Secession bill shows China's wisdom (by Zhiqun Zhu)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/FL21Ad02.html
December 20, 2004
NEWS
"Autumn on No Man's Land"
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=7369&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D7369
A poor choice in Kosovo
http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2004/12/19/opinion/edkosovo.html
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Serbian government's policy is reformist, responsible, successful
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=7521&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D7521
Many Serbians Not Happy with Their Lives (by Barry Wood)
http://www.voanews.com/english/2004-12-17-voa78.cfm
Montenegrin PM: Association of Serbia and Montenegro does not have a future
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5228382&startrow=1&date=2004-12-19&do_alert=0
Roundtable on Macedonia's perspectives
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\177-1912.htm
Running After Mesic (by Zeljka Vujcic)
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=95&NrSection=3&NrArticle=13185
'Shock Strategy with Detailed Plan' (by S. Boztas & S. Kurt)
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20041220&hn=14871
Going bananas in the Ukraine - flora and fruit revolutions of former USSR (by Ajay Goyal)
http://www.russiajournal.com/print/russia_news_46752.html
Manufacturing Democracy (by Dru Oja Jay)
http://dominionpaper.ca/media_analysis/2004/12/18/manufactur.html
With US help, Georgia gets its cake and eats it, too (by John Mackedon)
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav121704_pr.shtml
EU moves to independent military role
http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/19/content_2354036.htm
The Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction: "Owning the Weather" for Military Use (by Michel Chossudovsky)
http://globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO409F.html
December 19, 2004
NEWS
Danas: SPOT: "Kosovo free country"
http://www.kosovo.com/news/archive/ticker/2004/December_18/7.html
Albanian hackers attack website of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese in Kosovo:
Kosovo Will Be Independent From the Serbs
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/decani/message/85690
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PM stories of 'War and Freedom' (by Vesna Peric Zimonjic)
http://www.antiwar.com/ips/zimonjic.php?articleid=4183
Kosovo -- The Fire Next Time (by Patrick Moore)
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2004/12/449b3948-a3da-4fc8-ba24-4db59b4b953a.html
Bosnia has become terror way station (by Stella L. Jatras)
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041218/EDIT02/412180347/1021/EDIT
A New Overseas Conflict? (by Megan Dobransky)
http://www.ecollegetimes.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/12/16/41c06fe5321d7
Xinhua: EU, Turkey reach "historic" agreement on entry talks
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/18/print20041218_167832.html
Istanbul Residents React to Turkey-EU Negotiations (by Nese Mesutoglu)
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=474
Editorial: The EU and Turkey
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_524057_18/12/2004_50856
Guardian: Turkey's rocky road to European Union (by Martin Woollacott)
http://www.dawn.com/2004/12/19/int10.htm
A pivotal year for the South Caucasus
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/0764_december_17_2004/opinion_0764.htm
The mere tip of the iceberg (by Vasily Bubnov)
http://english.pravda.ru/world/20/92/370/14736_Ukraine.html
EUCOM tests the softer preemptive methods of 'effects-based warfare' (by Charlie Coon)
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=26122
Naked Empire (by D. Edwards & D. Cromwell)
http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=6888§ionID=21
December 18, 2004
NEWS
Destroying Peace to 'Save' It (by Nebojsa Malic)
http://www.antiwar.com/malic/
Ashdown Sacks Officials, Speeds Military Up Reforms After NATO's Rejection of BiH (by Beth Kampschror)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/17/feature-01?print=yes
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Dr. Mihajlovic concludes his testimony, and the trial adjourns for three weeks (by Andy Wilcoxson)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg121704.htm
ICDSM: An Open Letter to Louise Arbour
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/message/56932
Serbia Adopts Legislation on War Crimes Trials (by Igor Jovanovic)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/17/feature-02?print=yes
Serbian Minister of Culture demands restoration of Orthodox shrines in Kosovo
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/decani/message/85662
U.N. Representative Ensures Scrutiny of Kosovo Draft Law (by Kenneth Chan)
http://www.christianpost.com/article/missions/1305/section/un.representative.ensures.scrutiny.of.kosovo.draft.law/1.htm
UN announces accord to move forward in Kosovo on building multiethnic society
