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By Bal(t)imoron, 20 hours and 7 minutes ago

Publicity Hounds

17.04.2008

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Arthur Goldhammer has cracked the Kouchner diplomatic code.

France's position regarding South Ossetia is now as crystal-clear as its position regarding Tibet: both will be exploited for their publicity potential, but nothing will be done to alter the regional rapport des forces.

I'm beginning to think Kosovo is where first Muslims conquered southeastern Europe, and then Europeans defeated themselves.

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By Bal(t)imoron, 8 months and 27 days ago

Cracking Skulls

Do you wanna bet France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and China's Hu Jintao are discussing the and , or how to crush protests ?

Meanwhile, back in gay Paris...

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By Bal(t)imoron, 10 months and 25 days ago

Total: Don't Cry for the Monks!

Here's another reason why the Saffron Revolution will again dissipate: .

«We are convinced that through our presence we are helping to improve the daily lives of tens of thousands of people who benefit from our social and economic initiatives,» said Jean-Francois Lassalle, a vice-president for public affairs at Total. «Our departure could cause the population even greater hardship and is thus an unacceptable risk.»

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«To those who ask us to leave the country, we reply that far from solving Myanmar's problems, a forced withdrawal would only lead to our replacement by other operators probably less committed to the ethical principles guiding all our initiatives,» Lassalle said.

Actually, I do favor the argument presented by the , and on a sunny day Total is right. But, it's not sunny in Yangon right now.

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