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March 11, 2015
FOREIGN SERVICE UPDATES
September 22, 2014
Brief - West, Middle East, Eastern Europe
BRIEF - MISC
Eastern Europe
Just random bits of information and
comments.
Really don't think it's a good idea to
disarm for anyone fighting over independence and territory.
Yemen seems to be where all the action was.
At first I thought that the Houthis have
taken over. But maybe I'm wrong and they just wanted a change of
government.
Discovered that it's easier to remember
information about countries if you see some photos associated with the country.
In my mind's eye I can see downtown Sana'a,
so it helps remember the news (I think).
Hmmm ... just had a look at Google images and, boy, was I wrong imagining Sana'a as a modern city. Guess you've got to look at more than one photo. LOL. The city isn't familiar, like I imagined. It's very old and 'alien' looking (from my western urban perceptive). I'm taking a guess that large parts of the city and, maybe the customs, are unchanged from biblical times.
What else?
Surprised Russia isn't clamping down on
foreign agitator NGOs in their midst.
I've not read the Sarkozy come-back article
yet.
Bling Bling should get elected no problems
in France, as they've got a history of political figures associated with
corruption allegations who remained in power.
The Israelis are funny. Surprised to
see the word 'c*cksucker' in Times of Israel.
The impression I get of them is that
they're people who kind of let it all hang out -- and from snippets I've
encountered here and there, I also get the impression they've got a sense of humour.
Surprised anyone (non-western) allows PEN International
to operate within their borders.
When I see NGO, all I can think is:
stirring up trouble by stealth.
NZ’s Jonathan Curr’s now ambassador in
Turkey.
Turkey’s nice and slack. No danger of kidnap.
Don’t know who wound up with the Middle
East appointment. Too lazy too
check. Expect it will pop up some time during
online travels.
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July 10, 2014
US TROOPS - US provocation & strategic expansion into Europe
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POLISH Defence Minister (Tomasz Siemoniak)Inspects first US troops to arrive in eastern Europe |
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'A message to Moscow': First of 600 U.S. soldiers arrive in eastern Europe prompting Kremlin to launch its own military drills near the border as death toll rises in Ukraine
Published: 03:35 AEST, 25 April 2014
The first of 600 U.S. soldiers have arrived in eastern Europe as a Pentagon spokesman declared the mission was sending a 'message to Moscow'.
But the Nato drills prompted a backlash from Russia, which sent its troops on exercises along the Ukrainian border today and declared: 'We have to react somehow'.
The escalation of east-west tensions comes amid a slowly rising death toll in Ukraine, where the government renewed its crackdown today on pro-Russian militants leaving at least five shot dead.
Around 150 soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade arrived yesterday at an air force base in Swidwin, western Poland, as the U.S. stepped up its presence in eastern Europe.
Flying to the region from their previous posting in Italy, they were met by Polish troops in similar red berets and the nation's defence minister.
Within a few days there will be 450 more American Nato troops spread between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The Americans insisted the military exercises will not be a precursor to intervention in Ukraine...
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But Russia has insisted the build-up may violate the Founding Act, a 1997 agreement between Moscow and Nato.
Today Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reacted by ordering new military exercises in Russia's south and west, along the Ukrainian border.
The latest exercises - which add to the tens of thousands of troops already massed on the border - will involve ground and air forces.
'We have to react to these developments somehow,' he said.
Mr Shoigu quoted unspecified sources claiming Kiev has deployed more than 11,000 troops and 160 tanks against just 2,000 pro-Russian insurgents.
Today Russian President Vladimir Putin added: 'If the Kiev government is using the army against its own people this is clearly a grave crime.'
The U.S. and Nato ...
... are 'temporarily' boosting their presence in eastern Europe in a drive to reassure allies ...
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Clearly 'temporary' is not the case.
US-NATO now (July 2014) seek to amass more military in Europe.
Obama/US have granted a $1billion fighting fund contribution to NATO.
NATO's is hitting up members for $$ towards more NATO funds.
So what happened to 'temporary'? LOL
Meanwhile: Russia's done nothing aggressive or provocative.
Daily Mail's headline's pretty damned provocative. LOL.
This is very much about US strategic expansion into Europe.
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