March 08, 2005

NEWS

The Battalion: Holbrooke: There are times when you simply have to use force to achieve goals (by Katie Coggins)
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/March_07/5.html?w=p
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Two Years of the Constitutional Charter (by Davor Konjukusic)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/articles/2005/03/07/reportage-01?print=yes

An experiment in progress (by Stavros Lygeros)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_3308143_04/03/2005_53674

"The situation just can't stay the way it is now"  (by Ben Murray)
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=27593

Diplomatic balancing act on issue of Kosovo (by Stavros Tzimas)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_3279031_07/03/2005_53773


WP: "Rule number one: You shouldn't embarrass your client" (by Annys Shin)
http://www.bhhrg.org/mediaDetails.asp?ArticleID=55

'Advance Democracy' Act in Black Sea Region
http://mccain.senate.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsCenter.ViewPressRelease&Content_id=1532

Moldova'a velvet way
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/0815_march_7_2005/opinion_0815.htm


Parliament to Discuss Declaring Russian Bases Illegal
http://www.civil.ge/eng/print.php?id=9281

Xinhua: Ambassador Summoned: Bulgaria Demands US Explanation Over Slain Soldier
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/08/print20050308_176029.html

Albania to Boost its Contribution to Iraq Peacekeeping (by Ardi Pulaj)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/03/07/feature-03?print=yes


China clarifies conditions for non-peaceful means to stop secession
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/08/print20050308_176011.html


Corridor 8: the Albanian dream (by Tommaso Merlo)
http://www.cafebabel.com/en/printversion.asp?T=T&Id=3309

New Great Game: One for oil and oil for one (by Michael Meacher)
http://www.antiwar.com/spectator2/spec615.html






March 07, 2005

NEWS

Zbigniew Brzezinski: "What was more important in the world view of history?

A few stirred up Muslims or the liberation of Central Europe and the end of the Cold War?"


(by Norm Dixon)
http://www.sianews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=2278

Privatised War (by A. Clarno & S. Vally)
http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=7376§ionID=15

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Remembering Yugoslavia: Managed News and Weapons of Mass Destruction (by Brooke Finley)
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Yugoslavia/Remembering_Yugo_PC.html

Anti-mine lobby lists 90 blighted lands (by Richard Norton-Taylor)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1431902,00.html


Oric "was fiercely against the looting and burning of Serb houses" (by Merdijana Sadovic)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/tri/tri_395_5_eng.txt

Crimes Past, Innocence Present
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=104&NrSection=2&NrArticle=13652&tpid=8

President: Runaway Croatian general wanted by ICTY, is not in Croatia
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3062154.4yc

Find fugitive general within 10 days or forget your EU ambitions, Croatia told (by Ian Traynor)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/yugo/article/0,2763,1431996,00.html


Macedonia Referendum: Block the Vote
http://www.bhhrg.org/Print.asp?ReportID=227&CountryID=15

Cyprus bargaining in Ankara (by Mehmet Ali Birand)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=7575

'Kyrgyzstan Will Not Be Second Ukraine' (by Suleyman Kurt)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050306&hn=17194


Interfax Ukraine: Ukraine's Trade-Off With US: Troops To Kosovo, Land Bridge To Afghanistan
http://lists.topica.com/lists/ANTINATO/read/message.html?mid=911705939&sort=d&start=37416

Tanguma Wanted Us to Come Back to Iraq, Macedonian Contractor Says
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=508


US Senate: Russia Must Be Forced To Leave Transdniester, South Caucasus (by Arkady Orlov)
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5453322&startrow=1&date=2005-03-06&do_alert=0

US to Control Central Asia with Mobile Bases in Caucasus (by Bahtiyar Kucuk)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050307&hn=17192

U.S.-South Korean war games (by Joseph Giordono)
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=27588

China hopes EU-supplied firepower will make US think twice (by Catherine Armitage)
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,12463405,00.html

Chinese Foreign Minister Press Conference
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/07/print20050307_175790.html







NEWS

Zbigniew Brzezinski: "What was more important in the world view of history?

A few stirred up Muslims or the liberation of Central Europe and the end of the Cold War?"