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12855&Cr=kosovo&Cr1=
Journalism Pressure Group Defends Macedonian Media Over Kondovo
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=472
New Government, Old Problems in Macedonia
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=473
What kind of Europe? (by Ritsa Masoura)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_4982999_17/12/2004_50813
Europe and Europeans: Does it include Turkey, Americanization and Africanization? (by Natalia Forrest)
http://globalpolitician.com/articles.asp?ID=252&print=true
Deal on Turkey-E.U. talks (by Vaiju Naravane )
http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/18/stories/2004121801911400.htm
Most of Turkey's demands satisfied (by Mehmet Ali Birand)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/birand.htm
NATO wants Ukraine NOW, if Yushenko wins
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7116926
Chile's arrest of Pinochet and the "Condor" killers in the US (by Bill Van Auken)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/pino-d18_prn.shtml
December 17, 2004
NEWS
Deconstructing the myth of Greater Serbia:
Professor popov destroys the myth of Greater Serbia
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg121504.htm
Mr. Nice attempts to mislead the Tribunal, but it's Milosevic who gets reprimanded
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg121604.htm
(by Andy Wilcoxson)
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Talk of Haradinaj Indictment Unnerves Kosovo (by Z. Limani, M. Hajrullahu, & J. Xharra)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200412_533_1_eng.txt
Missiles Seized in Albania (by Neil Barnett)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200412_533_2_eng.txt
Albania and Serbia-Montenegro Intensify Economic Co-operation (by Ardi Pulaj)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/16/feature-03?print=yes
Serbia will meet obligations of Constitutional Charter
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=7462&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D7462
Macedonian PM promises tough new style (by Eric Jansson)
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/b0872f30-4f57-11d9-86b3-00000e2511c8.html
Political Uncertainty Follows Romania Vote (by Marian Chiriac)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200412_533_3_eng.txt
Clarifying Helsinki (by K.I. Angelopoulos)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_4166780_16/12/2004_50771
Kadhafi: Turkey will be Islamic Trojan horse in EU
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/libya/?id=12167
Editorial: Turk bid reveals European failures
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_4166347_16/12/2004_50770
It all boiled down to Cyprus (by Yusuf Kanli)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/yusuf.HTM
EU membership for Turkey will cost Russia dearly
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5217608&startrow=51&date=2004-12-16&do_alert=0
Russia welcomes Ukraine's EU membership
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=14729
Defense News: EU Steps Up Efforts To Stabilize Congo, Macedonia (by Brooks Tigner)
http://lists.topica.com/lists/ANTINATO/read/message.html?mid=911258139&sort=d&start=35585
Humanitarian hubris (by Philip Cunliffe)
http://www.spiked-online.com/Printable/0000000CA828.htm
Conflict over arms embargo at EU-China summit (by John Chan)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/euch-d17_prn.shtml
The Antiwar Right's Bent View of the World (by Lawrence Auster)
http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=16266
December 15, 2004
NEWS
What Drives Washington to Crush Foreign Policy Bogeymen
http://www3.sympatico.ca/sr.gowans/deter.html
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Statement by the Serbian National Defense Council of America:
Blatant CSCE Hypocrisy - "Violent Images" bad only when Serbs are victims
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/message/56860
ERPKIM: Bishop Artemije Against Kosovo division but also against its secession from Serbia
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2004/December_15/2.html?w=p
Albania Seeks to Foster Co-operation and Dialogue (by Ardi Pulaj)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/14/feature-03?print=yes
Romania: Presidential Election - preliminary report
http://www.bhhrg.org/Print.asp?ReportID=231&CountryID=46
EU entry talks with Croatia could start in April (by Lisbeth Kirk)
http://www.euobserver.com/?aid=17991&print=1
Europe's sincerity is being tested (by Yusuf Kanli)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/yusuf.HTM
Mutual mistrust between Turkey and the EU must be overcome for discussion to progress (by Burak Bekdil)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_2505788_14/12/2004_50678
Turning allies into foes (by Srdja Trifkovic)
http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/News/Trifkovic04/NewsST121404.html
MIA: Ministry of Interior: Surface-to-Air Missiles Seized in Albania Not Destined for Macedonia
