Open Thread * Al Jazeera English: ‘Gas Opec’ debated in Russia – 23 Dec 08
By SusanUnPC on December 24, 2008 at 4:00 PM in Current Affairs
PREFACE: There’s a KEY reason that I’m posting these international stories more and more. We, as Hillary’s most devoted supporters, wish to be must be knowledgeable about the countless international issues that Hillary will be dealing with every day. Cuz you and I know, don’t we, that whatever Hillary does and says will be endlessly dissected, questioned, criticized and, somehow, it’s dead certain that the in-the-tank-for-O MSM will ALWAYS find a way to insert Bill Clinton into the story. Right? Somehow, Bill and his Foundation will find their way into ALL of these stories! Because it gives Chris Matthews his tingle and Keith Olbamaman his daily, um, thrill, which helps him get it on later with his latest 20s-something goilfriend. – SusanUnPC
Update via U.N. Wire, a free service of the UNFoundation.org (which I recommend that you subscribe to for its quick snap-shots of world news):
Russia-Ukraine gas dispute may escalate
A dispute over natural gas and back debt between Russia and Ukraine may lead to energy cutoffs for portions of Europe. Russia, which supplies as much as a quarter of the gas that Europe consumes, has asked European leaders to pressure Ukraine to pay some $2 billion in debt by Jan. 1 to ensure the gas is not cut off. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said the country had paid up on gas consumed during the summer and fall seasons and has scheduled payments for winter usage. The Washington Post (12/24) …
FROM AL JAZEERA ENGLISH. (How I wish we could get this channel, but our cowardly cable and satellite services fear the torrent of complaints from the Free Republic rightwingers.)
ACCOMPANYING COPY: “The era of cheap gas is over”. Those are the words of the Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin.
The world’s largest gas producers are trying to formulate a charter for what some have dubbed as a gas OPEC.
Putin’s words will only serve to reinforce the fears of gas importing nations – who worry the new group will fix prices and set quotas for gas production.
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