(by Norm Dixon)
http://www.sianews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=2278

Privatised War (by A. Clarno & S. Vally)
http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=7376§ionID=15

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Remembering Yugoslavia: Managed News and Weapons of Mass Destruction (by Brooke Finley)
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Yugoslavia/Remembering_Yugo_PC.html

Anti-mine lobby lists 90 blighted lands (by Richard Norton-Taylor)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1431902,00.html


Oric "was fiercely against the looting and burning of Serb houses" (by Merdijana Sadovic)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/tri/tri_395_5_eng.txt

Crimes Past, Innocence Present
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=104&NrSection=2&NrArticle=13652&tpid=8

President: Runaway Croatian general wanted by ICTY, is not in Croatia
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3062154.4yc

Find fugitive general within 10 days or forget your EU ambitions, Croatia told (by Ian Traynor)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/yugo/article/0,2763,1431996,00.html


Macedonia Referendum: Block the Vote
http://www.bhhrg.org/Print.asp?ReportID=227&CountryID=15

Cyprus bargaining in Ankara (by Mehmet Ali Birand)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=7575

'Kyrgyzstan Will Not Be Second Ukraine' (by Suleyman Kurt)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050306&hn=17194


Interfax Ukraine: Ukraine's Trade-Off With US: Troops To Kosovo, Land Bridge To Afghanistan
http://lists.topica.com/lists/ANTINATO/read/message.html?mid=911705939&sort=d&start=37416

Tanguma Wanted Us to Come Back to Iraq, Macedonian Contractor Says
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=508


US Senate: Russia Must Be Forced To Leave Transdniester, South Caucasus (by Arkady Orlov)
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5453322&startrow=1&date=2005-03-06&do_alert=0

US to Control Central Asia with Mobile Bases in Caucasus (by Bahtiyar Kucuk)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050307&hn=17192

U.S.-South Korean war games (by Joseph Giordono)
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=27588

China hopes EU-supplied firepower will make US think twice (by Catherine Armitage)
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,12463405,00.html

Chinese Foreign Minister Press Conference
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/07/print20050307_175790.html







NEWS

Zbigniew Brzezinski: "What was more important in the world view of history?

A few stirred up Muslims or the liberation of Central Europe and the end of the Cold War?"


(by Norm Dixon)
http://www.sianews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=2278

Privatised War (by A. Clarno & S. Vally)
http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=7376§ionID=15

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Remembering Yugoslavia: Managed News and Weapons of Mass Destruction (by Brooke Finley)
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Yugoslavia/Remembering_Yugo_PC.html

Anti-mine lobby lists 90 blighted lands (by Richard Norton-Taylor)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1431902,00.html


Oric "was fiercely against the looting and burning of Serb houses" (by Merdijana Sadovic)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/tri/tri_395_5_eng.txt

Crimes Past, Innocence Present
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=104&NrSection=2&NrArticle=13652&tpid=8

President: Runaway Croatian general wanted by ICTY, is not in Croatia
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3062154.4yc

Find fugitive general within 10 days or forget your EU ambitions, Croatia told (by Ian Traynor)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/yugo/article/0,2763,1431996,00.html


Macedonia Referendum: Block the Vote
http://www.bhhrg.org/Print.asp?ReportID=227&CountryID=15

Cyprus bargaining in Ankara (by Mehmet Ali Birand)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=7575

'Kyrgyzstan Will Not Be Second Ukraine' (by Suleyman Kurt)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050306&hn=17194


Interfax Ukraine: Ukraine's Trade-Off With US: Troops To Kosovo, Land Bridge To Afghanistan
http://lists.topica.com/lists/ANTINATO/read/message.html?mid=911705939&sort=d&start=37416

Tanguma Wanted Us to Come Back to Iraq, Macedonian Contractor Says
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=508


US Senate: Russia Must Be Forced To Leave Transdniester, South Caucasus (by Arkady Orlov)
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5453322&startrow=1&date=2005-03-06&do_alert=0

US to Control Central Asia with Mobile Bases in Caucasus (by Bahtiyar Kucuk)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050307&hn=17192

U.S.-South Korean war games (by Joseph Giordono)
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=27588

China hopes EU-supplied firepower will make US think twice (by Catherine Armitage)
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,12463405,00.html

Chinese Foreign Minister Press Conference
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/07/print20050307_175790.html







March 06, 2005

NEWS

Our Illegal War (by Helen Chenoweth)
http://members.tripod.com/Balkania/resources/legal/illegal_war.html

The "Wars of the Future" (by E. Ray & B. Schaap)
http://covertaction.org//content/view/103/75/
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Autonomy for the Serbs: Stable, democratic Croatia: "As far as Croatia is concerned, that's nonsense."
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3051931.4yc

Brussels Made a 'Very Big Mistake' over Cyprus
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050306&hn=17147

Greek Cypriot Minister: We did not Ask for a Solution
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050306&hn=17166


Moldova Expels 46 Belarusian CIS Election Observers, 100 Russians Next
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5452750&startrow=1&date=2005-03-05&do_alert=0


Macedonia is neither a major producer nor a major transit narcotic point
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\165-0503.htm


Energy Market's Creation to Benefit Bourgas-Alexandroupolis Pipeline Project?
http://europipelines.blogspot.com/2005/03/energy-markets-creation-to-benefit.html