http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=3999
West's Goals In Ukraine: Caspian Oil Pipeline, Cordon Sanitaire For Russia
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5209769&startrow=1&date=2004-12-14&do_alert=0
The Battle for Oil (by Eric Waddell)
http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/WAD412A.html
China will not sit idle at Chen's "Taiwan independence" timetable: spokesman
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/15/print20041215_167460.html
Testing the Currents of Multipolarity (by Michael A. Weinstein)
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=14722
December 14, 2004
NEWS
Weather as a Weapon of Total Destruction
http://www.apisgroup.org/apis/USSSAIPAN.pdf
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UPI: Interview: Ramush Haradinaj, Kosovo's PM (by Claude Salhani)
http://www.wpherald.com/print.php?StoryID=20041213-123736-4270r
RTS: Serbia's Covic warns of Trojan horse syndrome in Haradinaj appointment
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/rts121204.htm
Blic: Covic about Albanians' plans: Dangerous maneuver
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/blic121304.htm
Dnevnik: Arabs from Al-Qa'idah walking around Skopje (by Svetlana Jovanovska)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/dnevnik121004.htm
Saluting the Yugoslav past, not an EU future
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1425634,00.html
West Pulls Off Surprise 'Orange Revolution' In Romania (by Razvan Amariei)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/13/feature-01?print=yes
Can Turkey Talk Tough with the EU? Part 2 (by Christopher Deliso)
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=469
The road to the EU is long and narrow (by Cuneyt Ulsever)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/ulsever.HTM
In Focus: Turkey, EU & Greece
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/ell__1656924KathiLev&xml/&aspKath/ell.asp?fdate=13/12/2004
Southeast Europe Clearinghouse Conference a Success (by Mark Lucas)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/13/feature-02?print=yes
Iran's Rafsanjani On US Advance, Russian Retreat
http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=12/13/2004&Cat=2&Num=005
Contra 'New World Order,' China And Russia Hold First-Ever Joint Military Drill
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/14/print20041214_167202.html
The victims of Operation Condor (by Bill Van Auken)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/cond-d14_prn.shtml
The War is the War Crime (by Richard Phillips)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/guan-d14_prn.shtml
December 13, 2004
NEWS
Who's really calling the shots? (by Fred Goldstein)
http://www.workers.org/ww/2004/ukraine1216.php
A Candidate for the New World Order
http://www.bhhrg.org/LatestNews.asp?ArticleID=53
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Is Turkey the next Argentina? (by E. Yeldan & M. Weisbrot)
http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=6850§ionID=13
Can Turkey Talk Tough with the EU? Part 1 (by Christopher Deliso)
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=468
AFP: Kurds rally for Turkey's EU membership
http://www.dawn.com/2004/12/13/int9.htm
Heading towards the moment of truth in Turkey-EU ties (by Yusuf Kanli)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/yusuf.HTM
Moniquet: Terror Cells 'Sleep' in Macedonia, More Terrible Surprises in the Near Future World Over
(by Irina Gelevska)
http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=3994
NATO Orders: Spain To Aim US Patriot Missiles Toward Mediterranean
http://www.spacewar.com/2004/041212160745.l8akole3.html
NATO: So Many Wars Of Conquest, So Few Troops
http://www.paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=86398&PHPSESSID=84a947ace07db8efc39a2d3c94872d21
US Military Trains For Simultaneous Counter-Insurgency, Conventional Wars (by Terry Boyd)
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=25987
Empire Of Amnesia, 2004 (by John Steppling)
http://www.swans.com/library/art10/johns06.html
December 12, 2004
http://www.balkanpeace.org/hed/archive/dec04/hed6834.shtml
AI: Crimes committed by members of the Croatian Army and police forces against Croatian Serbs
http://www.serbianna.com/news/story/1023.html
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Congressman Wexler: First Member of the Serbian Caucus to visit Belgrade
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2004/December_10/33.html?w=p
Serbian caucus plays an important role in improving relations between Serbia and US
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2004/December_10/14.html?w=p
Religious Minorities Express Concern Over Kosovo's Draft Law (by Kenneth Chan)http://www.christianpost.com/article/missions/1288/section/religious.minorities.express.concern.over.kosovos.draft.law/1.htmDnevnik:
Death Threats Prevented Muslim Student's Speech on Rights of Muslim Women
http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=3989
