June 18, 2005

Collision Course: NATO, Russia, and Kosovo

 

John Norris: Collision Course: NATO, Russia, and Kosovo (by Christopher Deliso)
http://www.antiwar.com/deliso/?articleid=6338

KFOR commander: Security situation in Kosovo is still 'somewhat volatile' (by Ben Murray)
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=29776
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Croatia Urged to Resolve Outstanding Problems of Internally Displaced Persons (by Svetla Dimitrova)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/06/16/feature-02?print=yes


Freedom House: Democratic progress registered in Macedonia
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\044-1606.htm


Serbs, Lies, and Videotape (by J. Gorin & L. Gorin)
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=18372

European Enlargement Commissioner commends Kostunica for progress in cooperation with ICTY
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=13364&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D13364


Lack of Funds, Resources Holds Up Transfer of Border Control in Serbia (by Davor Konjikusic)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/06/16/feature-03?print=yes


British investors express 'high interest' in Serbia
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=13345&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D13345


Brussels 'supports' Serbia-Montenegro's EU integration process
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=13391&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D13391

EU leaders support Romania, Bulgaria joining EU (by Alecs Iancu)
http://www.daily-news.ro/print_preview.php?idarticle=12563

"Macedonia Road to NATO and EU"
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\042-1606.htm


Showdown In Central Asia: Uzbekistan
http://www.akipress.com/_en_news.php?id=13425

SCO executive secretary: Propaganda of imminence of "color" revolutions in Central Asia is dangerous (by Talgat Baimukhambetov)
http://www.inform.kz/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=127708


Opposition exiles train in 'non-violent conflict' tactics (by Guy Dinmore)
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/b736381e-de02-11d9-a42f-00000e2511c8.html

U.S. and terrorists form unholy alliance against Iran (by Hassan Hanizadeh)
http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=6/16/2005&Cat=14&Num=001


Blood for expensive oil (by Bill Cecil)
http://www.workers.org/2005/world/pipelines-0623/


RIAN: Political lobotomy (by Pyotr Romanov)
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15656










Snuff Reality

 

Name of the Game at The Hague Tribunal:

Politics and Propaganda
(by Andy Wilcoxson)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg051505.htm
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Snuff Reality (by Nebojsa Malic)
http://antiwar.com/malic/

Atrocity Porn Failure Frustrates Peddlers
http://grayfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/06/atrocity-porn-failure-frustrates.html

Video too brutal for The Hague (by Veljko Lalic)
http://www.serbianna.com/press/011.shtml

SRNA: Serbian researchers say more than 3000 Serbs killed in wartime Srebrenica
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/srna061405.htm


State Department cable details ethnic cleansing by US-backed forces in Iraq (by Patrick Martin)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jun2005/kirk-j16_prn.shtml

Kosovo: Lead Pollution Requires Immediate Evacuation of Roma Camps
http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/6063?PHPSESSID=ead83b0346a103872f5655fb77c54b82

Summary note on the joint report by Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the CFSP,and Olli Rehn, EU Commissioner for Enlargement,on the future EU Role and Contribution in Kosovo  
http://ue.eu.int/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/reports/85228.pdf


Report of the Task Force on the United Nations: American Interests and UN Reform
http://www.usip.org/un/report/index.html


VINOZHTO's Position on the Name Issue
http://www.maknews.com./html/articles/misc/rainbow_mac_radio.html

"Towards Settlement through Democracy"
http://www.azi.md/print/34657/En


Yeni Safak:U.S. - E.U. - Turkish Line (by Ali Bayramoglu)
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=47448


Dovish hawk: Democracy Can(not) be Imposed by Bayonets (by Ali Cimen)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=interviews&alt=&trh=20050616&hn=20598

Guilt by Reputation
http://www.bhhrg.org/CountryReport.asp?CountryID=23&ReportID=248

Into the valley of death ... (by M K Bhadrakumar)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/GF16Ag01.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization Must Address US, NATO Military In C. Asia
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20050615/40526326.html


US plays spoiler in India-Pakistan pipeline accord (by Siddharth Srivastava)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GF16Df03.html


China dents the reputation of the Pentagon and CIA (by Nikita Petrov)
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15652











Was Srebrenica a Hoax?

