Thank You Germany...protectors of Democracy

[Seismic Anamoly]

..SHAME on Russia.



Hypocrites.

Quote:

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BBC News....



German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer hailed the decision by Ukraine's Supreme Court to order a re-run of the disputed election run-off. But Russia's Vladimir Putin strongly criticized western European and US policies.



Fischer in an interview with German public radio described the court's ruling on Friday as a "wise decision" that would allow the crisis that broke out following the November 21 polls to be settled "on a democratic basis."



A solution was "within reach," he added, also welcoming the fact that Russia had abided by the landmark legal ruling.



Fischer also denied that the political upheaval in Ukraine could damage relations between the European Union and Russia.



Russia, which endorsed the election's official winner Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych despite allegations of fraud, has slammed the EU for encouraging efforts by the Western-leaning opposition to seek a re-run of the vote.



Russia's State Duma on Friday adopted a scathing resolution condemning the EU, the European Parliament and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe for their support of opposition demands.



"The European Union did not intervene in the electoral battle," Fischer insisted in the interview. "There is nothing to contradict our good neighbourly and strategic relations."



"The Cold War is over," he added.

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Maybe not…...???????



NOTE TO THA BURNER:

Mike...thought this was gonna be an attack on Germany, didn't ya??



I may be a Redneck, but I ain't STOOPID.



In the end, we all know where our bread is buttered, eh??

Edited by: Seismic Anamoly  at: 12/11/04 20:01

[MIKE BURN]

Sometimes it helps that Putin did study and live in Germany.



His German is perfect and nearly accent free.



German chancellor Schröder and Putin can communicate very well.

[Seismic Anamoly]

Well thank God for that!!



Merry Christmas, Brutha!!

[conalrehill]

"Russia, which endorsed the election's official winner Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych despite allegations of fraud."



But why should Russia be castigated for trying to protect its own interests by supporting a friendly candidate?



How can we do that without also castigating America and right-wing voices in Europe for doing exactly the same thing?



Isn't there a claim that Bush cheated in two elections?



A more interesting question is who tried to poison Yuschenko? Yuschenko himself and is close aides admit that Yanukovich is an unlikely suspect. Yuschenko is a former bank manager married to an American former state department official, and some commentators suspect him of espionage and large-scale corruption. It would just the luck of the Ukrainians to see the back of Stalinism and then have their country taken over by American-style corporate gangsterism.

[Seismic Anamoly]

I don't see anyone telling you you can't.



Did I miss something??



I didn't think so.

[conalrehill]

"I don't see anyone telling you you can't."



Sorry. What?

[Seismic Anamoly]

Yeah.

[conalrehill]

This isn't a political discussion.



It's just stupidity.