The Russians appear to have their heads screwed on straight in light of the Iraq conflict. Even some mention of the creation of new international bodies besides the UN. A few quotes from this article:
"Countries cannot change regimes just because they don't like them", Seleznev told reporters. The current U.S. unilateralist slant is a "serious trend that needs to be confronted and to affirm that the people alone have the right to change their own regimes,"
He added that Washington "does not hesitate in imposing sanctions on Iraq on the excuse that it possesses weapons of mass destruction, and does not do the same to Israel, which does own WMD (weapons of mass destruction) and refuses to accept U.N. resolutions."
Former U.S. administrations, displeased with Cuban President Fidel Castro's regime, "had to eventually tolerate his presence and were able to co-exist with his authority. So this suggestion (to remove Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein) is ridiculous and does not deserve discussion," Seleznev added.
Speaking at a news conference in Tunis after a three-day visit, Seleznev said these actions called for "serious thought for establishing alternative international bodies to the U.N. that could guarantee global security, especially that Russia and the rest of the world strongly reject the return to the laws of the jungle where the strong eats the weak."
Comments (5)
Yes! First post!
Posted by jimmy | March 5, 2003 11:00 PM
Posted on March 5, 2003 23:00
Don't forget that both Russia and France stand to lose billions (yes, that's billions with a b) of dollars if the UN sides with the US (which, most members of the UN do -- Russia, France, and Germany being the three main that don't). Of course they would be dead-set against any action taken.
By the way...
America 0!!?? Wasn't there something called the Iron Curtain, or something... ? ;-)
Posted by Your Favorite Gimp | March 8, 2003 1:25 PM
Posted on March 8, 2003 13:25
Don't YOU forget that America stands to MAKE billions by invading Iraq. It's absolutely NO secret that this is about money. It has nothing to do with life, liberty, security, or a mad man -- it's about cold, hard, cash. I'm glad you agree.
Posted by Brian | March 8, 2003 9:34 PM
Posted on March 8, 2003 21:34
And just how do you think that America plans on making these billions? And Please don't say oil. Even the Washington Post agrees that it's not about the oil.
So we agree that if you follow the cash, it will answer a lot of questions. We simply disagree as to where the trail leads. ;-)
Posted by Your Favorite Gimp | March 16, 2003 12:16 PM
Posted on March 16, 2003 12:16
Woops. Apparently I can't post hrefs in the blob. :) Here's the reference I tried to link to in my previous post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A35690-2003Jan23¬Found=true
Posted by Your Favorite Gimp | March 16, 2003 12:17 PM
Posted on March 16, 2003 12:17