Posted on 11/26/2004 4:10:02 PM PST by TapTheSource
Edited on 11/26/2004 9:11:16 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
On Europe's western edge, in Ulster, democracy is producing unlovely results. On Europe's eastern edge, in Russia, the results are even more unsavory. Those whose mission is to finish regime change in Iraq by constructing democracy can sense how long their task may take by noting the difficulties in Europe, which is more politically mature than the Middle East.
(Excerpt) Read more at markriebling.com ...
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Mark Riebling (Author and Writer for National Review) writes:
Russia: Stating the Obvious (At Last)
"It's nice to see that George Will has arrived, the roundabout way, at what Anatoliy Golitsyn has been telling CIA for years. In his December 14 column, Will writes that Russian President Vladimir Putin, 'who trained for democracy in the Soviet KGB, is using "managed democracy" to concoct a meretricious legitimacy for lawless authoritarianism.'"
Another poster writes:
"With a mini-Soviet Union formed in the body of Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbajian, and others-, the impending renationalization of industry(Yukos-case in point), and the complete destruction of independent media, Golitsyn is looking right on the money...Too bad our intelligence community is so worthless that they can't even see the truth as he told it New Lies for Old."
Link:
http://www.markriebling.com/archives/00000284.html
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For those who haven't already read it, you may also want to check out the NRO article about Putin by former Romanian Spy Chief, Ion Pacepa.
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/pacepa200409200814.asp
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*Europe, the continent of democracy and freedom...huh?*
Wouldn't it be ironic if things went smoother in the upcoming elections in Afghanistan and Iraq and the surviving Muslims of those countries started saying things like that.
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