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Abstract: The nations of "New Europe" have been staunch allies of the United States in the aftermath of 9/11, and have sacrificed resources and soldiers' lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. Again and again, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have shown their steadfastness and commitment to the United States. Yet America has not always returned the favor. Crucial ally Poland, as well as several other CEE countries, are still awaiting acceptance to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. The "Third Site" missile defense installations, eagerly anticipated by Poland and the Czech Republic, were traded away by the Obama Administration to win Russian support on resisting Iran's nuclear advances. CEE citizens have taken note, and public support for the U.S. and its policies has begun to waver. Russia stands poised—with an arsenal of propaganda, economic, and military might—to re-establish influence over the CEE region. The U.S. must not take support from New Euro...

Pentagon tries to buy entire print run of US spy expose Operation Dark Heart US defence department attempts to prevent book by former intelligence officer Anthony Shaffer from reaching the shops It's every author's dream – to write a book that's so sensationally popular it's impossible to find a copy in the shops, even as it keeps climbing up the bestseller lists. And so it is for Anthony Shaffer, thanks to the Pentagon's desire to buy up all 10,000 copies of the first printing of his new book, Operation Dark Heart. And then pulp them. The US defence department is scrambling to dispose of what threatens to be a highly embarrassing expose by the former intelligence officer of secret operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and of how the US military top brass missed the opportunity to win the war against the Taliban. The department of defence is in talks with St Martin's Press to purchase the entire first print run on the grounds of national security. ...

How to tell a terrorist from a freedom fighter Tags: Society , terrorism , UN Security Council , World , Commentary Anatoly Kudryavtsev 28.09.2010, 17:00 The UN Security Council returns to the discussion of the "international terrorism" term. So far there is neither a general definition nor a common comprehension of what terrorism and especially international terrorism is. The UN has always had difficulties with this term. During the Cold War, when the world was divided into two camps, every state defined this concept in line with his ideological position and geopolitical interests. In that situation the same persons could be regarded as terrorists in the West and freedom fighters in the Communist camp and vice versa. The end of the Cold War did not bring single-mindedness on this issue. While the US called some people in the Middle East terrorists, they were declared freedom fighters by some developing countries. Dramatic differences in the c...

Iran ready to cooperate with Russia in the Middle East Tags: Middle East , Commentary , Iran , Politics , Russia , World Elizaveta Isakova 29.09.2010, 19:44 Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi, Iran's Ambassador to Russia, spoke with the VoR reporters on Wednesday. Among other things, he stated that Iran is ready to cooperate with Russia on the conflict resolution in Afghanistan and in the Middle East. Russian politicians are currently urging the involvement of Iran in the resolution of regional problems as this may distract the country from its nuclear program. Washington also welcomes the initiative and especially notes Iran's influence in the Gulf. However, experts doubt that nuke-obsessed Iran will agree to be a peacekeeper. Iran is also unlikely to cooperate with the US which is negatively perceived in the country. Still, Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi says Iran is ready to cooperate with Russia on regional security.Iran is not ready to serve a peacekeeping missio...