 

10 years later

Was Srebrenica a Hoax?
(by Carlos Martins Branco)
http://www.balkanpeace.org/cib/bos/boss/boss07.shtml

Srebrenica 'massacre'
http://www.srpska-mreza.com/Bosnia/Srebrenica/
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Serbian Parliament Debates Declaration on War Crimes (by Jelena Tusup)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/06/14/feature-02?print=yes

Serbian government committed to fulfilling obligations in cooperation with The Hague
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=13253&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D13253

"ICTY Chief Prosecutor's Conspiracy Against Croatia"
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6148693.4yc


European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance issues report on Croatia
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6148607.4yc


Forced 'Home' (by Marek Antoni Nowicki)
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=119&NrSection=2&NrArticle=14158

Experts to finalise arrangements for review of Kosovo's internal security sector
http://mail.unmikonline.org/dpi/pressrelease.nsf/0/270113115BF870B6C125701F0033BB0B/$FILE/pr1375.pdf

UN Begins Reviewing Implementation of Standards in Kosovo (by Igor Jovanovic)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/06/14/feature-01?print=yes

Former Serbian Deputy PM: Albanians should decide about their future
http://kosovareport.blogspot.com/2005/06/jovanovic-albanians-should-decide.html

KLA's Thaci Wants Independent, Ethnically Cleansed Kosovo 'Integrated In EU, NATO'
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.177167306&par=0

SRSG address at the opening of the Conference on the "future status of Kosovo"
http://mail.unmikonline.org/dpi/pressrelease.nsf/0/270113115BF870B6C125701F0033BB0B/$FILE/pr1375.pdf


Moldovan Reintegration Minister:  Ministry Now Has Clear-cut Guidance Documents
http://www.azi.md/print/34636/En

Romanian President: U.S., Great Britain to 'help internationalize' Black Sea (by Alecsandra Iancu)
http://www.daily-news.ro/print_preview.php?idarticle=12421


Milliyet: The U.S. Or The E.U.? (by Sami Kohen)
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=47066


FM: Russia capable of building eastern pipeline by itself
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/15/print20050615_190247.html


Wanted: A Roadmap for North Korea (by Michael E. O'Hanlon)
http://www.brook.edu/printme.wbs?page=/pagedefs/3ac9f194febfff3e3cebbc5b0a1415cb.xml

Global Times: Why does US preach "China military threat"?
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/15/print20050615_190420.html


White man's burden?
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/15/print20050615_190416.html










June 15, 2005

Was Srebrenica a Hoax?

Was Srebrenica a Hoax? (by Carlos Martins Branco)
http://www.balkanpeace.org/cib/bos/boss/boss07.shtml

Srebrenica 'massacre'
http://www.srpska-mreza.com/Bosnia/Srebrenica/
----------------------------------------------

Serbian Parliament Debates Declaration on War Crimes
(by Jelena Tusup)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/06/14/feature-02?print=yes

Serbian government committed to fulfilling obligations in
cooperation with The Hague
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=13253&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D13253

"ICTY Chief Prosecutor's Conspiracy Against
Croatia"

http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6148693.4yc


European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance issues
report on Croatia

http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6148607.4yc


Forced 'Home' (by Marek Antoni
Nowicki)
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=119&NrSection=2&NrArticle=14158

Experts to finalise arrangements for review of Kosovo's
internal security sector

http://mail.unmikonline.org/dpi/pressrelease.nsf/0/270113115BF870B6C125701F0033BB0B/$FILE/pr1375.pdf

UN Begins Reviewing Implementation of Standards in Kosovo
(by Igor Jovanovic)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/06/14/feature-01?print=yes

Former Serbian Deputy PM: Albanians should decide
about their future

http://kosovareport.blogspot.com/2005/06/jovanovic-albanians-should-decide.html

KLA's Thaci Wants Independent, Ethnically Cleansed
Kosovo 'Integrated In EU, NATO'

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.177167306&par=0

SRSG address at the opening of the Conference on
the "future status of Kosovo"

http://mail.unmikonline.org/dpi/pressrelease.nsf/0/270113115BF870B6C125701F0033BB0B/$FILE/pr1375.pdf


Moldovan Reintegration Minister: Ministry Now Has
Clear-cut Guidance Documents

http://www.azi.md/print/34636/En

Romanian President: U.S., Great Britain to 'help internationalize' Black
Sea
(by Alecsandra Iancu)
http://www.daily-news.ro/print_preview.php?idarticle=12421


Milliyet:
The U.S. Or The E.U.? (by Sami Kohen)
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=47066


FM: Russia capable of building eastern pipeline by
itself
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/15/print20050615_190247.html


Wanted: A Roadmap for North Korea (by Michael E.
O'Hanlon)
http://www.brook.edu/printme.wbs?page=/pagedefs/3ac9f194febfff3e3cebbc5b0a1415cb.xml

Global
Times: Why does US preach "China military
threat"?

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/15/print20050615_190420.html


White man's burden?
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/15/print20050615_190416.html










June 14, 2005

Srebrenica before it happened

Show Tribunal, Show
trials, Show History, Show historians,...

