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Latest publications from 25-31 October, 2009

2009-10-30
Aleksandr SHUSTOV
Talibs and Central Asia
“A new operation of the Pakistani army against the Taliban in South Waziristan launched on 17 October has exposed a threat to the nearby Central Asian states… Real threat of growing Islamic sentiments and terror activity in Russia’s southern borders- in Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan) and in Russia’s North Caucasus (Chechnya, North Ossetia, Dagestan)…”
en.fondsk.ru/article.php?id=2544

2009-10-27
Andrei KONUROV
On the South Kuril Islands, Japanese propaganda and Stalin’s “modesty”
“If any of Russian observers had illusions that the new ruling party of Japan will be more realistic regarding the South Kuril islands dispute these illusions might vanish after October 17, when Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Seiji Maehara named the islands “illegally occupied territories”… Japanese politicians are very consistent trying to win back “the northern territories”. For more than 20 years they have been trying to influence the public opinion in Russia to justify the transfer of the Kuril islands to Japan…”
en.fondsk.ru/article.php?id=2550

2009-10-26
Rafe MAIR (Canada)
Russians in the Ukraine and French in Canada
“In Canada English and French are both embedded in the constitution as Official Languages. Readers should know, however, that Canada has 10 provinces with their powers also embedded in the constitution. It’s generally accepted that while the Federal government can pass laws with respect to Federal matters superior courts, federal government hiring policies, use of official languages generally in federal matters the provinces have all other rights for languages…”
en.fondsk.ru/article.php?id=2551

2009-10-29
Alexander MEZYAEV
Karadzic Trial Opened
“The trial of President of the Serb Republic in Bosnia Radovan Karadzic started on October 26. Karadzic was not present – he refused to attend, and this was due to serious reasons. Though the prosecution started putting the indictment together 14 years ago, it kept tailoring the document throughout the term. The most recent changes were introduced on October 19, leaving Karadzic just 7 days to prepare his defense, which is outrageous even for the Hague Tribunal…”
en.fondsk.ru/article.php?id=2552

2009-10-26
F. William ENGDAHL (USA)
Russia – Bolivia to launch gas joint venture
“The latest news report that Russia will sign an agreement with the Bolivian government to explore and produce natural gas is a significant setback for US domination of its traditional Latin American sphere of influence… The move by Russia’s state-owned Gazprom into Bolivia must be seen as Moscow’s asymmetric geopolitical response to US expansion of NATO to the doorstep of Moscow in recent years. The US is ill-prepared to counter with any economic incentive…”
en.fondsk.ru/article.php?id=2553

2009-10-29
William BOWLES (United Kingdom)
Lest we forget?
“There is something ironic—if not downright obscene—about the fact that in the UK the Poppy is used as the symbol of remembrance for all those who have died in the UK’s countless imperial wars, a symbol that is being used to punt the latest ‘adventure’, Afghanistan, home of the opium poppy…”
en.fondsk.ru/article.php?id=2559