Big Trouble in Little Serbia
And you thought the Cold War was either never started or never ended?
Trouble is always around the corner.
While Russia throws a wild curving pitch to Kosovo in the form of aid, Putin is also criticizing the US for arming the newly recognized country just as a Serb rail company has retaken control of rail lines in northern Kosovo.
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Indeed, 5 years after Serbias first democratically elected leader was assasinated, it still appears to be a country without a compass.
(Still waters run deep. )
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As Poland and the Czech Republic <---(almost ready) are negotiating to host U.S. missile-defense systems Bush is adamant that these would be geared toward intercepting attacks from Iran or elsewhere in the Middle East.
So Russia is opposed. But dont worry says Bush, this has nothing to do with Georgia or Ukraine joining NATO.
And btw were are still chums.
Hell, no, this aint Cold.
But Russia aside for a minute, at the moment 3 Balkan countries are having their NATO credentials considered (which Estonia, Latvia Hungary and Germany support) but at least one of them faces opposition from Greece unless they get their name changed.
And ahead of that curve, heres a guy who is already looking at Montenegro joining NATO.
And now Israel already wants to join NATO!?
Well, maybe not.
We are all getting a little bit ahead of ourselves arent we?
If these 3 countries get in, maybe one by a new name, and Montenegro joins NATO, Italy can off shore its nuclear power from there and get power from across the sea.
Hell, apparently they can already get smuggled cigarettes from there, so whats a little nuclear power between friends?
Not between old/old friends we hope. Especially if hes been huddling the mafiosa.
Something about having old friends like Milosevic, smuggling cigarettes, hiding the mafia....and Italian nuclear power ...might create instability in the region. Of course this is humour.
Make way for a Mediterranean Union.
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NATO is billing this week's summit as its biggest ever, attended by more than 50 world leaders. Next years in 2009 will mark the first time a NATO summit would be hosted by more than one country.
France and Germany both. Funny positions to be in since both oppose backing NATO entry for Georgia and Ukraine.
So will France block Ukraine from NATO, thereby appease Russia(?) and in turn not send more troops to Afghanistan?
Something tells me the implications on what happens on this could be enormous.
Even if we are lowering the bar of expectation for the meeting of 26 NATO leaders.
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Lets get together again. Next year.
Posted by mach1231
at 11:01 AM PDT
Updated: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 12:38 PM PDT
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Unless youre just visiting, in which case..won't you stay, just a little bit longer.??
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