Srebrenica and the Neocolonial Community
(by David Peterson)
http://blog.zmag.org/index.php/weblog/entry/bosnia_herzegovina1/
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Russia and the Yugoslav Template
http://grayfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/06/russia-and-yugoslav-template.html


ICTY 'Trials Completion
Strategy':
Address by ICTY President to UN Security
Council
http://www.un.org/icty/pressreal/2005/p976-e.htm

Address
by ICTY Chief Prosecutor to UN Security Council
http://www.un.org/icty/pressreal/2005/p977-e.htm


Srebrenica - the questions (by John
Ashtead)
http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/07/19/32808_.html

Srebrenica before it happened
http://www.balkan-archive.org.yu/politics/war_crimes/srebrenica/

Srebrenica: A 'safe' area
http://www.srebrenica.nl/en/

"Endgame strategy" (by Milan Bulaji?)
http://guskova.ru/misc/docs/2004-may

Slobodna Bosna:
Presidency and Army Command Sacrificed
Srebrenica

http://www.balkan-archive.org.yu/politics/war_crimes/srebrenica/Mustafic.html

Srebrenica rapport
http://www.nrc.nl/W2/Lab/Srebrenica/un-srebrenica.html


Toxic camp angers Kosovo Roma
(by Matt Prodger)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4080048.stm

"Future Status of Kosovo"
http://kosovareport.blogspot.com/2005/06/un-envoy-opens-conference-on-kosovos.html

EU Foreign Ministers to discuss EU's future role in
Kosovo

http://www.valtioneuvosto.fi/vn/liston/print.lsp?r=94963&k=sv

Macedonian & Kosovo PMs discuss 'border' and trade
relations
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\038-1306.htm


Foreign Ministry to analyze Trans-Dniester resolution (by
Alecsandra Iancu)
http://www.daily-news.ro/print_preview.php?idarticle=12275

Russia Is Worried About Moldova Parliament's
Statement
http://www.azi.md/print/34610/En


Need for social
convergence in EU
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=3023291&maindocimg=3021532&service=6

EC warning letter jitters
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/ec-warning-letter-jitters/id_11505/catid_5

Interview:
PM on Bulgaria's rapid progress and future
vision

http://www.new-europe.info/new-europe/displaynews.asp?id=110455

Macedonia Concerned About Possible Enlargement Slowdown (by
Zoran Nikolic)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/06/13/feature-02?print=yes

Editorial:
Putting the brakes on EU expansion
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_7623027_14/06/2005_57457


Turkey's PM faces delicate dilemma over US relations
(by Burak Bekdil)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_7622187_14/06/2005_57453


NATO chief warns members on low defence
spending
http://www.new-europe.info/new-europe/displaynews.asp?id=110454

Next Georgian government will be military? (by Alexander
Krylov)
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15635


Editorial:
Gas pipeline must go ahead
http://www.dawn.com/2005/06/14/ed.htm#2


China: Containment Won't Work (by Henry A.
Kissinger)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/12/AR2005061201533_pf.html


Sleeping With The Enemy (by John Pilger)
http://www.zmag.org/sustainers/content/2005-06/11pilger.cfm


















June 13, 2005

Playing the Devil's Advocate

Who Can Govern Kosovo?
http://wwics.si.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.item&news_id=130599

Islamization and the Albanian Assimilation of the
Balkan Slavs
(by Miroljub Jevtic)
http://www.serbianna.com/columns/jevtic/010.shtml
-------------------------------------------------

Playing the Devil's Advocate (by
Stella L. Jatras)
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/006584.php

Bosnian Serbs deny admitting Serbian police
presence in Srebrenica

http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/beta061005.htm


EU task force's assessment of Croatia's cooperation with
ICTY slightly more favourable
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6128127.4yc


Hungary
politics: Government at a standstill

http://www.viewswire.com/index.asp?layout=display_print&doc_id=1739144359

The
dead end of national reformism
(by Ulrich Rippert)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jun2005/lafo-j13_prn.shtml


Blair and Bush on Africa: pretense of aid masks predatory
aims
(by C. Marsden & J. Hyland)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jun2005/blai-j10_prn.shtml


This
Day: Halliburton: Nigeria Now 'Suitable for Business'
(by Cletus Akwaya)
http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200506090818.html

Petroleum Minister: Iran pipeline may be extended to China
(by Ammar Zaidi)
http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/jun/12oil.htm


US looms large in Iran's elections (by Kaveh
Afrasiabi)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GF11Ak04.html


PM: Turkey-US relations are multi-dimensional and
tested

http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050613&hn=20588

'Wait and See' (by Bilge Isa Seyran)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050613&hn=20582


RAND: The Rise of Europe's Defense Industry (by Seth G.
Jones)
http://www.brook.edu/printme.wbs?page=/fp/cuse/analysis/jones20050505.htm

Xinhua:
Experts: US "cooks up" China military threat
theory
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/13/print20050613_189967.html









June 12, 2005

Srebrenica Massacre: Photo Story

PsyOps for hire
(by James W. Crawley)
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031783204555

