Rice says West must resist Russian 'bullying'

[inanna]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The West must stand up to "bullying" by Moscow, which is becoming increasingly authoritarian and aggressive, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in a speech highly critical of Russia on Thursday.

In her first major address on Russia since its incursion into Georgia last month, Rice said Moscow had taken a "dark turn" that left its global standing worse than at any time since 1991, when it emerged from the fall of the Soviet Union.

Rice, a former Soviet expert who has presided over a steady deterioration of relations with Russia, said Moscow's invasion of Georgia was part of a pattern that included its use of oil and natural gas as a political weapon, the suspension of a treaty on conventional forces in Europe and a threat to target peaceful nations with nuclear weapons.

"The picture emerging from this pattern of behavior is that of a Russia increasingly authoritarian at home and aggressive abroad," Rice said in the speech to the German Marshall Fund.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N18301027.htm

[movonne]

1. Rice who..

[rpannier]

12. The author...

Edgar Rice Burroughs.
He wrote Tarzan.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

30. "RICE: I believe the title was, "Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/08/rice.transcript/

[billyoc]

2. Shouldn't you be packing up your shoe collection, Imelda?

[Union Thug]

3. Bullying? That's rich coming from Madam Bloodshed..

and her Iraq misadventure.

[Hand]

4. Four words for Condi...

S T F U

[AlphaCentauri]

5. Sorry, I can't be distracted at this moment, we have to win the election

[jpgray]

6. Did Condi Rice just find her last chance at relevancy?

[IndianaGreen]

7. It was Georgia who attacked the autonomous region of South Ossetia

I'll take Russia's side over Georgia's neocon government and their American peanut gallery.

[Sodbuster]

14. I agree with you. They keep telling us that crap but nobody is buying it.....

Shoe is on the other foot now eh Condi?

[davidinalameda]

15. you still believe that Georgia attacked the regions without provocation?

your hatred for this Bushies blind you to the truth

Russia wants its empire back and this is the first step

[Bodhi BloodWave]

18. You are aware that its just as easy to claim that

your hatred of Russia blinds you to the truth.

Even tho I'm a Norwegian and as such my hatred for bush is irrelevant, I am siding with Russia on the Georgia debacle

[davidinalameda]

22. I don't hate Russia

I just don't trust the current oligarchy in power there

and Putin has fewer restraints on him than Bush does

[IndianaGreen]

23. Boy, you are swallowing that Cold War Kool-Aid all over again!

We were conned by the military-industrial establishment and the ruling class into investing treasure and lives on a phony Cold War. Now they are at it again, creating new Emmanuel Goldsteins to frighten us into another arms race. No more!

Why So Much Alarm in the West?

BY ELSON CONCEPCION PEREZ

The official statement from the Russian government to the United Nations states textually: "Russia has recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, mindful of its responsibility for ensuring the survival of their fraternal peoples in the face of aggressive, chauvinistic policy pursued by Tbilisi."

After the release of the statement came the commotion and the "alarm," from the West. The first to condemn, demand and threaten was the president of the United States, who accused the Russian authorities of being irresponsible.

After the boss spoke in Washington his most loyal followers in Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, the European Union, Canada and even Japan chimed in.

In all cases, the language was very similar, accusing Russia for recognizing South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

None mentioned Georgia’s aggression against the Ossetia and Abkhazia populations. Not one comment about the Russian soldiers massacred by the Georgians.

Likewise, neither Washington nor the European capitals now accusing Moscow, recall that their governments were the cause not only of the bombardment of Yugoslavia but also the disintegration of that great country and most recently the secession of Kosovo.

In the Balkans, both the US and the EU have currently stationed more than 25,000 NATO soldiers, in charge of "democratically" guaranteeing the independence of the Serbian province.

http://www.periodico26.cu/english/opinion/august2008/conflict082908.html

[lutherj]

8. Only good ol' fashioned all-american bullyin's gonna be going down around here!

Uppity SOB's.

[curious one]

9. She is back from shoe shopping!

[Hulk]

10. Why? ...and who give's a rat's ass what that dumb sock puppet has to say??

She is the biggest embarrassment to this whole administration. She actually had education in her history, and she's still dense as a board.

[Muttocracy]

11. "her first major address on Russia since its incursion into Georgia last month"

So what does she have, two speeches left and then she's done. Heckuva job, Condi.

[LynnTheDem]

13. "Russian bullying". Man, they just don't give up on the projectioning.

Sure, all freepers and most other republicans will fall for this insane bullshit. They've proven time & again they're more than willing to be conned duped tricked and lied to.

But the rest of America and the entire world do actually know what utter absolute compete bullshit Rice is spewing. And it makes all Americans look as dumb as freepers and most republicans.

[Ghost Dog]

16. This projecting onto the other

what one is guilty of oneself is behavior typical of what mental illness - just general psycopathy?

[DeltaLitProf]

17. I THOUGHT it was time . . .

. . . for Bushco to drum up a distraction. But Condi was just a few days too late with her attempts to further rile up Putin. And unfortunately, all we'll get out of it is another sarcastic rejoinder from Pooty and major obstacles put up against our attempts to secure the loose Soviet nukes.

Just shut up Condi. You're doing NO good. You and your loverboy painted America into this corner. Our word now means nothing internationally. We are a laughingstock. Pack up your shoes and get ready for your plumb corporate gig.

[Hugabear]

19. Condiliar Rice: Shut your fucking mouth please

You're doing more harm than good. SHUT THE FUCK UP.

[Jefferson23]

20. Another prime example of a complete asshole failure, get lost Rice, take your

one sided bullshit and get the hell out.

[HopeHoops]

21. How? Boycot borscht?

Which, incidentally, I had two nights ago - made it myself and it was quite yummy.

[Imagevision]

24. Rice should report to Cheney & Bush - I don't want to hear her problems!!!

[Hekate]

25. Or what? Dr. Rice will stamp her well-shod foot?

:eyes:

Hekate

[borelord]

26. does it matter?

Even if you paint Russia as the aggressive party, is it the job of the US to address it? Shouldn't the international community as a whole play the role of police? One nation, especially one which has lost it's moral high ground, should not be blowing the whistle on other nations, at least outside of a UN meeting.

[TaffyMoon]

27. The US surround your country, but you're the bully, LOL.

Doncha just love American foreign policy?

[fascisthunter]

28. Condi Head Case....

[samsingh]

29. have we stopped repug bullying?