Kazinform : Western Project: Caspian Oil From Kazakhstan Via Ukraine, Poland, Germany
http://lists.topica.com/lists/ANTINATO/read/message.html?mid=911702660&sort=d&start=37396


'Partnership' nation: it feels important to promote peace (by Jenny Lepley)
http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=1053&date=20050305

"We feel welcome. We feel loved"  (by Ben Murray)
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=27555

GUUAM To NATO: Georgia, Ukraine Plan Military-Technical Cooperation
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5453080&startrow=1&date=2005-03-05&do_alert=0


Speech Of President Assad Of Syria
http://www.sana.org/english/headlines/5-3/Assad's%20speech.htm

Syria seeks Russian protection against the Western pressure
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15068







March 05, 2005

NEWS

UK MP: ICTY-festering sore at the heart of Yugoslavia
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/cm050223/halltext/50223h05.htm
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Bosnia-Hercegovina Federation TV: Ex-Bosnian army officer says no-one could control mujahedin
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/March_04/25.html?w=p

European bishops warn of continuing ethnic tensions in Bosnia (by Jonathan Luxmoore)
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0501294.htm


OSCE could play key role in Kosovo's standards review process, Security Council told
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/sc8328.doc.htm

Kosovo Decentralisation Plan Under Fire (by Z. Limani & A. Salihu)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200503_544_4_eng.txt

Look at Ukraine (by Niek Biegman)
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=105&NrSection=2&NrArticle=13666

Montenegro Launches New Divorce Bid (by Nedjeljko Rudovic)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200503_544_1_eng.txt

Serbian PM: Government sets goals of better life of citizens and a stable state
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=9491&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D9491


A viable plan for Cyprus (by K.I. Angelopoulos)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_1738492_07/11/2002_22838

Editorial: Turkish tug of war
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_1738552_07/11/2002_22837


Blic: Interview: Ambassador of Norway in Belgrade: Mladic condition for all integration processes
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/March_04/9.html?w=p

EU Council of Ministers Chairman: Croatia has few more days left to prove it is fully cooperating with ICTY
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3041778.4yc

Croatia-EU Parliamentary Committee co-chairman: European Parliament fully supports start of Croatia's EU membership talks in mid March
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3041622.4yc

Serbia's official EU candidacy in 2006
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=9474&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D9474


UNDP: Macedonian citizens worry most about socio-economic problems
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\168-0403.htm

President: Corruption a National Security Threat to Romania (by Gelu Trandafir)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/03/04/feature-02?print=yes


Interview: Spanish  FM: We are witnessing the last remnants of national politics (by Fernando Navarro)
http://www.cafebabel.com/en/printversion.asp?T=T&Id=3285


A New Question for Democracy: Shaping an Agenda for the Euro-Atlantic Community
http://www.moldpres.md/default.asp?Lang=en&ID=8507

Moldova Looks to the West for Solutions (by Alina Radu)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200503_544_3_eng.txt

Moldova, Georgia sign pacts (by Anna Arzanova)
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/0814_march_4_2005/news_0814_2.htm

Moscow Claims Tbilisi Triggers EU, Russia 'Confrontation'
http://www.civil.ge/eng/print.php?id=9256

Kyrgyzstan: US-NATO Vs CSTO-SCO In Central Asia
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5451537&startrow=1&date=2005-03-04&do_alert=0


Four-point guideline on cross-Straits relations set forth by President Hu
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/05/print20050305_175645.html

Pacific Forum CSIS: Much ado about China's anti-secession law (by Ralph A Cossa)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GC05Ad02.html
















March 04, 2005

NEWS

Kosovo's EU Monitoring Mission Chief Testifies in Milosevic's Defense (by Andy Wilcoxson)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg030205.htm

ICDSM Conference reports: The Milosevic Case: Legal Aspects
http://www.free-slobo-uk.org/documents_conference
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Danas: Interview: Serbian PM: Significant results achieved in the past year
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=9447&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D9447

Tanjug: SRS proposes resolution on preservation of Kosovo and Metohija
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/March_03/11.html?w=p

How to Save Kosovo? Send Bill Clinton
http://grayfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/03/troubled-in-kosovo.html

Blair's Bloody Hands (by John Pilger)
http://www.antiwar.com/orig/pilger.php?articleid=5063


Meeting of Parliamentary Speakers of Macedonia & Serbia : Mutually acceptable solution border demarcation
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\189-0303.htm

Macedonia and Montenegro have same positions on bilateral and regional cooperation
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\185-0203.htm


Reuters: Balkan instability more worrying than Turkey (by Karolos Grohmann)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_1134921_03/03/2005_53618


EU Council Chairman and Chief Prosecutor of ICTY meet un the Hague on Friday to discuss Croatia
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3031482.4yc

