Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- [Just as war moves are heating up in the Caucasus and the U.S. and UK dominated Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey) pipeline project is getting underway, Shevardnadze decides to pay a trip to Washington...for more aid, largely of the military variety. Georgia is already slated to become NATO's first non-European/non-North American member, by most reports as early as next year, with fellow Partnership for Peace member Azerbaijan not far behind. The Turkey-Georgia-Azerbaijan axis will then become an entirely NATO operation and assorted pan-Turkic seccessionist movements will be used to destabilize Iran and Central Asia, all the way to China's Xinjiang Province. In short, what the infamous Zbigniew Brzezinski meant by the title of his latest book, The Grand Chessboard. The Grand Oil Well. Surrounded by military encampments.] "The United States continues to view Georgia one of its main partners, [Shevardnadze] said. Since gaining independence with the 1991 Soviet collapse, Georgia has tried to strengthen its ties with the West, particularly with the United States.... Shevardnadze said that U.S. aid to Georgia totaled $59.5 million so far this year, not counting American support for Georgia's miltary. Georgian President to Visit U.S. The Associated Press Monday, Sept. 3, 2001; 10:06 a.m. EDT TBILISI, Georgia �� Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze will pay a visit to the United States next month, his press service reported Monday. The visit is tentatively scheduled to start Oct. 5, it said. Shevardnadze, speaking in his weekly radio address Monday, confirmed that the trip would take place "in the nearest future" and praised Washington as a key ally. "The United States continues to consider Georgia one of its main partners," he said. Since gaining independence with the 1991 Soviet collapse, Georgia has tried to strengthen its ties with the West, particularly with the United States, and emerge from Russia's shadow. Shevardnadze said U.S. aid to Georgia totaled $59.5 million so far this year, not counting American support for Georgia's military. The funds were spent on supporting private businesses, social and environmental projects, land reform and the energy sphere. � __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
