Archive for August, 2008
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Iran to supply gas to Armenia
Posted on August 28, 2008 | No CommentsPublished: Aug. 27, 2008 at 6:04 PM TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (UPI) — Iran plans to start exporting 39 billion cubic feet of gas per year to Armenia beginning in October,... -
The Montreux Convention and energy — outdated or essential?
Posted on August 28, 2008 | No CommentsBy JOHN C.K. DALY UPI International Correspondent Published: Aug. 27, 2008 at 4:57 PM WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) — The five-day military conflict between Russia and Georgia over the disputed... -
Geopolitical Diary: How Far Will the Caucasus Conflict Go?
Posted on August 28, 2008 | 1 CommentStratfor.com August 28, 2008 Russian President Dmitri Medvedev flew to Tajikistan on Wednesday for a summit with China and four Central Asian countries. The countries are members of the Shanghai... -
Defying the great Chinese dragon
Posted on August 28, 2008 | 1 CommentBy GRAEME GREEN – Thursday, August 21, 2008 The Muslim Uighurs claim China has used the ‘war on terror’ to label all Uighur nationalists as terrorists and supress their culture... -
Obama Wins Nomination; Biden and Bill Clinton Rally Party
Posted on August 28, 2008 | No CommentsBrendan Smialowski for The New York Times Senator Barack Obama joined Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. on stage on Wednesday. More Photos > DENVER — Barack Hussein Obama, a... -
This should be sent to all New World Order supporters-Viva Novus Ordo Seclorum, Viva Obama
Posted on August 28, 2008 | No CommentsOn June 30, 1968, I escaped Communist Cuba and a few months later I was in the United Statesto stay. That I happened to arrive in Richmondon Thanksgiving Day is just part of the story, but I digress. -
Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Turkish Straits
Posted on August 28, 2008 | No CommentsThe International Straits Commission was abolished, authorising the full resumption of Turkish military control over the Straits and the refortification of the Dardanelles. Turkey was authorised to close the Straits... -
Istanbul — through the lens
Posted on August 28, 2008 | No CommentsRick Steves finds the camera not only a good way to capture the sites but to meet the people of Istanbul as he shoots another episode for his travel show.... -
Turkish man leaving U.S. gets probation for sexual assault
Posted on August 28, 2008 | No CommentsBy ADAM BENSON, BRISTOL – A Turkish national who allegedly fondled a developmentally disabled woman last month was given two weeks of probation Wednesday because he’s set to leave the... -
KAMPANYA: PETITION: ABC is at it again!
Posted on August 28, 2008 | No CommentsThey will be telling the whole wide world how terrible us Turks are! After all we have systematically killed whoever sat a foot in Anatolia just for the sake of... -
All Quiet on the Southern Front
Posted on August 27, 2008 | No CommentsComment by Sergey Markedonov Special to Russia Profile Despite Having Been Affected by the Russo-Georgian Squabble, Both Armenia and Azerbaijan Cautiously Abstain From Taking Sides The events of the “five-day... -
Oskanian Urges ‘More Public’ Foreign Policy
Posted on August 27, 2008 | No CommentsBy Emil Danielyan Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian signaled his disapproval of Armenia’s low-key stance in the Russian-Georgian conflict on Wednesday, saying that Yerevan should... -
Geopolitical Diary: Abkhaz and South Ossetian Independence, the Russian Motive
Posted on August 27, 2008 | No CommentsStratfor.com August 27, 2007 Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on Tuesday recognized the independence of two regions in the territory of the former Soviet republic of Georgia: Abkhazia and South Ossetia.... -
Kurdish journalists under assault in Iraq
Posted on August 27, 2008 | No CommentsTue Aug 26, 2008 9:06pm EDT By Missy Ryan and Shamal Arqawi ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s northern Kurdish enclave may be a haven of relative peace and serenity but... -
Mahindra & Mahindra launches tractors in Turkey
Posted on August 27, 2008 | No CommentsAuto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) today said it has launched its tractors under three different ranges in Turkey in partnership with ILCE Group. Mahindra & Mahindra, India We are... -
Debut of ‘Istanbul: The City of the Sultans’ in New York
Posted on August 27, 2008 | No CommentsAcclaimed Turkish designer Nedret Taciroglu will make her much-anticipated USA debut during New York’s Couture Fashion Week in September 2008 at the Westin Times Square in the heart of the... -
From Skaneateles to Istanbul
Posted on August 27, 2008 | No CommentsForty-nine years ago, it’s possible no one involved in this story thought a relationship spanning the Atlantic would still be thriving. But friendship can span time and, as is this... -
Ilgar Mamedov: “The decision of the Russian president to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia threatens the security system in the world”
Posted on August 27, 2008 | No CommentsThe decision of the Russian president to recognize independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia affects the security system in the world, said famous political scientist Ilqar Mamedov in his interview... -
East, West, Istanbul’s best
Posted on August 26, 2008 | No CommentsA seasoned traveler shares secrets about one of the most amazing destinations on earth. Marcus Brewster 26 August 2008 01:18 Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul. If you like your travel redolent of... -
Georgia and Kosovo: A Single Intertwined Crisis
Posted on August 26, 2008 | No CommentsBy George Friedman The Russo-Georgian war was rooted in broad geopolitical processes. In large part it was simply the result of the cyclical reassertion of Russian power. The Russian empire...