Croatia-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee session begins
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3031425.4yc

New Agreement Establishes Integration Curriculum in Albania (by Ardi Pulaj)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/03/03/feature-03?print=yes

A dynamic Europe needs immigrants (by Quentin Peel)
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0db596e0-8b8c-11d9-89e5-00000e2511c8.html


Carpathian Declaration: 'Rose Revolutions' Throughout CIS
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/0813_march_2_2005/opinion_0813.htm

Kyrgyz Republic: Not yet ripe for a "lemon" revolution
http://www.viewswire.com/index.asp?layout=display_print&doc_id=1328082932

"Ours" (by Leonid Ragozin)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4308655.stm


USMC: NATO Troops In Kosovo-Like 'Cold Weather' Exercise
http://lists.topica.com/lists/ANTINATO/read/message.html?mid=911694474&sort=d&start=37337

NATO's strategic sealift capabilities gather pace (by Joris Janssen Lok)
http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jni/jni050303_1_n.shtml

The weakening Atlantic alliance (by Robert Mullin)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/GC04Aa02.html


Buckovski Meets LUKoil VP
http://balkanalysis.blogspot.com/2005/03/buckovski-meets-lukoil-vp.html

"Securing the Realm"
http://www.antiwar.com/blog/comments.php?id=P1883_0_1_0

Flattened by IMF, Ukraine In Geopolitical Crosshairs (by Rachel Douglas)
http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2004/3148ukraine.html

Clash of the Titans (by Z. Brzezinski & J. J. Mearsheimer)
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=2740&print=1&PHPSESSID=648cf7ac60127afb1be53d65cce4860e























March 03, 2005

NEWS

Consequences of the Hague Inquisition (by Nebojsa Malic)
http://antiwar.com/malic/

Kosovo-Albanian Refugees' Medical Condition Refutes Their Claims of Physical Mistreatment (by Andy Wilcoxson)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg030105.htm
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A Virtual Country (by Igor Jovanovic)
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=105&NrSection=3&NrArticle=13658

Montenegro's Proposal to Form Union of Independent States Sparks Debate (by Dusan Kosanovic)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/03/02/feature-02?print=yes

Blic: Interview: Serbian PM: Compromise for Kosovo status
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/March_02/29.html?w=p

Editorial: Greek policy on Kosovo
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_555509_02/03/2005_53578

Kosovo Spring Offensive Looming, NATO Sends More Pro-KLA German Troops
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/briefs/0,1574,1506794,00.html

Voting Problems in Roma, Albanian Villages Worry EU in Macedonia's Elections
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=505

IPS: Iraq's nation within a nation takes shape (by Mohammed Amin Abdulqadir)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GC03Ak02.html


"Ukrainian scenario" not ruled out during Moldova elections
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1793362&PageNum=0

A Wind of Change (by Nicu Popescu)
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=105&NrSection=4&NrArticle=13660


PM says on postponement of Croatia's EU entry talks would strengthen anti-European forces
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3021169.4yc

Croatian PM holds talks with Greek PM
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3021161.4yc

European Parliament President says support starts of Croatia's negotiations with EU on March 17
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3021168.4yc


Bulgaria: NATO Eyes Five Remaining Balkans Non-Members
http://www.onlinebg.com/BOL_ENG.ASP?media=48&artdate=2005/3/2&artno=33&dMode=7

Bulgaria to Boost NATO Quick Reaction Forces
http://www.novinite.com/newsletter/print.php?id=45186

Negotiations between NATO and the EU  (by Mehmet Ali Birand)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=7268

Noble Marlin 2005 : Opportunity of being a hunter as well as the prey
http://www.afsouth.nato.int/releases/2005releases/PR_03_05.htm

Georgia Appeals to EU for Border Security Support (by Brooks Tigner)
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=694639&C=europe


USMC Commander: Challenges for tomorrow's military
http://armed-services.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?wit_id=1613&id=1396

The oil factor in Bush's 'war on tyranny' (by F William Engdahl)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/GC03Dj02.html


US puts Russia on the list of countries where human rights are trampled (by Sergei Strokan)
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15046

Good human rights practice begins at home
http://www.dawn.com/2005/03/03/int2.htm


The Third Stage of American Empire (by William Rivers Pitt)
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/printer_030105Z.shtml










NEWS

Consequences of the Hague Inquisition (by Nebojsa Malic)
http://antiwar.com/malic/

Kosovo-Albanian Refugees' Medical Condition Refutes Their Claims of Physical Mistreatment (by Andy Wilcoxson)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg030105.htm
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A Virtual Country (by Igor Jovanovic)
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=105&NrSection=3&NrArticle=13658

