Powell Assails Russia on Troop Deployments

[maddezmom]

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) rejected on Tuesday Russian charges the West is engaging in political manipulation to expand its influence in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics.


He also challenged Russia to take steps to withdraw its military forces from two former Soviet republics and expressed concern over restrictions in Russia on press freedom and the rule of law.

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At a news conference before his speech, Powell denied that the West was playing sphere of influence games in Ukraine in the name of democracy.


"The people of Ukraine are playing democracy in the name of freedom," he said. He said the people of Ukraine are saying: "'We want free, fair and open elections.'"

more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&ncid=732&e=4&u=/ap/20041207/ap_on_re_eu/powell

Wish Colin would fight for our freedom of fair elections, freedom of the press, unjust occupation of foreign lands....:eyes:

[SheLiberal]

1. So do we Mr Powell

So do we!!!!!

[Supersedeas]

8. fair elections and troops on the doorstep--democracy at gun point.

[acmavm]

2. Colon Bowell is a joke. And he did it to himself. General Anthrax is

how I think of him. I'll always see him with his little vial of who knows what at the UN lying his pathetic ass off. Of course, lying for Bowell is a life-long habit.

[orpupilofnature57]

3. MORE NERVE THAN DICK TRACY,first we need impeachment

[aneerkoinos]

4. Pot, kettle, black n/t

[neweurope]

6. He makes me so sick. And the dumb-asses

in your and my country read this and wisely nod their heads. *goes off to quietly puke*

[Just Me]

5. Naturally, neither is really interested in "democracy".

Both want their puppet players in place.

[Minstrel Boy]

7. When will the US remove its bases from former Soviet republics?

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan come to mind.

I guess not before the end of the War on Terra, which one way or another, we won't live to see.

9/11 was such a stroke of luck, eh? PNAC's encirclement of Russia and seizure of Central Asia would be way behind schedule without it.

You'd almost think - nah, that's kwazy talk!

[bemildred]

9. Putin says: "make me". nt