Srebrenica Massacre: Photo Story
http://www.serbianna.com/features/srebrenica/
---------------------------------------------

Puls:
The Trade in Bodies in Bosnia-Herzegovina:
The Other Side of Human Dignity

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/decani2/message/1443


SRSG comes back from Belgrade empty-handed
http://kosovareport.blogspot.com/2005/06/jessen-petersen-comes-back-from.html

2005: "year of change" for Kosovo
http://usinfo.state.gov/eur/Archive/2005/Jun/10-726197.html


Editorial:
Prejudiced Annan
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_6767204_11/06/2005_57373


Xinhua:
EU parliament speakers call for integration of Southeast
Europe
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/12/print20050612_189768.html


Army saves for mission ahead (by Aaron Kirchfeld)
http://www.faz.net/s/Rub9E75B460C0744F8695B3E0BE5A30A620/Doc~E0C6DC16C5E9B40A58BF04AB63A7CA32A~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html

NATO DMs Discussed World Affairs
http://i-newswire.com/goprint24778.html

An air base in Kurdistan is needed
http://northerniraq.info/news/index.php?p=254&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1


"There are no eternal friendships in international diplomacy;
there are eternal interests"
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6107825.4yc

Russia offers new oil deal to India
http://srirangan.net/india-defence/node/278

Talks Begin On Gas Pipeline From Iran To India, China
http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=6/12/2005&Cat=9&Num=023


Option One: With Election Nearing, US Promotes 'Velvet Revolution'
Plan For Iran

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/print.asp?page=story_12-6-2005_pg4_12&ndate=6/12/2005%2012:10:05%20PM















June 11, 2005

Srebrenica: The Untold Story

Srebrenica: The Untold Story
(by Carl Savich)
http://www.serbianna.com/columns/savich/051.shtml

Puls:
Did I survive Srebrenica? (by
Djordje Vukovic)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/decani2/message/1424
--------------------------------------------------

Media reports of government knowledge of
Mladic's whereabouts are blatant deception of
public

http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=13174&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D13174

ICTY Chief Prosecutor withdraws motion to refer trial of
'Vukovar Three' to Croatia or Serbia and Montenegro

http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6107749.4yc


Belgrade dissatisfied with fulfilment of standards
in Kosovo-Metohija

http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=13195&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D13195

Czech FM calls for quick launch of talks on Kosovo
status

http://www.praguemonitor.com/ctk/?id=20050609E02864;cat=news

Majority rule that respects minorities
(by James Dobbins)
http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/06/10/opinion/eddobbins.php


Ethnic Community Flags to Be Raised in 19 Municipalities
in Macedonia
(by Marija Lazarova)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/06/09/feature-03?print=yes

DPA:
Macedonian police besiege village held by
Albanian rebels

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVIU-6D8GSU?OpenDocument&rc=4&cc=scm


Serbian President: Serbia/Montenegro defends its
state interest

http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\042-0906.htm

Croatia, Slovenia sign declaration on avoidance of border
incidents

http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6107733.4yc

Moldovan Parliament Hears Transnistria
Issue

http://www.azi.md/print/34590/En

Turkish PM re-asserts the obvious (by Yusuf Kanli)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=15481


Balkans: "The great desire of the United States is
to remain very actively involved"

http://usinfo.state.gov/eur/Archive/2005/Jun/09-821646.html?chanlid=eur


FT:
One man blocks way to EU accession
(by Eric Jansson)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/decani2/message/1397

'No's Attack EU's Enlargement Paragraph (by Selcuk
Gultasli)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050611&hn=20549


'Active Defense' (by Dinah A. Spritzer)
http://www.praguepost.com/P03/2005/Art/0609/news1.php

Parliament fails to vote on HV participation in exercises
outside Croatia

http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6107771.4yc

"Stationing any foreign troops in independent countriesis
unacceptable"

http://www.azernews.net/view.php?d=6546

By 31 December 2006, Russia Must Withdraw Its Armed Forces from
Moldova
http://www.azi.md/print/34596/En


Belarus: Course Of Events Proves Need For Integration With
Russia
http://www.belta.by/EngNews.nsf/lkNewsHandled/32EE12952AC9EF514225701C003B6676?OpenDocument


Western community insists on international investigation
of Uzbekistan uprising

http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15628

US speculator: Velvet Revolutions do not Bring
Democracy
(by Zafer Ozcan)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=national&alt=&trh=20050611&hn=20493


US speculator: CIS united economic space has no
future

http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/0879_June_10_2005/news_0879_4.htm


Oil as an element of politics
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/0879_June_10_2005/press_scanner_0879_cis.htm

A tale of two pipelines (by Bill Cecil)
http://www.workers.org/2005/world/pipeline-0616/


