KENNEBUNKPORT -VENEZUELA — BUSINESS -KOSOVO — UKRAINE — SOFIA — MEDIA — HISTORY — SPORTS
KENNEBUNKPORT -VENEZUELA — BUSINESS-KOSOVO — UKRAINE — SOFIA — MEDIA — HISTORY — SPORTS
LittleOdessa? Maybe Not, but Bush-Putin Talks Lend This Resort a RussianFlavor- June 30, New York Times article
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AnyKennebunkport in a Storm- June 29, BBC article
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Belarus,Venezuela Share Identical Views on International Relations- June30, People’s Daily dispatch
The Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’ssecond of a three nation visit taking him to Russia,Belarus and Iran.While in Russia, some observers noted that Chavezdidn’t get to speakbefore th eDuma (parliament). In some circles, thisis interpreted as amove by the Russian government to not tweak the Bush administration,which has viewed Chavez as a pest of sorts.
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Asthe West Pushes Economic Sanctions Against Tehran, RussianBillionaire Dials Up Iran Telecom Play- June 30, Fox News article
Among other things, this article noteshow a leading Russian businessman has hired leading westernpersonalities to promote his interests.
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PuttingKosovo on Vlad’s Agenda- June 30, Boston Herald editorial
This pro-Albanian nationalist editorialincorrectly states that Russia and Serbia are the only nationsopposed to Kosovo independence. China, Ukraine, South Africa and ahost of other countries have expressed apprehension with grantingindependence to the south Serb province. As is common with much ofAmerican mass media, the editorial blatantly censors the anti-Kosovoindependence position.
Iterroneously and propagandisticallymentions a «Greater Serbia» with no mention made of the«Greater Albania»
mind set that threatens the sovereigntyof four Balkan nations. Kosovo has been part of Serbia since 1912 andwas never an independent entity unto itself or a part of Albania. Theeditorial covers up the existing human rights problems evident inKosovo since the NATO led forced entry into that province.
On how to spin an issue, note how HasimThaci is uncritically cited as a reasoned politician.
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WhyRussia is Against Kosovo Plan- June 30,Tri-State Observerdispatch
What the above referenced Boston Heraldeditorial doesn’t address. Of related note is Lantosand Engel Challenge Russia’s Position on Kosovo (Serbianna, June26).
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Ukraine’sDream of EU Membership Dominates Summit in Yalta- June 30, RussiaToday dispatch
Excerpt:
«The former Chancellor of Germany,Gerhard Schroeder, called on Ukraine not to forget Russia on its wayto the EU.
’The priority of he European Union isto expand the area of security and stability. We want to intensifythe EU neighborhood program and policy with the countries of EasternEurope and deepen the EU’s strategic partnership with Russia. Theforeign minister spoke about the historically close relations betweenRussia and Ukraine and he’s right he said.
The ex-president ofPoland, however, advised his neighboring country to pull out ofRussia’s influence.»
Imagine the outcry if a key formerRussian official were to call on Ukraine to pull away from westerninfluence.
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PartyingAmid Cold War Ruins- July 1, New York Times article
Excerpt:
«Spurred by Bulgaria’s accessioninto the European Union this year, the capital city of Sofia isexperiencing a night-life boom. And nowhere is this more apparentthat in Studentski Grad, where cheap rents, lax zoning rules andyoung residents mean that clubs and bars are opening everywhere, fromvacant lots to active dormitories.»
Posted with Adelphi University’sBulgarian student body in mind.
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ADeath in Moscow- July 1, New York Times article
Others havea different view of Anna Politkovskaya’s work. Those others arerarely given coverage at American mass media outlets like The NewYork Times.
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Headof US Funded Group Fled Russia- June 29, AP article
This article seems to lead the reader ina certain direction by not noting the number of non-Russian owned mediaoperatives in Russia which frequently critique the Russian government(Sanoma and Independent Media comprising two such entities). There’salso the large state owned Gazprom which happens to own the Moscowbased liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy.
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TheReds Rally for Blue Air- June 29, Kommersant dispatch
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America«More Terrible» than Stalin’s Russia?- June 29, FrontPage Magazine article
More like Stalin’s USSR. With somecredibility, a knee jerk reaction to Putin’s recent comments. Chinaunder Mao and Pol Pot’s Cambodia were arguably worse than «Stalin’sRussia». The Russian president raised some valid points notaddressed in this article. Specifically, the kind of historical andpolitical slants which receive preferred funding by leading Westerninstitutions.
For example and with others inagreement like Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Richard Pipes’ views on Russianhistory shouldn’t be seen as the sole legitimate perspective. Harvard’saffiliated JFK School of Government has hosted the political likes ofMasha Gessen and Yevgenia Albats.Along with someother leadingAmerican institutions, is that school as willing to play host tosomeone thinking along the lines of Natalia Narochnitskaya?
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Bringingthe Past to Life- June 29, Moscow Timesarticle
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FedererCrushes Safin- June 29, BBC article
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JankovicSurvives Safarova Battle- June 29, BBC article