Montenegro's Proposal to Form Union of Independent States Sparks Debate (by Dusan Kosanovic)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/03/02/feature-02?print=yes

Blic: Interview: Serbian PM: Compromise for Kosovo status
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/March_02/29.html?w=p

Editorial: Greek policy on Kosovo
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_555509_02/03/2005_53578

Kosovo Spring Offensive Looming, NATO Sends More Pro-KLA German Troops
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/briefs/0,1574,1506794,00.html

Voting Problems in Roma, Albanian Villages Worry EU in Macedonia's Elections
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=505

IPS: Iraq's nation within a nation takes shape (by Mohammed Amin Abdulqadir)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GC03Ak02.html


"Ukrainian scenario" not ruled out during Moldova elections
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1793362&PageNum=0

A Wind of Change (by Nicu Popescu)
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=105&NrSection=4&NrArticle=13660


PM says on postponement of Croatia's EU entry talks would strengthen anti-European forces
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3021169.4yc

Croatian PM holds talks with Greek PM
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3021161.4yc

European Parliament President says support starts of Croatia's negotiations with EU on March 17
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3021168.4yc


Bulgaria: NATO Eyes Five Remaining Balkans Non-Members
http://www.onlinebg.com/BOL_ENG.ASP?media=48&artdate=2005/3/2&artno=33&dMode=7

Bulgaria to Boost NATO Quick Reaction Forces
http://www.novinite.com/newsletter/print.php?id=45186

Negotiations between NATO and the EU  (by Mehmet Ali Birand)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=7268

Noble Marlin 2005 : Opportunity of being a hunter as well as the prey
http://www.afsouth.nato.int/releases/2005releases/PR_03_05.htm

Georgia Appeals to EU for Border Security Support (by Brooks Tigner)
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=694639&C=europe


USMC Commander: Challenges for tomorrow's military
http://armed-services.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?wit_id=1613&id=1396

The oil factor in Bush's 'war on tyranny' (by F William Engdahl)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/GC03Dj02.html


US puts Russia on the list of countries where human rights are trampled (by Sergei Strokan)
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15046

Good human rights practice begins at home
http://www.dawn.com/2005/03/03/int2.htm


The Third Stage of American Empire (by William Rivers Pitt)
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/printer_030105Z.shtml










March 02, 2005

NEWS

Hypochondriacs or Actors? (by Andy Wilcoxson)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg022805.htm
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Vjesnik: Rock and beer offend Muslims (by Alenko Zornija)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/vis022305.htm


Bosnia's Independence Day divides population
http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/mar2005-daily/02-03-2005/world/w6.htm

Djukanovic's Self-serving Independence Drive
http://balkanalysis.blogspot.com/2005/02/djukanovics-self-serving-independence.html


Reports on Human Rights Practices  - 2004:

Serbia and Montenegro
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41706.htm

Croatia
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41675.htm

Bosnia and Herzegovina
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41673.htm

Xinhua: Cyprus slams US allegations in human rights report as unjust
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/02/print20050302_175191.html


Turkey will lift embargo on Cyprus (by Mehmet Ali Birand)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=7195

Is the USA reassessing Erdogan? (by Burak Bekdil)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_16790_01/03/2005_53525


European Commission President says EU will take into account the Tribunal's opinion on Croatia
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3010917.4yc

NATO says shares EU's position on fugitive Croatian army general
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3010878.4yc

Croatian Parliament President: Delay of EU entry talks would discourage pro-European forces in Croatia
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H3010827.4yc

"The modernisation of Romanian society" (by Markus Salzmann)
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/mar2005/roma-m02_prn.shtml

EU's "Jobs and Growth" strategy causes rifts in European Parliament (by Richard Carter)
http://www.euobserver.com/?aid=18551&print=1

Be wary of the EU constitution (by Martin Callanan)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20050301-085632-1395r

London Times: Pan-European Military Super-State: EU Aims To Be 'Military Super-Power' (by Anthony Browne)
http://lists.topica.com/lists/ANTINATO/read/message.html?mid=911683064&sort=d&start=37276


Noble Marlin kicks off
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=27474

Top Commander: NATO Transforming Into Global Expeditionary Force (by Gerry J. Gilmore)
http://www.defenselink.mil/cgi-bin/dlprint.cgi?http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2005/20050301_61.html

Russia Objects To American Military Bases In Georgia
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5444951&startrow=11&date=2005-02-28&do_alert=0

Xinhua: Russia accuses Moldova of simmering tensions in Trans-Dniester region
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/02/print20050302_175260.html


Cornering the dragon (by Conn Hallinan)
http://www.fpif.org/commentary/2005/0502dragon.html

Global Times: One must be responsible for his threats (by Huang Qing)
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/02/print20050302_175287.html