Why North Korea isn't talking (by An Sang Nam)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/GF11Dg01.html


China's Military and the New World Order (by Samuel
J. Noumoff)
http://globalresearch.ca/articles/NOU506A.html













June 10, 2005

A very bad day (13) for Mr (Not)Nice

A very bad day (13) for Mr (Not)Nice
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg060805.htm

Holbrooke lobbied Tribunal for Empire's fair-haired boy
release
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/dfasc041305.htm#1
---------------------------------------------------------

'Engineering Peace'
http://www.usip.org/newsmedia/releases/2005/0606_engineering.html

UN representative urges Croatia to bring final closure to
issue of internally displaced people

http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6097475.4yc

There is still no final decision on calling meeting of EU
Task Force for Croatia

http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6097473.4yc


Serbia ready to meet all international obligations
in full

http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=13129&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D13129

UN Chief Acts to Unite Kosovars Before Key Talks
(by A. Qirezi & A. Mustafa)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200506_559_1_eng.txt

Interview with Head of the OSCE Mission in
Kosovo

http://www.osce.org/kosovo/item_2_14991.html?print=1


Rights of Macedonians in Albania Finally Addressed with
New Political Party

http://balkanalysis.blogspot.com/2005/06/rights-of-macedonians-in-albania.html

Hungarian lawmakers refuse to submit autonomy draft
http://www.daily-news.ro/print_preview.php?idarticle=12210


Shadows across the Bosphorous (by M K
Bhadrakumar)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GF10Ak01.html


State Department: US Political Affairs Under
Secretary G8 Press Roundtable in London

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0506/S00136.htm


Is there a conspiracy against Russia?
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20050610/40502485.html

Moldova's Sabotage Of Transdniester Talks Aggravates Tensions:
Russia

http://www.azi.md/print/34573/En

Moldova President: Elections in Transnistria Should Be Held Under OSCE's
Auspices

http://www.azi.md/print/34570/En

Moldova asks the West to protect it from Russia
http://en.rian.ru/world/20050609/40495954.html

Uzbek pot begins to boil
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15622

Russia is concerned about being abstracted from NATO's ABM
plans

http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15624

NATO Metamorphosis
http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2005/issue1/english/interview_a.html


Rumsfeld shakes big stick at China
http://www.workers.org/2005/editorials/rumsfeld-china-0616/

Conflict is not an option (by Henry
A. Kissinger)
http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/06/08/opinion/edkiss.php

The Third Among the Equals (by Mikhail Zygar')
http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=582650


Striking Back at the Empire (by William S.
Lind)
http://d-n-i.net/lind/lind_6_08_05.htm

The world in the palm of their hands: Bilderberg
2005
(by Daniel Estulin)
http://www.onlinejournal.com/Special_Reports/052405Estulin/052405estulin.html

June 09, 2005

The Forbidden Srebrenica report

Labeling the Serbs as Nazis
http://www.shofar.de/labeling-e.html
-----------------------------------

The Forbidden Srebrenica report
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg-sreb101604.htm

Death, Lies, and Videotape (by
Nebojsa Malic)
http://antiwar.com/malic/

Toronto Star: Fearsome Muslim warlord eludes Bosnian Serb forces
(by Bill Schiller)
http://emperors-clothes.com/analysis/oric.htm

Puls:
Srebrenica: Genocide - Against the Truth or
Comrade Naser Rides at the Head of the Column
(by Slavisa
Sabljic)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/decani2/message/1338


Empire's fair-haired boy
released

http://grayfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/06/haradinaj-released.html

Macedonian Justice Minister hands over to Hague guarantees
for former Minister of Interior and police officer
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\046-0806.htm

Trilateral ministerial conference on regional
cooperation in field of war crimes trials

http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6087097.4yc


Kosovo and Armagedon (by Ken
Garrison)
http://www.shofar.de/armagedon-e.html

Local government reform important for democracy and
economic development in Kosovo

http://www.osce.org/kosovo/item_1_14996.html?print=1

Kosovo Political forum holds first
meeting

http://kosovareport.blogspot.com/2005/06/kosovo-political-forum-holds-first.html

The Future Of Kosovo: Towards a Kosovo Development
Plan
http://www.esiweb.org/docs/printdocument.php?document_ID=58

Kosovo's Industrial Giant (by
Michael Palairet)
http://www.esiweb.org/kosovo/palairet.php


"We want to have a solution that is just and fair and
viable"
(by C.J. Karamargin)
http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/printDS/78755.php

Backed By NATO, Moldova Backs Out Of Transdniester
Talks
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=2115250&PageNum=0

