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Iran moving into the big league
Kaveh L Afrasiabi
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s three-nation tour of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India and the welter of agreements and understandings reached between Tehran and these governments serve notice beyond the mere issue of energy security and Iran’s expanding role in the sub-continent’s energy market; rather, these [...]

Posted by bosskitty May 4th, 2008 | Tags: Ahmadinejad, consequences, economics, global community, global economy | Tagged: Economic Cooperation Organizat, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), IAEA, India, Iran, Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline (IPI), Pakistan, Politics, Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Silk Road, Third World, World Economy, WTO | Category: Ahmadinejad, American Voters, Arab Nations, China, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Euro-Asia Continent, Foreign Policy, Global Economy, Global Power, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Human Rights, IAEA, IPI Pipeline, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Malaysia, Oil, Pakistan, Politics, Povery, Power Shift, Putin, Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Sino-Russian, South East Asia, Trade policy, United Arab Emirates, War Cost, World Order, alliance, changing planet, critical resources, diplomacy, economics, markets, threat | Comments (2)

Bhutto was key to US plan
Benazir Bhutto was central to American hopes of broadening out Pakistan’s government from the figure of General Musharraf. Washington helped engineer the political deal that saw her return and now it has seen that lead to disaster, with the loss of one of the key figures [...]

Posted by bosskitty December 28th, 2007 | Category: Bhutto, Britain, Corporate Corruption, Dillusion, Europe, Foreign Policy, Fundamentalist, Governance, Holy War, Human Rights, Hypocracy, Ignorance, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Jihad, Middle East, Musharraf, Nuclear, Pakistan, Politics, Propaganda, Proxy War, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South East Asia, Taliban, Trade policy, United States, War, World Order, alternative energy, changing planet, civil war, consequences, contradictions, covert, critical resources, diplomacy, disinformation, disparity, economics, empire, energy, global community, illegal arms, incompetence, nation building, policy, power grab, profiteers, terrorists | Comments (3)

Don’t write off Howard yet, says Bush September 05, 2007

US President George W. Bush today lavished praise on Prime Minister John Howard and said it would be a mistake to write off his chances of winning the federal election.
At a joint press conference in Sydney, Mr Bush gave Mr Howard a glowing endorsement, [...]

Posted by bosskitty September 4th, 2007 | Category: APEC Summit, Australia, Bush, Iraq, John Howard, Soldiers, The Liar, Trade policy, Troop Pullout, War Cost, World Order, profiteers, protesters, speech | Comments (3)