March 01, 2005

NEWS

Milosevic's spirit is 'higher than ever' (by Ramsey Clark)
http://www.free-slobo-uk.org/documents_clark
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"True Lies" (by Dennis Kyne)
http://www.sfbayview.com/020905/whathappened020905.shtml


Complete deadlock on Kosovo (by Stavros Tzimas)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_18914318_28/02/2005_53495

Bal-kan-iz-ing (by Spyros Payiatakis)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_18914642_28/02/2005_53481

Independent Kosovo unacceptable to Belgrade
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\015-2802.htm

MIA: Border Demarcation Requires Political Solution
http://www.idividi.com.mk/English/Politics/303593/index.html

Kurds increase pressure for federation (by Charles Recknagel)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GC01Ak01.html


Candidates Campaign for Local Elections in Macedonia (by Marija Lazarova)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/02/28/feature-02?print=yes

Defence, Judicial Reform Seen As Crucial for Macedonian NATO Bid (by Zoran Nikolovski)
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/articles/2005/02/28/reportage-01?print=yes

Clear majority of Finns still opposed to NATO membership
http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/english/article/1101978684236


US State Department: Croatia generally respected human rights in 2004
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H2280642.4yc

HVIDRA rep says there is no split in that war veteran association
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H2280575.4yc

PM says is a  moderate realist as to Croatia's EU entry talks starting as scheduled
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H2280615.4yc


'Ukrainian Scenario' Planned For Moldova
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1787779&PageNum=0

Interior Ministry troops moved to Donetsk Region of Ukraine
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1786592&PageNum=0


Of Pipes and Men (by T. Gularidze & G. Sepashvili)
http://www.civil.ge/eng/print.php?id=9168

Real Targets Of Western 'Cedar Revolution' In Lebanon: Iran, Russia, Syria (by K. Gajendra Singh)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=6984

How fast will Europe-US new cooperation go? (by Mike Whitney)
http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=7333§ionID=67


Sino-Japanese relations under the "new US-Japan Security Alliance"
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/01/print20050301_175154.html


America's Superpower Status Coming to an End (by Paul Craig Roberts)
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/2/28/200414.shtml



























February 28, 2005

NEWS

Guardian: A culture of brutalization (by Joanna Bourke)
http://www.dawn.com/2005/02/28/op.htm#5

Is Killing Part of Pentagon Press Policy?
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1843&printer_friendly=1
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Danas: Interview: Serbia-Montenegro ambassador to Greece:
Resolution of Kosovo status is speeding up dramatically
(by Jelena Tasic)
http://www.kosovo.com/news/archive/2005/February_27/2.html

They say 'incident'. To me it's genocide (by Nouritza Matossiann)
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5136333-102275,00.html

Relations with Iraq Do Not Affect Cyprus (by Selcuk Gultasli)
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050228&hn=16956

Croatian EU Accession Talks Clouded by Gotovina Issue
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=504


NATO Lauded as "Centerpiece" of U.S. Efforts in Europe
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2005&m=February&x=20050221183425lebahcb0.7710993&t=is/is-latest.html

'Poison DUst' (by David Hoskins)
http://www.workers.org/print.php


URNA: Iranian Gas Transit Via Ukraine to Europe Discussed in Tehran
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050225/4/1wwfk.html

Iran, Russia ink nuclear fuel deal (by Vladimir Radyuhin)
http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/28/stories/2005022803901400.htm

Putin stands firm (by Vladimir Radyuhin)
http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/28/stories/2005022802741000.htm


White Paper on Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities in China
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/whitepaper/ethnic_minorities_2005/ethnic.html







February 27, 2005

NEWS

The Press Allowed Clinton To Commit War Crimes (by Dave Gibson)
http://www.americandaily.com/article/6933
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Covic: Without standards there can be no talks on the status of Kosovo and Metohija
http://www.kosovo.com/news/archive/2005/February_26/1.html

Letter to NYT: Serbia & Montenegro Ambassador: The Future of Kosovo
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/decani/message/87031

NYT: "Kurdistan or death!" (by Edward Wong)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1351698/posts

Reuters: Cypriots angry at UK (by Michele Kambas)
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_17893569_26/02/2005_53435

Reuters: Turk-EU talks on Cyprus next month?
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_17915401_26/02/2005_53434


Serbia marks another 'milestone in drive to meet EU standards' (by Daniel Sunter)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200502_543_2_eng.txt

Danas: Interview: Serbian Minister of Capital Investment: Corridors Serbia's biggest capital at the moment
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=9347&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D9347

Croatian Serb rep. in favour of Croatia's EU entry talks starting on March 17
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H2260100.4yc

MIA: Italy Assists Macedonia's 'Euro-Atlantic Integration'
http://www.idividi.com.mk/English/Politics/303306/index.html

