February, 2009

• 15 February

  Iran Is Helping Taliban in Afghanistan, Petraeus Says

  Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) — Iran is helping Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, said General David Petraeus, who is in charge of U.S. forces in the Central Asian nation and Iraq. “There is a willingness to provide some degree of assistance to make the life of those who are trying to help …

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• 15 February

  Karzai:Afghanistan to take part in US review

  KABUL (AFP) – US President Barack Obama has accepted Kabul’s request to be part of a major review of US strategy in the “war on terror” in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai and a US envoy said Sunday. Karzai said he asked Obama by letter for Afghanistan to have a role …

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• 15 February

  „Relaţia României cu Republica Moldova se pune în termeni de prestigiu european“

  Interviu cu Dan DUNGACIU Săptămîna aceasta, la Bucureşti, se va lansa cartea Cine sîntem noi? Cronici de la Est de Vest de Dan Dungaciu, apărută la Editura Cartier. Dan Dungaciu este conferenţiar la Facultatea de Sociologie şi Asistenţă socială a Universităţii din Bucureşti. Volumul Cine sîntem noi? cuprinde analize detaliate …

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• 15 February

  Dan Dungaciu: „Cred că epoca Voronin se va încheia, indiferent cine va guverna“

  Dan Dungaciu este unul dintre cei mai buni cunoscători ai peisajului politic şi social din Republica Moldova. Pentru Cotidianul, desenează liniile de forţă ale peisajului politic actual de la Chişinău. De altfel, recent, la Editura Cartier din capitala Republicii Moldova a apărut ultima carte dedicată vecinilor de peste Prut ai …

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• 15 February

  Criza globală, campania electorală şi securitatea RM

  „Nu te întrista, o să te îmbolnăveşti; după noi – potopul!”   (Madame de Pompadour către Ludovic al XV-lea)    Dan Dungaciu     d.dungaciu@gmail.com SUA rămâne singura putere mondială a lumii cel puţin pentru motivul că nu există o altă ţară a cărei criză internă să pună planeta pe butuci. …

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• 14 February

  FEATURE-West risks repeating Soviet mistakes in Afghanistan

  ALI MARDAN, Afghanistan, Feb 14 (Reuters) – The foreign warplanes swooped in just as the Afghan village of Ali Mardan was celebrating a wedding. Bombs slammed into the crowded village square, killing 30 men, women and children. After the smoke cleared and the dead were buried, all the able-bodied men …

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• 13 February

  Last Russian general warns US on Afghanistan

  MOSCOW – Twenty years after Red Army troops pulled out of Afghanistan, the last general to command them says the Soviets‘ devastating experience is a dismal omen for U.S. plans to build up troops there. On Friday, the anniversary of the Soviet departure from the Afghan capital, the Russian parliament’s …

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• 13 February

  New U.S. envoy in Afghanistan to assess security

  KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s new envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan met key ministers in the Afghan capital on Friday, two days after triple Taliban attacks in the city demonstrated just how much security is deteriorating. Wednesday’s attacks on government buildings show how hard it is for the …

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• 13 February

  Imam In Bosnia Sex Abuse Case Found Guilty

  A Bosnian court has found an Imam (local Islamic priest) guilty of sexually abusing an underage girl and sentenced him to 18 months in prison, in a case that shocked Bosnia and stirred up tensions between local media organizations and the country’s influential Islamic Community. The family of the girl …

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• 13 February

  Republika Srpska EU Office Triggers Dispute

  Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska opened a representative office in Brussels on Thursday, triggering a new round of criticism from Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) officials who see this as yet another proof of its distancing itself from Bosnia and Herzegovina. All top Republika Srpska officials attended the official opening ceremony …

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