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That is my point...that all Russia is capable of anymore, is "speaking out" and as the saying goes, "talk is cheap". The Russians have spoken out strongly and repeatedly, against U.S aggression against Iraq. and it has not deterred the U.S one bit. In Yugoslavia, Russia even disgustingly played the "good cop" in the U.S game of "good cop - bad cop" in "negotiating" the retreat from Kosovo and the NATO /KLA occupation.. If the Soviet Union had still been in existence, the U.S would have never dared start its wars against Iraq, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan . mart ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Hey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 9:37 PM Subject: Re: Russia warns against US war on Iraq HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- I just wish Russia would speak out as strongly against US actions in Afghanistan as they do against US aggression against Iraq. peacefully yours, Nancy Hey Charles wrote: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- Comrades, Mart wrote "Noble sentiments to be sure, but Russia is *not* the Soviet Union and the U.S cares little about what Russia thinks or says. mart" Indeed that's true but the capitalist Russia of today has reason to be concerned about protecting it's sphere's of influence in a world of competing imperial powers and especially now that the US imperialists have a military presence in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan and look like they staying for a while -- Russia and China are pretty concerned. The way things are going, with a renewed US military presence in the Philippines -- supposedly to fight terrorism, its support for the Colombian government against the FARC, talk of US and European imperialist actions in the Middle East and Africa -- the western imperialists are on the march and it certainly looks like contradictions between rival major and minor imperialial powers will come to a head with the possibility of war, even world war. Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: Barry Stoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 9:36 PM Subject: Russia warns US against war on Iraq HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- Reuters. 24 January 2002. Russia Warns U.S. Against Military Strike on Iraq. MOSCOW -- Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said Thursday that Moscow was opposed to any U.S. military operation against Iraq, offering crucial support to Baghdad in its confrontation with Washington. In a further gesture of support after talks with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz, Ivanov said Moscow wanted sanctions against Iraq to be lifted. Aziz arrived in Moscow Wednesday amid threats by Washington to use force against Iraq if it refused to allow in U.N. arms inspectors, who left Iraq in 1998 complaining they were being prevented from performing their duties. "We will not submit to U.S. threats," Aziz told a news conference during a break in the talks. "If we face aggression, we will defend our country." Russia has maintained close ties with Iraq and is trying to recover Soviet-era debts of about $9 billion. It is deeply suspicious of U.S. plans to extend military action to other countries suspected of backing international terrorism. "The struggle against terrorism should be based on a firm legal basis and the U.N. should play a coordinating role in the joint international effort," Ivanov said. "That is why Russia sees as unacceptable a mechanical spread of the anti-terrorist operation to any other country, including Iraq." "If such a thing occurred, this would not only weaken the anti-terrorist coalition but also help extremist forces which want to ruin this coalition and aim at using contradictions among its members to achieve their goals." Ivanov reiterated Russia's support for lifting sanctions against Iraq, which he described as "counterproductive." He welcomed dialogue between Baghdad and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, started last year. "Any solution should state clearly the prospects and conditions for lifting sanctions as envisaged in the U.N. Security Council's resolution," he said. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://TOPICA.COM/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