Xinhua: French FM cautions Romania against intimate ties with US
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1351733/posts

Nazarbayev's Eurasia Union vision (by Yusuf Kanli)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=6899


Steel firm 'to cut' 45,000 jobs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4296581.stm


Cihan: CIS-OSCE Rivalry in Kyrgyz Elections
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050227&hn=16935


Digging In (by Joshua Hammer)
http://www.motherjones.com/cgi-bin/print_article.pl?url=http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2005/03/enduring_bases_iraq.html


"Common Strategic Goals"  (by Daniel Blumenthal)
http://www.aei.org/news/newsID.22027,filter.all/news_detail.asp














February 26, 2005

NEWS

Kosovo and Metohija - Facing the Growing Concern over Lasting Instability
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/February_25/31.html?w=p
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"The bottom line is that no one cares about what happens to people here" (by Muhamet Hajrullahu)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200502_543_1_eng.txt

Letter to Secretary of State
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/February_25/33.html?w=p

The Serbian Unity Congress Responds to "The War We Have Not Finished" (by Andy Verich)
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/February_25/28.html?w=p

Quisling or Tragic Idealist?
http://grayfalcon.blogspot.com/2005/02/quisling-or-tragic-idealist.html

Vreme: ICG's Whyte: It's Better for Macedonia if Kosovo Becomes Independent (by Cvetin Chilimanov)
http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=4128

DUI leader: Macedonia Accepts Idea for Independent Kosovo
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/Vest.asp?vest=\1\Copy%20of%20ahmeti%20kosovo.htm


Macedonia: Not out of the Woods Yet
http://www.crisisweb.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=3295

Western Balkans debate in the House of Commons
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/cm041111/halltext/41111h01.htm#41111h01_spnew4

Nicosia: 'No' to five-party talks
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_17329031_25/02/2005_53399


Defense & Foreign Affairs: Key al-Qaida Informant Details Additional Information, Criticizes Ashdown's Refusal to Act in Bosnia-Herzegovina
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/dfasa021405.htm


Environmental group claims U.S. maintains nuclear arsenal in Europe (by Ron Jensen)
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=27387

Romania Eyes Key Role in Black Sea (by Victor Roncea)
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200502_543_5_eng.txt

Turkish-American Partnership for Eurasia
http://www.zaman.com/include/yazdir.php?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050225&hn=16904

Turkish military academy trains Georgian officers to NATO standards (by Keti Sikharulidze)
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/0810_february_25_2005/news_0810_6.htm


RFE/RL: Democracy Activists Say Bush Convinced Them Of Commitment To Cause (by Jeremy Bransten)
http://www.bhhrg.org/mediaDetails.asp?ArticleID=23

Kyrgyzstan Accuses US Ambassador Of Interference In Internal Affairs (by Yulia Orlova)
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5443400&startrow=1&date=2005-02-25&do_alert=0


U.S. & Europe, Inc.: What trans-Atlantic crisis? (by Mohammed Ayoob)
http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/02/23/opinion/edayob.html

Surrounding Russia (by Lenora Foerstel)
http://globalresearch.ca/articles/FOR502A.html

Energy Security Takes Center Stage as the Catalyst for Conflict (by Chietigj Bajpaee)
http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_printable&report_id=272&language_id=1





February 25, 2005

NEWS

Kosovo PM: NATO and the KLA are the same army (by Andy Wilcoxson)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg022305.htm

CIA in league with the wonderful, misunderstood Albanians
http://www.theassassinatedpress.com/lube10.htm

Via Good Guys CIA-KLA Do Kosovo (by Robert Bowman)
http://www.arctic.net/~theblade/TOP2.HTM

Dr. Andric concludes his examination-in-chief (by Andy Wilcoxson)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg022504.htm
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Unspooking Frank Carlucci (by Suzan Mazur)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0501/S00017.htm?mode=print

1999:

Balkan Action Council welcomes Kosovar acceptance of Peace Proposal, urges Serbia approval
http://www.southeasteurope.org/documents/pr399a.pdf

Balkan Action Council urges Administration and NATO not to backslide on Kosovo
http://www.southeasteurope.org/documents/pr599.pdf.