Moldova Ukraine request to EU: international monitoring of
the Transnistrian segment of the Moldova-Ukraine state border

http://www.infotag.md/inews/40612/

Interview: Moldova Reintegration Minister: Ukrainian chance for
integral Moldova

http://www.infotag.md/comments_en/9256/


"Macedonia's example shows that region's stability is
linked with its European perspectives"

http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\048-0806.htm

Breaking out of the Balkan
Ghetto

http://www.esiweb.org/docs/printdocument.php?document_ID=66


Reaching NATO 'standards'
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6087085.4yc

Moldova: NATO Recruited Against Transdniester,
Russia
http://www.azi.md/print/34538/En


Who Provoked Andizhan Riots? (by
Ivan Muravyev)
http://english.mn.ru/english/issue.php?2005-19-14


The US and that 'other' axis (by Jephraim P
Gundzik)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GF09Ad08.html

World's economic future is not about the USA at
all

http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15618





















June 08, 2005

Don Quixote in the Pentagon

"The Defense Speaks for History and the Future" (by John
Catalinotto)
http://www.workers.org/2005/world/milosevic-0616/


Skorpions in Bosnia Were Not Employed by Serbian
Interior Ministry
(by Andy Wilcoxson)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg060705.htm
---------------------------------------------------

Nacional:
US Role in Operation Storm in Croatia
(by Ivo Pukanic)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/message/61611

ICTY chief prosecutor's report: Croatia's cooperation
with tribunal cannot be described as full
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6076859.4yc

PM: The right path for Croatia is
reconciliation,...

http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6076744.4yc


A
1 TV: Greece Seriously Violates the International
Media Freedom Standards
(by Goran Momirovski)
http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=4241

"Few" UN sex abuse cases in Kosovo
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.174858114&par=


Serbian PM: Kosovo problem serious test for European
Union
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=12988&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D12988

Kosovo Forum to discuss negotiations on final status
http://kosovareport.blogspot.com/2005/06/kosovo-forum-to-discuss-negotiations.html

(No) Final status for Kosovo by end of 2006
(by Ekrem Krasniqi)
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details_print.cfm?id=11054

Conditional Independence for Kosovo
(by Barry Wood)
http://kosovareport.blogspot.com/2005/06/balkans-specialist-predicts-kosovo.html


Ahmeti's Next Challenger?
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=539


Greek FM: UN Cyprus plan needs changes (by
George Gilson)
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=01&m=A03&aa=2

Greece jittery over French 'no' (by George
Gilson)
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=01&m=A13&aa=1

Turkish PM: 'Global Crisis Builders' Trying to Ruin
Turkish-American Relations
(by Ekrem Dumanli)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050608&hn=20442


'Privatization' In Kosovo
http://kta-kosovo.org/html/index.php

International Monetary Fund Mission gives recommendations to
Croatian Government
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/gospodarstvo/H6076787.4ya

Draft-resolution on Macedonia of Political Affairs
Committee of the CoE

http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\070-0706.htm

Mladic Remains 'Chief Hurdle' Along
Serbia-Montenegro's Path to Europe
(by Dusan Kosanovic)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/06/07/feature-02?print=yes

Romania's accession delay will deepen EU crisis (by Monica
Bonea)
http://www.daily-news.ro/print_preview.php?idarticle=12050

Eastern Europe politics: A chill wind from the
West

http://www.viewswire.com/index.asp?layout=display_print&doc_id=1269136112


National Army 'reform'
http://www.infotag.md/inews/40549/

Moldova to intensify co-operation with NATO
http://www.nato.int/docu/update/2005/06-june/e0607b.htm

Ukrainian president tries to make Ukraine NATO member on
the sly
(by Aleksei Kovalev)
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15613

Bundeswehr: Whenever, wherever (by Nina
Werkh�user)
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1607439,00.html


GUAM: West's Gravedigger For CIS (by M.
Alkhazashvili)
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/0876_june_7_2005/news_0876_5.htm


TAP the peace
http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/08/stories/2005060801491200.htm

Oil firms look to Africa
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=84&art_id=vn20050607063622466C944265


'Revolution' rumored to hit Europe's 'last dictatorship,'
Belarus
(by Vasily Bubnov)
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15609

US administration intensifies pressure on North Korea
(by Peter Symonds)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jun2005/nkor-j08_prn.shtml

Don Quixote in the Pentagon
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/08/print20050608_189191.html





June 07, 2005

Disinformation: Operation Serbia

"A conqueror is always a lover of peace"

Disinformation: Operation Serbia
(by
Raimund Meyer)
http://www.shofar.de/disinformation-e.html

Executions
http://grayfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/06/executions.html

Skorpions, Racak, and the Corpses from
Izbica
(by Andy Wilcoxson)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg060605.htm
-------------------------------------------------------

ICTY Chief Prosecutor & EU Council of Ministers
President on Croatia's cooperation with Tribunal
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6066553.4yc

War crimes court grants former Kosovo PM 'provisional
release'

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2005/06/war-crimes-court-grants-former-kosovo.php