Women Across Ethnic Divide Angered by Lowly Status (by A. Behluli & I. Stepanovic)http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200412_532_6_eng.txt
Mixed School Causes Rumpus (by Nikola Lazic)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200412_532_2_eng.txt
Ankara refuses to budge on Cyprus
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_457363_11/12/2004_50607
Reuters: Romania's presidential rivals end election campaign amid controversy (by Dina Kyriakidou)http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_456903_11/12/2004_50594
Bloomberg News: The twilight of U.S. supremacy? (by William Pesek)http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2004/12/07/bloomberg/sxpesek.html
Xinhua: Bizarre indication of "China threat" in Japanese defense programhttp://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/12/print20041212_166991.html
December 11, 2004
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg121004.htm
Traitor and spy
http://www.sense-agency.com/portal/english/printnews.php?pid=5997
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Blic: Blue-eyed Balkan recruits for al-Qaeda
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/blic120804.htm
White al-Qaeda at the Gates of the West (by Miroljub Jevtic)http://www.serbianna.com/columns/jevtic/004.shtml
Bosnia war death toll put at less than 150,000
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/today/international_s2.php
Apology Time (by Eric Gordy)http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=94&NrSection=2&NrArticle=13166
Balkan Leaders Say Dialogue Key to Lasting Peace
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/12/10/feature-01?print=yes
Turkey 'not yet ready' for EU talks, bloc chief says
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_100004_10/12/2004_50551
Europe's fears (by G.P. Malouchos)http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_5178_10/12/2004_50554
Turkey getting most of what it wants (by Mehmet Ali Birand)http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/birand.htm
Experts: East-West 'meddling' in Ukraine? (by Peter Lavelle)
http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20041210-100217-7779r.htm
Eastern Ukraine Knows It's the Economy, Stupid (by Mark Almond)
http://www.bhhrg.org/pressDetails.asp?ArticleID=34
Russia and NATO agree not to return to Cold War era
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=14707
'Transatlantic Concensus' For NATO To Conquer Broader Middle East
http://www.nato.int/docu/update/2004/12-december/e1209c.htm
One billion children in extreme poverty: a holocaust on a world-scale (by Maarten Vanheuverswyn)http://www.marxist.com/Globalisation/unicef_report_billion.htm
December 10, 2004
December 09, 2004
Deception as a Way of Life (by Nebojsa Malic)http://antiwar.com/malic/--------------------------Russia, Colin Powell spar on OSCE's double standards issue (by Vasily Bubnov)http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=14692Calling the Kosovo Humanitarians to Account (by John Pilger)http://www.antiwar.com/orig/pilger.php?articleid=4136Russian Foreign Minister: Effects Of Kosovo March Slaughter Not Addressedhttp://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5187030&startrow=1&date=2004-12-08&do_alert=0Kosovo Wreaking Havoc with Macedonia's Security, Stillhttp://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=462Kondovo: If Government Won't Do It, Will Macedonia's People Defend Themselves?http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=463Vest: Kondovo Brings Macedonia Back to 2001: Tanushevci Enters Skopje (by L. Janevski & N. Selmani)http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=3978Vest: Government Absurdity: U�K Warlord Who Drained Kumanovo - Minister of Agriculture (by K. Machkikj)http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=3979Skopje: Imam Berisha Denies Fundamentalist Connection (by Irina Gelevska)http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=3976Turkey won't bow to Cyprus, but. (by Yusuf Kanli)http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/yusuf.HTMEditorial: Provocationhttp://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_896561_08/12/2004_50468Taking a stance... (by Stavros Lygeros)http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_896609_08/12/2004_50467EU, enough is enough (by Mehmet Ali Birand)http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/birand.htmBalkan privatization scam to affect Western banks? (by Aleksandar Pavic)http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41834What US-backed "democracy movements" have produced in Serbia and Georgia (by Justus Leicht)http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/geor-d09_prn.shtmlNATO postpones talks with Ukraine's FM amid political unresthttp://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200412/09/print20041209_166742.htmlNATO's Paradigmhttp://www.c4isrjournal.com/story.php?F=545509AFP: defense minister: US base move would put 2-3,000 American military in Bulgariahttp://www.spacewar.com/2004/041208150335.85cf50fh.html
