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Kosovo: Between a ROK and a hard place

The Serbian government is just the most obvious domino that Kosovo's independence has tipped over, argues Eric Walberg
 
13/3/8 -- To date 25 countries have formally recognised the Republic of Kosovo (ROK), and six others have initiated the recognition procedure. Among these 31 countries are 14 of the European Union's 25 members,

Kosovo: Balkan intrigues

The latest country to find its place on the map is sending shockwaves around the world, worries Eric Walberg

21/2/8 -- Kosovo's declaration of independence 17 February 2008 brings the number of statelets born out of the former Yugoslavia, population 23 million, to seven -- Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia- Herzigovina, Serbia, and now Kosovo, which boasts an impressive two million.

Sarkozy's politics: Eating Sarko

The would-be master chef in the Elysée Palace appears to be cooking up a lethal concoction, writes Eric Walberg
 
7/2/8 -- There is no question that President Nicolas Sarkozy is a master political manipulator. On the domestic front he trumped both left and right, bringing Socialists into his cabinet, setting them at each others' throats. At the same time, showing his true colours, he moved quickly to confront the unions and students over early retirement, probationary work guarantees, university places for all who want them. Note how his "reforms" are all about taking away rights, not giving people more. He also cleverly borrowed a soupçon of Le Pen's anti-Arab jingoism for his broth.

Serbia: The cakes are not for eating

The elections of new presidents in Serbia and Russia gave the West a bad case of indigestion, diagnoses Eric Walberg
 
7/2/8 -- The post-Soviet New World Order project is continuing to suffer setbacks, with two new old thorns -- Serbian Democratic Party's Boris Tadic on 3 February 2008, who was narrowly re-elected, beating the Radical Party's Tomislav Nikolic, and Dmitri Medvedev, the United Russia candidate, who leads his opponents in the presidential election scheduled for 2 March with a healthy 75 per cent popularity rating.

It could be far worse in Serbia, as Tadic, though opposed to Kosovan independence, is the best of a bad lot, being a big fan of the European Union. A victory for Nikolic, deputy prime minister under the socialist Slobodan Milosevic, would have seen a Russian military base on Kosovo's border and Serbia rejecting all ties with the EU.

Ron Paul: Squaring the circle

Among a dreary cabal of shopworn politicos running for US president, one provides hope for the Middle East, but does he have a chance, asks Eric Walberg
 
22/11/7 -- The 2007 primaries displayed to the world its range of possible new leaders. The US media first latched onto Democrat New York Senator Hillary Clinton, who supported President George W Bush's invasion of Iraq and continues to support the occupation (Bush lite), and the Republicans on New York ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani who thinks Bush is a wimp and can't wait to attack Iran (Bush on steroids). The latter, despite his support for abortion, has just been endorsed by TV evangelist Pat Robertson, who argues that "the overriding issue before the American people is the defence of our population from the bloodlust of Islamic terrorists." Both potential presidents put service to Israel at the top of their agendas.

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He has lived in both the Soviet Union and Russia, and then Uzbekistan, as a UN adviser, writer, translator and lecturer. Presently a writer for the foremost Cairo newspaper, Al Ahram, he is also a regular contributor to Counterpunch, Dissident Voice, Global Research, Al-Jazeerah and Turkish Weekly, and is a commentator on Voice of the Cape radio.

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