ICTY: Don't close the doors to
'justice'

http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGEUR050022005

Amnesty International's 'concerns' on the implementation
of the "completion strategy" of the ICTY

http://web.amnesty.org/library/print/ENGEUR050012005


RS Army Chief of Staff Sacked Over
Oath-Taking Incidents
(by Antonio Prlenda)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/06/06/feature-02?print=yes


Kroatische-Deutsche freundschaft
flourishes

http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6066460.4yc

Sliding Doors
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=118&NrSection=1&NrArticle=14137&tpid=8

Keeping Turks in fold (by Burak
Bekdil)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_2964305_07/06/2005_57193

EU "next-door" policy to 'stimulate reforms' in
adjacent countries

http://www.infotag.md/inews/40529/


Open Society: "The Roma Inclusion Decade"
http://www.daily-news.ro/print_preview.php?idarticle=11977

Soros To 'Democratize' Moldova
http://www.infotag.md/inews/40496/

Post-Democracy: Czech President Targeted By 'NGOs'
http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/tisk_clanku_view.php?id=133175&BACK=/news/index_view.php?id=133175


NATO's Three Seas concept
commences

http://www.azertag.com/en/index.shtml?language=english&catid=&news_year=&news_month=&news_day=&newsid=116637&themes_viewing=&themes_page=&themeid=&news_page=

President: NATO's Eastward Expansion, Huge Military Buildup
Targets Belarus
http://www.belta.by/EngNews.nsf/PresidentHandled/E59E2F4D4627FA9E42257015004C47F9?OpenDocument

Belarus, China to boost military
cooperation

http://www.inform.kz/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=126233


Anchoring ties with Turkey (by Makhdum Khusro
Bakhtyar)
http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/jun2005-daily/07-06-2005/oped/o2.htm

Ukraine-Turkey Strategic Partnership
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=15082

'Be with us or be against us'(by Ali H.
Aslan)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050607&hn=20413

Massacre in Uzbekistan and the lies of the
Greater Middle East Project
(by �zg�r Der)
http://www.antiimperialista.com/en/view.shtml?category=9&id=1118070040&keyword=+


Who is Zooming Who?
(by Charles Walker Poff)
http://www.counterpunch.org/poff06062005.html

America's China problem (by Jing-dong
Yuan)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GF07Ad02.html


No and its impact on Europe's militarisation
of space policy
(by Taylor Dinerman)
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/385/1













June 06, 2005

Who are the Scorpions

Who are the Scorpions: Serbian volunteers or NATO
agents?
(by: Andy Wilcoxson)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg-rpt060505.htm

The Search Is Over! Karadzic Spotted at Ceca Concert in
Skopje
http://balkanalysis.blogspot.com/2005/06/search-is-over-karadzic-spotted-at.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kosova
Sot: Haradinaj to be Released!
(by S. Ahmeti)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/ks053105.htm

Deputy Secretary-General in Kosovo reviewing UN mission's
steps to prevent abuse
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=14494&Cr=Kosovo&Cr1=

OSCE Mission 'helps' organize international conference on
local government reform in Kosovo
http://www.osce.org/kosovo/item_1_14920.html?print=1

In
Focus:
Gazing at the lost
homeland...

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_1969949_06/06/2005_57165


Crucial summit (by Yusuf Kanli)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=15056


Interview:
PM: Albania 'ready to join international community'
(by Aaron Klein)
http://wnd.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44527

EU assurances (by Christina
Dimitrova)
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/eu-assurances/id_11447/catid_5

European Union: political lobbyists oppose disclosure
(by Jean Shaoul)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jun2005/lobb-j06_prn.shtml


Oil pipeline joint venture (by Ivan Vatahov)
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/oil-pipeline-joint-venture/id_11454/catid_5

TAP cooperation (by B. Muralidhar Reddy)
http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/06/stories/2005060607310100.htm

Environmental and Security Concerns Haunt New
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline
http://europipelines.blogspot.com/2005/06/environmental-and-security-concerns.html


The pillage of Africa (by Fred
Bridgland)
http://www.sundayherald.com/print50112


'Spreading democracy': A realist's assessment of
the 'freedom agenda'
(by Henry A. Kissinger)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050605/news_mz1e5kissing.html

Winds of Asia (by Do�u Ergil)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=15032


ICH:
Law of Opposites and the Law of Silence
(by John Pilger)
http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/print.asp?ID=3192


Orwellian "Scenarios": Emergency Preparedness
against the "Universal Adversary"
(by Michel Chossudovsky)
http://globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO506A.html













June 05, 2005

What really happened in Srebrenica

DU: Lessons in "Humanitarian" and Other Warfare (by Jeremy R. Hammond)
http://www.uruknet.info/?p=12273&hd=0&size=1&l=x
-------------------------------------------------

Macedonian Justice Minister to hand over to Hague
guarantees for former Minister of Interior and police officer

http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\107-0306.htm


Blic:
Serbian President: I am ready to bow to the
victims

http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/June_03/18.html?w=p

Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 'massacre'
at Srebrenica in July 1995.