2005:

SRSG: Past three months marked by 'positive trend' in Kosovo, but considerable challenges remain for 'crucial year' of 2005
http://www.unmikonline.org/press/2005/pressr/pr1316.pdf

Decentralisation in Kosovo best way to ensure Serbs return, survival
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=9307&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D9307

FT: Action is needed to keep Kosovo on track (by Christopher Patten)
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/February_24/27.html?w=p

Behind the Turkish Boycott in Macedonia: Interview with Kenan Hasipi
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=503

Xinhua: Cyprus accuses Turkey of deploying weaponry in northern island
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200502/25/print20050225_174623.html


Croatian PM says there is no evidence that Gotovina is in Croatia
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H2249577.4yc

Chairman of Britain's House of Lords EU Committee on visit to Croatia
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=hot&NID=ehot/politika/H2249654.4yc

Politinfo: Serbia's Prospects for EU Membership Discussed
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/February_24/5.html?w=p


We're on the map! (by Beata Balogová)
http://www.slovakspectator.sk/clanok_tlac.asp?cl=18735&rub=spect_news

Xinhua: Bratislava summit unlikely to bring major shift in Russian-US relations
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200502/25/print20050225_174721.html

Putin answers Bush word for word (by Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey)
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15015


Bush calls on Slovaks to fight for freedom and democracy
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1774927&PageNum=0

Bush meets 'champions of freedom'
http://www.slovakspectator.sk/clanok_tlac.asp?cl=18877&rub=

US Crafts 'Velvet Revolution' For Kyrgyzstan, Then Rest Of Central Asia (by Pyotr Goncharov)
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5441308&startrow=1&date=2005-02-24&do_alert=0


'Compassionate great nephews' of Uncle Sam (by Norman Solomon)
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2458&printer_friendly=1






February 24, 2005

NEWS

Mr. NotNice cross-examines Jovanovic
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/news/smorg022205.htm
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The "Unfinished War" Rages On (by Nebojsa Malic)
http://antiwar.com/malic/

Taking a Hard Look (by Marek Antoni Nowicki)
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=104&NrSection=2&NrArticle=13612

Kosovo problem cannot be solved without direct participation of Belgrade
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=9270&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D9270

Radio Kontakt Plus: Kosovo Serb leader urges Serbian MPs to pass new constitution
http://news.serbianunity.net/bydate/2005/February_23/11.html?w=p


Albanian sex trade gangmaster jailed for 11 years (by Sandra Laville)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5132989-103690,00.html

Bulgaria's Connection to IRA's Money Refuted
http://www.standartnews.com/stnews/english/bulgaria/index.htm


Slovenian company "Merkur" invests Euro 1,2 million in Macedonia
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\021-2302.htm

Russia to Pay Off Macedonia Debt with Skopje Gas Pipeline
http://www.balkanalysis.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=502


Macedonian President meets associates of US congressmen and senators
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\020-2302.htm

Bush: Former Socialist Countries Give NATO a New Life (by Antoaneta Markova)
http://www.standartnews.com/archive/2005/02/23/english/features/s4359_2.htm

US troops to remain in Europe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4292269.stm


Ankara's Cyprus attitude incomprehensible (by Mehmet Ali Birand)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=6718

Britain and other EU partners to recognize Macedonia's constitutional name
http://www.mia.com.mk/ang/glavnavest/lastvest.asp?vest=\Refresh1\019-2302.htm

EC Approves Bulgaria, Romania Accession Bids
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/02/23/feature-01?print=yes

European Commission: Conclusions on Western Balkans
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-69VQKB?OpenDocument&rc=4&cc=scm

U.S.-EU Cooperation in the Balkans
http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/fs/42534.htm

Bulgaria: New Member Serves NATO In Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq
http://www.onlinebg.com/BOL_ENG.ASP?media=48&artdate=2005/2/23&artno=51&dMode=7


Ballooning Westward? (by Aurel Stratan)
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=103&NrSection=1&NrArticle=13589

Moscow Hedges (by Hamid Toursunof)
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=103&NrSection=1&NrArticle=13590


UPI:Crucial meet ahead for Bush (by Richard Tomkins)
http://www.wpherald.com/print.php?StoryID=20050223-040233-4494r

Bush on the "Freedom Trail"- Destination Moscow?
http://www.viewswire.com/index.asp?layout=display_print&doc_id=548065654

It's an order: Everyone is to love America! (by Burak Bekdil)
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=6633

Mr. Bush, don't demonize Russia (by Yuri Ushakov)
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_PrintFriendly&c=Article&cid=1109113847504&call_pageid=968256290204

Putin rebuttals Western criticism
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15009

When two powers meet (by Alexander Konovalov)
http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/24/stories/2005022401551000.htm

When the imposition of Western democracy causes a backlash (by Yevgeny Bendersky)
http://english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=15007


Bush: Ties with Germany key to Europe relations (by Kevin Dougherty)
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=27368

When the trust is gone
http://www.viewswire.com/index.asp?layout=display_print&doc_id=128062212

U.S.-EU: A Union of Purpose (by Donald H. Rumsfeld)
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=12890#

Japan as the new US 'lap dog' (by Kosuke Takahashi)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/GB24Dh03.html


Space Colonization: The Quiet Revolution (by Leonard David)
http://space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_colonization_050223.html