Remember this guy, remember the sushi and the polonium 210? Ah, it takes me back... 2006, when people had things like 'jobs' and 'money', and Russia was undergoing an oil-based renaissance.
Well, Daniel Fried, the assistant secretary of state at the time thought this couldn't have gone ahead without Vladimir Putin's OK. Well, duh, you might say. Bit this is the benefit of the Wikileaks episode. Diplomacy is not a dangerous, high-flown business. It is was and always will be low level spying (so long as it it continues). What's truly upsetting the US government is people no know the extent of their cynicism in international affairs.
Other news. The racist EDL are putting out faked Unite Against Fascism leaflets, suggesting the coalition supports Muslims Against Crusades (another Anjem Choudhary front). Beware.
Elsewhere, Hugo Chavez has told citizens of Caracas forced out of their homes by flooding they can stay in the presidential palace until they are found new homes. He also ordered the buildings inside Tiuna Fort, Venezuela's military nerve centre to be turned over for the same use. Whatever you might think of the Bolivarian revolution, are these the actions of a supposed dictator?
0 comments:
Post a Comment