Posts Tagged ‘London’
Posted on December 11, 2010 - by Venik
Nothing Odd
A couple of days ago Claes Borgström (thank God I am not Swedish), the lawyer representing Anna Ardin and Sofia Wilén in the sex case against Julian Assange, decided to explain some of the more obvious discrepancies in his clients’ version of events. Normally, this is what a good lawyer would be expected to do [...]
Posted on July 29, 2009 - by Venik
Celtic stand in the way as Dynamo search for an answer to Russia’s European conundrum
The weight of history – both on and off the pitch – stands between Dynamo Moscow and Champions League success It was at Highbury in December 2003 that an eastern European side last made it through to the second phase of the Champions League. Lokomotiv Moscow didn’t exactly do it in a blaze of glory, [...]
Posted on June 15, 2009 - by Venik
First swine flu death registered in Europe
Multimedia Infographics: The Spread of the Swine flu Outbreak Video: Cruise docks with flu fears Video: Flu fears behind bus attack LONDON, June 15 (RIA Novosti) – The first human death in Europe as a result of swine flu has been registered in Scotland, local officials have announced. As of June 14, there have been [...]
Posted on August 19, 2008 - by Venik
Latest Developments in Georgia
The Independent just published the most ridiculous timeline of Russia’s operation in Georgia. It is not surprising since the article relies on analysis by Pavel Felgenhauer – Russia’s leading quack in the field of military pseudo-analysis distilled for amateur foreign journalists who can’t read. The problem with “A new world order: The week Russia flexed [...]
Posted on July 19, 2008 - by Venik
Russia Punching Above Its Weight
I was reading the latest Newsweek (July 28, 2008) and came across the “Poisonous Relations” piece by Andrew Wilson and Mark Leonard. These two clowns are senior members of the “European Council on Foreign Relations” (ECFR) – a “think-tank” and an online propaganda outlet set up by billionaire George Soros (the guy who bankrolled Georgia’s [...]
Posted on July 8, 2008 - by Venik
Get Tougher with Russia?
British Conservatives are pushing for a tougher line against Russia in view of latter’s growing espionage efforts and new territorial claims. The Conservatives are apparently concerned with Russia’s $189 billion rearmament program and Russia’s claims on the piece of the Arctic (“Britain must get tougher with Russia, warn Conservatives”, by James Kirkup and Duncan Gardham, [...]
