UNDERSTANDING THE KARADZIĆ-HOLBROOKE "DEAL"

BY MO SACIRBEY | August 27, 2008

    

On August 29, as Radovan Karadzic is scheduled to make another appearance before the Tribunal, the question that is asked now: what were the motivations behind a Karadzic/Holbrooke deal? Most people would question why a representative of the US Government would engage in deal making with a person who directed some of the most detestable crimes and genocide as the then president of the Republika Srpska and even after Karadzic had been indicted by the ICTY? Read more

 

TURKEY OR RUSSIA, EAST OF GEORGIA   BY MO SACIRBEY | August 23, 2008

   

Turkey has been a staunch backer of Georgia and its integration into NATO. Undoubtedly Turkey is more

cognizant of its ever increasing role as fronting Euro

Atlantic interests in the region, as well as its historical

rivalry with first Russia and then the Soviet Union.

Turkey is working on closer economic ties to the US to  reflect already the integral defensive relationship through NATO and beyond. Read more

 

FRANCE AND AFRICA: A DECLINING RELATIONSHIP?

BY MICHEL GARY | August 22, 2008

  

In Chad, in October 2007, a French charity, “l'Arche de Zoé” tried to send 103 orphans from Darfur to Europe, so that they can be adopted. A flight had been organized from Chad to France. Just before leaving, the members of the charity were arrested by the Chadian police for “attempted kidnapping and fraud”. In fact, most of the children, probably, were not orphans and came from Chad, not Sudan. Read more

  

EUROPE AND THE GEORGIAN CRISIS   BY SEBASTIAN AULICH | August 20, 08

     

The Russia’s invasion of Georgia may be a turning point in the history. However, it is hard to believe those voices, which claim that a new Cold War is coming and that the West will define itself once again in opposition to the Orthodox civilization. Russia is not a match to the West and never will be again. It is a utopian dream of some of Russia’s elites, who believe that their country can become a counterweight to the overwhelming power of the West. Read more

  

  

RUSSIA'S AGENDA IN GEORGIA    BY MO SACIRBEY | August 16, 2008

  

When most Americans heard of initial reports that Russian tanks were streaming into Georgia, some at least for the moment must have wondered if Atlanta was soon to come under bombardment. But this Georgia, the one in the Caucuses that used to be part of the Soviet Union is not in the consciousness of many Americans. This Georgia is far away, with problems and "ethnic hatreds" of its own. Nonetheless, there is much to be concerned about for the globe and Americans even if it is not the Georgia Ray Charles' sings off, as the lyrics say: "Georgia, Georgia, No Peace I find." Read more

  

  

McCAIN WILL ROOT OUT CORRUPTION IN WASHINGTON

BY STEPHANIE KIMBALL | August 12, 2008

   

McCain has pledged to take his two decades of fighting corrupting influences with him to the White House, where he has promised to veto any earmarks that cross his desk

as President. In contrast, Senator Obama continues to

straddle the fence, stating that earmarks can be useful

tools to complete local projects – a perspective shared by

Senator Stevens when he brought the American people the “Bridge to Nowhere.” Read more

   

    

PROF. INGRAO: THERE IS EVIDENCE OF HOLBROOKE’S DEAL

August 8 , 2008 

  

- an interview with Prof. Charles W. Ingrao of the Purdue University's Department of History, the head of the Scholars' Initiative for the Yugoslav Controversies, who obtained independent evidence indicating that the U.S. made a secret deal with Radovan Karadzic to prevent his arrest. Read more

  

  

TIBET, DARFUR AND THE BEIJING OLYMPICS 

BY MICHAEL MADSON | August 7 , 2008

Boycotts against Beijing were, from the beginning, doomed to failure. As David von Drehle wrote in Time Magazine, “boycotts

are empty gestures. Governments boycott, athletes suffer, and the

only thing that changes is that the credibility of the Olympics as a

festival of goodwill suffers another dent.” Read more

 

MLADIĆ IN GRAVE   BY MO SACIRBEY | August 5 , 2008

   

It has long been rumored that General Ratko Mladic is suffering from a terminal illness, presumably cancer. In the last few weeks, Mladic’s imminent death has been reported by the regional media, and from several sources. Time will only tell how imminent Mladic’s death is, but it appears that his health is seriously in question. Read more
  

A BLACK MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE   BY YURIY KRYNYTSKYY | August 4, 08

Barack Obama’s starting position was reminiscent of a Zucker-Abrahams comedy: a Black guy whose last name reminds of Osama bin Laden, and middle name of Saddam Hussein, with ambiguous Muslim connections and a declared history of alcohol, marijuana and cocaine abuse, endeavors to run for the President in the post-9/11 America. Read more

 

THE 'KARADŽIĆ-GATE'   BY SEBASTIAN AULICH | August 3, 2008

If Serbia was to take revenge on America for recognizing Kosovo's independence, it could have been done only through the handover of Karadžić to the ICTY. Enormous dirt will be thrown at the United States, American politicians, diplomats and its methods of conducting diplomacy during that trial, what may only weaken the U.S. political leadership and trustworthiness in the region. Read more

  

ATTACKING IRAN   BY BINOY KAMPMARK | July 30, 2008

   

In June, it was reported that Israeli forces were conducting military exercises for an attack on

Iran’s nuclear facilities. Israeli historian Benny Morris of Ben-Gurion University has suggested

that an attack on Iran within the next five to seven months is inevitable. November 5 to January 19 is

the time given for a likely air strike – between the election and inauguration of the new American president. Read more
 

ECONOMY: HOUSING MARKET COLLAPSE   BY MO SACIRBEY | July 24, 08

      

Will it get worse before it gets better? Yes. [...] There is always the risk of buying someone else’s junk, but America has continuing, perhaps even unrivaled, value in this environment. Regardless of an Obama or McCain election, the U.S. is a country more likely to be in tune with global economic and political trends, perhaps recapturing much of the leadership role evaporated under the current Administration. Read more
 

  

KEEP HIM ALIVE!!!   July 21, 2008

Uncovering the truth about the alleged secret deals

between the Clinton Administration and certain war criminals is important not only for the international community but also for the American political process because many of those, who were dealing personally

with Radovan Karadzić in the 90's are presently advising

Barack Obama or took active part in Hillary Clinton’s campaign. We count on the Serbian authorities and the ICTY’s authorities that Karadzić is successfully prevented from committing a suicide in his cell, overdosing medicine or misusing it. Read more

  

THE ARMY OF BLOGGERS   BY SEBASTIAN AULICH | July 20, 2008

There could be some anonymous bloggers on the payroll of the Russian intelligence writing tirelessly for Obama, because they believe that Obama’s foreign policy toward Russia would be more convenient for their country. On the other hand, there could be some other bloggers paid by the Israeli intelligence to organize support for McCain so that Florida goes to him in the general election, because he is more likely to be tougher toward the Iranians and their nuclear program. Read more

 

"THE DARKEST MOMENT IN THE U.N.'S HISTORY"

BY SEBASTIAN AULICH | July 12, 2008

EuropeanCourier.org attended a conference at the United Nations’ headquarters on July 11, 2008, devoted to commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre and featuring some prominent former and active diplomats. With this material our magazine expands coverage to reporting on international diplomacy issues related to the work of the United Nations. Stayed tuned for other reports about the most pressing global issues, including Iran, Iraq, nuclear terrorism and others.

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