-Introduced in House
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=hr109-199

-Introduced
in Senate
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=sr109-134

What really happened in Srebrenica?
http://www.antiwar.com/srebrenica.html


"There is only one Kosovo and it cannot be
partitioned"

http://kosovareport.blogspot.com/2005/06/de-kermabon-there-is-only-one-kosovo.html

Georgievski: Xhaferi and I Had No Deal to Divide
Macedonia
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=537

'Gentlemen's agreement' on demarcation until
solution of status

http://kosovareport.blogspot.com/2005/06/gentlemens-agreement-on-demarcation.html

Presidents of Moldova and Ukraine asking EU to 'help'
monitor Transnistria border

http://www.infotag.md/inews/40443/


After referendums, Greek military 'monitoring'
Turkey
http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/jun2005-daily/04-06-2005/world/w3.htm

Attention to Cyprus (by G�nd�z
Aktan)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=14961


Ethnic Serb representative slams 4 party coalition in
Knin
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6035927.4yc

Change in the Air? (by Neil Barnett)
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=118&NrSection=3&NrArticle=14111


FT:
Leaders of the former Yugoslavia plead with
Brussels
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/June_03/16.html?w=p

Croatian PM: Every Balkan country deserves a place in the European
Union
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6035948.4yc

Mob rule (by Misha Glenny)
http://www.newstatesman.com/200506060004

Rogue Netherlands joins France (by Erik De
Bruyn)
http://www.marxist.com/Europe/netherlands-referendum-rogue030605.htm


Black dawn in Central Asia
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15589

Don't be afraid of floating clouds covering up the
eyes
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/03/print20050603_188381.html


Who Owns The World? (by Said
Shirazi)
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/June05/Shirazi0602.htm

'Our Future' (by Edward S.
Herman)
http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=7996&sectionID=72

June 03, 2005

Empire-American as Apple Pie

The Cross-Examination Continues (by Andy Wilcoxson)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg060205.htm

'Brijuni' transcripts are (not)
authentic

http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6025713.4yc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Xinhua:
The Hague expects full cooperation from
Belgrade on war crime suspects

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/03/print20050603_188227.html

ICTY Chief Prosecutor commends government's action in
apprehension of Srebrenica suspects
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=12880&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D12880

ICTY Chief Prosecutor: Croatia fully committed to locating
fugitive General
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H6025708.4yc

Tussle Over Mass Graves (by Berat
Buzhala)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200506_558_3_eng.txt


Xinhua:
Kosovo premier expects final status talks to
be launched in September
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/03/print20050603_188228.html


Balkan Countries Working Together to Spur Employment and
Reduce Poverty
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/June_02/8.html?w=p


German FDP: Don't Punish Bulgaria, Romania for Chirac,
Schroeder

http://www.novinite.com/newsletter/print.php?id=48304

Romania should take EU warnings seriously (by Anca
Dumitrescu)
http://www.daily-news.ro/print_preview.php?idarticle=11841

What, exactly, is the European Union? (by Charles
Hawley)
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,druck-358703,00.html

Europe Goes Dutch (by Doug Bandow)
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=8253


BTC: BP's Time Bomb (by Hannah
Ellis)
http://corpwatch.radicaldesigns.org/print_article.php?&id=12340

Pipeline opens new route to world markets
http://www.azernews.net/view.php?d=6512

Baku-Ceyhan pipeline: another West-East fault
line -Part 1
(by I K. Gajendra Songh)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=14557

Baku-Ceyhan pipeline: another West-East fault
line
-Part 2
(by I K. Gajendra
Songh)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=14558


Allied Action 05
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=18606

You are in the Uncle Sam's army now... (by Antonio
Prlenda)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/06/02/feature-02?print=yes

'I trust you' (by Ben Murray)
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=29491

Bulgaria, US reach agreement on compensation for base
use
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/02/content_3038504.htm

Bases, Bases Everywhere (by Tom Engelhardt)
http://www.tomdispatch.com/indexprint.mhtml?pid=3025

"Withdrawing its military bases from Georgia is a major
geopolitical loss for Russia"

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20050602/40460986.html


Central Asia Flash Point Between NATO And
China-Russia-India Coalition
(by Balaji Reddy)
http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/2994.asp

Focus On Central Asia: Russia, India, China Meeting
'Tremendous Success'
(by Dmitry Kosyrev)
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20050602/40462338.html

Empire-American as Apple Pie (by A.
Kent MacDougall)
http://www.monthlyreview.org/0505macdougall.htm